February 12, 2019 NASA puts a key satellite in place for its Mars 2020 mission NASA is preparing for the Mars 2020 mission by bringing the MAVEN probe, which will act as its antenna and connection to Earth, closer…
February 12, 2019 The Tim Cook-backed ‘shower of the future’ is back with a Moen partnership If you’ve ever wanted to indulge in a life of luxury, with the weirdly specific desire to shower like a billionaire, you’re in luck….
February 12, 2019 The Morning After: The ‘Mars One’ dream is over Hey, good morning! Welcome to Tuesday! Google Maps is getting in deep with augmented reality, using what's around us to help us get to…
February 12, 2019 IBM AI fails to beat human debating champion After suffering defeat to AI at Go and Dota 2, the battle between man and machine was starting to look a little one-sided. But…
February 12, 2019 Swiss e-voting trial offers $150,000 in bug bounties to hackers The Swiss government is offering bug bounties of up to CHF 50,000 (around $50,000) to anyone who can expose vulnerabilities in its internet-based e-voting…
February 12, 2019 Why Saudi Arabia could be behind the Jeff Bezos extortion attempt Welcome new readers! I invite you to check out the guide to this newsletter, which tells you what you can expect from me and…
February 12, 2019 Apple worked on biometric unlock for cars Unlocking your car with a key is so passé. If you've got the right car, you can already use your smartphone as a car…
February 12, 2019 Microsoft helps LinkedIn launch its first live video streaming service Microsoft is getting involved in live video streaming, through its ownership of LinkedIn. The social network is launching a new LinkedIn Live service to…
February 12, 2019 Apple’s new augmented reality exec shows how important the tech is Bloomberg points out that an executive formerly in charge of iPhone marketing for carriers, Frank Casanova, has a new title: "Senior Director, Worldwide Product…
February 12, 2019 AI-guided material changes could lead to diamond CPUs Scientists know that you can dramatically alter a crystalline material's properties by applying a bit of strain to it, but finding the right strain…