Amazon Prime Video reveals its May releases

Just in case you missed it, Amazon Prime Video also recently added new seasons of Bosch, The Good Fight, Fear of The Walking Dead, along with full seasons of Degrassi, Dawson’s Creek, Friday Night Lights and many more. Hit jump for the full list of shows.

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Target looking to add 600 new EV chargers in more than 100 locations in the US

Target is going all-in on supporting Hybrid and EV vehicles with the announcement that it will be adding 600 new EV chargers in the next 2 years which will be distributed across 100 sites in 20 states in the US. This gives drivers of electric vehicles a viable option to top up their cars while they are shopping.

In order to roll out the EV chargers, Target has partnered with varied charging providers for the project, including Electrify America and Target's current partners ChargePoint and Tesla.  Adding EV chargers is part of Target's carbon reduction initiative. This includes the use of wind and solar power for some of its energy needs, with plans to have rooftop solar panels at 500 stores by 2020. Eventually, Target aims to source 100 percent of its energy needs from renewable sources.

Source: AutoBlog

New documentary pays tribute to Apple's Newton PDA and the people who love it

Love Notes to Newton (Preview) from Noah Leon on Vimeo.

A lot of the features we enjoy on smartphones and tablets came from PDA's (Personal Digital Assistants) like the PalmPilot. PDA's owe a lot to Apple's Newton, a mobile computer that captured a lot of hearts and loyal users even if it was derided for failing at writing recognition. Still, this was Apple innovation at its finest. A fearless and fun to use personal device that resonated with users to such a degree they are still using them today. Love Notes to Newton is a cool, nostalgic look at a landmark product which was the first to be killed of when Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997.

Microsoft celebrates Earth Day by empowering anyone to protect the planet

Microsoft is putting the power of the cloud and AI (Artificial Intelligence) to the service of the environment on Earth Day 2018. In its blog entry titled "Microsoft celebrates Earth Day with new way to enable anyone to protect the planet," the company outlines some ways its technology is helping the planet.

• How the Snow Leopard Trust is doing that now. The Snow Leopard Trust is tasked with protecting the fewer than 7,000 snow leopards left in the world – and they see AI as a critical piece of this important work.
• The Microsoft Green blog offers up profiles of some leading grantees doing work on biodiversity, and you can check out a new map of our more than 60 AI for Earth grantees working across more than 20 countries, or even apply for a grant if inspiration strikes.
• A  story about iNaturalist. With more than 8 million logged observations, this army of citizen scientists is changing the way field research is done. Now with Microsoft Azure and AI, iNaturalist is making it easier for both amateur and professional scientists to close the knowledge gap on biodiversity and enable precision conservation.

Find out more here.