They are “tears of joy,” “thinking face,” “clapping hands” and “crying face.” What you need to know Twitter is testing new emoji reactions. It is offering users reactions with four new emojis, “tears of joy,” “thinking face,” “clapping hands” and “crying face.” They’re available in Turkey for a limited time. Twitter has started testing new
Read MorePhoto by David Lee/Riot Games/Riot Games Inc. via Getty Images The League of Legends World Championship, the concluding tournament that brings together the best teams from across the world, will take place in Reykjavík, Iceland at the Laugardalshöll indoor sporting arena. Riot Games revealed the news today, following the August announcement that the event would
Read MoreApple’s leather AirTag loops are finally on sale. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Apple’s AirTag accessories are, ironically, often more expensive than the Ultra Wideband-ready Bluetooth tracker itself. Today, however, you can pick up a leather AirTag loop in either brown or red at Amazon for $29, the lowest price Amazon has
Read MoreTodd Spangler / Variety: Amazon launches the Fire TV Omni Series, available starting at $410 in 43-inch, 50-inch, 55-inch, 65-inch, and 75-inch versions, shipping in October — Amazon is officially in the TV set business. — After years of selling Fire TV devices that plug into third-party HDTVs and teaming …
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Read MoreAmanda Silberling / TechCrunch: Twitter begins testing emoji reactions to tweets, starting with five options, in Turkey on iOS and Android for a limited time — Starting today, Twitter is testing Tweet Reactions in Turkey for a limited time. Users in the region will be able to react to tweets using , , , ,
Read MoreTinder is redesigning its app to put a larger emphasis on its social, interactive features with the launch of “Explore,” a new section that will feature events, like the return of the popular “Swipe Night” series, as well as ways to discover matches by interests and dive into quick chats before a match is made.
Read MoreChris Welch / The Verge: Amazon introduces the Fire TV Stick 4K Max, its new flagship streaming device, with WiFi 6 and faster performance, for $55, shipping October 7 — And it still comes in at an appealing $54.99 price — Amazon is today introducing a new flagship streaming stick that joins the Fire TV
Read MoreJamie Crawley / CoinDesk: Spain’s La Liga soccer league partners with French platform Sorare to offer NFTs of all its players, the first major European soccer league to do so — Spain’s La Liga has become the first of Europe’s top soccer leagues to offer non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for all its players.
Read MoreBen Schoon / 9to5Google: Amazon announces updates to its Luna game streaming service, including Chromebook support, a $2.99/month family tier for 35 games, and local co-op Couch mode — Nearly a year after its release in early access, Amazon Luna is announcing some major expansions today including a family-focused subscription, Chromebook support, and more.
Read MoreMary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: Mobile banking startup Varo Money raises $510M Series E at a $2.5B valuation, which it says is up ~5x since May 2020, bringing total raised to $992.4M — Varo Bank, which last year became the first U.S. neobank to be granted a national bank charter, announced this morning it has
Read MoreFive and a half years after being acquired by a private equity firm, personal finance software company Quicken is announcing that it is being acquired by another private equity firm. In April 2016, an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital acquired Quicken from Intuit Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Today, Menlo Park, California-based Quicken is announcing that
Read MoreImage: Twitter Twitter is testing emoji reactions for tweets that go beyond a simple “Like,” the company announced today. So, over the coming days, users in Turkey will be able to respond to tweets with the “Face with tears of joy” emoji, “Thinking face,” “Clapping hands,” “Crying face,” or a simple “Heart.” The test is
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Affinity, which offers AI-powered CRM tools, raises $80M Series C led by Menlo Ventures at a $600M valuation, bringing total funding to $120M — The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now!
Read MoreImage: Sony I recently reviewed Sony’s flagship 2021 Dolby Atmos soundbar, the HT-A7000, and found it to be a fantastic performer made even better by two passthrough inputs that offer support for HDMI 2.1 features like 4K gaming at 120Hz. But with a price of $1,300 (and that’s before adding rear surrounds and a sub),
Read MoreReady to say goodbye to your Apple Watch and make some cash? Here’s what you need to know. At some point, even with the best Apple Watch, the time comes to say goodbye. So if you’re looking to upgrade to a new Apple Watch Series, switch between aluminum or stainless steel, or aren’t using your
Read MoreThe only thing better than buying a new bicycle is keeping it. These are the best bike locks we’ve tested—and some advice for using them.
Read MoreThe new finding underscores the complexity of marine mammals’ social life and cognition. It may also help save the snoopy cetaceans.
Read MoreWork 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. The San Francisco-based company captures employee workflow data from across applications and turns it into productivity insights to improve the way enterprise teams work and remain engaged. Fin was
Read MoreChef-prepared, small-batch meal delivery startup CookUnity is undergoing a major expansion after closing a $47 million Series B round. Insight Partners led the round and was joined by Endeavor Capital and current investors IDCV, Fuel Ventures and Gaingels. The latest funding comes eight months after New York-based CookUnity closed a $15.5 million Series A round
Read MoreMatt Levine / Bloomberg: While SEC rules are hazy, Coinbase’s Lend product likely does constitute a security; to avoid SEC oversight, Coinbase would need to be regulated like a bank — Is lending your Bitcoins a security? — Oh, sure, yes, absolutely. The rule in the U.S. is that an “investment contract,” …
Read MoreA serial entrepreneur Hiroshi Takatoh recognized the need for convenient and nutritious food for critically ill consumers after losing his late wife to cancer. Takatoh founded Teatis, a plant-based sugar blocking superfood powder for diabetic consumers, in 2017 in stealth mode and went fully operational in April 2021 by teaming up with a group of
Read MoreScalapay, a buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) technology provider that has made significant headway with retailers and consumers in Europe and in categories like fashion, has closed a round of funding that it will be using to fuel its expansion ambitions. The startup has raised $155 million at a $700 million valuation. Tiger Global is leading this
Read MoreShai Oster / The Information: Munich- and Beijing-based robotics startup Agile Robots, which will work with Foxconn, raises $220M led by SoftBank, source says at a ~$1B post-money valuation — SoftBank is leading a $220 million round into Agile Robots, a startup based in Munich and Beijing that says its systems …
Read MoreOver the weekend, Windows 11 beta testers were hit by a bug that caused Explorer to stop working and broke the Start Menu and Task Bar. This is scarcely uncommon in a beta OS, but the details of what caused the failure have sparked discussion in the days since. According to developer Daniel Aleksandersen, this
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