The inflation-busting deals being secured by sports rights owners around the world demonstrate the unwavering value of live sports. Amid concerns over cord-cutting, the rise of time-shifted viewing and the unstoppable growth of digital and mobile platforms, the value of sports ri … | Continue reading
VB LIVE: Personalize or die: Heading into 2017, marketers need to get this right more than ever. Join us for an in-depth look at the strategies and tools required to master website personalization — and what you may be missing in order to show consumers you know who they are and … | Continue reading
This year’s TechCrunch Disrupt SF Hackathon is set to be the best yet. We’re a few days away from the main event and are giddy with excitement. Check out the sponsor prizes and agenda of events to prepare yourself for an amazing hackathon experience. Read More | Continue reading
Apple once had interest in creating a cellular MacBook. Much like the iPad or the iPhone, the device could use an LTE connection to create at least a passable internet experience while on the go. Sadly, the interest seemed to wane a bit and engineers ostensibly abandoned the proj … | Continue reading
Bitcoin prices neared $630 on 8th September, rising more than 2% as a short squeeze propelled gains. | Continue reading
Salido, a startup that describes itself as “the restaurant operating system,” is announcing that it has raised $2 million in additional funding. This round from strategic investors doubles the $2 million in seed funding that Salido announced last year. Phil Suarez, who partnered … | Continue reading
Star Trek has been one of the most important franchises in television and film. Its gaming legacy isn’t as great. The popular sci-fi franchise about human’s exploring the galaxy centuries in the future, is now 50 years old. Its history with gaming is just a little younger. Text-b … | Continue reading
Nobel prize winning economist, Joseph Stiglitz confuses the Bitcoin community by saying the digital currency is banned by the United States. Read more... | Continue reading
Located in Paris, this 80sqm apartment was designed by Studio Razavi Architecture. This small Parisian apartment was renovated for a young ... | Continue reading
Google’s DeepMind research lab today published its latest work in the area of speech synthesis, which is better known as text-to-speech (TTS). And the findings are fascinating: a trained version of the new WaveNet artificial neural network produces English and Chinese speech that … | Continue reading
Actev Motors, a young, Mountain View, Ca.-based company, is gearing up to ship its eagerly anticipated all-electric smart go-karts beginning this fall. The vehicles, for kids ages 5 to 9, cost roughly $1,000, including a Formula One-like body kit that comes in silver or red, and … | Continue reading
The Rustic Zen is a project completed by Cashmere Interior and Locati Architects in order to create a sophisticated rustic mountain house. | Continue reading
Located in Budapest, Hungary, this abandoned painting workshop has been transformed by A + Z Design Studio into a charming mini loft. | Continue reading
Located in an apartment building in Riga, Latvia, the UV residence is an 210 square meter industrial style apartment designed by Open AD. | Continue reading
Jeszcze kilka dni temu z utęsknieniem wypatrywaliśmy wszyscy słońca. Pogoda, była tematem rozmów numer jeden! Co to za lato, żeby w sierpniu dogrzewać się kominkiem i wyjmować z szafy grube swetry. Ogrzewała mnie wyłącznie myśl o wakacjach. Niespodziewanie, Trójmiasto odwiedziła … | Continue reading
California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation today to extend the state’s ambitious climate change law, the Associated Press reports. The new measures will increase California’s efforts to curb climate change and limit pollution.The new legislation, which was signed by the D … | Continue reading
If you’ve ever captured something truly remarkable on a home (or work) security camera, you know just how real the desire is to share it with others. Nest, a Google-owned smart home company, is doing just that. Presumably, the footage is garnered from user submissions by Nest Cam … | Continue reading
The best corporate head shots reflect your brand while highlighting your team's personality. Here’s a look at three that work and three that don’t. | Continue reading
Content marketing. It sounds so simple. There are dozens of new gurus born every day. Here's the secret they don't tell you. | Continue reading
Walmart latest earnings report wasn’t pretty. Overall revenue growth came in at a tepid o.7% for the first half of the fiscal year. Their e-commerce sales grew 11.8%, but the total e-commerce market is tearing ahead at 15% quarterly growth, which means they’re actively losing tha … | Continue reading
The Federal Communications Commission is making huge changes to its plan to overhaul cable boxes, scrapping much of the initial idea in favor of having cable companies make new apps.The plan requires large cable providers to create apps that offer access to all of their programmi … | Continue reading
Enterprise bot platform Kore unveiled its Kore Smart Bot today for the customers of credit unions and retail banks. In a competitive fintech landscape, banks need bots to attract and retain young customers, the company said. The announcement was made Thursday at FinovateFall 2016 … | Continue reading
The Obama Administration will reportedly tap retired Air Force Brigadier General Gregory Touhill to become the U.S.’s first cybersecurity chief, in order to shore up the country’s defenses against hackers. It’s said that the announcement could come happen later today and Touhill … | Continue reading
Florida man claims that his Samsung Galaxy Note 7 ignited while charging in the center console, creating an inferno that rapidly consumed his Jeep. | Continue reading
Sony has a new high-end gaming console. It’s $400, and it has the “Pro” designator in its name. But after seeing it in action yesterday and having some time to reflect, it’s clear who this system is aimed at: It’s for the hardcore consumers who already bought a PlayStation 4 a co … | Continue reading
If you want your users to value your content and influence industry influencers influencers , this metrics matrix will help you achieve your content goals. | Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO (By Julia Love for Reuters) — Apple Inc will not release first-weekend sales of its new iPhone 7, the company said on Thursday, making it harder for analysts to get a read on the product’s prospects amid questions over whether its popularity has peaked. The company … | Continue reading
GUEST: Chatbots and conversational UI are among the most hyped technologies of 2016. Chatbots are computer programs that can maintain automated text conversations with users through use of artificial intelligence and natural language processing. Early excitement about chatbots ha … | Continue reading
The internet doesn’t have a discrimination problem; people on the internet have a discrimination problem. This problem became Airbnb’s problem back in May, much like it became the problem of Uber, Facebook, Twitter and hundreds of other tech companies before that. After the hasht … | Continue reading
Picture this: a pair of headphones plugged into 3.5mm dongle, which is then plugged into a Lightning adapter, which is then plugged into your phone. That is the reality we live in now that Apple removed the headphone jack on the new iPhone 7. Because the new phone only has one Li … | Continue reading
SpotHero is not new to the on-demand parking game. It raised $2.5 million in 2012, and another $20 million in series B funding in 2015. This for a service that allows drivers to prepay for a parking space in a garage via app before the car ever leaves the driveway. “You can reser … | Continue reading
The era of Mage and Rogue dominance in Arena is possibly coming to an end. Blizzard announced major changes designed to make the Arena mode of its popular digital card game Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft more fair. Hearthstone generates more than $20 million a month from in-game … | Continue reading
A company called Budnitz introduced what it says is the "world's lightest" electric bike. It's called the Budnitz Model E. It has a single speed, is made of titanium alloy, and can help riders reach up to 15mph for up to 100 miles. It's custom-made in Vermont and everything you'l … | Continue reading
Alexa is ready to speak freely.Amazon's digital assistant will soon be able to talk to you even if you haven't issued a voice command, according to a new paywalled report from The Information. As the outlet put it, your Echo could tell you when your Uber has arrived rather than w … | Continue reading
The Deputy Chairman of Russia’s central bank has poured cold water on the frenzied buzz surrounding blockchain, opining that the innovation is still years away from being adopted by the banking industry. Speaking at a banking conference that focused on Russian banks in the 21st c … | Continue reading
Yosemite National Park announced yesterday that it's growing by 400 acres, The New York Times reports. Though that's not a lot of land for a park that totals 1,169 square miles, the expansion is significant because it includes wetlands — key environmental areas that improve water … | Continue reading
Fluent City, the most New York startup you’ll read about today, announced today that it scored a $2.5 million. Fluent City started as a service offering language classes in Manhattan and Brooklyn. However, with the new funding, the startup wants to expand to other courses, includ … | Continue reading
If you’ve ever looked at a phone and thought that’s just too expensive, you’re most definitely not the only one. Buying new phones is certainly an investment, especially when it comes to flagship devices. This another option however: buying refurbished.Refurbished phones are almo … | Continue reading
The untouched wilderness on this planet is disappearing — and disappearing fast. That's bad news, and not just because trees look nice: we depend on vast swathes of pristine nature to support diverse forms of life, to keep climate change at bay, and to ensure that local economies … | Continue reading
Influencer marketing has proven to be a very effective way for brands large and small to build credibility and trust with their audience. However, many influencer marketing programs fail before they even get off the ground. But why? There are many reasons that these programs don’ … | Continue reading
Following yesterday’s iPhone 7 announcement, Apple is announcing that new AppleCare+ members will be able to get their cracked screens fixed for $29. This is big news for everyone who uses an iPhone with AppleCare+, and ultimately, anyone who owns an iPhone to begin with.It’s wor … | Continue reading
With training camp less than three weeks away and their first preseason game set for Oct. 8, the Minnesota Timberwolves still are waiting to hear from veteran forward Kevin Garnett on his decision to play in 2016-17 or to retire. “Kevin hasn’t told me or informed me yet if he’s c … | Continue reading
A senior Bank of England official says the central bank's fintech accelerator is looking for new blockchain opportunities. | Continue reading
Although the wearable companion to the popular augmented reality game was slated a July release, Pokemon Go Now is finally coming September 16. | Continue reading
Managing the App Store can be one of the most difficult experiences for new developers. Getting noticed is hard, the experience isn’t that great, and now Apple is allowing search ads. And to make things more interesting, there’s a lot of interest in different platforms beyond tra … | Continue reading
So the day has now drawn to a close, and it’s time to take a look at how things played out, and how we can interpret the action we saw during the session as far as putting together an actionable strategy for this evening is concerned. Volatility looks to have finally returned to … | Continue reading
Twitter is currently rolling out read receipts in Direct Messaging, showing a blue check mark next to a message's timestamp when it has been read. That check mark can currently only be seen Twitter's mobile apps on Android and iOS, but will also be generated when messages are vie … | Continue reading
Photos in iOS 10 is better than ever, but it’s still not as good as Google Photos. Today, Google’s photo app got even better by baking in the ability to edit iOS Live Photos and turn them into easily shareable GIFs or movies. Granted, the feature was already available, but before … | Continue reading