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Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. In the lull between WWDC and E3 (remember to tune in for Google's Stadia announcement at noon ET), Amazon's showing off new delivery drones, Uber Copter is ready to take flight and there's some very exciting new… Source: Engadget | The Morning After: Amazon drones, live-action Excel and life …
June 6, 2019 | by RaheelGoogle's SOS alerts already give you vital information when you're in a crisis zone, and now that includes driving directions. As part of a broader expansion of SOS alerts to Google Maps, the company has introduced navigation features that will not o… Source: Engadget | Google Maps will navigate you away from crises
June 6, 2019 | by RaheelAfter nearly 10 years of operation, Naughty Dog is pulling the plug on PS3 multiplayer servers for Uncharted 2, Uncharted 3 and The Last of Us. The developers say the decision is "bittersweet to say the least," as the games marked "defining entries"… Source: Engadget | The end is near for 'Uncharted' and 'The Last …
June 6, 2019 | by RaheelOne of the great things about battle royale games like Fortnite is that no two matches are different. Random generation ensures that lobbies include different players, varied weapons spawn in known locations and — perhaps most importantly — the sto… Source: Engadget | Fortnite's new weapon is a storm in a bottle
June 6, 2019 | by RaheelA university in the UK is planning to use data analytics to help prevent student suicide. Northumbria University, and a handful of partner organizations, will collect data from students' social media accounts to create an "Early Alert Tool." If succe… Source: Engadget | UK university will study students' social media data to prevent suicide
June 6, 2019 | by RaheelOver the last few days, there has been a lot of focus on YouTube's inaction when it came to an internet personality harassing Vox host Carlos Maza with anti-gay and racist speech that frequently incited harassment. Tonight the streaming platform rele… Source: Engadget | YouTube tries to explain its policies on harassment, again
June 6, 2019 | by RaheelCan the human discourse on social media in 2019 be properly captured by a group of well-programmed bots? Of course it can. r/subredditsimulator is a subreddit — three years in the making — that consists solely of neural network bots. It works by ge… Source: Engadget | This AI-powered subreddit has been simulating the real …
June 6, 2019 | by RaheelAutonomous boats might soon do a favor for people who have no intention of charting a course. Researchers at MIT and AMS Institute have developed a new version of their 'Roboat' that can identify and latch on to fellow robots to form different struc… Source: Engadget | Autonomous 'roboats' can assemble into floating structures
June 6, 2019 | by RaheelFacebook's long-rumored cryptocurrency may be on the cusp of launching, and with a few twists to boot. The Information sources say the digital money is expected to premiere later in June. The social network is reportedly planning a big push that wo… Source: Engadget | Facebook's cryptocurrency may debut this month
June 5, 2019 | by RaheelAmericans consume tens of thousands of microplastic particles every year — and that's just from the food we eat. Microplastics are also found in the air we breathe and the water we drink. Thanks to a study published in the journal Environmental Scie… Source: Engadget | Americans consume an alarming amount of microplastics
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