The electronic Chinese yuan is now being tested in cities such as Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing. No other major power is as far along with a homegrown digital currency. Annabelle Huang recently won a government lottery to try China’s latest economics experiment: a national digital currency. After joining the lottery through the social media app […]
Getty Images WhatsApp is pushing ahead with controversial changes to its terms of service, but altering the way it notifies users following a backlash. After its first announcement in January, millions of users downloaded apps from WhatsApp’s competitors. The Facebook-owned platform previously said it had been the victim of “misinformation” around the change. But WhatsApp […]
Dell has taken the wraps off of its refreshed UltraSharp monitors, including what it is calling the world’s first 40-inch, ultrawide, curved WUHD monitor, ahead of the all-virtual Consumer Electronics Show. We expect a wide range of computing products at CES 2021, and Dell is coming out strong already. The new lineup of computer monitors […]
Enlarge / The iPhone 12. Samuel Axon As rumored many months ago, Apple’s silicon ambitions don’t end with replacing Intel CPUs with its own in Macs—it plans to ditch Qualcomm modems in favor of its own custom-designed chips for iPhones, according to Apple hardware tech lead Johny Srouji. Srouji confirmed the company’s plans when speaking […]
With the deluge of new tech products we’re introduced to in a given year, not all of them are destined for success. Whether it’s a good idea executed badly, a great product that was too expensive, a niche item that couldn’t land an audience, or simply a futuristic idea that was way ahead of its […]
“Following the 2016 election, Facebook made a number of public promises of change,” the memo reads. “As the company makes new commitments in response to renewed public criticism, it is worth reviewing carefully how the company’s actions measure up to its words. In many cases, as documented below, Facebook failed to keep its promises.” Facebook […]
If you still haven’t gotten your dad a present this Father’s Day, don’t freak out. You still have plenty of time left to order something online and it will still arrive before the big day. If your pop’s into staying active and keeping fit, you might want to get him a fitness tracker. We’ve scoured […]
These days with the ubiquity of smartphones and the ever-advancing camera systems within them, most of us don’t see the need to carry a separate camera anymore. For the vast majority of people, these cameras have become so good in recent years that it’s just not necessary anymore. But there are limits to smartphone cameras, […]
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 final trailer. Netflix just posted the final trailer for its Ghost in the Shell CG anime reboot titled Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 to YouTube, and the trailer names a premiere date for the series: April 23. Like the beloved 1995 anime film by Mamoru Oshii, this series is derived […]
[embedded content] A new non-toxic gel developed by researchers at Stanford University could be sprayed directly onto wooded areas to reduce the severity of wildfires. According to its creators, the fluid could be applied to “ignition-prone areas” ahead of peak fire season. In doing so, it could serve as both a lifesaving and cost-saving technology […]
Enlarge PlayStation With Google prepping its Stadia streaming service for launch next month, and Microsoft rolling out a Project xCloud steaming test this month, you’d be forgiven for forgetting that Sony has been streaming hundreds of PlayStation games through its PlayStation Now service for years. Sony is doing its best to remind you of that […]
Visitors pass an Amazon cargo plane at the Paris Air Show in June. The e-commerce giant announced plans Thursday to take new steps to combat climate change. (Michel Euler/AP) Jay Greene Reporter focused on technology coverage in the Pacific Northwest September 19 at 4:28 PM Amazon will become the first signatory of the newly formed […]
It’s well known that Microsoft is working on a dual-screen PC codenamed Centaurus, but could the company also be working on a new project under its Surface division? According to a tweet from the famed Microsoft leaker, WalkingCat, that might be a possibility. "Project S" ? — WalkingCat (@h0x0d) September 18, 2019 Although we have […]
Signage is posted outside a gate of the Nevada Test and Training Range, commonly referred to as Area 51. Bridget Bennett / Getty Images To deal with any extraterrestrial-seeking attendees of the viral “Storm Area 51” event, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that airspace around Area 51 will be temporarily closed this weekend. […]
Flickr / stan Major gaming retailer GameStop says it will be closing “between 180 and 200 underperforming stores” in the next six months. That statement comes following 195 store closures in the last 12 months and what the company says it expects will be “a much larger tranche of closures over the coming 12 months […]