You blinked and it is, inexplicably, almost Black Friday again. Should you buy a bunch of stuff just because it’s discounted? Probably not! Can you use it as an opportunity to save some money on stuff you already wanted anyway? Absolutely. We don’t aim to be exhaustive with our Black Friday tech roundup. Instead, we…
KDDI-owned IoT connectivity provider Soracom has claimed its five-millionth IoT connection, citing strong uptake in the energy, retail, healthcare, agriculture, and consumer electronics industries. The figure represents an advance of one million global connections in less than a year; the firm passed four million, it said, in January. It passed one million in June 2019.…
Naturally, it’s in California, the projected all-electric community with more than 200 solar powered homes to be constructed by a coalition of strategy, research, technology, and energy providers. This is in response to a report that residential energy use accounts for roughly 20% of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., contributing to more severe and…
HBO Max is our favorite streaming service, so to see that it’s giving the best Black Friday deal for a streaming service so far? We’re not exactly surprised: HBO Max just does things better than everyone else. And right now, it’s offering $8 off per month, for three months. That’s right, HBO Max with ads…
Phil Nickinson/Digital Trends France and Australia are hitting the pitch in Qatar today, with this eagerly-awaited Group D match taking place at 2 p.m. ET. The French are the reigning champions as well as the strong favorites to win, so the Australian team has its work cut out for it if it plans to pull…
Alphabet subsidiary Waymo has launched San Francisco’s first 24/7 fully-autonomous ride-hailing service. Earlier this month, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) granted Waymo a permit to participate in the state’s pilot initiative to provide “driverless” autonomous vehicle (AV) passenger service to the public. “We are seeing momentum build in this space and are working to…
PayPal-owned Venmo is today rolling out two changes to its peer-to-peer payments app, including the ability to donate to charities through Venmo as well as a redesigned money-sending experience. The latter aims to make it easier to see how much you’re sending and who you’re sending to, while also improving the ability to either pay…
Biologically inspired soft robots make a lot of sense in a lot of different scenarios, but as with any class of technology, they have their limitations. Among other things, these compliant structures can struggle to move at the same speed as their more rigid counterparts. To help speed up swimming, a team of researchers at…
Biologically inspired soft robots make a lot of sense in a lot of different scenarios, but as with any class of technology, they have their limitations. Among other things, these compliant structures can struggle to move at the same speed as their more rigid counterparts. To help speed up swimming, a team of researchers at…
Biologically inspired soft robots make a lot of sense in a lot of different scenarios, but as with any class of technology, they have their limitations. Among other things, these compliant structures can struggle to move at the same speed as their more rigid counterparts. To help speed up swimming, a team of researchers at…
