Sometimes you don't know what you need until you have it. Like how people lived without cell phones, or laptops, or any technology, really. That's how I feel about the 3D gummy printer that's now stationed in Dylan's Candy Bar locations around the US. There's really not much to t … | Continue reading
A black sleeve protecting his sore right elbow, MVP Stephen Curry insists he's fine after yet another postseason injury. | Continue reading
If you thought the Tetris movie (I'm sorry, Tetris trilogy) was a stretch, well here's another one for you. Fruit Ninja, the mobile hit about slicing fruit by swiping on a touch screen, is likewise getting the silver screen treatment.As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Fruit N … | Continue reading
While bitcoin has long dominated the digital currency space, ether has been grabbing headlines - and trading volume - this week. | Continue reading
Today is the first time in a decade that I actually wished I was back in school. Mathpix is an iOS app that can recognize and answer handwritten math equations in seconds. Open the app, point the camera toward your math problem (you'll need legible handwriting, or it won't work p … | Continue reading
We’re hearing from multiple sources that there’s a new fund coming out of Betaworks, and Twitter is chipping money into it. Twitter is investing at least $10 million in the new fund, according to one source. We don’t know the total size of the venture. In the past, Betaworks has … | Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: Snapchat is redesigning its Discover page, the coveted spot where media giants flock to reach Snapchat’s young users, a source familiar with the matter told VentureBeat. The new look may arrive on June 7, the source said, and is already being shared with companies who … | Continue reading
Marvel today announced that Cate Blanchett has joined the cast of Thor: Ragnarok as the mystical villainess Hela. Her stepping into the role marks the first time Marvel has cast a woman to play the main villain in its ever-expanding Cinematic Universe. She'll be joined by Jeff Go … | Continue reading
Pearl is directed by Patrick Osborne, whom you are probably unwittingly familiar with through the likes of Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph, and Big Hero 6. | Continue reading
Moog Music announced it's reintroducing the classic Minimoog Model D synthesizer with a pilot production run at Moogfest 2016. | Continue reading
I just sat down with Rafe Caramago and several members of his Project Ara team to learn more about the modular smartphone — because there's a lot going on with this thing. The project, which many had assumed was on its way to being Spring Cleaned by Google is instead coming out i … | Continue reading
There is no shortage of advice when it comes to which tools software companies should use to run their businesses. We’ve all come across numerous “Top 100 resources for startups”-type posts at least once as we Google our way to entrepreneurial success. But after reading just one … | Continue reading
Ad targeting startup Metadata is announcing that it has raised $2 million in seed funding. Co-founder and CEO Gil Allouche said the company’s technology offers an effective way for businesses that sell to other businesses to find and target new potential customers through adverti … | Continue reading
When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. When neural networks are hot in the field of machine learning, everything looks like a pattern-matching problem. When you leave the milk out, a robot will tell you.Watch-Bot is basically your mom, if your mom was a Kine … | Continue reading
Ahh, the Motorola Razr. Released in 2004, it became one of the most iconic gadgets of all-time and, until the iPhone, it was the world's best-selling cell phone.And it could be making a comeback. That is, if a new teaser from Motorola is to be believed. As spotted by Engadget, th … | Continue reading
At long last, Project Ara is becoming a tangible product people can actually use. Google will be shipping out developer units this fall, and a consumer version will launch in 2017. That said, the company had to make some tough choices to get Ara where it is now. If you’re not fam … | Continue reading
Ajay Agarwal leads the West Coast team for Bain Capital Ventures, which he joined 13 years ago, meaning he has seen some market zigs and zags. We caught up with him earlier this week over coffee to get his thoughts on what’s happening out there right now. Our chat has been edited … | Continue reading
Although nothing has been confirmed by Samsung, some are theorizing that this 10nm 6GB LPDDR4 could power the Samsung Galaxy Note 6. | Continue reading
Gillmor Gang - Robert Scoble, Keith Teare, Dan Farber, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor. LIVE recording session today, May 20 2016, starting at 1pmPT/4pmET. Our live chat stream during the show broadcast Gillmor Gang's Facebook page HERE G3's archive on ustream G3's Facebook page H … | Continue reading
Low time-on-page, high bounce rates, and sudden dips in traffic. Here's how to deal with these, and other common engagement analytics issues. | Continue reading
Fifty years ago, BMW unveiled the now-iconic 2002 model and set the stage for current German sport luxury brand that we know and love today.SEE ALSO: Que Bella! Aston Martin brings a taste of Italy to its newest concept carIt's hard to believe, but before the 2002 model, BMW was … | Continue reading
Pinterest is a powerful channel for businesses to build their online reach | Continue reading
Astronomers have spied a star that looks like it's in the wrong galaxy -- but no, it's just a sign that nuclear physics could be about to change. | Continue reading
This Friday, on the final day of Google I/O 2016, Levi and Google announced the first fruits of their collaboration on Project Jacquard: Levi’s Commuter Trucker jacket. | Continue reading
Motorola’s RAZR surely stands as one of the most recognizable phones of yesteryear (although myself I preferred the Samsung Trace) — and while the brand has been desultorily maintained by Verizon, a new video from Lenovo suggests a more serious throwback device is nearly at hand, … | Continue reading
In case you haven't noticed, taking hit video games and releasing their soundtracks on cleverly-designed vinyl records is all the rage right now. And I think it's incredibly awesome, actually. I have my very own hexagon-shaped Super Hexagon record hanging on my wall right now, an … | Continue reading
At Google I/O, the search giant revealed that they had made tremendous strides in the realm of power efficiency for hands-off, radar-input Project Soli. | Continue reading
Blizzard's latest marketing stunt has seen the publisher release a series of oversized Overwatch sculptures around the world.Twitter user RuzGofDi snapped pics of a colossal action figure of Tracer in a sealed box on Hollywood Boulevard.This isn't the only Overwatch statue poppin … | Continue reading
2014’s Neighbors memorably featured an adorable baby chomping on a discarded condom. Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising sets out to up the ante, as quickly and loudly as possible. In its first three minutes alone, it covers amazingly awkward sex, mouth-to-mouth vomiting, stress-pooping … | Continue reading
“We’re kind in an AI Spring,” says John Giannandrea, Google’s head of machine learning. Giannandrea's statement — a reference to the term AI winter — sums up how the use cases, interest and research in artificial intelligence are really taking off. SEE ALSO: Google I/O 2016: That … | Continue reading
In the wake of the passing of Title III of the JOBS Act, crowdfunding equity platform FlashFunders has relaunched its site with new features. The new features allow users to crowdfund investment under Form C, which allows for up to $1 million in a single Series from anyone, not j … | Continue reading
At last year’s Google I/O, Google and Levi’s announced Project Jacquard, a collaboration to create a ‘smart fabric’ that can turn any article of clothing internet-connected. This year, the two have announced that the Jacquard jacket will soon be available for sale. The Jacquard s … | Continue reading
Samsung brought its 10 nanometer LPDDR4 6GB DRAM chip to a mobile conference in China yesterday. While that's impressive, the company didn't elaborate on where it plans to put all that memory — Samsung's old 20nm 6GB chip for mobile didn't get much use. Most phones max out at 4GB … | Continue reading
When Facebook hosted a group of leading conservatives to its campus this week, it pledged to open a new dialogue about trust. "I know many conservatives don’t trust that our platform surfaces content without a political bias," CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post after the … | Continue reading
More and more gamers are turning into content creators every day, and one company is expanding its efforts to keep those consumers satisfied. SplitmediaLabs revealed to GamesBeat that it has hired fighting game pro Victor “Spooky” Fontanez as its Xsplit Broadcaster product manage … | Continue reading
Publisher Crescent Moon and developer Retro Phone Games (the new mobile label of Cascadia Games) have announced that 2-bit Cowboy Rides Again is set to release in a few weeks. A sequel to 2-bit Cowboy [$0.99 / Free], this one promises not to reinvent the wheel, but could prove to … | Continue reading
Paul Bragiel, the venture capitalist who made an unsuccessful run at qualifying for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics as lone member of the Colombian cross-country ski team, is forming a new, San Francisco-based venture firm with his brother, Dan. According to an SEC filing, they ar … | Continue reading
News + Media: Native advertising success depends on creating engaging, powerful stories in your authentic brand voice. | Continue reading
During a special I/O session, Google showed off a working prototype of Ara, alongside some pretty crucial news about the project’s future. | Continue reading
It’s Friday, so you can probably spare a few minutes to watch a heartwarming little 360-degree animated film, the latest in Google’s “Spotlight Stories.” This one, entitled “Pearl,” takes place entirely inside a beat-up ’80s sedan, and traces the story of a girl and a guitar. Rea … | Continue reading
Taiwan's Asus is launching three new smartphones at Computex later this month. If that sounds like a generic bit of news, just wait until you see the splendrous genericity of the associated video teaser.CLARITY, it bellows at us in a helplessly anonymous sans serif font, while tr … | Continue reading
Quora is a great platform to grow your community, credibility, and ultimately increase leads to your website. Start informed with guide. | Continue reading
Uber's surge pricing can be annoying. Why pay more if you can wait 15 minutes and pay less? And that's exactly the point — surge pricing is meant to apply downward pressure to demand through an increase in pricing.But, it turns out, riders are more likely to accept surge pricing … | Continue reading
Airbus has filed a patent for the world's fastest helicopter.The hybrid aircraft is an advanced version of the Airbus' Eurocopter X3, which is currently under development and set an unofficial record in 2013 for the world's fastest helicopter, attaining a top speed of 263 knots — … | Continue reading
Even if you’re launching esports on your cable channel, you probably still want to include Twitch. The livestreaming site announced today that it will broadcast live event and on-demand content for Turner’s new esports program for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Eleague, as par … | Continue reading
ustwo Games has put out another infographic talking about how Monument Valley [$3.99], their hit Escherian puzzle game, has done so far. And year 2 was very good for them. Over 5 million copies of the game have been sole, with over 2.3 million upgrades to the Forgotten Shores DLC … | Continue reading
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — Google's closer than ever to making Project Soli, its experimental gesture-based radar project, a reality.During a session at the I/O developer conference Friday, Google's ATAP (Advanced Technology and Products) group showed off two new products that h … | Continue reading