Imagine attending a business meeting with an Amazon Echo (or any voice-driven device) sitting on the conference table. A question arises about the month’s sales numbers in the Southeast region. Instead of opening a laptop, opening a program like Excel and finding the numbers, you simply ask the device and get the answer instantly. That kind of scenario is increasingly becoming a… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says it’s unclear if the ban on the messaging app is permanent or temporary.
Source: CNET
Google’s penguin siblings are back to ring in the new year with “sparklers in hand” and “fireworks overhead.”
Source: CNET
It’s been pretty easy to point at Twitter and, with each quarterly moment when it discloses its financial guts, let out a long exasperated sigh. But then something interesting happened in the back half of 2017: it went on a rather spectacular run, and though ending on a bit of a slump, it looks like it could finish the year up more than 25 percent — which, by Twitter terms, is… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Culture coverage seemed to be dominated by memes, *Star Wars*, memes, streetwear, memes, streaming, and, well, more memes.
Source: Wired
See the Smarter Coffee 2nd Generation connected drip brewer up close and personal.
Source: CNET
Neither coffee fans nor smart home pioneers with like this connected brewer.
Source: CNET
Happy New Year! It’s been a transformational year in tech. The golden era of startups ended. Sorry about that. The tech industry finally rolled over a big rock it had ignored and/or leaned on for years, and exposed the squirming morass of sexual harassment beneath. We witnessed major AI breakthroughs, a cryptocurrency megaboom, really truly self-driving cars, and 18 SpaceX launches. But… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Assess any sauce, sugar solution, or sauté pan in seconds with a quick-reading thermometer.
Source: Wired
The topics that most resonated with WIRED readers this year included privacy, social media, surveillance, and hacking.
Source: Wired