The Sacramento Kings arena will let guests in its suite and loft areas make their own drinks at the Golden 1 Center using an internet-connected gadget affixed to the top of liquor bottles to monitor how much alcohol is being poured. It sounds like a good idea from the venue’s point of view: the NINA…
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Waymo’s first outside investment round includes car industry heavyweights
Alphabet is also contributing, but it appears to be in the minority this time around.Waymo was vague about how it would use the funds, saying only that this would help “our people, our technology, and our operations.” One look at Waymo’s business suggests that it has plenty of need for cash, though. In addition to…
The TurboGrafx-16 Mini’s Launch Is Delayed Due to Covid-19
The planned launch of the TurboGrafx-16 Mini later this month has been delayed “until further notice” due to the spread of the coronavirus, publisher Konami announced Friday.The plug-and-play retro console, originally set to launch with dozens of games on March 19, has been pushed back because “the manufacturing and shipping facilities in China have encountered…
Clearview AI’s Massive Client List Got Hacked
It was the RSA security conference in San Francisco this week, and the security industry descended on Moscone Center for days of handing out free stickers, demoing products, and presenting research. The week was punctuated by fewer handshakes and more elbow bumps, thanks to concerns about Covid-19. WIRED looked at research that North Korea is…
The iPad’s Lidar Is a Dry Run for Apple’s AR Glasses
This week, Apple debuted a new iPad Pro. It has a little more power than the previous model and a keyboard with a trackpad. Neat. But its most consequential upgrade is the one that will likely get the least use, at least on a tablet: a lidar scanner.If you’ve heard of lidar it’s likely because…
With Covid-19, Tech Is Making History Repeat Itself
I have been a professional epidemic watcher for nearly 30 years. I’ve researched seven centuries of pandemics. Yet ever since late January, I have been gobsmacked by the Covid-19 crisis. This surreal disbelief began with the news of China imposing a draconian quarantine on its people—first in Wuhan, where the epidemic began, and then 14…
Covid-19 Is Nothing Like the Spanish Flu
Coverage of the novel coronavirus pandemic teems with monstrous and sometimes contradictory statistics. Among the most vexing figures flitting across our screens, and spreading via text and tweet, is the case fatality rate (CFR)—the proportion of known infections that result in death. Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, World Health Organization officials announced an average CFR…
Uber tweaks its app to improve those pesky pickups
Uber has announced two new features that are meant to improve communication between riders and drivers and make pickups less stressful. If this sounds familiar, it’s because Uber is constantly tweaking its app and rolling out new devices in its crusade to perfect those pesky pickups. The first change is a series of notifications meant…
Pete Buttigieg makes his late night host debut for ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
By Shannon Connellan2020-03-13 11:20:46 UTC Mayor Pete Buttigieg may have dropped out of the 2020 presidential race, but he’s got other fish to fry — namely, the late night show circuit. The Democratic candidate filled in for Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday night, making his late night show hosting debut. Buttigieg, like Stephen Colbert and Jimmy…
Tyson Fury’s promoter says an Anthony Joshua fight should be in the UK or USA, not Saudi Arabia
Tyson Fury fights Deontay Wilder at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, February 22. Should he win, and overcome Wilder in an anticipated trilogy bout later in the year, then there would be pressure to fight the WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in a battle of Britain mega-bout.…