“Aw, screw it”: LAPD cops hunted Pokémon instead of responding to robbery
Officers' 2017 hunt for Snorlax recorded by in-car system—court upholds firings. Enlarge / Visitors view a 10-meter-tall Pikachu glass and steel sculpture in Shanghai, China On November 28, 2021. (credit: Getty Images | Future Publis.....»»
Elon Musk Says Apple"s App Store Fee is Equivalent To "30% Tax On Internet"
Elon Musk likened Apple and its App Store to the equivalent of a "30% tax on the Internet" and said the fee is "10 times higher than it should be," in a series of tweets responding to a Slashdot tweet about the European Union's latest antitrust compl.....»»
How early childhood education is responding to climate change
To the untrained eye, the small community garden on Coast and Straits Salish territory—on what passersby commonly know as the University of Victoria campus—might look unruly. Bursting with dandelions, lamb's ear and grasses, it's difficult to tel.....»»
Smarthome firm and early HomeKit partner Insteon is dead, with no warning to customers
Smart home hardware and software company Insteon appears to have abruptly gone out of business, shut down their servers, and isn't responding to users, leaving adopters without working home automation systems.Insteon HubThe entire company appears to.....»»
Shameful: Insteon looks dead—just like its users’ smart homes
The app and servers are dead. The CEO scrubbed his LinkedIn page. No one is responding. Enlarge / The lighting puns write themselves. (credit: Insteon) The smart home company Insteon has vanished. The entire company seems to.....»»
Meta Teases Web Version of Horizon Worlds
In a Twitter thread earlier today, Meta CTO Andrew 'Boz' Bosworth teased a web version of Horizon Worlds, the company's virtual reality platform that's an integral part of their plan for creating a "metaverse." Boz was responding to criticism from Ma.....»»
Air fryer Buffalo chicken tenders are predictably good
There are some foods that are exceptionally difficult to screw up. We've covered some of them in AirFryDay. Things like crispy cheese or mini mozz sticks, or really anything cheesy, I guess. I'd argue chicken tenders fall into this category. S.....»»
Confused cops pulled over a driverless car. It drove off.
In our unenvied contemporaneity, it's apparently completely normal to watch police officers try to pull over autonomous cars for seemingly not having their front lights on. In an Instagram video posted on April 2, a group of San Francisco police offi.....»»
Driverless car appears to flee the scene after being pulled over by cops
The Cruise autonomous vehicle was stopped in San Francisco's Richmond District. Enlarge / Cruise's driverless Bolt EVs are a common sight in San Francisco. (credit: Cruise) A video showing a driverless car being stopped by the.....»»
Officers confused as they pull over an empty self-driving car
In what appears to be the first incident of its kind, cops recently pulled over a self-driving car with no one inside it. A video shows what happened next ........»»
Cops confused as they pull over an empty self-driving car
In what appears to be the first incident of its kind, cops recently pulled over a self-driving car with no one inside it. A video shows what happened next ........»»
Best Powerbeats Pro deals for April 2022
Some of the hottest earphones available right now are from Beats by Dre, and we've hunted down the very best Powerbeats Pro deals for you......»»
How to Force Restart or Hard Reset iPhone XS
How to Force Restart or Hard Reset iPhone XS is a post by Adam Mills from Gotta Be Mobile. If your iPhone XS or iPhone XS Max stops responding, you can try a force restart or a hard reset. This will typically fix the problem. Apple’s fixed nume.....»»
US lawmakers want to trial a digital dollar
Responding to fears over the rise of cryptocurrencies, Congress wants to give a digital dollar a try......»»
Engineers Say “Nyet” to Doing Business in Russia, Survey Says
Get my company out of Russia!That’s the sentiment expressed by 64 percent of tech professionals responding to a survey conducted by Blind at the request of IEEE Spectrum. (Blind operates private social networks for verified tech employees.) Respon.....»»
Bacteria prompt a new look at the dynamics of collective behavior
A study led by Princeton researchers has revealed how bacteria navigate obstacles to ensure cohesive group movement. The finding has implications for understanding the general processes of collective migration, from cancer cells responding to chemica.....»»
"Windfall" review: A visual stunner that keeps you guessing until the very end
Some films are so painfully predictable that you know exactly what will happen before you reach the second act. Windfall is not one of those films.Netflix's new "Hitchcockian thriller," directed by Charlie McDowell, tells the story of a robbery gone.....»»
Samsung responds to Galaxy smartphone throttling, poor sub-5nm foundry yields
Samsung Electronics has made an unusual move by responding to its negative rumors - one about the Game Optimisation Service (GOS) app on the Galaxy S22 series; and the other regarding unsatisfactory sub-5nm process yield rates its foundry operations.....»»
A lifetime subscription to this sleep streaming service is on sale for under £80
TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to Restflix is on sale for £75.84, saving you 83% on list price.The smallest changes to routines can screw up sleep patterns. So, moving the clock an hour ahead definitely can be a shock to the system. Fortunately.....»»
Sleep tight despite the time change with a Restflix subscription on sale
TL;DR: As of March 9, unlimited access to Restflix: Restful Sleep Streaming is on sale for $149.99, down from $599, making it 74% off.The smallest changes to routines can screw up sleep patterns. So, moving the clock an hour ahead definitely can be a.....»»
SpaceX sent Starlink internet terminals to Ukraine. Users should be cautious
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk sent a truckload of Starlink antennas — which can be used to connect to the company's satellite-based internet service — to Ukraine this week, responding to a plea from the country's vice prime minister amid fears that Ukrain.....»»