Waymo is rain-testing its self-driving cars in Florida
"Waymo hopes its autonomous driving tech can withstand Florida's notorious rainy season. The company announced today that it will be rain testing a set of Chrysler Pacificas and a Jaguar I-Pace throughout the Sunshine State over the next several weeks..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/20/waymo-is-rain-testing-its-self-driving-cars-in-florida/Netflix will peer inside Bill Gates' mind with a new docuseries
" An upcoming Netflix docuseries will offer some insight into Bill Gates's mind as he tries to solve some of the planet's biggest problems. The three-part series, Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates, "offers an unprecedented peek inside the mind o..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/20/netflix-bill-gates-documentary/The next 'Mario & Sonic Olympics' game has a retro 2D mode
" Over the past 12 years, Nintendo and Sega have faithfully published their mashup, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, to correspond with the iconic sporting event. The 2020 Olympics in Tokyo will be a homecoming of sorts for the two mascots, who..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/20/mario-and-sonic-olympics-retro-mode/Lightning-compatible YubiKey 5Ci could secure your iPhone logins
" iPhone owners with a mind toward security have a new option for protecting their online accounts. On Tuesday, security key manufacturer Yubico announced the $70 YubiKey 5Ci, which the company says is the world's first Lightning port-compatible securi..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/20/yubico-yubikey-5ci-iphone-lightning/Playing Marvel's Avengers, a living RPG with microtransactions
" When Engadget's UK Bureau Chief Mat Smith attended the first-ever gameplay demonstration of Marvel's Avengers at E3, he walked away worried. The level he saw was essentially a tutorial, introducing the basic mechanics of each Avenger. It was unclear..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/20/marvels-avengers-hands-on-gameplay-gamescom-2019/Apple Music adds a Shazam-powered playlist to highlight new artists
"Until now, Apple hasn't visibly integrated Shazam much into its other services since buying the music discovery service last year. As of today, though, a Shazam-powered chart highlighting new artists will be available to stream on Apple Music."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/20/apple-music-shazam-playlist-new-artists/FIFA 20's Volta mode is good enough to be its own game
" There's a lot to Volta, FIFA 20's new street soccer mode. Rather than a one-off sideshow to the main game, it's actually multiple offline and online game styles and a full story campaign, rolled into a cohesive and enjoyable package. Off the bat, th..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/20/fifa-20-volta-story-mode-street-football/An independent report on Facebook鈥檚 alleged liberal bias tells us nothing
" Conservatives have long lamented that Facebook has a liberal, or anti-conservative, bias. Since the 2016 election, the company has been grilled on the issue by the White House more than once. In an attempt to clear the air, Facebook enlisted an indep..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/20/facebook-liberal-bias-report-findings/Technology alone won't make your kids smarter
" Ever plop your kids in front of some purportedly educational screen-based thing because you need 15 minutes of peace? Maybe, like me, you say to yourself, "It's 15 minutes. It's an educational app. It's not so bad. I just need to start dinner." There..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/20/technology-alone-wont-make-your-kids-smarter/Mercedes-Benz likely to agree to California's tougher emissions rules
" Mercedes-Benz may be the next company to agree to California's voluntary emissions rules, The New York Times reports. Ford, BMW, Volkswagen and Honda have already pledged to meet California's standards and make their engines more efficient every year..."
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