Palmer Luckey says he contributed $10K to Nimble America, but isn't employee or founder of organization and isn't “NimbleRichMan”, doesn't plan on giving more
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Snap Inc., formerly Snapchat, unveils Spectacles, sunglasses that record 10 seconds of video at a time with a tap of a button, to be sold this fall for $130
IN AN UNMARKED BUILDING on a quiet side street just off the beach in Venice, California, 26-year-old Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel stands in a small conference room.
Sources: Google to launch $129 Google Wifi router; one source says several units will be able to link together to form a larger wireless mesh network
OnHub-schmonhub: two sources are now telling us that Google will introduce an own-brand Wi-Fi router called Google Wifi, and that the device will cost $129.
Sources: Google Home will cost $129, Chromecast Ultra with 4K support will cost $69
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How Snap's Spectacles work: 115-degree lens shoots circular videos up to 30 seconds long that are wirelessly transferred to the app, lights indicate recording
Your questions answered — The company formerly known as Snapchat surprised the world last night by unveiling Spectacles, its first hardware product.
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Bank of America, Santander, and the Royal Bank of Canada partner to create a global blockchain payments network using Ripple's distributed ledger technology
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Sex cam site Megacams implements face search using Microsoft facial recognition API to let you “find a live sex doppelganger of someone you know”
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The Verge founding team member Chris Ziegler took a job at Apple two months before leaving the website; internal review finds no impact on editorial decisions
Hey everyone — there have been questions about Chris Ziegler and his absence from The Verge in the past few weeks.
Xiaomi Mi Box Android TV spotted at Walmart before formal launch for $69
According to a helpful commenter who provided this photo, a Walmart (location unknown) is currently selling Xiaomi's not-actually-out-yet Mi Box. The price? $69. Not bad at all - great, even.
Sony says Xperia XZ available in the US from October 2 starting at $699, Xperia X Compact available September 25 starting at $499
If you reside in the Sates, it's probably best not to get your hopes up when it comes to Sony handsets. Availability has been, at best, spotty.
iHeartRadio to launch 2 paid music services in January: All Access on-demand and Plus with instant replays, unlimited skips, ability to save songs to playlists
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DARPA prevented hackers from taking control of an unmanned drone using “formal methods”, a technique that can verify whether programs are error-free
In the summer of 2015 a team of hackers attempted to take control of an unmanned military helicopter known as Little Bird. Tweets: @k8em0 , @kennwhite and @darpa Tweets: Katie Moussouris / @k8em0 : ht...
Uber is rolling out a new feature that will require drivers to confirm their identities via a selfie before each shift
Technology is a beautiful thing. Alexandra Burlacu / Tech Times : Uber Safety Features Require Drivers To Take Selfies For Real-Time ID Check Using Microsoft Cognitive Services Kit McDonald / WinBeta ...
EFF whitepaper sheds light on how law enforcement overstates the reliability of IP addresses as evidence
Kashmir Hill / Fusion :
Sources: Twitter is looking for a price of at least $30B in sale discussions
Kara Swisher / Recode :
Facebook VP of advertising David Fischer explains video metric miscalculation, apologizes, says the mistake had no impact on billing
David Fischer / Facebook :
Companies like ApolloShield and Battelle are developing hardware and software that can disable drones without destroying them
On the margins of technology and the law, companies and governments are hacking unmanned vehicles and putting up their drone shields. Thanks: @annelisemcgough
nuTonomy partners with Grab to expand its self-driving car trials in Singapore
Jon Russell / TechCrunch :
Source: Yahoo began investigating Peace claims in July, found no evidence of a breach, then later launched a deeper probe that uncovered “state-sponsored” hack
but executives may have known for months
Cloud-based IT management startup Apptio closes at $22.55 on its first day of trading, up 40%+; company is now valued at around $840M
Eugene Kim / Business Insider :
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