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ZypMedia raises $5.6M to help traditional media companies embrace online ads a day ago – Local advertising startup ZypMedia is announcing that it has raised $5.6 million in Series C funding. That’s a relatively small amount of money for a Series C (the company had previously raised $6.9 million total, according to Crunchbase), but co-founder Aman Sareen said, “We had the opportunity ...
Gmail’s iOS app gets a unified inbox a day ago – Gmail users on iOS are getting a notable upgrade today: a unified inbox. While Android users have had the option to see multiple inboxes in a single view, iOS users – until now – have had to switch accounts by tapping between them in the app’s navigation. Many people today have more than one emai...
Google’s Gboard now lets you create a set of emoji that look like you a day ago – Last summer, Google introduced its own take on Bitmoji with the launch of “Mini” stickers in its keyboard app, Gboard, which leverage machine learning to create illustrated stickers based on your selfie. Today, Google is expanding the Mini Stickers with the launch of what it calls “Emoji Minis” –...
Waze’s new audio player supports Pandora, Stitcher and more
True Ventures has two new funds totaling $635 million to plug into a wide range of startups
Up close and hands-on with the new MacBook Air
Emotional wellness startup Aura raises $2.7 million from Cowboy Ventures and Reach Capital
Apple’s new T2 security chip will prevent hackers from eavesdropping on your microphone
Up close and hands-on with the new iPad Pro
A fully loaded iPad Pro will cost you $2,227

NASA’s prolific planet-hunter Kepler has finally earned its retirement a day ago – After nine years of service, half a million stars surveyed, and thousands of planets discovered around those stars, NASA's astonishingly successful Kepler space telescope is finally taking a well-earned rest. Out of fuel but in a safe orbit, the spacecraft will drift through the solar system look...
The hybrid cloud market just got a heck of a lot more compelling a day ago – Let’s start with a basic premise that the vast majority of the world’s workloads remain in private data centers. Cloud infrastructure vendors are working hard to shift those workloads, but technology always moves a lot slower than we think. That is the lens through which many cloud companies oper...
Waymo, take the wheel: Self-driving cars go fully driverless on California roads a day ago – Self-driving startup Waymo, a Google spin-off owned by parent company Alphabet, has been granted the first permit in California to begin driverless testing on public roads. Yes, that means self-driving cars without a human behind the wheel will be cruising around California, beginning with a limi...
Coinbase is now worth more than all but three cryptocurrencies
Facebook shares climb despite Q3 user growth and revenue
To actually change the world, Big Tech needs to grow up
Can Apple finish 2018 on a high note? We’ll find out Thursday
WeWork-owned Meetup brings on David Siegel as CEO
Even Financial acquires Birch Finance, a credit card rewards startup
Google Pixel 3 XL users are getting twice the notch, thanks to a bug

Brex has partnered with WeWork, AWS and more for its new rewards program 18 hours ago – Brex cardholders can now accrue and spend points on AWS, Twilio, SalesForce, WeWork, Instacart and more.
The Tissot Seastar 1000 is a low-cost and high-quality Swiss diver 18 hours ago – In the pantheon of watches there are a few that stand out. Looking for your first automatic watch? Pick up a Seiko Orange Monster. Looking for a piece with a little history? The Omega Speedmaster is your man. Looking for an entry-level Swiss diver that won’t break the bank? Tissot’s Seastar has a...
As stock rises on a slim earnings beat, eBay tells analysts to focus on payments and ads 19 hours ago – Despite increasing competition from traditional retailers like Walmart and Target, which have invested heavily in e-commerce, and the whupping it’s routinely taking from Amazon among pure e-commerce companies, eBay, the 20-year-old lumbering Pez dispenser of an e-tailer, keeps plugging along. Now...
Facebook bans the Proud Boys, cutting the group off from its main recruitment platform
Siri Shortcuts app gets updated with weather, alarms, timers and more
Monzo, the U.K. challenger bank, raises £85M Series E at a £1B pre-money valuation
Alphabet exec Richard DeVaul is out after sexual harassment story
The Biggening
Twitter’s U.S. midterms hub is a hot mess
Zuckerberg says the future is sharing via 100B messages & 1B Stories/day

This gadget adds two USB 3.0 ports to Apple’s power adapter 5 hours ago – This is clever. Made by HyperDrive, the USB-C Hub slips onto an Apple USB-C power adapter and adds two USB 3.0 ports. That’s all. I love it and it addresses a major shortcoming of Apple’s current notebook lineup. Apple ditched full-size USB ports in favor of the versatile USB-C. It makes sense on...
Starship is using self-driving robots to deliver packages on demand 5 hours ago – Soon, the days of package theft will be behind us. For people living in the U.K. town of Milton Keynes, that day is today. That’s thanks to autonomous robot startup Starship Technologies . Starship’s on-demand package delivery requires you to first install the app to receive a delivery address to...
Freelancers rights come of age as gig economy booms 5 hours ago – Gig workers, freelancers, sharing economy workers — call them what you want to, but the millions who drive you around in Lyfts, drop off your Seamless delivery or work on piecemeal projects from home have become a staple of the American workforce — and their numbers are only set to grow. A report...
Google’s Home Hub can be bricked with one line of code
Zuckerberg gets joint summons from UK and Canadian parliaments
Handshake, a LinkedIn for university students and diversity, raises $40M
Apple pulls WatchOS 5.1 update after it bricked some Apple Watches
Chat app Line’s games business raises $110M for growth opportunities
Three days left to save big on Disrupt Berlin 2018 tickets
KKR’s latest Southeast Asia bet is a $144M investment in PropertyGuru

Lime recalls some scooters due to fire concerns 14 minutes ago – Lime, the electric scooter and bike-share startup, has pulled some of its scooters from the streets of Los Angeles, San Diego and Lake Tahoe. That’s because of two hardware challenges the company has experienced, Lime wrote in a blog post last night. In August, Lime says it became aware of a pote...
Scared to trade stocks? Titan algorithmically invests for you 23 minutes ago – Titan could put an end to stock market FOMO. The app chooses the best 20 stocks by scraping top hedge fund data, adds some shorts based on your personal risk profile and puts your money to work. No worrying about market fluctuations or constantly rebalancing your portfolio. You don’t have do anyt...
Lendix is now called October 2 hours ago – French startup Lendix is changing its name to October. The company is using this opportunity to redesign its branding assets and refresh the design of the website for new users. The product remains the same — a lending platform connecting individual and institutional investors with small and medi...
Twitter’s spam reporting tool now lets you specify type, including if it’s a fake account
Sign up for Spotify’s $15/month plan, get a free Google Home Mini
How the Apple Watch changed the world
Consumers spent $329M on the top 10 subscription video apps last quarter
Daily Crunch: Waymo can go driverless in California
Nomad releases a stunning wireless charging pad with Apple Watch dock
TV streaming services see 212% jump in viewing hours over past year

The Verge

The dual-screen Nubia X solves the notch problem with extreme over-engineering 7 hours ago – As if October wasn’t already packed full of new product announcements, China’s Nubia is today hosting a launch event for its new flagship called the Nubia X. Leaked ahead of the big unveil, this device takes a pretty extreme approach to solving the notch problem: it puts a second display on the b...

Last year’s iPhones get controversial processor throttling feature after all

Hate speech is finding a home on Instagram

Apple pulls watchOS 5.1 update after reports of bricked devices

Facebook has started banning accounts affiliated with far-right group the Proud Boys

Alphabet reportedly fires executive named in NYT sexual misconduct exposé

Alphabet executive named in NYT sexual misconduct exposé resigns

Chinese spies hacked aerospace companies for years, Justice Department says

Google’s 2018 Halloween Doodle is also its first multiplayer game

Waymo gets the green light to test fully driverless car

The Grimes and Poppy collab is as _____ as you’d expect 6 hours ago – YouTube weirdo and mysterious musician Poppy and the artist formerly known as Grimes have been teasing a collaboration for months now, and finally, the end result is here: a bubblegum pop-metal mashup called “Play Destroy.” It makes sense when you listen to it. In addition to threatening to burn ...

Teens use group Messenger chats very differently than adults

Cult RPG Undertale gets a surprise spinoff for Halloween

Honor’s Magic 2 hides its selfie camera behind a retro sliding screen

Falcon and Winter Soldier reportedly getting their own series on Disney’s streaming service

Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K review: hold the remote

How Congress could rein in Google and Facebook

Google wants to improve your smart home with iRobot’s room maps

MacBook Air vs. iPad Pro is a choice between the past and the future

Spotify is giving family account owners a free Google

Fortnite has been installed on ‘nearly half’ of all Nintendo Switch systems 4 hours ago – Fortnite is almost as popular as Mario and Zelda amongst Switch owners, according to Nintendo. During the company’s most recent financial briefing, Nintendo revealed that Epic’s battle royale game has been installed on “nearly half” of all Switch systems. The company also notes that the game is p...

Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s trippy new take on Tetris will put you in the zone

Amazon’s most capable 4K HDR streaming box is 50 percent off at HSN

Prospect is a stylish science fiction movie that puts world building first

Evolve Bamboo GTX electric skateboard review: too fast, too furious

Invoxia GPS Tracker review: longevity and range from a new kind of network

Fortnite star Ninja says his biggest challenges in 2018 are the ‘haters’

Starship’s robots can now deliver packages, too

Seven scary stories to tell by the light of your screen

UK and Canada join forces to summon Mark Zuckerb

Nomad’s new wireless charger might fill the AirPower-shaped void in your life 2 hours ago – Nomad has a new wireless charger out today, an updated version of the company’s existing Base Station charger that adds an additional integrated Apple Watch charger, and it might just fill the void of Apple’s seemingly indefinitely delayed AirPower charger. The Apple Watch addition is the main di...

The iPad Pro isn’t an Xbox competitor, even with console-like specs

Adding USB-C to the iPad isn’t enough to fix Apple’s messy port strategy

Royole could be the first company to release a foldable smartphone

ZTE’s new budget phones are unlocked, and one of them works on Verizon

This clever USB-C hub attaches directly to your MacBook charger

Here’s Henry Cavill as Geralt in Netflix’s version of The Witcher

Steve Bannon is pushing anti-immigrant policies at an upcoming tech conference

The Asus ZenFone 6 leaks with the most unsightly notch of all

iPhone dual-SIM support won’t do much in the US this