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Nikon is taking a trip back to its glory days of 35mm film photography with its second Z-series APS-C (DX) mirrorless camera, the Z FC. Designed to evoke the company’s famous FM2 SLR from the ’80s, it offers generous manual controls, including dedicated dials for shutter speed, exposure compensation and ISO. The decidedly retro look…
Amazon’s contract Flex delivery driver fleet already has to deal with various indignities, and you can now add the fact that they can be hired — and fired — by algorithms, according to a Bloomberg report. To ensure same-day and other deliveries arrive on time, Amazon uses millions of subcontracted drivers for its Flex delivery…
DURHAM N.C.—Electronic cigarette giant Juul Labs Inc. will pay $40 million to North Carolina and take more action to prevent underage use and sales, according to a landmark legal settlement announced Monday after years of accusations that the company had fueled an explosion in teen vaping. A state judge accepted the first-of-its-kind agreement with a…
We may have to say farewell to SoftBank’s adorable humanoid robot Pepper. According to Reuters, the Japanese conglomerate has stopped the robot’s production last year and is slashing jobs across robotics-related businesses in several countries. Apparently, there wasn’t much demand for Pepper, and SoftBank only ever produced 27,000 units manufactured by Foxconn. Nikkei has also…
Microsoft has rolled out its Xbox Cloud Gaming service to all Game Pass Ultimate subscribers on iOS and PC. Originally found on Engadget Read More
Commentary The Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing (Didi) filed an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States on June 10. At the same time, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) antitrust investigation of Didi was also reported. According to Didi’s prospectus (registration statement) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the regime’s state-owned companies played…
You don’t need a specific CPU or TPM 2.0 chip to test the OS. Originally found on Engadget Read More
A federal court dismissed two antitrust cases that were brought against Facebook, representing a significant setback for federal and state regulators in their attempts to reign in Big Tech. The lawsuits were filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general seeking to break up what they described as Facebook’s monopoly on social networking….
A federal judge has dismissed the FTC’s initial antitrust complaint against Facebook, saying it was “legally insufficient.” Originally found on Engadget Read More
