Month: July 2022
Mini’s next electric car could have a giant smartwatch on its carpet dashboard
Audio player loading… Mini has finally lifted the veil on its first electric crossover – and we can’t decide whether the British carmaker is genius or just plain bonkers. Officially dubbed the Aceman (not to be confused with the brand’s three-door Paceman SUV), the close-to-production EV features several design quirks…
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Spotify’s subscribers rise to 188M amidst podcasting setbacks
Spotify’s number of premium subscribers rose to 188 million in its second quarter, while its monthly active users (MAU) now sit at 433 million, the company announced in an earnings release today. That’s a year-over-year increase of 14 percent and 19 percent respectively, and compares to the 182 million and…
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AWS is upping its security and malware protection
Audio player loading… Amazon has announced new security features and malware (opens in new tab) protection services for its cloud business, Amazon Web Services. At its AWS re:Inforce conference, the company unveiled updates such as Amazon GuardDuty Malware Protection, AWS Wickr and Kubernetes support for Amazon Detective. The headline product,…
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Independence Day director Roland Emmerich is making a gladiatorial epic for Peacock
Roland Emmerich, the director behind disaster movies such as Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow, and Moonfall, is making a “gladiatorial epic” series for NBCUniversal’s streaming service Peacock. The show, which will be titled Those About to Die, is based on the book of the same name by Daniel Mannix…
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Google Maps now offers 3D aerial views of famous landmarks
Google’s 3D “immersive view” isn’t completely ready, but you can get a glimpse of it starting today. The company is rolling out updates to Google Maps for Android and iOS that introduce aerial views of close to 100 famous landmarks, including Alcatraz in San Francisco, Big Ben in London and…
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Google is adding Flyover-like aerial views to Maps
Google is adding “photorealistic aerial views” to almost 100 landmarks in Google Maps, the company announced on Wednesday. The views, which remind me of Apple Maps’ Flyover feature, give you an overhead look at landmarks in cities including Barcelona, London, New York, San Francisco, and Tokyo, according to Google. You…
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