Roku hits 15 million monthly users, 7 billion hours streamed in first half of 2017

 The trend towards cord cutting has helped streaming media device maker Roku reach a new milestone, the company announced this morning. Roku now has 15 million monthly active users across its platform, as of June 30, 2017 – a figure that’s up by 43 percent over the same time last … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Titanfall 2 and Battlefield 1 coming to EA Access this month

Titanfall 2 and Battlefield 1 will join the EA Access vault later this month, the publisher has announced.Both games are fairly new, having launched only last October. They're also both quite good, with Titanfall 2 in particular ending up a close runner-up for Eurogamer's Game of … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

F-Prime Capital Leads $15M Investment in Wellframe

PRESS RELEASE: Wellframe, a leading mobile-enabled care management solution provider, today announced the organization's Series B round of financing, led by F-Prime Capital, with participation from existing investors including DFJ, who led the company's... | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Facebook Spaces adds live video, letting users without Oculus Rift peek into VR in real time

After months of letting Oculus Rift users connect with friends and family in virtual reality, Facebook is opening up the party to the rest of your social network by introducing Live video. The feature will let all Facebook users see what others are seeing in virtual reality, even … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Apple will toss in a pair of Beats headphones for students who buy a Mac or iPad Pro

 Starting today, Apple’s sweetening its education discount program by tossing in a free pair of Beats headphones for qualified students. The deals is timed to coincide with the looming back to school season, wrapping up on September 25. The company will comp a pair of Beats Solo3 … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Katastrophen für Kinder: Onlinespiel für Resilienztraining

Ein paar andere europäische Länder haben es schon - aber jetzt gibt es auch in Deutschland ein Browserspiel zum so genannten Resilienztraining für Kinder: In Max & Flocke: Jagd auf Dr. Superschreck (fantastischer Name) sollen Kinder... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 7 years ago

Microsoft Outlook is getting new search and reply features on iOS and Android

Microsoft is updating its Outlook mail app for Android and iOS today with some improvements to conversations and account switching. Email replies will now include a new inline reply interface that lets you tag co-workers or friends using the @ symbol, and allows you to see the wh … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Japan’s BIC Camera Will Soon Accept Bitcoin Payments at all Retail Locations

Japan is warming up to the concept of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payments. Various physical retailers have enabled in-store Bitcoin payments over the past few months. One of the bigger names to do so is Bic Camera, a well-known retail brand in the country. Although they only plan … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 7 years ago

How fire ants build the wriggling ant towers of your nightmares

After a flood, thousands of homeless fire ants pile on top of one another to build bizarro towers with their own bodies — probably as temporary shelters. All the complex construction project needs is for each individual ant to follow a few simple rules, new research says. And, if … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Report: Cleveland Cavaliers agree to deal with Cedi Osman

The Cleveland Cavaliers have reportedly agreed on a three-year, $8.3 million contract with 2015 draftee Cedi Osman, a 22-year-old small forward. | Continue reading


@nba.com | 7 years ago

Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 could steal the iPhone's thunder with an earlier launch

Read more...{"player":{"description":"This is what we've been waiting for.","image":"https://i.amz.mshcdn.com/eUuqrMO8StskpwNJP_1GYc_wJwk=/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fvideo_uploaders%2Fdistribution_thumb%2Fimage%2F15590%2F13cb5838-fba4-4e1e … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Wray Promises to Act Independently as FBI Director

Christopher Wray, President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next FBI director, told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that he would be an independent leader who would never let politics interfere with the bureau’s investigations. Photo: Mandel Nga/AFP/Getty | Continue reading


@live.wsj.com | 7 years ago

IKEA Back to College 2017 Microsite Includes Great Content for Both Students and Parents

At IKEA, instead of just having a list of products, the company identified how best to organize and showcase what’s available. | Continue reading


@webinknow.com | 7 years ago

The Hidden Message in the Architecture of Steven Universe

Is there an architect who would turn down the chance to build a floating stadium? Or a spire on the moon? What sort of abode would you build for magical creatures who don’t need to eat, sleep, or go to the bathroom?That’s what the background designers for Steven Universe ask them … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

Facebook brings Live broadcasting to its Spaces virtual reality app

 In an effort to seemingly combine a couple of the top tech trends of the year, Facebook will soon be allowing users of its Oculus Rift virtual reality system to livestream themselves inside VR to their Facebook friends of followers as avatars. The Facebook Live functionality wil … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

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@nos.twnsnd.co | 7 years ago

Why Brave's $35 Million ICO May Not Be Enough for a High-Tech Hiring Spree

The CEO of Brave Software may have just raised millions in an ICO, but that doesn't mean all his business problems are solved.Source | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 7 years ago

What Remains of Edith Finch launches July 19 on Xbox One

The moody mystery of What Remains of Edith Finch is coming to Xbox One on July 19. It launched earlier this year on PC and the PlayStation 4 to critical acclaim, with reviewers citing the innovative storytelling and empathetic characters as highlights. Edith Finch is a narrative- … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Facebook now lets you live stream from inside VR

Facebook is adding a live-streaming feature to its virtual reality app Spaces. Starting today, Spaces users can position a virtual camera and stream a two-dimensional feed of themselves to people outside VR. Viewers can send reactions and comments just as they would on a normal F … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

DoNotPay launches 1,000 new bots to help you with your legal problems

 Since making headlines last year with his DoNotPay chatbot to help people fight their parking tickets, 19-year-old Joshua Browder has been heads down building in new capabilities on his quest to democratize legal help by automating as many common legal needs as possible. Today, … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Oberklasse: Audi präsentiert den neuen A8

Audi hat gestern sein neues Oberklasse-Modell in Barcelona vorgestellt. Der A8 ist ein Hightech-Bolide, der über 41 Fahrassistenzen verfügt, ab 2018 auch autonom fahren soll und sonst natürlich mit vielen Details und Ingenieurskunst aufweisen... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 7 years ago

Trump's Campaign Succeeded by Breaking All the Rules—and It’s Catching Up to Him Now

Donald Trump’s campaign for president seemed to vacillate between, to borrow Hunter S. Thompson’s dichotomy, being too weird to live and too rare to die. All the smartest analysts were convinced that it was definitely too weird to live. Stocked with amateurs, retreads, and minor- … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

'Framed 2' Has Gone on Sale for $0.99 Just One Month After Launch

I've been involved with the wild ride that is the iOS gaming community for some time now, and I'd like to think that not much can really surprise me at this point. However, upon my customary morning glance of Appshopper to hunt down the hottest deals to share with our lovely read … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 7 years ago

How to watch Day Two of MB 2017 live

VentureBeat’s MB 2017: How AI, messaging, and personalization will rock your world resumes today. Day two continues an exploration of how artificial intelligence and other disruptive technologies are affecting the entire marketing ecosystem. Every brand, marketer, product manager … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

La “Carta di Spoleto”: ripartire dopo il terremoto

Ripartire dal territorio dopo il terremoto: arriva la “Carta di Spoleto” Venerdì e sabato due appuntamenti cruciali per la città umbra, firmati Hdrà Il sismologo Alessandro Amato apre il secondo weekend degli Incontri di Paolo Mieli Sarà presentata alla cittadinanza sabato 15 lug … | Continue reading


@comunespoleto.gov.it | 7 years ago

DoNotPay bot expands its free legal services across the U.S. and U.K.

Starting today, DoNotPay bot is able to dispute parking tickets and perform 1,000 other legal services for residents of the United States and United Kingdom, creator Joshua Browder has informed VentureBeat. Before today, the bot was only able to operate its parking ticket-fightin … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Microsoft creates an AI research lab to challenge Google and DeepMind

 Microsoft has created a new research lab with a focus on developing general purpose artificial intelligence technology, the company revealed today. The lab will be located at Microsoft’s Redmond HQ, and will include a team of over 100 scientists working on AI, from areas includi … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Bitcoin Price Watch; Key Levels Ahead Of The Evening Session

That’s another session done in our bitcoin price trading efforts and it’s been a pretty good one to this point. Things started to move almost immediately subsequent to our publishing of our first analysis of the day earlier on this morning and – on the back of the movement we saw … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 7 years ago

What Exactly are 'Kremlin Ties'?

On its surface, the Donald Trump Jr. affair seems as bizarre as its cast of characters. A Russian corporate lawyer who Trump Jr. believed possessed Russian government kompromat—compromising information—on the Clinton campaign. A Russian-Azerbaijani pop star, Emin Agalarov, whose … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

To mine the Moon, private company Moon Express plans to build a fleet of robotic landers

Today, private spaceflight company Moon Express unveiled its grand plans to build a robotic outpost on the South Pole of the Moon as early as 2020. To do this, the Florida-based company wants to create a new class of spacecraft, called the MX Robotic Explorers, to land and delive … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

UK Payments Startup Integrates Bitcoin After $66 Million Fundraise

A fintech startup in the UK is launching a suite of cryptocurrency services following the completion of a $66m Series B funding round. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 7 years ago

A one-wheeled electric scooter you'll want to show off

Scooters these days are just getting cooler. This is the Kiwano KO1, and while it may only have one wheel, it's pretty sick.  Read more...More about Tech, Mashable Video, Tech, and Consumer Tech | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Here’s what a bunch of companies are doing for the ‘Net Neutrality Day of Action’

The FCC is planning to reverse the net neutrality rules passed by the previous Commission — but we're not going to take it lying down. Companies and organizations across the world and web have banded together for a big, showy "Day of Action." Here's what a bunch of well-known com … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

InVID releases its fake video news debunker for Firefox and provides the code in open source under MIT licence

The European Horizon 2020 project InVID is releasing in open beta the Firefox version of its fake video news debunker plugin. | Continue reading


@invid-project.eu | 7 years ago

Huawei and KFC made a smartphone – yes, really

How big of a KFC fan are you? A big enough fan that you'd hand over more than a hundred dollars for a KFC-branded smartphone? | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

Nimble Launches Partner Program to Address Growing Market Demand for its Award Winning Social Selling CRM

PRESS RELEASE: Nimble, the pioneer of Social Sales and Marketing CRM, today announced the launch of the global Nimble Solution Partner Program to address the growing market need for a simple, affordable contact manager and CRM for Microsoft Office... | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon special edition includes extra potions

Nintendo has announced a special edition version of the upcoming Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon which includes extra in-game potions.The Ultra Dual Edition of the games includes physical copies of both titles in a special Steelbook case, plus download codes for 50 potions to us … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

iOS 11 might have a feature that'll freak out YouTube and Twitch

Well, well, well, what do we have here?Apple released iOS 11 developer beta 3 the other day and there's a new feature that hints at possible native livestreaming.SEE ALSO: The 12 best iOS 11 features you haven't heard about yetWhen you go into the redesigned Control Center and 3D … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Steam Banhammers More Than 40,000 People After its Summer Sale

Valve's Summer Sale finished up earlier this month -- and when it did, the company swung the largest banhammer in its history, exceeding the total number of banned players in a single day by nearly 4x. The post Steam Banhammers More Than 40,000 People After its Summer Sale appear … | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 7 years ago

Here’s how the internet’s net neutrality day of action is unfolding

Today, some of the world’s biggest internet companies and activist groups are coming together to protest the FCC’s proposed rollback of net neutrality protections. Google, Twitter, and Reddit have weighed in, as have groups like Mozilla and the ACLU. The complete tally of groups … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Gudak is a charming analog camera app that makes you wait three days for a photo

I’ve gone through my fair share of analog camera apps, downloading and deleting them one by one as the novelty wore off quickly. My problem with most of these apps, Instagram included, was the overwhelming burden of choice. There are too many filters, and the abundance of ways to … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Qatar Crisis: No End in Sight

Saudi Arabia and three other Arab countries that have imposed a blockade on Qatar say the terrorism-financing agreement signed between the U.S. and Qatar on Tuesday “is not enough,” as the impasse among the countries shows no signs of abating after more than one month.“It must be … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

These stretchy, durable sensors could be woven right into clothing

 If we must have an internet of things, it makes no sense to leave clothes out of the party. But clothes must be worn, washed, bunched up, and folded — it’s hard to make electronics that can survive all that. Plenty are trying, though; the latest attempt is from Harvard’s Wyss In … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

AirDog is back with a new drone optimized for extreme athletes

We first saw the AirDog drone back at CES in 2015. At the time, it was one of the first drones that offered the ability to automatically track you. It used an electronic leash packed with sensors to transmit highly accurate data about where the user was, and predicting where some … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

The Mighty — an iPod shuffle for Spotify — finally arrives for $85

Remember Mighty, the so-called iPod shuffle for Spotify? After extensive delays, it has shipped to all backers on Kickstarter and Indiegogo, where the device cumulatively took in over $800,000 of crowdfunding money. Now you can buy it directly from the company for $85.99; orders … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Scarcity versus abundance

Take a look at your marketing tools and procedures. Do they suggest you’re desperate to make a sale or do they convey a sense of abundance? | Continue reading


@mclellanmarketing.com | 7 years ago

Why You Should Hire a SEO Company to Handle Your Website Transfer

Website transfers will go seamlessly with almost no traffic loss when performed correctly by an experienced SEO company. | Continue reading


@ignitevisibility.com | 7 years ago

With $1.6 million in funding, Zently now helps roommates split bills

 Earlier in the spring we told you about Zently, a new app for renters that helps them pay rent on time and flag maintenance issues to their landlords. Now the app can hook into your bank account, allowing roommates to more easily split shared expenses. And the company has raised … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago