Saturday, September 14, 2019

14 September - Technology - Tech Crunch / The Verge

Tech Crunch
  • Nintendo shows off exercise-powered RPG for Switch, Ring Fit Adventure 2 days ago  –  Nintendo has been at the crossroads of video games and fitness since the famous Power Pad for the NES, and the Switch is the latest to receive a game powered by physical activity: Ring Fit Adventure. And it actually looks fun!
  • Sidewalk Labs spins out urban data-gathering tool Replica into a company 2 days ago  –  Replica, the data-gathering tool created within Sidewalk Labs that maps the movement of people in cities, is now a company. The newly formed company, which is headed by Nick Bowden, also announced Thursday it has raised $11 million in a Series A funding round from investors Innovation Endeavors, ...
  • Patreon sells product curation site Kit to Geniuslink 2 days ago  –  Patreon, the platform for independent content creators to operate membership businesses for their core fans, announced it is selling the assets of Kit.com to localized affiliate link service Geniuslink. Founded in 2015, Kit is a social-shopping platform where influencers curate bundles of product...
  • Daily Crunch: Uber resists California gig worker bill
  • SmileDirectClub makes its debut on the public market
  • Pandora debuts a desktop app for Windows
  • Patch Homes locks in $5M Series A to give homeowners financial freedom without debt
  • Google says it will do more to prioritize original reporting in search
  • Incredible Health’s hiring platform for nurses gets $15M led by Andreessen Horowitz
  • Google Photos adds a time-traveling version of Stories,
  • This prosthetic arm combines manual control with machine learning a day ago  –  Prosthetic limbs are getting better every year, but the strength and precision they gain doesn't always translate to easier or more effective use, since amputees have only a basic level of control over them. One promising avenue being investigated by Swiss researchers is having an AI take over wh...
  • Amazon tests a one-tap review system for product feedback a day ago  –  Amazon is testing an easier way for people to leave product feedback with the launch of one-tap ratings. The change is meant to encourage those who don’t have the time, energy or interest in writing reviews to still share their opinion about the product, which benefits the larger Amazon community...
  • Despite tipping policy changes, DoorDash says back pay is not ‘at issue here’ a day ago  –  When DoorDash announced changes in its tipping model last month, it was certainly a step in the right direction. Some workers, however, have said it’s not enough. In addition to wanting fair wages, they want back pay. In light of DoorDash’s announcement, labor group Working Washington said a key ...
  • Daily Crunch: AR startup Daqri is shutting down
  • JUMP pulled its bikes from a number of markets in the last few months
  • Calculating sales efficiency in a startup: The magic number that will help you scale
  • J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot sign exclusive deal with WarnerMedia
  • Space is the next economic frontier… hear more about it at Disrupt SF
  • YouTube Music cracks down on rampant chart manipulation with new pay-for-play ban
  • Ten questions for 2020 presidential candidate John De

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  • Kickstarter faces union backlash after firing two organizers 2 days ago  –  Kickstarter is facing blowback after firing two employees involved in its ongoing unionization effort, as first reported by Slate. Both employees were dismissed over the past eight days, leading to concerns that the firings may be part of a broader retaliation effort. US labor law forbids employe...
  • Hulu dropped support for Google’s Daydream VR
  • J.J. Abrams signs exclusivity deal with WarnerMedia reportedly worth $250 million
  • Spotify is cracking down on family plan sharing again by asking for user locations
  • How to prepare your iPhone for a trade-in program
  • Mozilla wants to use people’s stories to shame YouTube into being better
  • Cody Wilson sentenced to probation in sexual assault case
  • Apple continues to sweeten the deal for Apple Card owners with new cash back options
  • Amazon Video’s animated series Undone could be the start of something amazing
  • Baseus’ new GaN charger puts two USB-C ports and 
  • George Mager’s bouncy, multilingual world uses script as design 2 days ago  –  George Mager Moscow-based artist George Mager has such a familiar style that it feels like you’ve stumbled upon it before in an old Japanese manga or maybe in a vintage children’s book of fairy tales you picked up from a dusty corner of the thrift shop. But all the while, his art is instantly ...
  • How to preorder the iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max
  • If forests go up in smoke, so can carbon offsets
    If forests go up in smoke, so can carbon offsets 2 days ago  –  Photo credit should read JOAO LAET/AFP/Getty Images Raging fires across the Amazon and the start of California’s fire season have put the heat back on a controversial method for balancing the carbon budget, called offsets. Here’s how offsets work. Let’s say a person or a company wants to cont...
  • The awkward days of the Apple Watch are over
  • iOS 13 exploit bypasses the lockscreen for access to contacts
  • Encrypted messaging is becoming more popular, and child advocates are worried
  • LaCie’s fast portable SSD makes USB-C less confusing
  • Andrew Yang went full influencer on the debate stage tonight
  • Steam will now show you more games you might actually want to buy
  • Google is changing its search algorithm to prioritize or
  • Microsoft is working on foldable Surface devices with liquid-powered hinges a day ago  –  Microsoft has been working on a dual-screen Surface device that may well resemble the company’s Courier concept. The software giant is expected to tease the device at its Surface hardware event next month, but new patents show that Microsoft’s work goes far beyond just dual-screen hardware. A new...
  • Bigelow’s next-generation inflatable space habitat is shooting for the Moon
  • YouTube is changing how it counts views for record-breaking music videos after controversy
  • Discord gives up on subscription games because no one was playing them
  • Hear The Verge’s first impressions of the iPhone 11
  • Amazon’s Undone makes a terrific double feature with Waking Life
  • HBO is reportedly turning George R.R. Martin’s worst book into a Game of Thrones spinoff
  • PopSockets reinvents mug handles
  • Congress just asked big tech companies for private emails about their biggest controversies
  • Team Liquid’s Dota 2 team was so successful they’re s
  • CNN will stop running Juul and other e-cigarette ads after vaping deaths a day ago  –  Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge CNN will no longer run ads for Juul or other e-cigarettes, following reports of a deadly lung illness linked to them. The Daily Beast reports that CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker announced the news at an employee meeting; the network also confirmed i...
  • SimpliSafe’s 11-piece home security system is $100 off at Best Buy
  • J.J. Abrams reportedly walked away from a $500 million exclusivity deal with Apple
  • Adobe Premiere Pro will use AI to reframe videos for all of your social apps
  • Amazon-owned Whole Foods is cutting medical benefits for part-time workers
  • Trek’s new lineup of electric city bikes is gorgeous, speedy, and expensive
  • Augmented reality headset company Daqri is reportedly shutting down
  • Apple’s new iPad is getting discounted before you can even buy it
  • Analogue’s new DAC lets you play its modern-retro consoles on old-school TVs again
  • Twitter deletes ‘death threat’ from Texas lawmaker who 
  • Someone sent us 21 more pictures of the leaked Pixel 4 XL 11 hours ago  –  The Pixel 4 XL hasn’t been able to stop leaking this week, and now we have yet another set of photos showing off the unannounced, unreleased phone. Several of the leaks we’ve seen this week have stemmed from a Vietnam-based shop that sells imported phones, called D Store Mobile. D Store declined ...
  • 9 new trailers you should watch this week
    9 new trailers you should watch this week 13 hours ago  –  Photo: Warner Bros. There was a lot of big streaming service news this week. First, Apple announced pricing and a launch date for Apple TV Plus — $4.99 per month, starting November 1st. Then, Disney launched a free pilot of Disney+ in the Netherlands, offering up a ton of details on how the wh...
  • Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 3 may include a new 15-inch model
  • Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame are almost better performed by high school dancers
  • Music publishers say Peloton stole even more music, ask for $300 million
  • Free stock trading could come to Square’s Cash app
  • Disney CEO Bob Iger has resigned from Apple’s board
  • Watch Apple throw cake, and many other things, at the iPhone 11 Pro in its new ads
  • MoviePass is shutting down September 14th
  • The Indonesian superhero film Gundala is out to launch
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