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New AI generates physical addresses for unmapped regions
Slash Gear - 1 Dec 2018 05:01
MIT and Facebook have teamed up on a new potential way to give addresses to people who currently don’t have one. Approximately four billion people around the globe lack a physical address, a problem that impacts everyt...
Google May Be Shutting Down Hangouts for Consumers Sometime in 2020: Report
Gizmodo - 1 Dec 2018 03:30
It looks as though Hangouts will join a growing list of Google chat products to bite the dust. After years of indications that such a move could be imminent, Google may finally be shutting down its Hangouts platform for ...
NASA Curiosity rover snaps image of another shiny Mars object
Slash Gear - 1 Dec 2018 01:45
A couple days ago, Curiosity woke up to the song Please would you be my neighbor from Mr. Rogers, that being a greeting for the newly arrived InSight rover. Following that, NASA researchers explain, Curiosity got to work...
Amazon Music app for Android TV appears on Google Play Store
Slash Gear - 1 Dec 2018 04:05
Amazon’s own streaming music service, Amazon Music, will soon be available on Android TV. The new support, which is currently open for pre-registration, will enable Android TV users to directly access the service using...
Tesla Needs Subaru or Maybe Mazda to Succeed
Gizmodo - 1 Dec 2018 04:00
The recent reports that Elon Musk told his employees that the $35,000 Model 3 would cost $38,000 to build made me realize some things: first, -$3,000 is a pretty crappy profit margin, and second, Tesla needs some friends...
Rumor claims Google Hangouts will shut down in 2020
Engadget - 1 Dec 2018 04:05
Stop us if you've heard this one before: there's a report that Google is considering either launching or shutting down a messaging app. 9to5Google said that based on a "source familiar with the product's internal roadmap...
PS Store flash sale brings big game discounts over the weekend
Slash Gear - 1 Dec 2018 03:25
Sony has announced another PS Store flash sale, offering major discounts on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 games in both the US and UK. The sale will only be live over the weekend, giving players a couple days to enjoy ...
Facebook and MIT tap AI to give addresses to people without them
Engadget - 1 Dec 2018 01:36
About four billion people in the world are without a physical address. The MIT Media Lab and Facebook are teaming up to create a solution that will use a machine learning algorithm to identify and assign addresses from s...
The foldable screen tech Samsung spent millions on has been stolen
Slash Gear - 1 Dec 2018 00:43
Samsung’s foldable phone display technology was stolen and then sold to a pair of Chinese company, a new lawsuit filed in South Korea claims. According to the allegations, Samsung’s “flexible OLED edge panel 3D lam...
The Producer of Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures Talks Being 'Playful' With Classic Canon
Gizmodo - 1 Dec 2018 23:45
Yesterday, Lucasfilm released the first batch of Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures shorts, a series of animated shorts that pair new visuals with audio from the films, creating bite-sized reinterpretations of the Star Wars ...
Genius Ryan Zinke Calls Congressman Who Will Likely Be Future Oversight Chair a Drunk
Gizmodo - 1 Dec 2018 23:05
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke--a man who wears ranger hats backwards and spreads conspiracy theories about how "radical environmentalists" are responsible for wildfires when he's not destroying public land protections an...
Steam gives successful developers a larger cut of game revenue
Engadget - 1 Dec 2018 22:59
Valve wants to make Steam more alluring for large developers, and it's willing to give up a slice of the pie to make that happen. The company has revised Steam's Distribution Agreement to give its most successful publish...
Google Hangouts shutdown plans start messaging controversy
Slash Gear - 1 Dec 2018 22:06
Google is preparing to shut down Hangouts for consumers, though there’s controversy over when that will happen and what alternative existing users will be migrated to. The chat app was launched back in 2013, itself a r...
RockyBelt is something that Batman would approve of
Coolest Gadgets - 1 Dec 2018 21:00
We all know that Batman has his utility belt that seemingly carries just about everything he needs for that particular mission in order for it to be a success. Call it a plot hole, or it is Batman simply living up to his...
Bitcoin, and Cryptocurrency in General, Had a Terrible November
Gizmodo - 1 Dec 2018 21:00
Bitcoin, as well as smaller cryptocurrencies like XRP and ether, had a terrible November that saw $70 billion in value wiped off the market, CNBC reported on Friday.
Richard Branson Says He's Going to Send People Into Space by Christmas
Gizmodo - 1 Dec 2018 20:25
Billionaire Richard Branson really, really wants you to believe he's going to send people to space--and soon. In a new interview with CNN, the Virgin Group founder now says he's "reasonably confident" his spaceflight com...
Looks Like Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Will Be Back This Spring
Gizmodo - 1 Dec 2018 20:15
Hail magic Satan! Looks like we know when Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is coming back, and it's a lot sooner than expected.
Uber may acquire Bird or Lime to accelerate its scooter plans
Engadget - 1 Dec 2018 20:01
Uber might see its acquisition of Jump as just the start of its e-scooter ambitions. Sources speaking to The Information claim Uber has "recently" held talks to buy Bird and Lime, two of the biggest names in scooter shar...
Saudi Crown Prince Was in Contact with Leader of Khashoggi Killing, Report Says
Gizmodo - 1 Dec 2018 19:50
The Central Intelligence Agency has intercepts of 11 electronic messages that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent to the adviser who supervised the abduction, torture, killing, and dismemberment of journalist Jam...
Saturday's Best Deals: Eco-Friendly Chargers, Anki Overdrive, Star Trek Blowout, And More
Gizmodo - 1 Dec 2018 19:00
Attractive, environmentally conscious chargers, fancy Xbox Controllers and Anki Overdrive kits lead off this Saturday's best deals.
Ask Engadget: What's the perfect gift for a fledgling photographer?
Engadget - 1 Dec 2018 18:30
The support shared among readers in the comments section is one of the things we love most about the Engadget community. Over the years, we've known you to offer sage advice on everything from Chromecasts and cameras to ...
Your Tunes Can Keep You Toasty With a Discounted Bluetooth Beanie
Gizmodo - 1 Dec 2018 17:47
In today's edition of "Silly Things That Are Actually Kind of Useful," we have a $22 beanie with tiny Bluetooth headphones built right in. I'm sure the sound quality isn't amazing, but it should be adequate for listening...