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Some Infowars tweets vanished today, but Twitter didn't remove them
Aug 09, 11:46PM
A handful of tweets and videos that appear to have been cited in the choice to remove Alex Jones from Facebook and YouTube vanished from Twitter on Thursday after being called out in a CNN piece focused on the company’s hypocrisy. Twitter confirmed to TechCrunch that it did not remove the tweets in question and […]
Cryptocurrency insecurity: IOTA, BCash and too many more
Aug 09, 11:31PM
Cryptocurrencies: a weird agglomerate of fascinating technology built by brilliant engineers; a whole new and potentially important form of economics; … and hype-machine puffed-up crazy-talk nonsense. So, as you might expect, they also combine state-of-the art resilient engineering and comical clown-car so-called security. Yes, that’s right — I want to talk about IOTA, and (to […]
Sony's 10″ Digital Paper Tablet is an ultra-light reading companion that needs to do more
Aug 09, 11:02PM
Last year I had a good time comparing Sony's DPT-RP1 with the home-grown reMarkable. They both had their strengths and weaknesses, and one of the Sony's was that the thing was just plain big. They've remedied that with a much smaller sibling, the DPT-CP1, and it's just as useful as I expected.
Lowe's Ventures backs Moved, a startup that makes moving less stressful
Aug 09, 10:27PM
Adam Pittenger knows that moving is tough — after all, he said he’s moved eight times in the past seven years. Pittenger said that there are several reasons why the process can be stressful, like the fact that most people aren’t experts on moving, since they don’t do it as often as him (seriously, eight […]
Starry launches pilot program with Boston Housing Authority to expand affordable internet access
Aug 09, 9:37PM
Internet service provider Starry announced today the launch of its Starry Connect program with a pilot through Boston Housing Authority (BHA) to help provide free access to internet for residents living in one of the city’s public housing apartment complexes. The Boston-based startup launched in 2016 with a plan to provide internet access through a […]
With no white knight in sight, Tesla shares plummet from Musk's tweet-related highs
Aug 09, 8:50PM
Investors definitely aren’t stoked by the deafening silence coming from Tesla after its chief executive announced in a tweet that he plans to drop a fat sack of cash on public shareholders in a bid to take the company private. Tesla’s shares have tumbled from their post-tweet highs as investors are now left with the embers […]
7 takeaways from Samsung Unpacked 2018
Aug 09, 8:23PM
Samsung introduced a wide range of gadgets and upgrades today at its Unpacked event in Brooklyn. The overarching theme of the event centered on increased productivity throughout its connected ecosystem with performance improvements across the board. Here are seven takeaways from Samsung Unpacked: 1. Note 9 rumors are confirmed Samsung’s latest phablet was introduced this […]
Facebook now deletes posts that financially endanger/trick people
Aug 09, 8:10PM
It's not just inciting violence, threats and hate speech that will get Facebook to remove posts by you or your least favorite troll. Endangering someone financially, not just physically, or tricking them to earn a profit are now also strictly prohibited. Facebook today spelled out its policy with more clarity in hopes of establishing a […]
Dropbox is crashing despite beating Wall Street expectations, announces COO Dennis Woodside is leaving
Aug 09, 8:06PM
Back when Dennis Woodside joined Dropbox as its chief operating officer more than four years ago, the company was trying to justify the $10 billion valuation it had hit in its rapid rise as a Web 2.0 darling. Now, Dropbox is a public company with a nearly $14 billion valuation, and it once again showed […]
The healthcare industry is in a world of cybersecurity hurt
Aug 09, 8:00PM
As a relentless swarm of successful cyber attacks severely disrupt companies in every industry and require enormous expenditures to repair the damage, what typically gets lost in the shuffle is that some industries are victimized more than others.
Musical.ly investor bets on internet radio with $17M deal for Korea's Spoon Radio
Aug 09, 8:00PM
One of the early backers of Musical.ly, the short video app that was acquired for $1 billion, is making a major bet that internet radio is one of the next big trends in media. Goodwater Capital, one of a number of backers that won big when ByteDance acquired Musical.ly last year, has joined forces with […]
After going public in July, Navya nabs $34M from the European Investment Bank for its self-driving bus
Aug 09, 6:38PM
While automakers and startups continue to hone the technology for self-driving cars for individuals, a second track of development in the area of autonomous buses is also taking shape. Today, Navya, a French company that has been a leader in developing autonomous shuttles, announced that it has raised an additional €30 million ($34 million) from […]
Red Dead Redemption 2 sees Rockstar raising the bar for realism in open-world games
Aug 09, 6:13PM
Open worlds have been a staple of gaming for a long time, but recent titles like Breath of the Wild and Horizon: Zero Dawn have significantly pushed the boundaries of what players expect from their environments. Rockstar, of Grand Theft Auto fame, is looking to make them all look like toys with Red Dead Redemption […]
The Flaw Detection is my favorite unsung Note 9 feature
Aug 09, 5:33PM
Today's big Note 9 event was all about internals, but the company also had a few camera tricks up its sleeve. Scene Optimizer should prove familiar to Android users, as a number of companies, including, notably, LG, have offered something similar. The software addition includes 20 different scene options, including Night, Snow, Street Scene, Birds, […]
Lyvly scores $4.6M for its members-based shared living and rental platform
Aug 09, 5:27PM
Lyvly, a London-based startup that offers what might best be described as a members-based shared living and rental service, has raised $4.6 million in Series A funding. Leading the round is Mosaic Ventures, while Greg Marsh, who co-founded Onefinestay, has joined the burgeoning company as chairman and investor. The latest take on how to improve […]
Tribune sues Sinclair for $1B after spiking merger under FCC pressure
Aug 09, 5:07PM
Media giants Sinclair and Tribune were all set to merge and create one of the country's biggest broadcasters — and a complacent FCC seemed to to be doing everything it could to help the deal along. But the regulator had a change of heart after evidence surfaced of duplicity too serious to be ignored, and the resultant red tape and bad PR provoked Tribune into spiking the deal and suing its would-be acquirer for $1 billion.
SIM swap hacker caught in Florida
Aug 09, 5:05PM
Florida police have arrested a 25-year-old named Ricky Joseph Handschumacher. The young man is suspected of grand theft and money laundering. Handschumacher used SIM swapping techniques to steal thousands in Bitcoin and to “drain bank accounts,” according to security researcher Brian Krebs. Handschumacher’s scam was simple: He called telecom operators and asked them to swap […]
Samsung courts mainstream users with the Galaxy Watch
Aug 09, 5:00PM
Name aside, not all that much appears to have changed with the new Galaxy Watch. Samsung's clearly used the Gear Sport as the jumping off point here. And that's a good thing. Since the beginning, Samsung's wearables have been plagued by a size issue. They're huge — big on my wrists, even, and I'm 5'11. […]
Blissfully grabs $3.5 million seed investment to help companies get their SaaS in gear
Aug 09, 5:00PM
Blissfully, a New York City startup that helps companies understand their SaaS usage inside their organizations, announced it has received a $3.5 million seed round. The investment was led by Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. Hubspot, Founder Collective, and several unnamed pre-seed investors also participated. They got a $1.5 million pre-seed investment, bringing the total so […]
Lime is expanding its low-income program
Aug 09, 5:00PM
Lime, the electric scooter and bike-share startup, is expanding its program for people with low incomes. Called Lime Access, the program enables people who qualify for state or federal assistance programs to access Lime’s fleet of vehicles at a discount. Lime first launched the program in May. At the time and up until now, it […]
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