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Apple reportedly ‘considering’ allowing you to set your own default apps
3 days ago –
Ever get tired of your iPhone opening Safari or the Mail app
when you open a link or an email address… especially if you never use
them or have even deleted them? There’s a chance Apple may finally
address your concern. According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple is
“considering” allowing users t...
What if we fuck up the Moon too?
3 days ago –
US Vice President Mike Pence yesterday gave a speech at NASA’s
Langley research center in Virginia where he told employees that
President Donald Trump was committed to putting humans back on the Moon
by 2024 through “any means necessary.” We’re not sure exactly what that
means. It was likely inte...
Android 11 lets you assign shortcuts to a double-tap on the back of your phone
2 days ago –
When I moved from a Pixel 3 to 4, I found myself missing the
fingerprint sensor much more than expected. Not because of the
fingerprint reader itself – Google’s Face ID works surprisingly well –
but because I used the fingerprint reader to pull down the notification
shade all the time. It turns o...
How to find that one Instagram filter everyone else is using
2 days ago –
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice
on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other
stuff. Instagram introduced the ability for users to make their own
augmented-reality filters last August, via the Spark AR Studio. Since
then, we’ve seen a steady st...
The FamilyCharger spells the end to heated family power wars
3 hours ago –
The 5-in-1 FamilyCharger with its 52-watt power supply battery
was created to stave off just such a power crisis. Right now, this
peaceful solution to a charging nightmare is available for just $75 from
TNW Deals.
Here’s your shot at winning $1,000 credit to the airline of your choice
3 hours ago –
If your lucky entry is selected, we’ll give you a $1,000 gift
card for the airline of your choice to zoom off to essentially anywhere.
Tech Crunch
Scaleway overhauls its dedicated servers
3 days ago –
French cloud-hosting company Scaleway is updating its lineup of
dedicated servers and giving it a new name. Dedicated servers might not
be the hot new thing, but many customers still rely on dedicated servers
for predictable performances and pricing. Scaleway originally started
as Online.net as t...
Japanese mission to land a rover on a Martian moon and bring back a sample is a go
3 days ago –
A bold mission by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
to Mars’ two moons, including a lander component for one of them, is all
set to enter the development phase after the plan was submitted to the
Japanese government’s science ministry this week. Dubbed the “Martian
Moons Exploration” ...
The rise of the winged pink unicorn
3 days ago –
Female-founded and female co-founded companies are over-indexing
for unicorn status despite a lack of investment dollars.
How much should a startup spend on security?
3 days ago –
One of the questions I frequently ask startup founders is how
much they’re spending on security. Unsurprisingly, everyone has a
different answer. Startups and small companies are invariably faced with
the prospect that they’re either not spending enough or are spending
too much on something that’...
The debut of electric pickups signals a new EV era
3 days ago –
Several companies rolled out electric pickups in 2019. Tesla’s
Cybertruck got most of the attention, but don’t sleep on General Motors
and Ford — bringing electric pickups to market is critical for the
viability of electric vehicles. Automakers build vehicles around shared
components. These platf...
Network with CrunchMatch at TC Sessions: Mobility 2020
3 days ago –
Got your sights set on attending TC Sessions: Mobility 2020 on
May 14 in San Jose? Spend the day with 1,000 or more like-minded
founders, makers and leaders across the startup ecosystem. It’s a
day-long deep dive dedicated to current and evolving mobility and
transportation tech. Think autonomous...
Equity is not always the answer
2 days ago –
This week was a fun combination of early-stage and late-stage
news, with companies as young as seed stage and as old as PE-worthy
joining our list of topics.
Where top VCs are investing in manufacturing and warehouse robotics
2 days ago –
Robotics and automation tools are now foundational parts of
warehouses and manufacturing facilities around the world. Unlike many
other robotics and AI use cases, the technology has moved well beyond
the theoretical into practice and is used by small suppliers and large
companies like Amazon and ...
Volocopter extends Series C funding to $94M with backing from logistics giant DB Schenker and others
2 days ago –
Autonomous air mobility company Volocopter has added to the
Series C funding round it announced in September 2019. The German
electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft maker announced
€50 million ($54 million at today’s exchange rate) in funding at the
time, and the C round has now ...
Hot Wheels made two remote-controlled Tesla Cybertruck toys
2 days ago –
Hot Wheels will ship you a Cybertruck long before Tesla is
likely to make any deliveries on their electric retro-future wheeled
trapezoid: The toy maker just unveiled two different RC Cybertruck
models, including a 1:64 scale model at just $20, and a much larger 1:10
scale version for $400. These...
Do AI startups have worse economics than SaaS shops?
2 days ago –
A few days ago, Andreessen Horowitz’s Martin Casado and Matt
Bornstein published an interesting piece digging into the world of
artificial intelligence (AI) startups, and, more specifically, how those
companies perform as businesses. Core to the argument presented is that
while founders and inves...
SpaceX anticipates building ‘many rockets’ as it iterates Starship toward orbital flight this year
2 days ago –
SpaceX founder Elon Musk has been sharing a number of updates
about his company’s progress on Starship this week. Along with footage
of the assembly process of the current “SN1” prototype of Starship, he
explained on Twitter some of the other considerations and strategies the
company is working w...
Startups Weekly: What the E-Trade deal says about Robinhood
21 hours ago –
How well do Robinhood's financials stack up against incumbent
online brokerages? While we wait for the seven-year-old company's
long-planned IPO, Alex Wilhelm examined Morgan Stanley's big $13 billion
purchase of E-Trade for fresh data comparison points.
This Week in Apps: HQ Trivia’s dramatic death, Android 11, Apple mulls a more open iOS
21 hours ago –
This week we look at the sad, strange death of HQ Trivia, spying
app ToTok getting booted from Google Play, an enticing Apple rumor and
much more.
Fintech startups raised $34B in 2019
a day ago –
Financial services startups raised less money in 2019 than they
did in 2018 as VC firms looked to back late stage firms and focused on
developing markets, a new report has revealed. According to research
firm CB Insights’ annual report published this week, fintech startups
across the world raised...
The Verge
Here’s where you can preorder the Samsung Galaxy S20
2 days ago –
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
If you’re hoping to score a Samsung Galaxy S20, S20 Plus, or S20 Ultra
on launch day (Friday, March 6th), it’s a good idea to preorder one.
You can do that right now, following a two-week waiting period since
Samsung announced the phones.
Why should you preord...
( Sure it is. We just went through this nonsense with Mueller. Somebody is having fun with spin.
Health apps can change their terms of service without users’ knowledge
2 days ago –
Illustration by Ana Kova
When someone downloads a new application, one of the first steps is
usually agreeing to the terms of service of that app. That (usually
mindless) sign-off creates a contract between the app company and the
user. Usually, contracts happen when two parties sit down and a...
Google is indexing WhatsApp group chat links, making even private groups discoverable
2 days ago –
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Invitations to WhatsApp group chats are being indexed by Google,
making the invite links —including links to private group chats —
discoverable and available to anyone who wants to join, Motherboard
reports.
Journalist Jordan Wildon said on Twitter ...
Where are the bike lanes in Lego world?
2 days ago –
Photo by Martin Schutt/picture alliance via Getty Images
Marcel Steeman, a regional councilor in the Netherlands, was playing
Lego with his kids a few months ago when he noticed something strange.
“There were Lego cyclists, but I wondered where they had to cycle,” he
told DutchNews.nl. “If yo...
Fortnite will let players mute the Rickroll emote in order to avoid getting copyright claimed
2 days ago –
Fortnite introduced its Rick Astley-inspired emote just one week
ago, and the company has already rolled out an update to let PC players
mute the music in response to complaints: creators said they were
getting copyright claims over the licensed track that plays when the
emote is used.
When a pla...
From The Strategist: the 13 Best Travel Mugs
2 hours ago –
If you’re an avid coffee drinker and you’re toying with the idea
of a zero-waste (or lower-waste) lifestyle, your first step should be
bringing your own thermos or mug to your local java spot. Trading your
daily paper to-go cup for a more eco-conscious reusable mug isn’t just
about sustainability...
21 hours ago –
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
YouTube’s homepage will feature ads in support of Donald Trump’s
reelection campaign on election day 2020, Bloomberg reported on
Thursday.
Trump’s reelection campaign bought out YouTube’s masthead ad space for
“early November” including election day, No...
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