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Next week marks the start of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), a gigantic exhibition of gadgets, smartphones, tablets, smart speakers, smart displays, security systems, and televisions that’ll define the year to come. CES 2019 promises to be one of the most in recent years, with more than 4,500 exhibitors and 180,000 people from 155 countries […]

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Drinks and snacks via autonomous delivery drone? Pepsi’s making it happen. The food and beverage conglomerate recently collaborated with a Bay Area company — Robby Technologies — to deploy a fleet of self-driving robots on the campus of the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. “We’re thrilled to welcome [S]nackbot to our campus, along […]

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Nintendo’s mobile games made $348 million in 2018, according to market analysis firm . The fourth quarter alone made $117 million, which was up 47 percent over the same period last year. This was thanks to the September launch , Nintendo’s first original IP for mobile. remains Nintendo’s most popular mobile effort by far. Although it came […]

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One Denver-based startup’s long-shot bid to move today’s commercial jets beyond supersonic speeds just got a big injection of cash. Boom Supersonic, which is building and designing what it calls the “world’s first economically viable supersonic airliner,” announced today that they’ve closed a $100 million Series B funding round led by Emerson Capital. Other investors […]

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Intracranial hemorrhages — brain bleeds — are the second-most common subtype of stroke, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information. They interrupt blood flow around or inside of the brain, depriving it of oxygen, which is why timely treatment is critical. After three or four minutes, brain cells begin to die. Fortunately, artificial intelligence […]

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(Reuters) — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust case accusing Qualcomm of abusing a monopoly on mobile chip technology is expected to head to the courtroom on Friday for a trial whose outcome could have a major impact on the smartphone industry. If the government prevails in the non-jury trial before U.S. District Judge Lucy […]

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Some of the key moments and characters of God of War, the winner of at The Game Awards, might have been very different. Kratos might have gone on a journey with his wife, Faye, rather than his son, Atreus. He might have always used his blades, rather than an ax. Kratos might have been much […]

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It’s a few days into January, meaning you’re procrastinating from implementing your New Year’s resolution. Maybe you want to get “totally ripped, bro” or simply want to make a habit of leaving your bed/couch/chair trifecta. Regardless of how active you want to get, let technology help. The trick is to find the right combination of […]

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Sony made a big bet on , putting a team of 300 people to work for years (and nearly five for the game’s creative director) on the PlayStation 4 exclusive. And it all seemed worth it when the game debuted to accolades in April 2018, and then won at in early December. Cory Barlog  on camera […]

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Amazon just over a year ago launched its first in-home furniture brands, with private labels Rivet and Stone & Beam. This past fall, it began experimenting with a new, more visual way to shop for furniture and other merchandise with its Pinterest-like recommendation service Scout. Now, Amazon is venturing further into home furnishings with the debut […]

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