Kenny’s Blog- Its still winter, in spring March 22, 2018I’m not accustomed to seeing cotton bolls in March. Then again, I’m not accustomed to seeing snow in March, either: It’s still spring, by the way. And at lunch I saw this second, or third, sign of spring: It’s hard to keep count, there have been daffodils and the eternal budding-but-not-opening of trees and my […]
- The day of the spring equinox, and more winter March 21, 2018No one told the weather it is now spring: So this is all about weather today, then, I guess. The lead of Ernie Pyle's story today: They looked for the sun, but they found snow on the first day of spring. pic.twitter.com/rQXTpXwndx — Kenny Smith (@kennysmith) March 20, 2018 A podcast I made today, which […]
- This got a little Twitter heavy March 19, 2018This was Saturday morning: I’m not sure who’s fault this was — or put another way, stayed in bed longer — but I’m sure it wasn’t Allie. That’s a Saturday morning, though, and that’s not too bad. Here are a few things I found interesting this weekend and today … Cleveland was born in 1837, […]
- Its still winter, in spring March 22, 2018
- Vice News
- ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Recap: The Ghost of Miss Vanjie Haunts Us All April 20, 2018So far, the first queen to leave has been the only breakout star of season 10.Jamie Lee Curtis Taete
- 'Atlanta’s' Brian Tyree Henry Wants Paper Boi to Start Thinking About Retirement April 19, 2018We spoke to the face behind Paper Boi about the trajectory of his career and sacrifices of fame.Josh Visser
- ICE Has Trapped This Immigrant in a Church for Three Months April 19, 2018If he's deported, he'll leave behind his family, including a wife suffering from multiple sclerosis.Harry Cheadle
- ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Recap: The Ghost of Miss Vanjie Haunts Us All April 20, 2018
- Wired
- Telepresence
- Plantronics to buy video conferencing gear maker Polycom for $2 billion March 28, 2018Story and images by CNBC Headsets maker Plantronics said it would buy Polycom in a deal valued at $2 billion. The deal comes two years after the video conferencing equipment maker was acquired by private-equity firm Siris Capital. The cash-and-stock deal comprises about $948 million in cash and Plantronics shares worth $358 million, as well as $690 million i […]
- Ava Robotics Introduces Autonomous Telepresence Robot March 23, 2018Sorry and images by IEEE Spectrum Founded by ex-iRobot engineers, this startup is building a remote presence robot powered by sophisticated sensors and autonomous navigation Seven years ago, iRobot introduced us to Ava, a sort of tech demonstrator designed to show how robots were capable of doing things like--well, the company wasn't entirely sure, but […]
- XPRIZE's $10 Million Telepresence Robot Challenge Is Not Challenging Enough March 22, 2018Story and images by IEEE Spectrum The Avatar XPRIZE is a compelling idea, but it needs to recalibrate in order to significantly advance the technology At the South by Southwest festival last week, XPRIZE announced the launch of the $10 million ANA Avatar XPRIZE, "a four-year global competition to develop real-life avatars." The idea is to bring tog […]
- Plantronics to buy video conferencing gear maker Polycom for $2 billion March 28, 2018
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