"I, Kobe Bryant...have decided to skip college and take my talents to the NBA." | Continue reading
I’m impatient to see breakthroughs in cars. I have high expectations for what Apple will do and respect for what Tesla has already done. I agree with Peter Thiel on the we-were-promised-jet-cars-but-got-140-characters thing, and with Larry Page who worries that Silicon Valley doe … | Continue reading
A large number of users claim they have not been able to access their Yahoo email accounts for most of SaturdayThe reports of problems appear to have begun early Saturday morning, with no public announcement regarding the status of its email service from Yahoo as of this writingS … | Continue reading
GUEST: When going from $0-10 million in sales, most tech entrepreneurs think there’s only one path to raise growth capital for their startups: selling equity in their business. It’s a model that has been reinforced by several decades of tech companies feeding on a steady diet of … | Continue reading
In this episode of Content Matters Podcast: How to create a mission statement to give your programs the focus needed to be effective. | Continue reading
Drake's next album, Views From The 6, will be released on April 29th, the rapper announced a few minutes ago on his Beats 1 show OVO Sound Radio. This will be Drake's fourth studio album, and his first since 2013's Nothing Was The Same. Back in January, when he released "Summer S … | Continue reading
With all of the recent talk about a cashless society, the question inevitably turns to the role of Bitcoin and other digital currencies. Some people would like to see more anonymity in Bitcoin, especially when considering how going cashless would give banks and governments a comp … | Continue reading
In a current Node.js / Docker customer project I had to debug some mocha tests because Docker containers use UTC and you know: that timezone stuff... In the end, I was debugging my mocha tests using WebStorm and node-inspector inside the containers and got stuff running. As I hav … | Continue reading
In case you somehow missed it, SpaceX made history yesterday afternoon when it successfully landed one of its Falcon 9 rockets on a remotely-piloted barge at sea. The success came after a few failed attempts over the past year, but it represents a major milestone in the company's … | Continue reading
The Chinese startup has announced the OnePlus One is now getting its update to Cyanogen OS 13, which happens to be based off Android 6.0 Marshmallow. | Continue reading
With the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, I feel like I’ve got an IMAX theater in my home. And the most relaxing VR experience I’ve seen so far is Ocean Rift. With Ocean Rift, you are immersed in an underwater world in VR. It has lifelike habitats that are both wondrous to lo … | Continue reading
Someone went and created a real gun based on the fake gun used in Nintendo's Duck Hunt gameThe result? A very cool looking but dangerous weapon sporting a bit of gaming nostalgiaSee also: Horrifying old gun killed 90 birds at oncePosted on the Facebook page of Precision Syndicate … | Continue reading
GUEST: As I learned from my work in flight dynamics, to keep an airplane flying safely, you have to predict the likelihood of equipment failure. And today we do that by combining various data sets with real-world knowledge, such as the laws of physics. Integrating these two sets … | Continue reading
Volvo has a new ultra-luxe SUV on the market — the plug-in hybrid version of the well-received XC90, featuring 400 horsepower generated from a four-cylinder turbo paired to an electric motor. A new model means a new publicity campaign, and Volvo came up with a particularly creati … | Continue reading
Brave Software Inc., the creator of a browser that blocks unwanted web ads and replaces them with ads generated by Brave with payouts in Bitcoin, has been advised by the Newspaper Association of America (NAA) that its plan to replace publishers’ ads on their own websites with Bra … | Continue reading
Google recently put up its Boston Dynamics robotics unit up for sale, but that doesn't mean that the company is getting out of the automaton businessA new bipedal robot from Google's Schaft robotics was shown off on Friday at the New Economic Summit conference in Tokyo, Japan on … | Continue reading
REVIEW: Huawei unveiled its latest flagship phones earlier this week, and after months of leaks and rumors, we finally found out what the Chinese electronics giant has been cooking up. It turns out Huawei has been working on not one phone, but two — the P9 and P9 Plus. If you mis … | Continue reading
Technology has transformed how we work, communicate and travel. In contrast, modern digital technology has not yet transformed financial services. Open data is the key to change in this sector of the economy. The time has come for the financial services industry to join the open … | Continue reading
Dridex, the well-known banking malware has been compromising computers by infecting the all prevalent macros in Microsoft Office suite. The Dridex Malware has been known to steal personal information and banking credentials after gaining access to the system disguised as an MS Wo … | Continue reading
When Tina Fey shows up late into Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’s first season, she does so playing a hapless prosecutor named Marcia. Working alongside her partner Chris (Jerry Minor), they’re attempting to bring Jon Hamm’s predatory cult leader to justice. They have an odd, off-putt … | Continue reading
Conversations about the eventual demise of Facebook are greatly exaggerated. Each week it seems, Facebook finds interesting ways to improve engagement on its platforms by either innovating, acquiring or borrowing new features. Did you know that 900 million people use Facebook Mes … | Continue reading
LG G5 review, Huawei P9 hands-on, and John Velasco joins the team -- here are the Android-related videos you don't want to miss this week. | Continue reading
Piracy has become a global issue, effecting artists, movie makers, game publishers and others who are into the media and multimedia business. Content piracy amounts to copyright infringement which is a crime. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, music priva … | Continue reading
GUEST: Last year, I moved to Europe to work in a growth stage venture capital fund. Having invested in tech companies in India and the US before, I expected the European tech ecosystem to be much smaller in comparison. However, the last year has been eye-opening. The European tec … | Continue reading
Welcome to This Month in Luxury, presented by Micah Singleton, The Verge's resident Luxury Director. In this monthly (or whenever we remember) column, I will take you on a completely superficial journey of opulence, pointing out one device, artifact, or service an upscale individ … | Continue reading
With no IPOs taking place in the first quarter of 2016, much attention is now focused on unicorns. Will they be able to maintain their billion dollar valuations, or will they would be picked off one at a time, succumbing to valuation markdowns and volatile public markets? Even wi … | Continue reading
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Consider your average internet meme. In a world of crying Jordans and Mr. Krabs blur memes, is there any place left on the internet that doesn't thrive off of laughing at someone else's misery?The answer is yes. 770,000+ Facebook fans are already in the know, blessed with a delig … | Continue reading
GUEST: Over the last few months, Goldman Sachs, DigiCapital, and ABI Research. have all released projections for the augmented reality and virtual reality market. The projections range from the Goldman Sachs low end of $80 billion to the DigiCapital high end of $120 billion. I te … | Continue reading
Leah Reich was one of the first internet advice columnists. Her column "Ask Leah" ran on IGN, where she gave advice to gamers for two and a half years. During the day, Leah is Slack’s user researcher, but her views here do not represent her employer. You can write to her at askle … | Continue reading
Gabe Leydon, chief executive of Machine Zone, made some news this week as he renamed his company MZ and announced he would license the company’s core infrastructure for running mobile games. In a new strategy, MZ is licensing its RTplatform, a platform that can enable handle many … | Continue reading
Still haven't had enough of SpaceX's rocket landing in the middle of the ocean? Well, new 4K video is here to satisfy you and then make you hungry for more. Late last night, SpaceX released high-definition footage taken from a chase plane, showing the Falcon 9's delicate descent … | Continue reading
It’s been a little more than a year since we collectively discovered our passion for personal live broadcasting on Twitter – mostly thanks to Meerkat. It’s no small irony that, today, Meerkat has pivoted away from live broadcasting while Periscope, Twitter’s own service that appe … | Continue reading
If you’re the type of person who browses carefully curated feeds on Instagram with serious envy then Hippo Pics is an app for you. The app, which is available for free on iOS-only, allows you to connect with some of the best editors Instgaram has to offer. You can have them colla … | Continue reading
Vor ein paar Jahren sorgte das Karlsruher Startup E-Volo mit dem ersten elektrisch angetriebenen Multicopter der Welt für einen Riesenwirbel. Jetzt hat der Senkrechtstarter seinen ersten bemannten Flug absolviert. Mit Erfolg. Am Steuer war Mit... | Continue reading
People often ask me about the impact of 3D printing on jobs. Will the technology be a job creator or destroyer? The short answer is, it will take more jobs than it makes — and 3D printing is not alone. Technology will eventually make work obsolete. Our big problems are going to b … | Continue reading
Today the cryptocurrency space is evolving at a fast pace and it can be difficult to see the direction in which it's headed. By examining the decades of work that led to this point, we can understand the motivations behind the movement that spawned bitcoin and share its vision fo … | Continue reading
The Panama Papers will have political and social fallout for months and years to come, much like the Libor scandal or the Edward Snowden leaks. A vote of no confidence for Iceland’s prime minister and Internet censorship in China are likely but the beginning. With top Chinese le … | Continue reading
Hello! I'm writing this post to you from one of the chilly tunnels of Tobacco Dock, home to EGX Rezzed. I'm mostly being propped up by coffee at this point, but it's been a lovely weekend. Ian and I found a quiet corner to talk about the best things we've seen and played this wee … | Continue reading
The future of privatized spaceflight is here, and SpaceX is one of a few companies that is leading the way with a number of launches for partners like NASA. The company, led by CEO Elon Musk, isn't just launching satellites into space and resupplying the International Space Stati … | Continue reading
Content - In today's hectic business environment, your competitors may be more focused on creating content rather than creating valuable, shareable content. These tips can help you produce awesome content that blows ... | Continue reading
It has been a long time coming but Microsoft has finally released its own keyboard app for iOS. Called Hub Keyboard, the app offers a number of SwiftKey-inspired features, which isn’t surprising given that Microsoft acquired the company in February. It also comes with Office 365 … | Continue reading
In the end, it was a four-game stretch that decided things in the inaugural OSPR. | Continue reading
Whatever your tech ambitions may be, there’s no substitute for quality training. Establishing a foundational set of skills, whether in coding, design or beyond, is essential for motivated minds to increase their earning power and professional trajectory. With eight comprehensive … | Continue reading
In yet another attack on an online cryptocurrency exchange, Shapeshift.io went down for a couple days while they dealt with some malicious intrusion into their server, assessing the damage and keeping their customer base aware of the status the entire time. Within a day of knowin … | Continue reading
GUEST: Fidelity Investments last week again marked down the valuations of some of the highest-flying unicorns in its portfolio. Not surprisingly, the front-page news stoked the current narrative that the market for late-stage venture-backed companies is falling apart. A look at t … | Continue reading
NEWS OF THE MORNING Wizards eliminated from playoffs | For Warriors, motivation not a problem | Bulls to choose Noah over Gasol? | The Brooklyn Swamp Dragons? No. 1: Wizards eliminated from playoffs — After giving the Atlanta Hawks all they could handle in the Eastern Conference … | Continue reading
Google will angeblich Boston Dynamics loswerden, was aber seine anderen Roboterprogramme nicht zu beeinträchtigen scheint. Auf dem New Economic Summit in Japan hat das Alphabet X Lab (früher Google X) gezeigt, welche Tricks der neue Zweif... | Continue reading