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9 highlights from Snapchat CEO's 6000-word leaked memo on survival
Oct 05, 2:13AM
Adults, not teens. Messaging, not Stories. Developing markets, not the US. These are how Snapchat will make a comeback, according to CEO Evan Spiegel . In a 6,000-word internal memo from late September leaked to Cheddar’s Alex Heath, Spiegel attempts to revive employee morale with philosophy, tactics, and contrition as Snap’s share price sinks to […]
Volvo's Polestar brand is assembling prototypes of its first plug-in hybrid sports car
Oct 05, 1:04AM
Polestar has started assembling verification prototypes of its upcoming plug-in hybrid sports car as Volvo's standalone electric performance brand prepares to produce customer cars next year. Verification prototypes of the Polestar 1 vehicle, which are built largely by hand, mark the first testing phase for production. The vehicles will be crashed and driven through different kinds of […]
Ask not for whom the bell Troncs — it Troncs for Tronc
Oct 04, 10:58PM
So long, Tronc. We hardly Tronced you. Why, it seems like only yesterday you Tronced into our world as an utterly insane "Pixels to Pulitzers" marketing video that was somehow too satirical to be satire. Today, Tronc confirmed rumors that its retrofuturist onomatopoetic name wasn't long for this world. Soon, the company that owns the […]
Instagram prototypes handing your location history to Facebook
Oct 04, 10:57PM
This is sure to exacerbate fears that Facebook will further exploit Instagram now that its founders have resigned. Instagram has been spotted prototyping a new privacy setting that would allow it to share your location history with Facebook. That means your exact GPS coordinates collected by Instagram, even when you’re not using the app, would […]
San Francisco wants more data about gig economy workers
Oct 04, 10:44PM
Cities all over the world have been hit with the rise of on-demand services like Lyft, Uber, DoorDash, Postmates, Caviar and so many others in recent years. Last year, there were 5.4 million on-demand workers in the country. This year, there are an estimated 6.8 million people working in the on-demand economy, according to now-former Kleiner Perkins […]
Rethink Robotics closes after acquisition plans fall through
Oct 04, 10:35PM
I've said it right here on these very pages: If hardware is hard, robotics are next to impossible. That truism is not better exemplified by this week's closure of Rethink Robotics. A well-respected name in automation, the Boston-based company produced a pair of robotics that have become mainstays in research facilities and warehouse floors alike. […]
VP Pence calls on Google to end work on a search engine for China
Oct 04, 9:57PM
On Thursday, Vice President Mike Pence called for Google to end its development of a search engine custom built to accommodate China’s disposition for censorship. Pence gave the speech at a conservative think tank in D.C., dipping into a range of anti-Beijing sentiments, from intellectual property concerns to tariffs and the trade war. Pence didn’t […]
Bloomberg's spy chip story reveals the murky world of national security reporting
Oct 04, 9:55PM
Today’s bombshell Bloomberg story has the internet split: either the story is right, and reporters have uncovered one of the largest and jarring breaches of the U.S. tech industry by a foreign adversary… or it’s not, and a lot of people screwed up. To recap, Chinese spies reportedly infiltrated the supply chain and installed tiny […]
Elon Musk is trolling the SEC on Twitter
Oct 04, 9:20PM
Tesla CEO Elon Musk trolled the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in a tweet Thursday afternoon, poking the bear that just days before had agreed to settle securities fraud charges against the billionaire entrepreneur. The tweet, sent out at 1:16 pm PT Thursday, says: “Just want to that the Shortseller Enrichment Commission is doing incredible […]
Mars Rover Curiosity is switching brains so it can fix itself
Oct 04, 9:11PM
When you send something to space, it's good to have redundancy. Sometimes you want to send two whole duplicate spacecraft just in case — as was the case with Voyager — but sometimes it's good enough to have two of critical components. Mars Rover Curiosity is no exception, and it is now in the process of switching from one main "brain" to the other so it can do digital surgery on the first.
Startup accelerators helped spark Latin America's tech boom
Oct 04, 9:00PM
Five years ago, no startups from Latin America were participating in prestigious U.S. accelerators. It seemed that Latin America was not yet on anyone's radar. Nowadays, dozens of Latin American startups, principally from Colombia, are joining U.S. accelerators.
Backstage Capital to launch accelerator in Detroit
Oct 04, 8:16PM
On the heels of Backstage Capital’s announcement to launch an accelerator for startups led by underrepresented founders, the venture capital firm has selected its fourth location. Backstage Capital decided on three of the cities ahead of time and held a public vote to determine the fourth. Well, the results are in and Backstage Capital has […]
Someone recreated Apple's new campus with 85,000 LEGO bricks and it's excellent
Oct 04, 7:45PM
2018 has been a good year for ridiculous, gargantuan LEGO builds. Just weeks ago, there was that life-size, driveable LEGO Bugatti. Now someone has gone and built a mega-sized recreation of Apple’s new Cupertino “spaceship” campus — otherwise known as Apple Park. Coming in at roughly 85,000 pieces, the build took designer Spencer_R a little […]
GM's Super Cruise just beat out Tesla's Autopilot in Consumer Reports ranking
Oct 04, 7:36PM
Tesla’s Autopilot is often touted as the most capable and advanced driver assistance system available on the market today. But in Consumer Reports’ view that honor actually goes to Cadillac’s Super Cruise. The consumer organization gave Super Cruise the top spot in its first-ever ranking of partially automated driving systems because it is the best at […]
As some pricey coding camps fade away, Codecademy barrels ahead with affordable paid offerings and a new mobile app
Oct 04, 7:25PM
Between 2013 and last year, the number of boot camp schools tripled to more than 90 in the U.S. alone, according to Course Report, an outfit that tracks the industry. Some — including The Iron Yard and Dev Bootcamp — have since folded, unable to find enough eager recruits willing to pay top dollar to […]
Overstock's investment arm funded blockchain for wine
Oct 04, 7:20PM
Of all the things to add to the blockchain, wine makes a lot of sense. Given the need for provenance for every grape and barrel, it’s clear that the ancient industry could use a way to track ingredients from farm to glass. VinX, an Israeli company founded by Jacob Ner-David, is ready to give it […]
Rylo scores $20 million for its clever camera tech
Oct 04, 6:26PM
You may recall Rylo from this time last year, when the imaging startup launched a creative take on the 360 camera. The company's been fairly quiet in the six months since it launched some new software tricks, but a new round of funding should help the company take some key steps toward spreading the gospel. […]
Square sellers can now offer their customers payment plans
Oct 04, 6:21PM
Square today launched a new service that will allow its small business sellers to offer financing to their customers. Square Installments, as the service is called, will be available at launch to sellers in 22 U.S. states for purchases between $250 and $10,000. Customers can apply to pay for their purchase over three, six, or […]
Uber will offer free rides to the polls on Election Day
Oct 04, 5:33PM
Uber no longer wants the barrier to transportation to be a deciding factor between voting and not voting. On Election Day, Uber is going to make it easy for people to find their local polling places and work with nonprofits to give certain groups of people free rides to the polls. On November 6, 2018, Uber will […]
Bird unveils custom electric scooters and delivery
Oct 04, 5:28PM
Bird, the electric scooter-sharing startup worth $2 billion, is further differentiating itself from the rest of the pack with the launch of custom, rugged electric scooters. These will roll out in the “coming weeks,” post-beta testing in Los Angeles, Nashville, Atlanta, Baltimore, Austin and Salt Lake City. Dubbed Bird Zero, the scooters have 60 percent more […]
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