Mayor Invites Trans People Banned From Military To Join Police Department

Austin’s Steve Adler said trans troops are welcome on his city’s law enforcement.

Federal Drug Prosecutions At Historic Lows In First Few Months Of Trump Admin.

The new numbers indicate it may take awhile for Jeff Sessions to reverse trends that began in the Obama administration.

Bill Gates Chooses Fighting Poverty Over Being The Richest Man In The World

Gates has given away so much of his fortune that Amazon’s Jeff Bezos supplanted him as the wealthiest.

Only 3 Percent Of NFL Fans Turned Off Games Over Kaepernick’s Anthem Protests

A new survey finds little evidence for the theory that Kaepernick’s protests caused the NFL’s ratings to drop.

GOP Uses Single-Payer Health Care Amendment To ‘Trick’ Vulnerable Dems

The strategy didn’t work.

Elder Scrolls Legends released today (mobile download)

A lot of people were disappointed that there wasn’t a showing from Elder Scrolls VI at E3 2017 last month, so if you need a way to pass the time while we wait for that announcement to eventually arrive, you might want to have a look at Elder Scrolls Legends. Bethesda’s free-to-play card game is going live today on mobile … Continue reading

Google Search autoplay videos are being tested on some users

If you hate Facebook’s autoplaying videos, just wait. Google has introduced the same feature into search results for some users, though it depends on the results you get. The feature has been confirmed by Google as a test, though the company didn’t go into any details. It is limited to desktop at the moment, at least based on user feedback, … Continue reading

2018 Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII gives opulence a high-tech reboot

A new Rolls-Royce is something special, but a new Rolls-Royce Phantom is something rare. Having debuted back in 1925, until now only seven generations of car have borne the nameplate. Now, with the arrival of the new 2018 Phantom, there’s an eighth generation, and it promises to be the most luxurious, the most powerful, and the most cosseting of any … Continue reading

Timekettle’s WT2 real-time translation earpieces enable ordinary conversation across language barriers

At TechCrunch’s event in Shenzhen last month, we had a chance to test out the WT2, a clever and ambitious device from startup TimeKettle. It’s a pair of wireless earpieces; each person in a multilingual conversation wears one, and they translate what’s said into the language spoken by each participant. Essentially it’s a Babel fish, though admittedly a rough draft of one. Read More

Apple granted approval to test its 5G wireless technology

The FCC has approved an application for Apple to begin testing its 5G technology, which means the company is joining a number of others already working towards bringing 5G to the masses. Sprint is looking to launch its 5G service in 2019, while T-Mob…