A 59-year-old resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was arrested and charged with criminal mischief after police caught him tampering with a couple of Lime electric scooters. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/2/20895028/scooter-brake-cut-vandalism-fort-lauderdale-fla

Microsoft broke new ground when it introduced its touchscreen Surface tablet / laptop hybrid back in 2012, and it hasn’t stopped since. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/2/20881909/microsoft-surface-pro-7-event-watch-live-stream-how-to-time-date

Google is kicking off Cybersecurity Awareness Month by rolling out new tools that give customers greater control over their privacy when using Google Maps, YouTube, and Google Assistant. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/2/20894682/google-announces-three-new-ways-to-hide-your-personal-activity-from-google

Of everything Microsoft is rumored to be announcing this week, the ARM-based Surface is far and away the most important thing to my mind. This is not what I would have told you a month or two ago, honestly. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/1/20887386/microsoft-surface-event-pro-7-arm-windows-laptops

Levi’s is announcing new jackets with Google’s Project Jacquard technology, which turns a portion of the fabric on the sleeve into a touch-sensitive remote control for phones. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/30/20888909/google-levi-project-jacquard-available-trucker-sherpa-jackets-price-design

Netflix has renewed its incredibly popular series Stranger Things for a fourth season, and it’s now teasing a world beyond the setting of Hawkins, Indiana, which fans have gotten to know very well. The company made the announcement today on Twitter in a brief teaser video. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/30/20891537/stranger-things-netflix-renewed-season-four-hawkins-duffer-brothers-deal-tv

Microsoft is holding a big Surface hardware event in New York City on Wednesday, October 2nd. The company has been teasing this event continually on Twitter, and is even inviting Surface fans to attend. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will be in attendance, alongside Surface chief Panos Panay. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/30/20886687/microsoft-surface-pro-7-event-leaks-rumors-products-announcements

Versailles palace is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world, but fighting those crowds in person can be frustrating. Now, Google and the Château de Versailles have teamed up to take VR users on a private tour of Louis XIV’s royal residence. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/30/google-used-photogrammetry-to-create-a-detailed-vr-tour-of-versa/

It’s been a long day. You get home as the sun is setting and close the door behind you, throwing down your keys and sliding off your shoes. You grab a drink and sink into the chair in front of your PC. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/30/flight-simulator-2020-hands-on-pre-alpha/

Render artist Ben Geskin has revealed the exclusive information that the iPhone 2020 will have a “notch-less” design. Apparently, Apple is already testing a prototype without the notch, enabling a much higher screen-body ratio. Continue Reading . . . http://newslanded.com/2019/09/27/iphone-2020/

Three committee chairmen issued the first subpoena in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, seeking documents and witnesses regarding his dealings with Ukraine. Continue Reading . . . https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/27/us/politics/house-democrats-impeachment-trump.html

Tesla has announced that version 10 of its in-car software has begun rolling out to Model S, Model X, and Model 3 owners. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/26/20885822/tesla-software-version-10-now-available-features-netflix-youtube-spotify

Fox Sports is distributing Thursday Night Football in 4K HDR for the rest of the season, which means September 26th’s matchup between the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles marks the first time an NFL game will be delivered in ultra high definition. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/26/20884246/nfl-4k-hdr-broadcast-first-ever-fox-sports-thursday-night-football-streaming

Microsoft is enabling Google’s Assistant to work with its Xbox One console. Much like the existing Alexa integration, Microsoft is allowing Google Assistant to launch games and apps, turn the console on and off, pause videos, and much more. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/26/20885072/microsoft-xbox-one-google-assistant-integration-features

NVIDIA has unveiled the RTX Broadcast Engine, powered by the Tensor Cores on RTX GPUs, that can do live filters, greenscreening and other tricks for Twitch streamers. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/26/nvidia-rtx-broadcast-greenscreen-twitch/

A group of Google tech contractors in Pittsburgh has voted to unionize with the United Steelworkers under the name Pittsburgh Association of Tech Professionals (PATP). Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/25/google-contractors-union-pittsburgh/

We’ve been waiting since January of last year to get a taste of Mario Kart on mobile devices, but it’s almost here. After a few delays, Mario Kart Tour launches today on compatible Android (4.4 or higher) and iOS (10. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/25/mario-kart-tour-iphone-android/

Microsoft is edging closer to its 1 billion goal for Windows 10. The software giant is revealing today that Windows 10 is now running on more than 900 million devices, a significant jump from the previous 800 million figure achieved earlier this year. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/24/20881418/microsoft-devices-windows-10-billion-million

Boston Dynamics is letting its first major robot out of the lab. Since June, the company has been talking about a public release for its Spot robot (formerly SpotMini), and today, it finally gave some details about what’s in store. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/24/20880511/boston-dynamics-spot-robot-mini-hands-on-lease-buy

Alongside the news that Boston Dynamics is going to let its robot dog, Spot, out of its laboratory for the first time, the company has released a new video of Atlas, its spectacular bipedal robot that’s previously been seen doing everything from parkour to backflips. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/24/20881385/boston-dynamics-atlas-gymnastics-routine-somersaults-split-leap