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Alibaba rival JD.com plays the long-game on technology investment
Nov 07, 4:22AM
China's JD.com has made it clear recently that it's venturing into artificial intelligence and automation. Every few months over the past year, the online retailer – China's second-largest by transactions after Alibaba – has unveiled new products based on cutting-edge technology: for example drone delivery, self-driving trucks, fully automated warehouses, to name a few. Most […]
China's obsession with short videos has its internet giants worried
Nov 07, 2:44AM
Take a subway ride in China and expect to see a lot of commuters’ eyes glued to TikTok videos on their phones. Video clips like TikTok’s are now consuming nearly nine percent of Chinese people’s time online, a 5.2 percent jump from 2017, according to app analytics firm QuestMobile. Apps such as TikTok — which […]
Grab pulls in $250M from Hyundai as ongoing round reaches $2.7B
Nov 07, 12:00AM
Grab, the Singapore startup that bought Uber’s Southeast Asia business earlier this year, continues to announce strategic investors for its ongoing Series H funding round. The latest edition revealed today is Korean automotive firm Hyundai, which is investing $250 million. Hyundai first invested in Grab in January, and it joins recently announced investors Microsoft (undisclosed) […]
Tinder now has 4.1M paying users, expects $800M in revenue this year
Nov 06, 11:16PM
Tinder is leading growth for Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH), which posted third-quarter earnings of 44 cents per share on Tuesday.
TWIICE One Exoskeleton furthers the promise of robotic mobility aids
Nov 06, 11:10PM
Few things in the world of technology can really ever be said to be "done," and certainly exoskeletons are not among their number. They exist, but they are all works in progress, expensive, heavy, and limited. So it's great to see this team working continuously on their TWIICE robotic wearable, improving it immensely with the guidance of motivated users.
Three ways to avoid bias in machine learning
Nov 06, 10:00PM
At this moment in history it's impossible not to see the problems that arise from human bias. Now magnify that by compute and you start to get a sense for just how dangerous human bias via machine learning can be.
Jaquet Droz's "Sports Watch" is a high-end, heavy-duty chrono
Nov 06, 9:37PM
Watchmaker Jaquet Droz makes luxury watches that cost more than some San Francisco apartments. Now, however, they’ve decided to go “downmarket” with their Sports Watch chronograph, a handmade watch that is designed for both work and play. The watch is a standard chronograph with big date, a complication that displays the date as two digits […]
The ultimate guide to gifting STEM toys: tons of ideas for little builders
Nov 06, 9:30PM
The holiday season is here again, touting all sorts of kids’ toys that pledge to pack ‘STEM smarts’ in the box, not just the usual battery-based fun. Educational playthings are nothing new, of course. But, in recent years, long time toymakers and a flurry of new market entrants have piggybacked on the popularity of smartphones […]
Watch biotech startups pitch at IndieBio's demo day today
Nov 06, 9:13PM
IndieBio, the biotech startup accelerator that's produced heaps of notable companies (including several that have graced the Startup Battlefield), is holding its twice-annual demo day today. An even dozen young companies will be pitching their work, from AI-informed research to artificial meat, and you can watch them present live right here.
Original Content podcast: We're left a little cold by Netflix's new 'Chilling Adventures of Sabrina'
Nov 06, 9:08PM
It seemed like the ingredients were there for “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” to win us over. After all, at least one of the hosts of the Original Content podcast is a fan of “Riverdale,” and this comes from the same creative team, with a similar approach — instead of a noir version of Archie, […]
How to stream U.S. elections coverage if you don't have TV
Nov 06, 8:37PM
You don’t need a TV to tune in to live coverage of the U.S. elections results today – and you don’t have to have Hulu or another live TV streaming service, either. Today, YouTube announced a list of news organizations that will be broadcasting live elections coverage on its site today – helpful for those who […]
TransferWise partners with Dutch challenger bank Bunq
Nov 06, 8:00PM
TransferWise, the European fintech unicorn that enables low-cost international money transfer, has always had ambitions of being a platform in the truest sense. In addition to its direct-to-consumer app, the company offers an API for integration with other fintechs and banks, although it is fair to say that third-party integrations of this kind have been […]
FCC tells carriers they must adopt a system to detect scam robocalls by next year
Nov 06, 7:22PM
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is calling on the telecom industry to help put an end to scam robocalls. On Monday, FCC chairman Ajit Pai sent letters to the heads of voice providers, including AT&T, Charter, Comcast, Cox, Frontier, Google, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon* and others, urging them to adopt a call authentication system that would […]
This 3D printer squirts out wet paper pulp
Nov 06, 6:37PM
Like a kid shooting spitballs, designer Beer Holthuis has figured out that sopping wet paper is the best material for making mischief. His 3D printer, a primitive RepRap clone that literally squirts out huge lines of paper pulp, is designed to allow artists and designers to create more sustainable 3D objects. According to 3DPrint.com, Holthuis […]
Vimeo adds a channel exclusively for holograms
Nov 06, 6:32PM
Vimeo has long regarded itself as the video-sharing site for those that want to get experimental. Well, the company has found a new medium to get creators pumped about, and I think it’s fair to say they’re near the forefront of this one: holograms. Vimeo has partnered with Brooklyn-based Looking Glass Factory to combine volumetric video […]
Photomath raises $6 million for its math-solving app
Nov 06, 6:25PM
Photomath just raised a $6 million funding round from Goodwater Capital, with Learn Capital also participating. Photomath has created a hugely successful mobile app for iOS and Android with 100 million downloads so far. Photomath first launched at TechCrunch Disrupt London back in 2014. The company was working on text recognition technology. Photomath was just […]
Luminar nabs former Uber executive to lead LiDAR startup's business development
Nov 06, 6:00PM
Luminar, the buzzy LiDAR startup founded by Austin Russell, has added another high-profile executive to its ranks. This time, Luminar has hired Uber executive Brent Schwarz as its head of business development. Schwarz, who has been at Luminar for about two months now, comes from Uber by way of self-driving truck startup Otto, which acquired […]
Google launches Cloud Scheduler, a managed cron service
Nov 06, 5:54PM
Google Cloud is getting a managed cron service for running batch jobs. Cloud Scheduler, as the new service is called, provides all the functionality of the kind of standard command-line cron service you probably love to hate, but with the reliability and ease of use of running a managed service in the cloud. The targets […]
Fantasmo pivots to scooter cameras that keep them off sidewalks
Nov 06, 5:53PM
GPS is too inaccurate to tell if a scooter is being driven or parked in off-limits areas. But as scooter startups compete for permits from city governments, they need a way to prove their riders play by the rules. That's where Fantasmo's new scooter positioning camera comes in. The augmented reality mapping startup had been […]
$30 wireless earbuds? Sure, why not?
Nov 06, 5:17PM
I mean, I can think of a few reasons why not, but Xiaomi generally makes pretty reliable consumer electronics, and the company's rock-bottom prices have disrupted other markets, like fitness trackers. Spotted by Engadget, the Chinese smartphone maker's $30 AirDots are completely wireless earbuds, designed to compete with the likes of AirPods and Pixel Buds, […]
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