Lyft’s I.P.O. underscored the depth of investor hunger for fast-growing young tech businesses, even if they are deeply unprofitable. Lyft’s Stock Pops in Trading Debut That Bodes Well for Wave of Tech I.P.O.s to Come Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreDan Goodin / Ars Technica: A newly published exploit for a Magento vulnerability that can be used with no authentication required puts hundreds of thousands of e-commerce sites at risk — Magento admins: beware of SQL flaw that requires no authentication. — Attack code was published on Friday that exploits … A newly published exploit
Read MoreThe ride-hailing company becomes the first tech unicorn to go public in a year expected to be loaded with IPOs. Lyft cruises onto Wall Street with a pop in stock market debut – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreApple’s old magazine reader is getting pushed out by its newest service. Apple will sunset Texture app in the wake of Apple News Plus – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA shipping container of Tyco phones from the ’80s has been trapped in a cave for 30 years, slowly sending out orange cat-shaped parts. Garfield phones calling: Mystery of kitty litter on beach finally solved – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNeal Mohan discusses the streaming site’s recommendation engine, which has become a growing liability amid accusations that it steers users to increasingly extreme content. The Shift: YouTube’s Product Chief on Online Radicalization and Algorithmic Rabbit Holes Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreLife is what happens while you wait for the next season of event TV, and then you die. Game of Thrones season 8 has me begging for the sweet release of death – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKabaň’s resume includes designing the Bugatti Veyron. Rolls-Royce appoints former BMW designer as head of design – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreMadeleine Luckel / Architectural Digest: 1stdibs, an online marketplace for luxury furniture and art that sells vintage and contemporary pieces from 4,200 dealers, raises $76M Series D — The round, which will allow 1stdibs to target its growth to four specific areas, was led by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. 1stdibs, an online marketplace for
Read MoreThe 2019 Geneva International Motor Show has a number of “concept” vehicles. These are vehicles that usually include some cool feature that isn’t really practical — at least today. For example, in the past, concept cars have had adjustable color interior lighting, plug-in hybrid engines, and power windows — all things that would eventually become
Read MoreThere’s an endless war fought for the attention of blockchain developers. Projects like Ethereum, EOS, and TRON all push their different visions of the tech, often with attempts to define success by how many dapps each network supports, and how big their userbases are. Well, over the past few months, cryptocurrency gamblers have left Ethereum’s
Read MoreRita Liao / TechCrunch: Alibaba invests $171M in publicly traded Qutoutiao in the form of a convertible loan which would convert into a 4% stake in the Chinese news content aggregator — The race to give Chinese users their daily dose of news intensifies as Qutoutiao, a rival to TikTok parent Bytedance, net an installment
Read MoreApple, Amazon, and Google have done a great job educating users that voice is here! Voice recognition has been getting better over the years but, finally, over the last few years, is good enough to be viable in various environments. Baidu, Google and Microsoft have taken great strides towards making AI-based speech detection and language translation better
Read MoreEditors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys catch up on the past week in hackerdom. It seems as if we’re in a golden age of machine building as an incredible rocker-bogie rover is built to transport a child and mechanical simplicity automates the wet cat food dispensing process. We marvel at the ability to use G-code
Read MoreSara Salinas / CNBC: Lyft opens up more than 20% on its first day of trading after raising $2.3B in its IPO, which valued the company at over $20B — – The stock held at around $87 in its first few minutes of trading — something of a modest IPO for such a giant tech
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Apple to close Texture on May 28 following the launch of Apple News+, effectively ending the service for subscribers without Apple devices — A year ago, Apple acquired the digital newsstand app Texture to form the basis of its new subscription-based service, Apple News+, which launched on Monday. Apple to close
Read MoreEarlier this month, Invisibilia celebrated its fifth birthday. As one of NPR‘s most popular podcasts, it deals with the invisible forces behind why we do what we do, think what we think, feel how we feel, and believe what we believe. And despite tackling serious topics — its newest season promises to be an “emotional survival guide,”
Read MoreAs you might expect from one of our most illustrious alumni, [Caleb Kraft] is a rather creative fellow. Over the years he’s created some absolutely phenomenal projects using CNC routers, 3D printers, laser cutters, and all the other cool toys the modern hacker has access to. But for his latest project, a celebration of the
Read MoreReports continue to show that mid to senior career women leave technology fields in high numbers. They often leave not only their job, their career, but also the entire industry. Many factors, including lack of career growth, lack of recognition and poor management are often topics high on the list. From bias and culture within
Read MoreJon Russell / TechCrunch: Sources: Grab is considering spinning out its financial services business and is in talks with PayPal and Alibaba’s Ant Financial over possible investments — Grab, the $16 billion-valued ride-hailing firm that acquired Uber’s Southeast Asia business last year, is in talks with Alibaba’s Ant Financial … Sources: Grab is considering spinning
Read MoreBar chart races are all the rage these days, and we couldn’t miss the chance to get involved over here at Plugged. So, uh, we did. In our lovely chart, we mesmerizingly visualized what company sold the most phones per year from 1993 all the way through to 2017. Why? Because it’s interesting as hell.
Read MoreDeals on keyboards, mice, headsets and webcams — today only. Logitech sale at Amazon: MX Anywhere 2 mouse for and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYesterday, Google announced it’s teaming up with Cuba’s telecommunications monopoly, ETECSA, in order to bring faster Internet access to the island. The news is no doubt a relief for Cuba’s citizenry, who have to endure high Internet costs and excruciatingly slow speeds. These factors combine to give Cuba one of the lowest Internet penetration rates
Read MoreAs Samsung leads the market toward 5G and foldable screens, can Apple keep up? iPhone 11 rumors: Price, specs, features and everything else we know – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreReuters: Daimler Trucks to acquire a majority stake in Torc Robotics, which develops self-driving software, as part of a push to develop Level 4 self-driving trucks — FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Daimler Trucks has agreed to buy a majority stake in self-driving truck software maker Torc Robotics as part … Daimler Trucks to acquire a majority
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