Apple and Amazon’s decision to bury the hatchet, leading to the return of the Apple TV on Amazon, and the launch of Amazon’s Prime Video…
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BMW reaches 100,000 electric vehicle sales target for 2017
BMW set out to sell 100,000 electric cars this year globally, and it has managed to do that, the company revealed today. That includes fully…
Waymo teams with Trov on passenger insurance for self-driving service
Waymo is working with insurance startup Trov on protections for riders using its forthcoming self-driving ride hailing service. Trvo will provide Waymo’s passengers with insurance…
ZTE’s dual-screen phone is a fascinating mess
While the world was focused on bigger names like Apple and Samsung, one of the industry’s great workhorses went ahead and released a dual-screen smartphone.…
Aspect Ventures promotes Lauren Kolodny to partner
Aspect Ventures has another lady atop its female-led venture investment team. Lauren Kolodny has been promoted to partner after spending 3.5 years at Aspect. She joined…
FAQ This! Now That the FCC Voted to Repeal Net Neutrality, What Happens?
Last Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 3-to-2 to repeal regulations of internet service providers. Those regulations fell under a general title: net neutrality.
Pinterest beat hiring goals for women in engineering, missed for underrepresented minorities
Pinterest has unveiled its latest diversity report, showing progress in some areas while missing goals in others. Pinterest hit its goals for women in engineering…
InVision is investing $5 million in design startups with new fund
InVision, the platform for creation and collaboration among designers, has today announced the launch of the InVision Fund. Led by CEO Clark Valberg, the company…
France puts Facebook on notice over WhatsApp data transfers
Facebook and WhatsApp have been issued with formal notices by France’s data protection watchdog warning that data transfers being carried out for ‘business intelligence’ purposes…
DigitalGenius raises $14.75 million Series A for AI-based customer service solution
When DigitalGenius participated in the TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield competition in New York City in 2015, there weren’t a lot of companies working on AI and…
How to Help Your Sales Team Close Deals With Content
As marketers, we spend a lot of time planning, writing, and experimenting with content to grow our audience and get prospects into our sales reps’…
Blink introduces a $99 video doorbell
The best way to stand out from the CES deluge? Announce your product three weeks before everyone else. Last year’s show was big one for…
Nordic VC firm Inventure outs new €110M fund to invest in early-stage tech startups in the region
There’s been a slew of new European VC fund raises over the last few months, including mostly recently Seedcamp, Balderton, and Brighteye Ventures, but now…
Uber rival Ola buys Foodpanda India to get into food deliveries
Ola, the Uber rival in India, is entering the food delivery space after it announced a deal to acquire Foodpanda’s India business from its parent…
New AWS Paris region makes it easier for customers to follow France’s data privacy rules
Amazon Web Services launched a new region in Paris today to serve customers in the European Union. This is AWS’ fourth region in the EU…
US government says North Korea was behind massive WannaCry cyber attack
The U.S. government has officially blamed North Korea for WannaCry, the massive ransomware attacked that spread across the world disrupting more than 200,0000 businesses from 35…
Weekend Hashtag Project: #WHPstripes Weekend Hashtag Project is… via #Instagram Blog
Weekend Hashtag Project: #WHPstripes Weekend Hashtag Project is a series featuring designated themes and hashtags. For a chance to be featured, follow @instagram and look for a post every week announcing the latest project. The goal of #WHPstripes was to take photos and videos that capture stripes created by colors, textures and surfaces. Each week, we feature some of our favorite submissions from the project, but be sure to check out the rest here.
NBCUniversal will start streaming Sunday Night Football on mobile devices next month
NBCUniversal announced today that it has acquired rights from the NFL to stream “Sunday Night Football” through its TV Everywhere app starting with the 2018…
Government requests for Facebook user data continue to increase worldwide
Facebook continues to see increased requests for user data from governments worldwide, according to its latest transparency report. The social network first introduced the reports,…
The FCC disproved its own claim that net neutrality was an Obama plot
Among the many incorrect claims made by the FCC in promotion of its order eliminating 2015’s net neutrality rule was the idea that the Obama…
Partnering with Techstars and Ecolab, ag giant Cargill returns to tech investing
The world’s largest private agricultural company, Cargill, is returning to tech investment alongside the environmental treatment company Ecolab and Techstars to launch a new accelerator…
30 years of Final Fantasy
December 18, 1987 marked the establishment of a video game franchise that would come to define role-playing games for millions over the next 30 years…
Tovala, which sells ‘smart’ ovens for $399, just raised fresh funding from local VCs
The track record for smart kitchen devices is fairly uneven. On the one hand, you have Juicero, which was widely ridiculed for selling a $400…
Arizona residents are getting refunds on Theranos tests
Theranos is issuing refund checks to all Arizona residents who used the company’s blood-testing services, thanks to a recent settlement by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich.…
NASA engineers stare at the sun to see shockwaves from supersonic flight
Before the eclipse this summer, NASA warned us over and over again not to stare directly at the sun — but now they’re doing just…
Fyusion is bringing 3D vision technologies to a device near you
More than 15 million users a week launch the Fyuse app to take and share the 3D interactive pictures the technology enables. But what these users may…
Good luck getting Apple AirPods before the holidays
Apple’s wireless earbuds have been on the market for just over a year now, but they’re shaping up to be one of the biggest tech…
2017 on Instagram: Building and Fostering Communities of… via #Instagram Blog
2017 on Instagram: Building and Fostering Communities of Support Follow along on #IGYearInReview as we reflect on the most memorable Instagram trends of 2017. “I don’t know who I would be or what I would be doing if I wasn’t making art,” says Quil Lemons (@quillemons). The 20-year-old student and artist based in New York City creates work that sheds light on his community. “As a black creator, it’s vital that my work explores the many facets of the African-American diaspora,” says Quil. “I think my work allows black men to feel pretty — to be themselves.” On Instagram, he’s found community. “I don’t think I could exist without the support that Instagram provides,” he says. “In urban communities, access to resources for sharing and…
Adidas shifts away from making its own wearable tech
Wearables are hard. Some of the biggest names in technology have tried and failed to find success in the space, and even those that have…
World View’s high-altitude Stratollite balloons capture some great images
Pioneering near-space company World View is showing off what its so-called ‘stratollite’ balloons can do with a simple, off-the-shelf imaging sensor and a view of…
Plexamp, Plex’s spin on the classic Winamp player, is the first project from new incubator Plex Labs
Media software maker Plex, which has been enjoying a bit of growth following its newer focus on DIY cord-cutters, today announced a new incubator and…
The startup that facilitates deliveries for HelloFresh in SF and LA raises $4.3 million
AxleHire, a last-mile logistics startup that facilitates deliveries for companies like HelloFresh, Freshly, Sunbasket, La Boulangerie and others, has raised $4.3 million from Acorn Pacific,…
Fiit secures $3.2M seed investment to let you work out with your friends, live
Want to work out with your friends but you’re all busy and in different parts of the city or even country? Surely you could do…
As Kubernetes surged in popularity in 2017, it created a vibrant ecosystem
For a technology that the average person has probably never heard of, Kubernetes surged in popularity in 2017 with a particular group of IT pros…
Enhanced Security for Facebook Login with Strict URI Matching via Facebook Developers Blog
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Reddit launches new mobile apps with support for real-time comments, chat, mod tools and more
Reddit today is giving its mobile apps a major upgrade – the first since their launch last year, when the company decided to take back…
The Echo Spot is my new favorite Alexa device
I got excited when the Echo Spot debuted. At the time, I tentatively declared it the best Echo at the time, and after living with…
An hard look at token sale mania by an true insider
Moshe Hogeg is a fixture in the Valley mythos. This Israeli founder of Yo (yes, that Yo) and Mobli, he recently became one of the…
Amazon’s latest Echos show the smart home space hitting its stride
Amazon’s Echo lineup got a refresh earlier this year that included a brand new version of its basic Echo, well as an Echo Plus with…
Springboard raises $9.5M to offer an online alternative to the master’s degree
Springboard is a platform that helps people advance their tech skills, and ultimately career. Today it took a step further to realizing its own potential…
Open Garden wants to give you tokens for sharing your Internet connection
Open Garden launched its mesh networking platform at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2012. Since then, the company has gone through a few iterations and found unexpected…
More dead commenters appear to come out against Net Neutrality
Two more dead commenters have been spotted commenting on the FCCs foregone Net Neutrality vote, a small but not insignificant discovery considering that, while public…
Battery Ventures backs workforce management software company Quinyx in new $12M round
Quinyx, a Stockholm-headquartered company that offers cloud-based software to help businesses manage things like employee scheduling, communication, task-management and payroll integration, has raised a further…
Carnegie Mellon’s ‘Superhuman AI’ bests leading Texas Hold’em poker pros
A new paper published by Science today details how Libratus, an AI developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon’s computer science department, managed to take on…
Netflix arranged a surprise proposal for two streaming superfans
Netflix is to dating what going to the movies once was, so it makes a lot of sense that couples would remember the streaming service…
NIO launches its ES8 all-electric SUV in China
Electric vehicle startup NIO has launched its first production car, the ES8 – a fully electric SUV with 220 miles of range, fast charging that…
BMW teams up with Solid Power to develop solid-state batteries for cars
Automaker BMW is chasing that solid-state battery tech carrot, same as most everyone else in the industry. Today, it’s announcing a new partnership with battery…
Virgin Hyperloop One said to add Richard Branson as Chair and raise $50M
It’s probably no surprise that billionaire Richard Branson is going to be taking a more active role in Virgin Hyperloop One, considering the company adopted…
Toyota will electrify entire vehicle lineup by 2025
Toyota is finally revealing the details of its plan to catch up with some of its rivals on electrification; the automaker has focused primarily on…
Facebook is clamping down on posts that shamelessly beg for your engagement
A lot of crap gets shared on Facebook, but coming soon the volume may be a little less after Facebook made a move to penalize…
France files supplier contract complaint against Amazon
The French government has filed a complaint against ecommerce giant Amazon alleging abuse of a dominant position with some of its suppliers, according to Reuters citing a…
FarmCrowdy raises $1M round to bring Nigerian farmers online and to market
Bringing small scale Nigerian farmers to a broader market has netted the new startup Farmcrowdy $1 million from investors including Techstars, Cox Ventures and Social…
The China syndrome via The Economist Business
WHAT is in store for economies and markets in 2018? Around this time of year, a large number of analysts and fund managers are giving their views. Among the most interesting and thoughtful approaches can be found at Absolute Strategy Research (ASR), an independent group founded by David Bowers and Ian Harnett.ASR adds extra depth to its analysis by contrasting its own views with those of the consensus. To do so, the group polled 229 asset allocators, managing around $6trn of assets, for their views on the outlook for economies and markets. They found a groundswell of optimism; the probability of equities being higher by the end of 2018 was 61%, and that shares will beat bonds is 70%. The allocators think there is only…
WheelStreet is bringing dock-less motorbikes to India’s cities
By now the world is familiar with the rise of on-demand bicycle services, which started out with Mobike and Ofo in China, but one startup…
Horizons Ventures backs AI startup Fano Labs in first Hong Kong investment
Horizons Ventures, the VC firm founded by Hong Kong’s richest man Li Ka-Shing, has made a rare early-stage investment after it backed AI startup Fano…
Oracle to buy construction collaboration software maker Aconex for $1.2B in cash
Oracle will pay $1.2 billion in cash to buy construction software developer Aconex, the companies announced today. Based in Melbourne, Aconex’s cloud-based software allow teams…
Uber ride-hailing comes to BBM — because some people in the world still use BBM
It’s been some time since Uber made its full service available inside messaging apps — most notably Facebook Messenger — but now it is rolling…
Tencent and JD.com invest $863M into e-commerce firm Vipshop to battle Alibaba
Tencent, the internet giant that recently became Asia’s first $500 billion company, is continuing its investment spree after it agreed to buy $604 million in shares…
17 Last-Minute Gift Ideas for the Marketer in Your Life
The days remaining in 2017 are few, and 2018 is just around the corner — things you undoubtedly know already. But here’s something you may…
Learning to embrace conflict as a part of startup culture
Most team leaders will agree on the majority of decisions that need to be made and good startup teams seem telepathic at times, but there…
ICO-lateral damage
The ICO regulators are here, and they’re carrying big sticks. (PDF) “Coins or other digital assets issued on a blockchain may be securities under the…
Thales agrees to buy Gemalto in digital security deal worth ~$5.43BN
Digital security solutions provider Gemalto has agreed to a €51 per share acquisition offer from French aerospace and defense group Thales — in a deal worth…
To ICO or not to ICO?
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The technology industry needs to think more seriously about device addiction
As we grow as a culture, especially for newer generations, we need to start asking important questions: ‘how as a species do we begin the…
Do good companies ICO?
There has been a veritable explosion in the use of initial coin offerings (abbreviated ICO, sometimes also referred to as a token generating event or…
Apple has a history of choosing cash over startups
Apple has more cash than any other tech company on the planet. Yet, that hasn’t translated into spending on acquisitions. Over the past five years,…
Gillmor Gang: Golden Goose
The Gillmor Gang — Doc Searls, Frank Radice, Denis Pombriant, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, December 15, 2017. G3: Last Hope —…
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Welcome to CTRL+T, TechCrunch’s podcast about tech and culture
Without further ado, it brings us great pleasure to introduce you to CTRL+T, a new podcast hosted by TechCrunch Reporter Megan Rose Dickey and Editorial…
Netflix will look for a repeat play in 2018 after a strong year
Netflix had a pretty good year by very Netflix-y standards: it added a ton of subscribers; its international growth plans seem to be playing out…
Uber accused of espionage, bribery and hacking by former employee
The $1.86 billion legal battle between ride-hailing giant Uber and Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo reached a pivotal moment today as the judge in the case…
Crunch Report | Go-Jek Buys Three Startups
Go-Jek buys three startups, the California Department of Public Health warns against being on your phone for too long and AOL Instant Messenger is officially…
Celebrity hologram startup 8i to lay off half its staff
8i, the New Zealand and Los Angeles-based augmented reality startup bringing celebrity personalities into immersive experiences, is laying off about half of its 70-person staff, according…
Feds look to cash in seized bitcoins at record prices
Federal prosecutors are looking to unload 513 bitoins seized as part of a drug case in Salt Lake City. Worth about $500,000 when they were…
Google kills its Tango augmented reality platform, shifting focus to ARCore
Google announced today that it’s shutting down its high-end smartphone augmented reality platform, Tango, in order to focus more on the more mass market ARCore…
Make Your Garbage Smell Pretty With Essential Oils via LifeHacker
Your trash smells bad. If you get one of those airtight lidded cans, your trash only smells bad when you open it, releasing a wet rancid fog right into your face. The best fix is to separate your food waste and store it in the freezer. But unless you’re composting that food waste, that’s too much work. Instead—or…Read more…
Weekend Hashtag Project: #WHPstripes Weekend Hashtag Project is… via #Instagram Blog
Weekend Hashtag Project: #WHPstripes Weekend Hashtag Project is a series featuring designated themes and hashtags chosen by Instagram’s Community Team. For a chance to be featured on the Instagram blog, follow @instagram and look for a post every week announcing the latest project. This weekend, the goal is to take photos and videos that capture stripes created by colors, textures and surfaces, as in this featured photo by Sara Harvey (@4theloveoftoys). Here are some tips to get you started: Head outside to see what stripes nature has to offer, like the natural lines of your local flora or the way streams create bands through a landscape. From repeating red lockers in the hallway to the way office buildings cast shadows at high noon, there are…
Use Amazon Prime Now to Help Those in Need via LifeHacker
You probably see it all the time: someone sitting alone out in the cold, holding a sign with a scribbled plea for help on it. Well, even if you don’t carry cash anymore, or have time to run to a nearby store, you might still be able to help them with this clever act of kindness.Read more…
Broadband business Casa Systems up 11%, following downsized IPO
Andover, Massachusetts-based Casa Systems had a tough time pulling off its IPO this week. The broadband solutions company initially wanted to debut Thursday, but pushed…
How to Secure Your Google Account with Yubikey via LifeHacker
If you haven’t added a second layer of security to your Google account, you’re more vulnerable than you realize. You might think you’re secure if you’re using SMS to protect your accounts, but even that has its own security issues compared to alternative verification options. You could employ an authentication app,…Read more…
Cities do want to rethink regulations and avoid tech clashes, and here’s some proof
In Jakarta, Indonesia, only 50 percent of the population has access to the piped sewerage system. More than 500,000 residents practice open defecation, and more…
How to Set Up Smart Lighting and Wireless Security Cameras via LifeHacker
It’s time to upgrade your simple home into a smart home, people! It’s way easier to do than you think. We’re continuing our Homehackers video series by going over smart lighting, smart switches, and wireless security cameras.Read more…
Use Dolly to Send Your Old Stuff to a Donation Center via LifeHacker
Want a quick way to get your old furniture or piles of clothing to Goodwill? Have a mattress that needs to go to the Salvation Army? Moving service Dolly is ready to show up, load your stuff, and take it to one of your city’s major donation centers—without you even having to ride along.Read more…
Mozilla’s Mr. Robot promo backfires after it installs a Firefox extension without permission
If you’re a Firefox user, then you may have noticed a weird new extension that suddenly showed up in your browser this week. The extension…
Don’t keep cell phones next to your body, California Health Department warns
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a warning against the hazards of cellphone radiation this week. Yes, the thing we are all addicted…
Apple picks up a new space drama from the creator of ‘Battlestar Galactica’
What the frak is this? According to a report from Deadline, Apple may have actually gotten its hand on a good show – a new…
Erik Huggers is stepping down as CEO of Vevo
Vevo, the music video service backed by major record labels, just announced that its CEO Erik Huggers is departing. Huggers previously worked at the BBC,…
Taking Care of Wildlife with @fuzzyfawn To learn more about… via #Instagram Blog
Taking Care of Wildlife with @fuzzyfawn To learn more about Fuzzy and her family of fawns, follow @fuzzyfawn on Instagram. There’s one woman behind Fuzzy Fawn Wildlife (@fuzzyfawn). “My dad nicknamed me Fuzzy the day I was born because of my white hair that stood up in every direction. I’ve been Fuzzy to everyone I know since,” says the volunteer who is licensed by New York State to rescue and rehabilitate wildlife. “A fawn that is sickly has a fuzzy coat, so after all of these years being called Fuzzy, my name finally fit!” Six years ago, a deer who had been struck by a car entered Fuzzy’s yard. “Long story short, it took me four hours to find help for this deer that was…
Unfollow Your Annoying Facebook Friends With Abandon via LifeHacker
When we rounded up our staff’s Weekly Upgrades last Friday, our editors were updating their skincare routines, diving feet first into the holiday spirit, and re-visiting long lost hobbies.Read more…
This Monte Cristo Casserole Is the Perfect Combination of Savory and Sweet via LifeHacker
Hello, and welcome to Will It Casserole?, the column where I take your delicious concepts and re-imagine them as delicious casserole creations. Today we’re taking one of my favorite sandwiches and transforming into a cheesy, ham-studded, layered piece of edible art.Read more…
Finnish autonomous car goes for a leisurely cruise in the driving snow
It’s one thing for an autonomous car to strut its stuff on smooth, warm California tarmac, and quite another to do so on the frozen…
RIP AIM: Lifehacker Readers' Favorite Memories of AOL Instant Messenger via LifeHacker
For those of us who remember the early-ish days of the internet, today marks the official end of an era, that if we’re honest with ourselves, ended long ago: the heyday of AOL Instant Messenger.Read more…
How to Get a Refund on Your iPhone X if Face ID Doesn't Work via LifeHacker
Face ID on the iPhone X works pretty perfectly most of the time, though it does seem to have some issues telling the difference between family members. But what if Apple’s new facial-recognition technology can’t tell the different between you and some random person, like a co-worker?Read more…
Ask Dr. NerdLove: Is Approaching Women Fundamentally Unethical? via LifeHacker
Hello all you exploding bed cobras, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column ready to give you the love advice you need while you’re in line for The Last Jedi.Read more…
UPS bets on blockchain as the future of the trillion-dollar shipping industry
Freight and logistics in the U.S. alone account for nearly $1.5 trillion annually. As the world’s economies scale up, that number is only expected to…
How to Buy Fingerlings, the Hardest-to-Find Toy of the Year via LifeHacker
Fingerlings are this year’s Hatchimals. Or, if you don’t have a clue what either of those words mean, this year’s Tickle Me Elmo. This year’s Teddy Ruxpin. This year’s Beanie Babies. In short, they are the hottest toy of 2017.Read more…
Alexa skills top 25,000 in the U.S. as new launches slow
Amazon this week officially launched the first skills for Alexa offering premium content that customers can purchase while using the voice apps – a move…
How to Boycott Your Internet Service Provider if Net Neutrality Dies via LifeHacker
Net Neutrality isn’t dead yet, but FCC Chairman Ajit Pai (and internet providers like Verizon, Comcast, and AT&T) took a big step towards victory after Thursday’s vote. However, if all the planned dissents, appeals, and protests fail and net neutrality really is done for, it may be time to seriously think about…Read more…
Dog-walking app Wag may be raising a huge round of funding
It looks like Wag may get another huge injection of cash following a big financing round earlier this year, according to a report by Recode,…
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How to Actually Improve Your Finances in One Year via LifeHacker
Saving for your kids’ college and retirement, reaping the rewards of the stock market—all of these things take years to accomplish. But there are financial goals you can accomplish in one year that can make a big difference, too.Read more…
EyeEm’s new products aim to understand brand aesthetics
EyeEm is unveiling new tools to help the brands and marketers using the site to source their images. Underlying these tools is a technology called…
Live-streaming app Spotlite raises $10 million from Sequoia Capital to help singers make money
Described to me as “American Idol meets musical.ly,” startup Spotlite recently raised more than $10 million from Sequoia Capital and BlueRun Ventures. The plan is…
Writer Gretchen Rubin's Three Tips for Living Your Best Life via LifeHacker
Gretchen Rubin, bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before, sums up years of research in this one-minute video. There are three areas where you can best improve your own happiness: Relationships, self-knowledge, and energy. Above, Gretchen explains why.Read more…
Basically Everything You Could Want from Adidas is On Sale at Nordstrom Rack via LifeHacker
Now that the weather’s nice enough to exercise outdoors (or at least tell yourself that you will), Nordstrom Rack’s running a pretty solid sale on Adidas apparel and shoes for men, women, and kids. It’s a good time to stock up on basics to throw on for the gym, or running errands.Read more…
Fitbit is having a bad day
Fitbit is, once again, not having a good day after spending the year in mostly middling status as it looks to prove there’s a market…
Original Content podcast: Netflix’s ‘Mudbound’ offers a somber look at Mississippi in the 1940s
Mudbound, a Dee Rees-directed film currently streaming on Netflix, is both epic and intimate, telling the intertwined stories of two families (one black, one white)…
With $10M in new funding, Huddly launches its smart GO camera for video conferencing
Huddly has built a smart camera that only has one mission: make your video meetings more productive. Now for the most part, you probably don’t…
3-Ingredient Happy Hour: Winter Wassail Spritz via LifeHacker
Happy weekend, everyone, and welcome back to 3-Ingredient Happy Hour, the weekly drink column featuring super simple yet delicious libations. Continuing my trend of transforming winter warmers into chilly sippers, I’d like to introduce you to my friend, the Winter Wassail Spritz.Read more…
Friday's Best Deals: Dewalt Multi-Tool, PS4 Star Wars Bundle, VPN Subscription, and More via LifeHacker
The 10-day countdown to Christmas has begun. If you need to finish up some gift shopping, check out discounts on a Dewalt multi-tool, a PS4 Slim 1TB Star Wars Battlefront II Bundle, our readers’ favorite VPN service, and more.Read more…
Make Waze Remind You About the Child in Your Car via LifeHacker
News stories about parents forgetting their children in cars are most concentrated in the hot summer, but kids also die of hypothermia in parked cars in the freezing winter. So what I’m saying is that we need to think about this terrible topic year-round.Read more…
Facebook adds a Snooze button for muting people, groups and Pages for 30 days
Facebook today is launching a new feature designed to give users more control over what content they see in their News Feed: a “Snooze” button.…
SpaceX launches a reused Dragon atop a reused Falcon 9 for the first time
SpaceX has moved one step closer to its dream of affordable, efficient reusable space flight: Today for its CRS-13 resupply mission for the International Space…
Adobe had a record quarter, but still has substantial untapped potential
Adobe announced a record quarter yesterday with $2.01 billion in revenue for Q42017. That represents a healthy 25 percent year over year increase for the…
Car Dealers Are Using Electronic Loan Contracts To Scam Buyers Into Horrible Situations via LifeHacker
One day last December, Tanisha Coley visited a Kia dealership in Stamford, Connecticut and filled out a computer-based credit application to figure out what kind of car she could afford. Soon after, she left without buying a vehicle, but ended up more than $17,000 in debt anyway.Read more…
Alexa can now play the top songs in a city and similar tracks
Amazon Alexa can now play music that’s popular in a given city through a new feature called “Local Popularity.” That means you can ask Alexa…
You Need a Flic Button If You’re Into Smart Homes via LifeHacker
If you’ve ever wanted to hit a button underneath your night stand that turns off all of your lights, locks your doors, and plays your favorite 12-hour playlist of box fan sounds so you can get to sleep, you should look into getting a Flic button. It’s a $35 button that connects to your smartphone and lets you trigger…Read more…
AIM is officially dead
Say “goodbye” (in the AIM voice, if possible) to Aol Instant Messenger. Back in October, Oath (the combined entity of Yahoo and Aol) announced that…
Bring Selfies to Your Stylists to Show Them Exactly What You Want to Look Like via LifeHacker
The next time you get your hair cut or your eyebrows shaped, don’t make the mistake of trying to describe what you want. Instead of saying “just a trim” and hoping your stylist knows what that means, pull out a selfie and show your stylist exactly what you want to look like.Read more…
Equity podcast: Apple’s $400M deals, Target buys a startup and uh-oh net neutrality
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week Katie Roof, Matthew Lynley and myself — Alex Wilhelm —…
This Is the Perfect Laptop Under $1,000 via LifeHacker
It’s not easy to find a really good laptop for under $1,000. There’s always some kind of compromise—usually related to speed, usability, or size. But everyone deserves to have a laptop that they can use in a coffee house without shame, carry to classes without pain, or use to tweak a few photos on without frustration.…Read more…
Watch SpaceX launch its first re-flown capsule and rocket combo live here
SpaceX is taking another shot at a historic launch today, should everything go as planned. It’s targeting a launch window of 10:36 AM EST (7:36…
Let’s meet in New York to talk token sales
I’ve been holding a few micro meet ups over the past few years and thought I’d start it up again in honor of token/ICO mania.…
Hot-chocolate secrets, spilled via LifeHacker
In How Do You Take Yours?, The Takeout solicits staff and outside expertise for secret tips on improving one dish.Read more…
Pied Piper’s decentralized internet is planned for Dubai, courtesy of startup Moeco
We’re slowly moving from the Big Data era to the “OMG HOW MUCH DATA?!,” to use the technical term. But, all joking aside, it’s getting…
How Prepared Are Marketers for the GDPR?
Disclaimer: This blog post is not legal advice for your company to use in complying with EU data privacy laws like the GDPR. Instead, it provides…
Upgraded Travel Gear Starts at Just $40 With Amazon's One-Day Timbuk2 Sale via LifeHacker
Pack your holiday travel stuff in a new Timbuk2 bag. Amazon is discounting almost 30 styles, today only, and that includes their ever-popular Commute and Command bags, both some of your favorite laptop bags. There’s also a bunch of backpacks as well as messengers to make travel a little bit easier. Plus, they make…Read more…