Waymo, the autonomous car unit of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, said John Krafcik is stepping down as chief executive after five and a half years at the helm. In a statement, Waymo said the chief executive duties will be divided between two current company executives — Tekedra Mawakana and Dmitri Dolgov. Ms. Mawakana was Waymo’s […]
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World-leading AI research and inclusion at the forefront of this year’s NVIDIA GTC
Want more company growth? Build a better company culture. Learn how building an employee-first culture determines resilience, growth, and innovation. Register Now This article is part of the VB Lab / NVIDIA GTC insight series “The story of GTC is in many ways the story of NVIDIA, and it’s also the story of what’s happening […]
It’s been 20 years since the launch of Mac OS X
Enlarge / When presenting a new path forward, Apple CEO Tim Cook put the ARM transition up with the Mac’s other big transitions: PowerPC, MacOS X, and Intel. Apple It was two decades ago to the day—March 24, 2001—that Mac OS X first became available to users the world over. We’re not always big on […]
Mac OS X is 20 years old today. Here’s why it was so revolutionary
Today marks the 20th anniversary of Mac OS X, the Mac operating system that changed everything. Arriving only a couple years after the first iMac, it helped forge Apple’s image as the king of cool — and changed computing forever. At the turn of the millennium, Apple was the talk of the tech world. The […]
Microsoft is setting the stage for the biggest update to Windows in years
In a Windows Hardware Certification blog post, Microsoft has finally acknowledged this year’s first major Windows 10 update, currently code-named 21H1 and scheduled for release later this spring. Though the Windows Insider team (which releases beta versions of Windows) hasn’t yet talked about 21H1, the Hardware Certification blog post suggests that Microsoft will indeed stick […]
Kotaku editor in chief Stephen Totilo resigns after 9 years at the helm
Stephen Totilo, editor in chief of gaming news site Kotaku, announced his departure Friday afternoon. “Tomorrow, I will simply be a reader of Kotaku, like so many of you,” tweeted Totilo. Under his leadership, the site became a destination for coverage of labor and harassment issues in the gaming industry and launched the careers of […]
Sony adds HDMI to last year’s Android phone, charges $2,500
The Sony Xperia Pro. Why is this $ 2,500? Sony This is the reason why? Under that flap is a Micro HDMI port and, hopefully, several $ 100 bills. Sony With the HDMI port, you can use your $ 2,500 smartphone as a camera monitor. You can also do this with a normal phone for […]
Qualcomm repackages last year’s flagship SoC as the “Snapdragon 870”
Enlarge Qualcomm Qualcomm is repackaging a chip from last year into the “Snapdragon 870.” Last year’s flagship SoC was the Snapdragon 865, and then Qualcomm released the slightly up-clocked Snapdragon 865+. The Snapdragon 870 seems to be a 865++. It’s another clock bump. Qualcomm has a totally impenetrable product lineup, so it’s hard to know […]
Amazon to face first U.S. unionization vote in seven years next month
SEATTLE — Amazon will face its first union vote on U.S. soil in seven years on Feb. 8, when ballots will be mailed to warehouse workers in Bessemer, Ala., for an election that could emerge as a major labor battle at one of the country’s largest employers. A National Labor Relations Board hearing officer ruled […]
PC sales finally saw big growth in 2020 after years of steady decline
Enlarge / A promotional shot for Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga laptop, one of the new 2021 laptops meant to capitalize on growing traditional PC sales. Lenovo During the Consumer Electronics Show this week, research firm IDC released a report on worldwide traditional PC sales in 2020, and it tells a rosier story than we’ve […]
What I learned playing 30+ years’ worth of Jeopardy! video games
Enlarge / You’re going down, Diane… Collage by Aurich Lawson Friday, January 8, 2021, marks the end of an era for American television. That’s when TV stations around the country air the final episode of Jeopardy! featuring Alex Trebek as host. Since relaunching Jeopardy! as a syndicated game show in 1984, Trebek emceed thousands of […]
Hundreds of Google Employees Unionize, Culminating Years of Activism
The creation of the union, a rarity in Silicon Valley, follows years of increasing outspokenness by Google workers. Executives have struggled to handle the change. OAKLAND, Calif. — More than 225 Google engineers and other workers have formed a union, the group revealed on Monday, capping years of growing activism at one of the world’s […]
Qualcomm promises three years of Android updates for its entire SoC lineup
Enlarge / The Snapdragon 888, sitting on the world’s biggest ARM motherboard. Qualcomm Google and Qualcomm are teaming up to enable a longer support window for flagship Android smartphones. Qualcomm, with Google’s help, will now support its chipsets for three years of major OS updates and four years of security updates, enabling a better-than-Pixel level […]
Twenty years later, Dungeons & Dragons gets another movie adaptation
Enlarge / Here’s to hoping Wizards of the Coast leans into Chris Pine’s casting in the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons film and slaps him into an official rulebook. Aurich Lawson / Getty Images / Wizards of the Coast The next Dungeons & Dragons film appears to still be alive—and has rolled a crit on its […]
Zodiac Killer cipher is cracked after eluding sleuths for 51 years
Enlarge / Composite drawings of the Zodiac Killer. Getty Images A coded message sent by a brutal serial killer who has never been caught has been cracked more than 51 years after it was sent. The male suspect, known as the Zodiac Killer, killed at least five people and attempted to kill at least two […]