[ad_1] Ford will show off an updated Fusion Hybrid autonomous test vehicle at CES in Las Vegas this month. The car features new computer hardware with improved processing power. Three years ago, the automaker introduced its first-generation autonomous car with four prominent sensors mounted on the roof. Although the new ...
Read More »Nintendo learns a multi-billion dollar lesson that Mario is no guarantee for success
[ad_1] Nintendo has not had a good past few days, despite its original superstar Mario finally hitting the iPhone. The company’s shares have dropped about 15 percent in the past five days, which once again shaves off a rather significant amount of the company’s market cap. On the year, Nintendo’s ...
Read More »How to dive into that New Year’s Resolution to get started with VR
[ad_1] Virtual reality effectively ‘arrived’ in 2016, with the launch of Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive, the first two consumer VR headsets that truly delivered an experience that most would find not only tolerable, but actually enjoyable. But consumer VR’s splashy debut in 2016 did not result in something ...
Read More »Twitter introduces 360-degree video live streaming
[ad_1] Twitter is taking another step into getting into live video by introducing 360-degree live streams through Periscope. Anyone on Twitter and Periscope can watch 360-degree live video, though currently only select partners can go live in 360 via Periscope, the company announced in a blog post. While it’s only ...
Read More »President-elect Trump: It’s time for the art of the new deal
[ad_1] Donald Trump was elected on a pledge to bring more jobs to more Americans. He pitched his deal-making skills as the key to job growth. But anyone who has been paying close attention to the economy for the last 20 years knows that those jobs are not going to ...
Read More »2017 MG ZS SUV Video Revealed
[ad_1] MG has changed hands a few times since it started building cars in the early 1920s. Since 2007, the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) of China has owned the iconic British brand. Last month, the MG ZS compact crossover made its world debut at the Guangzhou auto show and now ...
Read More »Super Mario Run sees 37 million downloads, $14 million in revenue in first 3 days
[ad_1] Nintendo’s investors haven’t been happy with the performance of the new iPhone game, “Super Mario Run,” which has led to falling share prices over concerns with the game’s payment model. However, the game has still eked out a respectable share of downloads and revenue, according to new data from ...
Read More »Reverse-engineering the universal translator
[ad_1] Vadim Berman Crunch Network Contributor Vadim Berman is director of engineering at Aspect Software. He came to Aspect with the acquisition of LinguaSys in 2015. Vadim co-founded LinguaSys in 2010 and was the chief technology officer. He recently moved to Massachusetts from Melbourne, Australia. How to join the network ...
Read More »You can now register to find out when Super Mario Run hits Android
[ad_1] Nintendo gave Apple a timed exclusive with Super Mario Run, but ‘timed’ means that it was bound to arrive on Android sooner or later. Now, Android users can register in the Google Play Store to get notified when it is actually available, much like iOS users could prior to ...
Read More »Stroy Moyd’s dating show in an Uber goes from meme to mainstream
[ad_1] For years, Oakland based standup Stroy Moyd has been driving for Uber and Lyft part-time to generate supplemental income. It’s a familiar story to anyone in a creative industry— even though Moyd was headlining at top San Francisco clubs like the Punch Line and Cobbs, and opening for icons like Dave Chappelle ...
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