Archivo del Autor: Belen De Leon

Volvo XC40 adds 3-cylinder engine, fancy Inscription trim – Roadshow

You want a crystal gear lever in your compact crossover? You got it.
Source: CNET

Lego Millennium Falcon: How fast can you build the Kessel run? – CNET

Snap it together, fuzzball! A new playset tied to “Solo: A Star Wars Story” might reveal some movie spoilers.
Source: CNET

Wikipedia’s free-to-access program for developing countries is being sunset

 A half-dozen years after launching Wikipedia Zero, The Wikimedia Foundation is sunsetting the program. Announced in 2012, it was the result of partnerships with mobile carriers, designed to waive the cost of accessing the free encyclopedia in developing countries, where data fees presented a barrier to accessing the site’s seemingly bottomless well of information. The Foundation says… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Nike teamed up with Snap and Darkstore to pre-release Air Jordan III ‘Tinker’ shoes on Snapchat

 Snap, Nike, Darkstore and Shopify teamed up in a collaboration of epic proportions to pre-release the Air Jordan III “Tinker” on Snapchat with same-day delivery last night after the NBA All-Star game. This is the first time a brand other than Snap has sold a product via Snapchat. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Could Scientists Use Silver Iodide to Make Snow for the Olympics?

You can theoretically “seed” snow in the atmosphere, but it’s really hard to tell if it actually works.
Source: Wired

Molly wants to use your online presence to create an automated knowledge base

 Isn’t it frustrating when you ask a friend a question – like what’s your favorite restaurant in New York or what trips have you been on this year – knowing that these specific answers are certainly already accessible on social media? The problem is no one wants to spend an hour combing through their friends social media pages (or worse, monitoring them 24/7), so we just… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

US indicts Russian trolls, Facebook reacts video – CNET

In today’s tech news, the US charges Russian nationals over election meddling, Facebook announces plans to verify advertisers and Google cleared over firing of ex-engineer.
Source: CNET

Organize and track your keys with the KeySmart Pro for $45 – CNET

This clever organizer includes a Tile tracker — and solves Tile’s biggest problem! Plus: another shot at a mobile charger.
Source: CNET

VW I.D. Vizzion concept brings a self-driving electric sedan to Geneva – Roadshow

This is the first concept in the I.D. lineup to rock a sedan body.
Source: CNET

Join me for an evening of crypto with writers Paul Vigna and Michael Casey

 Next week I’m pleased to announce that I’m going to have Paul Vigna and Michael Casey, authors of The Truth Machine, on stage with me at Knotel, a co-working and event space in Manhattan. I’d love for you to come. You can RSVP here. It’s happening on February 28 at 7pm and it will feature a 35-minute talk with two of the top writers in crypto. These guys literally wrote… Read More

Source: TechCrunch