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Nicolas Temese didn't use 3D printing. He built the entire model of the 1401 computer system from scratch, including teeny tiny punchcards. from CNET News https://ift.tt/3gfqEk5

The flights, which will test a control system blamed for two crashes killing 346 people, are a critical step before the aircraft can carry passengers. from CNET News https://ift.tt/2YLefhC

Uber has reportedly made an offer to buy food delivery service Postmates, according to The New York Times . According to the Times, the talks are still ongoing and the deal could fall through. For those that have been paying attention to Uber, this appetite is not new, albeit consistent. A little over a month ago, the ride-hailing company was reportedly pursuing an acquisition of Grubhub,   another food delivery company. Grubhub was ultimately acquired by Just Eat Takeaway in a  $7.3 billion deal , but only after the deal with Uber fell through over a variety of concerns. Food delivery market has set to benefit largely from the COVID-19 pandemic, as stores remain shuttered or switch operations to takeout only. Latest earnings from the public ride-hailing company show that its ride-hailing business is slowing while its food delivery service is growing like hell . Gross bookings for Uber Eats last quarter were $4.68 billion. So even though Uber still loses a ton of m...

On this day in 2019, a powerful LGBTQ+ rights activist, performer and self-identified drag queen Marsha P Johnson was given the posthumous honored of "Grand Marshal" of the New York City Pride March. In a decorative, colorful illustration by Los Angeles-based artist Rob Gilliam, the Google Doodle today celebrates the LGBTQ+ activist Johnson, who is widely credited as one of the pioneers of the LGBTQ+ rights movement in the United States. Johnson was born on 24 August 1945, in New Jersey as Malcolm Michaels Jr. After graduating high school in 1963, she moved to New York City’s Greenwich Village, which is a burgeoning, thriving community of LGBTQ+ people and culture. After she arrived, she legally changed her name to Marsha P Johnson. Her initial "P" was allegedly also her response to those who questioned her gender: "Pay It No Mind", as per a Google blog post on the doodle. Johnson grew to be one of the most beloved and charismatic figures in the ...

The novel coronavirus can spread through surface contamination, that means if you touch a surface that has the virus and then touch your eyes, nose or mouth you can get infected. Hence, apart from wearing a mask outside and frequently washing our hands, health authorities have also prescribed people to keep our hands away from the face.   As it is quite difficult to do so in practice, a small team from NASA ’ s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) has a pendant made. Known as PULSE, it is a 3-dimensional pendant   “ that pulses, or vibrates, when a person ’ s hand is nearing their face ” . A video clip on how the pendant functions have been uploaded on YouTube. As soon as you wear the pendant and reach for any part above the necklace, you will experience "haptic feedback from a vibration motor", simulating a nudge in your hands. This will readily remind you to keep your hands off of your face.   The video adds that the pendant works most efficiently when worn 6 inches below the c...

Realme launched a bunch of products last week in India including the Realme X3, Realme X3 SuperZoom, Realme Buds Q, and a Realme Adventurer Backpack. The two smartphones come with Snapdragon 855+ chipset, a 64 MP quad-camera setup, a 120 Hz refresh rate display, and 4,200 mAh battery. They will go on the first sale today at 12 pm on Flipkart and Realme.com. Realme X3, Realme X3 SuperZoom pricing, availability Realme X3 comes in two storage variants―8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage that is priced at Rs 25,999 and 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage variant is priced at Rs 24,999. Realme X3 SuperZoom also comes in two storage variants―12 GB RAM + 256 GB storage variant is priced at Rs 32,999 and 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage variant is priced at Rs 27,999. Both smartphones come in Glacier Blue and Arctic White colour variants. Both smartphones will be available for purchase today on Flipkart and Realme.com at 12 pm. Keep up the Xcitement! It’s almost time to get your hands...

After a month-long wait, it looks like Xiaomi is all set to resume its smartphone sale in India. Redmi Note 9 Pro that debuted in March this year, will go on sale today (30 June) at 12.00 pm. Redmi Note 9 Pro pricing The smartphone comes in two storage variants — 4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage is priced at Rs 13,999 and the 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage will cost you Rs 16,999. (Also read: Redmi Note 9 Pro VS Realme 6 VS Redmi Note 9 Pro Max VS Realme 6 Pro: A really close fight )  Redmi Note 9 Pro will is available in Aurora Blue, Glacier White and Interstellar Black colour variant. The smartphone will go on sale today at 12 pm on  Amazon or Mi.com . View this post on Instagram @r4b1d got to spend some time with what is arguably the most important phone of the year, #redminote9pro. Here are his first impressions of the device. @redmiindia @xiaomiindia A post shared by tech2 (@tech2ube) on Mar 12, 2020 at 10:16am PDT Redmi Note 9 Pro specifica...

Ciara O'Brien / The Irish Times : TikTok says it's moving privacy oversight of its European users from its US entity to its entities in the UK and Ireland starting July 29   —  Company is to provide details of the type of information it collects, how the data is used and with whom it is shared from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2CU0Z1W

The United States government began measures today to end its special status with Hong Kong, one month after Secretary of State Michael Pompeo told Congress that Hong Kong should no longer be considered autonomous from China. These include suspending export license exceptions for sensitive U.S. technology and ending the export of defense equipment to Hong Kong. Both the Commerce and State Departments also said further restrictions are being evaluated. The U.S. government’s announcements were made a few hours before news broke that China had passed a new national security law that will give it greater control over Hong Kong. It is expected to take effect on July 1, according to the South China Morning Post . The term “special status” refers to arrangements that recognized the difference between Hong Kong and mainland China under the “one country, two systems” policy put into place when the United Kingdom handed control of Hong Kong back to Beijing in 1997. These included different exp...

Despite the Wirecard fallout , German fintech startup solarisBank has raised a Series C funding round of $67.5 million (€60 million). Following today’s funding round, solarisBank is now valued at $360 million (€320 million). solarisBank doesn't have any consumer product directly. Instead, it offers financial services to other fintech companies through a set of APIs. With solarisBank, you can build a fintech startup and leverage solarisBank’s line of products to do the heavy lifting. It’s an infrastructure company in the banking space. While solarisBank might not be a familiar name, some of its clients have become quite popular. They include challenger banks, such as Tomorrow , Insha and a newcomer called Vivid , business banking startups, such as Penta and Kontist , trading app Trade Republic , cryptocurrency startups Bison and Bitwala , etc. Overall, solarisBank works with 70 companies that have attracted 400,000 clients in total. HV Holtzbrinck Ventures is leading the ro...

Elizabeth Culliford / Reuters : Google says it has removed search ads linking to sites that charged US users large fees for voter registration or harvested their data, after a watchdog report   —  (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google said on Monday that it had removed search ads that charged users searching … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2ZAtIkb

A deal for the delivery service could come very soon, the New York Times reports. from CNET News https://ift.tt/2VtJPyH

Janko Roettgers / Protocol : Hulu, Samsung have pulled apps focused on 360-degree videos, as Oculus sunsets its 360-video optimized Go headset; Facebook: the future is more immersive 6DOF   —  Samsung is done with VR video: The company will remove its Samsung XR app, which aggregated 360-degree videos from publishers … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3eLKnaK

New York Times : Sources: Uber has made a takeover offer to buy Postmates in a deal that could be reached as early as Monday evening   —  The ride-hailing company has been trying to expand its food-delivery business to compensate for the collapse of its main business.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Uber … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3eK0jtT

The gay liberation activist and self-identified drag queen was a central figure in the Stonewall riots. from CNET News https://ift.tt/2NGSJV3

It's turning to an ad campaign that will run across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. from CNET News https://ift.tt/3icbyxr

So you don't want to shell out the big bucks for premium noise-canceling headphones. Here are some affordable alternatives. from CNET News https://ift.tt/31uDMha

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch : AWS makes CodeGuru, a set of tools that use machine learning to automatically review code for bugs and suggest potential optimizations, generally available   —  AWS today announced that CodeGuru, a set of tools that use machine learning to automatically review code for bugs … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2YM5PqC

Looking for a pocket-size power bank for iPhone charging on the go? Here are some top picks. from CNET News https://ift.tt/3iiz6ku

The rumored cheaper version of the Xbox Series X could be announced. from CNET News https://ift.tt/2Bd1jsf

It's the 10th anniversary of Eclipse, and Fandango Now is offering the series at a deep discount. from CNET News https://ift.tt/2ZfEJHi

Disney World, Disneyland, Tokyo Disney and Disneyland Paris plan to reopen in July. from CNET News https://ift.tt/2Y1YzWW

The channel terminations come as social media platforms face a reckoning over hate speech. from CNET News https://ift.tt/2YIJjyx

Todd Bishop / GeekWire : Mixer co-founder Matt Salsamendi on Microsoft shutting Mixer down, Twitch's market power, the need for low latency streaming, and his own startup journey   —  Matt Salsamendi was barely old enough to drive when he and James Boehm founded a game-streaming startup called Beam Interactive … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3i9H5jz

It’s been just about a month that Xiaomi announced the global version of MIUI 12 for its smartphones, with beta versions rolling out on the same day. Now, with the sale and production of new smartphones impacted due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Xiaomi is focusing on rolling out the new interface to new smartphones on priority. A new report states Xiaomi smartphones have already started to receive the stable update to MIUI 12 which includes the Redmi K30 5G, Redmi K30 Pro Zoom, Mi 9, Mi 9 Pro 5G and Mi 10 Youth. The report claims that the updates started rolling out from June 28 for more phones including the Mi 10, Mi 10 Pro, Mi 9 Explorer Edition, Redmi K20 Pro and the Redmi K20. However, it seems there’s still time for the updates to roll out to phones in India. The rollout falls in line with the timeline shared by Xiaomi at the launch of MIUI 12. Xiaomi had promised that the first stable build will start rolling out from June. The rollout will also depend a lot on the COVID-19...

According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is expected to launch a 10.8-inch iPad in 2020 and an 8.5-inch iPad Mini in 2021. It isn’t clear whether the new iPad will replace or be in addition to the 10.2-inch iPad and 10.5-inch iPad Air. It also isn’t clear what chip the upcoming iPads will run on as the refreshed iPad Air and iPad mini in 2019 run on the A12 Bionic chip which is Apple's latest and greatest. It is possible we could get the A13 with the upcoming iPhone 12 and the same chip could find its way to the upcoming iPads. Kuo has also said that a 20W power adapter will come with the new iPads in the box.  Kuo has often been right with his Apple predictions, but we still suggest you take this with a grain of salt. Apple recently refreshed its iPad Pro lineup and also introduced a snazzy new keyboard that magnetically holds the iPad in place, giving the illusion that it is levitating. The refreshed iPad Pros come with the A12z chip. You can read more about the new iPad Pros he...

The much-awaited Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ is rumored to be launched in July. If the chipset is launched next month, most of the smartphones that will be launched later this year will be powered with it. A report by Gizmochina quoted Ice Universe as saying, “If there is no accident, Qualcomm will release the Snapdragon 865+ processor in July." The tipster also added that mobile phones with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ processors will arrive in the second half of the year. The report mentions that the Snapdragon 865+ processor is expected to have a clock speed of 3.09 GHz, which will be higher than 2.84GHz in Snapdragon 865. As per the AnTuTu listing, Snapdragon 865+ chipset has a total score of 646,310 points, which includes a CPU score of 183,149 points, a GPU score of 247,932 points, MEM score of 111,239 points and UX score of 103,990 points. According to a report by Wccftech.com , one of the first smartphones to come powered with the upcoming faster Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ ...

It was recently confirmed that OnePlus' much talked about affordable smartphone will be named OnePlus Nord instead of OnePlus Z or OnePlus 8 Lite.  The smartphone teaser has now popped up on the Amazon India website, hinting that the launch is near. The company has also confirmed that the smartphone will debut in July, hence we can expect that the OnePlus Nord might launch in the coming few days. As per Amazon's OnePlus Nord dedicated website , more specifications about the smartphone will be revealed tomorrow (30 June). According to a report by Android Central , OnePlus Nord will be launched on 10 July in India. The report also suggests that the smartphone is likely to feature a dual-camera setup on the front that houses a 32 MP primary sensor and an 8 MP wide-angle sensor. As per  a previous report , the smartphone is expected to sport a 6.55-inch Super AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate. It is expected to be powered by Snapdragon 765 SoC with 5G support. The sma...

OnePlus has been drip-feeding us information about the upcoming OnePlus TV with some new teaser every day. So we thought we’d compile everything we know about the OnePlus TV in one place. We will talk about the speculated pricing, display size, features and more. This includes all the information that OnePlus has confirmed about the OnePlus TVs and some information we are guessing based on the teasers, leaks and out experience.  OnePlus TV Screen Sizes As per a Bluetooth listing, it was speculated that OnePlus would launch three variants of the OnePlus TV - 32-inch, 43-inch and 55-inch. The naming convention in the same listing also hinted that the 32-inch TV would be an HD ready TV, the 43-inch TV an FHD TV and the 55-inch a UHD TV. OnePlus has also teased three prices for the TVs hinting at three models. The 32-inch and 43-inch screen sizes are the hottest space in the TV market right now with brands like Xiaomi, Kodak and more offering TVs in this space and new entries from bra...

With Qualcomm making the 5G modem on the Snapdragon 865 mandatory, Android flagships are struggling to remain affordable with many crossing the Rs 50,000 mark in India, a market where OEMs aim to keep devices affordable. And if you have been hoping the Snapdragon 875 next year will lower the prices again, we have some bad news. Based on information from South Korea, the Snapdragon 875 will be even more expensive than the current Snapdragon 865. A whopping 50 percent increase in price is expected. A forum post claims the Snapdragon 875 SoC itself will cost $130, as compared to Snapdragon 865’s $85 price tag. The entire package, however, is expected to go up to $250, where the Snapdragon 865 is being sourced at $160. The forum post claims this is the price Xiaomi will be buying the chipsets at, from Qualcomm. It needs to be noted that the final unit price of the chipsets will depend on the volume ordered. Considering the number of flagship Android phones Xiaomi launches and sells i...

While many in Silicon Valley might prefer to forget about investor Mike Rothenberg roughly four years after his young venture firm began to implode , his story is still being written, and the latest chapter doesn’t bode well for the 36-year-old. While Rothenberg earlier tangled with the Securities & Exchange Commission and lost, it was a civil matter, if one that could haunt him for the rest of his life. Now, the U.S. Department of Justice has brought two criminal wire fraud charges against him, charges that he made two false statements to a bank, and money laundering charges, all of which could result in a very long time in prison depending on how things play out. How long, exactly? The DOJ says the the two bank fraud charges and the two false statement to a bank charges “each carry a maximum of 30 years in prison, not more than five years supervised release, and a $1,000,000 fine,” while the money laundering charges “carry a penalty of imprisonment of not more than ten year...

NASA has stepped closer to allowing remote onboard computers to direct the search for life on other planets. Scientists from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) have announced first results from new intelligent systems, to be installed in space probes, capable of identifying geochemical signatures of life from rock samples. Allowing these intelligent systems to choose both what to analyse and what to tell us back on Earth will overcome severe limits on how information is transmitted over huge distances in the search for life from distant planets. The systems will debut on the 2022/23 ExoMars mission, before fuller implementation on more distant bodies in the solar system. ESA’s ExoMars rover (foreground) and Russia’s stationary surface science platform (background) are scheduled for launch in July 2020, arriving at Mars in March 2021. The Trace Gas Orbiter, which has been at Mars since October 2016, will act as awill act as a relay station for the mission, as well as conduct...