DraftKings’ fastest growing fantasy sport last year was esports, in which people create fantasy leagues of professional video gamers, showing yet another example of how gaming is inching its way into the mainstream. Though esports are still a small part of DraftKings’ overall business, it’s growing rapidly. Last year, entry fees for its League of […]
Read moreAt Duke's commencement, Tim Cook promotes Apple's approach to data privacy in subtle dig at Facebook
Apple CEO Tim Cook distanced himself from his tech peers in a commencement speech he delivered over the weekend, saying Apple takes a different path when it comes to data privacy. Cook didn’t give names, but his comments hinted at Facebook‘s Cambridge Analytica data scandal, where the firm improperly gained access to data from more […]
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Aukey’s Latitude Wireless headphones offer three different sound modes that cater to different styles of music, but I found that the default mode was best and balanced high and low notes pretty well. They come with “wings” that are supposed to help them stay in your ears, but I found they actually fell out more […]
Read moreU.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping are working to give Chinese telecom company ZTE Corp “a way to get back into business, fast.” “President Xi of China, and I, are working together to give massive Chinese phone company, ZTE, a way to get back into business, fast. […]
Read moreA lot of people are worried that voice assistants like Amazon‘s Alexa, Apple‘s Siri or the Google Assistant are spying on us at home. All three companies have said the assistants are not listening all the time, but only listen for a wake word — or perhaps hidden commands humans can’t hear. So I asked […]
Read moreLast week, Twitter asked users to reset their password as a precaution, after they found a bug in how they stored passwords. The social platform is far from alone. In March, MyFitnessPal, a diet and fitness app owned by Under Armor, revealed that data from 150 million user accounts had been compromised, which may include […]
Read moreOver one billion people worldwide don’t have any form of identification, making it difficult to access many of the social institutions the developed world takes for granted. A UN organization, the World Food Program (WFP), is testing whether blockchain, the technology that powers bitcoin and ethereum, could solve this ID problem. WFP launched a project […]
Read moreIf you need to see a doctor, you’d better plan ahead. A 2017 survey found 24 days was the average wait time in 15 of the largest cities to schedule a physician appointment.The long waits are a result of a growing shortage of primary care physicians, along with an aging population requiring more health care. […]
Read moreTesla board members are facing shareholder scrutiny as the company struggles to contain costs while ramping up production of its Model 3 electric sedans. Last week, a pension fund adviser called the CtW Investment Group sent a letter to Tesla shareholders urging them to vote against the re-election of three of its board members. The […]
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Cryptocurrency conferences are still a massive business, even if bitcoin‘s price has plunged this year. When it kicks off this week, one ticket to CoinDesk’s Consensus three-day conference in New York City can cost roughly $2,000. Well over 4,000 are expected to attend, up from 2,700 attendees last year. So at a minimum, the conference […]
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