Month: May 2021
Kroger begins testing drone deliveries for baby products and s’mores
Kroger is joining rival Walmart by launching a drone delivery pilot program for groceries later this spring. The supermarket chain is partnering with Drone Express to deliver items like baby products, over-the-counter medications, and picnic supplies weighing up to about five pounds from a test store in Centerville, Ohio. A…
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New Spectre variants reportedly affect all Intel and AMD chips Spectre and meldown
Researchers have discovered multiple new variants of the Spectre exploits, affecting both Intel and AMD processors, that are not protected by existing mitigations. Discovered by researchers from the University of Virginia and University of California San Diego, the vulnerabilities leak data via micro-op caches, which are meant to speed up…
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Ethereum price steams past another historic milestone Ethereum
Ether, the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum network, has surpassed a valuation of $3,000 per coin for the first time ever. The world’s second largest cryptocurrency breached the milestone overnight and has registered gains of more than 10% in the last 24 hours alone. At the time of writing, Ether…
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Apple Watch 8 might be able to track blood sugar and alcohol levels Apple Watch 6 review
A while ago we heard a rumor that the Apple Watch 7 might be able to monitor your blood sugar, and while a new report suggests that it probably won’t, it looks quite likely that the Apple Watch 8 will have the feature on board. That’s according to The Telegraph…
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Gaming industry valued over $300 billion – It’s higher than movies & music together The back of the DualShock 4 is lit up
Driven by the surge in mobile gaming, the global gaming industry has reached a value of over $300 billion, according to a new report by Accenture, a global tech professional services company. The report titled, “Gaming: the new superplatform”, said the industry added 500 million new and more diverse gamers…
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Hangry, an Indonesian cloud kitchen startup with plans to become a global F&B company, closes $13M Series A
Hangry, an Indonesian cloud kitchen startup that wants to become a global food and beverage company, has raised a $13 million Series A. The round was led by returning investor Alpha JWC Ventures, and included participation from Atlas Pacific Capital, Salt Ventures and Heyokha Brothers. It will be used to…
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