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A Look At One Way Twitter Prepares For Hardware Failures
Dec 15, 11:25PM
In a perfect world, Twitter’s Head of Infrastructure and Operations Mazdak Hashemi can walk over to a data center and kick out a power cable to a server, and the service will continue to run fine. He’s not going to do that just yet, but he and his team have been devising ways to simulate those sorts of failures within Twitter and ensure that the service remains up and running. Read More
Google Play Books Gets A Feature To Make It Easier To Read At Night
Dec 15, 11:10PM
If you’re a night reader on your mobile device, then you know that it’s hard to get tired with the bright screen burning your eyeballs. This of course isn’t a problem with physical books, as you can add a soft light to the room to wind down. Read More 
This 9-Foot-Long iPhone Cord Is The Ultimate Holiday Gift, And It's Only $12
Dec 15, 11:04PM
Free your friends and family from hunching over the side of their bed, sitting on the floor in airports, and infinite other uncomfortable positions. Buy them this Anker 9-foot long iPhone/iPad lightning cable that’s almost 3X longer than the normal one. Why this is the perfect gift: It’s cheap but they’ll love and cherish it everyday Normal iPhone cords always fray and break… Read More 
Nutanix CEO & Serial Entrepreneur Dheeraj Pandey On "Letting Go" As A Leader
Dec 15, 11:00PM
Dheeraj Pandey, is co-founder & CEO of Nutanix, one of the most disruptive software infrastructure companies today. He has held leadership positions with Aster Data & Oracle. He is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, and has been working in Silicon Valley for over a decade. In this podcast, he discusses his journey to Silicon Valley, his experiences as a serial… Read More 
The Golden Age Of Open Source Has Arrived
Dec 15, 10:00PM
In the new economy, it’s not the code that matters — it’s how you use it to connect people to things they need. From 3D printers to Docker, open-source-based innovation is fueling some of the hottest digital capabilities of our time. Finally — the golden age of open source has arrived. Read More 
University of California Launches $250 Million Venture Fund
Dec 15, 9:45PM
The University of California announced a $250 million venture fund to invest in startups “emerging from the University of California system.” The fund will be focused on students, professors and alumni of the 10 UC schools, with a particular emphasis on startups in the life sciences, technology, energy, agriculture and materials sectors. The investment arm will be led by Vivek… Read More 
Google's Project Fi Now Supports Data-Only Devices
Dec 15, 8:29PM
Project Fi, which is Google’s way of jumping in the middle of the great carrier race, has shared today that starting tomorrow, you can order a SIM for your data-only device. I’ve switched one of my phones over to Fi and I really haven’t had a problem with finding reception and the way they bill you is refreshing. Read More 
Apple Continues To Showcase Its Own Apps In The App Store's Top Charts
Dec 15, 8:05PM
It seems Apple is continuing to use the App Store’s “Top Charts” section to promote its own applications, by allowing apps like iMovie and those from its iWork suite to appear in the Top 10 Free apps on users’ iPhones. This gives the appearance that Apple’s own apps among the most popular and most-downloaded in the U.S. App Store – even more… Read More 
Thanks To Google, Your Phone Now Doubles As A Lightsaber
Dec 15, 8:00PM
Every single time I see something else pushing “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” I roll my eyes. And then I try something else where I think “OK, that was pretty smart.” Disney has teamed up with every brand known to man to promote the film, which premiered last night in Los Angeles. One of the partners Disney has gone deep down into the bag of tricks with is Google. Read More 
Android Wear Now Sports Designer Watch Faces
Dec 15, 7:24PM
If you’ve stuck with your Android Wear watch, you’ll be happy to know that there’s a slew of new downloadable watch faces from some notable designers. Read More 
31 Memorable Quotes From Disrupt London 2015
Dec 15, 7:12PM
Disrupt London 2015 has come to an end, but the stories and experiences will stick with us for years to come. We’ve compiled the most memorable quotes from Disrupt London 2015. Take it all in, and dive into the interviews you may have missed. Read More 
Facebook Makes Changes To Its Real Name Policy Enforcement Process
Dec 15, 7:07PM
After over a year’s worth of controversy around Facebook’s real names policy, Facebook has announced a couple of changes to its process in order to better serve all of its members, including those in the LGBTQ community. Last October, Facebook promised it would make changes to its real name policy after a number of false account flagging incidents led to the suspension of LGBTQ… Read More 
Google's Angular 2 Framework Hits Beta
Dec 15, 7:00PM
Angular 2, Google’s framework for building mobile and web apps in HTML and JavaScript, is now in beta. Google first announced Angular 2, which represents a significant (and controversial) break from Angular 1, in September 2014. Since then, it’s gone through an alpha and developer preview. By applying the ‘beta’ label to Angular 2, Google basically says that it believes… Read More 
Netflix's Ongoing Quest To Save Bandwidth
Dec 15, 6:37PM
Netflix has a bandwidth problem. It currently represents 36.5 percent of U.S. Internet traffic and it’s going to increase as 4K becomes more popular, and LTE and fiber Internet improve. As Variety reported, the company is taking a first step by re-encoding its entire catalog with more granular bitrates. This move should lead to 20 percent in bandwidth savings. Read More 
The Future Of In-flight Entertainment Is Virtual Reality
Dec 15, 6:34PM
I fly a lot for work, be it a quick two hours or less to Seattle to 10+ hours to Germany, and everything in between. I don’t really like to fly all that much, and I’m not sure that a lot of people enjoy it either. Everyone has their list of things to bring on a flight and their own little routine to make them feel as comfortable, and entertained, as possible. Speaking of Virgin… Read More 
Watch This Amazing 3D-Printed Clock Made With A Multi-Toolhead Printer
Dec 15, 6:32PM
In the future multi-toolhead robots will harvest our organs and control our reproductive cycles. Until then, they can make amazing clocks! This clock, created by Matt Olczyk, was made using a ZMorph 3D printer, a printer that can swap tool heads to perform different actions. The ZMorph system has a CNC mill, dual extruders, an (optional) chocolate extruder, and even a laser burner. By using all… Read More 
Easy Taxi And Tappsi Merge To Try To Run Uber Off The Road In LatAm
Dec 15, 6:01PM
Rocket Internet-backed Easy Taxi is joining forces with Colombian taxi app startup Tappsi in a merger the pair will be hoping helps them keep accelerating ahead of Uber, which only has a limited presence in the region. Read More 
Four Market Forces That Will Shape Robotics Over The Next Year
Dec 15, 6:00PM
As 2016 approaches, robotics is poised to traverse from a narrow set of industrial and military use cases to broader market applications that include commercial drones, telepresence robots, delivery robots and, of course, mobile vacuum cleaners. Read More 
German 3D Indoor Mapping And Navigation Startup NavVis Locates €7.5M Funding
Dec 15, 5:57PM
Munich-based 3D indoor mapping and navigation startup NavVis has raised a €7.5 million Series B round of funding as it readies the launch of its smartphone indoor navigation app. Read More 
Atlassian's Marketplace For Third-Party Devs Hits Over $120M In Sales
Dec 15, 5:45PM
You can now buy stock in Atlassian, but that’s not the only way to make money from the quickly growing collaboration and developer tools company. As the company told me today, its Atlassian Marketplace for third-party developers has now hit $120 million in direct sales and more than 15 developers have now generated more than $1 million in direct sales. Read More 
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