After almost four years of hype and billions of dollars in funding, Magic Leap finally has a ship date for the first version of its augmented reality headset. The Magic Leap One will begin shipping to developers later this summer, the company announced Wednesday. Following news of a fresh round …
Read More »Boeing 787 Dreamliner | FT
► Subscribe to the Financial Times on YouTube: http://bit.ly/FTimeSubsAfter production delays of over two years, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner has finally touched down outside the US at the Farnborough Airshow, promising economic, efficient flight. Daniel Garrahan looks at the next-generation features on board the midsize, fuel-efficient aircraft that Boeing claims …
Read More »YouTube is fighting fighting fake news with $25M to promote journalism and more context in search results
YouTube announced new measures today to stem the spread of conspiracy theory videos and fake news on its platform, including inserting context from trustworthy sources into search results about hot topics. In a blog post, YouTube also said it is working with the Google News Initiative, which was launched by …
Read More »Want to scale? Don’t copy the big companies by Nick Hixson
Why does it seem that the big corporations always get away with it? How do they sleep at night, given some of the missteps causing such problems to the rest of us? Not our problem It seems like it’s no-one’s problem, always somewhere to pass it up/along/down the line so …
Read More »Prince Harry’s £8000 Gift For Prince Louis’ Christening Is Amazing
PA Check out Prince Harry pulling out all the stops for his nephew, Prince Louis’ christening today, (July 9). The 11-week-old royal, fifth in line to the throne, is to be baptised by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, in the Chapel Royal at …
Read More »Summer entertainment we (still) can’t wait for
At times the summer months seem to drag on with their sweltering temperatures and seemingly limitless supply of eye- and skin-damaging sunshine. But there’s a less oppressive light at the end of this very bright tunnel, and it’s made out of thousands of tiny pixels. Yes, I’m talking about screens, …
Read More »RANKED: The countries with the 10 largest gold reserves
Getty Images/Dario Pignatelli/Bloomberg The amount the US holds in gold reserves is three-quarters of its entire foreign reserves. Germany has the second largest amount of gold reserves. Countries differ in their reliance on gold for foreign reserves. Beginning in 2010, central banks around the world turned from being net sellers …
Read More »The 9 changes Disney just made to its release schedule, including new release dates for a Marvel movie and ‘Indiana Jones 5’
Lucasfilm / Paramount Disney announced on Tuesday some major changes to its upcoming schedule of films. The changes include an updated title for the “Wreck-It Ralph” sequel, an official release date for a new Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson movie, and new release dates for a yet-to-be-announced Marvel movie and the …
Read More »25+ Sad Stories That Will Break Your Heart (And Make You Think About Life)
18 Two-Sentence Sad Stories From Reddit Language is a wonderful medium. In just two carefully crafted sentences, you can tug at a person’s heart strings. Make them think. Move them deeply. In the below sad stories, so much emotion is conveyed with so few words. Brace yourself and read on—if …
Read More »Snapchat code reveals team-up with Amazon for ‘Camera Search’
Codenamed “Eagle,” Snapchat is building a visual product search feature that delivers users to Amazon’s listings. Buried inside the code of Snapchat’s Android app is an unreleased “Visual Search” feature where you “Press and hold to identify an object, song, barcode, and more! This works by sending data to Amazon, …
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