Author: Bilal

New invitations will arrive in the coming weeks. Microsoft’s Flight Simulator 2020, which blew our minds with hyper-detailed graphics and real-life weather and traffic conditions, is about to take a big step. The development team has announced (via Windows Central) that the closed beta is set to arrive on July 30th, meaning it’ll move from bug-smashing to a refinement operation … Continue reading ‘Flight Simulator 2020’ closed beta starts on July 30th Continue Reading →

And there’s a McLaren version for the F1 fans. Back at CES, Klipsch revealed several true wireless models, including the high-end AI-powered (and super tiny) T10. You’ll have to wait a bit longer on those, and the noise-cancelling version of the T5, but today the company is announcing that a few of its new models will … Continue reading Klipsch T5 II and T5 II Sport earbuds arrive in August starting at $199 Continue Reading →

Elon Musk  said on Twitter this week that Neuralink, the company he founded in 2016 to develop computer-brain interfaces for the explicit purpose of helping humans keep pace with advanced artificial intelligence, will provide an update on its progress on August 28. The last major update from Neuralink  came roughly a year ago, when it shared that it … Continue reading Elon Musk sets update on brain-computer interface company Neuralink for August 28 Continue Reading →

While you may mostly think about Twilio in the context of its voice and text messaging platform, the company has recently made a number of moves to bolster its IoT platform, which is already one of its fastest-growing business units. To accelerate this push, the company today announced that it quietly acquired IoT platform Electric Imp a few months … Continue reading Twilio acquires Electric Imp to bolster its growing IoT business Continue Reading →

Everywhere you go, you are being followed. Not by some creep in a raincoat, but by the advertisers wanting to sell you things. The more advertisers know about you — where you go, which shops you visit and what purchases you make — the more they can profile you, understand your tastes, your hobbies and … Continue reading Data brokers track everywhere you go, but their days may be numbered Continue Reading →

Cloud services continue to be a key component of how organisations remain operational even as so much else — such as physically working in enclosed offices — is forced to change because of the COVID-19 health pandemic. Today, MariaDB Corporation, the company behind MariaDB  SkySQL and one of the startups leading the charge on open-source cloud databases, is … Continue reading MariaDB raises $25M more to expand its SkySQL cloud database platform Continue Reading →

LogDNA, a startup that helps DevOps teams dig through their log data to find issues, announced a $25 million Series C investment today along with the promotion of industry vet Tucker Callaway to CEO. Let’s start with the funding. Emergence Capital led the round with participation from previous investors Initialized Capital and Providence Equity. New … Continue reading LogDNA announces $25M Series C investment and new CEO Continue Reading →

The GoPro  Hero 8 action camera can now be used as a webcam thanks to a software utility. The software, which is still in beta, lets users connect a Hero 8 camera through USB and use it as a webcam. Without this utility, owners had to use a combination of dongles and HDMI cables to use the camera with their computers. … Continue reading GoPro turns the Hero 8 Black into a $249 webcam Continue Reading →

Security researchers say a smartwatch, popular with the elderly and dementia patients, could have been tricked into letting an attacker easily take control of the device. These watches are designed to help patients easily call their carers and for carers to track the location of their patients. They come with their own cellular connection, so … Continue reading Smartwatch hack could trick patients to ‘take pills’ with spoofed alerts Continue Reading →

Canon  has finally fully revealed its much-anticipated R5 and R6 mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras, and they look like very strong contenders for the field. The R5 is the new flagship of Canon’s mirrorless line, and it’s priced accordingly at $3,899 for the body alone. The R6 is its “affordable” sibling at $2,499 for the body alone, … Continue reading Canon’s new R5 and R6 mirrorless cameras offer big video upgrades, bird eye autofocus and more Continue Reading →