The world won’t stop ending. Wasteland 3 is happening, and developer InXile is promising even more improvements and features for this trek into the post-apocalyptic desert. Like with Wasteland 2, InXile is aiming to crowdfund Wasteland 3. The company is asking for $2.75 million o … | Continue reading
We’ve long extolled the virtues of Moore’s Law in terms of delivering faster, better processors to power our individual computers, but Kuffner says that the rapid, continuous evolution of wireless broadband internet speeds is just as crucial to a future in which robotics help sol … | Continue reading
If you've been playing Hearthstone [Free] Brawls for at least over a year, then you'll remember Boom Bot Vs Annoy-o-Tron from exactly a year ago (give or take a couple of days). As you can imagine if you know the cards themselves, Boom Bot's Hero power deals 2 damage randomly spl … | Continue reading
Amy Schumer is a lot things — comedienne, actress, opponent of the term "plus size" — but she's now also officially a danger to your data.Intel named Amy Schumer the most dangerous cyber celebrity in their 10th annual list of the most dangerous celebrities to search for on the we … | Continue reading
Volkswagen announced today that it would be offering “preferential” vehicle loans to Russian drivers of the ride-hail service Gett. The news comes five months after Volkswagen said it was investing $300 million in the Tel Aviv-based black car-hailing app.Drivers in Moscow will re … | Continue reading
iMessage is supposed to be a private way of chatting with friends and colleagues, but a report from The Intercept this morning points out one glaring flaw: though Apple doesn’t know what your messages say, it does get to see who you might be talking to.When you try to contact som … | Continue reading
HP Labs is housed in one of the original buildings of Hewlett-Packard in Palo Alto, California. Not far from the original garage where Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard started HP in 1939, the labs are the home of many innovations over the years, from the inkjet printer to the light- … | Continue reading
John Jantsch shares tips on the modern practice of SEO and how to execute an SEO strategy that grows your business, not just your search traffic. | Continue reading
I admit it: I'm an optimist. I wanted Elon Musk to show me a strong Mars plan with real finances and real life-support design. I was hoping he'd talked some of his billionaire friends into financing this Mars dream. I wanted the dream to be real.Optimists, of course, are frequent … | Continue reading
New season = new business ventures. Before you put your blog on the back burner, check out all the ways blogging can make your launch a success. | Continue reading
Apple has revealed that it’s set to move its UK headquarters to London’s iconic Battersea Power Station. The Grade II listed building, which has stood derelict for the past 33 years, is currently undergoing a multibillion-pound restoration and is expected to open its doors in 202 … | Continue reading
Finally, finally, Twitter has rolled out a version of its storytelling feature called Moments that it should have released at launch. Today, the company says that it’s opening up the Moments platform so anyone can create their own stories using tweets and photos uploaded to the s … | Continue reading
Hard to starboard! Chinese games developer Kingnet Technology announced that its mobile naval game Thunder Fleet will be its first title released for Western markets. The ship combat-based app will be available for iOS and Android devices, although we do not know when. Expansion … | Continue reading
Native Advertising is not something you should ignore if you’re looking to market your business. Here's why. | Continue reading
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Clerkenwell brasserie and bar Bourne & Hollingsworth Buildings is exploring the world of spirits and champagne, with tastings and interactive sessions from brands including Macallan Whisky, Herradura Tequila and Ruinart Champagne. | Continue reading
Twitter’s Moment’s feature is one of the most unique tools to be introduced to the platform in the last few years, but it’s been limited in that only the wizards at Twitter HQ could create them. That’s now changing. The company today announced that it’s opening up Moments so that … | Continue reading
TechCrunch is headed to Seoul, South Korea and we can’t wait to see what kind of gadgets and services are coming out of one of the biggest technology hubs in the world. We’re bringing the TC Meetup + Pitch-off to Seoul on October 27, and we need your help! If you are a founder or … | Continue reading
Lenovo is apparently working on a Bluetooth blaster that it’ll likely use for VR / AR gaming. The device passed through the FCC this week, and its application gives us a lot of detail on what we can expect, including a full diagram and photos, but it also keeps us in the dark. We … | Continue reading
Twitter Moments — those collections of tweets about certain subjects, often the ones that are in the news and are being discussed by lots of users — now make a lot more sense. Today Twitter said it’s starting to roll out the ability for any user to make their own Moments in the a … | Continue reading
Texas whisky brand Balcones is hosting an evening of whisky and BBQ tasting in London. | Continue reading
XSplit is expanding its platform today by purchasing two tools for livestreamers. SplitmediaLabs, which owns and operates the XSplit service that enables you to simply broadcast video to Twitch and YouTube, revealed today that it has acquired the custom-overlay and video-graphics … | Continue reading
On Tuesday, thousands of people stampeded into a lecture hall in Guadalajara, Mexico, to hear SpaceX CEO Elon Musk talk about how he wants to colonize Mars. The fervor of the audience gave the room an electric charge as Musk’s speech got underway; people cheered as he avowed to c … | Continue reading
Today, goTenna is taking pre-orders for their new product, a device called the goTenna Mesh that lets smartphone users text and share their GPS locations, off-grid and across miles of terrain. The new device works like goTenna’s flagship product did in that it can be used where n … | Continue reading
b8ta, the retail store that sells trendy tech gadgets, recently raised a $7 million Series A round led by TriplePoint Capital with participation from Khosla Ventures, Fifth Wall Ventures, Macerich and Eniac Ventures. b8ta also received $8 million in debt funding and previously ra … | Continue reading
Hewlett-Packard, the original startup of Silicon Valley, is in its 76th year. Its HP Labs research division has just turned 50, and Dion Weisler, the CEO of the newly reinvented HP, honored the occasion with a speech that touted the company’s innovation heritage and its emphasis … | Continue reading
Open Positions at CCN: Full Time and Part Time Journalists Wanted. Bitcoin price continues trading above $600 and 4,000 CNY across exchanges. Price action and market momentum are slowing, as bitcoin price typically does prior to a strong directional move. This analysis is provide … | Continue reading
If you are Uber and you need to store the location data that is sent out every 30 seconds by bo... | Continue reading
Got iOS 10? Want to mess with your friends? A hilarious new iMessage App called Phoneys lets you prank others by sending stickers that look exactly like iMessage text bubbles. And thanks to the new layering feature in the updated version of iMessage, you can place these stickers … | Continue reading
Fitbit has released a new firmware update to the Blaze that brings third-party app notifications, new watch faces and move reminders. | Continue reading
Jagex, the developer behind the browser-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game RuneScape, announced today that it took a “pivotal role” in the creation of a new Chinese games company, Zhongji Holding. And why not? China is one of the biggest and fastest-growing gami … | Continue reading
Oh man, so for all the made up holidays that land on Wednesdays, today's might be the best one. It's National Drink Beer Day, which I think I've really got no choice but to celebrate. Too bad it doesn't also fall on Saturday, which is Cantillon's Zwanze Day which is kind of a big … | Continue reading
Apple is planning to consolidate its various London offices into a single campus, come 2021. Read More | Continue reading
Letzte Woche, so berichtet Security Affairs, wurde der französische Hosting-Provider OVH Opfer eines massiven Überlastungsangriffs - 1 Terabit Daten wurden pro Sekunde auf ihn losgelassen, wahrscheinlich der größte sogenannte DDoS-Angriff... | Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: Bright Box is unveiling a self-driving car retrofit solution with a neural network that learns extreme driving through computer games. Bright Box’s Remoto Pilot emphasizes safe, reliable road/lane following as well as real-time detection and avoidance of various obstac … | Continue reading
America’s most hated villain Martin Shkreli is currently auctioning off a chance to punch him in the face – for charity. The former hedge fund manager that came to notoriety after making a life-saving drug virtually unaffordable announced the offer via Twitter, inviting intereste … | Continue reading
I listened to three non-profit pitches for a $10,000 grant and here is how one organization used story well to influence action. | Continue reading
Microsoft today updated its Skype for iOS app with new features specific to iOS 10. You can download the new app now directly from Apple’s App Store (iPhone, iPad). Skype now supports SiriKit, which means you can call someone on Skype just like you would place a normal call with … | Continue reading
Back in June, Raymond Wu stopped by our New York office to show off what he had been working on. It was small and conical, with holes on all sides. It looked like a desktop speaker or maybe some startup Amazon Echo competitor. Turns out Wu’s company was getting ready to leap head … | Continue reading
Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda will host Saturday Night Live on October 8th with musical guest Twenty One Pilots. Continue reading… | Continue reading
CME Group has added China-based digital currency exchange OKCoin to its bitcoin pricing indexes, first announced in May.Source | Continue reading
Amazon is overhauling its Fire TV Stick with two noteworthy changes: it’s “up to 30 percent faster,” according to Amazon, and its now comes bundled with the Alexa voice remote. You can preorder it today for $40, but it won’t ship until October 20. The Fire TV Stick — a name I onl … | Continue reading
Honesty is the best policy, especially for those in the marketing world. By honestly practicing honesty, we can change the perception of our profession. | Continue reading
Consumer packaged goods are big business — valued at more than $2 trillion — with much of that market share dominated by CPG powerhouses like Unilever, P&G and Nestlé. These CPG leaders know a lot about packaged goods — a lot about how to manufacture and market and sell at scale. … | Continue reading
Stephen Kaplan, co-owner and vice chairman of the Memphis Grizzlies NBA basketball team, has increased his stake in the esports gaming team The Immortals and is joining the company’s board. The move is the third major move by NBA team owners this week to buy stakes in esports tea … | Continue reading
There is but one art—to omit! Robert Louis Stevenson Many thinkers, including, Freud, Heidegger, Wittgenstein, Pound and Koestler, hav... | Continue reading
Alexa gets around a lot these days – from the Amazon Echo, to the Raspberry Pi. She’s even made her way to the UK and Germany. And now, the voice assistant is found on Amazon’s alluring new Fire TV Stick, available now for $39.99. The latest iteration of the Fire TV stick comes w … | Continue reading
Life On Air, the startup that previously launched the Meerkat video streaming app, is announcing today the launch of a new app called Houseparty, which lets many people hang out with each other on video. The app is available for Android and iOS, and the team is considering adding … | Continue reading