Month: November 2020
Netflix settles Bandersnatch ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ lawsuit
Netflix has settled a lawsuit over its interactive special Bandersnatch. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix announced the deal with Choose Your Own Adventure book publisher Chooseco on Monday. The settlement ends a bitter legal fight between Netflix and Chooseco, which claimed the streaming video platform had infringed its trademark.…
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Software update for Fujifilm’s GFX100 turns it into a 400MP camera
With its 102-megapixel sensor, Fujifilm’s $10,000 GFX100 can already capture incredibly dense images that bring out tiny details in a subject. But with the help of new firmware and a technique called pixel shift multi-shot, the GFX100 can now capture… Source
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Flexible expressions could lift 3D-generated faces out of the uncanny valley
3D-rendered faces are a big part of any major movie or game now, but the task of capturing and animating them in a natural way can be a tough one. Disney Research is working on ways to smooth out this process, among them a machine learning tool that makes it…
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Tesla recalls more than 9,500 Model X and Y vehicles due to manufacturing issues
Tesla has issued recall orders for 9,537 of its vehicles in the US, including 9,136 Model Xs from 2016 and 401 Model Ys from 2020, Reuters reports. The issues were filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Tesla intends to recall the vehicles for testing and fixes.…
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Gift Guide: 7 smart home gift ideas that go beyond the usual Google/Amazon smart speakers
Welcome to TechCrunch’s 2020 Holiday Gift Guide! Need help with gift ideas? We’re here to help! We’ll be rolling out gift guides from now through the end of December. You can find our other guides right here. It’s never been easier to build a smart home. Beyond the same Google/Amazon/Apple/etc.…
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AWS is hunting for programmers who know this upcoming language Glasses in front of computer screen
Developers familiar with Rust could soon be working at AWS as Amazon’s cloud computing arm has announced its plans to hire more people familiar with the programming language. The increasingly popular programming language started out as a personal project of Mozilla employee Graydon Hoare and the company went on to…
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