• SpaceX’s first Falcon 9 landing of 2019 foreshadows rapid rocket fleet growth – Teslarati

    SpaceX’s first Falcon 9 landing of 2019 foreshadows rapid rocket fleet growth  Teslarati SpaceX Launches 10 Iridium Satellites Into Orbit, Then Sticks Rocket Landing  Space.com SpaceX successfully launched its first mission of the year — and its last for customer Iridium  The Verge Elon Officially Unveils the Starhopper  Next Big Future SpaceX launches 10 more Iridium Communications satellites  ABC News …

    January 12, 2019 | by Raheel

  • Brexit latest: I'm confused… what's happening? – BBC News

    Brexit latest: I’m confused… what’s happening?  BBC News Brits to vote again? Brexit delay creates headache for Europe  Reuters War-Gaming the Pound on Brexit Vote Suggests More Wild Rides  Bloomberg Theresa May is about to find out that Brexit is bigger than her  The Guardian Brexit shows how direct democracy can be dangerous  The Washington Post View full coverage on …

    January 12, 2019 | by Raheel

  • Samsung and Qualcomm talk realistic expectations for 5G in 2019

    The 5G hype at CES has grown each year, becoming unavoidable and almost unbearable over the past two shows. This year was no different — we saw companies announce more partnerships and rollout plans, as well as the launch of new 5G mobile hots… Source: Engadget | Samsung and Qualcomm talk realistic expectations for 5G …

    January 12, 2019 | by Raheel

  • Scooter startup Bird tried to silence a journalist. It did not go well.

    Cory Doctorow doesn’t like censorship. He especially doesn’t like his own work being censored. Anyone who knows Doctorow knows his popular tech and culture blog, Boing Boing, and anyone who reads Boing Boing knows Doctorow and his cohort of bloggers. The part-blogger, part special advisor at the online rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation has written …

    January 11, 2019 | by Raheel

  • Health and beauty tech continues to fail pregnant women

    There's a thread on Fitbit's Feature Suggestion forum titled, "Add Pregnancy/Nursing mode for more accurate calorie estimates," with the first comment logged in December 2013. It was locked at 328 comments and 1,388 upvotes. In the comments, hundreds… Source: Engadget | Health and beauty tech continues to fail pregnant women

    January 11, 2019 | by Raheel

  • Chinese tech at CES: Politics is temporary, business is permanent

    At the start of 2018, the US imposed a series of tariffs on Chinese products ranging from solar cells through to home appliances. It was the escalation of rhetoric between the two countries over fears that the US-China trade deficit had become too hi… Source: Engadget | Chinese tech at CES: Politics is temporary, business …

    January 11, 2019 | by Raheel

  • How a hackathon helped build the Xbox Adaptive Controller

    A small crew of designers pieced together the first prototype for the Xbox Adaptive Controller three years ago, at Microsoft's annual internal hackathon. The event invites employees to work on experimental or pet projects and present them to co… Source: Engadget | How a hackathon helped build the Xbox Adaptive Controller

    January 11, 2019 | by Raheel

  • The New York Times expands its briefing series on Alexa

    The New York Times is expanding its slate of audio programming to Alexa, with dedicated daily news briefings, quizzes and arts and travel coverage. On weekdays, the paper will offer a news briefing hosted by The Daily's Michael Barbaro. Once you've a… Source: Engadget | The New York Times expands its briefing series on Alexa

    January 11, 2019 | by Raheel

  • The ‘Minecraft’ movie will now be directed by Peter Sollett

    The Warner Bros. Minecraft movie has a new director… again. Variety reports that Peter Sollett is now on board to write and direct the long-awaited movie, which was at one point supposed to be released in May of this year. However, production has h… Source: Engadget | The ‘Minecraft’ movie will now be directed by …

    January 11, 2019 | by Raheel