Day: May 1, 2019

Latest drone duty: Delivering life-saving kidney for successful implant – CNET

Baltimore surgeons receive a donated organ via an unmanned aerial system and use it on a real patient. …read more Source:: CNet


Tesla is offering a Model 3 with a 93-mile range in Canada, but there’s a good reason why – Roadshow

Tesla found a way to get around pricing requirements for a Canadian EV incentive program — but it had to get clever. …read more Source:: CNet


Fitbit’s enterprise health unit hits Q1 stride, $122 million annual revenue run rate

Fitbit is also seeing strong demand for its devices. The hardware is seen as a customer acquisition avenue for a broader software and services strategy. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Digital Ad-Fraud Losses Decline

Even so, more work remains to be done to address online ad fraud operations that cause billions of dollars in losses annually for advertisers. …read more Source:: DarkReading


AMD Gained Market Share For 6th Straight Quarter, CEO Says

Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su said during her remarks on AMD’s first quarter earnings conference call with analysts today that she was confident about the state of competition with rivals like Intel and Nvidia in processors and graphics chips. She also pointed out that the company gained market share in processors for the 6th…


Fortnite’s volcano might erupt soon – CNET

The island is getting hot and shaky. …read more Source:: CNet


Banned parental-control app fires back at Apple, calls statement misleading – CNET

OurPact, one of the apps removed from the App Store, has asked Apple to reinstate its software. …read more Source:: CNet


Marijuana or broccoli? Facebook illustrates AI’s challenges with this example – CNET

From hate speech to misinformation, the social network has bigger problems than just drug sales. …read more Source:: CNet


FCC Commissioner Demands Answers From Telcos on Phone Location Data

On Wednesday, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel demanded answers from AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon on their sale of customers’ phone location information to data aggregators. From a report: As Motherboard has shown in multiple investigations, this data, which sometimes included highly precise assisted-GPS data, ended up in the hands of bounty hunters,…


DHS Shortens Deadline For Gov Agencies to Fix Critical Flaws

A new binding directive gives U.S. agencies just 15 days – as opposed to 30 days – to remediate critical flaws on their systems. …read more Source:: Threatpost