[ad_1] Tumblr still has a sizable and active user base with more than 450 million blogs and 172 billion posts, but it has been steadily declining as its corporate owners have struggled to figure out exactly what to do with the platform. Yahoo acquired Tumblr for $1.1 billion in 2013 as part of then-CEO Marissa […]
Author: Randall
HoloLens 2 Development Edition comes with free Unity software trials
[ad_1] With the HoloLens 2 Development Edition, Microsoft is doing everything it can to get devs onboard its new mixed reality headset. It’ll come with free three-month trials of Unity Pro and the Unity PiXYZ plugin for CAD data. Additionally, it’ll include Azure credits, giving developers an easy way to put their creations online. And […]
Bill and Chelsea Clinton are starting a podcast
[ad_1] 🎙️I’ve always believed that everyone has a story, and that everyone’s story has value. Hope you’ll listen to this sneak peek of our new @ClintonFdn podcast, “Why am I telling you this?” Subscribe: https://t.co/JDL7TnpBgj — Bill Clinton (@BillClinton) May 2, 2019 The podcast will explore some of the issues the foundation is involved with, […]
SpaceX says its Crew Dragon capsule was destroyed during test
[ad_1] During the briefing about the incident, SpaceX president of mission assurance Hans Koenigsmann highlighted how much of the test went right. The Dragon capsule powered up as expected and the Draco thrusters on the Cargo Dragon were fired off successfully for five seconds each. According to Koenigsmann, the anomaly occurred just before firing the […]
Facebook and Instagram ban Alex Jones and other far-right extremists
[ad_1] The move will also ban impersonations, not to mention Facebook events and groups promoting those subject to the bans. You can still talk about the banned individuals or share content involving them that doesn’t violate other terms of service. Facebook argued in a statement to The Atlantic that this was in line with its […]
An AR film explores the worst tech companies could do with your face
[ad_1] In the festival’s Arcade section, which is full of eye-catching installations and people wearing headsets, Stealing ur feelings is easy to miss. It consists simply of a 46-inch display mounted onto a pillar in the middle of the aisle separating the exhibits in the long rectangular room. There’s a camera above the screen and […]
Denver Uber users can buy public transit tickets in the app
[ad_1] Just a few months ago, Uber made it possible to view Denver’s Regional Transportation District (RTA) in its app, allowing riders to search for and plan public transportation trips. This is a logical next step, and it’s something we’ll likely see Uber expand. To make this possible in Denver, Uber partnered with Masabi, a […]
Ron Howard and George Lucas might reboot ‘Willow’ as series for Disney+
[ad_1] The original story follows a farmer who protects a special baby from a tyrannical queen set on taking over the world. Lucas developed the idea in the early 70s, and later asked Howard to direct it. The film wasn’t necessarily a blockbuster, but it did win two Academy Award nominations and attracted a loyal […]
Ajit Pai admits FCC got broadband growth figures wrong
[ad_1] That mistake led the agency to announce that the number of Americans lacking access to a fixed broadband connection was down to 19.4 million by the end of 2017 from 26.1 million the year before. Turns out, the correct figure is 21.3 million — a big difference, for sure, but not big enough for […]
Endgame’ was aired on Philippine cable TV
[ad_1] It’s not entirely clear if and why Orient Cable’s execs thought they could get away with showing a pirated, possibly torrent-sourced, version of the biggest movie of the year. Maybe it’s because the company only serves subscribers in a provincial city (Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte). Or maybe it’s because it’s used to such a […]