March 14, 2019 This robot gripper looks like a wilted flower, but it can lift 100 times its own weight If someone asked you to imagine a robot, says Daniela Rus, a professor at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), you’d probably…
March 14, 2019 Microsoft’s Pi Day sale takes $314 off of some Windows laptops and desktops As it has done for the past few years, Microsoft is celebrating Pi Day 2019 by marking down a selection of PCs by $314;…
March 14, 2019 Senators want Congressional hacks to be public knowledge When a company is hacked, consumers usually find out about it through the press or emails. You probably remember the Target hack that spilled…
March 13, 2019 EA reportedly paid Ninja $1 million to stream ‘Apex Legends’ It's no secret that EA paid top streamers to promote (and to some extent, influence) Apex Legends, but how much did those streamers make?…
March 13, 2019 ‘Overwatch’ healer Baptiste debuts on March 19th Baptiste, the Haitian combat medic who grew up an orphan, will make his Overwatch debut next week. The game announced on Twitter that Baptiste…
March 13, 2019 US conducts criminal investigation into Facebook’s data deals Investigations into Facebook's data handling keep piling up. The New York Times has learned that federal prosecutors are in the midst of a criminal…
March 13, 2019 Federal prosecutors are investigating Facebook’s data deals with phonemakers Federal prosecutors are pursuing a criminal investigation into Facebook’s data deals it made with large tech companies, The New York Times reported today. According…
March 13, 2019 Flavored vapes draw FDA ire, with some exceptions Today, the Food and Drug Administration took another step towards limiting the sale of sweet-flavored e-cigarettes in places where kids can buy them. But…
March 13, 2019 Facebook helps you host viewing parties for live TV Facebook's Watch Party won't just help you help watch online videos with friends — it'll soon help with old-school TV. The social network is…
March 13, 2019 Microsoft’s Wireless Display app streams PC games to your Xbox Microsoft announced today that it has updated its Wireless Display app to add support for the Xbox One. The latest version of the app…