John Niedbala
John Niedbala is the Editor-in-Chief and writer for Fanvive. When he's not working, you'll likely find him on the tennis court or trying a new local restaurant.
Echo Look by Amazon uses Machine Learning to give fashion advice
On Wednesday, Amazon announced the latest product of the Echo line. The latest skill for Alexa will have her become your personal fashion consultant....
Researchers use computational models to discover two new magnets
From computers to medical devices, magnets power a wide range of technology that we use everyday. However, rare earth magnets scarce due to their cost...
Instagram goes offline and Facebook apps become location aware
Facebook has posted the agenda for their annual two day F8 Developer Conference. On April 18th and 19th, Conference goers will get to choose...
Broken cell phone screens could one day become self healing
A research group lead by Dr. Chao Wang presented their work in developing a self healing polymeric material. On April 4th, Dr. Wang presented their...
A new way to shop online at Amazon using cash
Announced yesterday, Amazon's newest service called Amazon Cash allows you to add cash to your Amazon account. Amazon Cash works by scanning a reusable...
Congress votes to nullify FCC regulations protecting online privacy
House Resolution (H.Res.230) narrowly passed in the House yesterday with a 215-205 vote. This resolution moves forward the Senate Joint Resolution 34 (S.J.Res.34) to...
Committee attacks FBI on facial recognition database
Last year, Georgetown Law Center on Privacy and Technology reported on a FBI facial recognition database. The report found that as many as 117 million photos,...
Disney Research demonstrates catching a real ball in Virtual Reality
Currently, wearing a VR headset immerses you in a virtual world that can be a truly lifelike visual and audio experience. As the technology matures,...
Facebook now explicitly prohibits using their data for surveillance
Posted to the Facebook Privacy page on Monday, Facebook described the change in language was to better clarify that developers can not use "data obtained from us...
Wendy’s to experiment with self-serve kiosks for ordering
Companies like Amazon and Uber have embraced automation to provide their services in ways that would have been impossible before. Now fast food companies...
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Facebook now uses a selfie to prove your identity
The next time Facebook notices suspicious activity on your account, they could be asking you to verify your identity via selfie. The social media...
Google now shows wait times for sit down restaurants and soon grocery stores
Google has once again improved the live search results returned for businesses. Last year Google added the ability to do real time crowd tracking....
No one’s in the driver’s seat of these driverless cars by Waymo
This week, Waymo debuted a public test of their self-driving cars in the Phoenix metro area with one very important thing missing - a...