[ad_1] Thrilled, I ordered it from Amazon. It arrived a few days later in a fairly large box, almost the size of the Instant Pot itself. Indeed, the Air Fryer Lid is not insignificant in size, measuring 13.8 by 13.7 by 12.8 inches. It weighs in at 11.7 pounds, which is not exactly feather-light, but […]
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The Galaxy Home Mini is finally available, but most people can’t get it
[ad_1] This is the latest in a long line of strange developments for a device that has seemed at times destined to become vaporware. Samsung first announced the Galaxy Home at its Note 9 event in 2018. Following an appearance at CES 2019, the company didn’t share new information about the speaker until it announced […]
Why Clearview AI is a threat to us all
[ad_1] Clearview AI was founded in 2017 by Richard Schwartz and now-CEO Hoan Ton-That. The company counts Peter Thiel and AngelList founder Naval Ravikant among its investors. Clearview’s technology is actually quite simple: Its facial recognition algorithm compares the image of a person’s face from security camera footage to an existing database of potential matches. […]
Oil giant BP plans to be carbon neutral by 2050
[ad_1] As part of the plan, BP said it would reorganize into a more “focused” structure that includes four groups (such as Gas & Low Carbon Energy and Innovation & Engineering) and integrators that promote sustainability and emissions reductions. Company chief Bernard Looney (who only took the job earlier in February) wasn’t shy about the […]
The LAFD will operate the first electric fire truck in North America next year
[ad_1] The vehicle is based on Rosenbauer’s Concept Fire Truck (CFT), which has two batteries with a charge capacity of 100 kilowatt hours. This is the equivalent of around two hours’ operation, although it’ll come with an on-board diesel generator if it’s needed for longer. The LAFD hasn’t confirmed how much the vehicle costs, but […]
The Morning After: Samsung announces four new phones in one day
[ad_1] The foldable future starts now.Samsung Galaxy Z Flip hands-on: Razr who? Now that Samsung has announced its Galaxy Z Flip will go on sale Friday, Chris Velazco couldn’t help but compare it to the just-launched Motorola Razr. The Z Flip has more powerful specs, with a Snapdragon 855+ chipset, plus 8GB of RAM and […]
Nintendo is adding more SNES and NES games to Switch Online
[ad_1] The gaming giant is also adding two NES titles to the service this month: Shadow of the Ninja, a classic side-scrolling action platformer, and the powerboat racing game Eliminator Boat Duel. Nintendo first added SNES games to Switch Online in September, starting with its most famous titles such as Super Mario Kart, Super Mario […]
China rolls out ‘close contact detection app’ for coronavirus
[ad_1] According to Xinhua, “close contact” includes people who work together, share a classroom or live in the same house, as well as medical professionals working with patients, and passengers on mass transit. If the app determines a user has been in close proximity to someone who has or is showing symptoms of the virus, […]
Nikon’s D6 flagship DLSR camera arrives in April for $6,500
[ad_1] The D6 still packs a 20.8-megapixel full-frame (FX) sensor, but now has a much faster Expeed 6 processor. As such, burst shooting is boosted to 14 fps (up from 12 fps on the D5) with the mechanical shutter and 10.5 fps with the silent shooting electronic shutter in live view mode. If that won’t […]
BlueMail is back in the App Store after it called out Apple
[ad_1] Hurray!! After Eight Months, Apple Restores BlueMail to the Mac App Store 🕊 Read more: https://t.co/cVCZBNeqZb#fairness2020 #apple #macos #appstore #developer #email — BlueMail (@BlueMail) February 11, 2020 Last year, the developer wrote an open letter to Tim Cook, asking him to “treat small developers with fairness and empathy.” And, on February 4th, Blix addressed […]