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Apple Watch’s ECG feature is already proving its worth
2 days ago –
When Apple announced its latest Series 4 Watch with
electrocardiogram features, my mom took a sigh of relief, and then
proceeded to set a reminder to order one for my dad. That’s because we
found out last year, by chance, that he has atrial fibrillation. Atrial
fibrillation is an irregular heartb...
Dallas-based TXV Partners targets $50M for its debut fund
2 days ago –
These first-time VCs want to raise $50M for a Dallas-based, millennial-focused venture firm.
SoftBank’s Vision Fund inches closer to $100B
3 days ago –
Much has been said about the SoftBank Vision Fund, mostly in awe
of the size of the investment vehicle. Today, however, the Vision Fund
inched yet closer to that twelve-figure goal.
Google Fit gets improved activity logging and a breathing exercise
10 hours ago –
Google Fit, Google’ s activity-tracking app for Android, is
getting a small but meaningful update today that adds a few new features
that’ll likely make its regular users quite happy. Some are pretty
basic, like the launch of a Fit widget for your Android home screen,
while others introduce new f...
Krisp reduces noise on calls using machine learning, and it’s coming to Windows soon
10 hours ago –
If your luck is anything like mine, as soon as you jump on an
important call, someone decides it's a great time to blow some leaves
off the sidewalk outside your window. 2Hz's Krisp is a new desktop app
that uses machine learning to subtract background noise like that, or
crowds, or even crying k...
Pew: Social media for the first time tops newspapers as a news source for US adults
10 hours ago –
It’s not true that everyone gets their news from Facebook and
Twitter. But it is now true that more U.S. adults get their news from
social media than from print newspapers. According to a new report from
Pew Research Center out today, social media has for the first time
surpassed newspapers as a ...
Pew: Social media for the first time tops newspapers as a news source for US adults
10 hours ago –
It’s not true that everyone gets their news from Facebook and
Twitter. But it is now true that more U.S. adults get their news from
social media than from print newspapers. According to a new report from
Pew Research Center out today, social media has for the first time
surpassed newspapers as a ...
GoPro will move production of most U.S.-bound cameras out of China by next summer
2 hours ago –
China and the United States have been slapping each other with
massive tariffs and more may come if the trade war continues to
escalate, prompting some companies to move manufacturing out of China.
One of the latest is GoPro, which announced it will move production of
most U.S.-bound cameras out ...
Google Lens arrives in iOS search app
4 hours ago –
Google is bringing its Lens visual search feature to the iOS
Google app, giving iPhone users a new way to search the web on mobile.
By tapping on the Google Lens icon, you dive straight into the camera at
which point if Google recognizes something in the space that you tap
on, the app will […]
HypeHop is a product to fix sponsored videos
6 hours ago –
I’ve been thinking hard about the concept of sponsored content —
you can find some of it on TechCrunch if you look hard enough, and it
appears almost everywhere else. It’s an important consideration, because
as an online journalist I’ve heard everything from “How much did Apple
pay you to post th...
The Verge
An artist on creating the retro art for a new edition of Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers
2 days ago –
The Folio Society is responsible for a number of beautiful
editions of classic works of science fiction. Earlier this fall, it
began offering another fan-favorite edition: Robert A. Heinlein’s
Starship Troopers.
The specialty publisher has released high-end books for more than 50
years, has onl...
2 days ago –
Jia Yueting, the CEO and a co-founder of troubled EV startup
Faraday Future, has a notorious history with money. While his rise to
fame and fortune in China was built partly around his vision — he
started a streaming company in 2004 called LeTV, well before Netflix
shifted away from DVDs — it was...
The LSAT is going digital exclusively on Microsoft Surface Go tablets
15 hours ago –
Whether you’re applying to law school, are a lawyer, or just
have a great love for the show Suits, it might interest you to know that
the LSAT is going digital next year and the chosen tablets are
Microsoft’s Surface Go.
The organization behind the LSAT, the Law School Admission Council
(LSAC), ...
16 hours ago –
Following hot on the heels of today’s Honor View 20 tease,
Samsung has announced a phone of its own that’ll make use of its new
Infinity-O display. The Samsung A8s features a distinctive “hole-punch”
design for the phone’s selfie camera located at the top left of the
display.
Samsung has said it...
Sony’s PlayStation Classic gets wireless controller support with this adapter
13 hours ago –
As expected, peripheral maker 8bitdo has fixed one of the
biggest issues with Sony’s miniature PlayStation Classic: the lack of
wireless controllers. Today, the company announced its latest adapter, a
plug-and-play device that instantly gives the PS Classic support for a
huge range of controllers...
Instagram is bringing voice messaging to your DMs
9 hours ago –
Instagram has added a voice messaging feature to its Direct
messages. The feature allows users to send each other audio messages up
to one minute long in private and group chats. The update is rolling out
now for iOS and Android.
Users with the feature can record messages by holding down the micr...
LG will show a ‘capsule-based craft beer’ machine at CES next month
3 hours ago –
LG has announced a “capsule-based craft beer system,” because
nothing says “craft” more than easy one-button operation. It’s called
the LG HomeBrew, of course, and LG will be unveiling it in full at CES
next month. The capsules contain malt, yeast, hop oil, and flavoring,
while the machine “autom...
5 hours ago –
Dozens of human rights groups signed on to an open letter
today protesting Google’s plans for China, as CEO Sundar Pichai is
scheduled to testify before a House committee tomorrow.
“We are writing to ask you to ensure that Google drops Project Dragonfly
and any plans to launch a censored search ...
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