us-hotdailynews: 2015-06-12 U.S. Technology

Facebook's Virtual Reality Company To Change Gaming And Movie World With ...
CBS Local
LAS VEGAS, NV – JANUARY 08: Jeremy Gaddis uses the Virtuix Omni, an omni-directional treadmill virtual reality gaming system with Oculus Rift, at the 2015 International CES at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 8, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Oculus Unveils Rift Headset and Prototype Touch Hand Controls   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Facebook Offers a Glimpse of Virtual Reality Goggles   New York Times
Oculus debuts consumer version of VR headset, partners with Xbox   Sydney Morning Herald
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Uber fight sparks threat of taxi strike Friday
Miami Herald
The taxi industry's fight with Uber threatened to trigger a cabbie strike on Friday, with Miami International Airport preparing shuttles in case it faces a thinned-out fleet of yellow cabs. Leaders of two taxi groups said they didn't expect much of a disruption, with ...

Uber game puts iPhone users behind the wheel   Jakarta Post
Uber recruits new drivers with UberDrive, a navigation game for iOS   Digital Trends
Want to be an Uber driver? Now there's a game for that.   Christian Science Monitor
Ubergizmo (blog)
teleSUR English
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CNET

Soon, Twitter users will be able to send direct messages with more than 140 ...
The Week Magazine
The company's DM product manager, Sachin Agarwal, promises this won't change any other aspects of Twitter, writing, "Tweets will continue to be the 140 characters they are today." It will make messaging easier for customer service representatives who ...

Twitter Just Became a Messaging App   Wired
Twitter Kills the 140 Character Limit for Direct Messages   Wall Street Journal (blog)
Twitter to remove 140 character limit -- on direct messages   BetaNews
USA TODAY
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PCWorld

HP pushes 3D imaging with the $299 3D Capture Stage turntable for its Sprout PC
PCWorld
It's too soon to call 3D imaging affordable for the masses, but with this $299 3D Capture Stage (the small, silvery cylinder supporting the dinosaur), HP's closer than anyone else to making it attainable. You can see tantalizing glimpses of 3D imaging in virtual ...

HP Sprout Shapes Up Its 3D Scanning   PC Magazine
HP adds $299 turntable scanner to Sprout blended reality PC   ZDNet
Sprout by HP Enables Full 3D Scanning With New Capture Application and ...   MarketWatch
Engadget
The Verge
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Wired

Sony's New Sensors Are More Exciting Than Its New Cameras
Wired
The OPM breach is such a security and privacy debacle. Here's why: wrd.cm/1S9q1XC · Follow · Follow Us On Facebook · Don't miss our latest news, features and videos. Follow · We're On Pinterest · See what's inspiring us. Follow · Follow Us On Youtube ...

Sony's Cyber-shot 'stacked' image sensor may rescue point-and-shoot cameras   Digital Trends
Sony's latest high-end superzoom shoots in 4K   Engadget
Sony packs pro specs in new pocket-size camera   Cult of Mac
CNET
PetaPixel (blog)
Dealerscope
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Wired

Facebook's AI Tool for Squashing Bugs Is Now Open to All
Wired
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Facebook: Your code sucks, and we don't even have to run it to tell   The Register
Facebook Open-Sources Its bug Detection Tool Infer   The Tech Portal
Facebook tool could help devs pinpoint elusive memory leaks   PCWorld

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Explore 'Everybody's Gone to the Rapture' on August 11th
Engadget
The middle of August is looking mighty fine if you're an indie game fan. Not only do we get the incredibly snazzy-looking Volume from Mike Bithell on the 18th, Everybody's Gone to Rapture exclusively hits PlayStation 4 the week prior on August 11th according ...

Everybody's Gone To The Rapture Lands A Release Date   Rapid News Network
Everybody's Gone To The Rapture Coming To PS4 In August   Bleeding Cool News
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is coming August 11   Destructoid
iFreePress.com (blog)
Niche Gamer (registration) (blog)
Digital Spy UK
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Reuters

Court declines to suspend US net neutrality rules
Reuters
WASHINGTON New U.S. Internet traffic regulations, known as net neutrality rules, will go into effect on Friday after a federal appeals court rejected the telecommunications industry's request to partly suspend their implementation while they are being litigated.
Business Watch   Wall Street Journal
Fight back against 'net neutrality': Congress must restore the 'permissionless ...   Fox News
Net Neutrality Goes Into Effect: What Consumers Should Expect   Forbes
Inc.com
New York Times
USA TODAY
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Google Discusses New Sidewalk Labs Project
Pioneer News
Google is no stranger to innovative ideas, and it looks like they are back to their antics again. Now that the self-driving car and high-altitude wi-fi balloons have been thoroughly discussed, the technology company is moving forward with yet another project.
Google's new Sidewalk Labs initiative aims to 'improve life in cities for everyone'   Digital Trends
Google sets its sights on sidewalks   Herald Sun
Google's Sidewalk Labs: Exploring Better City Living   InformationWeek
eWeek
Rapid News Network
NYC Today
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Jaguar Land Rover takes 'hole' new approach to autonomous driving
The Star Online
Jaguar Land Rover is developing a new system that will enable its cars to spot and avoid potholes, drains, degraded stretches of road surface and even loose manhole covers, while simultaneously alerting other drivers in the area. The Range Rover Evoque ...

Future Range Rovers could tell the city about local potholes   Engadget
Future Range Rovers will report pot-holes directly to councils   The Register
Land Rover wants its cars to warn drivers about potholes   The Verge

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