Kuvee smart wine bottle joins the IoT graveyard

The Internet of Things claims another victim, with smart wine bottle startup Kuvée telling owners that it’s shutting down. The company raised $6m and had a hit crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo back in 2016, with its $199 Kuvée FreshPour system that promised to keep wine fresh for up to two months. To do that, Kuvée eschewed the traditional glass wine … Continue reading

Great Pacific Garbage Patch growing exponentially: 1.8 trillion pieces of trash

The huge mass of floating trash known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is growing at a fast pace, according to a newly published study. The patch is composed of plastic waste — bottles, eroded bits and pieces of broken plastics, discarded fishing nets, and more — that have collected in the upper water column between Hawaii and California. It’s … Continue reading

Tidal now streams music to both Amazon Fire TV and Android Auto

When last we heard in December, Norwegian publication Dagens Næringsliv reported that music streaming service Tidal had enough cash to last about six months. But the company is evidently still around and has more to announce: Tidal now has a ne…

Sheryl Sandberg: Facebook spoke too slowly about Cambridge Analytica

A day after Mark Zuckerberg’s media tour, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg did her part in front of cameras to apologize and also make a muted reference to possible regulation. Speaking to CNBC the exec said “It’s not a question of if regulation, it’s a…

Amazon dreams up a drone that will understand your hand signals

Amazon was just issued a patent for a UAV that can interpret gesture and vocal commands, a device that could in theory be used to deliver packages. First spotted by GeekWire, the patent describes a drone-like device outfitted with various sensors, ca…

These Are The Biggest Marches In U.S. History

On the eve of the “March for Our Lives,” here’s a look at other moments when Americans spoke out en masse.

Check Out Tokyo’s New Godzilla Statue

Because of course they needed a new one.

17 Badass Black Superheroes Everyone Should Know

Storm, Static Shock and an Afro-Latino Spiderman are just some of the superheroes you can expect.

Mark Zuckerberg Is Literally Asking Congress To Regulate Facebook

He once promised to move fast and break things. Now will Congress step in to fix his mess?

BMW iX3 all-electric SUV to pave way for i4 EV sedan

BMW will launch its first all-electric SUV, the BMW iX3, in 2020 the automaker has confirmed. Part of what the German marque has described as a “drive train offensive” toward full scale electrification, the new SUV EV will be previewed at the Beijing Auto Show later this year. Details about the iX3 are in short supply until that point. The … Continue reading