Cloudflare’s unlimited DDoS protection should help the internet, but its broader ambitions of killing off DDoS for good remain out of reach.
Source: Wired
Silicon neurons might make machines like cars and robots smarter and more independent.
Source: Wired
Snapchat’s latest augmented reality feature is another implementation of the tech that applies to the world, rather than the faces found in frame when you take a picture. They’re called ‘Sky Filters,’ and they can automatically detect sky in your images, and repaint them with totally different atmospheric looks. The new filters are rolling out live starting today on… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
At the Microsoft Ignite tech conference, CEO Satya Nadella shows off mixed reality’s benefits for collaboration and security.
Source: CNET
Mastercard and Swarovski team up to create a virtual-reality shopping app for home decor.
Source: CNET
Now, the Venice, Calif.-based company, Gem, is bringing that blockchain technology to a broader set of applications through work the company is conducting with the Centers for Disease Control and with the European technology services company, Tieto. Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Apple is switching the default provider of its web searches from Siri, Search inside iOS (formerly called Spotlight) and Spotlight on the Mac. So, for instance, if Siri falls back to a web search on iOS when you ask it a question, you’re now going to get Google results instead of Bing. Consistency is Apple’s main motivation given for switching the results from Microsoft’s Bing… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Held at Moscone Center in San Francisco earlier this month, Mobile World Congress Americas was a pretty uninspiring show, but a few interesting startups stood out among the rows and rows of mobile companies. Nanoport was among the more interesting exhibits on the floor, offering up an array of different smartphone technologies aimed at rethinking the way we interact with our devices. The… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
While traditional industries can get away with ignoring broader social ills or hot-button political issues, tech companies big and small are increasingly expected to solve the former and speak out on the latter — a position that’s either totally fair or a too-high standard depending on who you ask. If you asked most of the people on stage at Disrupt last week, that expectation is… Read More
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Instagram’s still growing at a rapid pace, having added 100 million new monthly active users in just a month since it last reported a new figure. It now has 800 million users engaging with the service on at least a monthly basis, the company revealed on Monday at an event in NYC, and it has 500 million using the service on a daily basis, too. Instagram announced the 700 million… Read More
Source: TechCrunch