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Tidal arrives on the Amazon Echo
Nov 16, 4:53AM
One key thing the HomePod has on the competition: streaming service synergy. It's an important advantage at the heart of the premium smart speaker. While both Amazon and Google have their own streaming options, they pale in comparison to the top services, so third-parties are really the way to go. Amazon's just added another key […]
Tinder tests 'Swipe Surge' in US to connect users during peak times
Nov 16, 4:47AM
Tinder today announced the test of a new in-app experience it’s calling “Swipe Surge,” that will send notifications to users when there’s a spike in Tinder usage in their area. The feature is designed to allow Tinder to better capitalize on real-world events that drive increased usage – like music festivals, parties, or spring break […]
Shyft raises $6.5M to help retail and service workers swap shifts
Nov 16, 4:47AM
Ignition Partners and Madrona Venture Group have invested in the app for workers.
Amazon launches 'Alexa-hosted skills' for voice app developers
Nov 16, 3:31AM
Amazon on Thursday launched a new service aimed at Alexa developers that automatically provisions and helps them to manage a set of AWS cloud resources for their Alexa skill’s backend service. The service is intended to help developers speed the time it takes to launch their skills, by allowing them to focus on their skills’ […]
Walmart and Target embrace in-store mobile checkout for the holidays
Nov 16, 2:55AM
Two of the U.S.’s largest brick-and-mortar retailers, Walmart and Target, are launching new mobile checkout systems in their stores to accommodate the influx of shoppers expected during the 2018 holiday season. Walmart says it’s expanding its “Check Out With Me” service to every Supercenter by Black Friday, while Target’s recently launched “Skip the Line” mobile […]
A leaky database of SMS text messages exposed password resets and two-factor codes
Nov 16, 12:31AM
A security lapse has exposed a massive database containing tens of millions of text messages, including password reset links, two-factor codes, shipping notifications and more. The exposed server belongs to Voxox (formerly Telcentris), a San Diego, Calif.-based communications company. The server wasn’t protected with a password, allowing anyone who knew where to look to peek […]
E3 slouches towards irrelevance again as Sony announces it's skipping the show
Nov 16, 12:25AM
I like E3. I really do. But it's also monumentally dumb: game companies spending millions to show off essentially faked content to an increasingly jaded audience. And it's increasingly out of step with how the gaming industry works. So it should come as no surprise that Sony will be skipping the show more or less altogether this year, joining Nintendo in taking a step back from spectacle.
Cassette decks from Crosley take aim at tape-hoarding nostalgia-seekers
Nov 15, 11:22PM
Crosley, makers of the "good enough" record players you see in Urban Outfitters and Target, have turned their retro novelty eye on the next obvious format: cassettes. These two new decks from the company have all the latest features from 1985, but also a handful of modern conveniences.
Overnight success now requires a little more time
Nov 15, 11:00PM
Building a great consumer company is harder these days. Try anyway.
FCC approval of Europe's Galileo satellite signals may give your phone's GPS a boost
Nov 15, 10:50PM
The FCC's space-focused meeting today had actions taken on SpaceX satellites and orbital debris reduction, but the decision most likely to affect users has to do with Galileo. No, not the astronomer — the global positioning satellite constellation put in place by the E.U. over the last few years. It's now legal for U.S. phones to use, and a simple software update could soon give your GPS signal a major bump.
Tesla acquires trucking companies to squeeze in more deliveries before Dec. 31
Nov 15, 10:42PM
Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted Thursday that the electric automaker had “acquired trucking capacity,” a move aimed to boost deliveries of its Model 3 vehicles before the federal tax credit begins to wind down December 31. Musk at first didn’t explain what “acquired trucking capacity” meant. The company hasn’t posted any regulatory filings of an […]
Uber joins Linux Foundation, cementing commitment to open-source tools
Nov 15, 9:58PM
Uber announced today at the 2018 Uber Open Summit that it was joining the Linux Foundation as a Gold Member, making a firm commitment to using and contributing to open-source tools. Uber CTO Thuan Pham sees the Linux Foundation as a place for companies like his to nurture and develop open-source projects. “Open source technology […]
Apple partners with A24, the studio behind 'Moonlight' and 'Hereditary'
Nov 15, 9:51PM
Apple has signed a multi-year agreement with A24, which will see the film studio producing multiple movies for Apple. Not much else is known about the deal yet — not the number of films, their genres or the talent involved. Still, the deal suggests that Apple is going to be investing seriously in original films, […]
Facebook will change algorithm to demote "borderline content" that almost violates policies
Nov 15, 8:21PM
Facebook will changed its News Feed algorithm to demote content that comes close to violating its policies prohibiting misinformation, hate speech, violence, bullying, clickbait so it’s seen by fewer people even it’s highly engaging. The change could massively reduce the reach of incendiary political groups, fake news peddlers, and more of the worst stuff on […]
Zuckerberg denies knowledge of Facebook's work with GOP opposition research firm
Nov 15, 8:10PM
Today in a call with reporters preceded by a frantic if fairly uneventful distraction-pushing media blitz, Facebook responded to a damning New York Times story published yesterday that cited interviews with more than 50 sources privy to Facebook’s decision making. The call kicked off with the operator’s suggestion that Facebook is “happy to take a […]
Citrix pays $200M to acquire Sapho, which connects legacy software with 'micro apps'
Nov 15, 8:09PM
As large organizations grapple with adopting modern work practices without throwing out all of their legacy software, a company that works with them is making an acquisition that it hopes will help with that process. Citrix today is announcing that it has acquired Sapho, a startup that develops “micro apps” for legacy software so that workers […]
Wonder Ventures aims to dazzle L.A. startups with its new seed-stage fund
Nov 15, 7:56PM
Dustin Rosen thinks L.A. has a problem, aside from its famously car-choked highways. There aren’t enough investors willing to write small checks. Why not? The way he sees it, most of the so-called micro venture funds have grown their funds to the size of traditional venture firms, and are making bigger bets as a result. […]
Canonical plans to raise its first outside funding as it looks to a future IPO
Nov 15, 7:43PM
It’s been 14 years since Mark Shuttleworth first founded and funded Canonical and the Ubuntu project. At the time, it was mostly a Linux distribution. Today, it’s a major enterprise player that offers a variety of products and services. Throughout the years, Shuttleworth self-funded the project and never showed much interest in taking outside money. […]
SpaceX gets FCC approval to add 7,518 more satellites to its Starlink constellation
Nov 15, 7:30PM
SpaceX's application to add thousands of satellites to its proposed Starlink communications constellation has been approved by the FCC, though it will be some time before the company actually puts those birds in the air.
Facebook will pass off content policy appeals to a new independent oversight body
Nov 15, 7:14PM
Facebook doesn’t want to be the arbiter of decency when it comes to content policy decisions, similar to how it looked to third-party fact checkers rather than becoming an arbiter of truth. Today on a press call with journalists, Mark Zuckerberg announced that a new external oversight committee would be created in 2019 to handle […]
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