During a summer internship with a large Kansas City corporation, college student Louis Byrd was unexpectedly called into the HR office. Although the incident was about 10 years ago today, it has not yet left his mind, Byrd said. “I’ll never forget this,” he said. “HR told me that … | Continue reading
Billionaire investing icon Warren Buffett is bearish on cryptocurrency in all its forms. He argues that the bitcoin price is a “real bubble”, and he is not optimistic about the potential of initial coin offerings, either. Warren Buffett: Bitcoin Price a ‘Real Bubble’ As reported … | Continue reading
If all the talk of Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL display issues has you concerned, fret not. You'll be fine, return policies are there for a reason. | Continue reading
When Supermassive Games launched the horror title Until Dawn in 2015, it became a party game where your friends could help you make the right decision to save the lives of doomed teenagers. With Hidden Agenda, Supermassive is offering the same kinds of choices. Only one person ha … | Continue reading
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Nilay, Dieter, and Paul run through the news this week on The Vergecast, with a lot of heavy sighs to go around. There's the Pixel 2 XL screen fiasco, Amazon's home camera invasion efforts with Amazon Key, and Amazon's oversized new Fire TV. Plus, Paul is back with his weekly seg … | Continue reading
By Jeremiah Owyang, Jaimy Szymanski, Jessica Groopman, and Rebecca Lieb of Kaleido Insights. We put them in our homes. We speak to them, listen to them, buy things from them. Much ado about smart speakers, but what are the implications for consumers and end users? Kaleido Insight … | Continue reading
A former Apple intern, Christian Selig says he wasn’t happy with the selection of iOS apps for browsing Reddit, so he decided to build his own. The developer this week launched his own Reddit client called Apollo, which offers a beautifully designed browsing experience for eithe … | Continue reading
Earlier this month, Twitter temporarily suspended the account of actress Rose McGowan after she denounced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein for sexual harassment and assault. McGowan, who is among Weinstein’s accusers, had posted a private phone number to the service. In response, Twi … | Continue reading
* Tonight on NBA TV: Thunder vs. Timberwolves (8 ET) Barring an unforeseen circumstance, the Minnesota Timberwolves' starting lineup should get its All-Star back tonight. Wolves coach Tom | Continue reading
Since the end of August, more than half a million Rohingya, a predominantly Muslim minority in Burma (Myanmar), have fled violence in that country and crossed the border into Bangladesh in what the United Nations is calling the fastest-growing refugee crisis in the world today. M … | Continue reading
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In “Walking Distance,” one of the most critically acclaimed episodes of The Twilight Zone, an overextended ad executive takes a reprieve from his stressful life in the city to visit his hometown in upstate New York. Upon arrival, he encounters his 11-year-old self, who he finds r … | Continue reading
After weeks of brinkmanship, it’s finally happened: On Friday the Catalan Parliament voted in favor of Catalonia declaring independence from the rest of Spain, with a view to breaking off as a sovereign republic.The vote, which delivered 70 votes for independence against 10 again … | Continue reading
Hillary Clinton’s recent memoir What Happened opens with a quote: “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” It’s attributed to “Friedrich Nietzsche (and Kelly Clarkson).” When she learned of this citation, Clarkson, a Clinton supporter in the 2016 election, responded onlin … | Continue reading
It was never an “open secret” among me and my then-colleagues that Leon Wieseltier, the longtime literary czar of The New Republic, behaved inappropriately with women in the workplace. It was simply out in the open. This week, Wieseltier’s previously forthcoming culture magazine … | Continue reading
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Apple wants you to carry your MacBook in style. Now for sale at the Apple Store: a leather sleeve for the 12-inch MacBook. At $149, it's by far the most expensive — and coolest — MacBook sleeve Apple offers. The only other leather MacBook sleeve for sale on Apple.com is this slim … | Continue reading
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Google had a busy third quarter, and CEO Sundar Pichai had plenty to say in regards to the company's hardware, YouTube, and cloud efforts. | Continue reading
Remember Vine, the popular video sharing app acquired by Twitter in 2012, and brutally murdered by the same company just last year? I certainly do, and so too does Live.Me, which just launched a spiritual successor to the service, called Cheez. The Cheez formula should sound imme … | Continue reading
Setting up your information for import doesn’t have to feel like an unfavorable deterrent. These tips will enable you | Continue reading
Simulcara [$4.99] from the makers of Sara is Missing [Free] is finally available on the App Store. This is Kaigan Games’ sophomore release on iOS and will be another entrant to the ‘lost phone’ genre. I classify the likes of A Normal Lost Phone [$2.99] and its sequel Laura's Stor … | Continue reading
The U.S. government's Emerging Citizen Technology program announced a new open-source Atlas to provide resources on blockchain technology. | Continue reading
Big changes are coming to Steam's Curator programme later this year, Valve has announced.Steam's Curator initiative first launched three years ago, and offers a way for Steam users - be they critics, streamers, content creators, or enthusiastic fans - to compile a list of recomme … | Continue reading
One of the most exciting electric cars in the works (and one of the most obvious legitimate competitors to Tesla’s hold on the high end of the market) is the Porsche Mission E, which is slated for a 2019 release. And now there’s finally footage of it in motion — or, at least, the … | Continue reading
The interview circuit is as much a staple in the lives of NBA players as stretching, shootarounds, weight lifting and other rote tasks. Such was the case for Nikola Jokic yesterday as he | Continue reading
There’s a certain breed of game that just fits perfectly on your phone. Games that look beautiful, with pleasing visuals and serene sounds, that can lull you into a trance while you zone out with some headphones on. Think titles like Alto’s Adventure, Kami, or Monument Valley. No … | Continue reading
Amazon has built up a lot of trust over the years as it's evolved from digital storefront to ecommerce empire. Now it's testing the limits of that trust with Amazon Key.It's a simple enough concept, and it really solves a problem: The main thing Amazon does is deliver packages to … | Continue reading
What do you give the city that has everything? Not content to rest on its laurels as a perceived capital of all things classy and cultured, Paris taking to the streets with one of life’s simpler luxuries: sparkling water.Since 2010, the city has possessed a small network of fount … | Continue reading
News...Date: 27/10/2017 Spanning seven years (2014 - 2020) and with a budget of €77 billion, Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU research and innovation funding programme ever. It is implemented via multi-annual work programme … | Continue reading
Every week, a slew of new music videos hits the web. Watching them at your desk is not time theft because you deserve it; think of it as a nice reward for surviving another work week. But what if you don’t have time to watch every video — maybe you have a deadline, a hungry pet, … | Continue reading
Rennradfahrer werden früh vor die Frage gestellt, wieviel Geld man wirklich für sein Fahrrad ausgeben soll. Wie gut ist ein Carbon-Bike im Vergleich zu einem herkömmlichen Rad? Diese beiden Fahrradtester haben in England den Test gemacht.... | Continue reading
The aging process is a fact of life many would rather do without. Getting old is a blessing and at times, a curse, but aging gracefully is far from impossible. Improvements in medicine and nutrition have led to increased life expectancies. | Continue reading
WhatsApp has finally got your back when you send a message to the wrong person or group. The Facebook-owned messaging app is rolling a feature that will finally let its 1 billion-plus users delete a message for all people within a conversation. Right now, the app’s delete featur … | Continue reading
In an age in which so much of our communication occurs digitally, WhatsApp, one of the most widely used apps on the planet, is trying to do its part to save you from making a total ass of yourself. They're turning on a key "unsend" feature. That's right: You can now delete messag … | Continue reading
Is the Mi MIX 2 a well-rounded option against other mid-range flagship smartphones? Let's find out. | Continue reading
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Apple has been making gadgets for decades. And as one of the world’s favorite consumer electronics makers, the company has also made plenty of cases and sleeves to protect those gadgets, most notably for the iPhone and iPad. But Apple has never made its own laptop/MacBook sleeve … | Continue reading
Any automation evangelist will tell you that the goal of industrial robotics is to replace work that’s “dull, dirty and dangerous.” As someone who’s worked a fair number of retail gigs, I can tell you that inventory falls squarely into the first category. Walmart employees likel … | Continue reading
The vast majority of Nitrome's output strikes a chord with me, as their App Store releases tend to epitomise the characteristics of mobile gaming that I absolutely adore. Their games normally have one particularly innovative and memorable core mechanic, which tends to flip expect … | Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: REDMOND, Washington — Microsoft’s Inclusive Technologies Lab is full of insightful ideas about how to enable as many people as possible to enjoy video games. One of them is a game controller that is really, really heavy. It is meant to give game designers an idea of wh … | Continue reading
Halloween is just around the corner, and while there’s a lot to be said for partying or trick-or-treating, the best way to celebrate the holiday is by watching as many horror movies as you can. On this week’s Original Content podcast, TechCrunch’s Anthony Ha and guest host Brian … | Continue reading
Web Summit 2017 will gather over 5,000 CTOs in one place, and about another 11,000 engineers. If you are a first time dev at Web Summit this post should help you think about your trip. | Continue reading
The caregivers at Maplewood Senior Living are incorporating virtual reality technology to help residents lead fuller lives. Read more...More about Travel, Technology, Mashable Video, Virtual Reality, and Vr | Continue reading
In the early 1900s, downtown Durham’s Parrish Street was a thriving entrepreneurial hub for African American-owned businesses and financial services — so much so that it earned the name “Black Wall Street.” Today, with the help of players in the Triangle area’s startup community, … | Continue reading