Las Vegas City Council has voted to approve the Boring Company’s plan for a citywide Loop system with Tesla vehicles.
A Boring Company Loop system consists of tunnels in which Tesla autonomous electric vehicles travel at high speeds between stations to transport people within a city.
The first system is being deployed at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCVA), which is paying $50 million for…
US states filing antitrust lawsuits over Google’s ad tech, preferential Search ranking
December 17, 2020
In October, the Justice Department alleged that Google paying device makers and browser vendors to make Search the default was monopolistic. States are now filing and preparing their own antitrust lawsuits focused on Google’s ad business and preferential ranking in…
US Army and South Korea’s Hanwha will research projects together
December 17, 2020
WASHINGTON — Hanwha, South Korea’s largest defense company, and the U.S. Army have signed an agreement to research and develop defense systems and technologies together, according to a statement from the Asian firm.
The Cooperative Research and Development Agreement…
FCC filing unveils the internals of the upcoming Pentax K-3 III flagship APS-C DSLR
December 17, 2020
Recent FCC filings for the Ricoh Pentax K-3 Mark III have produced interesting images. Although FCC filings are rarely exciting, Ricoh Imaging’s filing shows the upcoming K-3 III DSLR without its outer shell.
This isn’t the first we’ve seen of the K-3 III. In late October, Ricoh published a video, seen below, sharing some information about the K-3 III. At this time, the company…
Army Combat Medics Evaluate Lifelike Female Trauma Mannequin
December 17, 2020
Capt. Daniel Karakas (right), a medical corps officer at Winn Army Community Hospital, checks a female mannequin for breathing, while Spc. Ekya Graham, an aviation operation specialist assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, holds pressure on a wound to stop…
Samsung reportedly hasn't given up on the Galaxy Note line
December 17, 2020
The Galaxy Note line may not be discontinued anytime soon. A Samsung official told Yonhap News on condition of anonymity that the tech giant is preparing to release a new Galaxy Note model next year. Reports that Samsung is killing the product line started coming out earlier…
Facebook is using full-page newspaper ads to criticize an upcoming Apple policy that will give iPhone and iPad customer the choice over whether advertisers can track them. The company claims in its advertisement that it’s “standing up to Apple for small businesses everywhere.” If the policy change goes ahead, it argues, these sorts of companies will be unable to find and target customers…
Razer Hammerhead True Wireless Pro review: Sound over everything
December 17, 2020
I’ll be honest: Razer blew me away with its Opus headphones earlier this year. Based on my experience with the company’s gaming headsets, I knew it had some decent audio chops, but I wasn’t expecting it to build a nearly complete package for $200. Now Razer is bringing…
Stadia works just fine on iOS, even without a true native app
December 17, 2020
A big draw for video game streaming services is the ability to play on any device, any time. There’s just one problem: many of them aren’t available on iOS. (Not without a fan-made workaround, anyway.) Thankfully, that period of incompatibility is coming to an end.
Qualcomm's latest earbud chip is built for Bluetooth LE Audio
December 17, 2020
At CES in January, Bluetooth SIG announced a spin-off standard for for wireless sound called Bluetooth LE Audio (low-energy). The new framework allows two key features: native support for hearing aids and audio sharing. And, of course, the standard promises higher quality sound while using less power — all thanks to a new Low Complexity Communication Codec (LC3). This means nothing is headphone…
