Day: October 23, 2018

Apple’s Peloton patent connects moving self-driving cars to boost efficiency – Roadshow

Peloton would allow vehicles to connect physically to one another and share battery power for more efficient travel. …read more Source:: CNet


Facebook’s Messenger makeover focuses on simplicity – CNET

The messaging app, which counts more than 1.3 billion users, is cutting down on the number of tabs, adding a “dark mode” and other seemingly modernizing features. …read more Source:: CNet


Science: Broke brats glued to the web while silk-stocking scions have better things to do

Oh, and many of the stereotypes of Gen Z are wrong A new survey of teenagers reveals that children from poorer households use the internet more than those from richer homes, upending a common assumption about our online lives.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


A look at 3200 Phaethon: A big, bizarre, blue asteroid we plan to visit – CNET

New research suggests the “rock comet” is weirder than previously thought. …read more Source:: CNet


Computer Associates co-founder Charles Wang dies aged 74

Cancer claims life of the poster child for computing excess Charles Wang, the cofounder of Computer Associates – latterly CA Technologies – has died of lung cancer at the age of 74, an attorney representing his family has confirmed.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Memo to Redmond: Windows is broken, and the fixes can’t wait

Three urgent changes Microsoft must make to stop the QA crisis Comment Windows isn’t working – and Microsoft urgently needs to change how it develops the platform, and jettison three filthy practices it has acquired in recent years.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Facebook’s Ex Security Boss: Asking Big Tech To Police Hate Speech is ‘a Dangerous Path’

Like many people, Alex Stamos, former Facebook chief security officer, thinks tech platforms like Facebook and Google have too much power. But he doesn’t agree with the calls to break them up. And he argues that the very people who say Facebook and Google are too powerful are giving them more power by insisting they…


MoviePass could be spun off into a separate public company – CNET

In a preliminary plan approved by its parent company’s board of directors, MoviePass would become MoviePass Entertainment. …read more Source:: CNet


Inventor Simone Giertz wants you to give yourself a gold star every day – CNET

This is used to enforce a habit — exercise, yoga, meditation, flossing, writing or even putting your phone away at dinner. …read more Source:: CNet


Outlaw King review: Brave-hearted Chris Pine plays a game of thrones – CNET

If you liked Braveheart, you might like Netflix’s new historical epic. …read more Source:: CNet