Month: June 2020

The 👁👄👁 stunt, a hyped beta of a fake app, exploited Silicon Valley's fixation on shiny new things, but raised $200K for charities (Arielle Pardes/Wired)

Arielle Pardes / Wired: The 👁👄👁 stunt, a hyped beta of a fake app, exploited Silicon Valley’s fixation on shiny new things, but raised $200K for charities  —  Last weekend, the stunt aimed to use Silicon Valley’s love of shiny new things for charity.  The result left people wondering about the memeification of movements. The

0Shares
Read More
Elementary Robotics, which develops tools to automate industrial tasks, announces $12.7M Series A funding to deploy its automation products at scale (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Elementary Robotics, which develops tools to automate industrial tasks, announces $12.7M Series A funding to deploy its automation products at scale  —  Elementary Robotics, a robotics company developing tools to automate industrial tasks, today announced it has raised a $12.7 million round. Elementary Robotics, which develops tools to automate industrial tasks,

0Shares
Read More
NexHealth, which provides an automated online appointment system for small medical and dental practices, raises $15M Series A (Alex Knapp/Forbes)

Alex Knapp / Forbes: NexHealth, which provides an automated online appointment system for small medical and dental practices, raises $15M Series A  —  I write about the future of science, technology, and culture.  —  I am a staff writer covering health care.  Email me at kjennings@forbes.com. NexHealth, which provides an automated online appointment system for

0Shares
Read More
Microsoft will ban Forza players who add the confederate flag to their digital cars

{$inline_image} If you play Forza Horizon or Forza Motorsport, you have some freedom to personalize cars in the game, even adding your own custom designs. One popular example: players have used the feature to recreate the General Lee, the 1969 Dodge Charger from The Dukes of Hazzard, in almost every single Forza game since at

0Shares
Read More
Facebook’s newest proof-of-concept VR headset looks like a pair of sunglasses

Image: Facebook Facebook has shown off a new proof-of-concept virtual reality headset, and it has a completely different design than most other VR devices on the market today. Instead of a bulky contraption that covers up the top half of your face and has to be strapped to your head, this proof-of-concept headset looks kind

0Shares
Read More
Alphabet-owned Verily suspended employee bonuses to fund diversity initiatives

Verily Life Sciences, the Alphabet-owned healthcare company, is suspending employee spot bonuses, as reported by Business Insider. The money will be funneled instead to fund diversity and inclusion initiatives. The move frustrated workers, many of whom have been working grueling hours on the company’s COVID-19 testing projects. In a letter to management obtained by Business

0Shares
Read More
Shane Dawson will not be able to make money on YouTube, after his apology for offensive content

Target has stopped carrying Dawson’s books, and beauty vlogger Tati Westbrook accused him and his friend Jeffree Star of telling her “poisonous lies” about fellow YouTuber James Charles. Shane Dawson will not be able to make money on YouTube, after his apology for offensive content Source: Washington Post Tech

0Shares
Read More
Shane Dawson will not be able to make money on YouTube, after his apology for offensive content

{$inline_image}Target has stopped carrying Dawson’s books, and beauty vlogger Tati Westbrook accused him and his friend Jeffree Star of telling her “poisonous lies” about fellow YouTuber James Charles. Shane Dawson will not be able to make money on YouTube, after his apology for offensive content Source: Washington Post Tech

0Shares
Read More