On Monday, Mercedes-Benz unveiled the Vision Urbanetic, an all-electric, autonomous concept that the German auto giant thinks will redefine mobility. It’s a sign that smartphone makers aren’t the only ones that occasionally flirt with modular designs.
Monthly Archives: September 2018
Apple is talking to big newspapers about joining its subscription service
Earlier this year, Apple got into the magazine business by buying a digital magazine distributor. Now it wants to add daily news to the mix. Apple has been talking to some of the biggest newspapers in the U.S. about adding their stories to Texture, the magazine app Apple bought in March.
Who Caused The Mysterious Leak At The International Space Station?
Russian officials are saying that a tiny leak at the International Space Station was likely caused by a human hand. Now, they’re trying to figure out who did it, why they did it, and whether it happened in space or on the ground.
A New Spotify Initiative Makes the Big Record Labels Nervous
For decades, the path to stardom in the music industry has usually gone through a major record company.
A college student hung his own poster on a blank wall at McDonald’s — and employees didn’t notice it for 51 days
YouTuber and University of Huston senior Jevh Maravilla pulled what people think is a pretty impressive prank on McDonald’s.
Dyson Moves Ahead on $2.6 Billion E-Car Plan With Test Track
Dyson Ltd., best known for its vacuum cleaners and hand dryers, is charging ahead with a 2-billion-pound ($2.6 billion) effort to start building electric cars, unveiling plans to turn a former airfield into a vehicle-testing site.
8K TVs are coming, but ignore the hype
It’s time to throw out your 4K TV, 8K is here! Well, not quite. At IFA in Berlin this week, Samsung, LG and TCL showed off their upcoming 8K sets.
Interactive Camera Diagram
In AUTO, settings automatically update to conpensate for lack or abundance of light. This means the camera will make its best guess of the exposure needed to get the right image brightness.
Elon Musk’s secretive LA private school doesn’t just teach spelling and math — it also asks students ethics and critical thinking puzzles you usually don’t see elsewhere
Elon Musk’s secretive LA private school, Ad Astra, has developed a new tool for teachers and students.
Apple Watch could get always-on display mode
Apple is developing an always-on display mode for Apple Watch, a new patent application reveals. The feature would give users the ability to see the time — and possibly other information — without having to raise their wrist every time.
Tesla, software and disruption
When Nokia people looked at the first iPhone, they saw a not-great phone with some cool features that they were going to build too, being produced at a small fraction of the volumes they were selling. They shrugged. “No 3G, and just look at the camera!”
New technique could see humans live to 150 and regrow organs ‘for the price of a coffee a day’
An extraordinary new anti-ageing technique could see humans live to 150 years old and allow them to regrow their organs by 2020. Harvard Professor David Sinclair and researchers from the University of New South Wales developed the new process, which involves reprogramming cells.