Month: January 2025

The IoT technology is not only taking over the industry, but it’s taking over our households, too. The number of IoT devices is rapidly increasing everyday — all with the intent for us be able to control everything at the touch of a button. No problems this far in the IoT home device plan. Everything…

ImageCreditPete GamlenThe biggest roadblock to your productivity is the smartphone on your desk.Dec. 2, 2018Welcome to the Smarter Living newsletter! Every Monday, S.L. editor Tim Herrera emails readers with tips and advice for living a better, more fulfilling life. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. As I type this, my iPhone is…

Under the guidance of Shalin Mantri, a former product lead at Uber for its advanced technologies group, Skip is gearing up to make its scooters smarter and improve its unit economics. “When I think about opportunities to figure out our unit economics,” Mantri, who joined Skip from Uber in November, told TechCrunch, “it’s no secret…

5G will change our lives … eventually.  James Martin/CNET Do you want to know what 5G is going to look like? Qualcomm just went all-in on how next-generation wireless technology will take shape when it debuts next year. The maker of mobile chips, best known for the powerful processors that serve as the brains of high-profile…

Once upon a time, in the faraway land of Hong Kong, there was a robot named Sophia. It longed for nothing, felt nothing, and was incapable of even the mildest human emotion. But, its creator Geppetto – er, creators David Hanson and Ben Goertzel, I mean – wanted to bring it to life anyway. So…

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. By Genevieve ScaranoMashable Deals2018-11-13 16:22:24 UTC Who doesn’t live binge-watching during downtime? It usually involves us enjoying flicks, wearing sweats, and eating delicious takeout. Especially after a long day, it’s great to watch movies, TV episodes, or exclusive…

Shein plans to sell its supply-chain technology to other retailers.The strategy could help grow its revenue, but experts say the brand’s reputation may be an obstacle.This article is part of “The Future of Supply-Chain Management,” a series on companies’ manufacturing and distribution strategies. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed…

After watching a CCC presentation that claimed that the MQA audiophile format has “stealth DRM,” I decided to investigate, and I’m pretty sure MQA is not DRM. But MQA is proprietary in several important ways that audiophiles should consider before they invest in the tech. Its overlapping patents, combined with extreme secrecy about the terms…

Artificial Intelligence Whether you are worried about human-like AI or eagerly awaiting it, I believe the kind of technology we see in the movies is a century or more away. Image credit: Twentieth Century Fox November 26, 2018 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In 2014, Elon Musk posted, then…

Vaping is a popular activity, one that has a real a 21st-century twist to it. The technology behind vaping is relatively new. The consequences of doing it are mysterious and potentially very dangerous. And yet, vaping seems better than what people in the 20th century did to their bodies—namely smoking cigarettes. If you’re doing that…

Stephen Lawlor and David Hunt have witnessed a lot of bullying. Among the principal victims, in their experience, are young, first-time mothers, who are sometimes so intimidated that they’re unable to eat. Isolating their tormentors in a separate group isn’t a solution, Hunt told me: “They just knock the crap out of each other.” The…

Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for Variety HQ Trivia CEO and Vine cofounder Colin Kroll has died at age 34. Kroll helped create two of the most viral apps of the past decade after getting his start at Yahoo and the travel site JetSetter. Here’s a look at Kroll’s career. Colin Kroll, the cofounder of HQ Trivia…

Formula E has always enjoyed grand city centre destinations as a central tenet of the all-electric series. Beginning its fifth season on Saturday, however, there is a sense that it is in a position to deliver the drama such grand stages demand, now boasting technology, drivers and manufacturers coming together with greater coherence and credibility…

News AnalysisThe death of a young American missionary on a tropical island at the hands of an indigenous group has left us to wonder: Are they better off with us or without us?ImageA tribesman aims an arrow at an Indian Coast Guard helicopter flying over North Sentinel Island in December 2004, two days after an…

By Dan Moren, Contributor, Macworld | Nov 16, 2018 3:00 AM PT Analyzing Apple’s next moves Apple’s latest features don’t always make it to all of the company’s products. Here are three examples that should make the jump from one platform to another. Apple Every year, it seems like Apple comes out with at least…

By Bärí a. Williams5 minute ReadThe road to hell is paved with good intentions. Often in a rush of excitement and eagerness to solve a problem, or to alleviate a particularly thorny issue, people will champion a solution without being aware of all of the possibilities and potential pitfalls, intentional or otherwise, or blatantly ignore…

One of the most interesting features Google showed off at the New York launch for this year’s Pixel smartphones was one the phones didn’t actually ship with. Night Sight appeared to quite literally challenge the limits of low light imagery. Looking back, it is quite obvious why people were very sceptical of Google pulling it…

Enlarge / The Uber vehicle after it struck Elaine Herzberg.As 2018 dawned, expectations for self-driving vehicles were sky-high: Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving car company, was testing fully driverless cars and preparing for a commercial launch in the Phoenix area. Uber was racking up millions of test miles for its own cars. Tesla was selling a “full self-driving” upgrade…

Throughout 2018, I’ve spent a considerable amount of time thinking and writing about virtual reality (VR).  I’ve attended VR developer conferences, experimented with using different headsets, and have conducted research on public sentiment toward the technology. Now, with VRX — an annual VR industry conference and expo — in session this week, I’ve gotten a…

They are leaving many ‘casualties of history’ in their wake.By Thomas B. EdsallMr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C. on politics, demographics and inequality.Dec. 13, 2018ImageA man and a robot working together, but for how much longer?CreditCreditTy Wright/BloombergThe growing use of work robots and the deployment of artificial intelligence have been most disruptive…

For a lot of families, technology is the glue that holds everything together. There’s your kid’s Instagram feed you follow to see what they’re up to. There’s your school’s online network you check for homework and grades. There’s the mapping app that gets you to your kids’ playdates. And then there are the regular old…

Trump’s about to make a bunch of whales, turtles, and dolphins go deaf. The Trump administration is about to take a preliminary step toward oil and natural gas drilling off the Atlantic shore, by approving requests from energy companies to conduct “deafening seismic tests that could harm tens of thousands of dolphins, whales and other…

Eeyore is one of the many Disney characters to appear in the reference-heavy film. Disney “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” the sequel to Disney’s 2012 hit, “Wreck-It Ralph,” which hits theaters Wednesday, is worthy of the original according to critics. Critics are impressed with its clever examination of internet culture, saying that it “connects to our…

Chinese newspapers on sale in Beijing decrying the detention of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou.Photo: Andy Wong (AP)Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Chinese tech giant Huawei (and daughter of its founder, Ren Zhengfei) detained by Canadian authorities for extradition to the U.S. this month on allegations she lied to financial institutions as part of…

If the expected Galaxy S10 has superfast 5G connectivity and an in-screen fingerprint reader, you can thank Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 855 processor. Qualcomm is the world’s largest supplier of chipsets for mobile phones, and its latest will drive major Android devices in 2019, likely including flagship handsets from Samsung, Google and LG.At Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Technology…

A top election-security expert explains how the devices might fail us—and whether a better system is possible. An elections official demonstrates a touch-screen voting machine in Fairfax, Virginia, on Oct. 3, 2012. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Democrats Are Gearing Up to Control the House. It’s a Work in Progress. Republicans’ New Strategy to Retain Power Despite Losing…

Desktop 3D printing is an incredible technology to be sure, but it’s not a cure-all. If you’re interested in making something in large numbers, or if production speed is a concern, 3D printing probably isn’t what you’re looking for. But on the flip side, if you want to make a few highly specialized or customized…

Driverless Cars Driverless cars are the future. From software to support production to algorithms to battery technology, companies like yours will be needed. Image credit: Bloomberg | Getty Images Per Bylund Guest Writer Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Records-Johnston Professor of Free Enterprise in the School of Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University December 3, 2018…

This piece was originally published on the Retool blog.A lot has changed about air travel since it went mainstream in the 1930s. On-board smoking, free-flowing booze, and five-star meals have given way to baggage fees, cramped seats, and mystery meat. It ain’t all bad, though — flying is also more safe, affordable and accessible than ever before.Through…

Joe McDonald, The Associated Press Published Saturday, December 15, 2018 9:57PM EST BEIJING — While a Huawei executive faces possible U.S. charges over trade with Iran, the Chinese tech giant’s ambition to be a leader in next-generation telecoms is colliding with security worries abroad. Australia and New Zealand have barred Huawei Technologies Ltd. as a…

ImageNancy Wilson performing in 1964 at the Hollywood Palace in Los Angeles. A forerunner of the modern female empowerment singer, she could infuse even the saddest song with a sense of strength.CreditCreditABC Photo Archives/ABC, via Getty ImagesNancy Wilson, whose skilled and flexible approach to singing provided a key bridge between the sophisticated jazz-pop vocalists of…

I’m sitting on the floor of Fast Company‘s conference room, watching Little Red Riding Hood face off with a leather-jacket-wearing Big Bad Wolf. The wolf convinces her to tell him where her grandma’s house is, and then dashes off into the forest. Instantly, Little Red is horrified.“What’s wrong?” I ask her.“I don’t know, but something…