Synereo has been around for a little while, and raised the equivalent of $126,000 in their initial AMP crowdsale last year. Since then, they’ve been relatively quiet, and I was surprised to hear they plan to have another one. Their team has been hard at work, however, and while t … | Continue reading
Joshua Vergara is joined by Nicole Scott, Jaime Rivera and Juan Carlos Bagnell in Berlin to talk IFA 2016. Announcements, smartwatches, tight pants and other gender generalizations abound. Enjoy our IFA 2016 special edition podcast. | Continue reading
GUEST: Uber recently launched two pilot programs in several American cities. One garnered a lot of press; the other one not so much. But it’s the second program that is ultimately going to resolve Uber’s $2.4 billion burn problem. You probably know about the first launch. Right n … | Continue reading
Star Treks’ original series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager all have one actor in common: Majel Barrett-Roddenberry (wife of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry). She voiced the iconic computer for all those series, letting captains know what various atmospheres … | Continue reading
It really sucks to be Samsung right now.Just when the company launches its Galaxy Note7, its best smartphone ever — one that I called the best smartphone on the planet — reports of devices exploding have forced the company to halt production and provide an unofficial recall throu … | Continue reading
Last week, the unfinished dinosaur survival sim Ark: Survival Evolved got its first expansion, and that led to a backlash from people who think it’s wrong for a studio to sell new content while the base game is still incomplete in its Early Access state. Now, the developer is res … | Continue reading
REVIEW: By refreshing its Apple Music music-streaming app in time for the launch of iOS 10, Apple has improved the overall design, as well as the experience It’s a matter of taste, but I prefer the bold typeface that’s now prevalent in the title pages of the new app, instead of t … | Continue reading
While Square continues to take small steps into Europe, a would-be homegrown rival has made its first acquisition to expand from mobile payments into a wider set of commerce solutions. iZettle — the Swedish mobile payments startup backed by the likes of Intel, American Express an … | Continue reading
GUEST: My recent bot manifesto warned that bots better smarten up fast, admonishing our current bot generation for being not only dull but also dumb. I said they are lacking both personality and basic natural language processing skills. However, this is clearly a more nuanced pro … | Continue reading
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Following a major milestone for the domestic drone industry last week, industry insiders are expecting a big uptick in dollars invested in U.S. drone tech companies— just maybe not an immediate one.As we previously reported, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal A … | Continue reading
DriveTribe, the vertical online community for motoring fans to be launched by former Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, has now secured $6.5 million (£4.9 million) from 21st Century Fox. The move comes less than three weeks after the announcement … | Continue reading
Nolan Fine brought a relaxed approach to his job as an NBA referee, his close friend and colleague Joe Forte said Tuesday, and it served him well in his 16 seasons officiating in the league. So did his sense of humor. Forte recalled a game in Sacramento about 25 years ago, back i … | Continue reading
Buddha believed in data. Every time he tried something new, he paid attention. He collected evidence. He figured out what worked and what didn’t. And if something didn’t work, he rejected it and moved on. A good scientist knows when to quit. Read More | Continue reading
On Wednesday, Apple is set to release its new stable of products — including the iPhone 7 — at an event in San Francisco, CaliforniaAs expected we have no idea what actually to expect at the event. There have been a lot of rumors. Most notably the removal of the 3.5 mm headphone … | Continue reading
Two members of the group that awards the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute have been asked to resign over their involvement in a scandal over the work of an Italian transplant surgeon. Board members at the Karolinska Institute who have not yet … | Continue reading
While cycling apps are thick on the ground, a full gadget ecosystem is hard to come by. Seattle startup Coros is looking to change that with the Linx, a helmet-app combo (with handlebar controller) that lets you listen to music, take calls, get turn-by turn directions, and track … | Continue reading
The Girls in Tech nonprofit group’s recent poll found that 66 percent of tech-employed women plan to vote for Hillary Clinton, while 3 percent plan to vote for Trump. A surprising large number — 30 percent — don’t plan to vote for either one of the U.S. presidential candidates. T … | Continue reading
Squire, a company that launched last week at Y Combinator’s Summer ’16 Demo Day, makes software for barbershops. Not salons or beauty parlors or wherever else you get your hair cut…just barbershops. So what makes a barbershop so unique that it warrants its own software platform? … | Continue reading
The first question you might have when learning that Jaguar Land Rover has its technology headquarters in Portland, OR, is, “Why?” There’s an easy answer for that question, said Rupert Poole, Senior Collaborations Manager of Future Technology at the facility in Portland. JLR, as … | Continue reading
When PlayStation VR buyers plug in their headsets next month, Sony wants them to get their footing with a real, physical demo disc. As explained in a blog post earlier today, PlayStation VR will ship with a free sample of eight games: Continue reading… | Continue reading
DJI is reportedly working on a new quadrocopter called the Mavic that’ll fold up for easy transport. Heliguy reports that photos of the drone leaked this past week along with some specs. The drone will supposedly come with a 4K camera and two-axis gimbal, up to 300 meter Wi-Fi, a … | Continue reading
The rapid growth of streaming is taking the globe by storm, but no country seems to have the market potential for OTT video streaming quite like China. While the United States OTT market is beginning to show signs of saturation, it is not a surprise that more than 720 million Chi … | Continue reading
Blizzard isn’t afraid to make sweeping changes to its games, and Overwatch is a continuing example of why this approach works. The publisher released an update for its class-based shooter last week, and it introduced a revamped competitive mode that fixes many of the problems wit … | Continue reading
Meizu unveils a larger M3 variant called the M3 Max. It increases the display to 6" and battery up to 4,100 mAh, with the same premium metal body. | Continue reading
Michael Kors is jumping into the Android Wear game and their first watches are being released today. Let's see what these fashion-focused products have to offer! | Continue reading
More than $5m worth of digital currency associated with the attack on The DAO is on the move. | Continue reading
Advanced Micro Devices said today it plans to raise $1.02 billion in common stock and debt as part of its plan to restructure its debt. Sunnyvale, Calif.-based AMD, which is the No. 2 maker of PC microprocessors, said it plans to raise $600 million in common stock from the public … | Continue reading
If you’ve ever dreamed of having your very own USS Enterprise or Defiant on your bookshelf, you’re in luck. It’s now possible to buy your own full-color, 3D printed Star Trek starships direct from Eucl3d. Founded by three UC Berkeley grads, Eucl3d wants to make it easier to turn … | Continue reading
PlayStation Network isn’t up and running for a lot of gamers right now. Sony’s online gaming service is experiencing an intermittent outage again. PlayStation-console owners on social media are complaining about connectivity issues and errors that are preventing them from logging … | Continue reading
GUEST: People are more into texting than talking. About 65 percent of us would prefer to have a long and painful conversation via Whatsapp than to have one-minute phone call or face-to-face meeting. We text while driving, even though we know it’s extremely dangerous. Families may … | Continue reading
Pinterest said it has hired Li Fan, the former head of image search at Google, as the company’s new head of engineering. Much of Pinterest’s most promising technology involves searching for objects within photos and then using that technology to rank and display the most relevant … | Continue reading
President Barack Obama told reporters at the G-20 summit in China that he has been in discussions with other world leaders, including Russian president Vladimir Putin, about creating a set of standards for cyber warfare. The debate over how and when to hack another nation has als … | Continue reading
Oracle today said that it has acquired LogFire, a company that provides cloud service companies can use to manage their product inventory. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. The LogFire service will remain available for now. The team will join Oracle’s supply chain management c … | Continue reading
MIT Media Lab's first director of digital currency is transitioning out of his role to focus on academic work and a new book. | Continue reading
Xbox Live is going to make it easier to find new friends. Microsoft announced today that new features will enter testing soon for Preview members on Xbox One and the Xbox app on Windows 10. Specifically, Clubs and Looking for Group will help Xbox fans find others to play with and … | Continue reading
Microsoft is starting to preview its upcoming October Xbox One update today. While the summer update was primarily focused on bringing universal apps and Cortana to Xbox One, the October update includes some highly requested gaming features. Xbox Live Clubs and Looking for Group … | Continue reading
Facebook and Apple recently declared that there’s no wage gap between men and women at their respective companies. That’s cool, I guess, but that type of men-versus-women analysis is far too simplistic. There’s still a major wage gap that affects transgender and gender non-confor … | Continue reading
If you read enough tech news, you’re sure to see upcoming gadgets and features get leaked through regulatory filings, patent applications, and trademarks well ahead of their intended announcement. No company is immune to this, but Apple has largely avoided it — maybe until now.Tr … | Continue reading
Ignite Visibility began working with Fix Auto USA in October of 2014. Throughout the entire life of the campaign, Ignite Visibility has been able to consistently increase SEO traffic and keyword rankings for the client. By writing a large amount of content, adding keyword strateg … | Continue reading
Pinterest announced that it has hired Li Fan as its new head of engineering where it’s likely that she’ll utilize her experience in image search, infrastructure, and data analysis to improve ranking and discoverability of pins across the service. Prior to joining the company, Fan … | Continue reading
Bitcoin has always been pseudonymous at best. By design, the transparent nature of blockchain enables anyone to access transaction details using block explorers. However, tracking the entire transaction history of any Bitcoin token is a cumbersome task at the moment. A tool curre … | Continue reading
Former One Direction member Zayn Malik is teaming up with Law & Order creator and executive producer Dick Wolf to make a TV show about a boy band.The show, called Boys, will focus on the thrills and insane pressures of being young and getting "catapulted into fame at a dizzying s … | Continue reading
Located in West Hollywood, this modern dream house is a single-family home recently completed by Los Angeles-based Prime Five Homes. | Continue reading
CD Pool House is a elegant space designed by Belgian designer Marc Merckx. The structure’s defining feature is its sleek, dark façade. | Continue reading
Chelsea 25th Street loft was entirely custom designed, with products all manufactured in Italy. This 2,500 sqf Chelsea loft went through a ... | Continue reading
This sustainable terrace house was designed by Benjamin Garcia Saxe in Santa Teresa Beach, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica | Continue reading
The Hall of Fame on Tuesday released the lineup of presenters for Friday night’s Hall of Fame ceremony in Springfield, Mass., a group with the kind of star power to attract a separate spotlight despite having no role other than standing a few feet away while the members of the Cl … | Continue reading