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ET Deals: Tales of Horror Humble Book Bundle Starting at $1With Halloween upon us, now's a good time to treat yourself to some of the best horror stories around. Jump in with this week's Humble Book Bundle, and get hundreds of dollars worth of material on the cheap. The post ET Deals: Tales of Horror Humble Book Bundle Starting at $1 appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Google Apps License Could Cost European Phone Makers $40 Per DeviceThe Commission's requirement that Google unbundle apps is bound to make Android licensing more complex. Now, a leaked document suggests that Google could charge OEMs as much as $40 per phone for a Google apps license. The post Google Apps License Could Cost European Phone Makers $40 Per Device appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Tesla Yanks ‘Full Self-Driving Capability’ Amid Owner ConfusionThis week in Tesla news: Tesla's cheapest Model 3 will cost $45,000. That's not counting the $35,000 Model 3 you can't get yet. Also, Teslas not yet ordered may get the $7,500 tax credit. The post Tesla Yanks ‘Full Self-Driving Capability’ Amid Owner Confusion appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Google Will Improve Linux in Chrome OS with Folder Sharing and MoreIn the upcoming Chrome v71 and 72, Google will make Linux feel more useful and integrated on Chromebooks. The post Google Will Improve Linux in Chrome OS with Folder Sharing and More appeared first on ExtremeTech.
2019 Hyundai Kona EV: Tesla-Like Range for About $30,000 After Tax CreditsHyundai's excellent Kona subcompact crossover gets a powerful motor and big battery. Among sub-$50,000 EVs, the only one that tops the Kona EV's range is the base Tesla Model S. Know anybody who actually took delivery of this base Tesla? Us neither. The post 2019 Hyundai Kona EV: Tesla-Like Range for About $30,000 After Tax…
In Violation of FCC Rules, Verizon Is SIM-locking the Google Pixel 3The Pixel 3 and 3 XL appear to be the very first Verizon phones subject to its new, murky SIM locking policy. If you buy a Verizon Pixel, it's really only going to work on Verizon. The post In Violation of FCC Rules, Verizon Is SIM-locking the Google Pixel 3 appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Intel Core i9-9900K Review: Welcome to an Intel-AMD 8-Core SlugfestDavid versus Goliath. Scrappy underdog versus industry titan. Half-dead, incompetent failure versus bloated, corrupt "leader" too stuck in its own past to drive the future. Frame the fight as it pleases you, smoke 'em if you got 'em, and pull up a chair. AMD and Intel are going to war. The post Intel Core i9-9900K…
Scientists Confirm Electrons Are Round Instead of SquishedThe most precise model of the electron yet has now demonstrated that your science teacher was right -- electrons are almost perfectly round, and that's going to make some physicists very unhappy. The post Scientists Confirm Electrons Are Round Instead of Squished appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Next Major Windows 10 Update Will Let You Uninstall Most Built-in AppsStarting next year, more pre-installed apps can be forever banished from your computer. The post Next Major Windows 10 Update Will Let You Uninstall Most Built-in Apps appeared first on ExtremeTech.
ET Deals: 40 Percent off Tile Mate with Replaceable Battery, Intel Core i9-9900k Releases TomorrowIf you misplace your gear on a regular bases, the Tile Mate Bluetooth tracker is worth investing in. And since the new model has a replaceable battery, and the four-pack is currently being discounted by $40, now's a great time to buy. The post ET Deals: 40 Percent off Tile Mate with Replaceable Battery, Intel…
3.7 Billion-Year-Old Fossils May Actually Be Just RocksThe 3.7 billion-year-old structures found in Greenland certainly looked like they had a biological origin, but a new study casts doubt on the original claims. The post 3.7 Billion-Year-Old Fossils May Actually Be Just Rocks appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Analyst: Apple Will Switch Away From Intel in 2020The Apple-is-going-to-dump Intel rumor is going around again, but this time, there's more teeth to it. The post Analyst: Apple Will Switch Away From Intel in 2020 appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Nvidia RTX Ray Tracing Is Incredibly Expensive in Remedy’s Northlight Engine DemoA new demo from Remedy shown at GTC Europe gave some idea how much of a hit Nvidia GPUs can take from ray tracing. It's not a pretty picture. The post Nvidia RTX Ray Tracing Is Incredibly Expensive in Remedy’s Northlight Engine Demo appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Samsung’s 7nm EUV Process Is Ready For ProductionSamsung's 7nm EUV is ready for its closeup, but can it find customers? The post Samsung’s 7nm EUV Process Is Ready For Production appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Essential Has Laid Off 30 Percent of Its StaffEssential's website currently claims about 120 employees, so a 30 percent cut would mean 36 fewer employees with around 84 remaining. The post Essential Has Laid Off 30 Percent of Its Staff appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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Video doorbell firm Ring says its devices slash crime—but the evidence looks flimsyAmazon paid $1 billion for the security company. Our data analysis questions the claims that purchase was based on.
Want to know when you’re going to die?Your life span is written in your DNA, and we’re learning to read the code.
Digital immortality: How your life’s data means a version of you could live foreverYour family and friends will be able to interact with a digital “you” that doles out advice—even when you’re gone.
We can now customize cancer treatments, tumor by tumorBut can any company afford to manufacture one-off medical care?
Your next doctor’s appointment might be with an AIA new wave of chatbots are replacing physicians and providing frontline medical advice—but are they as good as the real thing?
The smartphone app that can tell you’re depressed before you know it yourselfAnalyzing the way you type and scroll can reveal as much as a psychological test.
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A Twitter employee groomed by the Saudi government prompted 2015 state-sponsored hacking warningAn explosive report in The New York Times this weekend sheds new light on the apparent targeting of Twitter accounts by “state-sponsored actors” three years ago. It comes in the wake of the confirmed death of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Friday, two weeks after he disappeared in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Khashoggi…
China is funding the future of American biotechSilicon Valley is in the midst of a health craze, and it is being driven by “Eastern” medicine. It’s been a record year for US medical investing, but investors in Beijing and Shanghai are now increasingly leading the largest deals for US life science and biotech companies. In fact, Chinese venture firms have invested more this…
Early-stage SaaS VC slip snaps recovery as public software stocks soarJason Rowley Contributor Jason Rowley is a venture capital and technology reporter for Crunchbase News. More posts by this contributor International growth, primarily in China, fuels the VC market today Corporate venture investment climbs higher throughout 2018 A few months ago, Crunchbase News reported that a longstanding period of SaaS investment stagnation had come to an end.…
Free societies face emerging, existential threats from technologyBilal Zuberi Contributor Share on Twitter Bilal Zuberi is a partner at Lux Capital, and is on the boards of Evolv Technology, CyPhy Technologies, and Nozomi Networks, among others. Silicon Valley is currently, and correctly, under fire for the failure of leading platforms such as Facebook, Google and Twitter to protect against the spread of…
Gearing up to step into virtual realityFor the past two years, we’ve been closely following the advances of new VR experiences. Much of this gear is still in development, but if you’re eager to dive in and get a sense of what’s available right now, we’ve put together our current recommendations for mobile, PC, console and budget VR headsets.
New ‘Dark Ads’ pro-Brexit Facebook campaign may have reached over 10M people, say researchersA major new campaign of disinformation around Brexit, designed to stir up U.K. ‘Leave’ voters, and distributed via Facebook, may have reached over 10 million people in the U.K., according to new research. The source of the campaign is so far unknown, and will be embarrassing to Facebook, which only this week claimed it was…
Watch BepiColombo’s twin spacecraft launch tonight on a mission to MercuryHumanity is about to return to the hottest planet in the solar system. BepiColombo is a mission to Mercury conducted jointly by the European and Japanese space agencies, due to launch in just a few hours aboard an Ariane 5 rocket. But while there's just the one launch, there are two spacecraft.
Convene uses landlord partnership model to outclass WeWorkRecent reports that SoftBank may take a majority stake in WeWork has added fuel to the already hot market for startups in the workspace and property tech sectors. One of the more compelling companies that stands to benefit from this trend is New York-based Convene. Started by co-founders Ryan Simonetti (CEO) and Chris Kelly (president),…
Lessons from building Brex into a billion-dollar startupWhen I think about my experience as an immigrant and entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, I remember growing up in Brazil and how we saw tech founders and CEOs as kings. We imagined what it would be like to assume the throne.
Alumni Ventures Group is the most active venture fund you’ve never heard ofAlumni Ventures Group is investing upwards of $200 million a year in tech startups. Has anyone noticed?
PlayStation Vue is first US pay TV provider to integrate with Apple’s TV appSony’s live TV streaming service, PlayStation Vue, announced this week it has become the first U.S. pay TV provider to integrate with Apple’s TV app in order to display content*. Until now, Apple’s TV app has featured content from both free and paid on-demand streaming apps like Hulu, Prime Video, HBO NOW, PBS Kids, The…
Tesla is rolling out a cheaper, mid-range Model 3Tesla is now offering a new, cheaper mid-range battery version of the Model 3 that starts at $45,000 before federal tax incentives. CEO Elon Musk announced the new variant, which has an estimated battery range of 260 miles, via Twitter. The company’s website has already been updated. Customers in the U.S. can order the mid-range…
Facebook launches ‘Hunt for False News’ debunk blog as fakery drops 50%Facebook hopes detailing concrete examples of fake news it’s caught — or missed — could improve news literacy, or at least prove it’s attacking the misinformation problem. Today Facebook launched “The Hunt for False News,” in which it examines viral B.S., relays the decisions of its third-party fact-checkers and explains how the story was tracked…
Microsoft’s new expense tracker Spend hits the App StoreThe team behind mileage-tracking app MileIQ, a company Microsoft acquired a few years ago, is out with a new application. This time, the focus isn’t on tracking miles, but rather expenses. The new app, simply called “Spend,” arrived on the App Store on Thursday, offering automatic expense tracking for work reimbursement purposes or for taxes.…
Hiver lets you manage shared email addresses from GmailMeet Hiver, a service that lets you collaborate on generic email addresses, such as jobs@yourcompany.com, support@, sales@, etc. Hiver isn’t the only company working on shared inboxes. But compared to Front, everything happens in Gmail directly. To be fair, Front has been doing a fantastic job when it comes to multiplayer email — and the company…
Vector speeds toward orbital launch capability with $70M in new fundingThe market for small satellites in low Earth orbit is expanding faster than the gas in a thruster nozzle, and Vector aims to be the go-to launch platform for companies looking to put a bird in the air on short notice. The company just raised a $70 million B round and aims to take its…
TrackR is rebranding to Adero as it looks beyond small devices to track lost itemsWhen TrackR raised $50 million from investors that included Amazon a year ago, the Santa Barbara startup made a big splash in the growing market for small connected dongles that you could attach to “dumb” objects like keys to keep tabs on their location. But times for the company have been challenging since then. It’s weathered layoffs; a…
E-moto startup Alta Motors reportedly powers downBrisbane, California based e-motorcycle startup Alta Motors has ceased operations, TechCrunch has confirmed. Earlier today Asphalt and Rubber — and several subsequent outlets — reported the company stopped operating this morning, fired its staff, and may be looking for a buyer. Alta has yet to comment on the situation. “As of this morning I no longer represent…
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SoftBank and Arm leaders on Saudi Arabia, the Singularity, and a trillion connected devicesSoftBank, one of the world’s biggest tech companies and startup investors, believes that we’ll have a trillion connected devices by 2025. And these devices, connected in the Internet of Things (where everyday objects have processors or sensors) will generate $11 trillion in value by that time, according to Marcelo Claure, who spoke this week at […]
How the new Supreme Court will affect our privacy rightsHow much will Brett Kavanaugh affect the Surpreme Court's shaping of our Fourth Amendment privacy rights?
Before you enter new markets, create a ‘geo expansion playbook’If your company is getting ready to enter new markets, you should have a geo expansion playbook. A geo playbook serves as a single source of truth that captures your company’s latest and best thinking on how to expand internationally.
Attack on Titan is getting a VR experience in JapanSony Music Communications and Taito are collaborating on a VR attraction for the Attack on Titan anime series titled VR Attack on Titan: The Human Race.
GamesBeat Decides 100: The BOBO tactician doesn’t need a gunIt's our 100th-episode spectacular, and we do almost nothing to celebrate it. We're a business site, and it's time to go to work!
Why Trump’s trade war could be the tipping point for American manufacturingIn Trump's trade war envirnoment, American companies no longer have the financial motivation to deal with the risks of manufacturing their core compenents overseas.
Can you deliver the ad personalization your customers demand? (VB Live)Personalized web and mobile ads that reflects your customers' tastes, values, and preferences is what keeps them clicking -- but it's hard to pull off.
Sensor Tower: Candy Crush Friends Saga’s 10 million first-week downloads have a sour noteCandy Crush Friends Saga hit 10 million downloads in its first week, but the franchise is trending downard.
Economist Nouriel Roubini gets an F for blockchainNYU economics professor Nouriel Roubini’s latest piece of demagoguery entitled “The Big Blockchain Lie” should get a F grade for confounding blockchain with Bitcoin. Real world blockchain use cases are happening now at the enterprise level.
Google Play offline peer-to-peer installs prevents malicious Android apps from spreadingGoogle's authentication service prevents malicious apps and updates installed from offline sources from infecting devices. It's now available in beta.
Regina Dugan: Companies using AI should consider worst-case scenariosLast week at the Samsung CEO Summit held at The Masonic in San Francisco, former DARPA director and leader of secretive skunkworks divisions at Facebook and Google Regina Dugan said companies need to think about how using AI technology can go wrong in order to understand the ethical, societal, and legal implications of their work.
ProBeat: Facebook’s Portal is dead on arrivalFacebook's Portal and Portal+ smart speakers are dead on arrival -- inevitably bound to fail because of the social network's consistent privacy scandals.
SpaceX competitor Vector raises $70 million to build more rocketsSpaceX competitor Vector raised $70 million to build more rockets. The company plans to launch its first Vector R rocket into space by the end of the year.
Apple warns developers to get apps Notarized against malware threatsApple is today telling developers to submit their apps for notarization, a process that insures the app is malware-free before users begin to download it.
AI Weekly: For evidence of academic investment in AI, look no further than PittsburghMIT is investing $1 billion in a new college of computer engineering, but it‘s not the only U.S. institution funneling funds into artificial intelligence.
The Pixel 3’s dual cameras are a tacit admission that AI can’t do everything — yetAI can't do everything -- just look at the Pixel 3's dual cameras for proof. But the future of computational photography looks promising.
Will 2018 be the year iPad Pro matches MacBook Pro laptop speeds?The iPad launched as a superior alternative to netbooks. This year, Apple's A12X chip could enable it to fully rival the latest MacBook Pro laptops.
Tesla drops ‘full self-driving capability’ option for new vehicles (updated)Tesla has removed the controversial 'Full Self-Driving Capability' option for new customers. It appears to be a temporary move.
The DeanBeat: Apple’s iPhone XS Max is great for games, but they’re still catching upDean Takahashi of GamesBeat checks out what some of the coolest games look like running on Apple's flagship iPhone XS Max.
Digital detox: The rise of the stripped-down secondary phoneWith an explosion of "companion" phones hitting the market, here's a look at the options and what a perfect secondary phone might look like.
PS4 zombie exclusive Days Gone shuffles to AprilDays Gone runs away from its original Februrary release date.
Tata Consultancy Services makes a New York City Marathon gameTata Consultancy Services makes a New York City Marathon game. Two players can compete by running in place on a controller mat.
Vuzix will sell Blade AR glasses in November, retail bundle in 2019They look like sunglasses but pack a full color display capable of augmenting reality -- for just under $1,000. Blade will become available in November.
Comeback Cities tour takes politicians, venture capitalists to tech startups in the SouthLed by Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), partners from firms including GV and Bloomberg Beta met with startup founders in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
SuperData: Oculus Quest will mainstream VR in 2019, but AR will lead by 2021The Nielsen-owned data analytics company expects VR to go wide next year thanks to an affordable standalone headset, as AR grows in popularity.
Drive.ai’s self-driving car service opens to all in Arlington, TexasDrive.ai is broadening deployment of its self-driving car service to every resident, employee, and visitor in Arlington, Texas.
The business case for machine learningWhen planning a cloud migration, it is crucial to know that you are sizing optimally before you move but also after you’ve made the jump.
EU leaders ready sanctions amid fears of election hackingEU leaders are readying sanctions amid fears that the upcoming European elections could be subjected to foreign interference.
MapleStory 2 hits 1 million downloadsMapleStory 2 is one of the most played games on Steam right now, and that makes it one of the most-played MMOs on the platform by default.
University of Central Florida’s AI finds early lung cancer with up to 97% sensitivityResearchers at the University of Central Florida have developed AI that can accurately detect cancerous nodules in CT scans.
Nvidia RTX 2070 is the $500 GPU to getThe RTX 2070 is about as powerful as the GTX 1080. That's disappointing because they are both $500. Does that mean you should skip the 2070? Definitely not.
Apple yanks subscription scam apps, but leaves a bigger problem intactSome particularly scammy apps were ripping off App Store users for hundreds or thousands of dollars. But the app subscription model is generally a scam.
Got It enables teams to bring external experts into company Slack conversationsVia its new Excelchat app, Got It is providing on-demand experts for Slack, the popular company communications platform. The aim is to boost real-time collaboration and productivity for spreadsheet users.
ParkWhiz’s Arrive Network automates parking payments with wireless technologyParkWhiz's new Arrive Network leverages wireless sensors to automatically charge parking reservations to drivers. It's rolling out in cities across the U.S.
Google Play gets better support for larger Android app bundles, subscription improvements, and in-app updatesGoogle Play is getting better support for larger Android app bundles, subscription improvements, in-app updates, and an expanded Google Play Instant.
Juji is an empathetic AI chatbot that holds personalized conversations with peopleEXCLUSIVE: Artificial intelligence researcher Michelle Zhou has created a chatbot called Juji with a cheerful personality to hold personal conversations with people. The chatbot has the ability to listen and respond empathetically in conversations with humans, prompting the humans to chat for a longer time than usual. Zhou believes this kind of chatbot — Juji…
Apple reserves October 30 for iPad and Mac event in Brooklyn, New YorkApple will unveil new professional and creative products at an unusual venue, the opera house at NYC's Brooklyn Academy of Music, at the end of this month.
Alexa’s Whisper Mode is now available in the U.S.Amazon's Alexa assistant can now whisper in response to quiet commands. Whisper mode is available in U.S. English starting October.
Data analytics startup Incorta raises $15 million from Microsoft’s M12 and Telstra VenturesData analytics startup Incorta has raised $15 million in a series B extension round of funding from Microsoft's venture capital (VC) arm M12 and Telstra Ventures.
G Suite Gmail Add-ons get Compose actions, a direct artery to Box, Atlassian, and other enterprise appsGoogle has launched new Compose actions for G Suite Gmail Add-ons to serve as a direct artery into enterprise apps such as Box, Dropbox, and Atlassian.
Fireflies.ai launches meeting transcription and automated task assignment serviceFireflies.ai launches its service for generating transcripts and unique insights from speech-to-text translations of audio recorded at meetings.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 matches WWII’s first weekend, PC and digital sales riseActivision Blizzard announced today that Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 made $500 million during its first weekend.
Flir’s Firefly development camera taps Intel’s Movidius Myriad 2 for on-device object detectionThe Flir Firefly is a development camera that leverages Intel's Movidius Myriad 2 platform for on-device AI processing. It launches in 2019.
Samsung announces Galaxy Book2, a Windows 10 S laptop with gigabit LTE and 20-hour battery lifeAt an event in New York City, Samsung announced the Book2, a laptop powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 850 system-on-chip. It lasts 20 hours on a charge.
Click farms are gaming Apple’s Top Podcasts listA podcast industry tracker believes paid click farms are gaming the list, which it calls “the closest thing to the Billboard Top 100 in the podcast world.”
Online marketplaces must go beyond sales to experiencesMarketplaces must continue to evolve by providing a more complete experience if they want to remain relevant and competitive with consumers and merchants.
Battlefield V interview: Capturing players with single-player stories, not battle royaleElectronic Arts’ DICE studio showed off Battlefield V’s War Stories, the single-player missions that show different aspects of the war through four vignettes that explore distinct characters and stories. These stories are emotional and full of action, and they are meant to hook the players into the fantasy of Battlefield V, which debuts on the consoles […]
Samsung begins making 7LPP chips, commercializing 7nm EUV lithographySamsung has succeeded in commercializing an extreme ultraviolet light technology to etch ever-shrinking chips and is now making 7-nanometer processors.
Battlefield V War Stories hands-on — Lots of action, emotion, and sacrificeElectronic Arts' DICE studio made a good decision to invest in the single-player vignettes, the War Stories, for Battlefield V.
Battlefield V: War Stories hands-on videos — Single-player mode captures war’s emotion and horrorBattlefield V's single-player vignettes, dubbed War Stories, let players experience the horrors and emotions of the Second World War.
How Adjust is organizing a coalition against mobile ad fraudMobile ad fraud has become multibillion dollar problem. So Adjust, a mobile measurement firm, has rallied a coaltion to fight it with shared best practices.
Atlassian debuts new Jira Software Cloud with a timeline view, configuration flow, and new APIsAtlassian's improved Jira Software Cloud features a streamlined user interface, a new timeline view, a simplified configuration flow, and new APIs.
The Heartland is still struggling to retain young talentA new report found that the Heartland is adding young adults at a rate of 0.4 percent annualy -- compared to 1.2 percent in other parts of the country.
Beddr debuts FDA-registered SleepTuner wearable to monitor sleep disordersBeddr has launched its FDA-registered SleepTuner wearable and iOS app to monitor sleep disorders such as snoring or sleep apnea.
Withings founder launches Zoov to fix ebike sharing messWithings founder Eric Carreel today announced Zoov, a new ebike sharing service with compact bike stations to help reduce their urban impact.
Earning digital trust in the world of fake newsBrand safety is a long-standing issue that affects thousands of companies in every industry. And marketers must pay more attention.
AppOnBoard’s App Store Demos on Google Play see big growthAppOnBoard’s instantly playable game demos are proving popular in the Google Play Store. Google is using AppOnBoard’s technology to enable users to tap on demo apps in the store and play the game instantly in a highly visible feature dubbed Google Play Instant. A bunch of game companies have partnered with AppOnBoard to use the […]
Middle East Uber rival Careem raises $200 millionUber rival Careem has raised $200 million to expand in the Middle East.
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with ability to uninstall more preinstalled appsMicrosoft released Windows 10 build 18262 (19H1 branch) with uninstall for more preinstalled apps, Task Manager, Troubleshooting, and Narrator improvements.
Heartland Tech Weekly: Recruiting tech talent away from the Bay Area takes persistenceTech workers don't just decide to leave the heart of the industry for an up-and-coming startup hub overnight. It takes consistent visits and outreach.
The anatomy of a game-key scamDo those key scam emails actually work? Not most of time. But the fraction of the time that they do is enough for con artists who use automation and bots.
Immersive tech gets sports fans into their favorite game … literallyWithout innovative immersive technology, arenas risk losing fan interest, can expect reduced revenues and face the danger of becoming irrelevant in an increasingly connected and digital world.
The RetroBeat: Check out these awesome homemade retro arcade sticks — that you can buyThe BX-110 Super NES is an arcade stick for the classic console made my a fan and expert of retro tech.
GitHub wants AI to help developers codeVentureBeat sat down with GitHub senior data scientist Omoju Miller to talk the use of artificial intelligence to help develoeprs.
Facebook Instant Games expands to groups and Facebook LiteFacebook announced today that its Instant Games platform is soon expanding and coming to gaming groups and Facebook Lite.
Rocket League preps for China, cross-platform parties, and 4K on Xbox One XRocket League is still coming to China and getting cross-platform parties, but Psyonix doesn't have exact dates for those.
AirPods are suddenly ‘sold out’ across Apple Stores, hinting at refresh (updated)Apple's international storefronts are saying the AirPods are "sold out" across multiple countries, apparently signaling an imminent refresh.
Twilio’s Autopilot lets developers deploy bots across text, message, and AI assistantsTwilio's Autopilot allows developers to deploy automated agents across traditional phone systems, and also SMS and voice platforms like Alexa.
Twitter will now display a notice for 14 days when someone deletes a reported tweetThe new notice will help users figure out if a user deleted a tweet on their own, or if Twitter forced them to delete it for violating it's rules.
Apple brings EU data privacy features to U.S., tightens app and web privacy rulesApple has expanded its Data and Privacy mini site outside of Europe, enabling more users to automatically request, change, and delete data Apple collects.
Intel opens Tech Learning Lab roaming VR truck in the BronxIntel‘s Tech Learning Lab is a custom-built mobile container truck outfitted with virtual reality demo stations, powerful PCs, and IoT smart whiteboards.
How Natori is nailing 700% return on ad spend with AI (VB Live)A successful AI deployment is a must to stay competitive, but it requires getting people, process, and principles all in place.
InMobi acquires Sprint’s advertising and data subsidiary Pinsight MediaMobile marketing firm InMobi acquires Sprint's advertising and data subsidiary Pinsight Media for an undisclosed price.
SoundCloud Go+ music subscription now includes high-quality streaming (updated)SoundCloud Go+ music subscriptions now include high-quality streaming in the premium $9.99 per month plan.
Apple Watch can now control Skydio’s $2,000 autonomous R1 droneSkydio's autonomous drone R1 now has a novel new feature to justify its $2,000 price tag: the option to use an Apple Watch as a controller.
Otoy’s RNDR harnesses 14,000 GPUs to render cloud-based graphicsOtoy's blockchain-based rendering platform RNDR has harnessed more than 14,000 graphics processing units (GPUs) from individuals who help the cloud network. 
Fiverr launches education platform for freelancers, classes start at $19Fiverr is offering freelancers courses for $19 to $38 that will boost their skills and enhance their profiles on its platform.
WhiteSource raises $35 million to help companies monitor open source elements of their softwareWhiteSource, a platform for securing and managing the open source components within software, has raised $35 million in a fresh round of funding.
YouPorn now lets you search for videos using emojisYouPorn hops on the emoji bandwagon by now letting you search for adult videos using everyday emojis.
Oh My Green raises $20 million to bring office workers healthy snacksOh My Green, a concierge-style provider of healthy food and wellness services, today announced a $20 million seed funding round.
Icon raises $9 million to fight homelessness with 3D-printed homes built in 24 hoursIcon has raised $9 million in seed funding to build custom 3D-printed homes in less than 24 hours. Together, Icon and New Story are fighting homelessness.
Lucid Software raises $72 million to grow its web-based design and diagramming softwareLucidchart has raised $72 million to grow its web-based design and diagramming tool.
How Holospark is making Earthfall’s alien invasion worth repeatingIn Holospark’s Earthfall, the world teeters on the edge of annihilation as hordes of extraterrestrials run amok, hunting down four desperate survivors.
Cognata raises $18.5 million to grow its autonomous vehicle simulation platformCognata has raised $18.5 million to grow its autonomous vehicle simulation platform and help carmakers expedite their self-driving vehicle programs.
Soulcalibur VI review — Fighting against stalenessSoulcalibur VI doesn't change much, but it's still a fun fighting game.
YouTube now lets advertisers tailor campaigns for TVsYouTube will now let advertisers tailor their ad campaigns specifically to people viewing them on a TV screen. 
Netflix record subscriber growth sends shares soaringNetflix nabbed 7 million new streaming subscribers from July to September, a third more than Wall Street had expected. Shares rose 14 percent in after-hours trading.
Samsung acquires Spanish AI-powered network analytics company Zhilabs to bolster 5G ambitionsSamsung has acquired Zhilabs, a network analytics company that leverages artificial intelligence to monitor carriers' network performances and data traffic.- Call of Duty’s Blackout is starting to chip away at PlayerUnknown’s BattlegroundsCall of Duty: Black Ops 4's Blackout mode seems built to take down PUBG. So far, PUBG survives, but it is starting to see a dip in its peak concurrents.
Cooler Master’s analog keypad hits its crowdfunding goalAnalog controls are impossible on keyboards with switches that either on or off. Cooler Master ControlPad could change that with pressure-sensitive keys.
Chrome 70 arrives with option to disable linked sign-ins, PWAs on Windows, and AV1 decoderGoogle today launched Chrome 70 with an option to disable linking Google site sign-ins, Progressive Web Apps on Windows, an AV1 decoder, and more.
Why I finally left the Bay Area to work at a Midwest startupI finally found investors and founders in my home state of Minnesota who had the same "pay it forward" mentality as startup folks in the Bay Area.
Pilot scares the hell out of us by wearing Oculus Go while flyingTwo Texas-based pilots have been flying a small plane while relying mostly on a $199 VR headset for visual guidance -- all in the name of safer flying.
Facebook reportedly plans to release a TV camera device in spring 2019Facebook is reportedly working on a device codenamed Ripley for video calls and streaming video from services like YouTube.
PlayStation Network is down — Sony engineers are working on a fixPSN is down, and that is preventing people from booting up games or using video services. Sony says it is aware of the outage.
Google Maps now displays electric vehicle charging stations from Tesla, Chargepoint, and moreA new update is landing in the Google Maps Android and iOS apps globally, becoming available in the desktop incarnation in the next month. Now when you search for "electric car charging station," or words to that effect, Google Maps will display and direct you to the nearest station.- SoftBank believes 1 trillion connected devices will create $11 trillion in value by 2025SoftBank and Arm believe 1 trillion connected devices on the internet of things will create $11 trillion in value by 2025. Bring on the Singularity!
The Next WeChat? Humaniq app as a service-hub for Africa’s entrepreneursHumaniq, launched as a powerful messenger service for basic smartphones to empower African entrepreneurs and connect them with financial services.
Google will charge Android device makers a licensing fee to preinstall its apps in EuropeGoogle will charge Android device makers a licensing fee to preinstall its apps in Europe. The move comes in response to an antitrust complaint from EU regulators.
Dead by Daylight maker Behaviour Interactive gets 20% investment from GaeaChina's Gaea Interactive Entertainment has acquired a 20 percent stake in Canada's Behaviour Interactive, the maker of the popular Dead by Daylight.
Arm’s Neoverse will be the infrastructure for a trillion intelligent devicesArm is introducing the Arm Neoverse, which is a cloud-to-edge infrastructure to support a world with a trillion intelligent devices. 
Pokémon Go gets creatures from the Sinnoh regionNiantic has announced that Sinnoh region creatures featured in Pokémon Diamond, Pokémon Pearl, and Pokémon Platinum, are coming to Pokémon Go.
Clarifai’s AI can detect ‘unsavory’ content in images and videosClarifai's new content moderation solution uses AI to identify 'objectionable' content in images and videos. It's available in beta.
GitHub launches Actions to execute code in containers and security alerts for Java and .NET projectsGitHub introduced Actions for automated workflows and code execution in containers on GitHub, alongside other changes to the developer platform.
Sixense will refund its VR controller backers, switch to enterpriseSixense will offer a refund to its 2013 Kickstarter backers for its Stem virtual reality controllers. The company is shifting focus to enterprise VR.
GitHub: Facebook’s PyTorch and Microsoft’s Azure have the fastest growing open source projectsMicrosoft's Azure, Facebook's PyTorch, and Google's TensorFlow are among the most popular open source projects, according to GitHub's Octoverse report.
Hearthstone’s in-game tournaments are on hold so Blizzard doesn’t disappoint youBlizzard put Hearthstone's tournament mode on hiatus because of the gulf of expectations that existed between what they were working on and players.
Pinterest adds dynamic pricing, product recommendations for style and home decorThanks to new tools like the redesigned Product Pins, users will now see the up-to-date price, as well as whether an item is in-stock, before they decide to buy a product they saw on Pinterest.
Startup Ludenso takes on Magic Leap and HoloLens in augmented realityNorwegian technology startup Ludenso has started a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for its augmented reality glasses for mobile devices, dubbed MagiMask.
DevLab 2018 offers VR/AR artists an incubator and shot at fundingOculus, Kaleidoscope, and immersive mixed reality studio RYOT are teaming up for an event and funding opportunity targeted at independent VR and AR artists.
Analogue’s Mega Sg plays most old Sega cartridges in 1080pIf you want to play Sega games on a modern display, Analogue may have the new best solution for you. The Mega Sg can play any old Sega cart at 1080p.
Huawei launches the Watch GT without Android Wear OS and the Band Pro 3 wristbandHuawei today launched the Watch GT, the much-rumored follow-up to the Huawei Watch and the Huawei Watch 2, alongside the Huawei Band 3 Pro.
Xiaomi says Mi Mix 3 will be world’s first 5G phone, coming October 25Xiaomi says its new Mi Mix 3 will be "the world's first 5G commercial mobile phone" and will officially debut on October 25 in Beijing.
EA’s DICE touts Battlefield V’s single-player vignettes as the antidote to Call of DutyEA DICE launched a single-player Battlefield V campaign trailer that underscores the diversity of its War Stories and the stories to keep fans engaged.
Discord’s game store and subscription service launch worldwideThe Discord store is going live for everyone today. After launching into a limited test in August, Discord is opening up its big new features. The store will sell select list of games. But Discord is also getting a library-management tool and the $10-per-month Nitro game-subscription service. Over the last three years, Discord has grown […]
Huawei Mate P20 Pro: AI Cinema effect adds ‘Sin City’-like color isolation to your videosThe Huawei Mate P20 Pro's new "AI Cinema" video camera mode can isolate colors so the background is black and white while the subject remains in color.
Huawei unveils Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro with in-screen fingerprint sensor and built-in wireless charging padHuawei unveiled the Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro phones today with new features including in-screen fingerprint reader, a wireless charging pad, and NO headphone jack.
Apple apologizes for phishing scam account hack in ChinaFollowing reports from Chinese mobile payment companies Alipay and WeChat that some of their Apple device-using customers had lost money, Apple today apologized and confirmed that stolen Apple IDs were the subject of a hack. “We are deeply apologetic about the inconvenience caused to our customers by these phishing scams,” Apple said in a statement […]
Travelex’s new gift card service lets WeChat users from China shop in the U.S.London-based Travelex today announced a new partnership with gift card startup Swych that will allow Chinese consumers on the WeChat platform to make purchases from retailers in the U.S. The new service is called “Travelex Pay” and will exist within the WeChat app, which has 800 million users. Until now, the ability of WeChat users […]
LogMeIn’s Prompt ai and RescueAssist add AI smarts to self-service ITMost IT desks waste an enormous amount of time repeatedly tackling the same problems, roughly 40 percent of which could be fixed via self-service. In fact, the average IT professional spends up to 78 percent of their time working on level-one customer tickets, like password resets, which works out to as much as eight hours […]
Hinge now wants to know how your date went so it can make better matchesFor years, dating apps have tried to set themselves apart by claiming that their algorithms are the best at matching users based on common interests and other factors. Now, Match Group-owned Hinge is launching a new feature that attempts to gather feedback on how well dates between users actually go, in order to create better […]
Mobile marketing analytics firm AppsFlyer surpasses $100 million in annual recurring revenueMobile attribution and marketing analytics firm AppsFlyer said it surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue in the third quarter of 2018, with growth of 100 percent every 12 months. The company attributed the revenue increase in part to the 85,000 apps that have marketers using AppsFlyer’s products and services. “As a customer-obsessed company, our […]
Paperspace raises $13 million for AI cloud computingThe cloud computing market is enormous — and it’s only expected to grow. According to a report jointly published by CenturyLink and Statista, it’ll be worth $411 billion by 2020. With incumbents like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft’s Azure, and Google Cloud Platform competing for a slice of the pie, it’s not easy to gain a foothold. But New […]
Open AR Cloud Organization launching effort to connect all augmented apps and servicesAs augmented reality apps and hardware continue to evolve, they still largely deliver solitary experiences that exist in isolation. Now a new industry group plans to develop an AR cloud in the hopes of linking all of these games and services into a shared platform that creates a singular augmented view of the entire world. […]
Lyft launches $299 subscription for 30 rides a monthFirst there was software as a service, then there was light as a service. Now there’s mobility as a service. Lyft has officially launched its all-access subscription plan, which covers users for up to 30 rides per month for an up-front monthly fee of $299. Each ride can be for a value of up to […]
How to turn customer experience into customer trust (VB Live)VB LIVE: Customer experience sets you apart from your competition – and gives you the strongest competitive advantage. Learn how to make it the core of your company, and how to launch the customer experience strategy that elevates your brand, when you join this VB Live event! Register here for free. Forrester found that while…
Amazon invests $10 million in Closed Loop Fund to improve curbside recycling in the U.S.Amazon is investing $10 million in Closed Loop Fund, a project finance fund that invests in sustainable manufacturing technologies and recycling infrastructure. Founded in 2014, Closed Loop Fund constitutes part of the broader Closed Loop Partners initiative, which includes an R&D center, a venture capital fund, and a private equity fund. The Closed Loop Fund, specifically, focuses […]
Twilio to acquire email technology firm SendGrid in $2 billion deal(Reuters) – Cloud technology company Twilio said on Monday it would buy email technology firm SendGrid in an all-stock deal valued at about $2 billion, combining two firms that handle communications between apps and their users. While Twilio’s technology helps its customers like Airbnb and Lyft send text and other types of messages to its […]
Qualcomm offers first 802.11ay 60GHz Wi-Fi chipsets for WiGig devicesEarlier this month, the Wi-Fi Alliance announced that the next generation of Wi-Fi devices will be called “Wi-Fi 6,” all but dismissing the cryptic 802.11 variations that have inspired confusion over the past 19 years. But as it turns out, a smaller collection of super high-performance routers and devices will still use the 802.11 designation, […]
Syncron raises $67 million for preventative maintenance AIIn the manufacturing and industrial sectors, equipment failures can result in millions of dollars in lost revenue. The true cost of a mechanical breakdown — that is to say, the penalties incurred by missing deadlines and shutting down part of a production line — is estimated at between 4 to 15 times the maintenance costs. To […]
Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen dead at 65(Reuters) — Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen, the man who persuaded school-friend Bill Gates to drop out of Harvard to start what became the world’s biggest software company, died on Monday at the age of 65, his family said. Allen left Microsoft in 1983, before the company became a corporate juggernaut, following a dispute with Gates, […]
Prepare for Blackout Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 GiveawaySPONSORED: Sponsored by Intel Black Ops is back, Call of Duty fans — like you didn’t know that already. As always, the game is full of some down and gritty multiplayer combat that’s as smooth and fluid as a pour of Mountain Dew, the biggest Zombies offering ever and Blackout, where the universe of Black…
AMD’s best gaming CPU is now an even better dealIntel revealed what it is calling the “best gaming CPU ever” last week with the Core i9-9900K. That chip is selling for $580, and it debuts October 19. It also doesn’t come with a cooler, so you’ll have to buy one separately. But if what if you want to spend about half that? Well, AMD […]
Facebook to remove more voting misinformation, considered ban on political advertising(Reuters) — The world’s largest online social network, with 1.5 billion daily users, has stopped short of banning all false or misleading posts, something that Facebook has shied away from as it would likely increase its expenses and leave it open to charges of censorship. The latest move addresses a sensitive area for the company, […]
NVENC vs. X264 — Does CPU or RTX GPU encoding work best for Twitch?If you want to livestream to Twitch, Mixer, or YouTube Live, you’ve had two options when it comes to video encoding. You can set your CPU to do software encoding. You could alternatively select your Nvidia GPU to handle that task. Each of these have their benefits, but your best bet was to use your […]
Jaunt drops VR projects, will focus solely on AR and XRJaunt’s last two months have been pretty eventful: Originally known for virtual reality experiences, the company recently shifted into providing augmented and extended reality technologies to other companies, and even installed a new CEO. Today, it unexpectedly announced that it’s winding down its VR products and services to focus its efforts on AR and XR creation […]
IBM launches AI OpenScale and Multi-cloud Manager to simplify AI and cloud deploymentArtificial intelligence (AI) and cloud service are big business. Total investment in AI reached $26 billion to $39 billion in 2016 — triple 2013’s numbers, according to a recent survey conducted by Harvard Business Review. And in the next 15 months, roughly 80 percent of all IT budgets will be committed to cloud solutions. That […]
Montblanc ships the first Snapdragon Wear 3100 watch: the $995 Summit 2Briefly announced alongside Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon Wear 3100 chipset, the luxury-class Montblanc Summit 2 smartwatch is officially shipping now — and might win some fans despite its $995 starting price. While Summit 2 is powered by the latest version of Google’s Wear OS and has all the digital features you’d expect from that platform, the metal-bodied wearable ships with a […]
MIT commits $1 billion to make AI part of every graduate’s educationThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) today announced a $1 billion initiative to reshape how the college operates and make artificial intelligence a part of its curriculum for all students. The shakeup is being made, MIT president L. Rafael Reif said, to “prepare students of today for the world of the future” and represents the […]
Fortnite’s in-game tournaments begin October 16You can finally show off your world-class Fortnite skills without having to abandon your day job. Epic Games is introducing in-game tournaments to its battle royale megahit. This new feature enables players to join open, multihour competitions. And this is yet another feature to set Fortnite apart from competitors. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s […]
If SETI uses off-the-shelf hardware & software for AI — can’t you?VB EVENT: “We use gaming GPUs,” says Dr. Andrew Siemion, director of the Berkeley SETI research center. “We use the GeForce series from Nvidia. We use consumer level flash drives.” Siemion is one of the speakers at VB Summit, coming up on October 22-23 in Mill Valley, CA. On Twitter, his team recently posted a…
Microsoft files patent for Finger Band gesture-tracking ringMicrosoft’s wearable initiatives haven’t worked out so well — its wrist-mounted Band series of smart watches began to peter out just as early Apple Watches were gathering steam. But the company hasn’t stopped thinking about wearables, as a newly published patent application reveals a finger-mounted smart ring that could become a companion to Surface displays, smart glasses, […]
The Sims FreePlay mobile game gets augmented reality with Brilliant Backyards updateElectronic Arts and its Maxis studio are adding augmented reality to the iOS version of The Sims FreePlay via a new update dubbed Brilliant Backyards. The new AR multiplayer feature for iPhone and iPad uses Apple’s new ARKit 2, and the updated game is now available on the app store. Players can bring their Sims […]
Pixel Stand review: Who needs a smart display?REVIEW: During a splashy event last week in New York City, Google unveiled the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, the first in its Pixel smartphone series to support wireless charging. They’re compatible with any Qi charger, including (but not limited to) accessories from Samsung, Anker, and RavPower. But Google, not one to let competitors leapfrog…- Pixel 3 review: A phone made better with AIREVIEW: Google debuted the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL with dual front-facing cameras and glass body last week, and while there are notable hardware improvements, it’s things like being able to screen calls with your own conversational AI or make reservations with Duplex that make the latest Pixel stand out. Many of the Pixel 3 and…
Hearthstone nerfs Giggling Inventor, Mana Wyrm, and Wild’s bane — AvianaBlizzard Entertainment announced nerfs for three Hearthstone cards today. The changes to the PC and mobile digital card game will go live on October 15, and they will impact the Neutral minion Giggling Inventor, the Mage minion Mana Wyrm, and the Druid Legendary minion Aviana. Hearthstone is the king of the digital card game market, […]
Chrome, Edge, IE, Firefox, and Safari will disable TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 in 2020 (Updated)Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, and Apple today announced they will disable Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 and 1.1 by default in their respective browsers in 2020. TLS 1.2 will thus be the default version, unless of course TLS 1.3 is available. TLS is a cryptographic protocol designed to provide communications security over a computer network — […]
Mac App Store continues to bleed developers over analytics and trialsApple thoroughly revamped the look and feel of the Mac App Store this year, debuting “editorial” recommendations and an iOS-inspired interface for its macOS software storefront. But a new survey from CleanMyMac developer MacPaw suggests developers remain unimpressed by the App Store due to a series of well-established problems that haven’t been addressed, and that Apple […]
HP targets Z by HP laptops and services at creative professionalsHP today announced new ZBook laptops and services for creative professionals at Adobe’s Max 2018 conference in Los Angeles. The portfolio fits on the Z by HP product group name and includes computing, print, and other services aimed at digital creators. The idea is to let creative professionals tackle heavier workloads, such as video editing and […]
Spil Games’ Operate Now: Hospital hits 30 million downloadsSpil Games‘ Operate Now: Hospital surgery simulation game has surpassed 30 million downloads on mobile devices. Amsterdam-based Spil Games said that the game, which also lets you manage a hospital, saw 15 million downloads in the last six months, showing that the rate of downloads is accelerating, as the number from the last six months […]
Premiere Pro 13, Dimension 2.0, and everything else Adobe announced at Max 2018Today marked the kickoff of Adobe’s annual Max conference in Los Angeles, and the company wasted no time announcing updates across its product families. It took the wraps off Project Aero, an augmented reality (AR) authoring tool; Project Gemini and full Photoshop CC for the iPad; a new version of Adobe XD with support for […]
Adobe XD introduces voice prototyping and new UI kit for Alexa Presentation LanguageFull Photoshop CC for the iPad wasn’t the only thing Adobe announced at its Max conference in Los Angeles this morning. The San Jose company also took the wraps off a new version of Adobe XD — its user experience design app — with enhancements on the voice assistant design front plus tighter integration with […]
Adobe launches Premiere Rush, a cross-platform video editorAdobe Premiere Rush (previously Project Rush) is, as you might recall, a cross-platform video editing app for smartphones, tablets, and PCs. It became available in beta this summer for select customers, and today during Adobe’s annual Adobe Max conference in Los Angeles the company announced that it’s launching broadly on PC, Mac, and iOS devices. […]
Intel partners with Rolls-Royce to develop autonomous cargo shipsRolls-Royce today announced that it would use Intel chips as it develops a global system for autonomous ships that carry cargo on the high seas. The partnership follows the announcement last year of an ambitious timetable to have fully autonomous shipping fleets deployed by 2025. While based in the U.K., Rolls-Royce is developing the shipping technology in […]
Adobe launches Project Aero AR authoring tool in private betaAdobe today announced the private beta of Project Aero, an augmented reality authoring tool and content delivery platform for smartphones. Project Aero will allow creatives to make augmented reality artifacts without the need to learn how to use things like the Unity game engine. Adobe Creative Cloud applications like Photoshop and Dimensions will be able to […]
Adobe brings full Photoshop to iPadAdobe kicked off its annual Adobe Max conference with a bang — and two of its announcements brought new and improved apps to Apple’s iPad lineup. Today, the San Jose company announced Project Gemini — a new drawing and painting app for iOS tablet devices — and a full version of Photoshop CC for iPad. […]
Apple reportedly buys Asaii, a music talent-spotting analytics companyRoughly once a month, Apple quietly purchases a small company — or just hires its key employees — to add some new twist or features to its existing capabilities. Now it has reportedly acquired Asaii, a two-year-old music analytics company that claimed to be able to spot upcoming hit artists 10 weeks before they chart. Asaii’s […]
Starlink: Battle for Atlas review-in-progress — Toys-to-life with toys that are funREVIEW: Starlink: Battle for Atlas is a significant step forward for the toys-to-life movement. This petered out after Disney killed Infinity and Activision didn’t make plastic figures for Skylanders in its last go. And that’s fine. The games were OK, but those action figures lacked one key ingredient: action. They were stuck on plastic bases,…
Malwarebytes says business cyberattacks surged 55% in Q3, but malicious cryptocurrency mining fell 26%Cybercriminals seem to be increasingly concentrating their significant firepower on businesses and their treasure troves of data rather than on individuals, according to a new report from cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes. The company today released its Cybercrime Tactics and Techniques report for Q3 2018, which found that detections of cybercriminal activity targeting businesses rose 55 percent in […]
Vindicia CashBox will power subscriptions for South American gaming streaming service GloudVindicia said it will provide the infrastructure for subscription payments for Turner Internacional Argentina, a division of Turner International, for its game streaming service Gloud. Gloud aims to use cloud technology to offer a simple, affordable, and accessible gaming service to consumers. It is one of a number of companies that want to provide console-quality games […]
10 years after the recession, U.S. cities with a strong tech industry are the most resilientThe U.S. states and metro areas with large tech industries — most notably Silicon Valley and the Bay Area — are adding jobs and residents and seeing incomes rise at a faster rate than other parts of the country. This polarization has prompted hand-wringing from both tech executives and those in overlooked regions of the country, but the disparity continues […]
Despite new rules, tracking political ad spend across Facebook, Google, and Twitter remains difficultThis year, Facebook, Google, and Twitter have all created archives of political ad spending on their platforms, making publicly available for the first time information about how much are spending, and how effective it is. However, the three companies have different standards when it comes to what constitutes a political ad and what information they’re […]
God of War creator David Jaffe says he wants to make a VR horror gameEarlier this week on his livestream talk show, God of War and Twisted Metal creator David Jaffe received a phone call from Cory Barlog, the director and writer for the most recent God of War game that released this year on PlayStation 4. During the chat [warning: language is extremely NSFW –Ed.], they discussed the series, God of […]
San Diego matures as a tech hubGUEST: An 85-minute flight from the traffic snarls and frenzied house prices of the Bay Area of Silicon Valley can land you in one of the sunniest and fastest growing cities in the U.S., increasingly eyed as an attractive alternative for engineers and venture capitalists (VCs) alike: San Diego. For years VCs resisted the idea…
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 — My best multiplayer match yetWhen I can get more kills than deaths in a Call of Duty match, it’s a glorious day. As a relatively elderly player of Call of Duty, I can honestly and proudly say that I’m a middle-of-the-pack player. Other people will post glorious videos of their great kills and kill streaks on YouTube. But with […]
Blackout pushes Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 to best day one digital sales everGame publisher Activision and developer Treyarch announced today that Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has set a new launch day record as the biggest day one digital release in Activision history. You can probably credit the enormous positive reaction to the Blackout battle royale mode in this year’s game. You’ll notice that it doesn’t […]
How to get your hardware product to market on scheduleGUEST: You’ve probably heard this before: Hardware is hard. How hard? According to CB Insights, 97 percent of hardware startups will fail or become “zombies” — and it’s little wonder when even behemoths like Apple encounter regular difficulties bringing their products to market on time. Angel investor Benjamin Joffe wrote an article discussing why such…
How Argodesign will help Magic Leap design the look and feel of spatial computingOne of the interesting talks during Magic Leap’s laborious three-hour keynote presentation last week was by Jared Ficklin, creative technologist and partner at Argodesign, a product design consultancy. Ficklin’s company signed on to help Magic Leap, the creator of cool new augmented reality glasses, in the creation of the next generation user interface for something […]
Wingnut AR Pest Control shows augmented reality can be sillyWingnut AR showed off its first augmented reality app for the Magic Leap One Creator Edition. It was a pretty wacky game, as you might expect from the creative minds at Peter Jackson’s AR studio in New Zealand. Wingnut AR Pest Control puts you in the shoes of a pest control worker, and it is […]
Corti heart attack detection AI can now deploy on the edge with Scandinavian designWork is underway to deploy Corti, an AI system that detects heart attacks during emergency phone calls, and it could be coming to some of the biggest cities in Europe. Following plans announced earlier this year to roll Corti out in more cities, this summer the European Emergency Number Association (EENA), whose members include cities […]
The engine behind Paradox Development Studio’s future gamesFEATURE: Since Europa Universalis III, Paradox Development Studio’s grand strategy games have owed a debt to Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz, or at least his name. The Clausewitz engine has powered every internal Paradox Interactive game since 2007, but starting with upcoming grand strategy game Imperator: Rome, it’s getting a pretty significant upgrade. Yes, it’s…
Google rebrands AR Stickers as PlaygroundGoogle announced this week that its AR Stickers feature, which can be found inside the Pixel’s camera app, is being rebranded as Playground. Along with the rebrand they’ll be releasing all-new characters such as heroes from Marvel’s Avengers (both Iron Man and Hulk were shown) as well as an animated version of Donald Glover’s rap persona, […]
Magic Leap CEO: ‘We can be a public company’ if developers support usMagic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz suggested an initial public offering might be planned for his company if it is able to continue building momentum with developers. The suggestion came during our first interview with Abovitz on Tuesday during Magic Leap’s developer conference in Los Angeles. The Magic Leap One Creator Edition headset started shipping a couple […]