Misty Starts Shipping Programmable Robot To Crowdfunding Supporters
The path to consumer robots is scattered with the remains of failed startups. Jibo and Kuri are two latest examples of just how hard it is to launch such a device on the market.Ā Misty, on the other hand, is treading carefully with a new...
CEO of WarnerMedia John Stankey becomes COO of AT&T
WarnerMedia Ā CEO John Stankey has been promoted with more substantial responsibilities.Ā He is getting promoted to become the president and chief operating officer at AT&T, which was obtained and renamed Time Warner last year. According to the formal statement, this is a new post reporting...
Reach Robotics About To Shut Shop Soon
Introduction Reach Robotics, know for developing the spider-like MekaMon robot, is closing down soon. The news of this shutdown came from Reach Robotics co-founder Silas Adekunle on LinkedIn where he wrote; The consumer robotics sector is an inherently challenging space, especially for a start-up. More...
Facebook Says It Might Remove Like Counts
According to the latest IT news, Facebook could soon start hiding the Like counter on News Feed posts to preserve usersā€™ from jealousy and prevent them from self-censorship.Ā Instagram has already started testing this in 7 countries, including Canada and Brazil. How Will It Work?Ā ...
Parrot Launches New Drone – Anafi FPV
The latest iteration on Parrot’s Anafi drone is all about immersion.Ā The new Anafi FPV (for the first-person view) is being marketed as a package with a headset that allows the pilots to witness the drone’s perspective.Ā Also, instead of a typical screen, Parrot plans...
NFL & TikTok Announce Multi-Year Partnership
The National Football League (NFL) Ā and the viral social video app TikTok announced a multi-year partnership. This partnership is created to bring NFL’s content to their worldwide fans, just in time of the NFLā€™s 100th season kickoff on September 5.Ā How Does This Partnership Work?...
Android 10 Is Mostly Coming to Pixels on 3rd September
The release date for Google’s Android 10 is approaching. As predicted by 9to5Google, two Canadian mobile carriers have leaked the dates stating the OS is coming to Pixel phones on September 3. Carriers Telus and Rogers both posted the incoming updates on their support panels.Ā ...
Video Face-Swapping App Zao Restricted By WeChat
This weekend Zao went viral in China for its vivid face-swapping videos. Somehow after the controversies about its user policy, WeChat restricted the access to the app on the messaging platform. The users can still upload the videos that they created using Zao to WeChat....
