In a summer update from lodging rental marketplace Airbnb, customers can now search for accommodations that include an EV charger in their stay. Airbnb made the search addition after years of EV drivers requesting the option.
Airbnb is an American company that offers people easy access to a global market of rental accommodations, including shared spaces, vacation rentals, and even local tourism…
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now.
Sometimes, a game does just needs a graphical upgrade to become suitable for a modern audience. That’s why I’m glad Sonic Colors: Ultimate exists, and you’ll be able to play this remaster…
AI Weekly: Companies look to ‘scale up’ their use of AI
August 7, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now.
Companies are looking to move from small-scale, proof-of-concept AI deployments to operating AI at a massive scale. That’s according to Bratin Saha, VP and general manager at Amazon AI, who…
Pilot on the AI-driven ‘financial back office’
August 7, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now.
Many startups fail due to cash flow challenges. Keeping an eye on financials is important, but bookkeeping and back office tasks might not be every startup’s strength. Especially when operating under tight seed money and capital, employing an entire back office might not make sound business sense. This is where Pilot…
U.S. Army Col. Travis Habhab, commander, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, gives a speech during a transfer of authority ceremony at Illesheim, Germany, July 17, 2020. (Elizabeth Clark/U.S. Army)
STUTTGART, Germany — The leadership of an Army…
Apple is making it easier to recover iCloud data in the event of forgotten passwords or device passcodes with iOS 15. There are two options. Let’s look at how iCloud Data Recovery Service works with iCloud Recovery Contacts and the iCloud Recovery Key.
The new option to…
Spotify users may have to wait longer to get full AirPlay 2 support on Apple devices. The company confirmed this week that plans to add AirPlay 2 to Spotify’s iOS app have been delayed indefinitely.
The news was confirmed on the Spotify Community by a representative of the company (via MacRumors). Following requests from multiple users and even a confirmation that the company was considering…
Belarus Olympian used Google Translate to ask Japanese police for help before coerced flight
August 7, 2021
Last Saturday, Belarusian officials attempted to force sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya to leave Tokyo. The athlete revealed yesterday that she used Google Translate to reach out to Japanese authorities and avoid the flight from the Olympics.
Tsimanouskaya has since been…
Every good operating system needs a web browser, especially as more and more apps move to the web. To that end, Google is preparing to bring the full Google Chrome browser experience to Fuchsia OS.
For years now, the Fuchsia project has had a lot of overlap with Chromium…
Google signing free users out of Hangouts for iOS, Android as part of ‘switch to Chat’ prompt
August 7, 2021
In late 2021, classic Hangouts will stop working for enterprise Workspace customers and only Google Chat will be available. Google is now beginning that process of deprecating the Hangouts app and website for free personal accounts with a warning and sign out.
As we were expecting, opening Hangouts for Android and iOS today shows a blue “Hangouts is being replaced by Google Chat” banner at…
