The technology could significantly reduce the cost of health monitors. Looking back at some of the most significant technologies humans have invented, the humble pencil is likely at the top of the list. For centuries, it has allowed people to record their thoughts and ideas and share them with the rest of the world. For … Continue reading Researchers made a medical wearable using a pencil and paper Continue Reading
Also: ‘Death Stranding’ on PC, ‘Absentia’ and ‘The Business of Drugs.’ This week NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service launches on more platforms, bringing tons of archival content, new shows and a second movie for the old USA series Psych. For gamers, there’s Paper Mario: The Origami King on Switch, Death Stranding on PC, an early preview of Ooblets for PC or Xbox One and last … Continue reading What’s on TV: ‘Paper Mario,’ ‘Psych 2’ and ‘Ghost of Tsushima’ Continue Reading
It’ll come to Amazon’s big new store in Los Angeles later this year. In its bid to further automate grocery shopping, Amazon today unveiled a smart shopping cart that can automatically detect products placed inside it and let customers pay for shopping without visiting a cashier. The “Dash Cart” — the company calls it — looks like any … Continue reading Amazon’s smart shopping cart knows what you’re buying Continue Reading
Miso Robotics’ Flippy is part of an upcoming pilot program. While robotic short-order cooks have been in development for a few years, their use in actual customer-facing businesses has been largely restricted to either independent or gimmick restaurants. But that changes today as Miso Robotics, maker of Flippy, and White Castle, maker of sliders, announce an Indiana-based pilot program that could … Continue reading Your next White Castle slider could be cooked by a robot Continue Reading
The kit includes the excellent blaster Toy-Con. Switch fans looking to start or expand a Labo collection, take note: Best Buy has lowered the price of Nintendo’s VR starter set to $20, down from $40. The kit includes all the cardboard you need to turn your Switch into a VR headset and build a fearsome-looking blaster. … Continue reading Nintendo’s Labo VR starter set drops to $20 at Best Buy Continue Reading
Skydio has raised a $100 million Series C funding round, which was led by Next47 and includes participation from other new investors Levitate Capital and NTT DOCOMO Ventures, as well as existing investors a16z, IVP and Playground. This new funding will help the drone maker move faster on its product development efforts, and expand its go-to-market strategy to … Continue reading Autonomous drone startup Skydio raises $100 million and launches the X2 commercial drone Continue Reading
App Annie is building on last year’s acquisition of analytics company Libring with the launch of a new version of Libring, rebranded as App Annie Ascend. CEO Ted Krantz told me that while Ascend will be sold to existing App Annie customers, the real hope is to reach “a dramatically different market” as App Annie moves beyond just providing … Continue reading App Annie launches ad analytics product Ascend Continue Reading
The stakes keep getting higher for American discount brokerage Robinhood, which today disclosed that it has added hundreds of millions of dollars to its previously disclosed funding round. Including the $280 million that the company had already announced, Robinhood said that it was “pleased to share” that it “raised an additional $320 million in subsequent closings.” Its now $600 million … Continue reading Robinhood raises $320M more, bringing its latest round to $600M at an $8.6B valuation Continue Reading
After a series of closed alpha tests, Microsoft’s Xbox Game Studios and Asobo Studio today announced that the next-gen Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 will launch on August 18. Pre-orders are now live and FS 2020 will come in three editions, standard ($59.99), deluxe ($89.99) and premium deluxe ($119.99), with the more expensive versions featuring more planes and handcrafted international airports. The last part … Continue reading Microsoft’s Flight Simulator 2020 will launch on August 18 Continue Reading
Higher education is being transformed by COVID-19, but it goes beyond universities simply “going remote” to try and cope. The changes afoot are holistic, transformative and a long time coming. These changes will extend to recruiting, training and, ultimately, how employers fundamentally go about finding potential candidates for their organizations. It also will change the … Continue reading The new school Continue Reading