Daily Archives: November 18, 2019

The scale of supercomputing has grown almost too large to comprehend, with millions of compute units performing calculations at rates requiring, for first time, the exa prefix — denoting quadrillions per second. How was this accomplished? With careful planning... and a lot of wires, say two people close to the project.

Intel and Argonne National Lab on ‘exascale’ and their new ...

This entry was posted in Gadgets hardware Intel TC on November 18, 2019 by Devin Coldewey

Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive Controller was a breath of fresh air in a gaming world that has largely failed to consider the needs of people with disabilities. Now Logitech has joined the effort to empower this diverse population with an expanded set of XAC-compatible buttons and triggers. Logitech’s $100 Adaptive Gaming Kit comes with a dozen […]

Logitech accessory kit makes the Xbox Adaptive Controller even more ...

This entry was posted in Gadgets Gaming hardware Microsoft TC xbox on November 18, 2019 by Devin Coldewey

Google is a streaming game company now, for better and worse.

Google Stadia Review: It’s Getting There

This entry was posted in Gear on November 18, 2019 by Jess Grey

Google Maps will soon begin testing a new feature that’s more common to social networks like Facebook, rather than a maps app: the ability to find and follow other users. In Google Maps’ case, it’s specifically rolling out the ability to follow top “Local Guides” — its community members who actively review business and share […]

Google Maps tests a social networking feature with the ability ...

This entry was posted in Apps Google-Maps Mobile Social social networking on November 18, 2019 by Sarah Perez

BBQ legend Weber is getting into the connected cooking game with their new SmokeFire grill, which uses wood pellets for fuel and which incorporates technology developed by Weber in partnership with appliance startup June for WiFi-enabled smart cooking. The SmartFire grill, which will be available for pre-order in the U.S. starting on Cyber Monday and […]

Weber’s new SmokeFire pellet grill uses June technology for smart ...

This entry was posted in Food and Drink Gadgets hardware smartphone Startups TC on November 18, 2019 by Darrell Etherington

Looks like there’s still money to be made in news aggregation — at least according to the investors backing the news app SmartNews. The company is announcing the close of a $92 million round of funding at a valuation of $1.2 billion. The funding was led by Japan Post Capital Co. and ACA Investments, with […]

SmartNews raises $92M at a $1.2B valuation

This entry was posted in Apps Fundings & Exits Media Mobile Startups on November 18, 2019 by Anthony Ha

He’s reportedly not going to take over WeWork, but John Legere is definitely on his way out of the CEO role at T-Mobile, the carrier that is currently merging with SoftBank-controlled Sprint. Today the carrier and Legere confirmed that Mike Sievert — currently T-Mobile’s COO — will succeed Legere as CEO on May 1 of […]

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