Google says the Pixel’s Soli radar and Motion Sense will return
Google’s $799 Pixel 4 had built-in radar. The new $699 Pixel 5 does not — it ditches the sensor-laden forehead of its predecessor entirely in favor of thinner bezels and…
Dutch predictive policing tool ‘designed to ethnically profile,’ study finds
A predictive policing system used in the Netherlands discriminates against Eastern Europeans and treats people as “human guinea pigs under mass surveillance,” new research by Amnesty International has revealed. The “Sensing Project” uses…
The new $50 Chromecast with ‘Google TV’ and a remote is now official
Google’s new Chromecast has leaked so extensively that people have already been buying it at stores, but today the company made it official. Featuring ‘Google TV,’ a new variant of…
How data from Google Earth helps us understand the world, and ourselves
Rebecca Moore will be joining us during our TNW 2020 conference, speaking about Google Earth, geographical data, and how it leaves to climate awareness. If you want to know more,…
TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky on why ‘caring’ about recycling isn’t enough
Tom Szaky will be speaking at our online event, TNW 2020 about the impact COVID-19 has had on waste management and recycling. To find out more about his talk and the…
WIRED25 Day 3: Look at Problems in a New Way
Conversations on the final day of this year’s WIRED25 event revolved around the existential mess that has characterized 2020: Covid-19, election integrity, California wildfires. But the experts who came together…
Watch ULA Try to Finally Launch an NRO Spy Satellite on a Delta IV Heavy Rocket Tonight
A Delta Heavy IV rocket launches NASA’s Parker Solar Probe from Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral in August 2018.Photo: Bill Ingalls/NASA (Getty Images) A United Launch Alliance Delta IV…
Big Tech Finally Figured Out That Phones Aren’t the Best Devices for Streaming
Image: Google Well, well, well! With the arrival of Google’s heavily leaked, highly hyped new streaming dongle, Chromecast with Google TV, it appears yet another Silicon Valley company has figured…
Taiwan’s Digital Minister Knows How to Crush Covid-19: Trust
The US recorded its first coronavirus case on January 20, 2020. Taiwan recorded its first case the next day. Now, more than eight months later, as the virus has infected…
Borat 2 is coming to Amazon Prime Video – and it’s got an imminent release date (update) null
Just a few days before the 2020 election, Amazon Studios will release a sequel to Borat starring Sacha Baron Cohen, who won a Golden Globe for his original take on…