[ad_1] This move suggests that Microsoft will choose to update the voice assistant separately from Windows in future. It could make Cortana more agile, giving developers the chance to update without having to push wider updates. A separate app may also one day give users more control over its usage, allowing them to uninstall it […]
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Jony Ive is leaving Apple
[ad_1] LoveFrom’s first customer is… Apple?Jony Ive is leaving Apple to start his own design firm In an interview with the Financial Times, Apple design chief Jony Ive announced that, after more than two decades of making its products look and feel the way they do, he’s leaving the company. His new venture is called […]
Lyft expands bike rentals to Washington DC
[ad_1] Lyft acquired Motivate, the company behind Citi Bike, Capital Bikeshare and Ford GoBike last year, and has aggressively pushed into the bike-sharing market. But there have been problems along the way, like unexpectedly strong brakes which required a recall of 1,000 electric bikes in April. In the DC area, the Capital Bikeshare service offers […]
Scientists trace a cosmic radio burst to a galaxy 3.6 billion light-years away
[ad_1] According to New Scientist, it was only by pure luck that all 36 Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) antennas were pointed in the same direction when it flashed. That gave the researchers involved a way to combine data from all of them and to figure out that the burst, called FRB 180924, came […]
‘Pokémon Masters’ is pitting old trainers against each other this summer
[ad_1] Each trainer travels with one companion Pokémon, and together, they’re known as sync pairs. You need to go on a journey with the trainers you team up with and earn badges to qualify for the Pokémon Masters League. When you do fight, you’ll find yourself in 3-vs-3 real-time battles. The Pokémon Company is working […]
Korg’s Minilogue and Monologue synths are getting a major update
[ad_1] The Minilogue and Monologue are a few years old at this point, and approaching modern classic status in the synth world. But that doesn’t mean that Korg is content to simply let them coast through life the same way they left the factory. Today the company is releasing a major update to the firmware […]
Microsoft brings tracking prevention to its Edge browser
[ad_1] Once it’s on, there are three different levels of blocking, with intentions to filter out only known malicious trackers, some third-party trackers that are used for ad targeting or all third-party tracking entirely. Microsoft demonstrated the feature at its Build 2019 event earlier this year, so even if you’re not in that test group […]
House passes bill to protect election systems, but Senate passage is unlikely
[ad_1] The SAFE Act is the most recent attempt by Congress to respond to Russia’s hacking of US election systems outlined in the Mueller report. If passed, the bill would mandate the use of paper ballots and require all voting machines be made in the US. The bill would also authorize $600 million for states […]
Native Instruments’ Massive X software synth is finally here
[ad_1] The new plug-in isn’t meant to be an update to Massive — instead it’s a complete redesign of the original. There’s no cross-compatibility between the two synths, meaning there’s no way to open any of Massive’s presets on the newer instrument. According to the description on the Native Instruments website, Massive X is “built […]
NASA’s Dragonfly mission is sending an eight-rotor drone to Titan
[ad_1] BIG NEWS: The next @NASASolarSystem mission is… #Dragonfly – a rotorcraft lander mission to Saturn’s largest moon Titan. This ocean world is the only moon in our solar system with a dense atmosphere & we’re so excited to see what Dragonfly discovers: https://t.co/whePqbuGBq pic.twitter.com/BQdMhSZfgP — Jim Bridenstine (@JimBridenstine) June 27, 2019 Dragonfly is scheduled […]