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An Intel drone fell on my head during a light show

It didn’t hurt. I thought someone dropped a small cardboard box on my head. It felt sharp and light. I was sitting on the floor, along the back of the crowd and then an Intel Shooting Star Mini drone dropped on my head. Audi put on a massive show to reveal its first EV, the […]

Lawmakers pressure Google to share how YouTube collects, uses kids' data- CNET

Representatives worry the company's data collection practices may violate children's online privacy laws.

Call for smart home devices to bake in privacy safeguards for kids

A new research report has raised concerns about how in-home smart devices such as AI virtual voice assistants, smart appliances, and security and monitoring technologies could be gathering and sharing children’s data. It calls for new privacy measures to safeguard kids and make sure age appropriate design code is included with home automation technologies. The […]

Alexa goes audiophile: Why Amazon may finally be getting serious about audio- CNET

Commentary: A report says Amazon will announce an amp, a receiver and a sub with Alexa on board. Can the retail giant truly appeal to the audiophile?

Captain Marvel trailer shows off Carol Danvers, Blockbuster and the faux-hawk- CNET

And an old lady gets punched (but I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation for that one).

Kayak’s luggage tool shows if your bag fits your flight- CNET

The feature uses augmented reality to scan your carry-on.

Google expands Family Link parental controls to manage teens, too- CNET

Because your options need to change as your kids get older.

Sen. Harris tells federal agencies to get serious about facial recognition risks

Facial recognition technology presents myriad opportunities as well as risks, but it seems like the government tends to only consider the former when deploying it for law enforcement and clerical purposes. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) has written the FBI, FTC, and EEOC telling them they need to get with the program and face up to the very real biases and risks attending the controversial tech.

The Collateral Damage of Trump's Extreme Declassifications

Trump has the legal right to make public whatever documents he chooses. But he's going to cause untold damage in the process.

Evernote just slashed 54 jobs, or 15 percent of its workforce

It’s no secret that Evernote, the productivity app that lets people take notes and organize other files from their working and non-work life, has been trying to regain its former footing as one of the most popular apps in the U.S., and that doing so has been an ongoing struggle. Just two weeks ago, we […]

'Captain Marvel' Trailer: The Next MCU Movie Will Pummel You with '90s Nostalgia

The MCU wants to take you back to the days of Blockbuster and beepers.

Hulu with Live TV hits 1 million subscribers- CNET

The livestreaming service launched last year.

Here’s what Google’s $149 Home Hub smart display will reportedly look like

Google is reportedly getting ready to launch some new hardware at its October 9 hardware event and we just learned a lot more about a new product that might be launching. It was rumored that Google was working on its own Smart Display, now we’ve got images of the Google Home Hub and details about […]

Amplify Partners locks in $200 million to transform technical founders into people who can actually lead a startup

Sunil Dhaliwal has had a solid run in his 20 years so far as a VC. Just two years out of Georgetown, Dhaliwal landed at Battery Ventures, a highly regarded venture firm. Fifteen years later, in 2012, he struck out on his own, creating Amplify Partners. It wasn’t so easy at first. His first fund required […]

Samsung leak suggests an affordable triple-camera phone may be in your future- CNET

The midrange Samsung Galaxy A7 for 2018 has leaked and features three rear cameras.

Google Maps finally comes to Apple CarPlay with iOS 12- Roadshow

You'll have to have both iOS 12 and the latest Google Maps app update to make it work.

Ferrari Monza SP1, SP2 roadsters put 800 hp and the wind in your face- Roadshow

These limited-edition models are just the start of something bigger.

That cat in the new Captain Marvel poster is really an alien- CNET

Purr-fect hero duo: There's more than meets the eye to the cat in the new image for the Captain Marvel movie.

Firefox Reality, Mozilla's VR browser, is available for Oculus, Vive, Daydream- CNET

Also on the way: browsing tech for AR.

Microsoft launches new AI applications for customer service and sales

Like virtually every other major tech company, Microsoft is currently on a mission to bring machine learning to all of its applications. It’s no surprise then that it’s also bringing ‘AI’ to its highly profitable Dynamics 365 CRM products. A year ago, the company introduced its first Dynamics 365 AI solutions and today it’s expanding […]

Microsoft adds two more Dynamics 365 AI apps to its roadmap

Microsoft is adding new Dynamics 365 AI-infused applications, plus two mixed-reality Dynamics 365 applications, to the family with the coming October 2018 Dynamics 365 CRM and ERP releases.

Nintendo is offering an exclusive Fortnite bundle with the Switch

Fortnite has taken the world by storm. In fact, the game is so popular that Epic has released versions for PC, Xbox, PS4, iOS, Android and the Nintendo Switch, making the game about as accessible as possible. The popularity of the game stems from the general popularity of the Battle Royale genre and popular streamers […]

Old media giants turn to VC for their next act

The Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 eras weren’t kind to the world’s largest media conglomerates, throwing their business models into question, creating whole new categories of content consumption, and bringing online competition to subscription and ad pricing. Many of the media giants from the 1990s and early 2000s remain market leaders with multi-billion dollar valuations, […]

Coinbase poaches LinkedIn’s head of data Michael Li

Coinbase continues to beef up its management team with another new hire in Michael Li, who’s joining the cryptocurrency trading platform as its VP of data. Li spent the last seven years at LinkedIn, most recently as its head of analytics and data science. “Data will be essential to empowering Coinbase’s mission, and core to company’s […]

Symantec offers free website spoofing protection for US midterm elections

After Microsoft and Facebook, now Symantec, too, offers free security tools for election officials and midterm candidates.

The Mirai Botnet Architects Are Now Fighting Crime With the FBI

In 2016, three friends created a botnet that nearly broke the internet. Now, they're helping the feds catch cybercriminals of all stripes.

HQ Trivia names new CEO and teases upcoming Wheel of Fortune-style game

HQ Trivia co-founder Colin Kroll, formerly the company’s CTO, will take over as CEO. He’s replacing Rus Yusupov,who will now serve as HQ’s chief creative officer. According to Digiday, who first reported the news, Kroll will manage the business while Yusupov “conceives of and designs the new shows.”

Early-bird sale ends this Friday for TC Sessions: AR/VR in Los Angeles

After Friday, September 21, ticket prices for TC Sessions: AR/VR will jump $100 for the October 18 event hosted at UCLA. Buy your early-bird $99 tickets today before these savings fly the coop!

Expandable ads can be entry points for site hacks

Researcher finds XSS vulnerabilities in iframe busters, scripts that power expandable ads that grow and cover a large area of the page.

It's the Emmy Awards That Need a 'Popular' Category, Not the Oscars

A lot of great shows came up empty-handed last night; others weren't nominated at all. Here's an idea: Let's celebrate TV we *talk* about.

iOS 12 tells you (almost) everything you need to know about your iPhone's battery

iOS 12 offers you much more information about your iPhone or iPad's battery than previously available, but there are still gaps that could do with filling.

Wi-Fi anywhere, anytime: Traveling internationally with Skyroam's Solis

Practical experiences with a 4G hotspot that got me online anywhere there was any cellular signal

Mozilla releases Firefox Reality, its web browser for VR

The browser is now available in the Viveport, Oculus, and Daydream app stores.

Sky mixes Adobe machine intelligence and intuition

"Lawful intercept" Pegasus spyware found deployed in 45 countries

At least ten operators of Pegasus spyware have deployed the malware outside their country's border, new Citizen Lab report finds.

Migration Advisory Committee recommends lifting the Tier 2 visa cap

Gillette's Heated Razor Warms Your Face While You Shave

Costing $150 and launching on Indiegogo, the Heated Razor isn't anything like what you're used to.

How Zipline Helps Remote Regions Get Blood From a Drone

The sky delivery service scales up.

6 Terrific Books for Getting Girls Into Tech

Room to Read CEO Geetha Murali on her favorite page-­turners for future scientists and engineers.

Just Outta Beta: 8-Bit Astronomy, Solar Yacht, and More

A WIRED retro item, from the 25th anniversary issue.

Mr. Know-It-All on Honesty and Social Media

A Wired retro item, from the 25th anniversary issue

Things Break and Decay on the Internet—That's a Good Thing

The Wayback Machine reveals that the internet is frail and unsteady, like all human endeavors. And when things fail, they are replaced.

Bizarre botnet infects your PC to scrub away cryptocurrency mining malware

The peculiar botnet, based on Satori, compromises your devices for the sole purpose of cleaning them up.

BFI deploys SpectraLogic tape in PB-scale digitisation project

Facebook can block hate speech, even if it's not illegal, court rules

Although an anti-immigrant comment doesn't break German law, Facebook can still delete it.

The importance of smartphone sustainability

CW Europe: Costs stack up for Dutch government IT projects

ESN delays are leaching vital funds from UK police forces

Red Hat to throw its hat in with Container Storage Interface

Invest to be customer obsessed

Capitalism too short-termist? The tech sector suggests otherwise

How the big five storage array makers tier data to the cloud

Lenovo cements deal with NetApp to strengthen datacentre foundation