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- Andreessen pours $22M into PlanetScale’s database-as-a-service a day ago – PlanetScale’s founders invented the technology called Vitess that scaled YouTube. Now they’re selling it to any enterprise that wants their data both secure and consistently accessible. And thanks to its ability to re-shard databases while they’re operating, it can solve businesses’ troubles with...
- Spansive’s first wireless charger powers multiple phones simultaneously and works through thick cases a day ago – When Pi Charging (winner of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2017) rebranded as Spansive last month, the company also dropped plans for its previously shown cone-shaped charger capable of charging phones placed within a few inches around it. That charger would’ve required special cases for each device — and...
- Barnes & Noble’s Nook e-reader returns with a larger screen a day ago – I’ve always had a soft spot for the Nook. Barnes & Noble’s e-reader was more than just a rare competitor to Amazon’s steamrolling Kindle, it was a nice device with an interesting design — and one of the first in its class to offer now-standard technologies like front lighting. But good reader...
- Amazon is reportedly working on an emotion-tracking Alexa wearable a day ago – Amazon probably knows everything else about you at this point, so why not let it track your emotions, too? The company is said to be working on a wearable wellness device said to be able to determine a user’s emotional state. Word arrives from a Bloomberg story based on “internal documents.” This...Amazon is reportedly working on an emotion-tracking Alexa wearable a day ago – Amazon probably knows everything else about you at this point, so why not let it track your emotions, too? The company is said to be working on a wearable wellness device said to be able to determine a user’s emotional state. Word arrives from a Bloomberg story based on “internal documents.” This...
- Here’s the first teaser trailer for the new Star Trek: Picard series a day ago – Just a bit shy of a year ago, Patrick Stewart blew the minds of Star Trek fans everywhere by taking the stage at the Las Vegas Star Trek convention to announce he was returning to the role of Jean-Luc Picard. His return would come in the form of a series made for CBS’ streaming service, […]
- Automattic acquires subscription payment company Prospress a day ago – Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Longreads, Simplenote and a bunch of other cool things, is acquiring a small startup called Prospress. Among other things, Prospress has developed WooCommerce Subscriptions, a recurring payment solution specifically designed for WooCommer...
- Original Content podcast: Dragons love symbolism, and other lessons from the ‘Game of Thrones’ finale 20 hours ago – This post and podcast include spoilers for “Game of Thrones.” Remember how it felt six weeks ago, right before “Game of Thrones” returned for its final season? The excitement? The anticipation? That was so, so long ago. Darrell Etherington, the original co-host of the Original Content podcast, jo...
- WikiLeaks’ Assange charged under the Espionage Act in a ‘major test case’ for press freedom 21 hours ago – Julian Assange, founder of whistleblowing site WikiLeaks, has been charged with more than a dozen additional charges by U.S. federal prosecutors, including under the controversial Espionage Act — a case that will likely test the rights of freedom of speech and expression under the First Amendment...
- Shopify quietly acquired Handshake, an e-commerce platform for B2B wholesale purchasing a day ago – E-commerce platform Shopify has quietly made an acquisition to continue its expansion of the services and products that merchants can sell and purchase through its platform. It has acquired Handshake, a New York startup that offers a commerce platform for businesses that sell wholesale goods. Sho...
- Crypto exchange Binance prepares to add margin trading ‘soon’ 9 hours ago – Binance, the world’s most prominent crypto exchange, says it is close to adding a much-anticipated margin-trading feature to its service following weeks of speculation. The company tweeted confirmation of the upcoming feature in a screenshot that subtly teases the imminent arrival of margin-tradi...
- Nigeria’s Gokada raises $5.3M round for its motorcycle ride-hail biz 10 hours ago – In many large cities across Africa, motorcycle taxies are as common as yellow-cabs in New York. That includes Lagos, Nigeria, where ride-hail startup Gokada has raised a $5.3 million Series A round to grow its two-wheel transit business. Gokada has trained and on-boarded over 1000 motorcycles and...
- Online bank Simple makes things harder by removing bill pay 16 hours ago – With a growing number of challenger banks taking on the U.S. market, one of the original startup banks, Simple — now owned by BBVA — has taken the unusual step of removing a core banking feature: bill pay. The company claimed the feature was under-utilized and usage was trending downwards, which ...
- Apply to TechCrunch’s premier startup competition, Startup Battlefield 39 minutes ago – Imagine what $100,000 cash could do for your startup dreams. If you’re an early-stage startup founder determined to take your business to the top, it’s time to stop dreaming and get down to the serious task of competing in Startup Battlefield, our premier pitch-off that takes place at Disrupt San...
- Amazon finally supports Traditional Chinese books on Kindle an hour ago – A long-awaited service for readers in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and some other overseas Chinese communities have finally come true: Amazon has just started offering Traditional Chinese books for its Kindle E-reader. The release filled an obvious gap for Kindle, which debuted back in 2007 and has b...
- Sonic the Hedgehog movie is getting delayed to redesign the title character an hour ago – To say that reaction to the first Sonic the Hedgehog trailer was mixed would be overly diplomatic. But at least fans were able to look beyond the thin premise and bizarre Jim Carrey turn for long enough to focus on what was really important: the weird ass Sonic design. The latest in an increasing...
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- Disney’s Aladdin remake feels weirdly unfinished a day ago – It’s understandable if it took people a while to come around to the idea of a live-action adaptation of Disney’s Aladdin directed by Guy Ritchie. The Howard Ashman and Alan Menken musical numbers in 1992’s Aladdin are iconic. They seem even more so after the death of the film’s original Genie, Ro...
- Deepfakes are getting easier than ever to make, new research paper shows a day ago – To make a convincing deepfake — an AI-generated fake of a video or audio clip — you usually need a neural model that’s trained with a lot of reference material. Generally, the larger your dataset of photos, video, or sound, the more eerily accurate the result will be. But now, researchers at Sams...Deepfakes are getting easier than ever to make, new research paper shows a day ago – To make a convincing deepfake — an AI-generated fake of a video or audio clip — you usually need a neural model that’s trained with a lot of reference material. Generally, the larger your dataset of photos, video, or sound, the more eerily accurate the result will be. But now, researchers at Sams...
- Microsoft patent hints at Surface Pro 7 with USB-C and new Type Cover 8 hours ago – Microsoft is working on a new design of its Surface Pro, expected to debut later this year. While the Surface Pro design hasn’t largely changed since the Surface Pro 4, Microsoft is expected to trim the display bezels, add a USB-C port, and make the next Surface Pro design a little more rounded l...
- Ahead of Aladdin, watch the lost film that helped shape it 3 hours ago – There are so many streaming options available these days, and so many conflicting recommendations, that it’s hard to see through all the crap you could be watching. Each Friday, The Verge’s Cut the Crap column simplifies the choice by sorting through the overwhelming multitude of movies and TV sh...
- Taika Waititi’s live-action Akira movie gets May 2021 release date 10 minutes ago – Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi’s next big-budget project, a live-action version of the beloved manga series Akira, finally has a release date, The Wrap reports: May 21st, 2021. Waititi’s project, which is being distributed by Warner Bros., was first announced in 2017. The announcement cam...
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