[ad_1] Ive reportedly started showing up at Apple’s offices less often after the release of the Watch. Rather than an iPhone peripheral, Ive saw it was a fashion accessory, clashing with Apple executives over how to position it. The resulting device, at $349, sold only 10 million units (a quarter of the forecast), while “thousands” […]
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Scientists capture 4D atomic movement in breakthrough experiment
[ad_1] Building on past research, the team used Berkeley Lab’s latest 3D electron microscope to examine an iron-platinum alloy sliced into nanoparticles 1/10,000th the width of a human hair. Those were heated to 968 degrees Fahrenheit, causing them to pass from one solid state to another. 3D images were grabbed at 9, 16 and 26 […]
Amazon’s Fire TV Recast DVR box is $100 off today
[ad_1] The compact box offers both DVR and streaming features, giving cord cutters an option to watch network TV content and sports broadcasts as well as streaming services like Netflix or Hulu. You can watch over-the-air-TV from channels like ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, PBS or the CW or record shows to watch later. There’s also […]
NASA’s TESS spacecraft discovers its smallest exoplanet to date
[ad_1] TESS spotted the planets by using transits (regular dips in the star’s brightness caused by passing planets). You might get more information soon, at least. TESS completes its first year of studies in July, and that could be enough to both collect more detail about the known planets and possibly spot more. This isn’t […]
Amazon gives Fire TV devices a section devoted to live television
[ad_1] The section includes rows that highlight your recent channels as well as individual genres, including live news and sports. You can favorite channels to be sure they take priority in any given row. The new tab will reach all American Fire TV users over the course of the next several days. It’s not a […]
UAE debuts the world’s largest individual solar power project
[ad_1] Not surprisingly, Abu Dhabi is keen to tout the environmental benefits. It estimates that Noor Abu Dhabi’s 3.2 million panels provide enough power for 90,000 people, and will lower CO2 emissions by 1 million metric tonnes (984,206 imperial tons). That’s the equivalent of pulling 200,000 cars off the roads, according to the emirate. It’s […]
AMD denies improperly sharing CPU tech with China
[ad_1] The company claimed that it “diligently and proactively” told the Commerce and Defense Departments (plus other agencies) about the Sugon deal, and that there were “no objections whatsoever” to either the joint ventures or the technology handover. AMD further argued that the report left out vital details, such as the “significant protections” put in […]
Facebook will fight misinformation linked to the 2020 US census
[ad_1] The audit also signals changes in other areas, including how it studies civil rights issues once the audit is over. The civil rights task force created in December will be formalized and take on additional “expertise” across a range of issues, including voting rights experts who’ll recognize trends in voter suppression. Every senior leader […]
Apple won’t offer a Netflix-like quantity of TV shows
[ad_1] Instead, you could expect a steady feed of new material. Apple is planning to release new movies and shows every month, with the first likely to be the Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon collaboration The Morning Show. Other shows will include Ron Moore’s For All Mankind, Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories and the Little America […]
New electric cars in Europe have to make artificial noises
[ad_1] All new EVs, including those from existing lineups, will have to include noisemakers by 2021. Cars already on the streets are likely to get retrofits. The rules won’t please everyone. The charity Guide Dogs and other accessibility advocates have called for electric cars to make sounds at all speeds. It might also irk people […]