Author: Zach_Wilson
GM is bringing back the Hummer as an electric ‘super truck’ with 1,000 horsepower
GM is bringing back the Hummer in a new electric form. The automaker confirmed Thursday plans to produce an all-electric Hummer with 1,000 horsepower and the ability to accelerate from zero to 60 miles per hour in 3 seconds. This ‘super truck,’ which GM teased in a several videos, will…
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AWS partners with sports leagues to change how we watch games
Since the inception of professional sports, fans have sought statistics about how their favorite teams and players are performing. Until recently, these stats were generated from basic counting, like batting averages, home runs or touchdowns. Today, sports leagues are looking to learn more about players and find a competitive edge…
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Amazon’s disconcerting Super Bowl ad makes real people respond to questions we’d ask Alexa
Amazon released its Super Bowl commercial this week, and it’s a weird one. The company’s Super Bowl commercials have historically been a little offbeat, but the best word I can use to describe this year’s is disconcerting. It starts with Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi preparing to go out…
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Google paid out millions in bug bounties last year
Finding bugs in Google’s products was quite a lucrative business last year as the search giant has revealed that it paid out $6.5m to 461 different security researchers. Last year’s payout was almost double the $3.4m the company paid out in 2018 and since starting its bug bounty program in…
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Apple’s redesigned Maps app is available across the US, adds real-time transit for Miami
Apple’s updated and more detailed Maps experience has now rolled out across the U.S., the company announced this morning. The redesigned app will include more accurate information overall as well as comprehensive views of roads, buildings, parks, airports, malls and other public places. It will also bring Look Around to…
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IPO pricing for One Medical and Casper will set the tone for 2020’s unicorn debuts
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. As One Medical looks to become the first venture-backed company to price its IPO in 2020 this afternoon and Casper aims to price its own shares next Wednesday, the market…
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