Machine intelligence startups are the black sheep of the startup world. The new kids on the block are challenging investors to do their technical homework and differentiate themselves in intentional ways. Y Combinator joined a growing list of investors offering exclusive service … | Continue reading
Sarahah, the anonymous feedback app that’s been going viral for the past couple weeks, isn’t quite as private as it sounds: it turns out, the app uploads users’ phone contacts to the company’s servers, seemingly for no good reason. The behavior was spotted by security analyst Zac … | Continue reading
What do you look for when shopping for a wallet? Probably something simple, but the Voyager Smart is for those who want a wallet with a techie twist. | Continue reading
Last week, Amazon said that its massive $13.7 billion deal to acquire Whole Foods is wrapping up on Monday — giving it access to one of the strongest food brands in the United States, as well as hundreds of grocery stores in metropolitan areas. That means it’s going to be easier … | Continue reading
Those searching for a way to help Texans impacted by the devastation of Hurricane Harvey need look no further than iTunes or the iOS App Store. Apple has made donating to the American Red Cross a bit easier by adding a button directly to its commerce platforms. The company is co … | Continue reading
On Friday—a few hours before Donald Trump pardoned ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio, and before Hurricane Harvey made its devastating landfall on the Texas coast—I posted an item about Donald Trump’s newly redecorated Oval Office, which differed from his predecessors’ in one notable way. I … | Continue reading
FEATURE: Hootsuite founder and CEO Ryan Holmes is a passionate advocate on the topic of why executives need to be active on social media. But for a brief moment this year, he became a case study in how that can go wrong. Since then, Holmes has been trying to be an example of how … | Continue reading
At least five deaths and dozens of injuries have been attributed to Hurricane Harvey, as it pummeled parts of the Houston region with 24 inches of rain and swirling winds. The storm has now been downgraded to a tropical storm, from a Category 4 at its height, but the catastrophic … | Continue reading
We are all, collectively, so aware that there is a worldwide problem when it comes to traffic that any fancy, improbable solution can become a viral hit in the blink of an eye. There was the bus that straddles traffic. Flying cars that plug into drones. Maglev pods. But none of t … | Continue reading
In a simple six-word response to a question posted by a cable news anchor, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appeared to suggest something stunning—even by Trump administration standards.Tillerson was on Fox News Sunday where he was asked by Chris Wallace, the show’s host, ab … | Continue reading
You may remember that time I decided to do whatever startup Journy told me to do during my trip to Berlin with my mom. Well, I mostly stuck to that plan and we had a really good time. Here’s a quick recap. Journy is designed to function somewhere in between a high-end travel ser … | Continue reading
GUEST: Conferences are an important part of a startup’s strategy. They’re where you meet new customers and potential partners, foster existing relationships, and raise brand awareness. However, events can be a huge drain on your financial and company resources, and it’s not alway … | Continue reading
You’ve seen them on Amazon.com or places like Facebook: “helpful” recommendations for other, similar products, games, or even content that you might like, based on your internet history. According to two artists, the algorithms that make these recommendations rule the internet, a … | Continue reading
By midnight, we were good and ready. Boxers had been slugging away all evening, but it was Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis, in the junior-lightweight contest that immediately preceded the main event, who brought at last the requisite note of wildness and transgression. Davis, approximately … | Continue reading
(Reuters) — Four tablets from various delivery companies crowd the front counter of Proposition Chicken in San Francisco, each calling out with its own ring when an order arrives. When there is a ping, a cashier finds the right tablet and then retypes the order into the restauran … | Continue reading
Turns out, observing other people’s lives is actually a biological instinct. And in the age of social media, where lives are presented on a platter and require only the slip of a thumb, it’s easy to indulge in those instincts. In fact, sometimes, we let our impulses run wild in … | Continue reading
Earlier this week we published a full review of the Asus ZenFone AR, a new, $600 Android smartphone that supports both Google Tango AR and Google Daydream VR. And it manages to do that in a much slimmer phone body than the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, the only other other Tango phone that’ … | Continue reading
While watching Netflix or reading, you might want something to prop up your phone. I've designed a couple of DIY phone holders to help. | Continue reading
* * * Gdzie jedziecie na wakacje w tym roku? Hmmm… Na dwa dni przed rozpoczęciem urlopu do końca nie wiedzieliśmy, czy wsiąść w samochód i przemierzyć 1800 km aby dotrzeć do naszego ukochanego miejsca nad Jeziorem Garda, czy nie spakować się i dołączyć do naszych przyjaciół na … | Continue reading
As Tropical Storm Harvey causes catastrophic floods and torrential downpours across the Houston area, Apple is stepping up to aid storm relief. The tech company has teamed with American Red Cross to create an iTunes online store link where users can donate in increments of $5, $1 … | Continue reading
“Smashing thru,” the caption reads, “Captain America came face to face with Hitler … ” The 10-cent book appeared on store shelves a full year before Pearl Harbor officially woke the sleeping giant and forced America to enter World War II. He wasn’t the first superhero (that matt … | Continue reading
GUEST: Landing the right developers can make the difference between your company’s success and its demise. But ask any leader in the software industry how to win over developer talent, and they’ll tell you it’s getting harder and harder to differentiate your company based on sala … | Continue reading
The GameBoy Pocket remains one of the best-designed pieces of mobile gaming kit ever in my opinion, which is why I was intrigued by the BittBoy, a new third-party portable console that clearly owes a lot of inspiration to the GameBoy. The tiny handheld packs a library of “300” g … | Continue reading
I’ve seen, of late, a tendency for young, intelligent men (and sometimes women, although this is primarily a male phenomenon) to fight back against the inequity of the startup ecosystem by joining political movements that are far right of Libertarianism. This tendency, one borne … | Continue reading
Game of Thrones has never been about giving readers or viewers what they most want. Its author and screenwriters prefer to build fan expectations, then overturn them for narrative impact — and sometimes for pure shock value. And yet fans maintain hope that at least a few of the c … | Continue reading
Even since releasing the original Grand Theft Auto in 1997, Dave Jones has been obsessed with making believable worlds. He worked on more recent online game worlds like All Points Bulletin (APB), and at each point along the way, he ran into huge obstacles on a technological front … | Continue reading
It’s a bold claim. Most treatment plans offer to help those with the disease manage it, not get rid of it. But Inkinen, with zero medical background, believes he’s found a way to wholly eradicate diabetes for good. The secret is as simple as a low-carb diet. It seems pretty obvi … | Continue reading
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Das Bundesministerium für Verkehr und digitale Infrastrukur hatte eine Ethik-Kommission damit beauftragt Regeln für selbstfahrende Autos zu erstellen, damit die nicht einfach tun und lassen, was dem jeweiligen Hersteller so gefällt. Das... | Continue reading
Former G.E. CEO Jeff Immelt says he’s not going to be the CEO of Uber. After weeks of speculation that he was being considered for the top job, Immelt tweeted: I have decided not to pursue a leadership position at Uber. I have immense respect for the company & founders – Travis, … | Continue reading
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Sometimes the best isn’t good enough. Instead of giving you a treasure trove of useful information that could help you increase your productivity, make millions of dollars, and find true-love, we’re taking a different tact: let’s bring out the worst in Google’s Chrome internet br … | Continue reading
If you heard Taryn Southern’s new single “Break Free” on the radio, you’d probably just keep driving or grocery shopping, or doing whatever you do in places that still have radios playing. The song is a big, moody ballad — the kind that might play during the climax of a Steven Sp … | Continue reading
Google's signature catch-phrase might hint at problems inherent in the internet, and why blockchain-inspired change is needed. | Continue reading
GUEST: We’ve seen a move in exit strategy lately from IPOs to acquisitions amid talk that M&A exits take less effort and produce higher returns. But I’ve crunched the numbers, and from what I see, IPOs still create the strongest returns. IPOs have picked up since 2016 — we’ve see … | Continue reading
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Hurricane Harvey, the first major hurricane to make landfall in the United States in more than a decade, made landfall on the Texas coast late Friday, as a Category 4 storm, destroying homes, overturning vehicles and sinking boats, severing power lines and forcing tens of thousan … | Continue reading
Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas yesterday, and while the storm has been downgraded to a tropical storm, it’s expected to drop up to 40 inches of rain in the area, which is leading to catastrophic flooding in the area. To help with the coming relief efforts, Apple has begu … | Continue reading
Phone Case of the Month is a monthly series in which we live with, and subsequently review, our time with a phone case. Phone cases are one of our only ways to express individuality with our smartphones, so what do our phone case choices say about us?Everyone in the world seemed … | Continue reading
After making landfall on Friday night, Hurricane Harvey has since been downgraded to a tropical storm but it is still wreaking damage throughout southeast Texas. Massive flooding is being reported in the Houston area, thanks to two bands of rain that merged and strengthened on to … | Continue reading
This week we took a first look at Samsung's new Galaxy Note 8, reviewed Android 8.0 Oreo, and much, much more. Here's the news of the week! | Continue reading
Authorities in Harris County, Texas, urged residents to seek refuge on their roofs as many parts of the county were inundated by flooding caused by tropical storm Harvey.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS REQUESTED: IF HIGHEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME BECOMES DANGEROUS...GET ON THE ROOF. #houwx … | Continue reading
With claimed returns of 6.5 times for every dollar spent, influencer marketing is definitely a bet that brands want to place with high stakes. But, is it really legit? CNN estimates that approximately 83 million Facebook accounts are fake accounts. Twitter is estimated to follow … | Continue reading
Minereum (MNE), the world’s first self mining smart contract, is going to have a major update with a new token called Artemine (ART), which will be launched as an ICO. The Artemine’s first draft whitepaper can be seen here: http://artemine.org/ArtemineWhitepaperDraft0.1.pdf Artem … | Continue reading
Das Feld der Bluetooth-Lautsprecher ist ja ziemlich unübersehbar geworden, vom High-End Modell bis in die billigsten Segmente. Als wir gefragt wurden, ob wir uns diesen hier nicht mal anhören wollten, dachten wir uns: ok, vielleicht interessant... | Continue reading
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You’ll never find a better time to learn how to build for the operating system that dominates the planet. You can start on your own path to app domination with training from The Complete Android Developer Course, which you can get right now for just $17 from TNW Deals. | Continue reading