April 19, 2019 Uber’s self-driving unit gets its own CEO and a $1 billion investment As Uber finally closes in on its IPO, its self-driving car unit is getting a big cash infusion and some independence. The company announced…
April 18, 2019 Ransomware interrupted a ‘The Weather Channel’ morning show On Thursday morning, from 6AM to 7:39AM, viewers weren't able to learn any useful weather information from The Weather Channel. The TV network had…
April 18, 2019 Uber’s self-driving unit gets $1 billion investment from SoftBank and Japan’s auto industry Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced this evening a $1 billion investment from Japanese conglomerate SoftBank’s Vision Fund, car maker Toyota, and automative component supplier…
April 18, 2019 Original ‘Burnout Paradise’ servers shut down August 1st All good things must come to an end, and that includes multiplayer support for the original Burnout Paradise. Emails sent to players and a…
April 18, 2019 HP’s first 15-inch Chromebook features a full-size keyboard and IPS touchscreen for $449 Chromebooks continue to impress in the price-for-quality department, and the HP Chromebook 15 is no exception. The first ever 15-inch HP Chromebook (15.6 inches…
April 18, 2019 Amazon Music’s free ad-supported tier goes live, but only for Alexa users Amazon has launched a free tier of its music streaming service in the US that is ad-supported and available to use through the company’s…
April 18, 2019 Alexa owners can listen to Amazon Music for free — with ads Rumors started circulating last week that Amazon was exploring a free, ad-supported tier of its streaming music service. Turns out there was something to…
April 18, 2019 Microsoft is making VR better for those with vision problems Virtual reality can be a rush to the senses, but not if you have vision problems. Microsoft researchers are trying to solve that problem…
April 18, 2019 Instagram has considered hiding the like count on people’s photos Instagram has considered hiding the like count on photos, so audiences can’t see how many people have liked an individual post. An unreleased feature…
April 18, 2019 Samsung updates Galaxy Buds with Bixby voice controls Thanks to a recent firmware update, Samsung's Galaxy Buds now work with the company's Bixby voice assistant. In addition to having hands-free control of…