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January 28, 2019

ContentSquare, an analytics platform that helps businesses understand user interaction with websites and apps, raises $60M Series C led by Eurazeo (Allison Schiff/AdExchanger)

Allison Schiff / AdExchanger: ContentSquare, an analytics platform that helps businesses understand user interaction with websites and apps, raises $60M Series C led by Eurazeo — Paris-based analytics platform ContentSquare said Monday that it’s raised a $60 million Series C just one year after announcing its $42 million Series B. ContentSquare, an analytics platform that

Drone Sightings, A New British Comedy Soap Opera

There’s a new soap opera that I can’t stop watching. Actually, I wish I could change the channel but this is unfortunately happening in real life. It’s likely the ups and downs of drone sightings would be too far fetched for fiction anyway. If you aren’t British, maybe you will know a little of our

Facebook to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is planning to unify WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger services and incorporate end-to-end encryption. Facebook to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger Source: Washington Post Tech

January 28, 2019

This (free) ‘future of tech’ webinar will get you your next raise

Artificial intelligence, the blockchain, Internet of Things. You know you’ve heard these terms about a thousand times but can you explain them in a way your (grand)parents would understand? New technologies are saving companies time, money and headaches. The problem is, most of us still don’t know exactly what they are and how we could

Ram recalls 160,000 light-duty pickup trucks over a fastener – Roadshow

Approximately one-third of the affected vehicles are still at dealers. Ram recalls 160,000 light-duty pickup trucks over a fastener – Roadshow Source: CNet

January 28, 2019

Nvidia lowers revenue guidance from $2.7B to $2.2B for Q4 2019 due to "deteriorating macroeconomic conditions, particularly in China"; stock down 14%+ (Sara Salinas/CNBC)

Sara Salinas / CNBC: Nvidia lowers revenue guidance from $2.7B to $2.2B for Q4 2019 due to “deteriorating macroeconomic conditions, particularly in China”; stock down 14%+ — – The company reports earnings on Feb. 14, and now expects quarterly revenue of $2.20 billion, down from previously stated guidance of $2.70 billion. Nvidia lowers revenue guidance

Disney greenlights 'top secret' VR short film project – CNET

The move signals a bigger investment by Disney Animation Studios in the burgeoning medium. Disney greenlights 'top secret' VR short film project – CNET Source: CNet

January 28, 2019

Sources: 2013 "Assembled in USA" Mac Pro was delayed due to custom screw shortage in US, illustrating why Apple is unlikely to move manufacturing out of China (Jack Nicas/New York Times)

Jack Nicas / New York Times: Sources: 2013 “Assembled in USA” Mac Pro was delayed due to custom screw shortage in US, illustrating why Apple is unlikely to move manufacturing out of China — SAN FRANCISCO — Despite a trade war between the United States and China and past admonishments from President Trump … Sources:

January 28, 2019

Automate and grow your Instagram account with Postable for just $39

Growing an Instagram following can take as much time and effort as keeping a business rolling. Thankfully, services like Postable ($39, 88 percent off from TNW Deals) can help you automate and grow your Instagram account without becoming a massive time-killer. Automate and grow your Instagram account with Postable for just Source: The Next Web

Galaxy F would be a terrible name for Samsung's first foldable phone – CNET

Commentary: At least one rumored name for this watershed phone would be a big mistake. Galaxy F would be a terrible name for Samsung's first foldable phone – CNET Source: CNet

January 28, 2019

GDPR complaint against Google and IAB by privacy advocates claims that ad category lists enable mass broadcasting of intimate personal data (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: GDPR complaint against Google and IAB by privacy advocates claims that ad category lists enable mass broadcasting of intimate personal data — Male impotence, substance abuse, right-wing politics, left-wing politics, sexually transmitted diseases, cancer, mental health. GDPR complaint against Google and IAB by privacy advocates claims that ad category lists enable

What our intimate interactions with robots will look like – CNET

From providing companionship to offering up tips on our pingpong backhand drive, robots are poised to be there for us. What our intimate interactions with robots will look like – CNET Source: CNet

January 28, 2019

Japanese officials will target millions of IoT devices to help secure the Olympics

With the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games just one year away, Japan isn’t leaving anything to chance. On Friday, the country approved a law that would allow the government to hack into insecure IoT devices, in order to survey the number of easily-hackable gadgets that exist within the country. The survey will be conducted by employees

January 28, 2019

Open standards can disrupt Facebook’s messaging monopoly

Facebook made the news last week when The New York Times’ Mike Isaac reported that CEO Mark Zuckerberg intended to integrate the company’s three messaging platforms: WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram. We don’t have all the details of exactly how this will work. The plan is still in its early stages, and there are plenty of

January 28, 2019

Research: 97 startups attained a unicorn status in China in 2018, bringing the total number of unicorns to 186, with a combined estimated valuation of ~$736B (Jane Zhang/South China Morning Post)

Jane Zhang / South China Morning Post: Research: 97 startups attained a unicorn status in China in 2018, bringing the total number of unicorns to 186, with a combined estimated valuation of ~$736B — China fostered 97 unicorns – start-ups valued at least US$1 billion – last year, despite an economic slowdown and a prolonged

Microsoft guy: Mozilla should give up on Firefox and go with Chromium too

Microsoft engineer wants Mozilla to climb down from its “philosophical ivory tower”, stop making a browser that few use, and become a research organization. Microsoft guy: Mozilla should give up on Firefox and go with Chromium too Source: ZDNet Microsoft

January 28, 2019

Sandmarc’s $100 iPhone lenses are a must for photo nerds

I’ve been using the iPhone XS for a few months now, and I can safely say it is one of the top camera phones from the last year. And just as I was thinking about how I could dial its photography capabilities up a notch, Sandmarc sent me a couple of lenses made for the

January 28, 2019

References are found in iOS 12.2 to four new iPad models without FaceID, two of which are WiFi-only, and a new iPod Touch without FaceID or TouchID (Juli Clover/MacRumors)

Juli Clover / MacRumors: References are found in iOS 12.2 to four new iPad models without FaceID, two of which are WiFi-only, and a new iPod Touch without FaceID or TouchID — Earlier today, registration info for seven new iPad models was discovered in the Eurasian Economic Commission Database … References are found in iOS

Polish Retro Silicon Brings This Computer To Life

It is an easy trap for us to write only about what we know when covering a topic, thus missing an entire facet of our subject matter. Take retrocomputing for example; we might write about American or Western European machines because we grew up with them, while completely ignoring the hardware being produced on the

Microsoft Bing's China outage may have been a technical error, not a block – CNET

The search engine outage didn’t follow the pattern of an intentional censorship block, Reuters reports. Microsoft Bing's China outage may have been a technical error, not a block – CNET Source: CNet

January 28, 2019

To truly understand how screen time affects our mental health, independent researchers need to get data from the tech giants about how people use their devices (Robbie Gonzalez/Wired)

Robbie Gonzalez / Wired: To truly understand how screen time affects our mental health, independent researchers need to get data from the tech giants about how people use their devices — TO ANYONE READING this on a phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop (so, you know, basically all of you): We need to talk about how

Education market takes flight at London’s BETT show

The UK’s annual educational technology exhibition attracted a global audience for products that ranged from toys to enterprise-level offerings. Education market takes flight at London’s BETT show Source: ZDNet Microsoft

Windows 7 wind-down: Microsoft guts the info you see in Windows Media Player

Microsoft drops metadata service from Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center for Windows 7. Windows 7 wind-down: Microsoft guts the info you see in Windows Media Player Source: ZDNet Microsoft

January 28, 2019

Austin-based legal tech services startup Disco raises $83M Series E, bringing the total raised to $135M, to expand beyond AI-powered e-discovery (Angela Shah/Xconomy)

Angela Shah / Xconomy: Austin-based legal tech services startup Disco raises $83M Series E, bringing the total raised to $135M, to expand beyond AI-powered e-discovery — Austin—Legal tech startup Disco announced Thursday it has raised $83 million in new funding. — The round was led by Toronto-based Georgian Partners … Austin-based legal tech services startup

A Tiny Screw Shows Why iPhones Won’t Be ‘Assembled in U.S.A.’

Apple decided several years ago to produce a high-end Mac in Texas. The problems that surfaced illustrate the challenges of domestic manufacturing. A Tiny Screw Shows Why iPhones Won’t Be ‘Assembled in U.S.A.’ Source: NY Times Tech

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