dna Tech Reads: From Twitter discontinuing Vine to smart scooter for urban commutes
Catch up on the latest and coolest sci-tech news you missed!
1. Microsoft Surface Studio and Surface Book i7 steal the limelight
In an event held at New York on 26 October, Microsoft took the wraps off several high-profile products in the offing. Read more here.
2. NASA's Juno probe exits safe mode and gets ready for next Jupiter flyby
NASA's solar-powered Juno spacecraft is set for its next close flyby of Jupiter, after exiting its safe mode and completing a minor burn of its thruster engines. Read more here.
3. Apple introduces the new MacBook Pro with an OLED Touch Bar
Apple unveiled a brand new 2016 MacBook Pro during the ‘Hello Again’ event. The company calls it “the thinnest and lightest MacBook Pro ever”. Read more here.
4. Twitter to discontinue its video-sharing mobile app Vine
Twitter Inc announced Thursday that it would discontinue the video-sharing mobile app Vine, as it moves to cut 9% of its workforce worldwide to keep costs down after beating Wall Street quarterly earnings expectations. Read more here.
5. Watch: Immotor Go smartphone-connected scooter for urban commutes
With the biggest problem on the road being traffic and pollution. Immotor Go, a tiny smartphone-connected scooter could potential be a big game changer. Read more here.