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‘Dancing ghosts:’ a new, deeper scan of the sky throws up surprises for astronomers
That would be 'terrorist' TM ; excusing professional militaries with obscene budgets and WMD. Those are not to be 'scary'.
Microsoft is finally making the OneNote to rule them all
Google’s ‘time crystals’ could be the greatest scientific achievement of our lifetimes
DeepMind’s new system could be a step towards general AI, but there’s a way to go
Why experts are worried about Apple’s plan to scan every picture on your iPhone
Shave hours off your writing time with the Rytr AI Writing Tool
Tech Crunch
Duolingo is working on a math app for kids
3 days ago –
Duolingo, best known for its whimsical owl and language-learning
app, is working on a new product to add to its growing suite: a math
app, according to CEO Luis von Ahn. The co-founder mentioned the app
during an interview last week, the same day that Duolingo officially
listed in the stock marke...
How Ward van Gasteren thinks about growth hacking today
3 days ago –
Ward van Gasteren embraces the “growth hacker” term, despite the
fact that some in the profession prefer the term “growth marketing” or
simply “growth.” What’s the difference to him? The hacking part should
be a distinct effort on top of ongoing marketing, he says. “Growth
hacking is great to kic...
New Apple technology will warn parents and children about sexually explicit photos in Messages
3 days ago –
Apple later this year will roll out new tools that will warn
children and parents if the child sends or receives sexually explicit
photos through the Messages app. The feature is part of a handful of new
technologies Apple is introducing that aim to limit the spread of Child
Sexual Abuse Material...
Nigeria’s Decagon raises millions to finance and train software engineers
2 days ago –
This past decade, Nigeria has seen several companies cater to
the development and growth of software engineers and tech talent in
general. It’s a space many in the Nigerian ecosystem like to think is
budding yet overcrowded. So when Chika Nwobi started Decagon in 2018,
the perception was generall...
India’s Vedantu not in talks to sell to Byju’s, top exec says
2 days ago –
Indian online learning platform Vedantu is not engaging to sell
the firm to edtech giant Byju’s, a top executive said on Friday. A
report by Indian news outlet Entrackr said early Friday that Byju’s had
offered $700 million to $800 million to acquire Bangalore-based Vedantu,
which counts Accel an...
The first Zambian startup to get into YC is developing Africa’s first card-issuing API
2 days ago –
More than 40 African startups from a handful of countries have
gone through YC over the past decade. Zambia joins that list today, and
its entrant, Union54, is a worthy first entry. Union54 (54 is a nod to
the number of African countries) is a fintech company founded by Perseus
Mlambo and Alessan...
The cost of Velodyne’s internal drama is starting to add up
2 days ago –
Velodyne Lidar, the sensor company that went public a year ago
when it merged with special purpose acquisition company Graf Industrial
Corp., reported its second quarter earnings Thursday, results that show a
company spending more to find new customers for its products while
grappling with an inc...
Prices increase tonight on all TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 passes
2 days ago –
If your work life — or your life’s work — revolves around the
tech startup world, there’s no more important place to be on September
21-23 than TechCrunch Disrupt 2021. And for just a few more hours, you
can snag a pass to this be-all-and-end-all tech startup conference for
less than $99. In othe...
zeroheight raises $10M round led by Tribe Capital to scale DesignOps for UX teams
2 days ago –
High-quality UX for websites and apps is no longer a
nice-to-have, it’s a must-have if a company is to succeed. But scaling
the impact of UX teams is not simple, and in recent years teams have
turned to what’s know as DesignOps platforms to help them. Now, a new
startup hopes to become a key […]
Indiegogo’s CEO on how crowdfunding navigated the pandemic
2 days ago –
'If you take the leap that the pandemic happened because there's
just a lot of things happening in the environment, it means we have to
build the future that we want.'
Kickstarter’s CEO on the future of crowdfunding
2 days ago –
'What we find is the backers have a deep desire and an interest
to be a part of what's happening on the journey. To feel deeply
connected is part of what you get as a backer of a creative project.'
$100M donation powers decade-long moonshot to create solar satellites that beam power to Earth
2 days ago –
It sounds like a plan concocted by a supervillain, if that
villain’s dastardly end was to provide cheap, clean power all over the
world: launch a set of three-kilometer-wide solar arrays that beam the
sun’s energy to the surface of the Earth. Even the price tag seems
gleaned from pop fiction: one...
Scenario of a classic superweapon ; steerable energy beams from space. Skylark of Valeron, anyone ?
This Week in Apps: In-app events hit the App Store, TikTok tries Stories, Apple reveals new child safety plan
19 hours ago –
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch
series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and
the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a
record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend
in 2020. Consumers last year...
Building vulnerability into your workflow
20 hours ago –
Thanks for reading Startups Weekly. Want the weekly digest in
your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. I spoke to my editor this week
about the usual: upcoming stories, the future of the podcast and the
existential dread of imposter syndrome amid a year-and-a-half of extreme
change. The last bit...
What’s after low-code? And, why should you go public?
21 hours ago –
Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter for your weekend enjoyment.
The Verge
Apple reveals new efforts to fight child abuse imagery
3 days ago –
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
In a briefing on Thursday afternoon, Apple confirmed previously
reported plans to deploy new technology within iOS, macOS, watchOS, and
iMessage that will detect potential child abuse imagery, but clarified
crucial details from the ongoing project. ...
This PS2 mod is a handheld dream come true
2 days ago –
Image: GingerOfOz
GingerOfOz, the console modder you might remember from his excellent
Game Boy-sized portable Wii, is back with another home
console-turned-handheld. This time it’s the turn of the PS2, objectively
the best console ever made and the one that just so happens to be the
firs...
Apple VP acknowledges concerns about new scanning feature in internal memo
2 days ago –
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Apple’s forthcoming feature that will scan iOS devices for images of
child abuse is an “important mission,” a software vice president at the
company wrote in an internal memo. First reported by 9to5 Mac, the memo
by Sebastian Marineau-Mes acknowledg...
Spotify says it plans to add AirPlay 2 to its iOS app — eventually
2 days ago –
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Spotify still hasn’t added AirPlay 2 support to its iOS app — but
despite the delay, it’s still “working to make [it] a reality,” the
company tells The Verge. Some doubt was cast on AirPlay 2 inclusion when
MacRumors spotted a forum post where a Spo...
Authorities in China sue Tencent over WeChat’s youth mode
an hour ago –
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Prosecutors in Beijing are suing Chinese tech giant Tencent, claiming
the “youth mode” on its WeChat app is against laws protecting minors,
Reuters reported. When WeChat is used in youth mode, it restricts
younger users’ access to functions like mob...
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