More and more details have been coming out about how Russia used Facebook to spread pro-Trump propaganda during the 2016 US election, and today The Daily Beast has published evidence that appears to show a Putin-linked Facebook group organizing rallies that Trump supporters in th … | Continue reading
Peter Dinklage is having a major cultural moment. He’s been a movie star since the 1990s, earning acclaim for his lead role in The Station Agent, and widespread attention for major parts in films from Death At a Funeral to X-Men: Days of Future Past. His movie career feels like i … | Continue reading
Now that Android 8.0 Oreo is here, we look back at the history and names from the previous versions of the Android operating system. | Continue reading
Finally, the big Better Together Minecraft [$6.99]update has gone live, and it has brought along a ton of new features. The biggest feature is the new cross-device play that unites Minecraft players across iOS, Android, Windows 10, and Xbox One, with Switch coming down the road ( … | Continue reading
AOC has a new monitor out, the Agon AG322QCX, and it’s built for gaming. The Agon AG322QCX is on the wider end of the spectrum, measuring in at 32 inches, with a 1800R curve, but still offering proper QHD resolution at 2560 x 1440. The increased resolution is nice to see from a w … | Continue reading
Quartz is known for its news app that delivers the day’s events in short conversational pieces, allowing readers to dive into more detail if they want or move on to the next story. It’s structured like a text conversation with a friend, parceling out each piece of information in … | Continue reading
This wealth advisor believes banks are afraid of bitcoin, according to a new interview. | Continue reading
PRESS RELEASE: Pythagoras Pizza is developing a Tokenized Alternative to Franchised Governance in which all contributors can share in the success of the companies they help build. In this radically fair model, hardworking contractors and employees... | Continue reading
Kohl’s announced on Tuesday that it will accept Amazon returns at 82 of its locations in and around Los Angeles and Chicago starting next month. According to Business Insider, there will be parking spots near store entrances designated for people coming to return Amazon goods.Onc … | Continue reading
President Trump offered Tuesday a glimpse into his administration’s refugee policy when he told the UN General Assembly that the U.S. supports efforts to host those displaced by conflict “as close to their home countries as possible,” calling it “the safe, responsible and humanit … | Continue reading
When introducing his new movie The Shape of Water at the Toronto International Film Festival last week, the director Guillermo del Toro was clear about the message he wanted to convey. The Shape of Water is a romantic, grown-up fairytale, where a mute woman (Sally Hawkins) workin … | Continue reading
HubSpot announced this morning that it has acquired chatbot startup Motion AI.Motion AI launched in 2015 and offers an editor for building chatbots that work on websites, Facebook Messenger, SMS and Slack, no coding required. Even before the acquisition, the tool was already int … | Continue reading
Earlier this month, hackers broke into Equifax's servers and stole 143 million people's personal information, including their Social Security numbers. In response to the attack, Equifax set up a website — www.equifaxsecurity2017.com — for possible victims to verify whether they'r … | Continue reading
Pymetrics, which uses artificial intelligence and neuroscience games to match people with the best job, announced today the close of an $8 million round. Jazz Venture Partners led the investment, with participation from new investor Workday Ventures and returning investors Khosla … | Continue reading
Lifting a longtime ban, Saudi Arabia will open up the country to online calling services. Apps like Skype and WhatsApp will become functional in the country on Wednesday at midnight local time. The announcement came from the Communications and Information Technology Commission ( … | Continue reading
Creepers will have a field day with iOS 11, the just-launched update for iPhone and iPad that includes a brand new "screen recording" feature.SEE ALSO: iOS 11 review: Great on iPhone, extraordinary on iPadYeah, that means exactly what you think it does. Pop that recorder open, an … | Continue reading
Google seems to be on the verge of announcing a new device trade-in program. Here's how much it might offer for current Nexus device and when it could launch. | Continue reading
Identify the traits of your top performing employees and hire people like them, but without the discrimanatory bias of traditional recruiting. That’s the promise of Pymetrics, an artificial intelligence startup that today announced $8 million in new funding on stage at TechCrunc … | Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: Ever, maker of a consumer app for storing and organizing digital photos, is getting into the enterprise market. Today, the company announced Ever AI, a set of APIs that are supposed to provide a wide variety of visual intelligence capabilities to companies that need th … | Continue reading
Nest today unveiled three new products: the Nest Cam IQ Outdoor camera with facial recognition, the Nest Hello doorbell, and the Nest Secure home security system. The news was announced during a press conference held at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. A new smart … | Continue reading
Nest announced a number of new security products today that all aim to keep your home safe from burglars and others you’d rather keep out. In addition to its new Nest Cam IQ Outdoor, the company also launched Nest Secure, its new, fully featured security system. The system cons … | Continue reading
Globalfoundries, one of the world’s biggest contract manufacturers of chips, has unveiled a new 12-nanometer manufacturing process that can yield a 10 percent performance gain over the previous generation. This kind of process will be the backbone of semiconductor factories that … | Continue reading
More than 30 million people pay for music subscriptions in the US, according to the latest figures released by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for the first half of 2017. Paid streaming subscriptions have increased to 30.4 million in the US, up from 20.2 mill … | Continue reading
One more quick bit of news out of Nest’s press conference this morning: the company is adding support for Google’s voice-powered Assistant to the Nest Cam IQ line it debuted in March.The move is a natural one, of course: Google acquired Nest 3 years ago, and has been pushing har … | Continue reading
Nest has announced that later this “winter,” its new indoor security camera — the Nest Cam IQ — will receive a software update that enables the Google Assistant. That means the $299 camera will essentially become a little Google Home, allowing you to ask it almost all the same th … | Continue reading
Every new version of iOS in the last decade has always put the iPhone first. Not this year: iOS 11 is the iPad's time to shine. Read more...More about Tech, Apple, Iphone, Ipad, and Ios | Continue reading
As HTC nears a major announcement about its future on Thursday, Bloomberg today published a report claiming that Google is closing in on a deal to acquire “assets” from the company. HTC is reportedly planning to hold a town hall meeting at its headquarters on Thursday, according … | Continue reading
With the release of iOS 11 and all the things that have followed, this week is absolutely blazing by for us at TouchArcade. We've already seen a ton of great games posted to our forums this week, but Morphite is also due out some point today as well as potentially The Witness. Fa … | Continue reading
Steam has apparently responded to the recent review bombing controversy by implementing a new change in its review section. Now there will be an infograph in the review section which will show spikes in review activity, and whether the activity is positive or negative. In a Steam … | Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: In less than a month, Huawei will introduce its fall flagship lineup in the form of at least three large-screen Mate smartphones: Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro, and Mate 10 Lite. Details about the trio have been slowly coming together over the last few weeks, and now — thanks t … | Continue reading
Nest is getting serious about home security with an entirely new product family it’s calling Nest Secure. Announced today at a hardware event in San Francisco, Nest detailed a new modular system that is designed to make home security more modern and simple. The centerpiece of the … | Continue reading
Indie studio Stunlock Studios announced today that Battlerite is getting an official release on November 8. The PC arena brawler, which is in Early Access, will be free-to-play at that point. During Early Access, Battlerite cost $20 on Steam. But it’s not unusual for games planni … | Continue reading
We’re live at a Nest press conference in San Francisco, where the company is debuting new products rapid fire.The latest debut: Nest Hello, a smart video doorbell.If you’re familiar with existing products like the Ring video doorbell, this one is of a similar vein — just with al … | Continue reading
As content recommendation company Revcontent plans to unveil new tools for online publishers, it’s also working with former AOL Platforms CTO Seth Demsey to develop its broader strategy. Demsey left his role running adtech at AOL (which owns TechCrunch) over the summer, right be … | Continue reading
Facebook is making it easier for users to access their Instagram profile directly from within the Facebook app. The company confirms it’s rolling out a new addition its main navigation menu on mobile that includes a link to your Instagram account. This option appears just below … | Continue reading
Facebook may have just taken a page out of MySpace's playbook: It's now testing a creepy feature that broadcasts your friends online activity status right on their profile page. Mashable Business reporter Kerry Flynn first noticed the feature and snapped a few shots of the activi … | Continue reading
Nest is getting into the smart doorbell business with Hello, a small, remote-sized device that can stream live HD video to your phone and send and receive audio. The doorbell, which Nest unveiled today at a hardware event in San Francisco, is part of a broader security push that’ … | Continue reading
A German startup, called Mellow Boards, designed an electric drive that can fit any skateboard, turning it into an electric hybrid.Just replace your board's rear track with "Mellow Drive" and use the remote control to switch between riding modes. Read more...More about Transporta … | Continue reading
Nest today announced its newest camera today: the Nest Cam IQ outdoor. This new outdoor camera brings the features of the company’s smart indoor camera to a more rugged outdoor version. As Nest GM of security products Michele Turner noted during an event in San Francisco today, … | Continue reading
Japanese billionaire Taizo Son believes ICOs will significantly impact how startups raise capital. | Continue reading
Nest Labs just announced a whole bunch of new hardware products that address various entry points around the home, but the theme that appears across almost all of the products is smarter, more intelligent devices — whether that’s through facial recognition or a built-in Google As … | Continue reading
PRESS RELEASE: Nimble today announced a partnership with NeoCloud, a leading Microsoft managed cloud services provider, to address the growing market need for a simple, affordable contact management and CRM for Microsoft Office 365 and GSuite... | Continue reading
Google today announced that the Android One Moto X4 is now available for pre-order on its Project Fi page. Like other Android One phones, the mid-range Moto X4, comes with a pure version of Android without any bloatware. This marks the first time an Android One phone is availabl … | Continue reading
Looks like that copy of the NES game Golf discovered on the Nintendo Switch earlier this week could be a tribute to Satoru Iwata, the late president of Nintendo.The hidden copy of Golf found on every Switch console appears to reference Iwata in several ways, which is appropriate … | Continue reading
More and more artists are locking down on cellphone use at their events with a soft ‘phone prison’. As creatures of habit, can event planners learn to do the same? Imagine attending a conference where mobile devices are banned. You are not allowed to look at your phone, your tabl … | Continue reading
Snap wants its ads to open to something interesting rather than a boring mobile website. Today Snap announced 14 new ad Creative Partners that will help build custom games, interactive videos, gyroscope-powered epxeriences, lead generation campaigns, and pre-loaded Instant Apps … | Continue reading
The pilot episode of Ghosted, Fox’s new buddy comedy about the paranormal starring Adam Scott and Craig Robinson, will premiere on Twitter before its broadcast into a single living room. Deadline reports that the show will stream for free every night at 9PM ET from September 21st … | Continue reading
Tom Van de Wiele, a security researcher with F-Secure in Denmark, has an interesting project. The Belgian-born researcher has taken to photographing people with their company ID badges on display, and posting them on his Twitter page with the hashtag #protectyouraccesscard. So fa … | Continue reading