Day: October 15, 2018

Live-TV streaming service FuboTV has almost 250,000 subscribers – CNET

FuboTV is still much smaller than its rivals, which are all backed by giants. …read more Source:: CNet


Virgin Media? More like Virgin Meltdown: Brit broadband ISP falls over amid power drama

Status: TITSUP – Total Inability To Support Users’ Packets Virgin Media, one of the UK’s largest broadband and TV cable providers, is suffering an outage right now. If you can’t access the internet or watch the telly, then it’s not just you. It’s quite a few of you.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


NASA Chandra telescope resurrected after glitch – CNET

The space agency gets some good news about one of its stricken space telescopes, though Hubble remains in safe mode. …read more Source:: CNet


MIT to push the rise of AI with new college, $1B funding – CNET

The Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing will be dedicated to research in computer science, AI, data science and related fields. …read more Source:: CNet


Teardown: D50761 Aircraft Quick Access Recorder

Everyone’s heard of the “black box”. Officially known as the Flight Data Recorder (FDR), it’s a mandatory piece of equipment on commercial aircraft. The FDR is instrumental in investigating incidents or crashes, and is specifically designed to survive should the aircraft be destroyed. The search for the so-called “black box” often dominates the news cycle…


Pixel 3 to finally let you use external mic when recording video – CNET

Google says the update is coming to previous Pixel generations, too. …read more Source:: CNet


Anki Vector the mini robot rolls into homes today for $250 – CNET

Welcome home this autonomous robot, who’ll answer your questions and play games. …read more Source:: CNet


Climate Change Will Cause Beer Shortages and Price Hikes, Study Says

A new study from Nature Plants has identified the one climate-related issue that can unite people from myriad political backgrounds — beer. From a report: Led by Wei Xie, an agricultural scientist at Peking University, the paper finds that regions that grow barley, the primary crop used to brew beer, are projected to experience severe…


3 Out of 4 Employees Pose a Security Risk

New MediaPRO study also finds that management performed worse than entry- and mid-level employees in how to handle a suspected phishing email. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Google Pixel 3 XL first impressions: There’s (even) more to like

Google’s Pixel 3 XL is bigger and better than ever. …read more Source:: ZDNet