[ad_1] The machine saw use in two real-world incidents in addition to training, the police said. It’s not clear how autonomous Spot was, but the police said they didn’t customize the robot canine’s software or weaponize it. Company chief Marc Raibert showed the Massachusetts State Police using Spot at TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics in April (see […]
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Samsung’s smaller Galaxy S11e might pack more cameras, too
[ad_1] The purported leak is also notable for what’s missing. There doesn’t appear to be a fingerprint reader built into the wake button, suggesting that you’ll have an in-screen fingerprint reader like the larger S10 models have today. And like the larger S11, there’s no sign of a headphone jack. Other rumors have the S11e […]
Apple renews Shyamalan’s ‘Servant’ before it premieres
[ad_1] Dickinson, For All Mankind and See also got early renewals. Apple ordered two seasons of The Morning Show right from the start, so its future won’t be up in the air for a while yet. To some extent, Apple needs these early renewals. Although there are numerous new shows in the pipeline, Apple TV+ […]
Twitch loses another top streamer, this time to Facebook
[ad_1] The broadcaster told CNN Business that he’d received offers from “every major streaming platform,” but chose Facebook because it had the “most explosive potential.” An undisclosed amount of money did change hands, but this suggested that the initial payout wasn’t the only factor. While Disguised Toast isn’t as big as recent Twitch departures like […]
Spotify is hosting its own awards show
[ad_1] Spotify said the awards would be determined strictly by user-generated data, regardless of genre. “Your plays, patterns, and habits will help determine the award categories, finalists, and winners,” it said. “You can get excited for an awards ceremony that actually speaks to what the people are streaming.” Spotify released a promotion video in Spanish […]
Watch Al Pacino hunt Nazis in Jordan Peele’s upcoming Amazon series
[ad_1] “There comes a time where we all must choose between the light and the darkness. But when there’s great darkness in this world, perhaps a choice is made for us,” Pacino tells his fellow hunters in the trailer. “The time to act is now before everything we hold dear to us is destroyed. This […]
Watch Tesla’s ‘Cybertruck’ unveiling at 11 PM ET
[ad_1] Tesla CEO Elon Musk has put the F-150 squarely in his company’s sights, and tonight we’ll find out how close it can get with a new “Cybertruck.” In a tweet earlier today the exec referenced his 2012 goal of “a Tesla supertruck with crazy torque, dynamic air suspension and corners like its on rails.” […]
‘FIFA 20’ will add South America’s largest club tournament in March
[ad_1] To match the update, EA is launching an eLibertadores esports tourney as part of FIFA 20‘s Global Series. Most details won’t be available until December, but it’ll culminate in a Grand Final on March 7th and 8th that will have the top eight PS4 and Xbox One players fight to win money from a […]
Xbox One update helps you buy the games your friends are playing
[ad_1] The company’s Larry Hryb (aka Major Nelson) would only say that the feature will reach your system “soon,” so don’t be shocked if it isn’t there right away. Yes, this is clearly a bid to spur more game purchases — it’s banking on that fear of missing out when your friends are playing that […]
NASA renames Kuiper Belt object following controversy
[ad_1] NASA’s nickname for the distant Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69, Ultima Thule, has been more than a little contentious. While it has innocuous meanings, Ultima Thule is also the term white supremacists use to refer to a mythical homeland. The agency is sidestepping that controversy, however. It just officially named the object Arrokoth, or […]