[ad_1] The system will debut in the Polestar 2 when deliveries begin this time next year. The Polestar 1, a limited production hybrid coupe, will come a few months earlier, but it will use the same system and interface used in Volvo’s current sedans and SUVs. Both cars will be built in China. Although Google […]
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Lego ‘Star Wars’ droid kit teaches coding with R2-D2’s help
[ad_1] They can then program commands using Boost’s intuitive drag-and-drop coding technology to send the droids to “missions,” including locating rebels and sending or decoding incoming messages. Boost’s coding interface lives in its accompanying app available for iOS, Android and Fire (Amazon) smart devices. While Lego has obviously timed the Droid Commander kit’s announcement to […]
Firefox disabled all add-ons because a certificate expired
[ad_1] Many Firefox users around the world are browsing without their usual set of extensions after they suddenly stopped working earlier this evening. The event occurred as the clock rolled over on UTC (Coordinated Universal Time, aka GMT or Greenwich Mean Time), and impacted users quickly narrowed it down to “expiration of intermediate signing cert” […]
Dell’s pre-installed software left PCs open to hijacking
[ad_1] In another example of a problem that is sadly familiar, Bill Demirkapi found a vulnerability in the support software that Dell installs on most of its new PCs. His method tricks the SupportAssist software — intended as a way to easily update drivers, adjust settings and clean out unused files — into allowing an […]
‘Detective Pikachu’ DP didn’t like Sonic’s look either
[ad_1] Director Rob Letterman told The Verge that as far as a redesigned character in post-production “it would have been impossible — but that doesn’t mean they can’t do it.” Changing Pikachu’s proportions or placing in a scene could throw off the live actor’s performances, which is why they spent a year designing the characters […]
Putting eyes on a donation jar made people more charitable
[ad_1] The study took place over the course of 11 weeks in a busy supermarket in Northern England. The experiment placed white, plastic buckets containing the store’s logo and the name of a charitable cause at the end of six checkouts. The only change made to the buckets over the course of the study was […]
US charges three Germans over massive dark web marketplace
[ad_1] A fourth man, Brazilian citizen Marcos Paulo De Oliveira-Annibale, has also been charged for serving as a moderator who settled vendor disputes and served as the public representative (albeit anonymously). Germany has filed its own set of charges against its three residents. The arrests came through a combination of slip-ups and the operators effectively […]
Google is testing shopping links under YouTube videos
[ad_1] It seems some test ads have popped up under Nike videos. Clicking on them would take you to the Google Express marketplace to complete the purchase. More and more retailers are joining Express, according to the report, while earlier this year Google started testing shoppable ads in image searches. The company is said to […]
Hyundai’s Ioniq EV gets a bigger battery and more connectivity
[ad_1] Under the WLTP standard, Hyundai’s target range for the EV is 294 kilometers (183 miles). Elektrek suggests the EPA-rated range will be closer to 165 miles on a single charge if the updates apply to the US models — the news emerged via Hyundai’s European wing. Nevertheless, that’s a significant bump from the current […]
AMC accidentally exposed data on 1.6 million subscribers
[ad_1] In addition to the user records, which didn’t contain any full payment data or information that would be considered sensitive, the database also contained video analytics data collected by Youbora. There were more 441,943 records that included user IP addresses, country, city, state, ZIP code, location coordinates and details about what devices they use […]