Month: February 2020
NASA’s InSight lander officially detects ‘marsquakes’ on Mars
NASA’s InSight lander has detected hundreds of “marsquakes” on Mars, including about 20 tremors that were relatively significant. Compared to quakes here on Earth, the marsquakes were pretty puny, but the new data could provide planetary scientists with more information about the interior of Mars. The initial results of the…
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In Fortnite’s new spy-themed season, more is more
The new season of Fortnite’s second chapter finally landed last week, shaking up a reimagined map that burst dramatically out of a black hole in the game last year. Over the weekend, we scoped out what’s changed in a game now sprinkled with secret agents, laser beams and all manner…
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Netflix rolls out Top 10 feature to help show what people are actually watching
Netflix is trying to make it easier for subscribers to keep up with what people around the country are watching by introducing a Top 10 row to its homepage. A new blog post from the company published today notes that the Top 10 row will be updated every day with…
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How to make a deal with a VC at a tech conference
Mahendra Ramsinghani Contributor More posts by this contributor With Alibaba, Pivotal and Lightbend on board, Reactive flexes its ROI muscle in the microservices world Investors are waking up to the emotional struggle of startup founders Are the schmooze sessions, after-parties and secret dinners with investors that take place during tech…
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Lenovo unveils updated ThinkPad portfolio
Lenovo has announced the latest additions to its updated ThinkPad portfolio which now includes the new T series, X series and L series. The PC maker’s updated ThinkPad portfolio delivers modern IT solutions with a slew of new features including Modern Standby, Wake on Voice, WiFi 6, Dolby Audio Speaker…
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Tesla Autopilot’s role in fatal 2018 crash will be decided this week
Tesla’s Autopilot is about to be in the government’s spotlight once again. On February 25th in Washington, DC, investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will present the findings of its nearly two-year probe into the fatal crash of Wei “Walter” Huang. Huang died on March 23rd, 2018, when…
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