Trillion with a T: A word on the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things is still a thing. IoT is one of those perennially over the horizon technologies, it is has been five years away for almost 20 years. And as much as many companies have built sizable "IoT" businesses, the big vision still seems distant.
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Apple backtracks, says macOS utility Amphetamine can remain on the App Store

The app Amphetamine is a simple but useful macOS utility which can be configured to keep a Mac awake, preventing the computer from going into sleep mode. It's been available on the Mac App Store for some 6 years, where it's accrued over a thousand favorable ratings from users. Given... https://www.techspot.com/news/88141-apple-backtracks-macos-utility-amphetamine-can-remain-app.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Gabe Newell believes brain-computer interfaces will let us edit who we are

In a recent interview with New Zealand’s 1 News, Newell delves deep into the topic of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). Bypassing physical body parts like eyes that limit our ability to experience things and interfacing directly with the brain could open up a whole world of possibilities and make the real... https://www.techspot.com/news/88401-gabe-newell-believes-brain-computer-interfaces-us-edit.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Tencent wins with merger of China's game streaming giants Huya and DouYu

Tencent currently has stakes in both Huya and DouYu and will have approximately 68 percent combined voting shares once the new firm is formed. Post-merger, Huya and DouYu shareholders will get fully diluted shares of the combined companies, with DouYu’s Chen Shaojie and Huya CEO Dong Rongjie becoming co-CEOs once... https://www.techspot.com/news/87078-tencent-wins-merger-china-game-streaming-giants-huya.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

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