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Amazon and Flipkart will resume delivery of non-essential items in India from April 20
4 days ago –
Earlier this week, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced
the extension of lockdown until May 3 to curb the coronavirus spread.
However, new guidelines published by the government suggest that
ecommerce companies can start delivering non-essential goods from April
20. Last month, when Modi...
This AI-powered port in Japan prevents ship collisions better than humans
4 days ago –
When you think about the future of mobility what comes to mind?
Ebikes? E-scooters? Futuristic electric vehicles? Or planes that take
off and land vertically? Maybe you should spare a thought for boats.
Large cargo ships transport tens of billions of tonnes worth of goods
around the world every y...
Google Meet video calls can now show up to 16 people in one grid
3 days ago –
Google doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to
keeping its messaging services updated, but with so many more people
working from home, the company has been working to rapidly expand the
capabilities of its software. Case in point: Google vice president
Javier Soltero today told Reuter...
Crysis Remastered brings the ‘Can it run Crysis?’ meme to new generation
3 days ago –
Crytek today officially revealed it’s releasing a remastering of
its famous game, Crysis. It’s coming out not only for all
current-generation consoles, but also for PC. I’m hoping that means we
see all the wee little gamers out there asking themselves the question
us oldsters have been asking our...
How to turn off Face ID and use a PIN to unlock your iPhone instead
3 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. There’s no debating that wearing masks is a part of our lives now
— at least for a few months. If you’re wearing a mask, you won’t be
able to unlock your iPhon...
Office work will never feel the same after the coronavirus pandemic
3 days ago –
“I can’t go back there. It’s like a cage!” These were Ana’s
first words to me, spoken as though having just been released from
prison or escaped a hard labor camp. However, this was just our weekly
managerial catch-up over Skype. The situation wasn’t nearly as dire, but
the emotions were just as ...
Here’s how you can find out if your business idea actually has legs
2 days ago –
Idea Validation Bootcamp is a system that puts your idea through
the gauntlet and lets you know if it’s a vision that can actually get
up on its own two feet. Right now, you can check out the process with a
lifetime subscription for just $29.99, almost 70 percent off the regular
price, from TNW D...
Jeff Lowe says ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic made sex tapes with zoo animals
2 days ago –
Warning: Tiger King spoilers ahead. Jeff Lowe, a prominent
figure in the “Tiger King” docu-series on Netflix, held an “Ask Me
Anything” (AMA) session on Reddit yesterday and it went exactly how
you’d expect. The internet tried to dunk on Lowe but he sloughed it off
and dropped a bombshell accusat...
Coronavirus: F1 engineers and academics produced new breathing aid design in under 10 days
14 hours ago –
With the coronavirus pandemic spreading to nearly every country
in the world, the number of hospital patients needing respiratory
support is becoming unprecedented. It’s not easy for manufacturers to
quickly make huge numbers of extra ventilators so there is likely to be
an imbalance in supply an...
Here’s why your dreams are more vivid lately
15 hours ago –
Although science knows what dreams are, it is still not known
exactly why we dream, although plenty of theories exist. Dreams are
patterns of sensory information that occur when the brain is in a
resting state – as in asleep. It is generally assumed that dreams only
occur during rapid eye movemen...
Tech Crunch
Ola opens its tech platform to Indian government to combat coronavirus crisis
3 days ago –
As India scrambles to keep its citizens safe from the
coronavirus, local ride-hailing giant Ola has stepped up to help. The
Indian firm has made its technology platform — which is capable of,
among other things, conducting real-time tracking and navigation and
managing crowds — available to the f...
Molotov partners with SchoolMouv to offer video lessons
3 days ago –
Schools have been closed for the past month in France. That’s
why French startup Molotov is leveraging its over-the-top TV service to
offer content for children of all ages. In particular, the company has
partnered with SchoolMouv, a company that offers videos, exercises and
more. Dubbed “Molotov...
Trade Republic, a German Robinhood, raises $67M led by Accel and Founders Fund
3 days ago –
In the U.S., Robinhood has led the charge in upending the stock
investing model through its mobile-first, minimal-step, commission-free
trading platform. Now a startup out of Germany built on a similar
premise is announcing a big round of funding from some top investors to
continue its growth. Tr...
Airbnb reportedly lays off contractors and cancels summer internships
3 days ago –
Airbnb has ended its contracts with contingent workers early and
postponed summer internships, Protocol reports. Contractors at Airbnb
serve as property inspectors, home consultants and more. Contractors
will reportedly receive no less than two weeks’ pay after receiving
notice from their temp ag...
Santander launches PagoFX, a TransferWise competitor
3 days ago –
Spanish bank Santander has launched a new product called PagoFX.
As the name suggests, PagoFX focuses on foreign exchange and lets you
send money in other currencies. In other words, it’s a TransferWise
competitor. It is completely separated from Satander’s retail bank
products. You don’t need a ...
The Europas Awards goes virtual: Votes, workshops, pitches, networking, live awards & DJs
3 days ago –
The Europas Awards for European Tech Startups is doing what
everyone in tech has done before: pivoting! Given the COVID-19 pandemic,
we will be ‘going virtual’ on an amazing new platform, to be unveiled.
(OK, but not VR – just yet!). A percentage of proceeds from the event
will be donated to char...
Early Monzo employee Simon Balmain is joining Sphere, the group chat app founded by ex-Yahoo Nick D’Aloisio
2 days ago –
If you have ever attended (or tuned into) one of Monzo’s many
community events, you are likely familiar with the work of Simon
Balmain. An early employee of the challenger bank, he has played a
long-term role in helping to build Monzo’s customer support and
community efforts and was often seen em...
Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch app reminds you to wash your damn hands, dummy
2 days ago –
A few months ago, the idea of a hand-washing app would have
seemed trivial, at best. We’re all adults here, right? We’ve been
washing our hands our entire lives. But things change. It’s mid-April
and we’re afraid to go outside and engage with other humans — and
thorough hand-washing is one of ver...
Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch app reminds you to wash your damn hands, dummy
2 days ago –
A few months ago, the idea of a hand-washing app would have
seemed trivial, at best. We’re all adults here, right? We’ve been
washing our hands our entire lives. But things change. It’s mid-April
and we’re afraid to go outside and engage with other humans — and
thorough hand-washing is one of ver...
Bradley Tusk on starting a company and seed investing in the coronavirus era
2 days ago –
Bradley Tusk has carved a unique path in the VC investment
landscape: A longtime political and communications operative, he has
built a track record for Tusk Ventures by going after highly regulated
industries, rather than shying away from them. Whether it is
ride-hailing, sports betting, cannabi...
This Week in Apps: Layoffs at VSCO, Google Play’s new guidelines, TikTok rolls out parental controls
2 days ago –
This week we continue our look at how the coronavirus outbreak
is impacting the world of mobile apps. Also, Google changed its Play
Store guidelines, TikTok launched parental controls and more.
What is contact tracing?
2 days ago –
One of the best tools we have to slow the spread of the
coronavirus is, as you have no doubt heard by now, contact tracing. But
what exactly is contact tracing, who does it and how, and do you need to
worry about it? In short, contact tracing helps prevent the spread of a
virus […]
Samsung’s new ‘eco’ TV packing transforms into cat houses, shelves and magazine racks
2 days ago –
Here’s a nice thing. It’s not revolutionary or life-changing,
but it’s nice. And right now we can all use a little bit of nice.
Earlier this month, Samsung announced an addition to its line of
“eco-packing” that will turn TV boxes in a wide variety of different
“furniture.” I use furniture in quo...
Week in Review: Facebook hardware finds pandemic market fit
8 hours ago –
Hey everybody, welcome back to Week in Review. The world of
COVID-19 is our new reality, so I’ll continue to include links to some
positive updates on research, but I’ll be shifting back the focus to
covering tech’s movers and shakers of the week. If you’re reading this
on the TechCrunch site, yo...
Marc Andreessen’s call to arms: build something meaningful
9 hours ago –
It’s scary, living with a killer virus that has completely
upended our lives for who knows how long. It’s very easy to feel
helpless in the face of it all, to throw up one’s hands. Don’t do this,
says Marc Andreessen in thoughtful new essay published today to the site
of his venture firm, Andrees...
How to make sense of the coronavirus chaos
10 hours ago –
We are beset on all sides, daily if not hourly, by COVID-19
data, hypotheses, speculation, and crackpot conspiracy theories. Even if
armed with a mathematical mind, and some kind of grounding in critical
thinking, how are we supposed to make sense of it all? Assuming you even
want to make sense o...
The Verge
Disney is remaking its classic 1973 Robin Hood film as a CGI Disney Plus exclusive
9 days ago –
Following The Lion King, Mulan, and Aladdin, to name a few,
Disney’s 1973 classic animated film Robin Hood is the latest movie to
get a live-action remake. This one, however, is going straight to Disney
Plus.
Much like The Lion King, the new version of Robin Hood will “feature the
characters as ...
Best Buy’s one-day sale knocks as much as $1,500 off the 15-inch MacBook Pro
8 days ago –
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
Best Buy is hosting a one-day sale on tech, including big discounts on
a few different models of the 15-inch Apple MacBook Pro, which Apple no
longer sells. Just to make sure it gets mentioned right up front, this
model doesn’t have the improved keyboard found...
9 days ago –
The Apollo 13 astronauts | Photo by Time Life
Pictures/NASA/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images
Today is the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Apollo 13 mission
that never made it to the moon, the one where Commander Jim Lovell
uttered the phrase “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” N...
Amazon puts new Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods delivery customers on waitlist amid surging demand
7 days ago –
Photo by Smith Collection / Gado / Getty Images
New customers signing up for Amazon Fresh or Whole Foods Market home
delivery will now need to make it through a waitlist before they can
order groceries. Amazon announced the new procedure yesterday, adding
that the company is “increasing capaci...
Instagram redesigns IGTV with creators as the focus
7 days ago –
Instagram
Instagram is updating its IGTV app today, likely in the hopes of
getting more people to use the service and promote creators making
longform videos. The company tells The Verge today that it’s completely
redesigned the homepage to feature a creator up top, tailored to each
user based...
7 days ago –
Image: ESRB
The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), which is the
organization that rates the content of video games, announced a new
label today to indicate that a game will offer in-game purchases of loot
boxes or similar types of items that provide a player with randomized
rewards.
“...
Android phones will get the COVID-19 tracking updates via Google Play
6 days ago –
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Google has confirmed that it will use the Google Play Services
infrastructure to update Android phones with the upcoming COVID-19
contact tracing system it is building in collaboration with Apple. It
should ensure that more Android phones will actually g...
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