Category: business

Sphero acquires LittleBits and eyes international growth

Post author By Randall
Post date August 23, 2019
Categories In acquired, acquisition, business, classroom, educational, educational toys, electronics, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, littlebits, robotics, Robots, sphero, steam, stem, Tech

[ad_1] Combined, Sphero and LittleBits have sold more than $500 million in robots and electronics. They’ve reached over six million students globally. And with this acquisition, Sphero now has over 140 patents in robotics, electronics, software and IoT. This isn’t the first time Sphero has branched out beyond robotics. Last year, it acquired Specdrums, and […]

Google’s internal community guidelines discourage political discussions

Post author By Randall
Post date August 23, 2019
Categories In business, communication, community guidelines, controversy, debate, discussions, employees, gear, Google, googlers, internal, Internet, political, Politics, Security, Tech, warning, workplace

[ad_1] As you may remember, a couple years ago an anti-diversity screed infuriated Googlers when it argued that Google should drop attempts to include different cultures and genders. More recently, Google has faced controversy over its warning that employees who protest the company at Pride must do so in their personal capacity, and it’s been […]

Amazon will no longer use drivers’ tips to cover their base pay

Post author By Randall
Post date August 23, 2019
Categories In Amazon, business, flex drivers, gear, Tech

[ad_1] The delivery drivers weren’t aware of the practice due to the lack of transparency. They weren’t told how much of the money they get came from tips, so some of them had to experiment by ordering items themselves to figure out what was going on. Going forward, based on Amazon’s email, the company will […]

DoorDash finally makes sure delivery drivers get your tips

Post author By Randall
Post date August 22, 2019
Categories In business, Delivery, doordash, food and drink, food-and-drink, foodanddrink, gig economy, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] Under the new policy, DoorDash drivers will receive a base pay that ranges between $2 to $10, and is estimated based on factors like distance, duration and the desirability of the job itself. “Deliveries that are expected to take more time, that require Dashers to travel a longer distance, and that are less popular […]

‘Uncharted’ movie loses its director, again

Post author By Randall
Post date August 22, 2019
Categories In av, business, Entertainment, gear, playstation productions, Sony, sony pictures, Tech, Tom Holland, uncharted, uncharted movie

[ad_1] While Trachtenberg — who recently directed the pilot episode of Amazon’s super hero sendup The Boys — is out on Uncharted, Sony has added to some talent to the project. PlayStation Productions, the media company set up by Sony last year, is now on board with the film, per Deadline. Assuming Uncharted eventually make […]

HP CEO Dion Weisler will step down in November

Post author By Randall
Post date August 22, 2019
Categories In business, dion weisler, enrique lores, Entertainment, gadgetry, Gadgets, hewlett-packard, hp, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] Weisler will continue to serve on HP’s board of directors until the next annual meeting of shareholders. “Serving as CEO of HP is the highlight of my career, and I want to thank the entire HP team for the support they have shown me. I’m incredibly proud of what we have achieved and equally […]

Phone companies and state attorneys general join forces to fight robocalls

Post author By Randall
Post date August 22, 2019
Categories In agreement, at&t, att, attorney general, business, call blocking, carriers, gear, Mobile, Politics, protocol, regulation, robocalls, spam, Sprint, stir shaken, t-mobile, Tech, tool, Verizon

[ad_1] Under the new agreement, the carriers will implement call-blocking technology, make anti-robocall tools free to consumers and deploy a system that labels calls as legitimate or spam, The Washington Post reports. The companies also agree to aid investigations by law enforcement. The major players — AT&T, Comcast, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon (Engadget’s parent company) […]

AmazonFresh grocery delivery expands to Houston, Minneapolis and Phoenix

Post author By Randall
Post date August 22, 2019
Categories In Amazon, amazonfresh, business, food and drink, food-and-drink, foodanddrink, gear, primenow, services, Tech

[ad_1] Besides produce, meat and other groceries, Prime subscribers can use AmazonFresh to order electronics, health and beauty products in addition to home and kitchen items. In Houston, Amazon will also deliver beer and wine to select customers. If you have an Alexa-enabled smart speaker in your home, you can use the digital assistant to […]

Porn bots are now storming Twitter’s trending topics

Post author By Randall
Post date August 21, 2019
Categories In bot, bots, business, Entertainment, Facebook, gear, Instagram, Internet, Mobile, porn, pornography, Robots, Scam, scams, Security, services, social, Social Media, spam, Tech, trending topics, tweet, tweets, Twitter

[ad_1] One account Tweeted, “Marzia Pewds KickItOut Tusk Will Keane Irish Sea Phil Lynoott Chopra josh kroenke Lavazza Joe Sugg Dulux Nick Timothy Ben Unwin Amy Adams US Steel Little Brother USA Network Congrats Felix.” US Steel was trending on Twitter on Tuesday after reports that the company plans to lay off hundreds of workers […]

Walmart sues Tesla after solar panels catch fire at stores

Post author By Randall
Post date August 20, 2019
Categories In business, energy, gear, green, lawsuit, renewable energy, solar, solar energy, solar power, Tech, Tesla, tesla solar, walmart

[ad_1] The big-box chain formally accused Tesla of breach of contract, gross negligence and failure to meet industry standards. It wanted Tesla to not only pay damages related to the first, but to remove its panels from over 240 Walmart stores. We’ve asked Tesla for comment. There’s a good possibility Tesla will fight back, though. […]