Uber is reportedly trying to acquire postmates. Angela Lang / CNET Uber has made an offer to take over delivery service startup Postmates, the New York Times reported late Monday, citing anonymous sources who are familiar with the matter. A deal could come Monday night, the newspaper reported. Sources told the newspaper that negotiations could…
Google honors gay liberation activist Marsha P. Johnson with a doodle. Google Fifty-one years ago this week, early morning police in New York raided the Stonewall Inn, a small bar in Greenwich Village that is popular with members of the gay community. The raid sparked the Stonewall riots and became a catalyst for the gay…
Facebook’s ads will encourage people to question what they see. Facebook As part of its effort to help people identify counterfeit messages, Facebook will launch an advertising campaign with the independent charity Full Fact. As of next month, Facebook users in the UK, Europe, Turkey, Africa and the Middle East will see ads in their…
Alarm clocks are kind of like referees — even though they may be necessary, I frequently find myself getting annoyed at them just for doing their jobs. You presumably purchased an alarm clock at some point in order to be reliably woken up on time every day, but that doesn’t mean that it isn’t incredibly annoying to…
Qui-Gon Jinn introduces Anakin Skywalker Obi-Wan in The Phantom Menace while R2-D2 watches. Courtesy of Lucasfilm Ltd. Star Wars: The last Jedi director Rian Johnson chose the often criticized precursors of the science fiction saga. Johnson also linked the prequel trilogy to political issues, saying the films tweet, claim, fear and fascism in a Sunday…
This robot helps keep areas like warehouses clean. Alyssa Pierson / CSAIL The disinfection of rooms such as storage is during the Covid-19 pandemicDoing this while ensuring worker safety can be challenging. The MIT Laboratory for Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (CSAIL) has therefore found a solution: Use a robot that uses UV-C light to…
The 2021 F-150 speaks softly and carries big tech. Ford Regardless of whether you’re shopping for a new car, SUV or pickup, today’s vehicles are definitely greater than the sum of their spec sheets. That said, it’s often useful to compare the cold, hard numbers to see how any candidates for your hard-earned dollars stack…
There will be a V6 with turbocharger on board if our ears don’t confuse us. Facebook We are officially only two weeks from 2021 Ford Bronco in all its retro, off-road and rugged splendor. Before that, Ford gave us a new teaser on Instagram. On Monday, the Ford Bronco’s official Instagram page shared a video…
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