Ari Levy / CNBC: How Toast, founded in Boston with a $500K investment from Endeca’s Steve Papa after VCs shunned it, became a $30B business, in part by avoiding the Bay Area — – Toast’s first backer, Steve Papa, invested in the company because no venture capital firm would write the initial check.
Read MoreUsing a virus that grows in black-eyed pea plants, nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego developed a new treatment that could keep metastatic cancers at bay from the lungs. The treatment not only slowed tumor growth in the lungs of mice with either metastatic breast cancer or melanoma, it also prevented or drastically
Read MoreMaterials scientists from Nanyang Technological University Singapore have found a way to prevent internal short-circuits, the main cause of fires in Li-ion batteries. Billions of Li-ion batteries are produced annually for use in mobile phones, laptops, personal mobile devices, and the huge battery packs of electric vehicles and aircraft. This global battery demand is set
Read MoreImage: Netflix Netflix debuted a new teaser trailer for Stranger Things season 4 as part of its Tudum event on Saturday. It opened on a family going into an old-timey house, but in classic Stranger Things fashion, things quickly got spooky and, well, strange. The new season will premiere sometime in 2022. The fourth season
Read MoreiPhone 13 Pro | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge The team at iFixit has a new teardown of the iPhone 13 Pro, finding it has an enormous battery and some small internal changes to how the components are laid out to accommodate the smaller notch on this year’s models. First, the battery. After
Read MoreFinSMEs: Shenzen-based Pudu Robotics, which makes commercial service robots for use in airports, restaurants, supermarkets, and hospitals, raises $155M Series C — Pudu Robotics, a Shenzen, China-based commercial service robots company, completed an approx. $78m C2-series financing.
Read MoreWill Oremus / Washington Post: Facebook’s history of comparing itself to older, more widely accepted tools like chairs and cars shows how its leaders deploy analogies to downplay criticism — The social media giant keeps comparing itself to other, less controversial technologies. Historians aren’t buying it.
Read MoreTake our poll! Apple’s new best iPhone, the iPhone 13, is now available in stores around the world. Whilst the launch has been met with the usual acclaim and fanfare, we’ve seen a good bit of talk about the fact the iPhone 13 is very much an incremental upgrade. Whilst there are some cool new
Read MoreWelcome to the 399th edition of Android Apps Weekly. Here are the big headlines from the last week: Netflix is experimenting with a free plan in Kenya. The free plan gives access to one-fourth of the app’s catalog as a sort of extended trial. It doesn’t require you to add a payment method but you
Read MoreWe were trading stories of our first self-made PCBs in the secret underground Hackaday bunker, and a couple of the boards looked really good for first efforts. Of course there were mistakes and sub-optimal routing, but who among us never connects up the wrong signals or uses a bad footprint? What lead me to have
Read MoreOppo revived the Find flagship series in 2018 after a hiatus of sorts, launching the Find X with its unique sliding selfie camera design. The firm would then follow up with the rather slick Find X2 Pro, ticking loads of boxes for a premium flagship in 2020. Moving to 2021, and the firm delivered the
Read MoreA reliable leaker has shown us renders of the Samsung Galaxy S22. The design doesn’t look too different from that of the Galaxy S21. The device looks to be smaller and thinner than this year’s model, though. Yesterday we saw reliable leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer push out renders of the Galaxy S22 Ultra. Earlier this morning,
Read MorePlus: The ransomware scourge continues, a massive botnet gets wounded, and more of the week’s top security news.
Read MoreA union for TV workers says Apple claimed its TV Plus streaming service had fewer than 20 million subscribers as of July 1st | Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Apple told the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) that its Apple TV Plus streaming platform had fewer than 20 million subscribers, which allowed
Read MoreTodd Bishop / GeekWire: A look at serialized story services like Amazon’s Kindle Vella, as combined IAP revenue of the top 7 services grew an estimated 50% YoY to $12M/month in May — – Amazon’s Kindle Vella spotlights the growing market for episodic stories, designed for mobile devices, unfolding as larger narratives over time.
Read MoreFrom backpacks to boxer briefs, we have the complete rundown on everything you need to stay warm, safe and fed on your next hike.
Read MoreResearchers haven’t pinned down exactly what’s behind the rise of the deadly fungal disease. But one thing is nearly certain: Climate change plays a role.
Read More“Rags-to-Riches” is just one of the challenges that YouTubers undertake in their constant battle with the algorithm for viewers’ attention.
Read MoreCredit: Luke Pollack / Android Authority After months of waiting, Samsung has finally released its Android 12 beta in the form of One UI 4 beta. This latest version of Samsung’s Android skin doesn’t see a whole lot of changes vs last year’s One UI 3. Still, the beta can be installed on select Galaxy
Read MoreWhat have you been working on during the Great Chip Shortage? [NanoRobotGeek] has been living up to their handle and building BEAM robots that are smaller than any we’ve seen before. What are BEAM robots, you say? Technically it stands for Biology Electronics Aesthetics and Mechanics, but basically the idea is to mimic the movement
Read MoreThe 120Hz ProMotion display is one of the biggest reasons to go pro this year… What you need to know Apple’s iPhone 13 Pro is now available worldwide. A new video has revealed the impact of the new 120Hz ProMotion display. Compared to its predecessor, you can see a big change in the smoothness of
Read MoreApple’s ProMotion display on the iPhone is a big leap over the iPad. What you need to know The iPhone 13 has a ProMotion 120Hz display just like the iPad Pro. The iPhone’s new display is actually much more advanced than the iPad. It supports up to 12 different refresh rates, compared to just five
Read MoreNetflix is kicking off a massive fan event today. Tudum — named for the ubiquitous chime that plays before Netflix titles — is a global event that will feature a huge slate of news, trailers, celebrity appearances, and more. It’s essentially the Lollapalooza of Netflix news, and anyone hoping to stay ahead of the streamer’s
Read MoreThe Nanoleaf Elements are a unique decor whether they’re illuminated or not. | Image: Nanoleaf Kicking off these deals on the smart home lighting front, the Nanoleaf Elements light-up wall panels — just released in the summer — have a nice discount at Best Buy. The wood accent hexagon-shaped panels are $50 off for a
Read MoreNokia has always been renowned for the durability of its phones. Some of its classic handsets have been darned near indestructible. The Nokia XR20 from brand licensee HMD Global looks to honor that legacy, targeting those who need a toughened partner for their active lifestyle that’s also subtle in its strength. This is a rugged
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