It’s a great commercial, and we love the A-Class but we have serious concerns about what happens to Free Willy, and Ludacris. Mercedes-Benz gives a guy god-like powers in its 2019 Super Bowl ad – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreJon Russell / TechCrunch: Grab raises $200M from Thai retail conglomerate Central Group, says the deal is not part of ongoing Series H but an investment into its Thailand-based business — Grab’s fundraising push continues unabated after the Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm announced that it has raised $200 million … Grab raises 0M from Thai
Read MoreChristine Kim / CoinDesk: “Wrapped Bitcoin” (WBTC), a joint initiative between BitGo and other partners, has launched its ERC-20 token that is backed one-to-one by a regular bitcoin — A new token backed one-to-one with bitcoin is now live on the ethereum blockchain. — “Wrapped BTC” (WBTC) officially launched its ERC-20 token Wednesday evening. "Wrapped
Read MoreJordan Novet / CNBC: Ironclad, a startup focused on automating the creation and management of legal contracts and other paperwork, announces $23M funding round led by Sequoia — When Jason Boehmig was in law school at Notre Dame in 2012, he decided he really wanted to be in technology. Ironclad, a startup focused on automating
Read MoreThe news sent shares prices dropping by 5.9 percent in late trading. Elon Musk announces Tesla's CFO departure during earnings call – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIt always seems to us that the best robots mimic things that are alive. For an example look no further than the 3D printed mesh structures from researchers at North Carolina State University. External magnetic fields make the mesh-like “robot” flex and move while floating in water. The mechanism can grab small objects and carry
Read MoreMegan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: Electric scooter startup Grin, which merged with São Paulo-based Ride in October, merges with Brazil-based Yellow as it expands further across Latin America — Consolidation in the micromobility space has arrived — in Brazil, at least. A few months after Y Combinator-backed Grin merged … Electric scooter startup Grin, which
Read MoreAthena Jones / CNN: New York AG, in precedent-setting settlement, finds selling fake followers and likes or using stolen IDs on social media is illegal in its case against Devumi — New York (CNN Business)A company that brought in millions of dollars in revenue by creating fake social media posts and comments … New York
Read MoreAre we all addicted to the Internet? Maybe. The latest Digital 2019 report, from Hootsuite and We Are Social, shows we’re spending on average 6 hours and 42 minutes online each day. Half of that is spent on mobile devices. That figure sounds like a lot, but it’s absolutely astronomical when spread across an entire
Read MoreThe ride-hailing companies say new minimum-wage calculations give Uber an unfair advantage. But drivers aren’t happy about the lawsuits. Lyft and Juno sue NYC over driver pay rules – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe social network was paying people, including teens, $20 a month to collect their data. Apple says it took action to protect its users. Apple knocks Facebook with shutdown over app privacy flap – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s not just Apple struggling in today’s smartphone market. Samsung sees slow phone sales too, but has hopes for Galaxy S10 debut – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe company, Devumi, was exposed as a leading wholesaler of fake Twitter followers in a New York Times investigation last year. Firm That Sold Social Media Bots Settles With New York Attorney General Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe company reported revenue of $32.5 billion in the last quarter, and it made a profit of almost $8.6 billion, big increases over the same period a year ago. Releasing Earnings, Microsoft Stays in Stride, With Cloud Powering the Way Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWelcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice on how to get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. The PlayStation Network is a perfectly serviceable gaming network, and you can meet some lovely people though it. But the truth is some gamers just want to play their single-player
Read MoreFor a country that few people know exists, Western Sahara has had a uniquely tumultuous history. Its modern history starts, as is unfortunately the case with most African nations, with colonialism. Until the mid-70’s, it lived under the thumb of Spanish rule. When Spain ultimately withdrew, it handed the territory to Mauritania and Morocco, sparking
Read MoreNot every computer is a performance gaming rig. Some of us need cheap laptops and tablets for simple Internet browsing or word processing, and we don’t need to shell out thousands of dollars just for that. With a cheaper price tag comes cheaper hardware, though, such as the eMMC standard which allows flash memory to
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Read MoreCEO Mark Zuckerberg also oversees a jump in sales and profit. Facebook users flock to the social network even as scandals grow – CNET Source: CNet
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