Kristen Stewart Thanks Women For Sharing Sexual Harassment Stories

She noted it’s not just actresses who are victims, but also individuals such as makeup artists and camera assistants.

Roku Express will be available in Canada in November

Canada is getting a new version of the Roku Express, the company announced today. The tiny device, which is aimed at consumers new to streaming, is five times more powerful than its predecessor. It was unveiled on October 2nd as a part of Roku’s refr…

Online shoppers can now use Venmo to pay for their new gear

It’s already great for paying back friends and splitting the rent, but Venmo is about to get even more useful. In a bid to court a more youthful generation of online shoppers, PayPal — the popular app’s parent company — announced this morning that…

Intel aims to conquer AI with the Nervana processor

Intel makes some pretty fast chips, but none are very efficient at the hottest thing in computing right now: Artificial intelligence (AI). Deep-learning apps that do computer vision, voice recognition and other tasks mostly just need to run matrix ca…

Han Solo movie gets a title (and wraps)

After experiencing a bit of a director shakeup earlier in the year, Disney’s Han Solo movie has wrapped production. Not only does this mean that it’s still on track for its original launch date, but it also now has a title. Somewhat disappointingly, Disney went with just about the most predictable title it could come up with. As revealed by … Continue reading

Play Atari's 'Centipede' on a tiny, authentic arcade cabinet

There’s something special to playing a vintage arcade cabinet, but it’s usually impractical to own one. It’s no mean feat to lug a gigantic machine into your home, and you’ll probably have to restore it to recapture its glory. Atari and New Wave Toys…

Tech leader Regina Dugan just left Facebook

Regina Dugan just announced that she’ll be leaving Facebook’s Building 8. She is now officially ex-Facebook, Google, and DARPA. Today we’re having a quick peek at what she’s done over the past couple of decades – and have a guess at what she might be doing next. How long does it take to prepare for a run for State Representative … Continue reading

Head of Facebook’s future lab will leave early next year

It’s only been 18 months since Facebook enticed Google’s advanced technology lead, Regina Dugan, to work at the social network’s secret hardware lab, Building 8. Before starting Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects group (ATAP) , Dugan worked as…

Niantic CEO: AR will reach full potential 'when we get the glasses'

Imagine playing Pokémon Go not with your phone, but with a pair of augmented reality glasses. That is the future that John Hanke, founder and CEO of Niantic (the company behind Pokemon Go) wants. “The potential for AR is immense,” he said at t…

eBay will now verify luxury handbags sold on the site

eBay is now offering a new service for sellers of high-end handbags. Today the company launched eBay Authenticate, a program that photographs, lists, sells, ships and verifies the authenticity of luxury handbags from 12 major brands. eBay says the go…