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Dictionary app Reverso learns new tricks
Apr 08, 5:27PM
Dictionary app Reverso is getting new features with its 8.0 update. There are new exercices and games to help you learn new words. Reverso also now has an integrated thesaurus. Reverso is one of the biggest dictionary players out there. It now has over 40 million unique visitors on its website and app every month. […]
In a Slack world, Microsoft bets on Teams and Yammer
Apr 08, 5:00PM
The growth of Windows has slowed as Microsoft's mobile platform goals have faded and the PC market matured. As a result, Microsoft has had to seek new revenue outside of its operating system.
Robo Wunderkind wants to build the Lego Mindstorms for everyone
Apr 08, 4:06PM
Lego Mindstorms have paved the way for many programmable toys. And Austrian startup Robo Wunderkind is building a new kind of Lego-like programmable kit. The startup first launched on the TechCrunch Disrupt stage and just raised $1.2 million (€1 million) from SOSV, Austrian Federal Promotional Bank and multiple business angels. Compared to many programmable toys […]
Original Content podcast: Netflix's 'Queer Eye' revival feels surprisingly heartfelt
Apr 08, 1:00PM
Netflix’s revival of Queer Eye transports five gay men around Georgia, where they remake the lives of individuals in sore need of their assistance. Each member of the “Fab Five” has their own specialty — food, fashion, grooming, design and culture. This might sound like just another reality show, but as one of the Fab […]
SurvAIllance
Apr 08, 1:00PM
You may not be aware that the rough consensus in the tech community is that Cambridge Analytica were almost certainly bullshit artists. Oh, don’t get me wrong, what they tried to do, and/or claimed to do, was super shady and amoral and would have been ruinous to reasonable informed democracy if successful. But I have […]
RSS is undead
Apr 07, 10:04PM
RSS died. Whether you blame Feedburner, or Google Reader, or Digg Reader last month, or any number of other product failures over the years, the humble protocol has managed to keep on trudging along despite all evidence that it is dead, dead, dead. Now, with Facebook's scandal over Cambridge Analytica, there is a whole new […]
Snapchat brings back chronological Stories feed for some
Apr 07, 9:17PM
Snapchat has undone its controversial redesign's most significant change in an update to some users today. A tab that shows Stories in reverse chronological order, replacing the redesign's algorithmically sorted feed for many people. We've reached out to Snap Inc and haven't heard back. Showing the most recent Stories first makes them predictable and coherent […]
Can SaaS principles transform political campaigns as we know them?
Apr 07, 5:02PM
In life, they say you get what you pay for. That is no less true in politics, which is fueled by campaign donations and lobbying dollars that move policy on every important issue under the sun. The disclosed expenditures of the DC lobbying industry are more than $3 billion per year, while just the presidential […]
Shine Together aims to shine a light on women, and the women behind them
Apr 07, 1:32AM
Behind every great woman, there is often another great woman who has encouraged her and listened to her and advised her, rather than tried to compete with her. That’s the way that it should be, according to Shine Theory, a concept that was crystalized by journalist Ann Friedman in 2013 and embraced by women in […]
Senator warns Facebook better shape up or get 'broken up'
Apr 07, 12:33AM
In the run-up to Mark Zuckerberg’s first appearance before Congress, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden issued a warning to the company about what it can expect from lawmakers if it doesn’t radically alter course. “Mr. Zuckerberg is going to have a couple of very unpleasant days before Congress next week and that’s the place to start,” […]
Best Buy customer info may have been exposed in data breach
Apr 07, 12:27AM
It's been a week filled to the brim with customer security compromises, and here's one more to add to the pile. A day after Sears, Kmart and Delta confirmed that they'd been impacted by a breach of data firm, [24]7.ai, Best Buy issued a public statement noting that it's in the same boat. At last […]
Facebook reportedly suspends AggregateIQ over connection to improper data-sharing
Apr 07, 12:08AM
AggregateIQ, a Canadian advertising tech and audience intelligence company, has been suspended by Facebook for allegedly being closely connected with SCL, the parent company of Cambridge Analytica. News broke late last month that AIQ, which was deeply involved with (and handsomely paid by) pro-Leave Brexit groups, was not the independent Canadian data broker it claimed to be.
The government seizes Backpage.com
Apr 06, 11:46PM
Visitors to Backpage.com today were greeted by a simple message from the U.S. Department of Justice, noting that it had seized the classifieds site. According to the static image, the move was a joint effort that included the FBI, IRS and the U.S Postal Inspection Service. The action, while brash, perhaps wasn't unexpected. The site has […]
Massterly aims to be the first full-service autonomous marine shipping company
Apr 06, 10:32PM
Logistics may not be the most exciting application of autonomous vehicles, but it's definitely one of the most important. And the marine shipping industry — one of the oldest industries in the world, you can imagine — is ready for it. Or at least two major Norwegian shipping companies are: they're building an autonomous shipping venture called Massterly from the ground up.
Twitter delays API change that could break Tweetbot, Twitterific, etc.
Apr 06, 9:33PM
This morning, the developers of third-party Twitter clients Tweetbot, Twitterific, Tweetings and Talon banded together to highlight upcoming API changes that could potentially break the way their apps work. As you might expect, their collective user base — a base largely made up of folks who need more out of their Twitter app than the […]
Apple voices opposition to Clean Power Plan repeal
Apr 06, 8:20PM
The Clean Power Plan is shaping up to be the latest Obama-era legislation on the Trump administration chopping block. In fact, Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt has been quite open in his intentions to kill the plan focused on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Apple is among the first — but likely not the last […]
Under a millimeter wide and powered by light, these tiny cameras could hide almost anywhere
Apr 06, 7:30PM
As if there weren't already cameras enough in this world, researchers created a new type that is both microscopic and self-powered, making it possible to embed just about anywhere and have it work perpetually. It's undoubtedly cool technology, but it's probably also going to cause a spike in tinfoil sales.
Confirmed: Six months after leaving DFJ, Steve Jurvetson is starting new venture firm
Apr 06, 7:25PM
Last year, renowned VC Steve Jurvetson parted ways with his longtime firm, DFJ, in what appeared a painful split. Six months later, he’s back with a new firm, Future Ventures, Jurvetson tells us via email. (Recode was first to take notice of its new site.) Says Jurvetson: “I am incredibly excited about the future — the […]
Postmates launching pickup feature
Apr 06, 7:12PM
Postmates, the startup that offers on-demand delivery for anything in your city, now lets people order ahead for pickup. This comes about one year after Square’s Caviar expanded into pickups, following the acquisition of OrderAhead’s pickup business. Postmates started testing Pickup in San Francisco earlier this week, and plans to officially launch it in the next […]
Twitter will publicize rules around abuse to test if behavior changes
Apr 06, 6:16PM
As part of Twitter’s efforts to rid its platform of abuse and hate, the company is teaming up with researchers Susan Benesch, a faculty associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, and J. Nathan Matias, a post-doc research associate at Princeton University, to study online abuse. Today, Twitter is […]
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