August 2, 2019 TikTok owner ByteDance says its smartphone won’t be coming to the US Photo by Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Chinese startup ByteDance, which owns the popular short-form video app TikTok, clarified that its smartphone will…
August 2, 2019 Tesla fixed its dangerous ‘Dog Mode’ bug Tesla Tesla has updated its car software to fix a problem with “Dog Mode,” which is supposed to keep dogs cool in a parked…
August 2, 2019 Facebook defends decision not to ban fake news from politicians Facebook says it wasn't its job to stop fake news circulated by actual politicians in the months leading up to Australia's federal election. The…
August 2, 2019 We’re Already De-Aging Kids For Movies Visual effects are starting to take on a life of their own, by digitally recreating other people’s pasts. It’s been used to de-age Kurt…
August 2, 2019 Cobra’s Expensive New Dashcam Let Me Avoid Speed Traps In a world of hidden speed cameras, insurance scams, and daily dents and dings, putting some protection on your dashboard is a prudent move….
August 2, 2019 July on track to be the hottest month ever July at least equalled — and potentially surpassed — the hottest month ever recorded. Based on data from the first 29 days of the…
August 2, 2019 Scientists Went to China to Create Controversial Human-Monkey Embryos An international collaboration is claiming to have created hybridized human-monkey embryos in China. Disturbingly, the research could result in monkeys capable of producing human…
August 2, 2019 Get Over Your AirPower Heartbreak With This $20 Qi Pad and Apple Watch Stand AirPower is officially dead, but this charging pad from Seneo looks like something that could have come out of Cupertino. Read more… via Gizmodo…
August 2, 2019 These Robot Burlesque Dancers Were a Less Advertised Part of the 1939 New York World’s Fair The New York World’s Fair of 1939-40 is perhaps best known for its optimistic look at the future, with demonstrations of early television and…
August 2, 2019 ‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’ will get a TV remake on CBS All Access CBS is continuing its habit of reviving classic franchises as streaming shows. The broadcaster has ordered a series version of The Man Who Fell…