AI & RoboticsNews

McDonald's is using Alexa and Google Assistant to hire new workers

September 25, 2019
McDonald’s has launched a new voice experience for both Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, but it’s not for hungry customers looking to order a couple of burgers. It’s called Apply Thru, and the company says it’s the world’s first voice-initiated application process. To summon it, job seekers simply need to say “Alexa/OK Google, help me get a job at…
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MobileNews

Latest OxygenOS updates prepare OnePlus 6 and 6T for Android 10 upgrade

September 25, 2019
Last week OnePlus released the stable build of Android 10 for OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro, and it seems the company will soon release the latest version of Android for its 2018 smartphones – OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T. OnePlus has announced the rollout of OxygenOS 9.0.9 and 9.0.17 for the OnePlus 6 and 6T, respectively, which will prepare the two smartphones for the major update. OnePlus doesn’t…
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AI & RoboticsNews

MegaBots calls it quits, puts battle robots on eBay

September 25, 2019
The era of giant battle robots appears to be over… although you might have a chance to bring it back. MegaBots has gone bankrupt after once again running out of money, and it’s auctioning its 16-foot-tall Eagle Prime robot on eBay as part of the shutdown.
GamingNews

Nintendo Switch Lite teardown reveals modified joystick components

September 25, 2019
iFixit has taken a Nintendo Switch Lite apart and discovered the ways it differs from its non-Lite siblings. If you’re wondering whether the gaming giant made changes to prevent drifting, which is a persistent issue for Joy-Cons, the answer is: maybe. Nintendo definitely did something to its joysticks — some of their components are a different size from the original, and the part that…
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MobileNews

iOS 13.1, iPadOS 13.1, and tvOS 13 are now available

September 25, 2019
In a rather unprecedented move, Apple has already released iOS 13.1 today, which comes after the initial release of iOS 13 just last week. This new version of the software brings back Shortcuts Automations, Share ETA, and features a tweaked volume indicator with unique icons…
MobileNews

OnePlus 7T will run Android 10 out of the box

September 25, 2019
OnePlus is expected to unveil the 7T smartphone at its event on September 26 alongside its first ever TV, and the company has recently gone back to its past antics of drip-feeding us information about the new device, one day at a time. Earlier we showed you an official picture of the box, which is all red in a throwback to the days of earlier OnePlus phones, and now Pete Lau, CEO and founder of…
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