Smash.gg has raised $11 million to help local esports fans create their own tournaments. The idea is to enable organized esports competitions at a grassroots level so players and spectators can create smaller events from the ground up, rather than waiting for much bigger tourname … | Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: Marketing technology is causing problems within marketing, according to new data released today. That’s not the only eye-opening statement being made by Kununu — an insights platform for employer reviews and ratings. In addition to martech concerns, it turns out that m … | Continue reading
Shopify’s new card reader is now shipping in the United States. The Chip & Swipe Reader was completely designed in-house by Shopify, and accepts both swipes and chip-based dips. The reader is a competitor to Square Reader, made by merchant services company Square, which has estab … | Continue reading
Microsoft is taking important steps to make Windows 10 more accessible for everyone, adding a built-in eye tracking function to the OS for users who can't control a computer through more traditional input methods. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced the upcoming new feature, du … | Continue reading
Snapping aesthetic selfies is an art form in itself these days – but now researchers from the University of Waterloo are trying to turn this art into a science. Computer science professor Daniel Vogel and his former student Qifan Li teamed up to develop an app that offers tips to … | Continue reading
Aqua Licensing is four-year-old patent advisory and transaction firm that typically works behind the scenes, helping companies sell their patents for a variety of reasons. But it has a new proposal for venture-backed startups that are in fundraising mode: it wants them to give b … | Continue reading
Ein Motorrad könnten einige ja noch in der Garage stehen haben, an einen amtlichen Kran muss man indes erstmal kommen. Diese Kollegen haben sich was ganz Gescheites damit überlegt. Eine monströse Riesenschaukel mit einem Sportbike ist... | Continue reading
Whether you’re trying to keep up with the changing social world or just want to get schooled on the basics, the Silicon Valley Social Media Marketing Course and Certification ($29, over 90 percent off from TNW Deals) will not only get you socially savvy, but also earn you credent … | Continue reading
Here’s your unexpected tech news of the day: Microsoft might be working on an iPad keyboard cover. Or it was. We’re not sure. WinFuture spotted some documentation on Microsoft’s website mentioning a product called an iPad Touch Cover, which sounds a whole lot like a keyboard. And … | Continue reading
As 2016 gave way to 2017, a turkey moved into the left turn lane of a major intersection in my hometown. Some say he arrived in January of this year; others are sure he was around in late 2016. But regardless, once he was there, he was there to stay. When he wasn’t in the street, … | Continue reading
For many of us, running is not a joy nor a pleasure but an obligation. We run to stay fit and healthy, and begrudge our way through the whole thing. But an app from Google Maps cofounder Lars Rasmussen and partner Elomida Visviki hopes to push you to that runner’s high through t … | Continue reading
Wia, an Irish startup that offers a cloud platform to enable developers to turn various sensor-based hardware into fully-fledged Internet of Things (IoT) devices, has raised €750,000 in seed funding. The rather modest round is led by Suir Valley Ventures, with participation from … | Continue reading
Despite Snapchat's new and innovative features, the platform continues to lose money. What will the future hold for Snapchat? Social media experts weigh in. | Continue reading
Although Snapchat is one of the most innovative social media platforms out there, it is certainly not the most profitable. The brand lost $1 billion alone last quarter, forcing marketers to question Snapchat’s future as...read moreThe post The Cases for and Against Snapchat’s Sur … | Continue reading
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TrackR, one of the better known of the little bluetooth devices which track your lost keys and EDCs (Everyday Carry, don’t you know?) has now gone big with the securing of a $50M Series B round led by Steve Murray at Revolution Growth. Also participating was the Foundry Group, A … | Continue reading
Eating jellyfish has been part of Asian cuisine for more than a millennium, but a new method that turns the creatures into crisps could help make it a popular habit elsewhere. Traditionally, preserving jellyfish to eat is a month-long process. Jellies fished out of the ocean spoi … | Continue reading
Persona has had a big year thanks to the release of Persona 5 for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, which has sold over 1.8 million copies worldwide. But Atlus has plans for the franchise beyond 2017. Today, it announced a sequel to the 3DS crossover Persona Q and two more dancing … | Continue reading
Task workflows are getting a refresh in CoSchedule. See everything that's new and improved in this post on the CoSchedule Blog. | Continue reading
You must’ve heard of that famous saying that suggests “statistics are like bikinis - what they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.” However, it’s not always the case. Some statistics can really lead us to refreshing conclusions and redefine our way of thinking. … | Continue reading
In April, Google unveiled a new vision for its Google Earth application, two years in the making, that introduced more ways to explore the planet through guided tours, informational cards, integrated 360-degree videos and Street View imagery, and more. Initially, the new Google … | Continue reading
Die Gamerwelt in Japan kennt dieser Tage nur ein Thema: Dragon Quest XI. Fantasyfans hierzulande haben noch immer keine offizielle Bestätigung, dass ein Release auch im Westen stattfindet, die Verkaufszahlen in Japan könnten aber durchaus dafür... | Continue reading
A large outdoor screen in the heart of Cardiff’s busy shopping district was hacked last night, and used to broadcast swastikas, images referencing Islam, and a photo of Donald Trump as Pepe the Frog. One of the images projected onto the screen said “Warning. This is a Shariah con … | Continue reading
When you first look at Redkix, it looks like any other Slack clone, but while you could definitely use it just like Slack, the team offers an important twist on the standard company chat theme: it plays nice with email. After a year of private testing with about 7,000 users, the … | Continue reading
There’s a new startup in town that’s trying to help bridge the gap between workplace instant messaging services and email. Redkix announced today that it’s opening the beta version of its product, which lets people inside an organization host chats that include group instant mess … | Continue reading
Ikea is getting into the domestic solar power generation and storage market in the UK, with new solar panel and home storage battery system products. The products include panels that integrated with existing roofing solutions provided by Solarcentury, a UK solar power company, w … | Continue reading
A major US options exchange is seeking to list cryptocurrency derivatives, and has inked a notable partnership to move it toward this goal. | Continue reading
Easy-to-read and interesting content is important to have but not always easy to find. Say you need someone to write a white paper on dosimetry in nuclear medicine or the … | Continue reading
Agora.io has created a platform for game developers to add real-time voice chat to their mobile games on iOS and Android. The new Agora Mobile Gaming (SDK) brings competition to a market paved by Discord, the Silicon Valley company that has amassed tens of millions of users for i … | Continue reading
KAWAMATA, Japan—In many countries, the United States included, students’ economic backgrounds often determine the quality of the education they receive. Richer students tend to go to schools funded by high property taxes, with top-notch facilities and staff that help them succeed … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Meet DJIN: The patent-pending wallet that is unlike every bulky and uncomfortable wallet you’ve had in the past.Designed for efficiency, the wallet affords you easy access to you … | Continue reading
Google Earth got its biggest update in years back in April, but only on Android and the Web. Now the same new features have come to iOS. As a refresher, that update introduced detailed 3D maps for various locations that allowed you to virtually fly through a landscape. You can ev … | Continue reading
Why is it great? Nabokov is masterful here, not just stylistically but emotionally. He interrupts Humbert Humbert’s grotesque pursuit of Lolita by having him address the reader directly with an abject plea for understanding, a jarring moment that makes us queasy and disgusted but … | Continue reading
It’s a sad day for glittery iPhone cases. More than 200,000 cases are being recalled in the US, Canada, and Mexico after they reportedly leaked on people and caused chemical burns, blisters, and skin irritation. The cases were made by MixBin Electronics, which sold cases for the … | Continue reading
Ikea is now offering solar panels and home batteries to its customers in the UK. The Scandinavian furniture chain is partnering with solar firm Solarcentury for the venture, with prices for solar battery storage starting at £3,000 (about $3,970 USD). The home batteries are design … | Continue reading
Content is content, right? Does this sound like your current content philosophy? "An article or a blog is an end point, and the only variance are the paths that lead to it." If it does echo your content strategy, we've got some news for you: you're missing out on some incredib … | Continue reading
We’ve seen a lot of changes over the past few years when it comes to the appearance and distribution of online content. Publishers wanting to create emotional and authentic content experiences have been turning to a new generation of tools like digital storytelling platform Apest … | Continue reading
In the second phase of testing, Hyperloop One has set a new speed record. An actual pod, that could one day be able to carry humans, just zoomed down a test track in Nevada at nearly 200 mph. Read more...More about Transportation, Pod, Hyperloop, Hyperloop One, and Real Time Vid … | Continue reading
The tell-tale signs of someone slacking off at work are usually Internet logs and slower productivity. But one German company took the unusual step of installing keyloggers on its employee’s work computers, resulting in it shitcanning one staffer for working on another firm’s com … | Continue reading
I was four years old when Creative Assembly started making games! Today the Total War and Alien: Isolation studio turns 30.By way of celebration, CA is brin… | Continue reading
Das Unternehmen Mozilla, die Macher des Browser Firefox, arbeitet ständig an neuen Features für den beliebten Open-Source-Browser. Neu ist unter anderem auch das Tool Send. Send funktioniert ähnlich wie Filesharingseiten wie WeTransfer.... | Continue reading
Microsoft appears to be working on an iPad Touch Cover. The software giant has listed a mysterious “iPad Touch Cover (Model 1719)” in a download page for documentation related to Lithium batteries. Spotted by WinFuture, the documents were originally posted back in April and inclu … | Continue reading
This Itamambuca beach house has its starting point on the context and the program. Close to the seashore and surrounded by a dense rainforest | Continue reading
In June 2017, Bancor, a startup building decentralized exchange for digital tokens, raised $153m. Weeks later, enterprise blockchain solution startup Block.one raised $183m through its EOS tokens. Followed by Tezos, one more name on a growing list of startups that recently raised … | Continue reading
Stanford’s Graduate School of Business announced Wednesday that it had selected three incoming MBA students for the 2017 school year to be a part of its inaugural USA MBA Fellowship, a program designed to spur economic development in the Midwest. The perks these three students wi … | Continue reading
Instagram Stories has blossomed from a Snapchat clone into an integral part of the world’s largest dedicated visual communication app in the first year since its launch. Half of the businesses on Instagram produced a story in the last month, and its boosted the app’s average usa … | Continue reading
What does your gut tell you? Apparently, much more than you think. Viome, a startup that does RNA analysis of all living organisms in the gut, today announced funding of $15 million to create unique molecular profiles for its customers by identifying and quantifying all the micro … | Continue reading
Vungle and Amazon are working together on user-acquisition campaigns to the online retailer’s Fire tablets. In doing so, it is bringing attention to the little-noticed growth of Amazon’s devices. Market researcher IDC said that adoption of Amazon devices increased 1,200 percent i … | Continue reading