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Skedaddle has had acquisition talks with Uber and Lyft
Jul 05, 8:44PM
Uber and Lyft appear to be pursuing a crowdsourced bus startup called Skedaddle, the latest indication that the ride-hailing companies want to build businesses that cover every mode of transit from last-mile solutions like scooters and bikes to inter-city travel in cars and high-capacity vehicles for longer distances. Uber has been in discussions to acquire […]
Bioproducts are seeing major tailwinds in renewable tech
Jul 05, 8:00PM
Although Silicon Valley seems to have largely forgotten about cleantech after failures in solar, wind and batteries, there are still major strides being made across new and exciting renewable technologies.
Bixby creeps toward usefulness with sports news from theScore
Jul 05, 7:19PM
It's certainly understandable that Samsung wanted to follow Apple, Amazon and Google into the smart assistant game. But Bixby has been anything but a rousing success. The AI has added voice functionality and a smattering of features in subsequent releases, including the S9's Google Lens-style capabilities, but it’s yet to live up to its full […]
Joseph Lubin, Amanda Gutterman and Sam Cassatt from Consensys to speak at Disrupt SF
Jul 05, 7:11PM
There is perhaps no firm that has done as much to promote the adoption of Ethereum as the dominant cryptocurrency platform for actual product development as Consensys. Founded by Ethereum Foundation co-founder Joe Lubin, Consensys has emerged as an investor, accelerator, educator and product developer in its own right in little more than three years […]
MoviePass subscribers will now pay surcharges for popular showtimes
Jul 05, 6:06PM
MoviePass subscribers were just greeted with a special Fourth of July surprise from the company, but it’s not good news. Surprise! The company’s plan to introduce summer surge pricing goes into effect today. In an email to subscribers introducing “peak pricing,” MoviePass tried to spin this like a new feature introduction rather than a notification […]
Zebra Technologies is buying rugged tablet maker Xplore for around $90M in cash
Jul 05, 4:55PM
Some more consolidation is afoot in the world of enterprise mobility. Today, Zebra Technologies — a company that makes handheld scanners, printers and other portable hardware, and develops the technology to tag things to be read by them — is acquiring Xplore Technologies, one of the older and bigger makers of ruggedised tablets and other […]
ZTE replaces its CEO and other top execs
Jul 05, 4:35PM
A number of top executives are out at ZTE as the phone maker works to fulfill the requirements of U.S.-imposed restrictions. Among the big changes up top is new CEO Xu Ziyang, who formerly headed up the company's operations in Germany. A new CFO, CTO and head of HR have been named, as well, according […]
Singapore watchdog threatens to unwind Uber's Southeast Asia exit deal
Jul 05, 4:12PM
Uber’s exit from Southeast Asia may be done and dusted, but the deal — which saw Grab take over its local operations in exchange for a 27.5 percent stake — is coming under pressure in Singapore where the country’s antitrust regulator has threatened to unwind the deal because it has reduced competition. The Competition and Consumer Commission […]
Tesla adds autonomous parking mode to Model 3
Jul 05, 3:55PM
The Model 3 can now park itself. Called Summon, the feature is now available on the company’s new sedan. It’s a clever feature that takes advantage of the vehicle’s connectivity and autonomous driving capabilities. With Summon owners can command their Model 3 to pull into a parking spot and power down. It can even control […]
EU parliament calls for Privacy Shield to be pulled until US complies
Jul 05, 3:49PM
The European Parliament has been making its presence felt today. As well as reopening democratic debate around a controversial digital copyright reform proposal by voting against it being fast-tracked, MEPs have adopted a resolution calling for the suspension of the EU-US Privacy Shield. The parliamentarians’ view is that the data transfer mechanism does not provide […]
One of Facebook's most senior engineers just became Director of Engineering, Blockchain
Jul 05, 3:46PM
It was already known that Facebook had set up a group within the company to “explore” blockchain tech, headed up by long time Messenger chief David Marcus. However, the latest executive reshuffle appears to point to the social networking behemoth getting more serious about developing on top of blockchain technology. According to his LinkedIn profile, […]
Sydney Airport launches face scan check-in trials
Jul 05, 3:36PM
Australia is a step closer to replacing passport check-ins with more face scans. The plan, which was announced early last year, is being trialed by Qantas on passengers for select flights into the Sydney Airport starting this week. The move is an attempt to replace the "inconvenience" of relying on more traditional paper passports. "We've […]
YC-backed Buttermilk brings easy-to-prepare Indian meals to your doorstep
Jul 05, 2:24PM
When Mitra Raman went off to college, all she wanted was a bowl of her mother’s homemade rasam. The daughter of Indian immigrants, Raman grew up eating traditional South Indian cuisine almost every day, but didn’t quite know how to make it just like mom when she left home. On her next visit back home, […]
MIT's Cheetah 'bot walks up debris-littered stairs without visual sensors
Jul 05, 2:24PM
After making its stage debut at TC Sessions Robotics in Boston last year, the third iteration of MIT's Cheetah robot is back with some impressive new tricks. Associate Professor Sangbae Kim will officially demonstrate the Cheetah 3's new capabilities at Madrid's International Conference on Intelligent Robots in October, but in the meantime, we've got a […]
TiVo CEO leaves to join Liberty Global as CTO after less than a year with the DVR maker
Jul 05, 2:07PM
After less than a year in the role, the CEO of TiVo is leaving the troubled company and jumping to Liberty Global, where he will become its CTO. Enrique Rodriguez, who joined the maker of DVRs, interactive program guides and viewing analytics only November 2017, is stepping away from his role effective immediately, TiVo announced […]
China VC has overtaken Silicon Valley, but do aggregate numbers tell the whole story?
Jul 05, 1:30PM
The evidence is increasingly clear: 2018 is the year of the Chinese venture deal. With half of the year now complete, China is driving ahead of Silicon Valley and the rest of the United States on venture capital dollars invested into startups, according to a number of data sources including Crunchbase, China Money Network, and […]
Tinder Loops, the dating app's new video feature, rolls out globally
Jul 05, 1:00PM
Tinder Loops, the recently announced video feature from Tinder, is today rolling out globally. Tinder has been testing this feature in Canada and Sweden since April, when it was first announced, and has rolled out to a few other markets since then. Today, Loops are available to Tinder users across the following markets: Japan, United […]
Next iPhone could be available in grey, white, blue, red and orange
Jul 05, 12:53PM
According to a supply chain report, Apple is preparing to release three iPhone lines this fall. One, a 5.8-inch iPhone X with improved specs and lower price. Two, a new 6.5-inch iPhone X Plus with an OLED screen. And three, a 6.1-inch iPhone with Face ID, which is said to come in a variety of […]
MEPs vote to reopen copyright debate over 'censorship' controversy
Jul 05, 10:27AM
A 318-278 majority of MEPs in the European Parliament has just voted to reopen debate around a controversial digital copyright reform proposal — meaning it will now face further debate and scrutiny, rather than be fast-tracked towards becoming law via the standard EU trilogue negotiation process. Crucially it means MEPs will have the chance to […]
Nokia to build and test 5G apps in China with Tencent, leveraging 1B+ WeChat and QQ users
Jul 05, 10:12AM
The world is still years away from wide-scale 5G networks — which proponents say will bring a new generation of services connecting people and objects in the Internet of Things — but those hoping to have a role in that economy are getting themselves in place now to capitalise on them for when they do […]
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