Scientists unearth oldest known plague victim, a 5,000-year-old man – CNET
Ancient DNA samples taken from the man’s skeleton further uncloak mysteries of a pathogen that turned far more virulent over time.
The best reasons to buy a rugged phone now – CNET
Rugged phones used to be clunky bricks, now they’re the cool sleeper choice.
NHTSA mandates crash reports for self-driving cars, driver-assist systems – Roadshow
If a vehicle equipped with a system like Tesla’s Autopilot or GM’s Super Cruise is involved in a crash, the agency must get a report within 24 hours.
Microsoft launches Azure Arc-enabled SQL in general availability
Microsoft today announced Azure Arc-enabled SQL, which extends Azure services to edge datacenter or multicloud instances.Read More
Talewind raises $800K to make Roblox games
Talewind has raised $800,000 in a round of funding to create games for the Roblox user-generated content platform.Read More
Zoom acquires AI translation startup Kites
Videoconferencing company Zoom has acquired Kites, an AI-powered language translation startup, for an undisclosed sum.Read More
GitHub launches Copilot to power pair programming with AI
GitHub Copilot is a new AI-powered pair programmer that collaborates with human programmers and suggests new functions or lines of code.Read More
Tableau gets new AI-powered business intelligence features
Tableau is introducing new features designed to extract business insights from data across multiple sources.Read More
Dell launches a $200 smart webcam with 4K image quality
Dell is launching an intelligent 4K webcam that the company says is the best in its class. Let us pray that’s true because we need the help.Read More
Amazon Sidekick helps kids learn how to read with Alexa – CNET
Your Amazon Echo smart speaker can now take turns reading along with your child’s favorite books, all while listening, correcting and cheering them on.