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Adobe acquires voice interface platform Sayspring
Sinovation, co-founded by the ex-head of Google China, nabs $50M from BBVA for its $500M AI fund
Microsoft built its own custom Linux kernel for its new IoT service
Bird, Lime and Spin receive cease-and-desist letters from SF City Attorney
Elon Musk’s Boring Co. raises $113 million to chase a pipe dream
Someone made a game where you ride the rapidly changing prices of cryptocurrencies
Utah’s Pluralsight unveils IPO filing
- This blockchain-powered platform lets you enjoy live concerts — in virtual reality
Virtual reality is only getting bigger. The VR market is tipped to be worth more than $33 billion within the next two years. With the market growing to such heights, different industries are grappling with various ways to make the most of the opportunity, including the entertainment and live even... - Blockchain and the sharing economy — a match made in heaven? This startup plans to prove it
These days, it seems that consumers are willing to share just about everything in an effort to save a bit of their own money or to earn something extra. From renting a bike to get around in urban areas to monetizing your car as a Lyft driver, it seems like almost everyone has gotten involved in t... - 12 futuristic technologies that could become reality in 2018
- Fortnite fans found a replacement in no time when servers went down
- This is what the new Gmail will look like
- Chinese authorities nab fugitive in a crowd of 60k thanks to facial recognition AI
- Mining costs show why 51 percent attacks on Bitcoin are easier than thought
- We want to give you $500 worth of cryptocurrency for free
- Learn how cloud computing works and how to get in on this booming job sector, for over 90% off
- Is voice search set to become the next frontier?
- Runescape tests the mobile waters with iOS beta
Runescape is coming to mobile devices, with the Old School version of the popular MMO rolls out a long-awaited beta test for iOS users this week. Developer Jagex first announced mobile versions of both Old School Runescape and regular Runescape last July. It specified the app would have a full mo... - Opinion: There shouldn’t be a ‘next Facebook’
There’s no future for social media networks. When millennials are in their 40s, they’ll look back on the days of social media networks with the same sense of nostalgia Generation X remembers AOL. Facebook and most of the others will be gone before you know it, and there won’t be any replacements.... - Tim Draper wore Bitcoin tie on Fox News and Reddit can’t shut up about it
- OnePlus 6 cases give us a full view of the phone’s design
- Design your dream home or office renovation in beautiful digital detail for only $19.99
- Cabify plans to overtake Uber using company culture
- This GIF-enabled badge solves a problem no one has
- Zerocoin’s bug that allows hackers to burn honest users’ coins is still not fixed
- The Porsche Design Huawei Mate RS is the most expensive phone I’ve ever used (and I love it)
- Where will crypto-nerds go now that Telegram is blocked in Russia?
- How quantum computing could wreak havoc on cryptocurrency
Quantum computing is promising to be one of the biggest technological revolutions of the modern era. By harnessing the power of quantum mechanics, machines will be able to achieve data processing of speed and complexity unattainable with current computers. Traditional computers are based on a bin... - Slidebean creates in minutes what would take hours on PowerPoint…and it’s over 90% off
If you’re just looking for professional quality slides completed in minutes rather than hours, you may want to give Slidebean a try. A lifetime subscription to Slidebean is on sale right now from TNW Deals for only $34.99, an over 90 percent savings off the regular price. - We can’t ditch Facebook because of our friends — but there’s a fix
- Lack of values will kill your startup
- How to check your Mac for 32-bit apps before Apple kicks ’em to the curb
- Apple memo warns employees to stop leaking info. Someone leaked it.
- Android P may get iPhone X-like gestures, according to Google’s own leak
- Disgraced Donkey Kong champion just lost his Guinness world records
- Review: Dell’s Inspiron 5680 is an affordable, VR-ready gaming rig
- HP’s new PCs are made for gamers on a budget
- You can finally buy the Fitbit Versa
It quickly became apparent Fitbit’s Versa would be the company’s best smartwatch yet when it was announced over a month ago. I’ve been testing one for a couple of weeks, and yeah, it’s the easiest Fitbit to recommend in years. Problem was, most people couldn’t actually get their hands on one. Fre... - Drones will soon decide who to kill
The US Army recently announced that it is developing the first drones that can spot and target vehicles and people using artificial intelligence (AI). This is a big step forward. Whereas current military drones are still controlled by people, this new technology will decide who to kill with almos... - Get certified as a cybersecurity specialist — and it costs less than a tank of gas
- It’s time to boycott Amazon
- Crypto YouTuber hacked out of $2 million during a livestream
- Got questions for a marijuana mogul? Socrates Rosenfeld is joining us on TNW Answers on 4/20
- How to spot a fake Instagram influencer
- Use icons to upgrade web projects — and get ‘em for as low as $29.99
- 7 signs your app is on its way to the cemetery and how to revive it
- The integral role of hybrid cloud and multi-cloud computing models for enterprises
- Iconic Koss Porta Pro headphones to get a wireless reboot (probably)
The Koss Porta Pro are some of the most iconic headphones ever. Their retro aesthetic and open-backed design has survived the test of time, making them a popular entry-level recommendation for over 30 years. But in this age of disappearing headphone jacks, even the classics have to adapt. As spot... - Dear Sony, please don’t kill the PlayStation Vita
Sony’s little-loved handheld, the Vita, is rumored to be winding down, and the gaming world will be lesser for its absence. Earlier today, TechSpot reported the Spanish PlayStation Twitter said the Vita had been discontinued in its region. Sony earlier this year announced that, starting March 201... - The view from heaven: Watch the first 3D VR video filmed in space
- Where are younger creatives finding their Inspiration?
- The Pentagon focuses on AI despite White House indifference
- It sure looks like the OnePlus 6 will be water-resistant
- Sega’s Mega Drive Mini is its response to the SNES Classic
- Elon Musk replaces robots at Tesla factory: ‘Humans are underrated’
- Redditors are competing to prove their country is most Bitcoin friendly
- How AR and VR will expose us to new cybersecurity threats
Tech Crunch
- DeferPanic secures $1.5 M seed round to popularize unikernel concept
We’ve all probably heard of containers and virtual machines by now. Virtualization enabled IT to break down a single server into multiple machines. Containers allowed you take that concept and make it even smaller. DeferPanic wants to take another step with a technology called Unikernels. Today, ... - Tony Fadell is worried about smartphone addiction
This weekend, former Apple engineer and consumer gadget legend Tony Fadell penned an op-ed for Wired. In it, he argued that smartphone manufacturers need to do a better job of educating users about how often they use their mobile phones, and the resulting dangers that overuse might bring about. T... - Sega to release Mega Drive Mini this year
Just like Nintendo before it, Sega is releasing a mini version of its iconic Mega Drive game system. The system is supposed to be available sometime in 2018 and the company also announced at least 15 classic Sega games will hit the Switch this summer to celebrate the system’s 30th anniversary. Se... - The United States needs a Department of Cybersecurity
- Mixcloud, the audio streaming platform for long-form content, raises $11.5M from WndrCo
- Kolide raises $8M to turn application and device management into a smart database
- Car-sharing startup Turo raises additional $12 million
- Scoop launches corporate carpooling in Portland
- Osama Hashmi on “Exponential Social Impact challenges”
- Teachable raises $4M to create a tool to turn any online class into a true business
- Here’s the ultra-low-light phone camera Sony promised
Sony promised an “ultra low-light camera” during its Mobile World Congress press conference back in February. The off-hand announcement was intended to throw a bit of shade at Samsung’s recent flagship, but ultimately had the unintended consequence of undermining the company’s own newly announced... - Domino’s will now deliver to 150,000 parks, pools and other non-traditional locations
Domino’s will now deliver your pizza to the beach — well, sort of! Or the park, the sports field, that one gas station down the road or some notable landmark in your city where it will be easy for your delivery driver to find you, among other places. The company announced today the launch of […] - Porsche plans 500 fast-charging stations across US
Porsche is planning a Supercharger-like network of fast-charging stations at dealerships and highway locations across the US. There will be at least 500 by the end of 2019 according to Klaus Zellmer, CEO of Porsche Cars North America, speaking to Automotive News. The timing coincides with the lau... - Tesla updates user interface, web browser in older Model S and Model X vehicles
- Bolt Threads joins Modern Meadow in the quest to bring lab-grown leather to market
- U.S. companies banned from selling components to ZTE
- Russia starts blocking Telegram for failing to turn over encryption keys
- UK report urges action to combat AI bias
- iHeartRadio opens up its playlists to all users with launch of Playlist Radio
- Elon Musk’s latest SpaceX idea involves a party balloon and bounce house
- US early-stage investment share shrinks as China surges
The global early-stage investment pie is getting bigger… a lot bigger. Just four years ago, investors were putting less than $10 billion per quarter into early-stage deals (Series A and B). The past two quarters, however, have all come in over twice that level. Q1 2018, meanwhile, looks to be a r... - FCC dings T-Mobile $40M for faking rings on calls that never connected
T-Mobile will pay $40 million as part of a settlement with the FCC for playing ringing sounds to mislead customers into thinking their calls were going through when in fact they had never connected in the first place. The company admitted it had done so "hundreds of millions" of times over the ye... - Diversity and inclusion, data privacy and security ops will be on everyone’s mind at RSA
This week, 50,000 security professionals will descend upon San Francisco for the 27th Annual RSA Security Conference, arguably the largest global security event of the year. And for the security community to win against “the bad guys,” we’re going to need at least 50,000 more people. - See you on Thursday in Chicago
- Bumble drops Facebook login requirement
- Target debuts same-day delivery for in-store purchases in some urban markets
- Coinbase buys Earn.com and makes CEO Balaji Srinivasan its first CTO
- Lyft riders tipped 8% more on average in 2017
- Watch SpaceX launch NASA’s latest exoplanet-hunting satellite
- Here’s the ultra-low-light phone camera Sony promised
- Someone made a game where you ride the rapidly changing prices of cryptocurrencies
The cryptocurrency world is a strange one, but at least it has a sense of humor. A new game has you riding a little crypto-car along the wildly fluctuating prices of major and minor currencies. It's quite ridiculous, and it isn't even a bad game! - Utah’s Pluralsight unveils IPO filing
Pluralsight, the Utah-based education technology company, has revealed its IPO filing. Given the timing of the unveiling, the company is likely targeting a May public debut. Its core business is online software development courses, helping people improve their skills in categories like IT, data ... - Google initiative looks to preserve walkable copies of Earth’s historical sites on the web
Indiana Jones’ exclamation of, “It belongs in a museum!” is taking a trip into the digital age with a Google initiative that will save archaeological sites to the cloud. Google’s nonprofit Arts and Culture arm is partnering with another nonprofit, Oakland-based CyArk, which flies drones and sets ... - Facebook points finger at Google and Twitter for data collection
- Netflix nears a $150B market cap as its subscribers continue to balloon
- Microsoft launches a phishing attack simulator and other security tools
- Windows 10 will soon get passwordless logins with Yubico’s Security Key
- Instead of stealing instruments, musicians turn to Splice
- The problems with Facebook are inherent in its design, but that can change
- As Chinese censorship intensifies, gays are back while teenage mothers and tattoos are out
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EU ties pay off, as EIF puts $74M into Dawn Capital’s $232M fund
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