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>From dorm room to Starbucks, Rip Van Wafels is bringing Euro-inspired snack to the masses
Apr 28, 6:47PM
Rip Pruisken waffled in college (we got that pun safely out of the way for now). He was a student in the Ivy League at Brown University, and had focused on academics for much of his life. His parents were physicists, and "I thought I would study some sort of cookie-cutter path of studying something […]
Solving the affordability crisis one Chattanooga at a time
Apr 28, 5:36PM
We all know the success of America's leading startup hubs, cities like San Francisco, New York City, Boston and several others. Entrepreneurial talent, risk-seeking venture dollars, and dense human networks form an alchemy leading to wealth, jobs, and growth. The main streets and malls of the Midwest may be devastated, but you would never know […]
Gillmor Gang: Food Chain
Apr 28, 5:00PM
The Gillmor Gang — Frank Radice, Keith Teare, Denis Pombriant, Michael Markman, and Steve Gillmor . Recorded live Friday, April 27, 2018. Apple, Spotify meets Alexa, Is Social Dead, the coming subscription bubble. @stevegillmor, @mickeleh, @DenisPombriant, @fradice, @kteare Produced and directed by Tina Chase Gillmor @tinagillmor Liner Notes Live chat stream The Gillmor Gang on […]
Emissary wants to make sales networking obsolete
Apr 28, 4:07PM
There is nothing meritocratic about sales. A startup may have the best product, the best vision, and the most compelling presentation, only to discover that their sales team is talking to the wrong decision-maker or not making the right kind of small talk. Unfortunately, that critical information — that network intelligence — isn't written down […]
Facebook's dark ads problem is systemic
Apr 28, 4:00PM
Facebook’s admission to the UK parliament this week that it had unearthed unquantified thousands of dark fake ads after investigating fakes bearing the face and name of well-known consumer advice personality, Martin Lewis, underscores the massive challenge for its platform on this front. Lewis is suing the company for defamation over its failure to stop bogus […]
This year's Tribeca Film Festival uses AR and VR to explore music-making and empathy
Apr 28, 3:52PM
Visiting the Immersive arcade at the Tribeca Film Festival is always challenging. Every year, there are way more virtual reality and augmented reality experiences to try out (not to mention creators to interview) than I can squeeze into just a couple of hours. This year, as always, I was only able to check out a […]
Microsoft attempts to spin its role in counterfeiting case
Apr 28, 4:20AM
Earlier this week Eric Lundgren was sentenced to 15 months in prison for selling what Microsoft claimed was "counterfeit software," but which was in fact only recovery CDs loaded with data anyone can download for free. The company has now put up a blog post setting "the facts" straight.
Apple is reportedly building an insane '16K' VR headset
Apr 27, 10:06PM
Apple has long been rumored to be working on a pair of augmented reality glasses, but a report today suggests that they’re looking to compete with Google, Microsoft and Facebook in the virtual reality space as well. CNET reports that Apple has its eye set on the 2020 release of a wireless headset that combines […]
Facebook shrinks fake news after warnings backfire
Apr 27, 10:04PM
Tell someone not to do something and sometimes they just want to do it more. That’s what happened when Facebook put red flags on debunked fake news. Users who wanted to believe the false stories had their fevers ignited and they actually shared the hoaxes more. That led Facebook to ditch the incendiary red flags in […]
DNA analysis site that led to the Golden State Killer issues a privacy warning to users
Apr 27, 10:02PM
As more details emerge about the arrest of the man suspected to be the Golden State Killer, it’s clear that one of the most infamous unsolved cases of all time was cracked using a popular free online genealogy database. The site, known as GEDmatch, is a popular resource for people who have obtained their own […]
This soft robotic arm is straight out of Big Hero 6 (it's even from Disney)
Apr 27, 9:43PM
The charming robot at the heart of Disney's Big Hero 6, Baymax, isn't exactly realistic, but its puffy bod is an (admittedly aspirational) example of the growing field of soft robotics. And now Disney itself has produced a soft robot arm that seems like it could be a prototype from the movie.
T-Mobile is reportedly much closer to a merger deal with Sprint
Apr 27, 9:09PM
It looks like a potential merger deal between T-Mobile and Sprint, two of the major telecom companies in the U.S., is getting closer and now has set valuation terms, according to a report by Bloomberg. The deal could be announced as soon as Sunday, according to a report by CNBC. The proposed tie-up of the […]
Essential's first handset is coming to more markets
Apr 27, 8:46PM
It's hard launching a phone company — something Essential was pretty candid about from the start. Andy Rubin's latest endeavor got off to something of a slow start, according to outside accounts, but today the well-funded hardware startup is getting ready to add a whole bunch of new markets to its online store. On Twitter […]
Why the tech industry should care about the farm bill being drafted right now
Apr 27, 7:13PM
For some food stamp recipients, 2018 could shape up to be a particularly aggravating year, including for one of the only startups trying to find ways to innovate on the ways that food stamps are delivered and managed. It’s not something that’s talked about much in tech circles, but perhaps it should be, given that […]
Here's how SF wants to regulate electric scooters
Apr 27, 6:30PM
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is gearing up to present its proposal for electric scooter permitting. This comes after the SF Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance for the SFMTA to create a permitting process to better regulate the plethora of electric scooters from Bird, Lime and Spin. The SFMTA’s proposal lays out a […]
EcoFlow raises $4M from unconventional investors to grow its mobile power business
Apr 27, 5:07PM
EcoFlow, a U.S.-Chinese hardware firm developed by former DJI engineers that sells portable power stations, has pulled in a Series A round of over $4 million ahead of the imminent launch of new products and an international sales expansion. The Shenzhen/San Francisco-based company has taken an interesting route. Founded in 2016, the startup burst on to […]
CultureCrush breaks out of the swipe right box
Apr 27, 5:06PM
Most dating apps are aimed at a general population, but people of color and immigrants are rarely well-represented. CultureCrush wants to fix that. This app, created by a team led by former attorney Amanda Spann, lets you search the dating pool by nationality, ethnicity and tribe in an effort to help fish out of water […]
Tesla shareholder wants to remove Elon Musk from chairman position
Apr 27, 4:58PM
Ahead of Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting in June, stockholder Jing Zhao has submitted a proposal to replace the board’s chairman, Elon Musk, with an independent director. Musk, the chief executive officer at Tesla, has been chairman of the board since 2004. “Although the current leadership structure, in which the positions of Chairman and CEO are […]
Battle royale smash-hit Fortnite's next move could be super
Apr 27, 4:33PM
Fortnite Battle Royale has transcended your average video game to become somewhat of a cultural phenomenon. In fact, the third-person shooter saw a peak 3.4 million concurrent players in March, with the servers buckling under the pressure. Fortnite Battle Royale also holds the record for individual streamer numbers on Twitch with Ninja’s stream featuring Drake. […]
Facebook's Messenger Kids' app gains a 'sleep mode'
Apr 27, 3:51PM
Facebook’s Messenger Kids, the social network’s new chat app for the under-13 crowd, has been designed to give parents more control over their kids’ contact list. Today, the app is gaining a new feature, “sleep mode,” aimed at giving parents the ability to turn the app off at designated times. The idea is that parents […]
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