British Airways is testing self-driving wheelchairs at JFK and Heathrow

Mar04
by on March 4, 2020 at 8:29 pm
Posted In: artificial intelligence, robots


British Airways will debut its self-driving wheelchair trial at Heathrow International Airport in London over the next few months. It recently began testing the devices, made by Japanese startup WHLL, at JFK International Airport in New York. According to a press release from British Airways, the trials are part of the company’s involvement with the Valuable 500 Pledge, a business-to-business initiative urging corporate leaders to provide better services for disabled people. Ricardo Vidal, British Airways’ Head of Innovation, said: Over the next few months we will be collaborating on a further trial at our busy home hub at Heathrow Terminal…

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How to use the sleek new version of Facebook Messenger on iOS

Mar03
by on March 3, 2020 at 7:34 pm
Posted In: Basics


Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Facebook recently rolled out a new version of Messenger. After years of bolting new feature after new feature onto a straining interface of tabs and sub-tabs, it’s finally shrunk the app to the essentials. That’s not a metaphor — the app is literally a quarter of the size it used to be. Facebook has alluded that some of the features it removed may make a comeback, but for now, the app is a much more manageable…

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Death Stranding is coming to PC and bringing Half-Life content with it

Mar02
by on March 2, 2020 at 6:53 pm
Posted In: gaming


Death Stranding is coming to PC, eight months after its debut on the PS4 last year. Hideo Kojima’s beautiful oddity of a game will arrive on June 2, and it’s bringing along some strange crossover content — namely, from Valve’s Half-Life series. The PC port will include a new photo mode, much like God of War (albeit in this case the silly facial expressions actually feel marginally closer to being in character). It’ll also support ultrawide monitors. Pre-order content includes an art book, special in-game armor, and a copy of the in-game soundtrack. [Read: Half-Life: Alyx comes out on March 23. Here are all…

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