Sci-tech
Ford launches Waze compatibility with Sync 3
Users will be able to access all of Waze's features and enjoy voice guidance via the crowdsourced Global Positioning System application. With Ford SYNC AppLink, users can now conveniently access the app's features on a larger display and have voice guidance through their own vehicle speakers and microphone system. [Full Article...]
Microsoft Bing to Implement Crypto Ad Ban
The banning includes cryptocurrencies , crypto-related products, and unregulated binary options. These changes will be implemented on Bing's financial products and service policy. What Will Be Banned Exactly? We already saw quite a lot of companies finding easy ways to circumvent Facebook's ban. Though Microsoft has banned Cryptocurrencies, they are constantly participating in multiple B... [Full Article...]
Solo Showdown offers new competitive mode in Fortnite
The best performers are rewarded with free V-Bucks, and a whopping 50,000 are up for grabs if you can secure first place. As fans began to speculate about what a ranked leaderboard could look like, developer Epic Games has lifted the lid on its plans to let players prove themselves as the best. [Full Article...]
RED Hydrogen One is coming to AT&T and Verizon 'later this summer'
If you pre-ordered the RED Hydrogen One directly, then you can expect it to arrive before one ordered through AT&T or Verizon does. (For its part, Verizon would only it's offering the phone later this year.) Red, which specializes in digital cameras, posted last month that the Hydrogen One's launch had been pushed back to August, though it also said the final date would be determined by it... [Full Article...]
GTA 5 sold over 95 Million Copies, heading to 100 million
GTA 5 has managed to sell 95 Million copies. According to publisher Take-Two Interactive during a financial earnings call , Grand Theft Auto V sales have reached the 95 million units mark, meaning at this point they could probably buy a few small countries. [Full Article...]
First CubeSats to travel the solar system snap 'Pale Blue Dot' homage
The antenna is in the photo. The image is meant to honor the " pale blue dot " image taken by a Voyager spacecraft in 1990. One of then, called MarCO-B - and affectionately known as "Wall-E" to the MarCO team - used a fisheye camera to snap its first photo. [Full Article...]
New Guinea's lizard royalty is green-blooded, find researchers
But evolutionarily, the trait isn't so unusual. A new investigation, published online today (May 16) in the journal Science Advances , finds that skinks likely evolved to have green blood a total of four different times throughout history, suggesting that this trait is evolutionarily advantageous. [Full Article...]
Amazon Go: 7 Things to Know About the Checkout-Free Stores
The e-commerce retailer said it is now looking for retail space in the two cities to build its stores. Amazon told "GeekWire" it would be opening stores in those cities as well, without providing a timetable. Previous year the Seattle-based business purchased grocery giant Whole Foods in the U.S. to supercharge its efforts in the category, but it appears the Go concept is being kept separate fro... [Full Article...]