[ad_1] Data sovereignty is on the rise across the world. Laws and regulations increasingly require that citizen data be stored in local data centers, and often restricts movement of that data outside of a country’s borders. The European Union’s GDPR policy is one example, although it’s relatively porous. China’s relatively ...
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[ad_1] While most of DJI’s drone lineup is aimed at more experienced pilots, the DJI Spark is aimed squarely at amateurs and first-time fliers. But what happens after you’ve gotten the hang of your Spark and want more? Don’t go shopping for a bigger and badder drone just yet. A ...
Read More »When your Uber driver is a spy
[ad_1] Upset, the reporter again asked Gloria, “How did you know I was from Russia?” The driver continued trying to derail Ioffe with compliments. Ms. Ioffe repeated the question a third time. So what is going on with Putin now?” Gloria asked. “What is happening?” On the last night Ms. ...
Read More »Volunteer at Disrupt SF 2018 for free admission
[ad_1] Forking over your cold, hard cash isn’t the only way you can score a ticket to Disrupt San Francisco 2018 on September 5-7. We’re looking for volunteers willing to trade their time to help us produce our biggest, most ambitious Disrupt conference ever. And what do you get in ...
Read More »A series of solar flares disrupted hurricane relief efforts in 2017
[ad_1] Last year’s hurricane season was one for the record books. In late August, Hurricane Harvey dropped more than 40 inches of rain on eastern Texas, making it the wettest and one of the costliest tropical cyclones on record. In late September, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, devastating ...
Read More »Motorola isn't giving up on its smartphone Mods just yet
[ad_1] Not true, as it turns out. Gaurang Telang, Motorola’s product manager for Flagships and Innovation, confirmed to Engadget that the 5G Mod “won’t be the last Mod,” and that Moto Mods would “absolutely” continue to be part of the brand’s mobile strategy for the foreseeable future. No one I ...
Read More »UK report highlights changing gadget habits — and our need for an online fix
[ad_1] A look back at the past decade of consumer technology use in the UK has shone a light on changing gadget habits, underlining how Brits have gone from being smartphone dabblers back in 2008 when a top-of-the-range smartphone cost ~£500 to true addicts in today’s £1k+ premium smartphone era. ...
Read More »Futuristic chopsticks simulate flavor by zapping your tongue with electrodes
[ad_1] Dr. Nimesha Ranasinghe doesn’t seem content with the way we consume food and drink here in 2018. The brains behind a previous project that lets you send lemonade over the internet, and a programmable cocktail glass able to trick your senses into thinking you’re drinking just about anything you ...
Read More »'No Man’s Sky' finally delivers the grand adventure we were promised
[ad_1] The core crafting, though, is still convoluted. I was disappointed to land on a planet, locate a drop pod and discover that it needed three advanced items to repair. Pre-patch, they merely required credits to unlock. I spent the next few hours googling the appropriate materials and powering my ...
Read More »Huawei overtakes Apple in smartphone shipments
[ad_1] Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei is now the second biggest smartphone manufacturer in the world according to new reports from IDC and Canalys, as The Verge initially spotted. In IDC’s latest report, the firm says that the overall market has shrunk by 1.8 percent in Q2 2018. But the biggest ...
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