Month: May 2020
The Morning After: Swiss contact tracing app uses Google & Apple tech
Another day, another canceled event. This time it’s BlizzCon — although we do have a likely online-only event to look forward to next year. Still, after last night’s HBO Max debut, the big highlight on today’s schedule is the planned SpaceX Crew Dra… Source
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EE 5G has early advantage over Vodafone
EE’s 5G network is faster and available more of the time than Vodafone’s, according to new tests conducted by OpenSignal. OpenSignal recorded ‘real life’ readings from user smartphones in four early adopters – Australia, South Korea, the UK, and US – connected to 5G networks that have been commercially available…
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Texas Instruments angers hobbyists with limits to calculator programming support
Texas Instruments has removed the ability for some of its most popular calculators to run programs written in assembly or C, Cemetech reports. Hobbyists are not happy with the changes. In addition to being used as educational tools, TI calculators are also relatively simple and cheap programming devices. According to…
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Watch SpaceX launch people to space for the first time live
[embedded content] SpaceX is set to mark a huge milestone in its own company history, with a first-ever crewed spaceflight set to take off from Cape Canaveral in Florida later today. The mission is Commercial Crew Demo-2, the culmination of its Crew Dragon human spacecraft development program, which will carry…
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Voi hires former Bird UK chief to bring e-scooters to British streets
With the U.K. government set to accelerate trials of e-scooter rentals in a bid to reduce crowding on public transport and support social distancing during the coronavirus crisis, Europe’s e-scooter companies are gearing up to be ready. The latest move sees Sweden-headquartered Voi Technology recruit Richard Corbett to head up…
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Zipline will use its drones to deliver PPE to US healthcare workers
While drone delivery services are yet to become a practical reality in the consumer world, they’re already proving their mettle in terms of crisis response. After deploying its UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) in parts of Africa to facilitate medical… Source
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