Game developer Chip Sineni of TRIXI studios created a clever AR experiment based on A-Ha’s seminal video for Take On Me. It is pretty fun. It’s also garnering a lot of attention from some very specific folks. I have been talking to a lot of people about AR over the past few mont … | Continue reading
At TechCrunch’s event in Shenzhen last month, we had a chance to test out the WT2, a clever and ambitious device from startup TimeKettle. It’s a pair of wireless earpieces; each person in a multilingual conversation wears one, and they translate what’s said into the language spok … | Continue reading
A novel new testing method uses a single drop of blood to test for 13 types of cancer. By testing for differences in the microRNA (miRNA) the test is able to accurately detect cancers of the breast, lung, stomach, colorectal tract, esophagus, liver, and pancreas, among others. “M … | Continue reading
In a 2011 state-by-state ranking, Nebraska came in dead last in venture capital deals with exactly zero. By 2015, Nebraska had jumped to 25th nationally with 13 deals totaling nearly $120 million, according to PriceWaterhouseCoopers’ annual MoneyTree Report. So what changed? Some … | Continue reading
Few technologies survive more than 5 years — let alone 30 years — without significant change. In the last 10 years alone, our phones gained 20x the processing power and added capabilities from multitasking to visual messaging. We’re on the fifth standard of HTML and have evolved … | Continue reading
Senators introduced new legislation today that would expand privacy protections and stop law enforcement from obtaining emails and location data without a warrant.Legislation would update a 1986 lawThe Electronic Communications Privacy Modernization Act, introduced by Sen. Mike L … | Continue reading
The requirement was for a large new family concrete home maximising connection to the exterior spaces and views over Auckland harbour. | Continue reading
The Senate voted down a single-payer health care amendment introduced by Republican Senator Steve Daines on Thursday, in a political gambit aimed at putting Senate Democrats on the record on a divisive issue. The amendment failed to pass after no lawmakers from either party voted … | Continue reading
GUEST: Most people feel pressured to be productive rather than creative at work, but imaginative thinking can improve efficiency, solve difficult problems, and grow profits. So, how can businesses introduce more creative thinking into their employees’ daily work lives? Artificial … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Don’t let the shower stop you from listening to your favorite playlists. The Bidet4me Music Showerhead combines Bluetooth connectivity and water-saving technology. The high-resol … | Continue reading
Apple’s automotive infotainment system CarPlay is coming to two new premium makes: Aston Martin and Mini. 9to5Mac noticed that the CarPlay page on Apple’s website was updated today with new models from the European manufacturers. For Mini, CarPlay will arrive a little later this … | Continue reading
Surprising few, Apple today discontinued the iPod Shuffle and iPod Nano. It’s an end of an era, and I think a lot of people — particularly from my generation — will be sad to see it go. What surprised some was Apple sparing the iPod Touch from the axe. In fact, it didn’t just spa … | Continue reading
Wit.ai announced this morning in a blog post that it would be sunsetting its Bot Engine. The Facebook-owned company builds developer tools for natural language processing to help engineers build speech and text chat bots faster and with less technical experience. Bot Engine laun … | Continue reading
A noted investor is taking aim at bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, deeming them in a recent investor note as "not real".Source | Continue reading
Twitter announced today that it is testing a new sports network called “Stadium” that it plans to debut on its platform this fall. Anthony Notto, Twitter chief operating officer, dropped the news during the company’s second quarter earnings call with analysts on Thursday. Live vi … | Continue reading
A new class of tissue glues can seal a punctured pig heart, new research says. Called Tough Adhesives, these new glues could one day help close up wounds in the hard-to-reach, slimy depths of our bodies. That’s still a ways away, however. So far, they’ve mainly been tested on the … | Continue reading
The upcoming deluxe iPhone 8 is slated to be the first phone made by Apple to include wireless charging — but up until now, we've had only analyst theories and supply chain rumors to cite for our projections. Slashleaks recently shared an image that appears to show off a compo … | Continue reading
Arcade Fire albums usually arrive with a technological gimmick—mysterious hotlines, shell corporations, immersive apps. It's benevolent overkill: Their orchestral-rock tunes often feel like VR films anyways. The Montreal collective creates songs with texture and weight; strongly … | Continue reading
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, the latest sci-fi epic from Luc Besson, had far more humble beginnings than the silver screen. It started out as a series of French comics called Valérian and Laureline that launched in 1967 and wrapped in 2010. Besson has talked at le … | Continue reading
Check us out — D Custom was named a winner in two categories and a finalist in four categories in the 2017 Content Marketing Awards. | Continue reading
The Defense Logistics Agency, an agency within the Department of Defense that was recently found to have weaknesses in its equipment-transfer program, is suspending all federal transfers of excess military gear to agencies until they comply with new registration measures, said Mi … | Continue reading
Microsoft’s annual Imagine Cup, a global competition of high-tech student projects, reached its culmination this week accompanied by the usual pomp at the company’s headquarters in Redmond. The winner of the $100,000 grand prize and 365 days of bragging rights is X.GLU, a Czech … | Continue reading
Managing multiple clients can sometimes be very strenuous.. we totally get it. Each client wants to use their own tools. Some are in Google Sheets others are using tools that … | Continue reading
Earlier this month, The San Diego Union-Tribune launched an unusual experiment: asking readers to become small-scale philanthropists. Partnering with crowdfunding platform GoFundMe, the paper began adding a small widget to its online articles, providing a link to start a fundrais … | Continue reading
The winners of the 15th anniversary edition of the Imagine Cup were just announced in Redmond this morning. Xglu from the Czech Republic developed an app that gives children with diabetes a cheap, easy and reliable way to measure and monitor their glucose levels. Instead of luggi … | Continue reading
A Russian man was indicted by a U.S. jury on Wednesday on charges of laundering more than $4 billion through a Bitcoin exchange, Reuters reported. Alexander Vinnik, 38, and likely operator of popular Bitcoin exchange BTC-e, was arrested in northern Greece on Tuesday, according to … | Continue reading
Let’s get something straight: The Magnitsky Act is not, nor has it ever been, about adoptions.The Magnitsky Act, rather, is about money. It freezes certain Russian officials’ access to the stashes they were keeping in Western banks and real estate and bans their entry to the Unit … | Continue reading
Last year, slimy green and foul-smelling algae took over Florida’s beaches, releasing toxins that killed fish and shellfish and sickened people. The algal bloom prompted the Florida governor to declare a state of emergency and likely caused widespread economic damage. If climate … | Continue reading
Russia this week announced plans to develop AI-powered missiles. This follows earlier news that Russian arms manufacturer Kalishnikov is designing an autonomous small-arms weapon system for military use. The Russians seem intent to prepare for a world where robots, or autonomous … | Continue reading
Liron Damir, Pebble’s former VP of design and one of the leaders behind creating webOS for HP and LG, is heading to Google to serve as the new head of UX for Google Home, via Variety. Per Damir’s announcement on LinkedIn, he’ll be “lead[ing] the design of Google Home products,” i … | Continue reading
Today, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority announced a change is coming to Airbnb that will allow users to leave an online review even if they haven’t completed their full stay. Previously, these types of reviews could only be left with the assistance of Airbnb’s customer … | Continue reading
2017 has been a wonderful year for smartphone design – and more specifically, killing the bezel. After Xiaomi made waves with last year’s Mi Mix, LG and Samsung both had own takes on maximizing screen real estate – no to mention Andy Rubin’s new Essential phone. Then there’s the … | Continue reading
GamesBeat 2017 will take place at San Francisco’s beautiful Fort Mason on October 5-6, and we’re delighted to announce our next three speakers. This trio can teach us a lot about making big decisions in the game business. The speakers include Ed Fries, the former head of Microsof … | Continue reading
Microsoft is releasing Windows 10 S, a new Windows variant designed to only run Windows Store apps, to MSDN subscribers today. The new operating system will be available in an ISO file so developers can download and install it to test their apps on Windows 10 S. Specifically, Mic … | Continue reading
Sign up for R&K Insider, our collection of the most compelling happenings in food, politics, and travel from across the web. Hello, dear readers! This week, we published an article on the Scottish fishing industry by the grandson of a Scottish fisherman. Regular R&K contributor M … | Continue reading
In VR, we’re all robots, but some experiences make that a bit more apparent than others. Today, Oculus is releasing a VR comedy called “Miyubi.” The experience, produced by Funny or Die and Felix & Paul Studios, is the longest VR narrative to be funded by Oculus to date, clockin … | Continue reading
If you go to Apple’s iPod section today, you might notice something’s missing. Apple removed the Nano and Shuffle models from the store, and officially confirmed the littlest iPods are being discontinued. An Apple spokesperson told Business Insider: Today, we are simplifying our … | Continue reading
Officials in Karnataka are planning an event on blockchain and governance in the near future. | Continue reading
A report released today by activist group Global Voices found that not only does Facebook’s Free Basics violate net neutrality principles, it’s not even very helpful to those who use it. Free Basics, an app that provides free access to specific services in parts of Asia, Africa, … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.While few people absolutely loves their alarm clock, the Sandman Doppler Smart Alarm Clock is making it possible to change that. Compatible with Amazon Alexa, the smart clock all … | Continue reading
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are having a spat about whether or not artificial intelligence is going to kill us all.Musk, the chief of Tesla and SpaceX who has longstanding worries about the potentially apocalyptic future of AI, recently returned to that soapbox, making an appea … | Continue reading
Radio Flyer is releasing a drivable, kid-sized replica of Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder from Star Wars: A New Hope. Read more...More about Cars, Kids, Star Wars, Luke Skywalker, and Jedi | Continue reading
The invoicing and payments process in the commercial construction industry is broken. It takes a median of about 70 days to get paid, which means contractors are often stuck without enough working capital. Net30, a startup in Y Combinator’s current batch, wants to solve that pro … | Continue reading
More than two years ago, soon after Donald Trump entered the presidential race, I noted online that no one like him—with no political, military, judicial, or public-service experience, with no known expertise on policy matters, with a trail of financial and personal complications … | Continue reading
Facebook today launched Messenger Platform 2.1 with new features to give developers and brands more ways to reach potential customers, like built-in natural language processing, a payments SDK, and a global beta that makes it easier to switch between automated bots and the humans … | Continue reading
Private spaceflight startup Astrobotic has secured a rocket to launch its lunar spacecraft for the first time. The company’s Peregrine Lunar Lander — designed to carry multiple payloads to the surface of the Moon — is slated to ride on top of an Atlas V rocket, made by the United … | Continue reading
Netflix (and social media, and Seamless, and the convenience economy, and so on) has totally wrecked my fitness routine. But a new program from Dublin Institute of Technology student Ronan Byrne may save the day. Cycflix is a project that lets you hook a stationary bike up with … | Continue reading
Apple supplier Foxconn announced plans to open a new production facility for LCD displays in Wisconsin yesterday. The company and the state of Wisconsin pointed out that the facility's construction would support 10,000 jobs in each of the next four years, as well as 6,000 indirec … | Continue reading