You’ve finally found the one, and now you have to figure out what to do about your finances. If happy couples on Instagram are any indication, you just mash every part of your life together and live happily ever after. And that mashing includes your money. Read more… Should You Merge Your Finances With Your
Read MoreImage: Game Freak / Nintendo If you’ve never played a Pokémon game before, you’d be forgiven for thinking the opening 30 minutes or so of the series’ latest installments, Sword and Shield, were those of a standard Japanese role-playing game. There’s a flashy cutscene that introduces the games’ most powerful pokémon trainer, Leon, alongside a
Read MoreSo you’ve made it to the end of a lengthy job interview without a misstep. But moments before you can confidently head out the door, the hiring manager slams you with one more, asteroid-sized question: “Why do you want to work here?” Read more… How to Answer 'Why You Do You Want to Work Here?'
Read MoreUSMCA ship may have already sailed. The Technology 202: Lawmakers are concerned about exporting tech’s legal shield in trade deals Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreZachery Eanes / Raleigh News & Observer: Pendo, which helps businesses improve their services by providing behavioral analytics, raises $100M Series E led by Sapphire Ventures at a $1B valuation — Pendo, one of the Triangle’s most successful startups in recent years, has brought in another $100 million in funding, the company said Thursday. Pendo,
Read MoreJust use the same kit we provided for Windows 10 version 1903, Microsoft tells Windows developers. Windows 10 1909: What do developers need to know? Not much, says Microsoft Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreShoppers can now digitally browse catalogue, by superimposing holograms of furniture onto 3D versions of their living room, using a HoloLens 2 headset. The future of retail: This furniture store wants you to browse sofas and beds in augmented reality Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreOh look, Arlo’s doorbell now has a camera. | Image: Arlo Netgear’s Arlo has done the obvious thing and put a camera into its doorbell, something the maker of security cameras somehow failed to do last year. The new Arlo Video Doorbell differentiates itself with a field-of-view that’s both tall and wide (aka, square) in
Read MoreCan XP and battles make fitness more fun? Continue reading… Ring Fit Adventure review: two weeks with Nintendo’s charming exercise RPG Source: New feed
Read MoreThe ultrasonic reader apparently has a few security issues. Samsung promises to fix Galaxy S10 fingerprint unlock bug – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge With the Pixel 4, Google has finally added a second lens to the back of its phones. Speaking onstage at yesterday’s launch event, Google Research’s Marc Levoy explained the decision with a relatively simple statement of fact. “Some subjects are farther away than you’d like,” he said, “so
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: GoFundMe launches GoFundMe Charity, a new free-to-use fundraising platform for nonprofits, and a button to donate money that can be integrated into any site — GoFundMe has made its name primarily as a platform for individuals to create fundraisers for personal causes … GoFundMe launches GoFundMe Charity, a new free-to-use fundraising
Read MoreThe value of the tech industry’s brands completely dominate all other categories in new research. World's top brands ranked: Apple still leads but there are two big tech losers Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThe 13-inch Surface Laptop clearly wants to be a Windows version of Apple’s smallest and lightest laptop, but the 15-inch model is baffling. Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 vs. Apple MacBook Air: 13-inch lightweights do battle – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf the bill were a law during Facebook’s privacy scandals, Mark Zuckerberg would face jail time, Sen. Ron Wyden says. Senator proposes data privacy bill with serious punishments – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBe-leaf us, you’re going to have a gourd time. Want to bake an apple pie or take a fall hike? There's an app for that – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Erin Schaff for The Verge On Thursday, tech hawk Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced a sweeping new data privacy bill aimed at forcing tech platforms to mind their own business and face tough penalties if they fail to meet new privacy and security standards. Wyden’s “Mind Your Own Business Act” is the official
Read MoreThe Facebook boss will livestream his comments about “the challenges that more voice and the internet introduce,” as well as global threats to free expression. How to watch Mark Zuckerberg's speech about 'voice and free expression' Thursday – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHughes and his allies are putting new money toward a new “anti-monopoly” fund, hoping to harness heightened interest around big tech into a broader movement to analyze, regulate or dismantle behemoths in agriculture, healthcare and other industries where he says competition is lacking and consumers feel the pain. Facebook co-founder and critic Chris Hughes spearheads
Read MoreGoogle Global Head of Intellectual Property Policy Katherine Oyama listens during a hearing with the House Communications and Technology and House Commerce Subcommittees on Capitol Hill on Wednesday in Washington, DC. | Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images What stays up on the internet, and what comes down? It’s a defining question of the age —
Read MoreOur robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Baudriallard used to say: Time is money! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, October 16 2019, at a price
Read MoreAre the wealthy addicted to money, competition, or just feeling important? Yes. Why Don’t Rich People Just Stop Working? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreShort video creation platform TikTok has entered the eLearning market in India with the #EduTok program. Under the program, the Bytedance-owned company will launch an original educational show aimed at fitness enthusiasts, and push an educational show and push learning videos in partnership with educational institutes. The company claimed creators have made over 10 million videos
Read MoreJibo, the adorable robot made by Jibo, Inc., was getting phased out, but that didn’t stop [Guilherme Martins] from using his robot companion for one last hack. When he found out that the company would be terminating production of new Jibos and shutting down their servers, he wanted to replace the brain of the robot
Read MoreYoolim Lee / Bloomberg: Graphic design app Canva raises $85M led by Mary Meeker’s VC firm Bond Capital at a valuation of $3.2B, five months after raising $70M at a $2.5B valuation — – Sydney-based Canva plans to double workforce in coming year — Focus on scaling up through expanded enterprise offering Graphic design app
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