Kinba has only just started on the front desk of King’s College but the students are already in love with their new receptionist who can see, hear and have a stab at speaking. Under normal circumstances that would be unremarkable – but Kinba is a robot. Kinba, who has yet to be assigned a gender, took up its new post …
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk said Friday that “pre-orders” for the Model 3 electric car had hit 198,000, an encouraging sign a day after the novel vehicle aimed at a mass market was unveiled here to an enthusiastic crowd. The Model 3 drove onto a stage through a curtain of fog at a lavish ceremony in a converted hangar adjoining the SpaceX factory in this …
The next step in regulating, and potentially expanding, drone use in the U.S. hit a deadline Friday, when the Federal Aviation Administration was slated to receive recommendations on very small drones. As consumers and the industry surge forward with ideas for what they want to do with drones, the FAA is still working on the details on how these new devices, …
Apple’s brand new iPhone SE only officially went on sale today, but the iPhone 7 rumors keep rolling in with the latest reported leak suggesting it may have an edge-to-edge display. A photograph of the reported handset has appeared on Chinese social networking site Weiboand shows a potential new design. It suggests there will be larger bezels at the top …
Heat isn’t the biggest enemy for the humble hard disk, rather humidity is what causes the most failures, a new piece of research has observed. The study, carried out by Rutgers University and entitled ‘Environmental Conditions and Disk Reliability in Free-cool Data Centres’, found that the most negative effects on drive controllers and adapters were felt when humidity levels increased. …
Music streaming company Spotify has raised $1 billion (£695 million) in debt financing to take on rivals Apple, Tidal and Google. First reported by the Wall Street Journal, the deal was later confirmed by Spotify according to Techcrunch. Unlike equity, debt financing allows Spotify to add to its resources without potentially accepting a lower valuation in the process. The move is thought to be …
After our hopeful rumours circulating on the Internet, OnePlus has recently confirmed to Android Authority that it will not be launching the OnePlus 3 on April 7. According to the OnePlus spokesperson, “The April 7 event is focused on the China market. We will not be launching our next device then.” However, OnePlus CEO Carl Pei had previously affirmed that …
Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O) has set an April 11 deadline to submit preliminary bids for its web business and Asian assets, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing sources. Yahoo asked bidders details regarding financing, conditions or approvals that would have to be met on their end, and what key assumptions they would be making by deciding to move forward …
Microsoft will be holding its Build developers conference from March 30, and on April 1, the company is holding a session called “What’s new for Tiles and Toast Notifications.” According to the description of the session, “Notifications are an essential tool for engaging with your customers on Windows. We are building on the foundation of Action Center to give developers …
For most of us, daily races to the finishing line involve getting to office on time by evading traffic. For some others, though, that involves a race between a Formula E car and a drone. Bruno Senna, nephew of the racing legend Ayrton Senna and Formula E racer with Mahindra Racing, pit his drone against Scott Speed, fellow Formula E …