Paris Motor Show goes electric
Electric cars are having a moment in Paris. Several automakers unveiled plug-in cars at this week's Paris Motor Show, some of which will hit the market very soon. Others won't be on the market for a few years, but still show manufacturers believe that EVs are on the cusp of becoming serious business. Volkswagen: The company unveiled a concept car called the I.D., which is expected to go on sale in 2020, VW projects that it will cost about as much as a nicely equipped Volkswagen Golf die..>> view originalApple has been ordered to pay VirnetX $302.4 million in patent lawsuit
A jury has ordered Apple to pay $302.4 million to VirnetX Holding Corp. after it found that the tech giant's FaceTime feature infringed on the VirnetX's patents related to secure communications. The case will now go to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington DC. Virnetx is a communications technology company founded by a group of employees at the Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) which developed security technology for various federal agencies. How..>> view originalExclusive: EU wants Google to stop anti-competitive Android practices, fin...
By Foo Yun Chee | BRUSSELS BRUSSELS EU antitrust regulators plan to order Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google to stop paying financial incentives to smartphone makers to pre-install Google Search exclusively on their devices and warned the company of a large fine, an EU document showed.The document, running to more than 150 pages, was sent to complainants last week for feedback. Google received a copy in April in which the European Commission accused it of using its dominant Android mobile operating..>> view originalGoogle Maps For Android Now Shows Your Calendar Events
Google has launched a new update to its Maps application on Sept. 30 and it entails the integration of Google Calendar into the app. The move is designed to make it easier for users to get where they need to go. Those who successfully upgraded their Google Maps will begin seeing events from their calendar directly from their app. According to Google, this will allow users to save time as they can navigate their daily tasks and travel to their destinations and appointments. It also means that ea..>> view originalFacebook “Messenger Day” is the chat app's new Snapchat Stories clone
Facebook is stealing the Stories format and invading countries where Snapchat isn’t popular yet. Today in Poland it launched “Messenger Dayâ€, which lets people share illustrated filter-enhanced photos and videos that disappear in 24 hours, just like on Snapchat. By using the international popularity of Messenger to spread the Stories format, Facebook could boost retention and return visits to its chat app while becoming the primary place where people post off-the-cuff lifecasting content..>> view originalTesla's Model 3 could mash brakes on gas demand
Irina Slav, Oilprice.com 10:05 a.m. EDT October 1, 2016Tesla Motors unveils the new lower-priced Model 3 sedan at the Tesla Motors design studio in Hawthorne, Calif., in March.(Photo: Justin Pritchard, AP)The release of Tesla’s first affordable electric vehicle, the Model 3, marks a milestone in the EV industry that could shave off 300,000 barrels per day in gasoline demand in the U.S. by 2035, according to a report by Wood Mackenzie. According to the research company’s analysts, t..>> view originalUbisoft maintains independence as Vivendi backs off at shareholders meeting
Yesterday was a good day for Ubisoft's efforts to maintain its independence. Media conglomerate Vivendi, which has been moving toward acquiring a controlling interest in the company, unexpectedly chose not to nominate its own people to fill two openings on the Ubisoft board of directors, allowing Ubi to appoint the independent directors it nominated back in June. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot and his brother Gerard, the CEO of Ubisoft Motion Pictures, were also re-elected to the board."The share..>> view originalFormer Yahoo Exec Thinks Security Breach Could Have Compromised Up To 3 Billion Accounts, Not Just 500 Million
As Yahoo revealed the cybersecurity breach that took place in late 2014, the company claimed that hackers were able to steal the personal information of 500 million users. However, a former Yahoo executive claims that the number of compromised accounts is much higher than that. The former Yahoo executive, who is familiar with the security practices of the company and wishes to remain anonymous, told Business Insider that with how the back-end systems of Yahoo are organized, the security breach ..>> view originalTwitch will be ad-free for all Amazon Prime subscribers
Live streaming site Twitch, which is owned by Amazon, today announced an exclusive set of perks for Amazon Prime members, including ad-free viewing and discounts on video games bought on Amazon.com. Twitch CEO Emmett Shear announced the new service, appropriately called Twitch Prime, at the company’s community convention held this year in San Diego. Unlike other Amazon services like Prime Video, Twitch Prime will not be available as a standalone subscription service. Instead, it will only be of..>> view originalWhy A.I. assistants need to stay neutral
With the release of Google Allo last week, we’ve officially entered the era of the assistant. Every company that owns a major tech platform is now betting that assistants will be an important interface in the post-mobile world. You might think assistants today are trivial or stupid, and you wouldn’t be wrong. They often don’t understand what we say and can’t hold real conversations yet. Mostly they’re relegated to simple tasks like playing music, sending texts, or setting timers. The people bu..>> view original
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