Microsoft’s hardware lineup, including Surface Book and Surface Pro devices, are due for a refresh, but we still haven’t heard that much about what’s going to come along with the upgrades. Now, Windows watch Paul Thurrott has provided a few details on the Surface Pro 5, which sounds like it’ll be an iterative update of the flagship Windows tablet hybrid. The Surface Pro… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Break out the telescopes. An impressively large asteroid will cozy past Earth this month, giving astronomers a good view of the enigmatic space rock.
Source: CNET
Internet giant Google is doing what it can to ensure that the public is well and truthfully informed by way of its new “Fact Check” label, which has now been expanded to Google Search.
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Think it’s weird that nearly all Smurfs are dudes? The latest Smurf flick finally addresses that issue head-on. The post The New Smurfs Movie Finally Solves the Smurfette Problem appeared first on WIRED.
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Mic has raised $21 million in new funding, which co-founder and CEO Chris Altchek said will accelerate the digital publisher’s investment in video news. The company says it currently reaches 66 million unique readers and viewers each month, and that 75 percent of its daily views coming from video — particularly impressive when you consider that it launched its first video… Read More
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At the end of March, Amazon announced it was planning to shut down Diapers.com and all the other e-commerce sites operated by Quidsi – the company Amazon acquired for $545 million back in 2010. However, it didn’t offer any details as to when those sites would eventually shutter their doors. But it now appears the first steps towards closure have been taken – all the Quidsi… Read More
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Be careful what you search for?
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After the initial hype, chatbots have been written off by many in the tech industry for failing to deliver on their promise. But one of the leading figures behind chatbots believes one missing component can spark the revolution: payments. Initially viewed by many as replacements for apps, and a method to increase customer engagement, there are few early examples of tangible success to date, as… Read More
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They sure as heck aren’t cheap, though.
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Apple’s completely redoing the Mac Pro, but it’s coming in 2018. Is that too late? New iMacs are up next, and Apple’s Clip app is here.
Source: CNET