Day: April 14, 2019

Volkswagen I.D. Roomzz is a cool concept with a weird name – Roadshow

The I.D. Roomzz previews a three-row, electric SUV. …read more Source:: CNet


VW I.D. Roomzz concept previews an electric, 3-row SUV for 2021 – Roadshow

Volkswagen’s EV concept brings 280 miles of all-electric range and “completely new seating configurations” to the 2019 Shanghai Motor Show. …read more Source:: CNet


Watch Toyota’s massive basketball robot shoot a hoop, and read up on how you should think about AI and, erm, Jesus

Also, Axon, the massive policy body cam org are pursuing facial recognition after all Roundup Another week has passed in the AI world, with military shenanigans, US government regulation and new chips from Qualcomm. Here’s the best of the rest.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Best battery life laptops for 2019 – CNET

Our current rankings of longest-lasting laptops has a few surprises. …read more Source:: CNet


Cold War destroyer: Inside the USS Turner Joy – CNET

The destroyer USS Turner Joy was in service for 23 years, and saw extensive combat during Vietnam. Here’s how she looks today. …read more Source:: CNet


Sekiro and difficulty: Forget the gatekeeping, anyone can play this gem – CNET

Commentary: From Software’s latest action epic doesn’t need an easy mode, but it’s also not just for elite gamers. In fact, it’s a better experience if you aren’t one. …read more Source:: CNet


Android Q beta a month on: Dark mode is awesome, some apps are broken – CNET

Running prerelease software often means putting up with annoyances, but the early releases of Android Q are stable and usable with a few exceptions. …read more Source:: CNet


AWS bets on services portfolio amidst increasing APAC cloud competition

With cloud market players Alibaba and Google ramping up their regional data centre footprint, Amazon Web Services is relying on the “breadth and depth” of its service offerings and platform maturity to maintain its competitive edge. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Add A Host Of 8-Bit Processors To Your Arduino

Normally when we bring you news of a retrocomputing design, it will centre around a single processor. At its heart will be a 6502, a Z80, or perhaps a 6809. There will be a host of support chips, some memory as RAM or ROM, and a bunch of interfaces. [Erturk Kocalar]’s RetroShield project for the…


Facebook Shareholders Force A Vote On Ousting Mark Zuckerberg

On May 30th, Facebook’s shareholder’s will vote on whether to remove Mark Zuckerberg as chairman of the board, reports Business Insider: Business Insider broke the news of the proposal in July last year after revealing the plans of activist shareholder Trillium Asset Management, which had grown tired of the “mishandling” of scandals including the Cambridge…