Xbox One X gets a tempting PUBG deal

That PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is doing well on Xbox One isn’t really much of a shock. The game has become one of the most successful PC games of all time, so to hear Microsoft announce today that it has attracted more than 1 million players in its first 48 hours is just par for the course. It’s impressive, no doubt, but … Continue reading

Finnish autonomous car goes for a leisurely cruise in the driving snow

 It’s one thing for an autonomous car to strut its stuff on smooth, warm California tarmac, and quite another to do so on the frozen winter mix of northern Finland. Martti, a self-driving vehicle system homegrown in Finland, demonstrated just this in a record-setting drive along a treacherous (to normal drivers) Laplandish road. Martti is one of two cars designed by VTT Technical… Read More

The FCC's 'Harlem Shake' video may violate copyright law

This is a bit ironic. When FCC chairman and former Verizon lawyer Ajit Pai uploaded a video this week detailing all the things we’ll still be able to do after he killed net neutrality, he apparently forgot one key step: asking permission. You see, pa…

What do made-for-AI processors really do?

Tech’s biggest players have fully embraced the AI revolution. Apple, Qualcomm and Huawei have made mobile chipsets that are designed to better tackle machine learning tasks, each with a slightly different approach. Huawei launched its Kirin 970 at IF…

Facebook tests option to bypass profiles and only post to News Feed

Facebook appears to be testing different options for how users share posts. The Next Web’s Matt Navarra tweeted tests of two new ways to post content that let you bypass posting to your profile.

Apple signs ‘Battlestar Galactica’ developer for new space drama

Apple has ordered yet another TV series to add to its growing list of star-backed original productions. The company signed network sci-fi luminary Ronald D. Moore, veteran of several Star Trek series and developer of the Battlestar Galactica reboot,…

Eve V review: The wisdom of the crowd mostly pays off

If you’ve never heard of Eve, I like to think of it as the OnePlus of computers: By ditching middlemen, this 11-person startup found a way to build and sell premium computers at a significant discount. The difference is, the people in charge didn’t d…

Women Journalists In Rom-Coms Are Trainwrecks. Here’s Why That Matters.

Rom-coms do women, journalists and women journalists a disservice when they treat the work as a means to a romantic end.

Gerrymandering Reform Hits An Unfamiliar Obstacle In Maryland: Democrats

“Democrats are expected to act and then Republicans do not follow. They claim they will follow, but they don’t follow.”

Folding Microsoft Surface outed in new patent drawings

For years now, rumors about foldable tablets and smartphones have been periodically springing up. Two of the companies that are usually at the heart of these rumors are Samsung and, more recently, Microsoft. We’re getting new reason to believe that Microsoft is working on some foldable devices of its own, and it revolves around a new patent filing that has … Continue reading