Enlarge (credit: Scharon Harding) If you’re not a frequent ChromeOS user, determining an in-hand Chromebook’s specs can be tricky. Many Chromebook users are satisfied just using the machines to surf the web and, thus, don’t often have a need to check on things like processor model or memory usage. As a result, this information can seem…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
It seems everything is doom and gloom in the U.S. venture market, between startup layoffs and declining venture deal counts to an essentially moribund exit environment. But there are bright spots, one of which being the Southeast region, which is on track for its best year yet. The Southeast region had its best quarter for…
The Zoox robotaxi has more in common with a supercar than you think. Look past the Zoox’s breadbox-shaped exterior and inside is the same carbon fiber cabin that can be found in a McLaren. “Yes, we know that supplier very well,” Andy Piper, Zoox’s VP of vehicle development, told TechCrunch, when it’s pointed out that…
Inflation is up and consumer confidence is down, which is why e-commerce startups that hope to weather the ongoing downturn should expand their product offerings. Does that sound counterintuitive? “The more complementary and additive a product is to your catalog, the larger your cart size and the more likely a customer is to return,” says…
The parent company to Pokémon Go, Niantic has been very clear over the years that it wants us to take a “stupid walk for our stupid mental health,” as the meme goes. This week, Pokémon Go is rolling out a “daily adventure incense,” which brings “rare” Pokémon to you, so long as you’re in motion. This…
Popular messaging app JusTalk left a huge database of unencrypted private messages publicly exposed to the internet without a password for months. The messaging app has around 20 million international users, while Google Play lists JusTalk Kids, billed as a child-friendly version of its messaging app, has racked up over 1 million Android downloads. JusTalk…
Cionic, in partnership with fuseproject designer Yves Behar, have created a potential revolution in human mobility utilizing AI to enable greater independence for those living with mobility differences such as sclerosis, stroke, or cerebral palsy. Read More
Meta has proposed doing away with “leap seconds”, offering to support an industry effort to stop any future usage of the confusing and potentially dangerous practice. A leap second is a measure used to combat the long-term slowdown in the Earth’s rotation, caused by the constant melting and refreezing of ice caps, and the imprecise nature of…
Senators expressed deep concern about conditions at the federal prison in Atlanta. John Bazemore/AP Senators heavily criticized BOP Director Michael Carvajal during a congressional hearing. Lawmakers expressed concerns about the problems occuring within a federal Atlanta prison. Illegal drug use and unsanitary conditions were some of the issues at this prison. The outgoing Federal Bureau…
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