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Netflix is testing a new feature that lets you instantly replay scenes (for some reason)
Dec 14, 5:02AM
Netflix loves to test new ideas, and its latest experiment is an odd new feature that lets viewers watch a scene again. A selection of Netflix subscribers noticed the new addition, which serves a pop-up asking if they want to “watch this scene again” after certain ‘highlight’ scenes in a show. The streaming giant confirmed […]
A former Ofo exec is launching his own scooter startup
Dec 14, 5:00AM
With €20 million in VC backing, Dott plans to release a fleet of multi-colored e-scooters in Paris in early-2019.
LemonBox, which brings US vitamins to Chinese consumers, raises $2M
Dec 14, 4:00AM
LemonBox, a Chinese e-commerce startup that imports vitamins and health products from the US, has raised $2 million to develop its business. The company graduated from Y Combinator’s most recent program in the U.S. and, fuelled by the demo day, it has pulled in the new capital from 10 investors which include Partech, Tekton Ventures, […]
Distinguished VCs back wholesale marketplace Faire with $100M at a $535M valuation
Dec 14, 12:14AM
Kirsten Green of Forerunner Ventures, Keith Rabois of Khosla, Alfred Lin of Sequoia and Alex Taussig of Lightspeed are backers of Faire.
Anki's Vector is getting Alexa access next week
Dec 13, 10:56PM
Vector's already got the adorable bit down, courtesy of a team staffed by former Pixar and DreamWorks animators. But Anki's grownup version of Cozmo can use a bit of help when it comes to smarts. Starting next week, the desktop robot will be able to tap into Amazon Alexa's deep base of answers. The new […]
IMAX pulls the plug on its dream of VR arcades
Dec 13, 10:55PM
The company behind the biggest screens in cinema is giving up on bringing VR screens within a few inches of users’ faces. The company announced today in an SEC filing that it will be shutting down its three remaining virtual reality centers, including its flagship location in Los Angeles. Via the filing: In connection with […]
These face-generating systems are getting rather too creepily good for my liking
Dec 13, 10:23PM
Machine learning models are getting quite good at generating realistic human faces — so good that I may never trust a machine, or human, to be real ever again. The new approach, from researchers at Nvidia, leapfrogs others by separating levels of detail in the faces and allowing them to be tweaked separately. The results […]
Online ads and games would benefit from more rewards, according to UCLA survey
Dec 13, 10:18PM
A new study from Versus Systems and the MEMES (Management of Enterprise in Media, Entertainment & Sports) Center at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management examines how gaming and advertising are evolving, and how one influences the other. As Versus Systems CEO Matthew Pierce put it, the goal was to study, “What is the impact on […]
Tumblr's back in the App Store following porn ban announcement
Dec 13, 10:12PM
Tumblr is back. Sort of. The social blogging platform reappeared on Apple's App Store this week, some three weeks after being pulled over child pornography concerns. Ten days ago, the company adopted a scorched earth response to the issue, announcing a blanket ban on adult material as part of a "better, more positive Tumblr." The […]
Powering customer journeys in the age of AI
Dec 13, 10:00PM
With an API strategy in place, businesses can start to realize the full potential AI has to offer.
US intelligence community says quantum computing and AI pose an 'emerging threat' to national security
Dec 13, 9:56PM
It’s not often you can put nuclear weapons, terrorism and climate change on the same list as quantum computing, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, but the U.S. government believes all pose an “emerging threat” to its national security. Several key agencies in the U.S. intelligence community were asked what they saw as long-term threats […]
Scammers are sending bomb scares to nab BTC
Dec 13, 9:09PM
A new scam is making the rounds that promises to disrupt countless offices and schools. The scam is simple: the scammers send an email threatening to detonate a bomb if they don’t get a certain amount of Bitcoin within a specified time frame. Because there is little upside to ignoring a bomb threat at this […]
This early GDPR adtech strike puts the spotlight on consent
Dec 13, 9:03PM
What does consent as a valid legal basis for processing personal data look like under Europe’s updated privacy rules? It may sound like an abstract concern but for online services that rely on things being done with user data in order to monetize free-to-access content this is a key question now the region’s General Data Protection […]
The annual PornHub year in review tells us what we're really looking at online
Dec 13, 8:46PM
PornHub, a popular site that features people in various stages of undress, saw 33.5 billion visits in 2018. There are currently 7.53 billion people on Earth. Y’all have been busy. The company, which owns most of the major porn sites online, produces a yearly report that aggregates user behavior on the site. Of particular interest, […]
Google Maps now shows nearby Lime bikes and scooters in 13 cities
Dec 13, 8:01PM
Google has partnered with Lime to show nearby bikes and scooters in 13 cities worldwide. If there’s a Lime vehicle available nearby, Google Maps will show you how long it will take to get to the vehicle, the estimated price of the ride and total journey time. Similar to the Uber integration in Google Maps, […]
Jennifer Garner and J.J. Abrams are making a limited series for Apple
Dec 13, 7:33PM
More than a decade after the end of “Alias,” J.J. Abrams and Jennifer Garner are teaming up on a new limited series for Apple. The show, titled “My Glory Was I Had Such Friends,” will be based on the Amy Silverstein memoir of the same name, about how Silverstein’s friends supported her as she waited […]
Lyft is becoming a one-stop transportation app in these 3 cities
Dec 13, 7:15PM
Lyft is turning its app into a one-stop multimodal transportation app in a few U.S. cities, the latest illustration of its transformation from ridesharing startup to a company that wants to own, or at least be a part of, every way people move from Point A to Point B, whether it’s cars, bikes, scooters or […]
Basis, backed with $133 million from top VCs to build a price-stable cryptocurrency, says it's shutting down and returning the money
Dec 13, 7:13PM
Earlier this year, we told you about a now 18-month-old, Hoboken, N.J.-based cryptocurrency startup working on a "stable coin" whose elastic supply would ostensibly expand and contract to keep its value at about a dollar instead of all over the map. The company's big idea: to develop a new token that people would actually use, […]
Amazon adds toys to its growing list of private labels
Dec 13, 7:12PM
Batteries. Clothing. Household goods. Supplements. Diapers. Furniture. Toys? Yes, toys. It seems Amazon’s private label business is preparing to enter the toy market next. The retailer’s initial toy listings include an indoor play set for toddlers, along with other toys for climbing and playing on, as well as a toy storage system. The listings were […]
They scaled YouTube — now they'll shard everyone with PlanetScale
Dec 13, 6:50PM
When the former CTOs of YouTube, Facebook and Dropbox seed fund a database startup, you know there’s something special going on under the hood. Jiten Vaidya and Sugu Sougoumarane saved YouTube from a scalability nightmare by inventing and open-sourcing Vitess, a brilliant relational data storage system. But in the decade since working there, the pair have […]
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