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Andy Rubin is back at Essential after leave of absence following reports of improper behavior
Essential smartphone startup founder Andy Rubin, who took a leave of absence last month in light of allegations of an improper relationship at his previous…
Google Maps will soon tell you when it’s time to get off your train or bus
Google is about to launch a small but useful update to Google Maps that will give you live guidance and interactive real-time notifications during your…
Weekend Hashtag Project: #WHPclassic Weekend Hashtag Project is… via #Instagram Blog
Weekend Hashtag Project: #WHPclassic 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. The goal this weekend is to create photos and videos that display a timeless quality. Whether you’re nostalgic for a past era or inspired by traditions that stand the test of time, share what classic means to you: Look for local scenes that conjure up familiar feelings — like a family picnic, a cozy coffee shop or a commuter dashing through the city. To make details ageless, be deliberate about what you do (and don’t) show. = Don’t take any gesture or…
Holography-based 3D printing produces objects in seconds instead of hours
3D printers are useful devices for all kinds of reasons, but most have a critical weakness: they simply take a long time to actually make…
Jony Ive is leading Apple’s design team again
Two years ago, Jony Ive was promoted to chief design officer at Apple. The newly created role found the company’s beloved designer taking a break…
Education technology meets its limits
This week has been a good one for those who like to talk about the limits of technology. Over in the UK, a prankster managed…
Here’s everything new Niantic just added to Pokémon Go
Niantic is rounding out the year with one of Pokémon GO’s biggest updates to date. We knew earlier this week that the update was right…
In the world of VC, harassment claims aren’t necessarily a deal killer
Silicon Valley has hardly been immune. In the world of venture capital, two of the highest-profile poster boys for this uprising (as of this writing)…
Sources: Apple is acquiring music recognition app Shazam
As Spotify continues to inch towards a public listing, Apple is making a move of its own to step up its game in music services.…
Ex-Uber data chief Kevin Novak joins LA-based startup Tala in big win for LA ecosystem
Kevin Novak, the architect of Uber’s dynamic pricing technology and the head of its data team, has joined the Los Angeles-based financial services startup Tala…
Apple’s widened ban on templated apps is wiping small businesses from the App Store
ollowing its Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple released updated App Store guidelines that included a new rule allowing it to ban apps created by a “commercialized…
Following controversies over kids’ content, YouTube makes several YouTube Red family shows free
Amid controversies over how YouTube has been handling content aimed at children on its network, YouTube is making a number of its previously subscription-only YouTube…
Coinbase CEO: ‘Please invest responsibly’
In a Medium post, the CEO of Coinbase, one of the most popular cryptocurrency exchanges out there, is urging users to be responsible about their…
These are Facebook’s internal policies on harassment and bullying
Facebook, in a similar manner to what it did with its internal policies around Managing Bias, is making its policies on harassment and bullying publicly…
Facebook Sound Collection lets you add no-name music to videos
The right soundtrack can make a boring video interesting. So after years of reported discussions with the record labels, Facebook is launching video editing tool Sound…
Apple TV finally gets SiriusXM streaming
A little potential bonus for those thinking of picking up an Apple TV for the holidays. As of this week, streaming from the satellite radio…
Researchers train robots to see into the future
Robots usually react in real time: something happens, they respond. Now researchers University of California, Berkeley are working on a system that lets robots “imagine…
AWS has a post re:Invent surprise as it enters the single sign-on market
Steve Jobs used to famously end his keynotes with “there is one more thing…” AWS decided to wait a week after their re:Invent conference ended…
Spotify and Tencent agree to swap stakes in their music businesses
Tencent’s overseas investment splurge continues after the company confirmed a deal with Spotify that will see the duo make investments in each other’s music businesses.…
Equity Podcast: Lyft’s driving fast, Blue Apron’s troubles and bitcoin infinity
Welcome to Equity, our venture capital and tech business podcast. On the latest episode, we were joined by Nagraj Kashyap, who runs Microsoft Ventures. Topics…
Amazon brings its Echo smart speakers and Music Unlimited service to 28 new countries
Amazon is continuing to push its media services worldwide after it expanded its Alexa smart speakers and its standalone Music Unlimited service to an additional…
3 Ways Working a Job You Hate Can Benefit Your Career
“We’ll miss you, Cliff.” said Andy, my manager. His face looked long when he was sad. We were both working for a company that just…
Why is bitcoin’s price so high?
Bitcoin’s price has risen stratospherically, a fact that leaves many minor players in the market with massive gains and many bigger players millionaires. But is…
Zelda expansion, Death Stranding and other titles hyped at The Game Awards
The Game Awards, an event that’s exactly what it sounds like, took place shortly ago and, like any gaming event, it was shot through with…
Nvidia’s $2,999 Titan V is a 110 teraflop GPU for AI processing
Nvidia cards are the de facto standard for running machine learning workloads and today, the company added yet another high-end compute-centric card to its line-up:…
Uber lands investment from Singapore’s largest taxi operator in blow to rival Grab
Uber has struck a major deal in Southeast Asia after ComfortDelGro, Singapore’s largest taxi operator, announced [PDF] it has agreed to buy a majority share of…
MishiPay raises £1.6M led by Nauta Capital for its mobile self-checkout technology
MishiPay, a London startup that has built mobile self-checkout technology that promises to put an end to queuing to pay, has raised £1.65 million in…
AARP Travel Wants to Hear From You via AARP Money
Dec 7, 2017 … Whether it’s that vacation of a lifetime to a far-flung land or a long weekend at your friend’s country home, taking a vacation is one of life’s best rewards. And there’s no one way to do it. AARP would love to hear how you plan and save for your vacations. Share your thoughts with the quick and easy poll below …
Coinbase hits top spot on Apple’s US App Store despite struggling to handle bitcoin demand
Ignoring recent price rises for a second, if you can — there’s no greater sign of bitcoin fever than an app that lets you buy…
Samir Arora unveils Sage Digital, a startup that’s all about accurate location data
Samir Arora says it’s time for a new wave of applications that use reliable location data. Arora previously founded Mode Media (which he departed before…
PhoneWagon raises $1.2M to track when marketing campaigns lead to phone calls
When it comes to tracking the effectiveness of online advertising campaigns, PhoneWagon CEO Ryan Shank said there’s been a big piece missing for most businesses…
Feedly For iPhone X
We have been using the iPhone X for two weeks and have found the fluidity of the touch-based interface and the beauty of the new…
6 red flags of an ICO scam
With exponential growth in public interest, esoteric terminology and a lax regulatory framework, it is no surprise that some ICOs have been used to fund…
Apple issues fix for HomeKit vulnerability impacting smart locks and other devices
Apple says it has issued a fix for an iOS security flaw that left key connected home hardware open to unauthorized third-party access. The bug,…
**Meet @arnoldstaffzenegger, a Patient and Strong Pup from… via #Instagram Blog
**Meet @arnoldstaffzenegger, a Patient and Strong Pup from Norway Follow @arnoldstaffzenegger on Instagram to keep up with this pup’s evolving style. Hello, world! It’s time to meet our #WeeklyFluff: the cleverly named Arnold Staffzenegger (@arnoldstaffzenegger), a Staffordshire bull terrier hailing from snowy Oslo, Norway. Though he’s only 1 ½ years old, Arnold is not only strong like his namesake, but incredibly patient, posing for his family in all manner of outfits.
Salesforce is latest big tech vendor to join the Cloud Native Computing Foundation
Salesforce announced today that it was joining the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), the open source organization that manages Kubernetes, the popular open source container…
Sony has sold over 70 million PS4 consoles, 2 million VR headsets
Sony released some new stats today detailing the progression of sales for its PS4 console and PS VR headset systems. The numbers that matter: 70.6M PS4…
Facebook adds support for live streaming and video chats to Messenger games
Last November, Facebook launched Instant Games, a new platform for gaming with friends inside the Messenger chat app. Today, the company is announcing a couple…
In the Studio with Musician @cacalazzari To learn more, follow… via #Instagram Blog
In the Studio with Musician @cacalazzari To learn more, follow @cacalazzari on Instagram. “I think I’ve been chosen by music,” says Cacá Lazzari (@cacalazzari), who lives in Rio de Janeiro. “Music is my life, my religion, my everything.” Cacá started drumming when he was just 3 years old, and now the 29-year-old musician plays five hours every day. “Drums are the instrument I’ve always loved, and the instrument I think I can express myself better than any other,” he says.
San Francisco made things much tougher for robotic delivery startups this week
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors made it a lot tougher to test delivery robots this week. In a five to one vote, the committee handed…
The price of Bitcoin has doubled in two weeks, now above $16k
Bitcoin prices are hockey-sticking on a hockey stick. The cryptocurrency’s gains Thursday morning hit new heights striking well above $18k across widely varying exchanges, coming…
iPhone models dominate Flickr’s list of most popular cameras in 2017 with 54% of top 100 devices
Apple’s iPhone remains the most popular camera used by the Flickr community, the photo-sharing site revealed today in its annual review of camera rankings and…
China’s JD partners with accelerator program Plug and Play to reach US startups
E-commerce giant JD.com, the closest rival to Alibaba in China, is broadening its presence in Silicon Valley after it announced a collaboration with accelerator firm…
Women’s lifestyle startup Tara&Co brings on board advisory council
Despite a belief that women don’t support each other, Tara&Co is bringing on three female leaders in the tech industry to serve on the lifestyle…
Pinterest brings on a new head of corporate and business development
Pinterest today said it is hiring a new head of corporate and business development, bringing on former Facebooker Gary Johnson as it looks to continue…
Microsoft introduces Simplygon Cloud 3D object optimization for AR and VR
In January, Microsoft acquired 3D optimization service Simplygon for an undisclosed sum. Today, we’re seeing the fruits of that buy with the launch of Simplygon…
Lyft hires first-ever VP of corporate development and investor relations
Following Lyft’s recent $1.5 billion funding round, the company has decided to bring on board Kristina Omari as its first-ever vice president of corporate development…
New airline rules are leaving smart luggage makers in a tough spot
America’s top airlines are taking a stand against smart luggage. In a rare bit of solidarity, a number of the country’s top carriers have announced rules…
Heptio teams up with Microsoft to build a better Kubernetes disaster recovery solution
With the rise of Kubernetes as the de facto standard for container orchestration, it’s no surprise that there’s now a whole ecosystem of companies springing…
Burrow raises $4.3M for its modular sofa
Burrow, a startup bringing a Casper-style approach to manufacturing and delivering sofas, is announcing that it has raised $4.3 million in seed funding. This might…
Google’s mobile search results now include videos of celebs answering your questions
Google is testing a new feature that will allow celebrities and other notable figures to answer users’ search queries directly in the form of “selfie”…
Spark Capital leads $3.3m round into Boston-based, on-demand life sciences marketplace Clora
On-demand labor marketplaces have been around for decades on the internet. Paying someone to identify a cat using Amazon Mechanical Turk or hiring someone to…
Netflix posts trailers for each episode of Black Mirror Season 4, plus a release date
Netflix has been teasing the next season of Black Mirror at an excruciatingly slow pace. But now, we have everything we need to emotionally prepare…
Drake, ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Moana’ top Apple’s 2017 most downloaded list
Over the past several years, tech year-end lists have become as much of an annual tradition as Twilight Zone marathons and going to a bar…
3D home design startup Modsy raises $23 million in Series B funding
Technology has made buying stuff for your house a whole lot easier to do on a whim, but there haven’t seemed to be quite as…
Instagram is testing a standalone app for direct messaging
Instagram has changed a lot since its acquisition by Facebook in 2012. The original premise was so simple. Beautify your photo and share it to…
PullRequest pulls in $2.3M seed round led by Google’s Gradient Ventures
PullRequest, a Y Combinator Summer 17 graduate, announced a $2.3 million seed round today led by Google’s new AI fund, Gradient Ventures. The Slack Fund, Fika…
Compass gets $450M from SoftBank; real estate portal now valued at $2.2B
Less than a month after raising $100 million led by Fidelity, real-estate startup Compass is striking while the iron is hot. The company has now…
65 Photoshop Shortcuts to Help You Edit Photos Like a Pro [Bookmarkable]
Have you ever accidentally wasted an entire day in Photoshop? I have. It’s not like you start out aimlessly. You have a simple goal in…
Echofin is Slack for financial professionals
Historically, financial organizations have watched forlornly through the front window while startups have adopted new and cool tools like Slack, Twitter, and Convo. Now they…
How to Get Started With LinkedIn's New Website Demographics
I don’t know about you, but I have an odd fascination with LinkedIn’s “Who’s Viewed Your Profile” feature. There’s a natural curiosity about who’s checking…
Prose raises $5.2 million for custom shampoo
Whether your hair is straight, curly, color-treated or oily, the texture is unique. And a newly launched startup called Prose thinks your hair products should be,…
Naspers, Innova Capital invest $82 million more for Movile’s iFood delivery business
Naspers, a South African-based global investor and media conglomerate, has joined the private equity firm Innova Capital to funnel another $82 million into Movile — primarily to…
Honda is working with Chinese AI unicorn SenseTime on self-driving car tech
Honda is putting the focus on artificial intelligence after it announced a partnership with SenseTime, a Chinese startup valued at over $1 billion, that will…
Syte.ai’s new API makes visual search accessible to more online fashion retailers
Earlier this year, Syte.ai, which develops visual search technology for fashion brands, raised $8 million from investors including top Asian tech firms NHN, Line Corp.…
Ford recruits Alibaba to help break into China’s electric vehicle industry
Ford has put a lot of focus on China’s electric vehicle market — with a local joint venture expected to lead to 15 electric or hybrid…
Chattermill raises £600K to use ‘deep learning’ to help companies make sense of customer feedback
Chattermill, a London-based startup that uses ‘deep learning’ to help companies make better sense of customer feedback, has raised £600,000 in seed funding. Backing comes…
Patreon’s new service fee spurs concern that creators will lose patrons
Patreon announced a new service fee policy that it says will help creators keep more money, but many are worried because they believe it will…
Facebook co-founder’s B Capital leads $10M investment in Indian payment startup Mswipe
B Capital, the investment firm from Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin that is backed by BCG, has stepped into India after it backed smart point-of-sale company…
WorldRemit nabs $40M at a $670M valuation to boost its money transfer business
WorldRemit, a London-based startup with some 2 million users that offers a quick way for people to send money to each other with a focus…
Bitcoin mining marketplace NiceHash loses tens of millions of dollars following hack
Bitcoin is flying sky high after crossing the $14,000 mark for the first time, but one projected aimed at helping mine coins is short of…
Okta reports earnings, moves headquarters and launches free service for startups
It was a big day for online identity management provider, Okta. After reporting better-than-expected third-quarter earnings, the company also made a slew of announcements. Okta,…
ONNX V1 announced via Facebook Developers Blog
In September, we released an early version of the [Open Neural Network Exchange format](http://onnx.ai/) (ONNX) with a call to the community to join us and help create an open, flexible standard to enable deep learning frameworks and tools to interoperate. Today Facebook, AWS, and Microsoft are excited to announce that with the support of the community and new partners the first version of ONNX is now production-ready.
The Wonderful World of 5-Year-Old Fashion Influencer… via #Instagram Blog
The Wonderful World of 5-Year-Old Fashion Influencer @zooeyinthecity To learn more about Zooey, follow @zooeyinthecity on Instagram. Meet Zooey Miyoshi (@zooeyinthecity): a kindergarten student and 5-year-old fashion influencer. On her third birthday, her mom, Mai, started an account all about Zooey. Fast-forward two years and Zooey and her family — originally from Tokyo — live in Los Angeles where they adventure, play and take tons of photos, highlighting Zooey’s sweet and edgy styles, often accompanied by her staple expression of hiding behind a pair of sunnies. “Zooey has always had this no-emotion face,” says Mai of Zooey’s signature look. “Sunglasses also help when taking photos. Most of the time, she is not looking directly at me, which sunnies help hide. #momtip.” As for the future,…
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 focuses on AI, VR and battery life
Qualcomm teased its new flagship smartphone chip at day one its Summit in Maui, and as expected, the company’s got a lot more to offer…
ProtonMail encrypted mail service adds support for Apple Mail, Outlook and Thunderbird
Mr. Robot’s email service of choice just expanded its support for a handful of popular email clients. ProtonMail just introduced a new tool, called ProtonMail…
Facebook’s former Oculus Story Studio team isn’t done quite yet
Today, Sundance Film Festival announced its lineup for next month, and included yet again, were the entrants for the festival’s New Frontiers program which hosts…
As Cook and Pichai leave China, Valley confronts rising internet tyranny in world’s second largest market
It’s been a bad few months for internet freedom in China (and really a bad few decades, but who is counting?). The government brought into…
New Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen brings her cybersecurity focus to domestic defense
After a Senate vote on Tuesday, Kirstjen Nielsen has now been confirmed as John Kelly’s replacement to lead the Department of Homeland Security. The top…
Leesa mattresses are now in Pottery Barn
You can now find Leesa mattresses, one of the many mattress-in-a-box startups, at Pottery Barn online. Pottery Barn parent company Williams-Sonoma announced the partnership today,…
Lyft’s self-driving pilot with nuTonomy begins rolling out in Boston
Lyft is beginning its self-driving car pilot with self-driving car company nuTonomy in Boston as it looks to ramp up its self-driving efforts, and is…
9 of the most ridiculous pet gifts for your fur-loving friends
We love our fur babies in Silicon Valley, and there’s plenty of tech to support them, feed them and keep them occupied while we’re away.…
Sonos and Ikea are collaborating on sound products for the home
Sonos and Ikea just announced a new collaboration to “create future home sound experiences”. The companies say they want to make it easier to play…
Latest Google Sheets release helps automate pivot table creation
The spreadsheet gurus in your organization know how to use pivot tables to pull meaningful insight out of a morass of numbers. It has been…
Watch Pitch@Palace Global live right here
The Duke of York will be at St. James’s Palace today for #pitchatpalace Global. Pitch@Palace Global brings together entrepreneurs from 2017 Pitch@Palace events that took place in…
Blockchain browser Brave makes push to reward content makers and YouTubers
Brave, the blockchain-based browser initiative that raised $35 million in an ICO earlier this year, is making its first major move to build an ecosystem…
Lytro’s ‘living pictures’ cease to live
As part of its move away from consumer gear towards professional cinema hardware, Lytro has killed off the site that once hosted “living pictures,” still…
Gomer is a soft robot that can bother your cat
If there’s any sort of trend in robotics this year it’s soft hands. Robots with soft pinchers are quite useful in picking up – and…
Looks like HQ Trivia is coming to Android
HQ Trivia — the twice-a-day livestreamed trivia game built by the founders of Vine — continues to be a big thing. Recent games have had…
Oath and Mozilla are suing each other after Firefox switches back to Google search
Firefox’s default search engine has become the subject of a hotly contested legal battle, a few weeks after Mozilla announced it would be moving from…
ClassPass will soon help you break a sweat at home with ClassPass Live
ClassPass is today introducing a new layer to its business with ClassPass Live. Taking a hint from Peloton, ClassPass is now letting users work out…
Inflect raises $3M seed round to make buying internet infrastructure easier
Inflect, a startup that wants to make it easier for businesses to buy their own internet infrastructure, today announced that it has raised a $3…
Brainstorming: You’re Doing It Wrong [Video]
December 6, 2017 2:48 pm Source: https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/rss.xml?tabid=6307&moduleid=8441&maxcount=250 Link: https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/brainstorming-doing-it-wrong
With the Los Angeles tech scene exploding, CrossCut Ventures raises $125 million to invest
CrossCut Ventures, a Los Angeles-based seed investment firm has just closed its fourth (and largest) fund with $125 million in new cash. It’s been a…
Pokémon GO’s gameplay will soon change based on the real world weather around you
A bunch of new Pokémon are coming to Pokèmon Go this week – but that’s not the only big change on the way. Pokémon Go…
Pokémon GO will get 50+ new Gen III Pokémon this week
Good news, Pokèmon Go fans: Gen III Pokemon are landing this week Or, I should say, more Gen III Pokémon are landing this week. Niantic…
PerceptIn has raised $11 million to help robotic vacuums and self-driving cars see
PerceptIn’s been operating mostly behind the scenes since launching in March of last year. Even so, the company has managed to raise a decent chunk…
Amazon Prime Video finally lands on Apple TV
Tim Cook said six months ago Amazon Prime Video was coming to Apple TV sometime before the end of the year. And here it is:…
Amazon launches its Prime membership service in Singapore
Amazon is increasing its focus on Southeast Asia after the e-commerce giant launched its Prime service in Singapore. The U.S. firm landed in Singapore, its…
7 Phrases That Indicate You Might Be in a Toxic Work Environment
It’s a situation familiar to many of us: That moment when something just feels off. You have a less-than-great feeling about your work environment, and…
PiTunnel connects your Raspberry Pi to the world
Raspberry Pis are usually very lonely. These tiny, single-board computers sit quietly under desks or inside 3D printed cases, staring wistfully into the far distance…
Viola FinTech is a new $100M Israel-based VC fund targeting fintech startups around the world
Viola, the Israel-based technology investment group, is launching new independent VC fund targeting fintech startups from anywhere in the world. Dubbed Viola FinTech, the “cross-stage…
Health2Sync raises $6M to expand its diabetes tracking and management service in Asia
Health2Sync, a Taiwan-headquartered company that offers a diabetes tracking service, has closed a $6 million Series B round aimed at expanding its business in Japan…
For some reason Tim Cook thinks China will allow VPNs to return to the App Store
This year has seen Apple widely criticized for aiding China’s censorship push by removing VPN apps from its App Store in China. Company CEO Tim…
Google launches a data-friendly search app for users in emerging markets
Google is continuing its push to make its services accessible for people with lower-end mobile devices or slow internet connections after it introduced Google Go,…
Dr. Phil Talks Veterans Scams With AARP Fraud Expert Doug Shadel via AARP Money
Dec 5, 2017 … Learn the latest veterans scams targeting not only military members but their families. Plus discover resources to avoid scams in the first place.
These are the 10 best tech companies to work for in the U.S., according to Glassdoor
Glassdoor just released its top 100 U.S.-based companies to work for next year. Since we cover technology over here at TechCrunch, we broke out the…
Microsoft shows off Windows PCs that run on Qualcomm chips
Intel’s stumbles in the mobile arena grew to become Qualcomm’s gains with its Snapdragon platform, but now it appears that Qualcomm intends to upend their…
Why America could miss out big time on India’s fintech revolution
There’s an old trope in the West that India is like Indian trains — exotic, lurching and slow. But tropes can be bad as a…
The Snapdragon 845 is Qualcomm’s next flagship processor
It was a busy day in Maui as Qualcomm kicked off this year’s Snapdragon Tech Summit. The San Diego chipmaker announced a two-in-one PC form…
Microsoft’s collaborative Whiteboard app is now available for Windows 10 users
When it announced the new Surface Pro a few months back, Microsoft also used the opportunity to preview Whiteboard, a Windows 10 app designed to…
Foursquare VP of business development Mike Harkey has left for Google
Foursquare’s VP of business development Mike Harkey, who has been with the company for more than 5 years, has left to join Google as its…
Intuit’s “rise of the rest” M&A strategy means large paydays outside the Valley
This morning, Frederic reported that Intuit has acquired Tsheets, a time-tracking service, for $340 million. That’s one of the highest prices that Intuit has ever…
As tbh popularity wanes, Facebook launches ‘Did You Know’ social questionnaire
Facebook wants you to share a bit more about yourself on your profile, so today it’s launching a new feature to web and mobile users…
Apple introduces a new pay-per-install ad product called Search Ads Basic
Apple today is introducing a new way for app developers to acquire users for their apps: it’s launching a pay-per-install advertising product called Search Ads…
Africa Roundup: ToLet Acquires JumiaHouse NG, Facebook announces NG_Hub, Interswitch IPO Update
Lagos based online real estate startup ToLet.com.ng acquired Jumia House Nigeria for an undisclosed amount. Jumia House is a subsidiary of the continent’s lone tech…
Microsoft launches Windows 10 on ARM, with HP and ASUS promising 20+ hours of battery life
Windows laptops and tablets have traditionally run on X86 processors from the likes of Intel and AMD. Microsoft experimented with using ARM-based processors when it…
Google is pulling YouTube from Echo Show and Fire TV, as feud with Amazon continues
Amazon and Google’s feud continues today, as Google is pulling its YouTube app – again – from Amazon’s Alexa-powered Echo Show device. This will be…
‘Wolverine: The Long Night’ is Marvel’s first scripted podcast
Having conquered just about every other form of media, Marvel’s getting into the scripted podcasting game. Launching in Spring of next year, ’Wolverine: The Long…
Mashable laying off 50 people as it refocuses toward tech news after fire sale to Ziff Davis
Publishing conglomerate Ziff Davis has officially bought online news site Mashable for a mere $50 million, according to Recode. The all-out sale of Mashable comes…
Shervin Pishevar takes immediate leave of absence from Hyperloop One and Sherpa Capital
Shervin Pishevar, co-founder of Sherpa Capital and co-founder of Hyperloop One, is taking an immediate leave of absence from both companies, as well as from…
Pinterest integrates deeper with Facebook with a new bot and messenger extension
As Pinterest looks to further expand beyond just the audience you’d expect to use it, it’s going to have to start chasing down users and…
Lyft increases latest funding round by $500M to $1.5B
Lyft just announced that it has added an additional $500 million to its most recent funding round, a $1 billion raise announced in October. The…
Rico-owned Henchman acquires Jinn’s app, will rebrand to ‘new on-demand concierge’ early next year
Jinn, the London on-demand delivery startup that shut down and was put into administration after being unable to pay creditors, has found a buyer for…
Apple buys podcast search startup Pop Up Archive
Apple’s played a central role in podcast since its earliest days — heck, even the term was borrowed from its big hardware product at the…
Pivotal has something for everyone in the latest Cloud Foundry Platform release
Pivotal wants to be the development platform that serves everyone, and today at their SpringOne Platform (S1P) developer conference in San Francisco, they announced a…