But don’t throw your phone just to see if the legs pop out. …read more Source:: CNet

He allegedly told authorities he was upset about the repeal of net neutrality. …read more Source:: CNet

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Google is turning startup investor to further its goal of putting Google services like search, maps, and its voice assistant front and center for the next billion internet users in emerging markets. It has invested $22 million into KaiOS, the company that has built an eponymous operating…

New management, new priorities: Bye-bye Creative Commons licensing. …read more Source:: CNet

“Last week, a California judge decided to allow a class action lawsuit filed in December 2017 against Fiat Chrysler to proceed,” reports IEEE Spectrum. “The lawsuit, which could have major ramifications for car makers, was filed in response to stalling issues with 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivans that the plaintiffs allege were caused by known software…

Technology, meet nature. …read more Source:: CNet

But first it needs you to give its homegrown mapping app another shot. …read more Source:: CNet

Giant grinning cartoon-like Tamagotchi thing built by Airbus, IBM blasts up into orbit The International Space Station will get its first AI-powered friend-droid by next week, after it was bundled into a Dragon capsule and launched into orbit aboard a Space X Falcon Rocket on Friday.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Parts the size of a grain of rice are in critical short supply. …read more Source:: CNet

schwit1 quotes a report from the Electronic Frontier Foundation: We are asking a court to declare the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 (“FOSTA”) unconstitutional and prevent it from being enforced. The law was written so poorly that it actually criminalizes a substantial amount of protected speech and, according…