Uber makes changes in California to brace for new gig worker law
"Late last month, Uber and Postmates sued California in an attempt to block AB5, the law that would reclassify many gig economy workers as employees. While that fight is not over, Uber is also preparing for the event that AB5 takes effect. The company..."
https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/09/uber-california-changes-ab5/This is not Asics' new smart shoe
" Japanese footwear brand Asics turned up at CES 2020 this year with a "prototype" of its first smart running shoe. The as-yet unnamed model harnesses technology made in partnership with Japanese sensor company No New Folk. Or, at least, it showed up w..."
https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/09/this-is-not-asics-new-smart-shoe/An upcoming Fortnite creative mode will let you save lives for once
" A new creative game mode is coming to Fortnite in which you'll be rescuing others rather than trying to be the last player(s) standing. Details on how Liferun actually works are a little thin for now but, according to a press release, players will ta..."
https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/09/fortnite-creative-mode-red-cross/Facebook Gaming viewership skyrocketed in 2019
" Twitch has a bit less of a stranglehold over game streaming than it did a few years ago, and Facebook Gaming in particular seems to be on the rise. In December 2019, it had an 8.5 percent market share (i.e. the total time people spent watching those..."
https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/09/facebook-game-streaming-viewership-twitch-youtube-mixer-report/Intel's first discrete GPU is built for developers
" At its CES 2020 keynote, Intel showed off its upcoming Xe discrete graphics chip and today, we're seeing exactly how that's going to be implemented. First off, Intel unveiled a standalone DG1 "software development vehicle" card that will allow develo..."
https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/09/intel-xe-d1g-software-development-vehicle/Intel's first discrete GPU is built for developers
"At its CES 2020 keynote, Intel showed off its upcoming Xe discrete graphics chip and today, we're seeing exactly how that's going to be implemented. First off, Intel unveiled a standalone DG1 "software development vehicle" card that will allow developers to o…"
https://www.engadget.com/2020-01-09-intel-xe-d1g-software-development-vehicle.htmlSamsung’s SmartThings app will soon connect to your car, too
" Samsung wants to add cars to its smart home ecosystem. At CES, Samsung announced that it's teaming up with Smartcar to make its SmartThings app compatible with "most new cars" in the US. Through the app, users will be able to do things like locate and unlock …"
https://www.engadget.com/2020-01-09-samsung-smartthings-smartcar-app.htmlSamsung’s SmartThings app will soon connect to your car, too
" Samsung wants to add cars to its smart home ecosystem. At CES, Samsung announced that it's teaming up with Smartcar to make its SmartThings app compatible with "most new cars" in the US. Through the app, users will be able to do things like locate an..."
https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/09/samsung-smartthings-smartcar-app/Travelex hack knocks out Samsung Pay international money transfers
" Travelex's ransomware attack continues to affect people and businesses around the globe -- including those that might not consider themselves affiliated with the company in any way. Engadget can reveal that Samsung Pay's international money transfer..."
https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/09/samsung-pay-us-international-money-transfers-travelex/Is the WF-1000XM3 the best set of Sony earbuds yet?
" Reviewers often find a lot of drawbacks with the sound and features of wireless earbuds, but that wasn't the case when Engadget senior news editor Billy Steele got his hands on Sony's WF-1000XM3. Not only did he feel the earbuds excelled at providing..."
https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/09/wf-1000xm3-user-reviews-wanted/ https://http://www.engadget.com/ 