The pandemic is testing the limits of face recognition Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Mia Sato - September 28, 20210 At first glance, JB, an artist based in Los Angeles, perhaps doesn’t look much like the picture on their driver’s license. For one thing, the ID photo is from a few years ago. Hair that was once long and dark is now buzzed and bleached. And there’s the fact that
Michigan State Police to begin testing Ford Mach-E Interceptors Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Darrell Etherington - September 17, 20210 Andrew Tarantola Contributor Share on Twitter Andrew Tarantola is a senior editor at Engadget. The next time you get pulled over in Michigan, it could be by a cop in an electric SUV — at least if Ford has anything to say about it. The American automaker is stepping up its Police Interceptor program,
Chinese tech giant Baidu begins publicly testing Apollo Go robotaxis in Shanghai Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Rebecca Bellan - September 14, 20210 Chinese search engine giant Baidu has begun publicly testing its Apollo Go robotaxi mobile platform in Shanghai, marking the company’s continued expansion of its footprint in China. While Baidu says its robotaxis have achieved Level 4 capabilities, a human safety operator will be present during all rides, which are open to
Netflix begins testing mobile games in its Android app in Poland Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Sarah Perez - August 27, 20210 Netflix today announced it will begin testing mobile games inside its Android app for its members in Poland. At launch, paying subscribers will be able to try out two games, “Stranger Things: 1984” and “Stranger Things 3” — titles that have been previously available on the Apple App Store, Google
Growth marketing roundup: TechCrunch Experts, creative testing and how to nail your narrative Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Miranda Halpern - July 23, 20210 “It’s about focusing on the metric that directly reflects the value that your company and products bring to your customers,” growth marketer Maya Moufarek told us in an interview for one of our most popular marketing articles of the week. “For Airbnb, that may be the number of nights booked;
Intel’s Mobileye takes its autonomous vehicle testing program to New York City Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Kirsten Korosec - July 20, 20210 Mobileye, a subsidiary of Intel, has expanded its autonomous vehicle testing program to New York City as part of its strategy to develop and deploy the technology. New York City joins a number of other cities including Detroit, Paris, Shanghai and Tokyo where Mobileye has either launched testing or plans to
Facebook is testing a Twitter-like ‘threads’ feature on some public figures’ pages Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Amanda Silberling - July 3, 20210 Get your spool-of-yarn emojis ready — threads might be coming to Facebook soon. Facebook has been spotted testing a new feature that gives public figures on Facebook the ability to create a new post that’s connected to a previous one on a related subject. This feature ties the posts together
Ro buys Kit, a 17-month-old startup that offers at-home health testing Tech and Gaming Blog Technology by Natasha Mascarenhas - June 30, 20210 Ro, a direct-to-consumer virtual care company, has scooped up Kit, an at-home diagnostics company with an array of customizable products, from finger prick blood tests to weight measurement tools. The price was undisclosed. Ro co-founder Zachariah Reitano said that he first approached Kit as a potential customer, hoping to integrate its
BluBracket raises $12 million to expand operations and support a shift left in code testing Data Breach by Steve Zurier - May 14, 20210 BluBracket got a congratulations by NASDAQ after its Series A funding, which the company will use to expand operations. (BlueBracket) Code automation company BluBracket on Thursday said it raised $12 million in Series A funding so it can continue to work with DevSecOps teams to build security into products from the
Software developers warm up to automated testing as security, cloud rise in importance Data Breach by Derek B. Johnson - May 6, 20210 A GitLab employee workstation. The company recently released an annual survey on software development trends. (GitLab’s website) Developers are frustrated about the sluggish pace of testing code for security and functionality and are increasingly incorporating automation and machine learning to ease workloads, according to results from an annual survey on software