Leaked images of V50 ThinQ, LG's first 5G phone, which will likely launch on Feb. 24, show a triple camera system and a rear fingerprint sensor, similar to V40
We've known for a while that LG would reveal a 5G phone in early 2019, just like every other OEM apparently.
Seattle startup Xnor unveils a 100% solar-powered prototype AI camera with 320x320 resolution, an FPGA chip, and an object recognition algorithm loaded on board
Stick it in sunlight and it can transmit data pretty much indefinitely — A big trend in AI is the transition from cloud to edge computing.
Xuexi Qiangguo, a propaganda app with Snapchat-like messaging features developed by China's Communist Party, becomes top free app on Apple's App Store in China
- Released by China's Communist Party, the app is helping cadres learn more about its political doctrine
Virginia-based real estate data and analytics company Remine has closed $30M Series A led by Stripes Group, bringing its total raised to $48M
Fairfax-based real estate data and analytics company Remine has closed a $30 million Series A funding round, bringing its total amount raised to $48 million.
A look at the debate surrounding the economics of popular open source software like OpenSSL, as an ever-increasing workload on maintainers risks causing burnout
A look at the complicated business of funding open source software development. — It was just before midnight on New Years Eve …
Report: 17K Android apps, some with 100M+ installs, collect info that can be used to create a permanent record of user's activity on the device for ad targeting
Some apps may track your activity over time, even when you tell them to forget the past. And there's nothing you can do about it.
Records obtained via FOIA requests and interviews with local officials reveal the unusual lengths Google goes to keep its data center construction plans secret
Last May, officials in Midlothian, Tex., a city near Dallas, approved more than $10 million in tax breaks for a huge …
A look at how the Enron Corpus, a public database of 600K+ emails that helped bring down Enron, has enabled AI researchers to train natural language models
During its 2002 investigation of the bankruptcy of Enron, the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) checked the energy company's emails …
DJI unveils a new 3D geofencing system that will prevent the company's drones from flying too close to major airports in the UK and 32 European countries
The new restrictions form a no-fly zone in the shape of a 3D bow tie — A three-dimensional “bow tie” geofence will soon prevent DJI's drones …
An account of the rise and untimely death of Vine and HQ Trivia cofounder Colin Kroll, based on interviews with and documents from friends, police, and others
Self-taught coder Colin Kroll shot to startup fame, allowing him to live life in a fast lane — Colin Kroll, a college dropout … Tweets: @shalini , @daiwaka , @mattrosoff , @poochmcgoo , @antoniogm ,...
Amazon's grave NYC HQ2 mistake: the political landscape changed but the company's playbook didn't
others are disappointed. Diana Budds / Curbed NY : Amazon HQ2 v. NYC is a lesson on the importance of transparency Stephanie Denning / Forbes : Why Amazon's Decision To Pull Out Of NYC Is A Loss Graha...
Vicarious Surgical, which is building minimally invasive surgical tech that combines VR with miniature robots, has closed $10M round led by Gates Frontiers Fund
In an operating room in rural Idaho, doctors prep a patient for surgery. They make a tiny, thumb-sized incision into the patient …
US Government Accountability Office issues a report that calls on Congress to consider developing comprehensive legislation on internet privacy
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Twitter hides a tweet, reportedly from Iran's head of state, for pointing out that a previous leader's verdict to murder novelist Salman Rushdie is still valid
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Elroy Air, a maker of delivery drones that can carry up to 500 lbs, raises $9.2M in seed funding from new and existing investors Catapult, Precursor, and others
The dozens of companies vying for a foothold in the $11.2 billion drone industry — and by extension the $400 million same …
Dynamic Map Platform, a Japanese map platform developer for self-driving cars, to buy Detroit-based Ushr, which provides 3D mapping data to GM, for up to $200M
Kids' YouTube star Blippi on how he abused DMCA takedown requests to keep Harlem Shake Poop, an embarrassing viral video he starred in 2013, hidden on the web
Jason Koebler / Motherboard : Tweets: @jason_koebler , @arthur_affect , and @cshirky See also Mediagazer Tweets: Jason Koebler / @jason_koebler : This article has been updated with a lengthy statemen...
While some artists whose music is used in TikTok videos are compensated through their labels' sales of blanket licenses, others forgo payment for exposure
Duncan Cooper / Pitchfork : Tweets: @crispinhunt , @getalternative , and @mattnavarra Tweets: Crispin Hunt / @crispinhunt : THIS: 'there's a fundamental disconnect in the way music and tech do busine...
Interview with GoFundMe CEO Rob Solomon on medical fundraisers, some campaigns becoming highly politicized, fighting scams, and more
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Profile of real estate ad giant Zillow, as it joins the new breed of “iBuyers” who flip homes at a massive scale using algorithms for granular price predictions
Patrick Clark / Bloomberg : Tweets: @rich_barton Tweets: Rich Barton / @rich_barton : My quote from this balanced Bloomberg Businessweek cover story on @zillow's new Big Swing, Zillow Offers: “The op...
Facebook engineers on how they developed intelligent video framing for Portal devices by combining computer vision tech with expertise of Hollywood filmmakers
Mark Sullivan / Fast Company : Tweets: @ylecun Tweets: Yann LeCun / @ylecun : Behind the Facebook Portal smart camera: a squeezed-down version of Mask R-CNN, and some expert knowledge from Hollywood ...
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2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
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