Google’s bigger smart display arrives this fall
Google is just a couple of months away from releasing its first smart home device with an onboard camera. The company quietly updated one of its...
Facebook empowers OpenStreetMap community with AI-enhanced tools
If we’re going to map the world, we’re not going to do it with ever-greater volumes of elbow grease. There’s just too much work to do....
DOJ announces investigation into big tech
The Department of Justice announced that its Antitrust Division is reviewing how the world’s largest technology companies have gotten that way and whether their business practices...
AWS launches a new tool to help you optimize your EC2 resources
Here is a small but potentially handy update if you’re an AWS EC2 user. The company today launched a new feature called “EC2 Resource Optimization Recommendations,”...
Mysterious Glass Beads in Clams Point to Ancient Meteorite Strike Near Florida
Since their discovery 13 years ago, scientists have puzzled over the origin of tiny glass beads found inside ancient clam shells. New evidence suggests they’re microtektites—a...
Google’s Nest adds to its partnerships focused on the power grid with new Leap agreement
Google’s smart home device business, Nest, is increasing its ties to the utility industry by adding another partner to bring its smart thermostats into homes to...
U.S. Lawmakers Balk at $700 Million Equifax Fine, Renew Calls for a Federal Data Breach Law
Several U.S. lawmakers have called for further action in the wake of a $700 settlement reached by state prosecutors with the credit bureau Equifax over its...
UPS forms a new subsidiary for drone delivery and seeks FAA approval to fly
UPS has big plans for drone delivery, and it’s taking two key steps to put them into action. First, it’s building its own dedicated subsidiary focused...
You can now ask your car how your stock is trading
TD Ameritrade has integrated with in-vehicle software platforms Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and Amazon’s Echo Auto to give customers the ability to check their stock portfolio...
