We review the $650 Pixel 2 and the $850 Pixel 2 XL, the new Android handsets from Google.
Source: Wired
The global adoption of blockchain technology is starting to feel like an inevitability. Following on the news that Moscow is launching a cryptocurrency (creatively called the CryptoRuble… because of course it is), a consortium comprised of the top technology officers at some of Spain’s largest companies in finance, energy, and telecommunications has launched to develop a… Read More
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GM’s Cruise Automation will expand its test pool, while keeping a focus on city driving, something it has said gives it an edge in the autonomous driving space. What better city to use for testing, then, than New York, one of the densest and most hectic traffic nightmares in North America. Cruise will test its self-driving fleet in New York in a five mile square section of Manhattan,… Read More
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PayPal this morning announced its mobile payments service Venmo is now available at over 2 million online U.S retailers, allowing Venmo users to shop on the mobile web at almost everywhere PayPal is accepted today. This includes popular retailers like Lululemon, Forever21 and Foot Locker via the mobile web, the company says.
As with PayPal, eligible purchases bought using Venmo online will… Read More
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Feedzai is announcing a $50 million Series C this morning led by an unnamed VC with additional capital from Sapphire Ventures. The six year old startup builds machine learning tools to help banks and merchants spot payment fraud. In today’s rapidly maturing world of fintech, Feedzai is trying to thread the needle between turnkey solution and customizable platform. With 60 clients… Read More
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Oxitec has spent the last six years seeking US regulatory approval for its Zika-fighting GM mosquitoes. Now they’re the EPA’s problem.
Source: Wired
Mercedes-Benz Arocs trucks are an autonomous means to an end: The industrial vehicles can work without drivers, and without requiring a bevy of expensive sensors equipped on the truck itself. The service vehicles work by following the leader, along GPS mapped routes, providing high accuracy from a lead vehicle with control over the followers. The Arocs version of autonomous transportation… Read More
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Volvo’s performance arm’s first standalone model is a carbon-bodied ripper with industry-leading electric range.
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First-ever full-electric vehicle from the Volvo Car Group will be a key part of its new-model onslaught.
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The money-transfer service can now be used for payments just about everywhere PayPal is available.
Source: CNET