[ad_1] AT&T says it will roll out 5G service — not LTE-based 5G Evolution, just 5G — nationwide in 2020, but in the “coming weeks,” tens of millions of customers will get access as it reaches markets like Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Providence RI, Rochester NY and San Diego. Pre-orders for its first ‘low-band’ 5G smartphone, the […]
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Tesla unveils its Cybertruck, with a price starting at $39,900
[ad_1] CEO Elon Musk took the stage to remind everyone of the company’s plan to make the world a greener place, proclaiming we need sustainable energy now. To show off the angular truck’s toughness, Musk showed off how tough it is taking a shot from a sledgehammer, ball bearings and a gun (the gunshot was […]
GM’s first electric truck could be ready in 2021
[ad_1] GM’s electric truck plans were rumored last month, when the Detroit Free Press reported that the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant would remain open to produce the electric pickup. But this is the first time the company has mentioned a timeline. The electric truck market is becoming more crowded. Rivian’s R1T electric pickup is slated to […]
YouTube will make it easier for ‘edgy’ creators to find advertisers
[ad_1] In a letter to YouTube creators, CEO Susan Wojcicki said YouTube is looking for advertisers who might advertise next to content with the yellow icon, which means a video is “not suitable for all advertisers.” This might appeal, for instance, to a marketer that wants to promote a R-rated movie. According to Wojcicki, “in […]
Apple has a plan to ensure iOS 13’s buggy launch doesn’t happen again
[ad_1] The in-house switch-up isn’t surprising: iOS 13, the latest version of Apple’s smartphone operating system, was a bug-riddled mess at launch. Engadget’s Chris Velazco observed “a handful” of issues with the standard iOS 13 release across multiple iPhone handsets. These included a camera app that wouldn’t launch correctly and an operating system that couldn’t […]
NBC News: Zuckerberg had an undisclosed dinner with the president
[ad_1] Last month Mark Zuckerberg publicly made a trip to Capitol Hill as he testified in front of lawmakers about Facebook’s Libra cyptocurrency plans. Tonight NBC News has revealed that Zuckerberg also made another stop that was not previously disclosed — a dinner at the White House with Facebook board member Peter Thiel and Donald […]
Trump ‘opens’ Texas Apple plant that’s built Mac Pros since 2013
[ad_1] As planned, today Donald Trump took a tour of an Apple manufacturing facility in Texas alongside CEO Tim Cook. While impeachment hearings continued in D.C., the president tweeted that “Today I opened a major Apple Manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high paying jobs back to America.” While Apple did claim in September […]
Sonos buys an AI startup to improve voice control for its speakers
[ad_1] Snips is a small, 50-person outfit, and that was reflected in the size and speed of the deal. Sonos bought the firm for $37.5 million, and it quietly closed on November 14th. The buyout is a recognition of an intensifying smart speaker market. Competitors have usually leaned more on voice assistants than audio quality […]
Verizon’s 5G coverage maps are here, and they’re sparse
[ad_1] The maps are different than the ones we’re used to seeing with past wireless technologies. A lot of that has to do with the nature of Verizon’s 5G buildout. At the moment, the carrier is exclusively using a type of spectrum called millimeter wave (mmWave). In contrast to sub-6GHz, the other major group of […]
Amazon may open checkout-free supermarkets early next year
[ad_1] Amazon opened its first checkout-free store in early 2018, and it has said it could open as many as 3,000 cashierless Amazon Go stores by 2021. So far, most have been smaller convenience stores, but people have speculated that it’s only a matter of time before Amazon brings the cashierless checkout to large supermarkets. […]