For investors seeking a purpose-built CRM toolkit, Affinity raised $13.5 million to get you covered

For the venture capitalists, hedge funders, investment bankers and private equity folks trawling the skyways looking for deals, there’s nothing more important than a strong network. But for most firms keeping track of meetings, managing follow-ups, and plotting a next move is sti … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

'The Walking Dead: A New Frontier' Final Episode Launches May 30th, Probably

Telltale is about to wrap up the third season of its hit The Walking Dead [$4.99] series, also known as A New Frontier, probably on May 30th. I say probably because the mobile versions of the various episodes haven't always landed on the same day as the other versions. Hopefully, … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 7 years ago

Venezuela's Crisis Deepens, Protests Escalate

Since April 1, daily anti-government  protests across Venezuela have frequently devolved into clashes with riot police, leaving thousands arrested, hundreds injured, and 43 dead. Opposition activists are protesting against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, blaming him f … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

Ja, mama

Piąta rano, deszcz kapie na parapet. Cicho i wiosennie. Pierwsze rozmówki ptaków za oknem. Bobas u boku właśnie otwiera szeroko oczy i już wiem, że to koniec spania na dziś. Może gdybym nie miała dzieci, miałabym jeszcze jakąś małą nadzieję, że będzie mi za chwilę dane zapaść jes … | Continue reading


@whiteplate.com | 7 years ago

Google Chrome is coming to VR with Google's latest Daydream update

Google Chrome is entering new realities.The company announced its seemingly ubiquitous web browser will soon come to Google's Daydream VR platform, giving us a chance to scroll through our favorite sites and spend even more time online while wearing the headset.  With this new in … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Microsoft will soon open its first two data centers in Africa

 Microsoft today announced that it will soon open two data center regions for its cloud-based services in Johannesburg and Cape Town South Africa. This marks Microsoft’s first data center expansion into Africa, and the plan is to get these new regions online in 2018. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Watch the first action-packed trailer for Black Lightning, The CW’s new superhero show

During today’s upfronts, The CW dropped the first trailer for Black Lightning, its latest superhero show. It shows off plenty of superpowered action, but the show won’t be part of the larger DC universe that the network has put together. Played by Cress Williams, Black Lightning … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Destiny 2’s beta is coming this summer

You won’t have to wait until September to see if Destiny 2 improves upon the original. Bungie gave the world its first good look at the sequel to its online shooter during a streamed event today that showed off gamplay and introduced new features like clans. But the developer als … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

The seven biggest things we learned about Destiny 2 from today’s gameplay reveal

Bungie just unveiled a whole bunch of new information about Destiny 2, the follow-up to the original 2014 online-only shooter. After a series of teaser trailers and cinematic clips, Bungie finally took the wraps off. Here’s what we know:Story takes center stageDestiny 2 will have … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Destiny 2 will exclusively be available on PC through Blizzard’s Battle.net

In a surprising announcement at today’s Destiny 2 event, Bungie revealed that the PC version of the Destiny sequel will be exclusively available on Blizzard’s Battle.net platform. Battle.net will be used to both purchase Destiny 2 as well as for online gameplay, making Destiny 2 … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Here's your first look at Destiny 2 gameplay footage

Bungie has just wrapped up its Destiny 2 reveal livestream, which showed off an ambitious-looking new story campaign led by a cast of familiar faces.A look at Destiny 2's first mission can be seen in the new gameplay trailer below. The action begins just moments after a Cabal att … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 7 years ago

Destiny 2’s new Guided Games feature will make it far easier to be a solo player

Bungie today revealed key details about its upcoming Destiny sequel, including a new feature that will make it easier for solo players to pair up with larger groups to do multi-player activities. The feature, called Guided Games, will make it so players who don’t play in large gr … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Destiny 2 isn’t coming to Steam — it’s exclusive to Blizzard’s launcher

Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg introduced Blizzard chief Mike Morhaime to announce that Destiny 2 will be exclusively available on the PC via Blizzard’s Battle.net online service. “One community of gamers have never had an opportunity to have fun,” Hirshberg said. “Now … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Netflix is working on a Dark Crystal prequel series

Netflix has greenlit a prequel series to Jim Henson’s 1982 film, The Dark Crystal. The 10-episode revival will be called The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Variety reports. The series will be directed by Louis Leterrier (The Incredible Hulk, Clash of the Titans).The series will … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

The Therapist Comforts the Troubled Musician

Music is often talked about as a form of therapy—after all a DJ can, as Indeep told us, save a life from a broken heart. It’s also often said that making music is like visiting a shrink; Ed Sheeran, in fact, just this month called songwriting “a form of therapy.” Yet in the publi … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

Amazon Charts, Amazon’s new bestseller list, ranks titles by ‘most read’ and more

 Amazon has long relied on customers providing feedback and providing other ranking data as part of the process of encouraging more sales on its platform, and now the e-commerce giant is adding a new twist on this to spur more buying in its books business.Today, Amazon announced … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Vevo wants to be the new MTV with its refined tvOS app

Vevo, the music video service most easily recognized for its presence on YouTube, is putting more faith and resources into TV. The company is today releasing a refined app for tvOS, designed to improve on its recent efforts to offer personalized music videos and original content … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

The Mummy trailer is selling an extended universe nobody asked for

The latest and “final” trailer for The Mummy is flush with creepy special effects, Tom Cruise, and somewhat sadly, complete sound. It also boldly reminds viewers that we’re not just looking at a single new film: this is just the first in an entire series of upcoming monster films … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Pixeljunk Series Heading to iOS and Android with Upcoming 'Eden Obscura'

PixelJunk is a series of downloadable games developed predominantly for PlayStation systems by Japanese studio Q-Games, and they've always seemed like the sort of games that would be a perfect fit on mobile. Apparently Q-Games feels the same way as they're finally branching out w … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 7 years ago

Microsoft Unveils New Framework to Speed Up Blockchain PoCs

Microsoft has unveiled a new framework aimed at streamlining the blockchain proof-of-concept process. | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 7 years ago

No, YouTube’s mobile live streaming is not yet open to all – but it’s very close

 YouTube appears to be further opening up mobile live streaming by dropping requirements on subscriber counts in order to gain access to the feature, according to reports out today. Google, however, has disputed claims saying the new functionality is now available to all users, i … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Bytecoin: The Original Anonymous Cryptocurrency Jumps 250% in Comeback

[…]The post Bytecoin: The Original Anonymous Cryptocurrency Jumps 250% in Comeback appeared first on CryptoCoinsNews. | Continue reading


@cryptocoinsnews.com | 7 years ago

'Star Wars' is clearly the best way for Google to show off a new tool

Google knows just how to get our attention about one of its new developer tools: Star Wars.Always use Star Wars.SEE ALSO: Sorry, Apple Photos, but I'm leaving you for Google PhotosThe above video shows off an awesome VR reel that was created by Lucasfilm's ILMxLAB using Google's … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Watch the first gameplay trailer for Destiny 2

Bungie today revealed the very first gameplay footage of its upcoming Destiny sequel, showing fans at an event in Los Angeles and those watching on its Twitch stream an early glimpse of the revamped online-only shooter. The game, due out on September 8th, 2017, is slightly alteri … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Pedestrians Struck by Car in Times Square

A car traveling through Times Square Thursday drove into a crowd of pedestrians, killing at least one person and injuring 22. The driver, who is in custody, was identified as a male from the Bronx with two previous DWI arrests, according to law enforcement. Gary He/European Press … | Continue reading


@live.wsj.com | 7 years ago

YouTube VR will enable shared 360 viewing parties with voice chat

YouTube VR will introduce shared rooms that let you interact with peers using voice. Watch 360 video together and have a blast! | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 7 years ago

Google’s Seurat for mobile VR means you can finally truly step into Star Wars

 At Google’s I/O developer event on Thursday, the company revealed Seurat, a new tool that allows for rendering of very high resolution immersive content even on mobile VR defies that don’t necessarily have the best specs. To demonstrate Seurat’s capabilities, Google showed off a … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Riverdale reveals the promise and pitfalls of reverse-engineering a fandom

The CW’s “Archie Comics for Gen-Y” TV series, Riverdale, spent its first season ratcheting steadily toward the sky, eventually pulling in 2 million viewers per week on a niche cable channel, and knighting its young stars as the new “It” kids of Hollywood.According to a data dive … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Verizon will sell the Asus ZenFone AR, which supports both Google Tango and Daydream

Verizon Wireless will be adding the Asus ZenFone AR to its phone lineup at some point this summer. Google revealed the news during a presentation at the company’s I/O developer conference today, and Asus has confirmed it with a press release. What makes the ZenFone AR unique is t … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Google shows how to party in VR without a headset

Google's mobile VR platform, Daydream, is getting some major updates.During its I/O developer conference Thursday, Google unveiled the next version, Daydream 2.0, which aims to turn the inherently isolating medium of VR into something more social, with new features like shared vi … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Chelsea Manning releases first photo of herself since leaving prison

Chelsea Manning’s nearly seven years in prison ended yesterday, and today she posted the first photo of herself since being released.“Okay, so here I am everyone!! =P” she wrote, posting the photo on Instagram and Twitter. Okay, so here I am everyone!! . . #HelloWorld A pos … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Humans Accidentally Created a Protective Bubble Around Earth

The next time someone says you’re living in a bubble, remind them that we all are.A pair of NASA space probes have detected an artificial bubble around Earth that forms when radio communications from the ground interact with high-energy radiation particles in space, the agency an … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

Court dismisses lawsuit blaming Facebook for Palestinian uprising

Today, a federal court in the Eastern District of New York dismissed a lawsuit seeking to hold Facebook liable for a wave of violence in Israel in 2015. According to the lawsuit, the violence was encouraged and coordinated by a handful of Hamas-linked Facebook accounts, in what … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

The U.S. Strike in Syria

U.S.-led coalition jets reportedly struck Syrian and allied forces inside Syria, the coalition said Thursday.May 18 #Coalition struck #Syrian pro-regime forces advancing in a de-confliction zone near At Tanf posing a threat to #US partner forces1/3— Inherent Resolve (@CJTFOIR) Ma … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

You'll soon be able to have YouTube viewing parties in VR

VR is often slammed for being an isolating experience, but companies like Facebook and Google are making strides to make it more social.At Google I/O, Google previewed an upcoming YouTube VR feature for Daydream 2.0 (also called Euphrates) that'll let you and your friends watch Y … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Google Daydream’s Star Wars VR experience touts PC-level graphics on mobile

The benefit of a tethered, desktop-powered virtual reality setup is that you can get significantly more visual fidelity from a GeForce GTX 1080 plugged into a power outlet as opposed to the tiny, battery-powered GPU in a phone. But Google is claiming that could change. Google has … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Google’s latest platform play is artificial intelligence, and it’s already winning

Google has always used its annual I/O conference to connect to developers in its sprawling empire. It announces new tools and initiatives, sprinkles in a little hype, and then tells those watching: choose us, and together we’ll go far. But while in previous years this message has … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Google isn’t building the ultimate VR headset. It’s setting the foundation for one

When word spread in 2016 that Google would move into serious virtual reality, not just disposable cardboard viewers, my colleague Dieter Bohn immediately put a couple of pieces together. One was the need for headsets that could track motion without dedicated “VR rooms” full of ca … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Chrome is coming to augmented reality and Google Daydream

 At Google I/O today the company chatted a bit about what’s next for Daydream as it preps the next update, codenamed “2.0 Euphrates.” The big highlight is that Google will be building a version of Chrome especially for use inside virtual reality. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Soon you’ll be able to voice chat with YouTube commenters in VR

 Have you ever wanted to come face-to-face with YouTube commenters? Yeah, me neither.Nevertheless! Today, Google announced that instead of adding text comments in YouTube VR, the company will be making shared rooms where users can chat by voice in VR. The company didn’t detail wh … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Adorable robot friend Kuri can now find its way home to charge

Kuri, the robot companion being developed by startup Mayfield Robotics, is getting closer to production and gaining some new abilities ahead of its planned release later this year. The adorable little bot, which looks like something ripped from a Pixar movie, now does self-chargi … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Duolingo adds Japanese to its catalog of languages

Duolingo announced today that it was adding Japanese to its language courses. The course teaches English-speaking users the hiragana syllabary in addition to Japanese phrases, with katakana cards being available on the company’s Tinycards app. Duolingo called the course “the most … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

The Ethos of the Overinvolved Parent

Stacy G’s daughter was having a meltdown. Her daughter, a sophomore at a prestigious private college, wanted an internship at Boston Children’s Hospital, a plum job that would look great on her applications to graduate school. After four weeks of frantically waiting for the schoo … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

Samsung TV owners are fed up with automatic HDMI switching

Thirty three pages of posts on the official Samsung Community forum boil down to one simple request: please add an option to turn off automatic HDMI switching. The first question was asked by CNMark in April of last year. Since then, hundreds of replies have chimed in with simila … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Google unveils Daydream 2.0 with standalone headset support, Cast, and a VR browser

Google is prepping big things for the future of its mobile virtual reality program. The company revealed plans to update Daydream, the hardware-software platform that powers Google’s VR services, to version 2.0 in the near future. This update, which Google is calling Daydream Eup … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Full coverage of Google I/O 2017

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@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Science Has Begun Taking Gluten Seriously

Every year more money is being spent studying the now-infamous plant protein gluten. The studying raises more questions. That leads to more money being spent. And then more questions.If there was more than one lecture in medical school where gluten came up, I don’t remember it. T … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

Russian hackers targeted Pentagon workers with malware-laced Twitter messages

Russia may have used Twitter as a tool of international espionage. An article published today in Time describes an official report that circulated through the intelligence community, claiming agents of the Russian government sent malware-laced Twitter messages to more than 10,000 … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago