What is Niantic? If they recognize the name, most people would rightly tell you it’s a company that makes mobile games, like Pokémon GO, or Ingress, or Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. But no one at Niantic really seems to box it up as a mobile gaming company. Making these games is a big part of…
via Harry Potter, the Platform, and the Future of Niantic — TechCrunch
In the almost weekly tradition of Facebook talking about something embarrassing they did on a Friday, the company is now fessing up to the fact that thousands of their next-gen virtual reality headset controllers have “easter-egg” messages inscribed on internal components that weren’t meant to be on non-prototype editions. “Tens of thousands” of unreleased consumer…
via Facebook accidentally shipped VR hardware with conspiratorial messages hidden inside — TechCrunch
This week holds two major Civil War anniversaries: America’s deadliest war started on April 12, 1861, when Southerners who seceded from the Union fired shots at the federal government’s Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor in South Carolina, and came to an unofficial end on April 9, 1865, when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to…
Before robots get to do the fun stuff, they’re going to be tasked with all of the things humans don’t want to do. It’s a driving tenet of automation — developing robotics and AI designed to replace dull, dirty and dangerous tasks. It’s no surprise, then, that warehouses and fulfillment centers have been major drivers…
via IAM Robotics puts a unique spin on warehouse automation — TechCrunch
From the mountains to the beaches, Italy has it all when it come to music festivals. There’s massive dance music festivals, multi-genre concerts, and… The 10 Best Music Festivals in Italy This Summer [2019] via Music Festival Wizard
via The 10 Best Music Festivals in Italy This Summer [2019] — Music Festival Wizard
More than two dozen suspected graves might have been found by on the grounds of a now-shuttered reform school in Florida that was infamous for severe abuse, according to a letter from the state’s governor. The suspected graves were discovered when a contractor began a cleanup of ground pollution at the site, which is located…
via 27 Suspected Graves Found at Infamous Florida Reform School — TIME
Resonate’s relaunch also includes a “new framework for future growth”. Resonate, the Berlin-based co-operative platform aiming to make streaming more ethical, has relaunched its site and music player. In a blog post, Resonate outlined the changes, which include new design and branding, a single player for the whole service, the phasing out of early code…
The collection will be released in time for Record Store Day. Danish headphone brand AIAIAI has enlisted veteran designer Trevor Jackson to curate a T-shirt collection paying tribute to record stores that have closed their doors in recent years. Six designers from London, Paris, Tokyo, New York, Berlin and Copenhagen have contributed designs commemorating iconic…
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