Apple's new iPhone 8 and 8 Plus have hit the market, but reviewers aren't as thrilled with these phones as they've been in the past. The iPhone X has sucked the air out of the room.The post iPhone 8 and 8 Plus Review Roundup: Great Phones No One Thinks You Should Buy appeared fir … | Continue reading
President Trump’s contempt for his predecessor’s chief foreign policy accomplishment, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or the nuclear deal with Iran, is no secret. On the campaign trail, he routinely called it one of the “worst” and “stupidest” agreements in histor … | Continue reading
VB LIVE: Customers expect fully personalized brand experiences every time or they’ll walk. But with marketing analytics, you can figure out what they want before they do, deliver it, and cement their loyalty. Join our latest VB Live event to learn what data to collect, the KPIs t … | Continue reading
Ray Dalio, the founder of the world's biggest hedge fund, thinks bitcoin is in bubble territory, according to a new interview. | Continue reading
Digital versions of board games have been a great way to make the games more accessible and easier to play when compared to their physical brethren, but there's something to be said for the social aspect of an actual board game night that the digital realm just cannot replicate. … | Continue reading
On the heels of a number of other Google leaks that Droid Life published this afternoon, we now have a clear look at the forthcoming Pixel 2. The follow-up to last year’s Google Pixel (the smaller of the two Google phones), which is being announced on October 4th, will come in th … | Continue reading
Google is reportedly planning to release a new miniature version of its Google Home smart speaker. Just like the Google Home, the Home Mini will come with Google Assistant inside to schedule tasks, control smart devices, and play music. The new device will cost $49, according to … | Continue reading
This summer, Amazon debuted a new program that made it easier for those on government assistance programs to join Prime at a reduced cost. Today, rival Walmart is announcing a change that will benefit that same demographic of low income shoppers. The retailer says it will allow … | Continue reading
Three new species have been added to the endangered species list: Arizona’s Sonoyta mud turtle, the Hawaiian bird ‘i’iwi, and a fish called the pearl darter that’s found in the Southeastern US. This means certain federal protections will be put in place to keep the animals from g … | Continue reading
No coding experience? No problem, thanks to the new Twilio Studio. As one of the major services that currently allows designers to add customer engagement tools to their apps, Twilio is now introducing a version specifically for those with no technical design experience. Twilio … | Continue reading
Overwatch just received a significant patch. The PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC team-based shooter saw two of its heroes receive big changes, while Blizzard also added the new Junkertown map. Overwatch has been a big hit since launching in May 2016. It has over 30 million player … | Continue reading
Sebastian Thrun is one of the godfathers of autonomous driving. More importantly, he has a puppy named Charlie, which he brought to TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2017: We have very strong feelings about this puppy. Strong enough to completely derail a discussion about Matthew Panzarino’ … | Continue reading
You can now keep up with your book club more easily without dropping cash every month, thanks to Google.The company just added a new search feature that lets you look up book titles in your local library's e-book system straight from your phone.SEE ALSO: The interactive 'Harry Po … | Continue reading
Nikola, the other automotive company that pays homage to famed inventor Nikola Tesla, just announced plans to team with automotive supplier Bosch to develop next-gen powertrains for two hydrogen-electric semi trucks.The development partnership aims to produce a line of semis that … | Continue reading
Donald Trump’s first speech to the United Nations can best be understood as a response to his predecessor’s final one. On September 20, 2016, Barack Obama told the UN General Assembly that “at this moment we all face a choice. We can choose to press forward with a better model of … | Continue reading
With cities and countries about to put bans on internal combustion engines in the next couple of decades, electric bus technology needs to advance. Proterra thinks it just proved it’s already there.On Tuesday, the California-based company said its Catalyst E2 Max went 1,102.2 mil … | Continue reading
You might think you’re impervious to Facebook’s ads, but you probably do get seduced every once in a while. But since ads aren’t always permanently available anywhere, it can be impossible to find a Facebook ad that led somewhere you want to revisit. Now Facebook has a solution … | Continue reading
In a new leak, Google's Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL bare all. Here's how much each of the devices will cost. | Continue reading
This new Pennsylvania farmhouse is heated with a ground source heat pump, backed up with a wood-fired boiler. | Continue reading
Twitter today released its biannual transparency report, one section of which detailed requests it receives from government officials around the world to remove content that violates the site’s Terms of Service. Of particular note in the report is that, according to Twitter, it n … | Continue reading
Today at Techcrunch Disrupt SF 2017 Warriors player Kevin Durant and his partner Rich Kleiman took the stage to tell the crowd about The Durant Company. While The Durant Company has made about 30 investments to date, Kleiman and Durant were hesitant to call it a VC firm. Instead … | Continue reading
Speaking before the UN General Assembly today, President Donald Trump announced that, unless North Korea gives up its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs, “the United States will have no choice but to totally destroy” the country. He sounded almost excited as he threa … | Continue reading
In a year of constant bad news across the retail sector, Toys “R” Us has become a little engine that couldn’t, filing for bankruptcy in a federal court in Virginia Monday night. As part of its bankruptcy plan, the company will continue to operate most of its stores through the ho … | Continue reading
As AI rises in popularity, there are a slew of businesses new and old looking to market themselves as “AI companies.” But Andrew Ng, one of the founders of the Google Brain team and a luminary in the space, said that there’s more to being an AI company than just using a neural ne … | Continue reading
It's a good time for those who like adventure games. In addition to the release of the fantastic Thimbleweed Park (which we really liked in our review), we also got the first price drop for Full Throttle Remastered [$2.99], the classic 1995 LucasArts game that puts you in the mid … | Continue reading
GUEST: By now, it’s clear that AI is less the stuff of sci-fi nightmares and more a modern tool we can use in our daily lives. Wise as it is to heed the warnings of brilliant minds and stay apprised of potential threats to humanity, bots won’t be taking over the world tomorrow. T … | Continue reading
There have been rumors for weeks about Google nearing the release of a smaller version of the Google Home. DroidLife just posted what it claims is the upcoming Google Home Mini. If true, the design speaks the same language of the Google Home. The little puck uses the same cloth … | Continue reading
Google's hardware event on October 4th will likely involve updates to the company's Pixel phone and, according to Droid-Life, the Daydream VR headsets. We don't have details on the headsets' new specs, but Droid-Life says we can expect three new colors — charcoal, fog, and coral … | Continue reading
Apple’s Vice President Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives Lisa Jackson has a lot to say about the Environmental Protection Agency. She served as the administrator of the EPA during Obama’s first term, and she now thinks Donald Trump’s administration is causing a great th … | Continue reading
Google plans to announce full details on its next Pixel smartphones — the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL — at an event on October 4th. As that date moves closer, Droid Life has today published new images of the larger, LG-made device. The Pixel 2 XL will come in two color options at laun … | Continue reading
With the launch of iOS 11 today from Apple, one of the most anticipated developments is the rush of new augmented reality apps that will be hitting the market, leveraging Apple’s new ARKit development platform. Houzz, the design and home renovation community, is among them, with … | Continue reading
Robola in Kefalonia Every island has a story to tell. In the Greek archipelago, every rock in the water, no matter how big or small, speaks with its own voice. Kefalonia is like that—a rock with a very strong sense of identity. I had come to see an old friend, and I was amazed. W … | Continue reading
A major defense spending bill passed by the US Senate yesterday calls for a blockchain study, public records show. | Continue reading
Google is reportedly working on a smaller version of its Home smart speaker, the Home Mini, and it appears to have just leaked out ahead of the company’s October 4th event, via Droid Life, which discovered the upcoming product. The Home Mini seems like an obvious alternative to A … | Continue reading
Watch the video now to learn how to get more traffic from your old website content. Transcription Hi, this is John Lincoln with ignite visibility. And today I am going to talk to you about how to get rid of legacy, old pages on your website that are not doing anything for you, h … | Continue reading
Giant fighting robots typically aren’t spry in fiction or in real life (I’ve seen documentaries about Area 51 on the History Channel), but only the fastest mech suits are welcome in Konami’s latest PC port. Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner – Mars is an updated version of the 20 … | Continue reading
Golden State Warriors small forward Kevin Durant had a bit of a scuffle on Twitter yesterday calling out his former organization, the Oklahoma City Thunder. Given his status as one of the most prominent figures in basketball, it got quite a bit of attention.Durant is a pretty pr … | Continue reading
Google Home Mini, the much smaller version of the company's Google Home smart speaker, could be officially announced on October 4. | Continue reading
IFTTT.com is a powerful utility for automating all sorts of small things. The site's acronym stands for, "If This, Then That," which sort of tells you everything you need to know about using IFTTT. You set a trigger from any number of a massive array of things IFTTT can look for … | Continue reading
Forza Motorsport 7 now has a free demo available on Xbox One and PC.This early trial features three "unique racing experiences". The full game will be a ver… | Continue reading
Organizations have raised over $1.8 billion through initial coin offerings (ICO) since January 2017. For the first time this June, Blockchain entrepreneurs raised more money through ICO than traditional venture capital investment. If you haven’t heard of ICOs, it’s the new fundr … | Continue reading
Viewed from the most obvious angle, the latest scoops about special counsel Robert Mueller investigating Paul Manafort are at best neutral news for the president and more likely bad news.The new reports say that U.S. officials got warrants to surveil Manafort, Trump’s former camp … | Continue reading
Agent AI is looking to automate more of the customer service process. To do that, it’s built its own customer relationship management product, as well as AI tools that sit on top — and now it’s making the CRM part available for free. While giant software businesses have been bui … | Continue reading
T-Mobile just announced that it’s increasing its soft cap for unlimited data plans from 32GB to 50GB, a move that continues to put it far ahead of competitors. In comparison, Verizon and AT&T have 22GB caps, while Sprint’s is 23GB. If you’re new to modern unlimited data plans, yo … | Continue reading
As India gears up for the festive season, online retailers will kick-off their annual sale events starting with Flipkart’s Big Billion Days sale this week. | Continue reading
Accidental Queens' Another Lost Phone [$2.99] was an unexpected hit that resonated with players partly because of its unflinching approach to what some would consider controversial topics, and Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story, releasing on the 21st, is going to give us another c … | Continue reading
Yellowstone National Park, now 145 years old, was the first national park established in the world. In 2016, the 2.2-million-acre park was visited by a record 4.2 million people who came to experience the wilderness, explore countless geothermal features, witness the gorgeous vis … | Continue reading
Ethbet, the first gambling platform on the Ethereum blockchain that has announced support for peer-to-peer betting, opened its much-anticipated crowdsale on September 17th. Within the first day, over 70% of available tokens were purchased, leaving the crowdsale with only 30% of i … | Continue reading