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Mar 20
This week the folks at Jabra revealed the Jabra Elite 65e wireless earbuds. These earbuds are connected to one-another with a wire that runs along the back of the neck of the wearer. With this new pair of earbuds, users are able to take advantage of ANC, Active Noise Cancellation, “providing two levels of noise cancellation” so that you’ll never … Continue reading
Mar 20
Scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA) are working on a technology that would allow them to identify from space just how much plastic there is floating around in oceans. Until now, researchers have used satellite maps to simulate the accumulat…
Mar 20
A Way Out from Hazelight games is a dinosaur of a game and I mean that as a compliment. Set in the 1970s, A Way Out follows a pair of convicts — Vincent, who is serving time for embezzlement and Leo, a hardened jewel thief — as they escape from a f…
Mar 20
The Insta360 One made quite an impression when it launched about half a year ago, but even with its 4K 360 capture and bullet-time trick, there was always room for improvement. Today, this camera is receiving a major update that adds a much improved…
Mar 20
Samsung’s recently released Galaxy S9 smartphones have received a good amount of praise, often listed among the best Android devices you can buy. The camera performs well in low light and you get speedy overall performance packed into a sleek design….
Mar 20
An Uber self-driving car was involved in what’s possibly the first fatal accident that resulted in the death of a pedestrian after being struck by an autonomous car. Uber grounded its entire self-driving fleet in all test markets after the crash as it works with local law enforcement to try and figure out what happened. The accident took place in Tempe, Arizona early morning yesterday and Tempe police have now said that the car didn’t show any signs of slowing down before the fatal accident.
Uber’s self-driving car struck 49 year old Elaine Herzberg while traveling at a speed of 40 miles per hour, she may have been crossing the street mid-block when she was struck by the car. Tempe Police Sgt. Ronald Elcock said that she “may have been” homeless.
A safety driver was present behind the wheel at the time of the accident and police have said that there is nothing to suggest that the safety driver was impaired. The car was in autonomous mode when the accident happened.
Uber has said that it’s fully cooperating with local law enforcement to figure out what happened. Car manufacturers Volvo and Toyota both have self-driving partnerships with Uber and they’ve not yet commented on the future of those relationships.
Since this is likely the first such accident where a pedestrian has been killed it will no doubt be subject to intense scrutiny. The National Traffic Safety Board has also sent a team to Tempe for an investigation.
Uber’s Self-Driving Car Didn’t Slow Down Before Fatal Crash , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Mar 20
Venezuela launched what it claimed to be the world’s first sovereign oil-backed cryptocurrency last month called the Petro. Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said that each Petro token is going to be backed by a barrel of Venezuelan crude, which the country has lots of, it actually has the world’s largest proven oil reserves. Many saw it as a ploy by the country to circumvent its economic challenges and sanctions imposed by the United States which is probably why President Trump has issued an executive order banning the use of Venezuela’s cryptocurrency in the United States.
Petro’s initial value was set at $60 which was equal to the price of a barrel of Venezuelan crude in mid-January. Maduro had said that a total of 100 million Petro tokens would be issued thus giving this cryptocurrency a cap of $6 billion.
Maduro claimed on the first day of pre-sale last month that the Petro cryptocurrency had raised $735 million for the country though some analysts have since disputed that claim.
The executive order issued by President Trump has banned all transactions happening in the United States related to “any digital currency, digital coin, or digital token, that was issued by, for, or on behalf of the Government of Venezuela on or after January 9, 2018”
Venezuela’s Petro Cryptocurrency Banned By President Trump , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Mar 20
“I don’t regret the joke,” Cody McClure said of his message about Sister Jean of Loyola University Chicago.
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