Blood-drawing robot is supposedly more accurate than humans [10 Feb 2020|01:55am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/5Nd7RIpOXdo/ The only thing worse than getting a needle is getting two (or more) when the first jab attempt fails. Now, researchers from Rutgers and Mount Sinai Hospital have developed a robot that can see under your skin and supposedly do the job better than hum... post comment

Federal prosecutors indict four Chinese military officers over Equifax hack [10 Feb 2020|11:17am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/lpZUWcFBrrE/ The Justice Department has charged four Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) officers in relation to the 2017 Equifax hack in which the personal details of some 145 million US consumers and nearly a million UK and Canadian citizens were stolen. The... post comment

'Ring Fit Adventure' is the perfect winter workout [10 Feb 2020|11:30am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/nyIZFvT02BU/ Winter in New York City is a special kind of hell for me when it comes to keeping fit. Exercising at home gets boring, it's often too miserable to go out for a run, and I'm not one for That Gym Life. For years, I basically resigned myself to packing... post comment

Amazon wants to question Trump over his role in the $10 billion DoD contract [10 Feb 2020|11:49am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/06rPVDJZw-w/ It's no secret that Amazon was unhappy with the Pentagon's decision to award the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract to Microsoft. Now, Amazon wants to depose President Trump and six other officials, CNBC reports. The... post comment

British Airways breaks the New York to London subsonic flight record [10 Feb 2020|12:23pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/LgYnGAVxb4Y/ British Airways just set a new record for subsonic flight -- with some help from nature. The airline has confirmed Flightradar24 data showing that one of its Boeing 747s completed a New York to London flight in just 4 hours and 56 minutes, handily b... post comment

JLab Go Air review: These $29 wireless earbuds are surprisingly decent [10 Feb 2020|01:00pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/UJbNkoaAsFA/ For better or worse, we assign quality to things based on how much they cost. If the best true wireless earbuds you can buy are $230, surely an alternative priced for less than $30 isn't worth your time, right? Wrong. While it may have been true in t... post comment

ACLU rejects Clearview AI's facial recognition accuracy claims [10 Feb 2020|01:28pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/Gs33cSG-sh4/ Clearview AI's facial recognition isn't just raising privacy issues -- there are also concerns over its accuracy claims. The ACLU has rejected Clearview's assertion that its technology is "100% accurate" based on the civil liberty group's methodology... post comment

'Anthem' is about to change completely [10 Feb 2020|01:50pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/I4hzDjiNZts/ "Sometimes we get it right, sometimes we miss." That's how BioWare boss Casey Hudson closes out today's blog post about Anthem, the sci-fi loot shooter the studio launched in February 2019. It was poised to compete with the Destiny franchise, but it... post comment

Fiat Chrysler and AutoX confirm plans to work on robotaxis [10 Feb 2020|02:22pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/WzrCOULJsbQ/ Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is joining forces with the Chinese startup AutoX to bring self-driving robotaxis to China. The companies confirmed rumors of their partnership today and announced that the AutoX AI Driver platform will be installed in... post comment

New music label says it can use AI to find the next big artist [10 Feb 2020|03:12pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/XBx6iGOQnKs/ At this point, artificial intelligence isn't a new concept to musicians. We've seen artists like Björk and Arca use the technology to create new musical arrangements. But a new label called Snafu Records thinks it can also use AI to discover the... post comment

Roland reimagines the taiko drum with modern electronics [10 Feb 2020|03:40pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/ePkSeWBm-rU/ Taiko drumming has been a part of Japanese culture for centuries. It was typically relegated to stage plays until the 1950s, when a jazz musician developed an ensemble style of drumming called kumi-daiko, which became a long-standing hobby for over a... post comment

The first crewed SpaceX flight could happen around May 7th [10 Feb 2020|04:03pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/pn5nBqfA7rk/ Last month, Elon Musk said he expected the SpaceX Crew Dragon to launch, with astronauts onboard, sometime between April and June. Now, Ars Technica's Eric Berger reports that first crewed flight could take off on May 7th. Though, due to "a number of... post comment

Nikola Motors unveils hybrid fuel-cell concept truck with 600-mile range [10 Feb 2020|05:05pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/1NLit9yYlyA/ Minus a patent suit, it's been a while since we've heard from Nikola, the other automaker named after the inventor of alternating current. On Monday, however, the company unveiled a concept for a new electric pickup truck called the Badger. post comment

Judge will reportedly approve Sprint / T-Mobile merger tomorrow [10 Feb 2020|06:52pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/y7VAIw_tjWg/ A push by several state attorneys general will reportedly not be enough to stand in the way of a merger between T-Mobile and Sprint. The Wall Street Journal and New York Times cite sources saying that tomorrow a US district judge is expected to rule... post comment

Microsoft's redesigned Office apps for iOS are faster and simpler [10 Feb 2020|07:33pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/270oB7TS9K4/ Microsoft is acting on its promise to give its mobile Office apps a makeover. It just released new iOS (and iPadOS) versions of Excel, PowerPoint and Word that all tout a "simpler, faster and more beautiful" redesign. Really, that's another way of... post comment

YouTube may offer sign-ups for premium subscriptions like Showtime [10 Feb 2020|09:04pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/cMsM_kiNOAU/ YouTube may take a cue from Amazon and Apple in letting you put all your streaming services in one place. The Information sources say YouTube has spent the past several months talking to "several" streaming providers about allowing sign-ups for thei... post comment

Activists form nonprofit to fight gig worker exploitation [10 Feb 2020|10:18pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/1y_n0RUIDRg/ Gig workers are often at odds with the companies through which they find work, whether it's over how well they're paid or how they're treated. A gig worker and activist duo are attempting to help improve working conditions for contractors across the... post comment

'Space Channel 5' returns in VR form on February 25th [10 Feb 2020|11:44pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/mhzkclkDToc/ If you're still pining for Space Channel 5, Tetsuya Mizuguchi's first big music-focused games, you're in for a treat... if you have the right hardware, anyway. Grounding and Sega are releasing a VR take on the franchise, Space Channel 5 VR Kinda Fun... post comment

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