Welcome to day one of TNW’s annual conference, taking place in the industrial hipness of Amsterdam’s NDSM Wharf. The sun’s out. The coffee is brewing. It’s a beautiful day. Now, let’s talk some tech. In five minutes, Louise Troen, Bumble’s iconic VP of Internal Marketing and Communications will take to the stage to talk about
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Heetch, which provides ride-sharing services across France and French-speaking Africa, raises $38M Series B led by Cathay Innovation and Total Ventures — With Uber just days away from going public, a small challenger has raised some funds of its own to take it and the rest of the field on in
Read MoreWe’re coming at you live from TNW2019 on day one where Reddit’s Chief Technical Officer, Chris Slowe, is about to take to the stage. Slowe, also the Founding Engineer of Reddit, will take attendees behind the scenes to see the technology that makes online communities possible. He will explore three key pillars: helping people discover
Read MoreWe’re coming to you live from day one of TNW 2019, our flagship conference in Amsterdam. Up first is Guy Kawasaki, the genius responsible for building Apple’s cult-like status that remains today. He basically invented evangelism marketing as Apple’s original chief evangelist from 1983 to 1987, and he was in charge of marketing the very
Read MoreThe Jet Fusion 5200 is for high-volume manufacturing and can make squishy plastic products, too. New HP 3D printer is for factories, not prototypes – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhen I first joined the blockchain space as a PR guy a few years ago, my focus was almost entirely centered on press coverage on high profile business publications. Sure thing, most of my clients simply would not buy anything but Forbes, Business Insider, and Entrepreneur features. Frankly said, I myself was thinking that it’s
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Worm. W32.Bulehero Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreWith great power comes great responsibilty. Australia printed 46 million notes with a typo – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreI read Rami Sass’ recent piece here on Podium about how cyber insurance is overhyped. While he raised great questions about the current pricing models and fear-driven tactics used to sell coverage, I wanted to share a different perspective and address his concerns. Insurance exists because of insecurity in the world — health insurance in
Read MoreThe Intuos Pro Small is a more affordable version of Wacom’s flagship graphics tablet. Wacom's Intuos Pro tablet now comes in pint-size – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChildren’s groups say the tech giant’s Echo Dot Kids device violated a federal law protecting youngsters’ online privacy. Amazon disagrees. Amazon Flunks Children’s Privacy, Advocacy Groups Charge Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe groups allege Echo Dot Kids Edition collects voice recordings of users under 13. identifying information on users under 13 and that the system’s parental controls are flawed Consumer groups accuse Amazon of illegally collecting data on children Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreAnton Shilov / AnandTech: Marvell to acquire Aquantia for $452M; Aquantia is best known for providing Multi-Gig Ethernet controllers for PC, datacenter, and automotive markets — Marvell on Monday announced that it had reached an agreement to buy the networking specialist firm Aquantia for $452 million. Marvell to acquire Aquantia for 2M; Aquantia is best
Read MoreNat Levy / GeekWire: Redfin launches Redfin Direct, a feature that lets homebuyers make offers on homes directly online without an agent, starting in Boston — Redfin quietly launched a new feature that lets homebuyers without an agent make offers on homes directly through its website, bringing back an initiative … Redfin launches Redfin Direct,
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Google unveils Mini-apps, a “new capability” for Google Search and Assistant that delivers interactive and dynamically updated content in search results — During the Tuesday keynote that kicked off Google’s I/O 2019 developer conference, the Mountain View company unveiled a slew … Google unveils Mini-apps, a "new capability" for Google Search
Read MoreThe balance of power between startup founder and venture capital investor has changed – and the rules of the courtship reversed. Falling software costs and better management mean Software as a Service (SaaS) startups are accessing less funding, keeping their capital and more often finding success on their own. This is good news for startups
Read MoreTaylor Jackson is a pioneer, of sorts. The adult actress, to our knowledge, is the first to shoot a pornographic scene in a moving vehicle without a human driver. And much like other pioneers her actions will inspire some while leading others to reenact an event that could, quite possibly, end in death. Jackson recently
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Google to add “pending transactions” payment option to the Play Store, letting users pay for apps at a retail store by showing a payment code on their device — Today, the Android platform sees more app downloads than iOS, but Apple’s App Store continually dominates in terms of revenue. Google to
Read MoreFinally, some good energy-related news. Britain just went a week without using any coal power – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt follows Malaysia, Russia and Vietnam passing similar laws that have alarmed critics. Singapore parliament passes controversial fake news bill – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreUber and Lyft drivers staged demonstrations in major cities nationwide May 8. Drivers in San Francisco demanded more compensation as ride-hailing companies go public. ‘We’re not robots’: Uber and Lyft drivers protest in San Francisco Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreAmerican government officials have finally taken their shot at video game lootboxes. Specifically, Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri announced his intention to introduce the “The Protecting Children from Abusive Games Act” to the US Senate. This is the culmination of slow-burning anti-lootbox sentiment that’s bubbled up from the gaming community over the course of the
Read MoreJohn Wick Hex is like chess, but with guns. It’s gun chess. We’re into it. John Wick Hex will bring signature gun-fu to consoles, PC and Mac – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCTA presents the company with an Innovation Award again, admitting its mistake in revoking it the first time. Sex tech company Lora DiCarlo gets CES robotics award it was first denied – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePaul Sawers / VentureBeat: ChowNow, a food-ordering platform that helps independent restaurants accept online orders, raises $21M Series C, bringing its total raised to more than $60M — ChowNow, whose food-ordering platform makes it easier for local restaurants to accept online orders, has raised $21 million … ChowNow, a food-ordering platform that helps independent restaurants
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