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Google’s ‘Just a Line’ lets you doodle in AR with a friend
2018-05-30

Earlier this year, Google released an Android app for drawing in AR called Just a Line. Doodling in AR is fun; you can make things objects float in thin air, like an art class at Hogwarts. Problem is, when only you can see what you’re drawing, you look kind of nutso waving around your phone in the air. And I mean,...

LG’s V35 brings the best of the G7 to last year’s V30
2018-05-30

LG sure is getting a lot of mileage out of the V30. After releasing the V30S ThinQ earlier in the year with slightly upgraded specs and software, the company is at it again with the V35. Here’s the short of it: It’s the same as the V30, except with the new Snapdragon 845, 6 GB of RAM, and updated software feature....

Reddit surpasses Facebook to become the 3rd most visited site in the US
2018-05-30

According to Alexa – the Amazon-owned web traffic analyzing platform – more people now visit Reddit than Facebook in the US. Spotted, of course, on Reddit by user IamATechieNerd, the stats will be a big boost for the social sharing platform, especially with many users still irked about the recent re-design....

Google’s Project Fi is starting to look like a real phone network with 3 new devices
2018-05-30

Google’s Project Fi is an innovative a phone network, but it’s been hampered by a scarcity of device choices. So far, you’ve been limited to Google’s own Pixel and Nexus phones, with the Moto X4 being the sole exception introduced late last year. But today Google added three more options: The Moto G6, the LG...

Why the leap to general AI still can’t happen yet
2018-05-30

There’s a massive gap in the world of artificial intelligence (AI), and we haven’t been able to cross it successfully. Some developers refer to it as a move from “narrow” to “general” AI, while others describe it as a move from “weak” to “strong” AI. However you describe it, the premise is...

Leak: Google Pixel 3 may get smaller bezels... and a notch
2018-05-30

If you were hoping Google wouldn’t go the trendy route of using a notch at the top of its phone displays, I have some bad news for you. A leak from earlier in the week suggests the Pixel 3 XL will feature an iPhone X-like screen cutout. The leak – deleted from its Weibo source, but still up on SlashLeaks –...

Ambien just delivered an epic clapback to Roseanne
2018-05-30

Pharmaceutical Co. = 1, Roseanne = 0. Does Sanofi sell burn cream? ‘Cause Roseanne Barr is going to need it. In a now-deleted tweet, the actress tried to blame Ambien for the racist tweet that led to her sitcom’s cancellation.Read Full Story

Microsoft is now worth more than Google
2018-05-30

Microsoft’s stock price has more than doubled since Satya Nadella took over as CEO. Well done, Clippy: Microsoft has passed Google in market valuation for the first time in three years, CNBC reports. Microsoft is now valued at $753 billion, while Alphabet (Google’s parent company) is valued at $739...

Trump weighs in on Roseanne and makes the moment about himself
2018-05-30

The question of whether Trump would tweet about the Roseanne debacle has been answered, in predictable fashion. Nearly a full day after Roseanne Barr’s racist remark on Twitter got her TV show cancelled, the president of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has weighed in. (File that lede under Sentences...

The threat of “weaponized A.I.” is tearing Google apart
2018-05-30

It all started when Google won a contract to work on Project Maven, a Pentagon program that uses artificial intelligence to interpret video images and which could be used to improve the targeting of drone strikes. Google’s first major artificial intelligence contract with the Pentagon could be considered...

Twitter, Facebook, Google are getting heat from investors over content moderation
2018-05-30

Activist investors want the big three social companies to be more transparent about content abuse. Today at Twitter’s annual shareholders meeting, activist investors are pushing the company to agree to a proposal requiring it to provide detailed reports about content abuse on the platform.Read Full Story ...

The next game in the Fallout series is called Fallout 76
2018-05-30

Last night, Bethesda set the Internet ablaze by hinting at a new installment in the Fallout series. Now, we know what it’s called: meet Fallout 76. "When the fighting has stopped, and the fallout has settled…" “#Fallout76 – the newest game from Bethesda Game Studios. See more at the #BE3 Showcase – June 10th...

JAB Holdings now owns your favorite sandwiches (and donuts and coffee)
2018-05-30

Pret A Manger, the soup-and-sandwich shop that has convinced the world that a tiny cup of oatmeal should cost $6, has been purchased by JAB Holdings in a deal valued at £1.5 billion ($2 billion). Pret A Manger, the soup-and-sandwich shop that has convinced the world that a tiny cup of oatmeal should cost $6,...

Apple’s HomePod will soon be available in Canada, France, and Germany
2018-05-30

Apple’s HomePod – the company’s answer to Google Home and Amazon Echo – will finally be available for purchase by Canadian, French, and German consumers on June 18th. Currently, you can only buy it in the US, UK, and Australia. Apple is already preparing for the launch by releasing new language options on...

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg: “We were late on fake news”
2018-05-30

The company is also looking at subscription-based business models. The social media giant’s COO took some heavy questioning from Recode‘s Kara Swisher at the Code Conference yesterday (via Engadget). The interview touched on many topics currently plaguing the company. Here’s what Sandberg had to...

Empty storefronts? This entrepreneur sees them as half full
2018-05-30

Appear Here founder Ross Bailey connects languishing real estate with brands on the rise — and revitalizes entire neighborhoods in the process. Appear Here is an online marketplace for pop-up spaces that entrepreneur and designer Ross Bailey created five years ago in the U.K. It has since been used by more than...

Thanks to Alma Har’el, more women are shooting major commercials
2018-05-30

With Free the Bid, the award-winning filmmaker has gotten major brands (Coke, Diageo, Levi’s) and agencies (BBDO, CP+B) to give female directors a shot Alma Har’el was tired of hearing the same old excuses for why brands and ad agencies weren’t hiring female directors, so at the end of 2016 she...

Meet the costume designer for your favorite apocalyptic TV shows
2018-05-30

Ane Crabtree is the creative force who can indelibly brand a series with her sartorial handiwork. Tony Soprano’s bathrobe. Dolores Abernathy’s prairie dress. Offred’s red cloak. Veteran costume designer Ane Crabtree has created the iconic looks for numerous shows that have helped define the modern...

From “Moonlight” to Wakanda: production designer Hannah Beachler’s playbook
2018-05-30

The creative mind behind Black Panther‘s Pan-African sets shares her approach to kingdom-building. The Afrofuturist sets of Marvel’s 2018 blockbuster Black Panther, with their blend of modernist forms and traditional African motifs, were the brainchild of Hannah Beachler, the production designer behind...

For ensuring that the bleat goes on
2018-05-30

Emily Pelleymounter, creative director of video, The Dodo “When you’re watching a Dodo video,” says Emily Pelleymounter, “you know it’s a Dodo video, regardless of the platform it’s on.” Since joining the four-year-old digital media company in 2015, Pelleymounter has...

I tried out Apple’s new HomePod features. Here’s what I learned
2018-05-30

The smart speaker’s audio functionality continues to improve, but its Siri functionality remains limited. Most people who have tried Apple’s HomePod smart speaker would agree that it sounds very good, but that its functionality relative to other devices in the category is limited in a number of key...

Sony considers joining the nostalgic console race with PS One Classic
2018-05-30

It seems Sony is considering jumping on the classic console hype train — somewhat. While you probably can’t expect to see a PS One revival console on the shelves any time soon, the company is interested in the idea and looking into how it could be a reality. In an interview with Mantan Web, Sony Interactive...

Twitter account says ‘no liberal pets’ allowed in its conservative safe space
2018-05-29

I’ve never bothered to ask my dogs about their political leanings. Gun to my head, right now, I couldn’t answer whether my beagle was for or against capitalism. I’m not sure how she feels about trickle down economics, or if she’s even aware of who Saint Reagan is. Or, maybe I just don’t give a damn. As a...

San Francisco’s city attorney wants data on Uber drivers and how much they’re getting paid
2018-05-29

City attorney for San Francisco, Dennis Herrera, has subpoenaed Uber for information about the company’s drivers. Specifically he wants to know who they are, how much they drive, and how much money they’re making, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The request comes just after a California Supreme...

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