Author: Tech Support

    • pureLiFi, which is developing optical Gigabit Li-Fi components that can be integrated into mobile devices, raises $18M Series B from Temasek, others (Annie Musgrove/Tech.eu)

    Annie Musgrove / Tech.eu: pureLiFi, which is developing optical Gigabit Li-Fi components that can be integrated into mobile devices, raises $18M Series B from Temasek, others  —  pureLifi, a light communication company founded as a spin-out of the University of Edinburgh, has raised an $18 million Series B … pureLiFi, which is developing optical Gigabit

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    • DroneDeploy, a drone mapping and analytics platform, raises $35M Series D, bringing its total raised to $90M, says it now has over 5,000 enterprise customers (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

    Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: DroneDeploy, a drone mapping and analytics platform, raises $35M Series D, bringing its total raised to $90M, says it now has over 5,000 enterprise customers  —  DroneDeploy, a startup developing a holistic cloud-based drone mapping and analytics platform, today announced that it’s closed … DroneDeploy, a drone mapping and analytics platform,

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    • As millions pay for premium subscriptions to have a "clean" digital media experience, privacy and freedom from advertising are gradually becoming luxury goods (Kevin Roose/New York Times)

    Kevin Roose / New York Times: As millions pay for premium subscriptions to have a “clean” digital media experience, privacy and freedom from advertising are gradually becoming luxury goods  —  Photo illustration by Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari  —  A decade ago, an internet video start … As millions pay for premium subscriptions to have

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    Making Models with Lasers

    Good design starts with a good idea, and being able to flesh that idea out with a model. In the electronics world, we would build a model on a breadboard before soldering everything together. In much the same way that the industrial designer [Eric Strebel] makes models of his creations before creating the final version.

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    • Qualia, which streamlines closing of real estate deals and claims to handle 15%+ of all US transactions, raises $55M Series C, bringing its total raised to $95M (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

    Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: Qualia, which streamlines closing of real estate deals and claims to handle 15%+ of all US transactions, raises $55M Series C, bringing its total raised to $95M  —  Anyone who has bought a home knows that the sheer amount of paperwork involved in closing the transaction is not only

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    The Ultimate Hacker’s Compact 4WD!

    If you’ve spent any time at one of the larger European hacker camps over the last few years you’ll have seen the invasion of little electric vehicles sporting hoverboard motors as an all-in-one propulsion system. German hackers, in particular, have incorporated them into the iconic Bobby Car children’s toy, and ca be seen whizzing around

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    • Survey: ~60% US adults believe they can not avoid data collection by corporations or govt., 81% think the risks of corporate data collection outweigh benefits (Pew Research Center)

    Pew Research Center: Survey: ~60% US adults believe they can not avoid data collection by corporations or govt., 81% think the risks of corporate data collection outweigh benefits  —  Majorities think their personal data is less secure now, that data collection poses more risks than benefits … Survey: ~60% US adults believe they can not

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    • A look at Roundup, Montana, which has become a hub in Amazon's supply chain with prep centers that repackage sellers' goods according to Amazon's specifications (Josh Dzieza/The Verge)

    Josh Dzieza / The Verge: A look at Roundup, Montana, which has become a hub in Amazon’s supply chain with prep centers that repackage sellers’ goods according to Amazon’s specifications  —  How the tiny town of Roundup, Montana, became a hub in Amazon’s supply chain  —  On any given day, thousands of packages from Walmarts

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    • Profile of FaZe Clan, an esports and gaming lifestyle media org with 34 content creators, 15 pro esports players, 11 players/entertainers, and over 214M viewers (Taylor Lorenz/New York Times)

    Taylor Lorenz / New York Times: Profile of FaZe Clan, an esports and gaming lifestyle media org with 34 content creators, 15 pro esports players, 11 players/entertainers, and over 214M viewers  —  They already make every moment into consumable content.  What can it become?  —  This article is part of our continuing Fast Forward series

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