October 27, 2019 Google Assistant is ready to find your Tile tracker As promised, Google Assistant can now help find your Tile trackers with very little effort. Link the Bluetooth gadget in the Google Home app,…
October 27, 2019 Nissan’s dual-motor Leaf test car hints at future EVs If Nissan is going to build production versions of EV concepts like the Ariya, it's going to need considerably more from its electric powerplants….
October 26, 2019 Healthcare risk algorithm had ‘significant racial bias’ There's more evidence of algorithms demonstrating racial bias. Researchers have determined that a "widely used" risk prediction algorithm from a major (but unnamed) healthcare…
October 26, 2019 Facebook AI can ‘hide’ people from facial recognition Facebook has already stopped using facial recognition by default, but now it might have a way for people to dodge facial recognition altogether. Its…
October 26, 2019 Uber Eats test offers cooking classes and dining experiences Uber has started experimenting with a new feature that could eventually rival Airbnb's Experiences. According to Forbes, the company has sent an email to…
October 26, 2019 Tesla update gives EVs more power and ‘automatic’ navigation Tesla's latest earnings call hinted at an update that would boost its electric cars' performance, and now that update appears to be rolling out…
October 26, 2019 Apple Arcade’s latest additions include ‘Fallen Knight’ and ‘Yaga’ Apple has added five more games to its Arcade game subscription service, making its selection more robust like it promised at launch. First in…
October 26, 2019 ***** administration may blacklist Chinese firms that routinely copy tech The US trade war is meant in part to punish China for allowing intellectual property theft, but the ***** administration might not be convinced…
October 26, 2019 Recommended Reading: How memes became political weapons How memes got weaponized: A short history Joan Donovan, MIT Technology Review Memes are entertaining, but they've also become key weapons in politics and…
October 26, 2019 The Morning After: Using computer modeling to make better barbecue Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Welcome to your weekend! This week we reviewed the Pixel 4, Pixelbook Go, Surface Pro 7, Canon M6…