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UK's first 5G network taster goes live in six cities tomorrow
May 29, 2:52PM
The UK’s first 5G consumer mobile network is launching tomorrow in six cities. Mobile network operator EE will switch on the next-gen cellular connectivity in select locations in London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham and Manchester — promising “increased speeds, reliability and connectivity”. Though of course consumers will also need to have a 5G handset and […]
Bose previews voice controlled on-ear headphones and a pair of wireless earbuds
May 29, 2:52PM
Bose just announced a trio of new headphones today. The company used the opportunity to primarily focus on the dryly named Noise Cancelling Headphones 700, which purport to sport "the biggest leap forward in headphones since the iconic QuietComfort." A big claim, to be sure, especially given how much that line has come to define […]
Talkspace picks up $50 million Series D
May 29, 2:36PM
Talkspace, the platform that lets patients and therapists communicate online, has today announced the close of a $50 million financing round led by Revolution Growth. Existing investors, such as Norwest Venture Partners, Omura Capital, Spark Capital, and Compound Ventures are also participating in the round. As part of the deal, Revolution Growth’s Patrick Conroy will […]
Paris opens a data center to control its digital infrastructure
May 29, 2:28PM
The city of Paris is doing something I didn't expect — they're launching their own data center to host their digital services. The data center is going to be operated by city employees, so Paris plans to control their digital destiny from end to end. I visited the data center yesterday. Located in the north of […]
Stripe and Precursor lead $4.5m seed into media CRM startup Pico
May 29, 2:00PM
Google and Facebook are increasingly slurping up every ad dollar on the internet. Their dominant position is upending the business models of traditional and startup media companies alike. The click-driven ad model of yore is leaving a graveyard in its wake, as once high-flying companies like Mic collapse. Learning from the wave of SaaS startups […]
Uber will start deactivating riders with low ratings
May 29, 2:00PM
Uber is now requiring the same good behavior from riders that it has long expected from its drivers. Uber riders have always had ratings, but they were never really at risk of deactivation — until now. Starting today, riders in the U.S. and Canada are now at risk of deactivation if their rating falls significantly […]
Following FTC complaint, Google rolls out new policies around kids' apps on Google Play
May 29, 1:59PM
Google announced this morning a new set of developer policies aimed at providing additional protections for children and families seeking out kid-friendly apps on Google Play. The new policies require that developers ensure their apps are meeting all the necessary policy and regulatory requirements for apps that target children in terms of their content, ads, […]
InWin's Alice is a mid-tower PC case you can match to your cosplay
May 29, 1:53PM
There's a huge amount of crossover between the gaming and cosplay communities and InWin's Alice computer chassis will appeal to many in the middle of that Venn diagram. The company is currently showing off Alice and its other PC cases at Computex in Taipei. Named after the Lewis Carroll character, the mid tower case comes […]
Amazon adds 'Alexa, delete what I said today' command
May 29, 1:33PM
Buried in the this morning’s Echo Show 5 announcement are a couple of new security features worth highlighting. In addition to the inclusion of a built-in camera shutter on the new smart display are a pair of Echo commands that let users delete voice recordings with an Alexa command. “Alexa, delete what I said today” […]
Logz.io lands $52M to keep growing open source-based logging tools
May 29, 1:02PM
Logz.io announced a $52 million Series D investment today. The round was led by General Catalyst. Other investors participating in the round included OpenView Ventures, 83North, Giza Venture Capital, Vintage Investment Partners, Greenspring Associates and Next47. Today’s investment brings the total raised to nearly $100 million, according to Crunchbase data. Logz.io is a company built […]
Amazon just launched a $90, 5.5-inch Echo Show
May 29, 1:00PM
Amazon just announced a 5.5-inch Echo Show model with a $90 price tag, and I'd be remiss if I didn't mention right out of the gate how much the thing looks like that new Google Assistant-sporting Smart Clock. These things happen, of course. Call it convergent evolution if you will — as a matter of […]
Soda Says, a curated consumer electronics retail platform, launches in the U.S.
May 29, 1:00PM
Grace Gould has spent her life thinking about the intersection of retail and tech. She started out in Apple Retail, and then moved on to Index Ventures where she worked on early stage investments. She then worked at PCCH International as the VP of Global Retail Strategy, working with companies and hardware makers to develop, […]
Huawei files motion to challenge sweeping US ban, calling it 'not normal'
May 29, 12:59PM
Huawei this morning began the process of challenging the Trump administration’s sweeping ban. The Chinese hardware giant has filed a motion for summary judgement that calls into question the constitutionality of the section of the National Defense Authorization Act used to halt imports. The company’s Chief Legal Officer cited Huawei’s usual arrays of arguments against […]
Ducky's new limited-edition mechanical keyboard pays tribute to Taiwan's Paiwan community
May 29, 12:58PM
Ducky, known for its popular mechanical keyboards, is based in Taiwan and today at Computex it showed off its tribute to the country's culture: the limited-edition "Year of the Pig" 65 percent keyboard. The latest of Ducky’s yearly Zodiac releases, the keyboard was created in collaboration with metalwork artist Kulele Ruladen, the keyboard pays tribute […]
Review of UK migration rules calls for more dev jobs to be fast-tracked
May 29, 12:44PM
A public body that advises the UK government on immigration policy has recommended including more programming and software development jobs on the shortages occupation list which would make it easier for employers to bring in skilled tech talent from outside the European Union . In a review of the Shortage Occupation List (SOL) published today […]
San Diego's eSub raises $12 million for its construction management software
May 29, 12:41PM
The San Diego-based software developer eSub Construction Software has raised $12 million in a new round of financing for its project management platform for contractors. The company’s funding was led by Catalyst Investors with participation from previous investor Revolution Ventures. Software for the construction industry is becoming a big business and attracting more capital from […]
Agritech startup TaniGroup raises $10M to help Indonesia's farmers grow
May 29, 12:27PM
In 2016, former World Bank analyst Eka Pamitra teamed up with five friends to start a business that would help farmers in their native Indonesia. Today their company — TaniGroup — closed a $10 million Series A round that’s aimed at expanding its service nationwide with the support of the government. TaniGroup works for more […]
Equalum grabs $18M Series B to help companies ingest data faster
May 29, 12:00PM
Equalum, an Israeli startup, which helps companies gather data from a variety of enterprise sources, announced an $18 million Series B investment today. The round was led by Planven Investments . Other participants included United Ventures and prior investors Innovation Endeavors and GE Ventures along with a group of unnamed individuals. Today’s haul brings the […]
Under-the-radar payments app True Balance just clocked $100M in GMV in India
May 29, 11:41AM
Away from the limelight of urban cities, where an increasingly growing number of firms are fighting for a piece of India's digital payments market, a South Korean startup’s app is quietly helping millions of Indians pay digitally and enjoy many financial services for the first time. The app, called True Balance, began its life as […]
Lian Li's DK-05 is a standing desk with a cool twist
May 29, 11:32AM
Even before Computex officially started yesterday in Taipei, Lian Li's combination chassis and standing workstations were already turning heads as attendees got to take a look at their interiors before the glass tops were installed. The insides of the DK-05 were clearly visible, looking like miniature water parks with a labyrinthine arrangement of tubes and […]
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