Happy Holidays/Vacation
I want to wish everyone the warmest of holiday seasons. I will be taking a much needed vacation. I doubt I will post anything until after the New Year. Be safe!
Reebok Unveils Plant-Based Sneakers
Will this entice koalas to chase you? Recently, Adidas-owned brand Reebok unveiled the Floatride GROW, its first plant-based running shoe. The upper is comprised of eucalyptus, supported by natural rubber and caster bean soles. For more, check out this IEN page.
What to expect in tech in 2020 and beyond
USA Today takes a look at what to expect in tech next year and beyond. Here is a sample We’ve been hearing about the promise of 5G on the global stage for what seems like forever, and the carriers recently launched in select markets. Still, the rollout in most places will continue to take time,…
NVIDIA Introduces DRIVE AGX Orin
NVIDIA introduced NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin, an advanced software-defined platform for autonomous vehicles and robots. The platform is powered by a new system-on-a-chip (SoC) called Orin, which consists of 17 billion transistors and is the result of four years of R&D investment. The Orin SoC integrates NVIDIA’s next-generation GPU architecture and Arm Hercules CPU cores,…
AMD, Partners to Develop New Blockchain-based Gaming Platforms
AMD announced that it has joined the Blockchain Game Alliance (BGA) to help promote the development and proliferation of new blockchain-powered gaming platforms. The Blockchain Game Alliance is committed to driving awareness and adoption of blockchain technologies within the game industry, providing an open forum for individuals and companies to share knowledge and collaborate, create…
FBI breaks up 2 illegal streaming sites
One of the sites had more content than Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu. An FBI investigation led officials to Darryl Polo, 36, and Luis Villarino, 40, who have pleaded guilty to copyright infringement charges for operating iStreamItAll, a subscription-based streaming site, and Jetflix, a large illegal TV streaming service, federal officials said Friday. For more,…
Facebook won’t stop encrypting messaging apps
I can see the pros and cons of this Facebook executives told Attorney General William Barr that the company doesn’t plan to weaken encryption across its messaging products despite his requests that it do so on the premise that it could reduce public safety. For more, check out this NBC story.
Chrome now has better password protections
Chrome already has safety protections built in, and now they’re expanding those protections further. When you type your credentials into a website, Chrome will now warn you if your username and password have been compromised in a data breach on some site or app. It will suggest that you change them everywhere they were used….
Bad Weather Delays Blue Origin Launch of Reusable New Shepard Spacecraft
Blue Origin, the private spaceflight company founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, will have to wait another day to launch their spacecraft because of bad weather. New Shepard is a reusable space capsule and rocket designed to take science payloads, and eventually paying passengers on suborbital trips to space. The New Shepard vehicle can make…
T-Mobile claims first nationwide 5g wireless service
T-Mobile US Inc. has jumped to an early lead in the race to offer 5G service nationwide. Starting Friday, when T-Mobile stores begin offering their first two 5G phones, the service will be available across the country. But it won’t be the much-vaunted 5G experience that wireless carriers have been promising: The service is on…