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Update: New whistleblower claims against Tesla allege drug trafficking, theft and phone hacking coverup
Aug 16, 11:41PM
This post has been updated with a comment from Tesla. Employees at Tesla's Nevada gigafactory were allegedly involved in a massive drug ring, stole $37 million worth of precious metals and equipment and illegally spied on former employees at the behest of chief executive Elon Musk, according to a new whistleblower complaint filed against the company.
Coming to a theater near you: Amazon?
Aug 16, 10:33PM
It looks like Amazon may be gearing up to make more moves in the brick-and-mortar world. Bloomberg reports that the e-commerce behemoth is putting itself in the running to acquire Landmark Theatres, which claims to be the United States’ largest chain of movie theaters focused on art house (indie and foreign) movies, with a network of […]
DoorDash raises another $250M, nearly triples valuation to $4B
Aug 16, 10:02PM
Food delivery startup DoorDash announced this afternoon that it has raised $250 million, just five months since the company announced a $535 million round. Why raise more money so soon? CEO Tony Xu told Axios that he wasn’t actively looking for additional investment, but was open to investor interest because it could help the company expand […]
Facebook awards $200K to Internet Defense Prize winners
Aug 16, 9:42PM
Facebook announced today the winners of its annual Internet Defense Prize and awarded first-, second- and third-place winners a total of $200,000 for research papers that addressed topics of internet security and privacy. Combined with $800,000 in Secure the Internet Grants awarded to security and privacy researchers earlier this week, the company has now completed its […]
Pokémon GO is getting a big new 'Special Research' quest next week
Aug 16, 9:03PM
Just a few months back, Niantic added its first "Special Research" to Pokémon Go. Sort of like an in-game quest, the research had players complete a series of tasks to unlock an otherwise unobtainable Pokémon. Now they're back with another one.
The Reality Ecosystem: What AR/VR/XR needs to go big
Aug 16, 9:00PM
AR/VR/XR are going to be big, but not everyone will win. Today's market is a collection of related point solutions to specific problems, but not a fully functioning ecosystem. Not yet.
Netflix signs exclusive deal with 'Black-ish' creator Kenya Barris
Aug 16, 8:32PM
Netflix just announced a multi-year deal with Kenya Barris, creator of Black-ish and its spinoff Grown-ish. While Barris will remain an executive producer on those shows (and on the upcoming Besties), he will be exclusively developing new series for Netflix. The deal only covers TV, as Barris (who was one of the writers of Girls […]
Streaming TV services now reach 5% of U.S. Wi-Fi households, up 58% since last year
Aug 16, 8:16PM
The number of U.S. households watching streaming TV services – those that deliver cable TV-like programming over the internet – has grown a remarkable 58% over last year, according to new data from comScore. However, these services still account for a small portion of the overall market, as only 5 percent (4.9 million) of U.S. […]
Autonomous retail startup Inokyo's first store feels like stealing
Aug 16, 8:02PM
Inokyo wants to be the indie Amazon Go. It’s just launched its prototype cashierless autonomous retail store. Cameras track what you grab from shelves, and with a single QR scan of its app on your way in and out of the store, you’re charged for what you got. Inokyo‘s first store is now open on […]
Facebook is going back to college
Aug 16, 7:30PM
While today's college graduates are "digital natives," these natives have been conditioned on Netflix-like interfaces, and aren't accustomed to laborious software configurations, or the steep learning curves required to master a software platform.
Work-Bench enterprise report predicts end of SaaS could be coming
Aug 16, 7:29PM
Work-Bench, a New York City venture capital firm that spends a lot of time around Fortune 1000 companies, has put together The Work-Bench Enterprise Almanac: 2018 Edition, which you could think of as a State of the Enterprise report. It’s somewhat like Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends report, but with a focus on the tools and […]
China is the fastest growing smart speaker market
Aug 16, 7:18PM
No surprise that smart speaker sales are on the rise. That certainly comports with recent numbers from NPD. The latest report from Canalys, however, pulls the camera back a bit to give a better picture of the global market. Seems that while smart speaker sales continue to be hot here in the States, they're positively […]
Facebook cracks down on opioid dealers after years of neglect
Aug 16, 7:04PM
Facebook’s role in the opioid crisis could become another scandal following yesterday’s release of harrowing new statistics from the Center for Disease Control. It estimated there were nearly 30,000 synthetic opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2017, up from roughly 20,000 the year before. When recreational drugs like Xanax and OxyContin are adulterated with […]
New Zealand to VCs and hedge fund managers buying up its land: No more
Aug 16, 6:46PM
Over the last couple of years, a once well-kept secret began to gain traction in New York media outlets: wealthy American investors, including VCs and hedge fund managers, had begun snapping up tracts of land in New Zealand, largely out of fear that a Trump administration could have a destabilizing effect on an already polarized […]
Tomu is a fingernail-sized computer that is easy to swallow
Aug 16, 6:16PM
I’m a huge fan of single board computers, especially if they’re small enough to swallow. That’s why I like the Tomu. This teeny-tiny ARM processor essentially interfaces with your computer via the USB port and contains two LEDs and two buttons. Once it’s plugged in the little computer can simulate a hard drive or mouse, […]
Intel buys deep-learning startup Vertex.AI to join its Movidius unit
Aug 16, 6:10PM
Intel wants to bring more artificial intelligence technology into all aspects of its business, and today it is stepping up its game a little in the area with an acquisition. The computer processing giant has acquired Vertex.AI, a startup that had a mission of making it possible to develop “deep learning for every platform”, building […]
Google Search's new featured snippet panel saves you more clicks
Aug 16, 5:40PM
Google is introducing an additional format for featured snippets in its search results today. For years, these snippets have appeared at the top of the search results page and featured both images and text that Google thinks are relevant to your query. They are all about Google saving you a click. Today, Google is going […]
MoviePass is limiting selection to 'up to six films' a day
Aug 16, 5:29PM
One gets the distinct impression that nothing is ever permanent with MoviePass — including, of course, MoviePass itself. The troubled film subscription service has been through a number of different rule changes in recent months, as it's worked to stem the financial bleeding. In an email, CEO Mitch Lowe outlined the latest updates to the […]
Google and GN Hearing partner to stream audio from Android devices directly to hearing aids
Aug 16, 5:12PM
Denmark’s GN Hearing broke new ground in hearing aid technology five years ago when it inked a deal with Apple to develop a hearing aid that would integrate seamlessly with an iPhone, with no need for an intermediary device. And today it announced a significant, new milestone expansion in that technology: it has partnered with Google to […]
Buy a Startup Alley Exhibitor Package before the deadline expires next week
Aug 16, 5:05PM
You've got one week left to plant your early-stage startup squarely in the path of 10,000 people, including influential investors, technologists, potential customers and the media. If you want to showcase your company at Disrupt San Francisco 2018, which takes place September 5-7, there's no better place to do it than the Startup Alley exhibit […]
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