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How 5G Paves the Way for the Driverless Car

9/12/2018, 4:59:54 PM
By letting auto makers transmit larger amounts of data, 5G will make it easier for cars to talk to one another ✔ The launch of 5G service will also take longer to reach rural areas, as network providers focus first on big cities with denser populations ✔ Says Mr. Ventimiglia, We don’t want people playing ‘Angry Birds’ while driving down the roadunless they’re in autonomous driving mode



Jenson Button has put his McLaren P1 hypercar on sale for a whopping £1.6m

9/12/2018, 5:25:46 PM
BRITISH racing driver Jenson Button is regrettably selling his McLaren P1 hypercar for £1.6million. Now living in the US, the former Formula One champion doesn’t get a chance to drive the 217… ✔ It is laced in carbon-fibre and includes yellow calipers with yellow contrast stitching inside to match ✔ The Grauschwartz Grey paint work is also custom on the 719Nm torque P1 ✔ View this post on Instagram So I’ve decided to put my Mclaren P1 up for sale so that someone else can enjoy her ✔ In the past, he's reportedly owned a Bugatti Veyron and Enzo Ferrari as well



What it was like to pitch Steve Jobs a new idea, according to the guy who created iPhone autocorrect

9/12/2018, 5:23:01 PM
Jobs preferred one type of pitch: simple. ✔ They are not interested in it as a technological or creative artifact ✔ It was very clear what the point was and then people got it ✔ Subscribe to CNBC Make It on YouTube! In 1985, Steve Jobs made these eerily accurate predictions about the future of tech    12:09 PM ET Thu, 24 May 2018 | 01:10



BMW made a self-driving motorcycle

9/12/2018, 4:21:57 PM
The company wants to bring advanced safety features to its bikes ✔ Motorcycle riders die at a rate 28 times higher than that of people behind the wheel of a car ✔ Much like how new cars keep getting slowly but surely endowed with features like automatic emergency braking or lane keep, BMW apparently wants to start by just helping to cut down on the most avoidable accidents



Driverless cars could prove to be deadly "fully loaded weapons" says BlackBerry CEO

9/12/2018, 6:20:46 PM
Driverless cars could be hacked and deployed as "fully loaded weapons", according to the chief executive of Blackberry, the Canadian technology company. ✔ John Chen, Blackberry's chief executive, said driverless cars were programmed with more lines of code than a typical fighter jet, offering enormous scope for hackers to exploit vulnerabilities to insert malware ✔ A car could easily be infected with viruses [and] is literally a fully loaded weapon ✔ If hackers can get hold of it, you can imagine what they could do



Preparing for Hurricane Florence: Stay connected when disaster hits

9/12/2018, 5:55:01 PM
When a major disaster like Florence strikes, having the right tech gear can help you stay in touch with the world -- and survive. ✔ Batteries degrade over time, and leaving one idle is a sure way to kill it ✔ Taking It to Extremes: Mix insane situations -- erupting volcanoes, nuclear meltdowns, 30-foot waves -- with everyday tech ✔ Special Reports: All of CNET's most in-depth features in one easy spot



Say goodbye to Inbox by Gmail

9/12/2018, 6:51:49 PM
With the launch of the new Gmail, the writing was on the wall, but today Google made it official: Inbox by Gmail, the company’s experimental email client for Gmail, will shut down at the end of March 2019. Google says it’s making this change to put its focus “solely on Gmail.̶… ✔ Smart Compose, for example, made its debut in the new Gmail (and many pundits correctly read that as a sign that Inbox was on the chopping block) ✔ This useful feature, which automatically groups all of your flight, hotel, event and car reservations into a single bundle, is one of Inbox’s best features ✔ Google’s Smart Compose is now ready to write emails for G Suite users



Why it's smart for Apple to be the Christian Dior of tech

9/12/2018, 4:04:55 PM
John Sculley said Apple is no longer that innovative of a company. It's a luxury brand selling high-end gadgets. But that's not necessarily a problem. ✔ John Sculley: Apple is a luxury tech brand Apple's former CEO says it's no longer a tech innovator, it's a luxury brand ✔ Sculley told CNN's Julia Chatterley on First Move Wednesday that Apple (AAPL) has embarked on a carefully crafted strategy to sell higher-priced phones that are more profitable ✔ He said the industry is shifting from rapid innovation to more evolutionary changes for smartphones and other mobile gadgets



Apple launches iPad Pro 3 with facial recognition - but no headphone jack

9/12/2018, 6:38:50 PM
The new tablet has many of the same features as seen in the latest iPhones - including facial recognition technology ✔ However, it’s also seen the loss of the headphone jack, which may have some fans seething ✔ Instead, users can now uncork their iPad using FaceID, Apple’s facial recognition system ✔ In terms of operating system, the iPad Pro runs on iOS 12 - which was also announced at the Apple event



How Tech is Drawing Shoppers Back to Bricks-and-Mortar Stores

9/12/2018, 5:29:28 PM
Innovative dressing rooms. Apps to choose clothes in advance. Introducing the digitally enhanced shopping trip ✔ JUST SWIPE IT A free app lets NikePlus members reserve the latest sneakers in a ‘digital locker,’ arrange curbside pickup and score exclusive Nike gear ✔ Even before you arrive, you can use the Nordstrom app to select what you’d like to try on, so a dressing room can be made up in advance



Here’s what you need in your emergency hurricane kit

9/12/2018, 4:30:25 PM
When natural disasters hit, these are some of the things you might want to have ready to take with you ✔ A view of Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station ✔ Florence is expected to bring storm surges up to 13 feet high, heavy rainfall, flash flooding, and possibly even tornadoes ✔ CVS and Walgreens recommend visiting your local pharmacy to stock up ahead of time



FIFA 19 Demo COUNTDOWN: Release date, times, ratings, how to download on PS4, Xbox and PC

9/12/2018, 6:12:55 PM
EA SPORTS FIFA 19 is released September 28th but we've gone hands-on with the game to get you a preview before even the demo hits consoles. Here's what we thought, PLUS, everything you need to know leading up to the game's release. ✔ *** Sunday 22 July: EA Sports hasn't revealed when they'll be allowing players to download the demo for the game just yet - details on when we believe it's coming can be found further down - but, for those too impatient to wait, there is another solution



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