One of Elon Musk’s stealthier endeavors is set to become a lot less stealthy tonight, with a presentation set for 8 PM PT (11 PM ET) streaming live directly via the embedded YouTube video above, in which we’ll learn a lot more about Neuralink, the company Musk founded in 2017 to work on brain control […]
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Apple is planning to buy up original podcasts with exclusivity in mind
Podcast fans will want to keep their ears to the ground with the latest Apple news. Bloomberg reported that Apple may be looking for deals to bring exclusive original shows to its podcast-listening platform. Unnamed sources said the company is reaching out to media companies to secure rights for podcast exclusivity. This development would mark […]
Microsoft is Now Pushing Windows 10 1903 on 1803 Users
Microsoft announced today that those still running Windows 10 version 1803 will now be offered the upgrade for 1903. “We are initiating the Windows 10 May 2019 Update for customers with devices running [Windows 10 version 1803] that will reach the end of 18 months of service on November 12, 2019,” Microsoft’s Windows Update account […]
Sprint says hackers accessed sensitive subscriber info through a Samsung website
Sprint is informing customers today of a serious security breach that has exposed subscriber information like billing addresses, phone numbers, and other detailed account information, according to ZDNet. The breach is a result of vulernability, the details of which are currently unknown, in a Samsung website advertising an “add a line” feature for active Sprint […]
Windows 10 preview could bring Alexa to your PC’s lock screen
Amazon Alexa can be helpful on Windows, but you can’t quite treat your PC like a supersized Echo when third-party voice helpers don’t work until you’ve signed in. That might not be a hurdle in the near future. Microsoft has released a Windows 10 preview on the Slow ring that allows the use of third-party […]
Samsung insider teases blazing-fast charging speeds for the Galaxy Note 10+
Samsung is widely expected to sell four Galaxy Note 10 models in stores, including 4G and 5G versions of both the standard Galaxy Note 10 and the slightly larger Galaxy Note 10+, next month. Aside from the screen and battery size differences, the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ will have identical specs, but the […]
Pokémon GO battles will soon be less tappy, more Fruit Ninja-y
At the end of last year, Pokémon GO finally got a player-versus-player battling system. While it was a very much welcomed addition, it has always seemed a bit… monotonous. It just requires so… much… tapping. You repeatedly tap the screen to make your Pokémon attack, simultaneously building up its “Charge” move with each tap. Once […]
Chinese edtech unicorn Squirrel AI targets foreign markets
Squirrel AI Learning, a Shanghai-based online after-school tutoring company, plans to expand into foreign markets in two years by developing an English-language curriculum for mathematics as well as Mandarin lessons for non-native speakers. “Why mathematics and Chinese-language lessons? Because there are so many foreigners who want to learn Chinese, and they do not have good […]
SHOULD YOU BUY THE NINTENDO SWITCH LITE?
NINTENDO WILL LAUNCH its Switch Lite system on September 20. This is the first variant of the Switch console to be released since its 2017 debut model, so naturally, people have questions: What makes the Switch Lite different? Is the Switch Lite right for me? What are the pros, cons, and hard facts about this […]
Microsoft Confirms Surface Book 2 Problem
Following reports that the May update to Windows 10 was causing a number of issues with the second Surface Book, Microsoft has confirmed that it will be blocking the update to Surface Book 2 models that include the Nvidia dGPU. Practically, a number of apps and games were crashing because of a incompatibility with the […]
