The foldable display has been criticized for not being as durable as glass found in other phones. Samsung made the ultra-thin glass used in its Galaxy Z Flip – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJosh Constine / TechCrunch: Facebook is internally testing a tabbed version of News Feed for mobile that includes the Most Relevant feed, the Most Recent feed, and an Already Seen feed — Facebook may make it easier to escape its ranking algorithm and explore the News Feed in different formats. Facebook is internally testing a
Read MoreDoris Yu / Tech in Asia: Indonesia-based Eureka, which provides consumer intelligence to mobile carriers and enterprises by using AI and mobile data analytics, raises $20M Series B — Eureka AI, an AI enterprise software company, announced that it has raised US$20 million in a series B funding round co-led by Apis Partners … Indonesia-based
Read MoreSteve O’Hear / TechCrunch: Atomico announces its fifth fund has closed at $820M, bringing their total assets to $2.7B; Atomico will mostly fund European startups at Series A — Atomico, the European venture capital firm founded by Skype’s Niklas Zennström, has announced that it has closed its fifth fund … Atomico announces its fifth fund
Read MoreThe Tone e20 wants to stop minors from taking photos they may later regret. This phone uses AI to block you taking naked selfies – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA supergiant star has gone all space ham, suggesting it might soon go supernova, but now shows signs of mellowing. Betelgeuse supernova explosion on hold as giant star stops dimming – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHugh Son / CNBC: LendingClub is acquiring Boston-based online bank Radius Bancorp in a deal valued at $185M, making it the first US fintech company to acquire a bank — – LendingClub, a fintech company that pioneered personal loans made online, is buying a U.S. bank to give it access to a stable and cheaper
Read More{$inline_image} At the dawn of 3D printing, support structures were something to avoid. ABS is a hard substance to clear off, and the slicers did a comparatively poor job of making structures that were easy to remove. Today, supports are not a big deal and most of the slicers and materials allow for high-quality prints
Read MoreKurt Wagner / Bloomberg: Twitter acquires Chroma Labs, which makes tools for video and photo creation, will split team across product, design, and engineering, shut down Chroma Stories — – Company builds photo, video-editing features for social media — Chroma will join Twitter to work on ‘conversations’ products Twitter acquires Chroma Labs, which makes tools
Read MoreJohana Bhuiyan / Los Angeles Times: Sources: Uber shuts down its customer support office in LA, laying off ~80 employees and outsourcing their jobs to a support office in Manila — Uber has closed a customer support office in downtown Los Angeles, laying off about 80 employees, The Times has learned. Sources: Uber shuts down
Read MoreCorbin Davenport / Android Police: Mozilla releases its VPN service Firefox Private Network on Android in a closed beta for $4.99/month — Mozilla, the organization behind the much-loved Firefox web browser, has experimented with creating a VPN service for some time. Unlike the VPNs packaged with browsers like Opera … Mozilla releases its VPN service
Read MoreiFixit has posted a video teardown of Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Flip, giving us good look at the phone’s internals and revealing that the brushes on its hinge might not stop much dust from getting inside your phone. When Samsung announced the Z Flip last week, it highlighted how the phone’s hinge has a “fiber
Read MoreWe all knew it was coming eventually, but it seems Elon Musk‘s SpaceX is finally gearing up to launch its first tourists into orbit. The company will start off by sending four private citizens in an experience that would last five days – as soon as 2021. You can bet those will be four very expensive flight tickets.
Read MoreA Diablo anime is coming to Netflix, according to a LinkedIn post. Blizzard's Diablo and Overwatch are getting animated series – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAnnie Musgrove / Tech.eu: London-based Concirrus, which builds an AI-based predictive analytics platform to help insurance providers rate customers, raises $20M Series B led by AlbionVC — Concirrus, a London-based insurtech startup, has closed a $20 million Series B funding round led by AlbionVC. London-based Concirrus, which builds an AI-based predictive analytics platform to help
Read MoreAn ARG, leaks and more point to the start of the next season, and it’s about time. Fortnite teases Chapter 2 season 2 with cryptic messages – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image}Coronavirus fears shut down Mobile World Congress, and now the virus appears to be impacting Apple too. Yesterday, the company announced problems stemming from the outbreak would cause it to miss its next quarterly earning goals. Today, a report from Nikkei suggests supply shortages means Apple will likely miss its schedule for mass-producing the long-awaited
Read MoreCoronavirus fears shut down Mobile World Congress, and now the virus appears to be impacting Apple too. Yesterday, the company announced problems stemming from the outbreak would cause it to miss its next quarterly earning goals. Today, a report from Nikkei suggests supply shortages means Apple will likely miss its schedule for mass-producing the long-awaited
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: UltraSense Systems, maker of ultrasound technology to sense movement and gestures through a range of materials like metal, glass, and wood, raises $20M Series B — Imbuing textiles with touch sensors is fast becoming feasible at scale. Perhaps the best example is Google’s Jacquard … UltraSense Systems, maker of ultrasound technology
Read MoreSince 2014, Blizzard has released so many breathtaking cinematic videos for Overwatch that most of us have wondered when Blizzard would finally look into adapting the game to the big screen or as a TV show. (The comparisons to Pixar have been around since the very beginning.) Well, an Activision Blizzard executive’s resume now hints
Read MoreGoogle today revealed that, at long last, its Stadia gaming service would be expanding to phones outside its Pixel line. Indeed, Stadia will be available on a plethora of new devices from Razer, ASUS, and Samsung, starting February 20. Starting February 20, you can play Stadia with even more phones. ASUS ROG Phone I &
Read MoreFacebook caused a lot of hullabaloo when it changed the News Feed from chronological order to an algorithmic ranking, and some people will never get over it. While you can still sort your feed by ‘Most Recent,’ the option is currently buried in the sidebar and reverts to normal after 24 hours. But as spotted
Read MoreA landmark report evaluates 180 countries and finds glaring deficiencies threaten children and the environment now and in the immediate future. Climate change, harmful marketing pose huge threats to children's future – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHow I learned to skip traffic, skip paying for parking, ignore the cost of Uber or Lyft, and bypass the stress of LAX by going on two wheels. Free airport parking hack: Just ride your motorcycle – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreSteven Overly / Politico: Judge rules that Huawei does not have grounds to sue the US government over a law banning federal agencies and their contractors from buying Huawei products — A federal judge ruled today that Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei does not have grounds to sue the U.S. government … Judge rules that Huawei
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