October 6, 2021 Alphabet’s Wing tests drone deliveries from shopping center rooftops in Australia Alphabet subsidiary Wing has launched a pilot program that will have its drones fly products from the rooftops of shopping centers. In fact, it…
October 6, 2021 Twitch’s source code and streamer payment figures have been leaked in apparent hack Hackers claim to have accessed Twitch and leaked a vast amount of company data, including proprietary code, creator payouts and the "entirety of Twitch.tv."…
October 6, 2021 The Morning After: Facebook’s October 4th outage, explained We’ll get into why Facebook saw its entire business fall off a cliff on Monday, but first: e-readers. It’s a device category we don’t…
October 6, 2021 Pokémon is coming to Universal Studios Japan next year Universal Studios Japan has teamed up with the Pokémon Company to develop "groundbreaking" entertainment starting in 2022, the companies announced. The theme park is…
October 6, 2021 Amazon opens its first 4-star store outside the US Amazon has opened a 4-star store in Bluewater, a mall located just southeast of central London. And it's not just the first 4-star store…
October 6, 2021 Uber to face UK tribunal over ‘racially discriminatory’ facial recognition systems Drivers in the UK are taking legal action against Uber over its real-time biometric identification checks, TechCrunch has reported. A union representing the drivers…
October 6, 2021 HMD’s first Nokia tablet features a huge battery and costs $250 Nokia has a rich history of, well, interesting tablets like the iPad knockoff N1, but has only released smartphones since the brand was purchased…
October 6, 2021 T-Mobile wireless home internet service now costs $10 less T-Mobile has slashed $10 off the wireless home internet service it launched in April. From $60, it now costs $50 a month, which is…
October 6, 2021 Google Maps adds a dedicated ‘lite’ navigation mode for cyclists Google Maps has included cycling directions for years now, but not a dedicated navigation mode for those who like to travel from place to…
October 6, 2021 Google turns its AI on traffic lights to reduce pollution Poorly timed traffic lights don't just waste precious minutes. Like Google's chief sustainability officer Kate Brandt pointed out at a media event yesterday, they're…