Monday, March 04, 2019

4 March - Technology - Tech Crunch / The Verge

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  • Huawei reportedly plans to sue US government over ban 14 hours ago  –  Huawei’s already proven that a ban in the world’s second largest smartphone market won’t hamper its rapid success, but the company still won’t go down in the States without a fight. Word is that the consumer electronics giant is planning to unveil a lawsuit against the U.S. government later this ...
  • Seraphim attracts the UK’s Ministry of Defence to its SpaceTech accelerator 14 hours ago  –  In the U.S., the links between private sector technology and the defense industry are long and well-known. And in the realm of startups, DARPA, has long fostered new technologies such as those around drones. But despite the world-class defense sector in the U.K., historically speaking, it has not...
  • AirAsia launches a $60M fund to help startups get into Southeast Asia 15 hours ago  –  Budget airline AirAsia is getting into the VC game after it unveiled a venture capital fund that aims to invest in startups across the world. The airline today announced Redbeat Capital, a $60 million fund that it says will operate independently and seek deals with startups worldwide in areas suc...
  • Tide Foundation gives consumers full control of personal data on blockchain
  • FlixBus, the German Uber-like bus service, is buying rival Eurolines from Transdev
  • Go-Jek pulls in $100M more for its massive Series F round
  • Flawed visitor check-in systems let anyone steal guest logs and sneak into buildings
  • Moka raises $27M led by Hillhouse to make hiring more data-driven in China
  • Facebook won’t let you opt out of its phone number ‘look up’ setting
  • Researchers obtain a command server used by North 
  • Jupiter raises $23 million to tell businesses and governments how climate change will destroy them 11 hours ago  –  Whether it’s by flood, fire, or the fury of a storm, climate-related catastrophes are now impacting most cities and towns across the country. As these natural disasters increase in frequency and severity, cities and the businesses that reside in them are mobilizing to understand how best to prepa...
  • How to be remote 11 hours ago  –  I’ve been interviewing a lot of developers lately at my day job as the CTO of a tech consultancy, and I’ve noticed an interesting trend. Many of them seek us out because they want to work remotely. That’s not new. What’s new is that an increasing number of them are already working remotely … path...
  • Qualcomm v. Apple patent suit trial kicks off in San Diego ahead of next month’s big one 11 hours ago  –  Apple sues Qualcomm, Qualcomm sues Apple, Qualcomm sues Apple, Qualcomm sues Apple. For the past two years, the legal battle between Apple and Qualcomm has played out much like this, while the patent cases have greatly inconvenienced Apple at times in certain markets, the royalties suit that Appl...
  • Google to launch a ‘Chromebook App Hub’ for educational apps and lesson ideas
  • Office Depot partners with Alibaba to focus on small to medium-sized businesses’ needs
  • With USB 4, Thunderbolt and USB will converge
  • MIT’s speedy Mini Cheetah robot learns to backflip
  • Scytale grabs $5M Series A for application-to-application identity management
  • JetBlue contest asks users to delete their Instagram pics to fly free for a year
  • Sam’s Club to test new Scan & Go system that uses co

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  • Watch how a studio created The Wandering Earth’s fantastic world in this VFX reel 2 days ago  –  In The Wandering Earth, the sun will soon expand and destroy the Earth, so engineers concoct an ambitious plan — move the planet to another solar system, using giant engines. China’s first big science fiction film is a goofy disaster movie, with some outstanding special effects that bring the wor...
  • This chat room charges you a penny for every character you type
  • You can now find Lime scooters and bikes in more cities in Google Maps
  • SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule successfully docks to the ISS for the first time
  • Sony has officially stopped producing the PS Vita
  • Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign wants to push for government control of 5G networks
  • MIT’s Mini Cheetah robot can do backflips now
  • 11 new trailers you should watch this week
  • Smart’s Forease+ is a cute electric concept
  • Samsung Galaxy S10 preorder promo is ending soon, 
  • Oppo’s Realme 3 is an impressive budget phone for India 21 hours ago  –  Last year Oppo launched its Realme budget sub-brand in India, taking inspiration from Xiaomi’s Redmi in both name and business model. The strategy seems to have been successful. Realme was India’s third biggest smartphone brand over the Diwali shopping season, according to Counterpoint Research, ...
    Oppo’s Realme 3 is an impressive budget phone for India 21 hours ago  –  Last year Oppo launched its Realme budget sub-brand in India, taking inspiration from Xiaomi’s Redmi in both name and business model. The strategy seems to have been successful. Realme was India’s third biggest smartphone brand over the Diwali shopping season, according to Counterpoint Research, ...
  • Ultimate Ears Studio lets you customize your own colorful UE Boom 3 speaker
  • Tesla Model Y SUV will be unveiled March 14th
  • Google won’t pull controversial Saudi Arabian app from Play store
  • A report describes high turnover and toxic workplace culture at finance startup Revolut
  • The attention economy is dead
  • Can you tell the difference between a real face and an AI-generated fake?
  • Michael Moreci on writing a Star Wars-but-not-Star Wars adventure
  • Facebook is now rolling out a dark mode to Messenger users
  • Bird of Passage is like the Taxicab Confessions of an 
  • JetBlue contest dares Instagram addicts to delete their pics to fly free for a year 12 hours ago  –  Airlines offer special promotions and sales periodically, but JetBlue’s latest sweepstakes involves a bizarre stipulation: wipe your entire Instagram account and post a picture promoting the airline for a chance to win a free year of flights. According to the official rules, all you have to do is...
    JetBlue contest dares Instagram addicts to delete their pics to fly free for a year 12 hours ago  –  Airlines offer special promotions and sales periodically, but JetBlue’s latest sweepstakes involves a bizarre stipulation: wipe your entire Instagram account and post a picture promoting the airline for a chance to win a free year of flights. According to the official rules, all you have to do is...
  • Netflix’s dark fantasy The Order is an absurdist match for What We Do in the Shadows
  • Facebook sues Chinese companies for selling fake accounts
  • Nokia 9 PureView bundle is $100 off, and it includes a Mophie portable battery and more
  • The web just took a big step toward a password-free future
  • Volvo is limiting its cars to a top speed of 112 mph
  • With USB 4, Thunderbolt 3’s benefits become open to all
  • Microsoft is creating Windows Lite for dual-screen and Chromebook-like devices
  • Google and Twitter lock accounts of artist for having same name as Meghan Trainor
  • Mercedes-Benz reveals its first real all-electric raceca
  • Huawei’s CFO is suing Canada as she fights extradition to the US 9 hours ago  –  Huawei’s chief financial officer filed a lawsuit against the Canadian government Friday as she fights extradition to the United States. Meng Wanzhou’s attorneys said in a complaint, filed in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, that Canadian police and border agents violated Meng’s constituti...
  • Purported OnePlus 7 images reveal a pop-up camera and no notch
  • Google employees aren’t convinced that Dragonfly is dead
  • Volkswagen’s electric-powered dune buggy crams futuristic tech into a retro package
  • March Mammal Madness is the bracket for animal lovers everywhere
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  • Intel and Qualcomm show off prototype hardware for building 5G into computers
  • Save up to $60 site-wide at Rakuten, and Nintendo Switch docks are cheaper today
  • Dying social robot Jibo goes out with a song and a dance
  • Why I chose Brave as my Chrome browser replacemen
  • EA says it’s ‘aware’ that Anthem is crashing some PS4 consoles 3 hours ago  –  I can’t remember the last time I heard of a video game bug so bad that people’s consoles just quit in disgust — but some PlayStation 4 owners are reporting that BioWare’s shared-world shooter Anthem is completely crashing their consoles. Or worse. While neither Sony nor BioWare owner Electronic A...
  • Spotify just made a tiny dent in India’s fast-growing market
  • A comedian’s fight with Barstool Sports shows how Twitter’s copyright system can hurt creators
  • When it comes to conspiracy theories, intuition and stress conspire against you
  • Google tries to address complaints of sluggish Pixel 3 with latest update
  • Over 300 million Chinese private messages were left exposed online
  • Google disables Android TV photo sharing for all users after account privacy issue
  • Lego takes on Samsung and Huawei with its own foldable
  • How to use Android Pie’s search bar to control your phone’s settings
  • AT&T just made its first huge changes to HBO and th
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