Google offers new treasure trove of air quality data to researchers
Google has employed its network of street-view vehicles to also measure street-level air quality in recent years, through an initiative it calls “Project Air View.” Today,...
I Didn’t Even Know I Needed Spotify’s New App, but Damn
Yesterday, Spotify introduced a simplified, radio-only version of its app for U.S. users called Spotify Stations. And somewhere, Pandora Radio executives probably let out a beleaguered...
Wonder Woman 1984’s New Poster Gives Us a Look at Diana’s Stunning Armor
It seems Diana Prince is going to war next summer when Wonder Woman 1984 hits theaters. A new poster debuted by director Patty Jenkins shows the...
Terminating Subscribers Doesn’t Stop Pirates, Charter Argues
Regular Internet providers are being put under increasing pressure for not doing enough to curb copyright infringement. Music rights company BMG got the ball rolling a...
Microsoft Still Isn’t Testing Windows 10’s Next October Update
Microsoft just released a new Windows Insider build… of version 20H1, scheduled for release in 2020. Four months from its presumptive release, Microsoft still isn’t publicly...
Steal This Show S04E17: The Future of Power, with Cory Doctorow
In this episode author Cory Doctorow discusses three stories from his new collection, Radicalized. We discuss: – The perils of DRM, and becoming dependent on manufacturers...
Anker’s PowerCore Lite Battery Pack Has Never Been Cheaper
Anker’s PowerCore battery packs dominate the portable charging landscape, and one of the most recent models packs in 20,000mAh of juice into a surprisingly svelte package....
Amazon says it has deployed more than 200,000 robotic drives globally
Amazon is serious about robotics. For most other companies, the technology may still feel like some distant novelty, but the e-commerce giant has already begun to...
Peloton IPO, VC alternatives, privacy at Apple, and cybersecurity returns
ICYMI: As Peloton files for IPO, can its live fitness gamification model extend to other verticals? Peloton confidentially filed for its IPO today, and the juggernaut...
This Week’s Game-Changing Walking Dead Comic Marks the End of an Era
The Walking Dead has been around for so long at this point—on screen and on comic book shelves—that you can almost count on one hand the...
