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Boston Dynamics is actually going to start selling their robots. At a TechCrunch event this morning founder Mark Raybert
Ribear? announced that the spot mini. That's the four-legged dog type robot will be commercially available for purchase in 2019
the bot weighs
66 pounds can run for 90 minutes on a full charge and will be intended for use by
businesses initially, although
Home use may come eventually
And I'm having a hard time figuring out what either those interests are going to want to do with them
This move comes a day after the company released new videos of the spot mini navigating through a building
Autonomously and the bipedal atlas going for a jog and jumping over a log
They're just intended as a reminder that yes, don't worry. The robots are still coming to kill you. Relax and accept death Linus
Why me specifically!? Two years after the steam link debuted valve is bringing their game streaming tech to phones
The company has announced plans to launch the steam link app on May 21st
which will allow you to stream games over a five gigahertz Wi-Fi network or an Ethernet connection from your PC to your Android or your
iOS device
Including TVs equipped with Android TV or an Apple TV. A number of controllers will be compatible including the steam controller
obviously and valve we'll also be launching a steam video app later this summer because apparently when valve
Suddenly decides to start caring about their projects again
They they do it suddenly and with a lot of care like oh, oh we're making apps now sure
Let's make all the apps
also one for trading hats
Facebook is having a bit of a midlife crisis after the whole Cambridge Analytica thing and has reportedly decided to develop its own cryptocurrency
Earlier this week. They moved the head of messenger to a new division to explore blockchain technology
Now sources have told News Network chedda
that it's because Facebook is looking to enable users to buy and sell goods from each other directly without involving the
pesky government in its currencies
I'm sure Mark feels the less time that he has to spend in the Supreme Court doing
inquiries sitting on a box the less chance everyone will find out that he is secretly a lizard person
Now it's time for whatever Linus wants to call quick bits
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-No, that's not what I want to call it- Net neutrality as we knew at pre Trump will die June 11th
Unless a vote in the US Senate
Successfully forces a rejection of the FCC's new rules, although I am kind of interested to see what kind of packages the ISPs offer
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Elon Musk shared a new video of the progress on his Hyperloop tunnel in LA
Along with the news that his boring company will be offering free rides to the public in a few months
I don't know that I would necessarily partake given that they are testing its safety
but that's on you. Google's Wear OS watches might be getting old, but they're reportedly going to
Reinvigorate the market with a Pixel branded smartwatch coming this fall. This is according to EVleaks
Maybe it'll have duplex installed so you can talk to an AI when you're bored
Maybe the AI will even know that you're that you want to talk to it because you're bored because you'll be checking your watch
all amazing
Now you can crack open your Xbox ps4 or switch without voiding the warranty
Microsoft Sony and Nintendo have all updated their warranties to abide by the FTC's new guidelines
What about Apple though? Huh? Oh, right
Apple is too busy planning to release a credit card with finance giant
Goldman Sachs. The card would bear the Apple pay brand, but
Doesn't that defeat the purpose of Apple pay being on your phone?
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