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Apple’s AirPods Pro set a pricey new standard for earbuds
a day ago –
“These $250 earbuds are nice.” That’s the first thing I wrote to
a co-worker after unboxing and trying on the new AirPods. After wearing
them around the New York City streets, the subway and into a couple of
cafes, that pithy review stands. Here are a few more words: They’re
super comfortable. I’...
The slow death of Flash continues as Google begins to remove it from search
a day ago –
The death of Flash has been a long time coming... and a long
time going on, too. For years we've heard that it's on its way out, but
who among us has not found an errant Flash video or widget in the last
month or two? To hasten its demise Google is taking the understandable
step of... pretending ...
With Sean Rad signed on as board member, Good Today launches new tool for company-wide donations
a day ago –
Good Today offers a simple way for people to support a variety
of charity organizations: By donating as little as 25 cents a day,
supporters get a daily email allowing them to vote for one of two
charity organizations, with the day’s donations split based on the
votes. The nonprofit, previously k...
Prosus Ventures leads $40M investment in Indian logistics startup ElasticRun
12 hours ago –
Millions of neighborhood stores that dot large and small cities,
towns and villages in India and have proven tough to beat for
e-commerce giants and super-chain retailers are at the center of a new
play in the country. A score of e-commerce companies, offline retail
chains and fintech startups ar...
Want a free Innovator pass to Disrupt Berlin 2019? Apply to volunteer
13 hours ago –
If your budget simply can’t manage a line item for a ticket to
Disrupt Berlin 2019, we have exciting news for you. Volunteer for our
work-exchange program and we’ll give you a free Innovator pass good for
both days of the show (11-12 December). We have a limited number of
volunteer positions, and...
NHS pagers are leaking medical data
13 hours ago –
An amateur radio rig exposed to the internet and discovered by a
security researcher was collecting real-time medical data and health
information broadcast by hospitals and ambulances across U.K. towns and
cities. The rig, operated out of a house in North London, was picking up
radio waves from o...
NHS pagers are leaking medical data
13 hours ago –
An amateur radio rig exposed to the internet and discovered by
a security researcher was collecting real-time medical data and health
information broadcast by hospitals and ambulances across U.K. towns and
cities. The rig, operated out of a house in North London, was picking up
radio waves from o...
SiriusXM picks up voice control support on Google/Nest devices
9 hours ago –
Good news, satellite radio fans: SiriusXM is getting a bit
easier to control on your various Google Home and Nest Mini speakers.
The streaming radio network is at long last getting support for Google
Assistant, allowing you to say things like “Hey Google, play 90s on 9”
and have the station start...
New startup Capital wants to reintroduce founders to venture debt
9 hours ago –
Capital raises $5M from Future Ventures, Greycroft and others.
New startup Capital wants to reintroduce founders to venture debt
9 hours ago –
Capital raises $5M from Future Ventures, Greycroft and others.
DJI announces the smallest Mavic drone yet
9 hours ago –
The Mavic Pro was a revelation when DJI announced it a little
over three years ago. The foldable drone was precisely the shot in the
arm the industry needed to help make the technology more accessible for
the masses. In July, I paid a visit to the markets of Shenzhen, and it’s
clear that the […]
A week-long iOS App Store bug wiped out over 20M ratings
4 hours ago –
An accidental sweep of the App Store removed more than 20
million ratings from the most popular apps — including from well-known
brands like Google, Microsoft, Starbucks, Hulu, Nike and others — as
well as from smaller developers. The issue began on October 23, 2019 and
wasn’t resolved until yest...
Samsung ramps up its B2B partner and developer efforts
5 hours ago –
Chances are you mostly think of Samsung as a consumer-focused
electronics company, but it actually has a very sizable B2B business as
well, which serves more than 15,000 large enterprises and hundreds of
thousands of SMB entrepreneurs via its partners. At its developer
conference this week, it’s ...
Samsung ramps up its B2B partner and developer efforts
5 hours ago –
Chances are you mostly think of Samsung as a consumer-focused
electronics company, but it actually has a very sizable B2B business as
well, which serves more than 15,000 large enterprises and hundreds of
thousands of SMB entrepreneurs via its partners. At its developer
conference this week, it’s ...
Google launches TensorFlow Enterprise with long-term support and managed services
5 hours ago –
Google open-sourced its TensorFlow machine learning framework
back in 2015 and it quickly became one of the most popular platforms of
its kind. Enterprises that wanted to use it, however, had to either work
with third parties or do it themselves. To help these companies — and
capture some of this...
The Verge
In the escalating fight between Twitch and Mixer, YouTube is the real winner
a day ago –
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
The live-streaming wars aren’t really about streaming at all: they’re
about the future of live television. The combatants — Twitch, Mixer, and
Caffeine, at the moment, although Facebook and YouTube shouldn’t be
counted out just yet — have their own visio...
Spotify launches a dedicated Kids app with curated playlists and playful art
11 hours ago –
Spotify is launching a new app called Spotify Kids that’s meant
to provide a safe space for kids to explore and listen to music — and
finally get “Baby Shark” out of their parents’ Discover playlists.
The app, which launches today in Ireland, includes around 6,000 tracks,
all of which have been c...
Here’s what HBO Max looks like
21 hours ago –
HBO Max, AT&T’s upcoming $15 a month streaming video
service, looks nothing like its HBO Now counterpart.
Here’s a brief tour:
AT&T and WarnerMedia showed off the first look at its product
interface at a special investor event today, with Andy Forssell,
executive vice president and gene...
A former SVP at Juul is suing the company for shipping 1 million contaminated pods
3 hours ago –
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Siddharth Breja — former global senior
vice president of finance at Juul — alleged that the company knowingly
“sent to market, at a minimum, approximately one million mint-flavored
e-cigarette nicotine pods that it admits were...
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4 hours ago –
Image: DeepMind
DeepMind today announced a new milestone for its artificial
intelligence agents trained to play the Blizzard Entertainment game
StarCraft II. The Google-owned AI lab’s more sophisticated software,
still called AlphaStar, is now grandmaster level in the real-time
strategy game, ...
Slow iPhone sales didn’t stop Apple from its best Q4 revenue ever
27 minutes ago –
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Apple today reported its fiscal fourth quarter 2019 earnings, which
saw the company earn a record $64 billion in revenue. The news reflects
the general trend with Apple over the past year: iPhone sales are down,
but service revenue hit an all-time high. ...
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