Enlarge / After you press the “buy tickets” button, the Google Assistant takes over. (credit: Google) Google is shutting down a rather obscure project: Google Duplex on the Web. “Duplex” is Google’s branding for AI that does “simple but familiar tasks that saves you time.” The branding exists on two products: this “web” feature and…
Monthly Archives: December 2022
Enlarge (credit: Cooler Master) When is an office or gaming chair more than a seat? When it’s an entire mechanical pod equipped with monitors, wireless charging, USB ports, and more RGB LEDs than our personal record (zero). As of today, Cooler Master is letting people register for the waitlist of its Orb X “multi-purpose station.”…
Enlarge / Longtime AT&T executive John Stankey, who became CEO in July 2020, speaks onstage at the HBO Max WarnerMedia Investor Day on October 29, 2019, in Burbank, California. (credit: Getty Images | Presley Ann) By now, you may have heard that the two major TV streaming services run by Warner Bros. Discovery (HBO Max…
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › There’s a reason that classical guitars are a popular choice for new students of guitar, and the reason may not be what you think. Strip away the “classical” designation from this instrument and what you’re…
Start with a strum. Thomas Millot via Unsplash We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › In the world of electric guitar, the best short-scale electric guitars have carved out a reputation for offering players a leaner, snappier, and overall easier playing experience….
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › When you’re running late for work, the last thing you want to do is wait 15 minutes for your engine to heat up and your windshield to slowly defrost. While your car’s de-froster will eventually…
We’re over the moon to announce the three early-stage startups that will take the stage and go head-to-head in the pitch competition at TC Sessions: Space — next Tuesday, December 6, in Los Angeles. There’s still time to join this mission. Buy your pass right now to watch these early-stage space aces square off in…
All aboard the learn-to-code train! As another holiday season looms and kids everywhere start clamouring for shiny stuff, we’ve got you covered with a bumper edition of our annual STEM gift guide. This year’s guide is packed with more than 20 ideas to engage toddlers, excite tweens and inspire teens to get under the hood…
Enterprise spend management software company Coupa’s investors are ringing the alarm about a possible sale to private equity, concerned that any such transaction in the current investment environment may unreasonably limit its value. This is something you don’t see every day. Last week, rumors surfaced that Vista Equity Partners was interested in buying Coupa. Today,…
Cybercriminals are releasing hundreds of thousands of new malware strains every day, with a huge proportion exclusively targeting Windows users, a new report has claimed. Researchers from Atlas VPN using statistics published by AV-TEST GmbH concluded that in the first three quarters of 2022, there had been a total of 62.29 million new malware sample…