Roku’s expansion into original content continues with news that the streaming platform and device maker will debut its first original feature-length film during the 2021 holiday season. In partnership with Lionsgate, Roku announced it will introduce a movie based on the Emmy-winning TV series “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist,” which will air on its free streaming hub,
Read MoreFans of The Da Vinci Code and Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon novels are getting a new adaptation of Brown’s 2009 thriller The Lost Symbol, which is heading to NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service. The series takes the franchise in a new direction, rebooting the Langdon storyline with a new cast and serial format. NBCUniversal shared the
Read MoreChristine Hall / TechCrunch: Fin, which provides productivity insights for companies by capturing employee workflow data from across apps, raises $20M Series A led by Coatue — Work insights platform Fin raised $20 million in Series A funding and brought in Evan Cummack, a former Twilio executive, as its new chief executive officer.
Read MorePlentywaka wants to change the way Africans move. It’s starting with one of the busiest cities on the continent. The startup, a ride-share and bus-booking platform, is based in Lagos, the Nigerian city where 20 million people and 45% of the country’s skilled workforce live. The public transportation system strains under the weight of 14
Read MoreKris Holt Contributor Share on Twitter Kris Holt is a contributing writer at Engadget. More posts by this contributor Locast suspends local TV streaming service in wake of court ruling Microsoft will bring cloud gaming to Xbox consoles this holiday season Marvel is rolling out a brand new version of its Marvel Unlimited comics subscription
Read MoreThe game’s art team reveals the “80 percent beautiful, but mysterious” ethos that has guided the franchise’s evolution.
Read MoreiOS 15 is set to launch in just a few weeks now, but not all new features will be available right away. When Apple revealed iOS 15 in June during WWDC 2021, a slew of brand new, exciting features were announced. However, not all of these have made an appearance yet in the iOS 15
Read MoreImagine visiting a home that was off the grid, using hydroelectric power to run lights, a dishwasher, a vacuum cleaner, and a washing machine. There’s a system for watering the plants and an intercom between rooms. Not really a big deal, right? This is the twenty first century, after all. Image of Armstrong and his
Read MoreSupabase, the backend-as-a-service startup, announced this week that it raised a $30 million Series A. Supabase is often described as an open source alternative to Google’s Firebase … which is a pretty good way to put it for those who know what Firebase is. For those who don’t: Supabase is a collection of tools that
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube is cutting the number of subscribers you need to be able to make Community posts in half, the company announced Thursday. Starting October 12th, instead of requiring 1,000 subscribers, you’ll need more than 500 subscribers. In a tweet, YouTube said that will open up the feature to
Read MoreSiegfried Glenzer Contributor Siegfried Glenzer, a recipient of the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, is a professor and high-energy-density division director at Stanford’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and a science adviser for nuclear fusion company Marvel Fusion. The quest to make fusion power a reality recently took a massive step forward. The National Ignition Facility (NIF)
Read MoreThe ‘Orca’ direct air capture and storage facility, operated by Climeworks AG, in Hellisheidi, Iceland, on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. | Arnaldur Halldorsson/Bloomberg via Getty Images The biggest industrial plant yet to suck tons of planet-heating carbon dioxide out of the air came online yesterday in southwest Iceland. Direct air capture plants like this one
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Source: JPMorgan Chase is acquiring The Infatuation, a restaurant discovery service that bought Zagat from Google in 2018 — Deal is the bank’s latest effort to cater to big spenders who like to travel and dine out — America’s biggest bank is buying the company behind the Zagat brand.
Read MoreSpruce up your bags with these quirky characters. What you need to know WarioWare: Get It Together! releases tomorrow on September 10. My Nintendo members can get themselves a set of Wario-themed pins to celebrate. The set contains four pins and costs 500 Platinum Coins. The release for WarioWare: Get It Together! is right around
Read MoreWhile we typically encourage hackers to make their own tools or machines when practical, x-ray machines don’t usually make that list. Despite the risk of radiation, [William Osman] has done just that and built a homemade x-ray machine. After receiving an eye-watering medical bill, [William] resolves to make his own x-ray machine in the hopes
Read MoreBuy now, pay later is growing globally — with various companies expanding to, and in, different parts of the world, such as Africa, Latin America and Asia. Here in the U.S., Affirm and Klarna are big players, and Square recently announced plans to acquire Afterpay, which also is eyeing growth here. Traditional buy now, pay
Read MoreThe wider world of employment has seen a huge shift in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Looking for a job, finding someone to fill a role, or simply developing professionally are just not the same as they used to be for many of us. So it’s no surprise to see companies that have built
Read MoreIf the camera bump is going away, surely the iPhone 14 isn’t going to be a chunky boy to accommodate it, right? I’m still not really sure how I’m typing this, but yesterday saw the first real leaks of what could turn out to be iPhone 14. No, you didn’t miss iPhone 13 — that’s
Read MoreTom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft indefinitely postpones the return to its offices in the US, saying it has “decided against attempting to forecast a new date for a full reopening” — The pandemic keeps pushing back Microsoft’s plans — Microsoft is shelving its plans to fully reopen its US offices next month.
Read More“It’s a bug bounty program where the house always wins” What you need to know A new report says Apple’s Bug Bounty program isn’t up to scratch. The Washington Post says the system has a massive backlog. It also cites security researchers and hackers who say it pays less than other companies. A new report
Read MoreRoll through mazes as an inanimate Sega console because why not? | Sega September 9th marks the anniversary of the US launch of Sega’s Dreamcast, its final console before the company pivoted completely to game development and publishing in the early aughts. Sega is honoring the Dreamcast, along with the Game Gear and Saturn, in
Read MoreI’m all for encouraging more young people to enter STEM, to explore engineering and perhaps ultimately pursue a career in robotics. It’s a field whose importance will only grow with time, as more of the world looks toward automated solutions. And it probably goes without saying that one of the most effective ways to bolster
Read MoreMicrosoft is debuting its first ad campaign for Windows 11 today. The 60-second TV commercial is set to “All Starts Now” by Odessa and features the new Microsoft Store, Master Chief from the world of Halo, Microsoft Teams, and more. Explaining what a new version of Windows will bring to consumers is never easy, and
Read MoreMercifully, it will be audio-only… What you need to know CarPlay support is coming to Microsoft Teams. It’ll let users join meetings whilst driving using Siri. Teams is also getting upgrades to support an increased shift to hybrid working. Microsoft Teams is getting support for Apple CarPlay this month, letting users join calls using Siri
Read MoreReed Albergotti / Washington Post: Security researchers say Apple’s bug bounty program is undermined by Apple’s insular culture, confusion about payments, and long delays in fixing bugs — Lack of communication, confusion about payments and long delays have security researchers fed up with Apple’s bug bounty program
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