Amazon is working on building a pair of smart glasses to house its Alexa voice assistant, and a home security camera that could be linked to its existing Echo connected devices to further expand their capabilities, according to a report in the FT citing people familiar with the company’s plans. Th...
On Monday, songwriters for the girl group 3LW sued Taylor Swift, claiming that her 2014 hit “Shake It Off” ripped off their own 2001 song “Playas Gon’ Play.” In the complaint filed in U.S. District Court, plaintiffs Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, who co-wrote the “Playas Gon’ Play,” claim, “‘Shake It Off’...
We live in an avoidant culture. We text instead of talk to each other. We email instead of calling a meeting. We ghost instead of explaining ourselves. And sometimes we act shady instead of initiating a breakup. While I’m certainly not going to claim a flawless record for total interpersonal clarity, an...
With a few exceptions, most electric cars are delicate, expensive creatures designed for paved streets and well-heeled early adopters. And that makes them ill-suited to rural Africa — many roads away from the cities aren’t paved at all, and just about any EV would be out of reach. That...
Alec Baldwin took home the Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live, and, of course, he called out the President in his acceptance speech tonight. In addition to offering the president his Emmy win, “at long last,” Baldwin noted, t...
