Two Houses Conesa is a residential project designed for two families in Buenos Aires by Besonias Almeida Arquitectos. | Continue reading
Things are looking up for adtech companies on Wall Street — or at least for one of them. The Trade Desk debuted on NASDAQ today at a price of $28.75 per share, up nearly 60 percent from its IPO price of $18. And while there wasn’t a dramatic pop, it continued to climb and closed … | Continue reading
Two brothers in the Netherlands face months in prison after allegedly siphoning power to fuel a small bitcoin mining operation.Source | Continue reading
We know that tens of thousands of years ago, humans migrated out of Africa — but the question is, when, and how many times? By sequencing the genomes of nearly 800 people from more than 270 population groups around the world, three massive teams of scientists have collected the m … | Continue reading
The Death Star is back … oh, wait. Nevermind. I just blew it up again. Developer DICE has just launched the Death Star add-on content for Star Wars: Battlefront. You can download and play it now on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 if you own the Season Pass for the sci-fi shooter. This … | Continue reading
It’s common practice these days for companies that hold significant amounts of user data to publish transparency reports. Google, Facebook, Dropbox and Slack all put out their numbers on a regular basis, breaking down government requests for user data by country and type (platfor … | Continue reading
In this Youpreneur episode, Chris talks to Mike of the Membership Guys. They discuss what it takes to come up with and maintain a membership site. | Continue reading
Today, Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg announced CZI Science, a new arm of the pair’s Chan Zuckerberg initiative that aims to eradicate all disease over the next 100 years. Over the course of a decade, the charitable organization pledged $3 billion in funding for bio-medical r … | Continue reading
A few weeks ago, True Ventures closed its newest, early-stage fund with $310 million, which is just a slight step up from its last, $295 million fund, despite some enormous wins like Fitbit, whose first check came from True. (As you likely recall, the wearable device maker stage … | Continue reading
Using the right platform is the first step to ensuring results when it comes to a social media ad campaign. Here's how to choose. | Continue reading
CNNgo wants to be your go-to Android TV resource for today's news, but in spite of requiring a cable subscription, there's no live feed. Just clips. | Continue reading
Injuries and super sized expectations overwhelmed the New Orleans Pelicans in Alvin Gentry's first season at the helm in the Big Easy. And there is more drama on the horizon for the Pelicans this season with Anthony Davis returning from injury and Jrue Holiday missing the start o … | Continue reading
The future of music listening will be wireless, but that doesn't mean good, old-fashioned wired headphones will disappear just yet.Beats' newly announced EP on-ear headphones, priced at $129.95, are designed to get people to focus just on their music. They're available in four co … | Continue reading
It’s usually unacceptable to break a game. Now is not one of those times. Developer CD Projekt Red has announced a series of stress tests for its upcoming title Gwent: The Witcher Card Game. Gwent is a card minigame from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, one of the most popular titles fr … | Continue reading
Yesterday, the first photo from the set of the new Jumanji movie was unveiled on Instagram. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson originally claimed that the plot would explain Karen Gillans’ "jungle wardrobe." Before Johnson changed the caption, we set about making some guesses as to what p … | Continue reading
The Battle.net name is no more. Today Blizzard announced that it’s moving away from using the Battle.net moniker when referring to its online services. “Battle.net technology will continue to serve as the central nervous system for Blizzard games — nothing is changing in that reg … | Continue reading
GUEST: Ordering flowers, booking a ride, canceling a flight, getting weather updates, checking the Forex rates, and even reading what’s hot in the news: A few years back we’d say, “Hey, there’s an app for that.” But as of today, I think it we’re able to say, “Hey, there’s a chatb … | Continue reading
Bots are a useful tool on Wikipedia: they identify and undo vandalism, add links, and perform other tedious tasks set by their human masters. But even these automated helpers come into conflict, reverting and re-reverting each other on the same topic — sometimes for years. Read M … | Continue reading
Tom Cruise, the guy known for running in lots of movies — and other stuff, I’m sure — now has his own online mini-game to do just that: run. The running gag about Cruise running in movies has led to memes, video compilations and dozens (perhaps hundreds) of GIFs on the subject. I … | Continue reading
Cloud Engines, the company behind the Pogoplug line of data backup hardware, remote device access software, and cloud file syncing and sharing services, will be shutting down its Pogoplug Cloud premium unlimited storage tier on September 28. The change is abrupt, as it was announ … | Continue reading
Experiential events to check out this weekend include Goose Island's Block Party, The Philharmonia Orchestra VR experience and South African Tourism's #FindYourWild pop-up. | Continue reading
One interesting feature of Allo is that you can send messages to your friends even if they don't have the app installed. The solution? Text messaging. | Continue reading
Waze’s engaged community is definitely its most powerful asset, and now the company wants to broaden its community to include tunnel operators who want to fill in the current gaps in wireless navigation tech. These roadways have typically been frustrating to all manner of wireles … | Continue reading
Stephen King’s The Dark Tower is already on the way for its February theatrical debut, but the people behind the film are also working on a companion TV series. Entertainment Weekly reports that, for King’s 69th birthday, production company MRC and Sony Pictures have revealed tha … | Continue reading
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a company created by Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan to “unlock human potential and promote equality,” announced its latest project today: a $3 billion “Chan Zuckerberg Science” program created with the goal of curing, preventing, or managing “a … | Continue reading
The philanthropic initiative founded by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, will spend $3 billion over the next decade in an effort to cure and manage all human diseases. The Chan Zuckerberg's latest effort will begin with a $600 million investment in a … | Continue reading
In a Wednesday press conference, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney said that Keith Lamont Scott had a gun and was posing a threat to police officers when he was shot and killed. Community leaders responded with questions on the use of force and called for an economic … | Continue reading
Battle.net is going away. Don’t worry! Your loot boxes are safe. The technology behind the service is staying, but the name is on the way out. Blizzard, the publisher responsible for online megahits like World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, and Overwatch, revealed today that it is dum … | Continue reading
Virtual reality needs content if it’s ever going to take off in a meaningful way. And while thus far that’s largely been focused on gaming, we’re finally starting to see studios make a major push into the space. What shape that content will ultimately take is another question ent … | Continue reading
Unfortunately with today's Allo release, Google is abandoning one of the key security features the company first talked about at launch. | Continue reading
As influencer marketing grows in importance as a marketing strategy, more brands recognize the value of written agreements with social media influencers. Contracts help ensure that the relationship benefits both the brand and influencer and help avoid future complications. Writte … | Continue reading
Apple is rumored to be in talks to acquire McLaren, but that’s not all. While the New York Times was digging on the McLaren story, they also found out that Apple is also talking with Lit Motors for a potential acquisition. Now you might be thinking “Lit who?” While Lit Motors is … | Continue reading
Google is holding an event on October 4th where it's widely expected to unveil its latest smartphones. Somewhat unusually for the company, it's also engaging in a bit of guerilla marketing — we've seen more than one building-sized advert trailing the event, as well as pictures of … | Continue reading
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative just announced a new program to help cure disease. “We want to dramatically improve every life in Max’s generation and make sure we don’t miss a single soul” Priscilla Chan said on stage at an event in San Francisco.The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative wa … | Continue reading
Disrupt SF had an amazing lineup of speakers from Marc Andereessen to Steph Curry. Weren’t able to catch every second? The TechCrunch social team has compiled the 25 best quotes from the event. Read More | Continue reading
Jerod Morris chats with Jeff Korhan on the importance of audience engagement and what an "audience of one" means for content marketers. | Continue reading
Yahoo View, the company’s recently launched gambit to go after cord cutters by offering free video content from Hulu, is now available on mobile. Yahoo has just debuted an iOS version of the mobile TV service, which will soon be followed by launches on Android and the mobile web, … | Continue reading
According to two newspaper reports, Apple is interested in buying McLaren. McLaren flatly denied that any talks were underway, but it’s worth a look at why Apple could be interested in the small British carmaker.An acquisition would give Apple a small but significant carmaker tha … | Continue reading
Several folks started noticing self-driving Uber cars in downtown San Francisco yesterday, fueling speculation the ridesharing company could soon be deploying autonomous vehicles for commercial use right where it all started in the Bay Area. Mattermark managing editor Alex Wilhel … | Continue reading
Tinder today launched a new app, ‘Stacks,’ that brings the power of the swipe to Apple’s mobile devices. Tinder Stacks allows you to use the familiar swipe left/right interaction to poll your friends on what photo should be your new profile picture, or what outfit to wear on toni … | Continue reading
What defines Tom Cruise as an actor? Is it the boyish smile and the hint of sociopathic calculation behind that smile? The ongoing defense of Scientology? The massive wealth and success? Or is it just the running? It's probably just the running. Tom Cruise running is such a perve … | Continue reading
You’re driving along, whistling a merry tune while guided by a GPS-powered contraption plastered to your windscreen, when all of a sudden darkness descends as you enter a tunnel and you kiss goodbye to your satellite navigation smarts. This common conundrum is one that Google-own … | Continue reading
Eine zumindest auf den ersten Blick skurrile Geschichte macht derzeit die Runde. Apple wolle, so berichtet die Financial Times unter der üblichen Berufung auf nicht näher genannte Quellen, den britischen Autobauer McLaren übernehmen oder... | Continue reading
YouTube has a new plan to start turning around its famously bad comments: get the community involved in moderating them. It launched a new program this week called YouTube Heroes, which rewards people for reporting bad comments, writing accurate subtitles, and answering forum que … | Continue reading
We take a look at some of the common problems that plague ZTE Axon 7 owners, and offer potential solutions on how to fix them! | Continue reading
At a glance 6-12 month battery (without solar panel) Two-way audio Infrared LEDs for night vision Pros Easy to install, with most tools included Wireless design means more mounting options Cons No way to schedule quiet hours Cloud recording will cost you an extra $30/year Stick U … | Continue reading
When Google first announced Allo, its newest chat app, there was some controversy around why the service didn’t use end-to-end encryption by default and only in its Incognito mode. The reason for this, Google has always said, was that it needed access to your messages in order to … | Continue reading
Apple’s search for partners with experience making cars is heating up. The Financial Times first reported that the Silicon Valley giant has been negotiating with McLaren and now The New York Times confirmed that it’s also in talks with Lit Motors, a Bay Area startup that manufact … | Continue reading