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 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 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 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…
April 18, 2019 ‘Overwatch’ travels to Havana for its latest map Overwatch's Storm Rising brawl kicked off this week in a new locale: Havana. As with last year's edition of the Archives event, which saw…
April 18, 2019 Netflix will invest up to $100 million in a NYC production hub Netflix films many of its productions in New York City (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is just one example), so it only makes sense to have…
April 18, 2019 ‘Stranger Things’ plagiarism lawsuit heads to trial A lawsuit that accuses Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer of stealing the idea for the hit Netflix show is headed for a…
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