Google Maps expands public transit crowding info to over 10,000 transit agencies, Argo AI and Ford will launch 1,000 self-driving vehicles on Lyft’s ride-hailing network, and Telsa will open its charger network to other vehicles by the end of 2021.
Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuck Go is offering an email protection feature. Sony announced two high-end home theater products with HDMI 2.1 passthrough ports that support 8K, 4K gaming at 120 Hertz, Dolby Vision HDR, eARC and more. Two former WhatsApp employees launched the HalloApp a private ad-free social network.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Jenn Cutter, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos
Dish signs a 10-year network services agreement for 4G and 5G with AT&T, Warner Media will launch CNN Plus in 2022, and Samsung’s The Wall now offers a 1000-inch display.
CNN+: all the CNN…without any of the news? Plus ESPN+ will get more and less sports (for more money), Loki will come back for a second season, and Amazon orders a prequel movie trilogy for Wheel of Time. All that and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Owen JJ Stone.
This week on It’s Spoilerin’ Time: Rick and Morty (505), Loki (106), Hannibal (307-308) Next week: Rick and Morty (506), Ted Lasso (201), Hannibal (309-310)
A forensic analysis report by Amnesty International claims NSO Group’s Pegasus software was used by clients to compromise the phones of more than 1,000 heads of state, politicians, journalists, activists, and business executives in more than 50 countries. Warner Media will launch a streaming news service in the US under the CNN banner called– you could have easily guessed– CNN Plus. Online glasses seller Warby Parker has released its Virtual Vision test which lets most users renew their prescription using an iPhone 6s or newer.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Andrew Heaton, Roger Chang, Joe, Amos
Forensic analysis claims NSO Group software used to hack journalists and politicians worldwide, The Five Eyes alliance and other government bodies blame Hafnium for the Microsoft Exchange Server hack, and WhatsApp is testing end-to-end encryption for cloud backups.
We’ve recently presented stories on wearables being increasingly used in science, from new sensors for noninvasive glucose monitoring to using Fitbits for studying the long term impacts of COVID-19. Dr. Nicole Ackermans breaks down the details on these new use cases.
Welcome to Seniors In Tech, a podcast mini-series where we bust stereotypes by talking to seniors who either worked in the tech industry at the beginning of the digital era, and or are currently tech-fluent in their everyday lives. I’m Dr. Niki Ackermans and this week we are talking to Sandra Foster, a former High School French teacher who taught herself how to operate and fix Macs and ended up being tech support for her friends and family.
European Central Bank approves “Investigation Phase” on Digital Euro, The US Consumer Product Safety Commission sued Amazon over safety recalls, and Microsoft is bringing back Clippy.