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[ad_1] Why it matters to you Self-driving airplanes would eliminate the chances of human error during a flight. We’ve got self-driving cars, so surely the next logical step is self-flying airplanes? That is what a collaboration between the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and aeronautics research company Aurora Flight ...

[ad_1] This technology is important because it enables the standalone Daydream headsets to track your precise movements in space without the need for cables or an external PC. In this way, it sounds very similar to Project Santa Cruz, which is Oculus’ own standalone VR headset. But while Project Santa ...

[ad_1] Appear Here, a marketplace for short-term retail space that originally launched to ride the ‘pop-up’ shop craze, has raised $12 million in Series B funding. Leading the round is Octopus Ventures, with participation from Simon Venture Group, and existing investors Balderton, MMC, Meyer Bergman and Playfair Capital. It brings ...

[ad_1] Why it matters to you Swarms of drones working together opens up all kinds of new possibilities (like new crop-growing methods, for example). The idea of a swarm of autonomous drones flying in formation is pretty darn cool. You know what is less cool? The idea of a swarm ...

[ad_1] Android O Even though Google started releasing developer previews of Android months ahead of I/O, the event is still where we get into the nitty-gritty of how the company’s mobile OS will change this year. We haven’t seen many big consumer-facing features in Android O just yet, although the ...

[ad_1] Notion Capital, the London-based VC focussed on enterprise SaaS and cloud startups, is announcing a number of updates today. This includes a new later-stage follow-on fund for existing portfolio companies, and the final closing of its third early-stage fund, which now counts Cisco amongst a number of new U.S-based ...

[ad_1] On May 12, many of those unpatched machines were exploited in the largest ransomware scheme ever seen. Computers at companies small and large displayed a message that their data had been encrypted and for $300 (sent via bitcoin) the owners of the machines could have their data back. The ...

[ad_1] Mark Thompson, CEO of the company that President Donald Trump has called the “failing” New York Times, doesn’t sound too bothered by presidential criticism. “I’ve been in journalism for more than 30 years,” said Thompson, who appeared this morning at TechCrunch’s Disrupt New York conference. “Politicians attacking media is not a new thing. It’s unusual ...

[ad_1] Why it matters to you Want to avoid potential eavesdroppers? This voice-muffling tech is the most privacy-conscious hands-free kit yet. Want to look like Hollywood dreamboat Tom Hardy and be able to take confidential business calls without fear of being overheard? A new Kickstarter campaign has just the solution. ...

[ad_1] How we picked Lawn mowers come in a wide variety of flavors with a wide variety of features. Husqvarna alone has 13 different gas-powered walk-behind mowers listed at its site. Toro has a whopping 24. Many features are specific to certain lawn and terrain conditions. To cover their bases, ...