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Aibo looks even more adorable in 'chocolate' edition- CNET

Aibo has a new look in Japan.

Daily Crunch: Uber rolls out Rewards

The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here: 1. Uber Rewards is rolling out; here’s how the perks work Uber Rewards calculates how much you’ve spent on Uber and Uber […]

Argos has already slashed £50 off the price of Honor View 20 deals

The Honor View 20 has only just been released and yet Argos has already beaten out the competition dropping £50 off the RRP to offer its cheapest price.

Preview Polestar 2's new Android infotainment system with an interactive site- Roadshow

Its Android-based system is a breath of fresh air, and very different from Volvo's Sensus.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti teased in this allegedly leaked photo

The oft-rumored Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti has appeared again in this leaked photo and new forum post.

Every new movie and show on Netflix: February 2019- CNET

The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Pretty in Pink are coming to Netflix this month!

iOS 12.1.3 update fixes irritating bugs on iPhone and iPad

Apple released iOS 12.1.3 to fix annoying bugs on iPhones, iPads and HomePods

OnStar has been helping recover stolen cars for over a decade- Roadshow

GM's telematics network is the OG of connected car tech.

Melonee Wise and Anca Dragan will be speaking at TC Sessions: Robotics + AI April 18 at UC Berkeley

Hard to believe, but we’re only a few months out from the next TC Sessions: Robotics. As we get ready for our third year, take a trip down robotic memory lane with these highlights from last year’s big event. We’ll be returning to UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall in April, this time with an added focus […]

Google, SAP partner to host social entrepreneurship contest

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Google and SAP are announcing a new contest to promote the idea of a "circular economy."

Amazon Super Bowl savings on soundbars from Sonos, Polk and Vizio

Amazon deals on soundbars just in time for the Super Bowl from top brands such as Sonos, Polk and Vizio.

Uplift raises $123M to bring flexible payments to the travel industry

Travel financing startup Uplift is announcing that it has raised $123 million in Series C funding. Uplift has been relatively quiet about its business until now. Its founder and CEO is Brian Barth, who previously sold his travel startup SideStep to Kayak for $200 million. “We’ve been exceedingly low-profile, because it’s a really good idea […]

SpaceX Starship prototype damaged by high winds- CNET

Elon Musk says it will take a few weeks to repair the stainless-steel hopper.

Boeing's autonomous flying taxi completes its first flight- Roadshow

The inaugural trip focused on takeoff and landing, but there's more on the horizon.

Game of Clouds: Lock-In Is Coming

"Born-in the Cloud" workloads might be designed to be platform-agnostic now, but that doesn't mean it will always be the case, as hyperscalers like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure continue to add specific and unique functionality to their hosted services.

Open-source leader Confluent raises $125m on $2.5b valuation

Confluent, the commercial company built on top of the open source Apache Kafka project, announced a $125 million Series D round this morning on an enormous $2.5 billion valuation. The round was led by existing investor Sequoia Capital with participation from Index Ventures and Benchmark, who also participated in previous rounds. Today’s investment brings the […]

Can I really ditch my PC for a Samsung Note 9 smartphone?

Can the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 replace a laptop or desktop PC? We find out...

Intel announces an inside-out tracking camera for robotics and AR/VR hardware

Intel is showing off a new RealSense camera with a specific focus on enabling hardware-makers to help their products understand where they are in the world. The RealSense Tracking Camera T265 is designed to easily present robotics and AR/VR hardware with inside-out tracking tech. The Tracking camera utilizes SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping) tech to […]

Hulu drops the price for its streaming service to $6 per month, but raises prices for Live TV

While Netflix is raising prices, Hulu is lowering its own. In a move to better compete with streaming rivals – and pick up new customers who think Netflix just got too expensive – Hulu this morning announced it’s lowering the cost of its streaming service by $2.00 per month. Currently, the service is $7.99 monthly. […]

LG G8 may introduce touch-free gesture controls, teases MWC 2019 invite

Touch is so 2018. LG is kicking off 2019 by teasing a new gesture-based interface. Here's what we know so far.

Take this Google quiz to see if you can spot phishing emails- CNET

I got five correct out of eight.

Connecting African software developers with top tech companies nets Andela $100 million

Andela, the company that connects Africa’s top software developers with technology companies from the U.S. and around the world, has raised $100 million in a new round of funding. The new financing from Generation Investment Management (the investment fund co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore) puts the valuation of the company at somewhere between […]

Samsung unveils world's first 15.6-inch 4K OLED display

The big names in premium hardware – HP, Dell, and Alienware – will be releasing laptops using these OLED panels in the coming months.

Best Huawei phones: find your perfect Huawei

From the P20 Pro to the P10, these are the best Huawei phones for every need and budget.

West Indies vs England live stream: how to watch Test cricket from anywhere

A busy 2019 of cricket starts in Barbados? You can live stream every minute of West Indies vs England no matter where in the world you are.

Electric, the startup that automates IT, raises $25 million from GGV

Electric.ai, the NY-based startup that offers chat-based IT support, has announced the close of a $25 million Series B round led by GGV. As part of the deal, partner Jeff Richards will be joining the board. Founder Ryan Denehy launched Electric in 2016. Previously, he’d run two startups which were sold to USA Today Sports […]

The Sensible Math of Knocking Over Absurdly Large Dominoes

Using a small domino to topple a taller one, you could in theory take down a domino the size of a skyscraper. Here's how it would work.

Xiaomi’s latest affordable phones and Android One are a match made in heaven

Want the latest security updates and good battery life? The new Xiaomi phones are where to look.

Sustainable Ocean Alliance nets $1.5 million donation from Benioffs

Healthy oceans are on the minds of Marc and Lynne Benioff, and they showed it today with a $1.5 million donation to the Sustainable Oceans Alliance, a new non-profit attempting to promote and incubate conservation-focused startups. The money will considerably expand the organization's upcoming Ocean Solutions accelerator.

Save 30 percent on these wired Lightning headphones- CNET

Thore's in-ear and over-the-ear models start at just $21.

Desktop Metal just raised another $160 million

Desktop Metal announced this morning that it’s raised $160 million. That Series E brings the Burlington, Massachusetts-based metal 3D printing company up to a whopping $438 million. The startup’s tagline reads says the company “is reinventing the way design and manufacturing teams print with metal” — and now it undoubtedly has the money to do […]

The best Android apps to download in 2019

Grab the must-have Android apps this year - picked by our Android experts

Facebook agrees to do more to tackle scam ads after celebrity defamation lawsuit

Facebook has agreed to plough more resource into combating the use of its advertising platform by scammers, saying it will do more to tackle scam ads that use well-known public figures to try to trick consumers. It plans to launch a dedicated scam ad report button in the UK, slated to go live in around […]

The Water in Your Toilet Could Fight Climate Change One Day

Researchers are beginning to explore how we might tweak wastewater treatment to capture CO2 instead of emitting it, slowing the ravages of climate change.

Alibaba Cloud brings its cloud expertise to the West

Alibaba Cloud’s Yenming Wang explains how the company is bringing China’s top cloud provider’s expertise to the west.

Phones to expect at MWC and beyond: Galaxy S10, Honor View 11, Nokia 9, and more

Mobile World Congress is just around the corner and there are plenty of leaks and rumors indicating 2019 will be the year of pinhole cameras and foldable displays. Hold on for another wild ride in mobile tech.

Time to update your Apple Watch: watchOS 5.1.3 is out

Apple has released the first Apple Watch update of 2019, and this contains a number of security related fixes.

Sonos Beam, Playbar, and Subs Are $200 Off Right Now

Thanks to the Super Bowl, every Sonos TV speaker for your home theater is discounted right now, including the Playbar, Playbase, Beam, and Sub.

Cisco's AppDynamics aims to create Central Nervous System for IT starting with a Cognition Engine

Cisco and AppDynamics are integrating more of their wares to boost monitoring, analytics, and automation across applications, infrastructure, and network.

Fossil bot emulates how extinct animal walks based on footprints

How did vertebrates walk 300 million years ago? This team made a scary looking robot to find out.

Is Big Tech Merging With Big Brother? Kinda Looks Like It

The all-seeing Amazon, Google, and Facebook have every incentive to help the national security state undermine privacy, free speech, and democracy. We’ve read this book before.

Facebook’s objections to court concerns over privacy more about ‘optics’ than facts

Sky Go app security failure exposes customers to snooping, data theft

A researcher uncovered requests which were sent without encryption in place.

Poynter: A 'turbulent' decade for journalism as digital news flounders

Advertising is a losing business. Google gets about 20 percent less per click every quarter. The internet's greatest challenge is a sustainable media business model.

MPs challenge Huawei over spying allegations

Finnish banks to share core banking platform and supplier

Will AI replace lawyers? Assessing the potential of artificial intelligence in legal services

Vodafone and O2 will ‘share’ 5G networks

AWS vs Google vs Microsoft: Competition concerns fuel retail war between the big cloud three

LG teases 'goodbye touch' for MWC smartphone reveal- CNET

Event invite suggests new flagship smartphone will feature a touchless UI.

Black Panther's nomination shows the Oscars is changing for the better- CNET

Commentary: After years of struggling to balance and subvert the idea of "Oscar-worthy" movies, the Academy did OK this year.

Travel Back in Time With These Vintage Computers

Today's svelte laptops, smartphones, and tablets may look nothing like the clunky machines of yesterday, but they owe them everything.

Google Gives Wikimedia Millions—Plus Machine Learning Tools

When the tech giant helps Wikipedia, it’s also helping itself.

Fender American Acoustasonic Telecaster: Pricing, Specs, Release Date

Fender's new American Acoustasonic Telecaster has a unique digital system onboard that gives it a tremendously varied sonic palette.

IBM mobile cyber range starts European tour in London

Young Dutch cyber criminals get re-education rather than jail time

Slack Tips and Tricks: Notifications, Channels, Mute, Do Not Disturb

The deluge of notifications. The crowded list of channels. If it's all too much, follow our guide to Slack happiness.

Mastercard fined over half a billion euros for unfair payment fees

Digital Catapult explores LPWAN and IoT for industry

London cyber innovation centre expands global ties

For Women Job Seekers, Networking Like a Man Isn't Enough

A new study finds that male and female job seekers need different kinds of peer networks to get ahead.

Don't Expect New 'Star Wars' Movies on Disney+

Those films are made for theaters—and they'll stay that way.