September 7, 2018 Google’s Touring Bird is a travel tool to help vacationers find free activities in new cities Google’s incubator Area 120 is at it again with a new tool to help you find vacation activities. The tool, called Touring Bird, is…
September 7, 2018 Audible offers two of its original audiobooks free every month Audible isn't done offering freebies (of sorts) to subscribers. Members now receive two Audible Originals audiobooks every month on top of whatever they download…
September 7, 2018 Amazon Go competitor opens a cashierless store in San Francisco A startup called Standard Cognition hopes to steal some of Amazon's thunder by opening a cashierless store in San Francisco — Amazon Go currently…
September 7, 2018 Experts warn against voting online, call for paper ballots instead The United States isn’t ready to hold elections online now or in the foreseeable future, a new report says. Not until the technology is…
September 7, 2018 Apple says Watch, AirPods, and chargers will be more expensive under ***** tariffs Apple says the United States’ latest round of proposed tariffs on China would affect a number of its up and coming products, including the…
September 7, 2018 Justice Department antitrust head says big tech isn’t necessarily bad Earlier this week, after Facebook and Twitter executives testified before Congress about misinformation, election meddling and content monitoring, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced…
September 7, 2018 Ikea is working on smart blinds, according to FCC filing of new remote controls Ikea is ramping up its Tradfri line of smart home products, based on leaks of its $10 smart plug coming in October and the…
September 7, 2018 Vizio may soon inform customers when its smart TVs are spying on them Vizio is apparently trying to figure out a way to inform its TV owners that it spies on their viewing habits. The Hollywood Reporter…
September 7, 2018 Twitter and Periscope now offer audio-only live broadcasts Twitter has offered at least some form of live video for years, but what if you can't (or don't want to) put something on…
September 7, 2018 Amazon’s checkout-free Go store is heading to New York Amazon is getting ready to open an Amazon Go store in New York, The Information reports. Job listings for a new Amazon Go location…