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Last night the company unveiled the RTX 2060, a $349 low-end version of its new Turing-based desktop graphics cards.
The RTX 2060 will be available on Jan.
15.2.Elon Musks vision of spaceflight is gorgeousThis spring SapceX intends to launch the next phase in its space exploration plans.
The newly named Starship rocket, previously known as the BFR,intends to to be rocket to rule them all.
And its going to look good doing it.3.Apples increasingly tricky international trade-offsFar from its troubles in emerging markets like China, Apple is starting to face backlash from a European population thats crying foul over the companys perceived hypocrisy on data privacy.
Its become clear that Apples biggest success is now its biggest challenge in Europe.Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images4.Marc Andreessen: audio will be titanically important and VR will be 1,000 times bigger than ARIn a recently recorded podcast Marc Andreesen gave some predictions on the future of the tech industry.
Surprisingly, the all-start investor is continuing his support of the shaky VR industry saying that expanding the immersive world will require us to remove the head-mounted displays weve become accustomed to.5.
Fitness marketplace ClassPass acquires competitor GuavaPassClassPass, the five-year-old fitness marketplace, is in the midst of an expansion sprint.
The company announced yesterday that its acquiring one it competitors, GuavaPass, for an undisclosed amount to expand into Asia.
The move now puts ClassPass in more than 80 markets across the 11 countries, with plans to expand to 50 new cities in 2019.6.Apple shows off new smart home products from HomeKit partnersApple gave a snapshot of its future smart home ecosystem at CES.
Looks like an array of smart light switches, door cameras, electrical outlets and more are on the way and will be configurable through the Home app and Siri.7.Parcel Guards smart mailbox protects your packages from porch thievesDanby is showing off its newly launched smart mailbox called Parcel Guard at CES, which allows deliveries to be left securely at customers doorsteps.
Turns out you wont need a farting glitter bomb to protect your packages after all.
The Parcel Guard starts at $399 and pre-orders are will be available this week.