Month: September 2021

Crypto exchange FTX lands an endorsement deal with NBA star Stephen Curry, who has 15M+ Twitter followers, joining football stars Tom Brady and Trevor Lawrence (Frank Chaparro/The Block)

Frank Chaparro / The Block: Crypto exchange FTX lands an endorsement deal with NBA star Stephen Curry, who has 15M+ Twitter followers, joining football stars Tom Brady and Trevor Lawrence  —  The operator crypto exchange FTX has struck its latest endorsement deal, this time with NBA star Steph Curry.

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GateBoy is a Game Boy Emulated at Gate Level

Old game systems are typically the most popular targets for emulation. With huge communities of fans wanting to recreate the good times of yesteryear, most old systems have all been brought back to life in this manner. However, some simply dive into emulation for the technical challenge, and [Austin Appleby] has done just that with

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UiPath reports Q2 revenue of $195.5M, up 40% YoY, ARR of $726.5M, up 60% YoY, and a loss of $100M; stock down 7%+ after hours (Wallace Witkowski/MarketWatch)

Wallace Witkowski / MarketWatch: UiPath reports Q2 revenue of $195.5M, up 40% YoY, ARR of $726.5M, up 60% YoY, and a loss of $100M; stock down 7%+ after hours  —  UiPath Inc. shares fell in the extended session Tuesday even as the “software robots” provider topped Wall Street estimates and raised its outlook for the

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Microsoft launches Microsoft Start, a personalized news product via MicrosoftStart.com, Windows integrations, new mobile apps, and its Edge browser new tab page (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Microsoft launches Microsoft Start, a personalized news product via MicrosoftStart.com, Windows integrations, new mobile apps, and its Edge browser new tab page  —  Microsoft today is introducing its own personalized news reading experience called Microsoft Start, available as both a website and mobile app …

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Hulu is raising the prices of its two on-demand plans by $1/month October 8; Hulu with ads will now cost $6.99/month and Hulu without ads will cost $12.99 (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Todd Spangler / Variety: Hulu is raising the prices of its two on-demand plans by $1/month October 8; Hulu with ads will now cost $6.99/month and Hulu without ads will cost $12.99  —  On Tuesday, Hulu began notifying subscribers that as of Oct. 8, the price of Hulu’s two on-demand plans — with ads and

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Rugged Solar Generator Packs a Punch

Hackaday Prize 2021 entrant [Philip Ian Haasnoot] has been building a well-polished power bank. But this is no ordinary little power bank the like you would throw in your rucksack for a day out. No, this 2.5 kW luggable power bank is neatly encased in a tough, waterproof Pelican 1550 case, and is suitably decked

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Ford announces it has hired former Tesla and Apple executive Doug Field as its chief advanced technology and embedded systems officer (Michael Wayland/CNBC)

Michael Wayland / CNBC: Ford announces it has hired former Tesla and Apple executive Doug Field as its chief advanced technology and embedded systems officer  —  DETROIT – Ford Motor has hired former Tesla and Apple executive Doug Field to lead its emerging technology efforts, a key focus for the automaker under its new Ford+

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Apple’s car chief is heading to Ford

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Ford has hired away Apple’s car chief, Doug Field, to become its chief advanced technology and embedded systems officer. “Field will lead Ford’s efforts to develop the next-gen Blue Oval Intelligence tech stack to deliver smart, connected vehicles and services that improve over time through constant updates,” according

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