- TechCrunch•23 hours ago
WeChat begins censoring users ahead of China's National Party Congress
Expect to see plenty of censorship news coming out of China over the next week.
- Engadget•yesterday
Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs is building an 'internet city' in Toronto
The next step for Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs is making a 2,000 acre smart neighborhood in Toronto. Google Canada will relocate its headquarters to the newly created Quayside neighborhood along the Eastern Waterfront to serve as an anchor for the area, and will invest some $50 million in the first
- Engadget•yesterday
Earbud translators will bring us closer: The Future IRL
Going for the Babel Fish of our dreams.
- Engadget•yesterday
Levi’s is already working with Google on a second smart jacket
Levi's connected denim jacket went on sale three weeks ago, but CEO Chip Bergh said it's already working with Google on a version 2.0.
- Engadget•2 days ago
Explore (most of) the solar system in Google Maps
Google first added the moon and Mars to Google Maps back in 2014 to commemorate the Curiosity rover's second year exploring the red planet.
- Engadget•2 days ago
Netflix could spend $8 billion on content next year
Once again, Netflix's quarterly earnings report (PDF) shows it's added even more customers (5 million in the US alone), and now boasts more than 115 million subscribers worldwide. The company is now five years into its "original content strategy" that first drew attention with House
- Engadget•2 days ago
Australia tackles revenge porn with a national reporting tool
Companies like Microsoft, Google, Twitter and Facebook have in the past made attempts to help victims of revenge porn, but it's still a big problem as recent incidents have made very clear.
- AAP•2 days ago
How to chop your energy bill
Amaysim reckons a mobile phone provider could help show the way to cut Australia's soaring power prices. "If you can break down the barriers to switch, then customers will be able to vote with action and service providers will be forced to provide better services for value," chief executive
7News•2 days agoMiners push Australian market higher
ASX enjoying a good run, thanks to the big miners.
- TechCrunch•3 days ago
Russia may soon issue its own official blockchain-based currency, the CryptoRuble
Russia will issue its own official cryptocurrency, the CryptoRuble, capping months of speculation about the country's approach to the technology. The news, first reported by CoinTelegraph, cites local news reports, which in turn cite Nikolay Nikiforov, the Russian government's minister of communications
- Engadget•5 days ago
The future of surveillance is hidden in airport ads
Public anonymity is quickly becoming a thing of the past.
- Engadget•4 days ago
Amazon is reportedly developing its own sportswear line
Amazon is reportedly getting ready to take on sports apparel giants like Nike and Lululemon.
- Engadget•6 days ago
Samsung's Gear Sport smartwatch hits stores this month for $300
Samsung's latest wearables, the Gear Sport smartwatch and IconX 2018 earbuds, are hitting stores in the US on October 27th. The company announced that pre-orders for both products will begin tomorrow, with pricing set at $300 for the Gear Sport and $200 for the refined IconX. If you recall, Samsung
- Engadget•6 days ago
Epic giant robot battle scheduled for October 17th
Are you ready for the world's first giant robot fight?
- Engadget•6 days ago
Jaybird Run review: The perfect truly wireless earbuds for workouts
Completely wireless earbuds are everywhere this year.
- Engadget•6 days ago
Sony's Xperia Touch projector arrives in the US at an absurd $1,700
We've been keeping an eye on Sony's Xperia Touch projector for over a year now (closer to two, in fact).
7News•6 days agoCredit card debt slumps to 10 year low
Plastic is not so fantastic anymore: Aussies are becoming more disciplined when it comes to debt.
7News•6 days agoSydney's property boom is over
Value of eastern suburbs, inner city and north shore homes have slumped 6%.
- Engadget•7 days ago
Oculus Go is a $199 VR headset that doesn't require a phone
While Oculus has pioneered the modern consumer VR industry with the Oculus Rift and Samsung's Gear VR, it's been working hard on a truly wireless VR solution as well. Last year, Oculus teased that it was planning on a powerful standalone VR headset called "Project Santa Cruz," and
- TechCrunch•7 days ago
Israel and Russia's overlapping hacks of Kaspersky complicate espionage narrative
The drama between Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky and the U.S. government just doesn't quit, but a new report may answer some longstanding questions.
- TechCrunch•7 days ago
SpaceX successfully launches and recovers third reused Falcon 9 rocket
SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 today, its 15th rocket launch of this year.
- Engadget•7 days ago
The rise of drone crime and how cops can stop it
All 25-year-old Jorge Edwin Rivera had to do was pilot a drone carrying a lunchbox filled with 13 pounds of methamphetamine, from one side of the US-Mexico border to the other where an accomplice could retrieve the smuggled cargo.
7News•7 days agoHomes under $350K in Qld
Finding an affordable home in Brisbane's south east is challenging, but it's not impossible - with some areas still having houses under $350,000.
