Sources: Walmart+, a $98/year Amazon Prime rival, will launch in July, with same-day delivery, discounts at Walmart gas stations, reserved delivery slots, more (Jason Del Rey/Vox)
Sources: Walmart+, a $98/year Amazon Prime rival, will launch in July, with same-day delivery, discounts at Walmart gas stations, reserved delivery slots, more — After announcing a number of improvements…
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Profile of Ray Holt, who in the 1960s jointly developed the F-14 Tomcat’s Central Air Data Computer, considered by some to be the first microprocessor (Sarah Fallon/Wired)
Profile of Ray Holt, who in the 1960s jointly developed the F-14 Tomcat’s Central Air Data Computer, considered by some to be the first microprocessor — In a weird way,…
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Sources: Intercontinental Exchange’s Bakkt is in advanced talks to go public via a merger with SPAC; combined entity could be valued at $2B (Bloomberg)
Sources: Intercontinental Exchange’s Bakkt is in advanced talks to go public via a merger with SPAC; combined entity could be valued at $2B — Bakkt, the cryptocurrency platform majority owned…
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iFixit’s says teardown of AirPods Max made competitors look like toys – CNET
The tech site opened up Apple’s high-end headphones and came away impressed with the engineering. source https://www.cnet.com/news/ifixits-says-teardown-of-airpods-max-made-competitors-look-like-toys/#ftag=CAD590a51e
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Nreal, which fought off IP theft suit from Magic Leap, will start shipping AR glasses in S. Korea this month for ~$586 or $295 when bundled with Galaxy Note 20 (Adi Robertson/The Verge)
Nreal, which fought off IP theft suit from Magic Leap, will start shipping AR glasses in S. Korea this month for ~$586 or $295 when bundled with Galaxy Note 20 …
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The 2021 Moto G Stylus, Power, and Play focus on big batteries, bigger screens, and low prices
Motorola is kicking off 2021 with refreshes for its midrange Moto G lineup of phones with new versions of the Moto G Power, Moto G Stylus, and Moto G Play…
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LeanTaaS, which uses AI to improve the operational performance of hospitals and clinics, raises $40M Series C, bringing its total raised to $100M (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: LeanTaaS, which uses AI to improve the operational performance of hospitals and clinics, raises $40M Series C, bringing its total raised to $100M — Long wait times…
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Source: Square has held talks to acquire music streaming service Tidal, which Jay-Z acquired for $56M in early 2015 (Bloomberg)
Source: Square has held talks to acquire music streaming service Tidal, which Jay-Z acquired for $56M in early 2015 — – Streaming music platform has struggled to keep up with…
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Source: Tile is aiming to launch a new tracker this year that includes ultra wideband technology and will add the ability to find items in AR in its app (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
Source: Tile is aiming to launch a new tracker this year that includes ultra wideband technology and will add the ability to find items in AR in its app — …
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Intel updates its NUC desktop line with 11th-gen processors, adds a gaming-focused model called NUC 11 Enthusiast, and a NUC Pro line that can drive 8K displays (Mitchell Clark/The Verge)
Intel updates its NUC desktop line with 11th-gen processors, adds a gaming-focused model called NUC 11 Enthusiast, and a NUC Pro line that can drive 8K displays — Intel’s NUC…
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