Recommended Reading: Behind the wheel of the Polestar 2

Posted on 05/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Driving the Polestar 2, the first electric car with a brain by GoogleAndrew J. Hawkins, The VergeThe Verge offers some first impressions of the first EV that runs Android Automotive: Google’s tech that controls things like air conditioning, navigatio...

Recommended Reading: The world of Lego interface panel design

Posted on 08/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The UX of Lego interface panelsGeorge Cave, designbycave.co.ukWhether it’s a spaceship, a cash register or a car instrument cluster, Lego interface panels play a relatively small role in the grand scheme of most builds. They offer finer details for a...

Recommended Reading: The fear of TikTok

Posted on 01/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Why America is afraid of TikTokMichael Schuman, The AtlanticA US Senator called it a Trojan Horse. President Trump reportedly wants Chinese owner ByteDance to sell it off to a buyer based in the States or to ban it entirely without having it change h...

Recommended Reading: The case for a ‘Tenet’ online premiere

Posted on 25/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Christopher Nolan should release Tenet onlineChaim Gartenberg, The VergeThis piece from The Verge was published before AT&T CEO John Stankey announced Christopher Nolan’s upcoming blockbuster Tenet wouldn’t skip theaters for an on-demand premiere...

Recommended Reading: Livestreamed concerts with no crowds are still extremely risky

Posted on 18/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Underoath on risks and excitement of full-album livestream concert seriesEli Enis, RevolverThe COVID-19 pandemic has pushed bands to Instagram Live, YouTube streams and other avenues to keep in touch with fans. Typically, those performances are strip...

Recommended Reading: The Magic Leap project the world may never see

Posted on 11/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Fading light: The story of Magic Leap’s lost mixed reality magnum opusAdi Robertson, The VergeLike a lot of companies this year, Magic Leap faced massive layoffs. The company was able to avoid those after it raised $350 million, but it did shift to e...

Recommended Reading: When facial recognition identifies the wrong person

Posted on 27/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Wrongfully accused by an algorithmKashmir Hill, The New York TimesLaw enforcement at all levels are employing facial recognition for a variety of things. There are a number of issues with the technology and its uses for identifying potential suspects...

Recommended Reading: Why is Apple breaking up with Intel?

Posted on 20/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

After 15 years, Apple prepares to break up with IntelDon Clark and Jack Nicas, The New York TimesOne of the big announcements at Monday’s WWDC virtual keynote is expected to be Apple’s long-rumored breakup with Intel. The partnership has equipped Mac...

Recommended Reading: COVID-19 and AI health care

Posted on 23/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

COVID-19 will accelerate the AI health care revolutionKai-Fu Lee, WiredThe coronavirus pandemic will cause us to rethink major aspects of everyday life around the world, but it may also expedite the use of artificial intelligence in health care. Sino...

Recommended Reading: Facebook’s new content oversight board

Posted on 09/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

We are a new board overseeing Facebook. Here’s what we’ll decide.Catalina Botero-Marino, Jamal Greene, Michael W. McConnell and Helle Thorning-Schmidt, The New York TimesFacebook announced the first members of its content oversight board this week, a...