Public speaking can be terrifying. Before every TechCrunch Disrupt, moderators are required to go through mandatory speaker training to ensure we’re not flaming disasters on stage. Our bosses bring in a real-life human to train us and point out how often we use filler words or simply don’t make any sense at all.
SpeechCoach.ai, a project that came out of Disrupt SF 2017’s… Read More
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Optical vs. laser? What’s the difference between these two mice? We clear the air over the “optical” branding, and explain the major distinction between these two base designs.
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Alphabet’s self-driving car unit says it needs more time to review recently obtained evidence in the case.
Source: CNET
In light of the recent federal circuit ruling that Uber must hand over the due diligence report (the Stroz report) it conducted ahead of its acquisition of Otto, Waymo is requesting Judge William Alsup postpone the trial. The trial is currently scheduled to begin October 11. “It’s now clear why Uber had fought so hard to hide these materials from Waymo and the Court,” a… Read More
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Check out our roundup of the best new Kickstarter and Indiegogo projects and product announcements that hit the web this week. You can’t buy this stuff yet, but there’s no denying that it’s fun to gawk!
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Source: Digital trends
The last year has brought a lot of fresh new TV shows. Will the Emmys reward them? We’ll find out tonight.
Source: Wired
That’s coming from the head of the world’s largest mobile chip maker.
Source: CNET
Ties are like kissing your sister, and most boxing fans aren’t Jaime Lannister. One judge in particular turned into an online punching bag.
Source: CNET
SpaceX has confirmed that the Dragon capsule used to ferry cargo including supplies and experimentation material has returned to Earth as planned, with a successful splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
The Dragon went up to the International Space Station on SpaceX’s CRS-12 resupply mission, which launched in August. Dragon brought a number of experimental payloads to the ISS, including a… Read More
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Is there a formal name for the fallacy of assuming that the status quo is sane? Such a name would become more useful with each passing year. There are a shocking number of examples, but I give you, as a perfect, vivid, front-of-mind example, the credit rating system of the United States of America, as exemplified by that radioactive disaster of a company called Equifax. It is well understood… Read More
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