Day: May 18, 2021

Google showcases new Fast Pairing, Android Auto features in the BMW iX EV – Roadshow

Perhaps the days of BMW treating Android users as second-class citizens is finally coming to an end. …read more Source:: CNet


What you need to know from today’s Google IO: Chatty AI, collab tools, TPU v4 chips, quantum computing

Great, another tech thing that sounds like ‘lambda’ Google IO Google today opened its developer conference, the aptly named Google IO, with a somber nod to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic from Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Eurovision 2021: Peacock is now the exclusive US streamer, here’s when to watch – CNET

Here’s when the Semi-Final 1, Semi-Final 2 and Grand Final are being broadcast. …read more Source:: CNet


Google Adds Feature To Zap Recent Search History in Privacy Push

Ever wish you could delete the last thing you searched for on Google? Now Google will let you. From a report: Google announced the new feature Tuesday during its I/O software conference, part of a package of privacy controls the Alphabet company is pushing out to appease consumers and regulators. Users now can tap on…


Nvidia nerfs three more RTX cards to shoo away Ethereum miners, lower prices for gamers

Well, that seems to be the plan, anyway Nvidia says it will slash the cryptocurrency-mining abilities of newly made RTX 3080, RTX 3070, and RTX 3060 Ti graphics cards.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Scammers Pose as Meal-Kit Services to Steal Customer Data

Attackers are sending messages disguised as offers from meal-kit services, like HelloFresh. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Highest Ever Energy Light Captured By Chinese Mountain Observatory

sciencehabit writes: Using an observatory on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau, astronomers have spotted the highest energy light ever, gamma ray photons up to 1.4 petaelectronvolts (PeV). They have traced these extreme photons back to a dozen of their likely sources: powerful factories in the Milky Way Galaxy that accelerate charged particles called cosmic…


Google I/O: Google Photos to resurface older images, create ‘cinematic moments’ and more

Google pledged to make their camera and photography algorithms better able to handle images of people of color. …read more Source:: ZDNet


HBO Max: The 15 best TV shows to watch now – CNET

HBO Max has a surprisingly eccentric stash of original content. …read more Source:: CNet


Microsoft Says Windows 10X Isn’t Happening

Microsoft today acknowledged that the company isn’t going to release its Windows 10X operating system variant, as reported more than a week ago. Mary Jo Foley, writing at ZDNet: Don’t be surprised if you missed the acknowledgement, as Microsoft buried it in its blog post about the rollout of the Windows 10 21H1 feature update…