In the loud and crowded world of satellites, start-up LeoLabs is working toward offering both governments and companies alike a solution to cut through the noise. Tens of thousands of objects fly around the Earth many times faster than a bullet, capable of destroying billions of dollars in equipment. LeoLabs wants to offer an infrastructure […]
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A portrait created by A.I. is being auctioned for the first time at Christie’s — here’s how much it’s worth
Using ink, canvas and a complex artificial intelligence algorithm, three 25-year-olds in Paris are shaking up the art world. Hugo Caselles-Dupré, Pierre Fautrel and Gauthier Vernier founded Obvious, an art collective based in Paris, in 2017, with the goal of proving that artificial intelligence can do more than operate driverless cars or transform manufacturing — […]
Here’s how Elon Musk told employees he was abandoning the take-private idea for Tesla
Tesla will remain a publicly traded company, CEO and chairman Elon Musk said late Friday, just weeks after he floated the idea of going private in order to ward off short-sellers and volatility in the company’s stock. In early August, Musk touched off a firestorm by saying on Twitter that he was considering taking Tesla […]
AMD shares rise again as Wall Street projects big gains for the chipmaker against Intel
AMD shares are soaring after several analysts became more optimistic about the chipmaker’s market share gains over the past month. Cowen said AMD will win business with cloud computing vendors as they seek to diversify their risk exposure to chip-specific security flaws. “We do not believe any digital processing company is immune from bugs and […]
Now is the worst time to buy a new iPhone
Don’t buy a new iPhone right now. You’ll probably regret it in a couple of weeks. Apple is expected to announce three new iPhones in September: an upgraded version of the iPhone X, a larger version of the iPhone X with a 6.5-inch screen and a more affordable iPhone with a 6.1-inch LCD display. The […]
The numbers are in and now it’s official: Finance and tech bros drive fleece vest sales. Moosejaw CEO says purchases are up 700 percent in 3 years
t’s become ubiquitous in Palo Alto and Wall Street, parodied on Instagram and memorialized by the wardrobe department on Showtime’s fictional hedgefund drama “Billions” and HBO’s “Silicon Valley.” The anecdotal evidence was everywhere, but the numbers are in and now it’s official. Sales of the office sweater vest — the casual, fleece variety — are […]
Elon Musk’s Dodger Stadium ‘Dugout Loop’ tunnel should be ready by 2020, team CFO says
The high speed tunnelElon Musk’s Boring Company has planned for LA’s Dodger Stadium should be ready by 2020, team CFO Tucker Kain told CNBC on Friday. “The expectation right now is that we’ll have approvals early next year and get started building the tunnel, and hopefully have it opened by the end of 2019, in […]
D-Wave demonstrates first large-scale quantum simulation of topological state of matter
D-Wave Systems today published a milestone study demonstrating a topological phase transition using its 2048-qubit annealing quantum computer. This complex quantum simulation of materials is a major step toward reducing the need for time-consuming and expensive physical research and development. The paper, entitled “Observation of topological phenomena in a programmable lattice of 1,800 qubits”, was […]
Apple removes Facebook’s Onavo security app from the App Store
Apple has removed Facebook’s Onavo security app from the App Store because it does not comply with its privacy rules. “We work hard to protect user privacy and data security throughout the Apple ecosystem,” an Apple spokesperson said in an email to CNBC on Wednesday. “With the latest update to our guidelines, we made it […]
Gigantic Leak Seemingly Blows the Lid Off Google’s Pixel 3 XL, RIP Surprises
New flagship smartphones are some of the most closely guarded secrets in tech, and while leaks often occur a month or two before an official release, there’s typically enough mystery to keep things interesting until then. But in a nearly unbelievable turn of affairs, Russian blog Rozetked appears to have gotten its hands on a […]
Gmail’s side panel Keep and Tasks widgets coming to Docs, Calendar, other Google apps
Besides the Google Material Theme, Gmail added a number of productivity features with its revamped web version in April. Today, the “quick-access side panel” that provides convenient access to Keep, Tasks, and more is making its way to other G Suite web apps like Docs and Calendar. With the side panel, Google aims to increase […]
The Echo Dot for cars is on sale for just $48 right now
Being surrounded in your home by speakers that support Alexa is fantastic, but what happens when you leave the house? You can use Alexa on your smartphone if you dig around and open Amazon’s app, but not all of its features are supported. Plus, the great thing about Alexa is hands-free access, so why should […]