The Supreme Court Will Consider Whether To Legalize Sports Gambling

The court unexpectedly announced that it will consider a New Jersey case that challenges federal anti-gambling laws.

Arizona’s Mexican-American Studies Ban Goes To Trial

A judge will decide whether Republicans discriminated against Hispanic students.

Man Gets Hit By Bus, Walks It Off Straight To The Pub

No no no no… HE’S OK!

Teens Plaster Vandalized Emmett Till Marker With Words Of Hope

“You can destroy this marker, but you cannot destroy history.”

Senator Gives Speech Against Health Care Bill Night Before Cancer Surgery

“Trumpcare would be a disaster to the American people,” the Hawaii Democrat said.

NVIDIA just made a huge play to dominate self-driving cars

Forget powering smartphones and tablets: NVIDIA‘s big target is being the brainpower behind autonomous vehicles. The chip company has announced a trio of deals today which see it push aggressively into the automotive space, inking a deal with Volkswagen to work on artificial intelligence, with Volvo to commercialize self-driving cars in just a few years time, and with some of … Continue reading

Google Home 6x more likely to answer than Alexa, but it doesn’t matter

A study published this week found that Amazon Echo with Alexa – and Alexa in general – was not nearly as ready to answer questions as Google’s Google Home. The systems were tested by New York firm 360i who suggest they’ve used their own proprietary software to test both home assistant technologies. In their first brief on the subject, they … Continue reading

Amazon’s “creepy” Echo Show feature is being overhyped

Listen to the critics, and Amazon’s Echo Show represents be a honeypot of privacy intrusion and creepy surveillance. Though Alexa, the retailer’s virtual assistant, isn’t new, the addition of a camera to the Echo Show smart speaker gives her eyes in your home for the first time. It’s the circumstances around when those eyes are open – and who can … Continue reading

The rise of electric cars will kill the gas station

Gas stations are a lifeline. They not only fuel our cars but us, too — whether it’s with lukewarm coffee during the morning commute or the salty-sweet buffet during road trips. They’re a glowing oasis when the gas tank is empty and our bladders are…

Facebook talks about how hard it is to deal with hate speech

Earlier this month, Facebook announced a “Hard Questions” series that would enable the company to talk more openly about difficult issues of personal privacy in the online sphere. The end goal was to be more transparent about the difficult questions…