While Amazon is generally recognized for its Ring brand of doorbell camera home security systems, the business debuted a more mobile and significantly cuter monitoring platform, Astro, last year. The $1,500 robot (now on sale for $999) is effectively an Alexa on wheels, moving around your home like an AIBO …
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Elon Musk Describes His Plans For Twitter And Explains His Purchase
“I did this to try to help humanity, whom I love,” Musk tweeted. Elon Musk has described some of his goals for the dominant social media platform, with the completion of his purchase of Twitter expected this week. Musk stated in a Twitter post that he didn’t purchase Twitter for …
Read More »By next week, Musk could own Twitter, and a major change is brewing
By the end of the next week, Elon Musk is anticipated to assume control of Twitter after a tumultuous period marked by legal disputes, online disputes, and difficult talks. Regardless of who controls the platform, the social media giant seems to be planning some significant staff reductions. That’s according to …
Read More »China successfully tests hyperloop technology and intends to construct 1,000 KM/H trains.
China claims to have tested a hyperloop-style train, in which a train is levitated above magnetic rails inside a vacuum tube, successfully on a 2-kilometer (1.2-mile) test track in North China. State-run media outlets claim the train reached speeds of 81 mph (130 kph), but ultimately finished, the design might …
Read More »Musk Lost $100 billion this year, but he remains the richest person in the world.
In less than a year, Elon Musk is said to have lost more than $100 billion. But try not to feel too sorry for this multi-billionaire; he still holds the title of richest person on Earth, with nearly $50 billion more than Jeff Bezos, creator of Amazon. tough times, huh? …
Read More »New Breakthrough kills cancer cells without damaging healthy cells
While cancer treatments are becoming more effective every day they still leave a lot of room for improvement. Most treatments for common types of cancer come with significant side effects that can cause the patient deep discomfort or even lead indirectly to death due to a compromised immune system. Researchers …
Read More »Researchers have identified the brain cells that control appetite
Like anything else in our bodies our appetite is controlled by cells in our brains. They tell us when we are hungry, when we need to eat and when we are full. Unfortunately not everybody has properly functioning cells and their brain doesn’t correctly signal to them that they are …
Read More »Siri’s switch to Google as the default search engine is a big loss for Bing
Google has further tightened its iron grip over the search engine market. Now instead of looking to Bing when it needs extra help Siri will ask Google. Siri’s switch to Google applies to web searches from Siri, Search inside iOS (formerly called Spotlight) and Spotlight on the Mac. The move …
Read More »Uber’s London ban will define the company’s future in Europe
As you may have heard Uber has recently been handed a ban notice in London. After the 30th of September the company will no longer be able to operate in the British capital.This comes after months of scrutiny across Europe about their hiring practices and near endless scandals rocking the …
Read More »Hubble spies Wasp-12b, a planet so dark it absorbs almost all light that touches it
A team of researchers have used the Hubble telescope to make another incredible discovery. The space telescope has spotted a “hot Jupiter” dubbed Wasp-12b, a planet so dark it absorbs almost all light. The planet goes by Wasp-12b. The dark planet is hot Jupiter. This is a huge planet that …
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