[ad_1] An employee still employed at Futurewei told Reuters that work ground to a halt after the ban took effect. This still leaves roughly 1,200 Huawei employees in the US, although most of them are involved in customer support, public affairs and the supply chain. Moreover, the company’s American ranks have been shrinking ever since […]
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You can watch the ‘Fortnite’ World Cup finals while playing ‘Fortnite’
[ad_1] The rest of the 9.41 update isn’t quite so daring, but there are still notable editions like a Storm Scout Sniper Rifle that will tell you where the Storm will shrink to next, plus Birthday Cake and Birthday Present pick-ups to mark Fortnite‘s second year on the scene. Creative players will have access to […]
Facebook opens up its AI tool to OpenStreetMap users
[ad_1] Map with AI relies on computer vision to spot patterns in satellite imagery. The system identifies possible roads and highlights them in OSM’s platform. This can be trickier than it sounds. A road in Tanzania, for example, looks very different from a road in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Roads can vary in size and color, […]
Starbucks licensing deal could let franchises offer its app rewards
[ad_1] As CNBC notes, less than half of Starbucks’ 80 global markets has access to the company’s mobile app. This deal can potentially expand the app’s availability to countries that don’t have it yet — in fact, Brightloom and Starbucks expect franchisees abroad to be among the first to sign up. The first ones and […]
Apple’s watchOS update fixed the Walkie-Talkie app
[ad_1] Our most comprehensive set of recommendations ever.Introducing Engadget’s 2019 Back-to-School Guide As editor-in-chief Dana Wollman explains: “In addition to top picks in 11 categories — everything from laptops to smartphones to gaming and dorm gear — we went big on tips and buying advice this year. We didn’t just want to tell you what […]
Origin crammed an Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and gaming PC into one case
[ad_1] In honor of the company’s 10th anniversary — and to celebrate the legacy of its half PC, half Xbox 360 Big O desktop — Origin PC has created a mammoth new custom gaming PC, featuring every major console on the market: an Xbox One X, a PlayStation 4 Pro and a Nintendo Switch. As […]
Team Rocket is now prepared to fight Pokémon Go trainers
[ad_1] You’d have to perform a purification ritual to cleanse the shadow creature, but it could be worth the trouble. According to Polygon, players are reporting that purified monsters appear to require less dust to power up, as well as fewer candies to evolve. Based on the responses on the official Pokémon Go Twitter account’s […]
Daimler and Bosch inch closer to fully automated, self-driving valet service
[ad_1] It works like a kind of automated valet service. When Mercedes-Benz autonomous vehicles arrive at the garage, the driver will step out and direct the car to park itself via an app. Bosch sensors installed throughout the garage will give the vehicle the info it needs to navigate its surroundings. When the driver returns, […]
Astronomers believe the young Milky Way once swallowed a dwarf galaxy
[ad_1] Astronomers previously believed that the galaxy was made of two separate sets of stars, but exactly how or when they came together was a mystery. Using the Gaia space telescope, these researchers were able to take more precise measurements of the position, brightness and distance of roughly one million stars. They also looked at […]
Microsoft will pay $25 million to settle Hungary bribery charges
[ad_1] The SEC also determined that Microsoft’s Saudi Arabian and Thai subsidiaries offered “improper travel and gifts” (read: more bribes) to officials and staff at non-government customers. The Turkish unit provided an “excessive discount” to a third party without any signs of services being offered, although US regulators stopped short of alleging bribery. In a […]