Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Tesla Owners Can Now Trial Autopilot For Free and other top stories.

  • Tesla Owners Can Now Trial Autopilot For Free

    Tesla Owners Can Now Trial Autopilot For Free
    Grandma may be terrified about using autopilot in a Tesla electric car, but most of us would be more than happy to do so. And now more Tesla customers will get to be able to see what it’s like to have a Model S or Model X drive them around—even if they haven’t ponied up the usual $2,500 fee. Tesla says it’s now offering free trials of its autopilot software for all Model S and Model X cars made after September 2014. Cars made after that cut-off date already have the necessary equipment includin..
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  • Pentagon Will Reward Hackers Who Find Security Problems on Its Websites

    Pentagon Will Reward Hackers Who Find Security Problems on Its Websites
    Hacking the Pentagon might normally result in prison time, but for a select group of hackers, it could yield huge paydays. The "Hack the Pentagon" bug bounty program begins today and will run until May 12. During that window, hackers will try to find ...
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  • Longtime Facebook VP Mike Vernal joins Sequoia Capital

    Longtime Facebook VP Mike Vernal joins Sequoia Capital
    Mike Vernal, a Facebook VP who has spent the last eight-plus years at the company, most recently leading its search, profile, local and developer platform product groups, is leaving the company to become a venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital. Before joining Facebook, Vernal spent nearly six years at Microsoft, first as a product manager and later as a development lead. The Harvard grad (two degrees) wrote in a tweet this afternoon that “Facebook is an exceptional company with amazing people...
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  • Apple confirms WWDC 2016 kicks off on June 13, opens ticket registration

    Apple confirms WWDC 2016 kicks off on June 13, opens ticket registration
      Apple confirms WWDC 2016 kicks off on June 13, opens ticket registration By AppleInsider Staff Monday, April 18, 2016, 04:11 pm PT (07:11 pm ET) Hours after Siri leaked upcoming dates for Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, the company on Monday confirmed its 27th annual WWDC will indeed run from June 13 through June 17 in San Francisco. Developers can now register to take part in this year's ticket lottery. In a press release, Apple said developers can look forward to learn abou..
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  • Chernobyl zone turns into testbed for Nature's rebound

    Chernobyl zone turns into testbed for Nature's rebound
    What happens when the site of the world's worst nuclear accident is left all but abandoned for nearly 30 years? In the case of Chernobyl, it becomes a unique chance to see how wildlife recovers in what is a giant nature reserve, bereft of humans but ...
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  • Amazon opens Prime Video to monthly memberships in a challenge to Netflix

    Amazon opens Prime Video to monthly memberships in a challenge to Netflix
    For several years, Amazon has been burnishing its Hollywood credentials with such acclaimed shows as "Transparent" and "Mozart in the Jungle" in an effort to unseat Netflix as the king of television streaming.Now the e-commerce giant is taking another bold step to challenge Netflix. The Seattle company on Sunday spun off Prime Video — a perk to its annual Prime membership — as a stand-alone monthly service. Amazon has long offered an annual Prime Membership for $99, which includes free two-day ..
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  • Apple debuts redesigned developer resources mini-site focusing on App Store

    Apple debuts redesigned developer resources mini-site focusing on App Store
      Apple debuts redesigned developer resources mini-site focusing on App Store By AppleInsider Staff Monday, April 18, 2016, 04:59 pm PT (07:59 pm ET) In concert with Monday's WWDC 2016 announcement, Apple launched a revamped informational resources section on its developer portal, which includes articles, technical insight and real world examples designed to help new coders get their start on the App Store. The new "Making Great Apps for the App Store" mini-site is split into four dist..
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  • YouTube Launches 360-Degree Live Stream, Spatial Audio For On-Demand Videos

    YouTube Launches 360-Degree Live Stream, Spatial Audio For On-Demand Videos
    (Photo : Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for SXSW) YouTube also announced that the first major event to take advantage of livestreaming in 360-degrees is the Coachella music festival starting this weekend. YouTube has announced that it is now supporting 360-degree video livestreaming and that the Coachella music festival will be the first to take advantage of the new feature. "We first launched support for 360-degree videos back in March 2015. From musicians to athletes to brands, creators have ..
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