Category: business

China’s Alipay will add beauty filters when you pay with your face

Post author By Randall
Post date July 4, 2019
Categories In alibaba, alipay, beauty, beauty filters, business, Cameras, China, e-wallet, facial recognition, filters, payment, retail, Robots, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] The change comes shortly after a Sina Technology poll found that 60 percent of respondents think next-gen payment systems make them look ugly. According to TechCrunch, Alipay announced the update on Weibo yesterday, and the company plans to bring the feature to retail stores within a week. Some might worry about living in a […]

Netflix pulled 66 episodes of Chelsea Handler’s canceled talk show

Post author By Randall
Post date July 3, 2019
Categories In av, business, canceled, chelsea, chelsea handler, content, Entertainment, episodes, Netflix, removed, streaming, streaming tv, talk show, Tech

[ad_1] The first season of Chelsea streamed 90 episodes, but it failed to catch on, and showrunner/executive producer Bill Wolff departed, a bit mysteriously, after just nine episodes. Still, Chelsea was renewed for a second season. Netflix told The New York Times that it removed the episodes — all from season one — to make […]

Jurassic World’s J.A. Bayona to direct Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series

Post author By Randall
Post date July 3, 2019
Categories In Amazon, amazon studios, av, business, Entertainment, ja bayona, lord of the rings, lord of the rings trilogy, Tech

[ad_1] Welcome to our #LOTRonPrime fellowship! https://t.co/XyepgGwA2u — The Lord of the Rings on Prime (@LOTRonPrime) July 3, 2019 “J.R.R. Tolkien created one of the most extraordinary and inspiring stories of all time, and as a lifelong fan it is an honor and a joy to join this amazing team,” said Bayona in a statement […]

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are struggling to stay online today

Post author By Randall
Post date July 3, 2019
Categories In business, down, Facebook, gear, Instagram, instagram down, Internet, outage, struggling, Tech, whatsapp

[ad_1] At this point, it’s unclear what might be causing the issue. In March, Facebook experienced a massive outage, supposedly due to a server configuration change. A month later, Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp experienced another outage. This marks the third major outage this year. Engadget has reached out to Facebook for comment. [ad_2] Source link

US lawmakers tell Facebook to halt the launch of its Libra cryptocurrency

Post author By Randall
Post date July 3, 2019
Categories In business, Cryptocurrency, Facebook, financialservicescommittee, gear, lawmakers, libra, maxinewaters, Tech

[ad_1] “We write to request that Facebook and its partners immediately agree to a moratorium on any movement forward on Libra — its proposed cryptocurrency and Calibra — its proposed digital wallet,” the committee wrote. “It appears that these products may lend themselves to an entirely new global financial system that is based out of […]

Amazon plans to build its tallest skyscraper in Bellevue, WA

Post author By Randall
Post date July 2, 2019
Categories In Amazon, bellevue, business, Hq2, Internet, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] The company has special plans for Bellevue, where it plans to bring an estimated 6,500 jobs over the next few years. Amazon is planning on relocating its entire worldwide operations team from Seattle to Bellevue over the next few years. In addition to the new Bellevue tower, Amazon has secured half a dozen leases […]

Tesla’s former head of production joins competitor Lucid Motors

Post author By Randall
Post date July 1, 2019
Categories In business, gear, lucid motors, peter hochholdinger, Tech, Tesla, Transportation

[ad_1] Tesla Motors is suffering from some significant brain drain. On Monday, upstart electric vehicle manufacturer Lucid Motors announced that it is hiring Peter Hochholdinger, Tesla’s former head of production, to serve as its vice president of manufacturing, according to Reuters. Hochholdinger, who previously served as a longtime executive at Audi, officially left Tesla last […]

WSJ report on Jony Ive is ‘absurd’

Post author By Randall
Post date July 1, 2019
Categories In Apple, business, ceo, Design, Email, gear, jony ive, Tech, tim cook

[ad_1] Exclusive: In scathing email, Apple CEO Tim Cook tells me the @WSJ report about Jony Ive’s departure — and his frustration with Cook’s alleged lack of interest in design — is “absurd.” Says reporting and conclusions “don’t match with reality.” Full story coming soon @NBCNews … pic.twitter.com/QX9L4MvjFs — Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) July 1, 2019 […]

Uber makes it easier to find bikes and scooters in its app

Post author By Randall
Post date July 1, 2019
Categories In business, gear, Tech, Transportation

[ad_1] In a statement provided to Engadget, Uber’s Head of New Mobility Platform Billy Guernier said: “We are putting new mobility front and center in the Uber app. Starting in Atlanta and San Diego riders opening Uber’s app will now see the nearby JUMP bikes and scooters as well as Lime scooters on the home […]

PlayStation Vue is raising prices for all of its plans (updated)

Post author By Randall
Post date July 1, 2019
Categories In amc, av, business, discovery, Entertainment, hulu, Netflix, playstation vue, Sony, streaming, streaming platform, Tech, thebuyersguide, turner

[ad_1] Since the costs of content increase yearly, the price hike is somewhat expected; PlayStation Vue raised its prices in a similar fashion last summer. Other streaming providers like YouTube TV, Netflix and AT&T’s DirecTVNow raised their rates earlier this year. Hulu coped with the higher costs of content by lowering the price of its […]