Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Kaia Health, which makes apps that help manage chronic pain using AI and motion-tracking tech, raises $10M Series A — Chronic diseases affect the lives of millions of people around the world. Over 16 million adults in the U.S., for instance, have been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease … Kaia
Read MoreReuters: WhatsApp is now globally limiting the forwarding of messages to five recipients, in a bid to fight “misinformation and rumors” — JAKARTA (Reuters) – Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp (FB.O) messenger service is globally limiting the number of times a user can forward a message to five … WhatsApp is now globally limiting the forwarding of
Read MoreIn these turbulent times, journalists fearmonger and honest citizens fear for the safety of their homes and themselves. Adding some security features can allay these fears, and with the advent of cheap technology, front door cameras have become popular. There’s a wide array of options on the market, but short of watching hours of logged
Read MoreRyan Browne / CNBC: London-based MarketInvoice, an online invoicing platform, raises £26M Series B led by Barclays and Santander, and a £30M debt facility from Viola Credit — – MarketInvoice lets small-to-medium enterprises sell their unpaid invoices through an online platform to gain access to working capital loans. London-based MarketInvoice, an online invoicing platform, raises
Read MoreLincoln will do another round of Coach Door Continentals next year. The 0,000 Lincoln Continental Coach Door Edition is sold out — for now – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreEmily Bell / Columbia Journalism Review: Facebook’s journalism funding does not guarantee the success of high-quality reporting on its platform, which would obviate the need for such cash infusions — At some point over the past year, anyone connected with journalism, its present woes, or concerns over its future probably found themselves in a room
Read MoreThe Macintosh SE/30 is the greatest computer ever made. It was a powerhouse when it was launched almost exactly thirty years ago today. You could stuff 128 Megabytes of RAM into it, an absolutely ludicrous amount of RAM for 1989. You could put Ethernet in it. You could turn the 1-bit black or white internal display into
Read MoreIf you didn’t notice, today is Monday, January 21, which means two things. One, it’s time for another Moonday Mornings; and two, it’s the most depressing day of the year – apparently. Goodthing we have a wrap-up of the weekend’s top cryptocurrency and blockchain news for you. Check it out: 1. A Swedish cryptocurrency trader
Read MoreTime may be relative, but most people will agree that whether you’re launching a business or planning a wedding, two years is a lot of notice, and enough time to adequately prepare for most things. Or so it would seem. But when the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) were first announced in April 2016, the
Read MoreWith Rapid DNA machines, genetic fingerprinting could become as routine as the old-fashioned kind. But forensic experts see a potential for misuse. Coming Soon to a Police Station Near You: The DNA ‘Magic Box’ Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreUber has had its fair share of troubles in its efforts to put self-driving cabs on the road, but before it tackles them all, it’s moving into new territory: building autonomous electric scooters and bicycles for its fleet of on-demand vehicles. According to TechCrunch, California-based 3D Robotics’ CEO Chris Anderson revealed Uber‘s plans to add self-driving
Read MoreKate Clark / TechCrunch: Knock, a home trade-in platform started by Trulia veterans, has raised $400M Series B in equity and debt financing led by Foundry Group — Home trade-in platform Knock has brought in a $400 million investment to accelerate a national expansion and double its 100-person headcount. Knock, a home trade-in platform started
Read MoreIn the past few years, Facebook’s been concentrating on community-based features like Candidate Info and Town Hall to increase users’ engagement with local government and politics. In its latest move, it’ll roll out a petition feature you can use to create a campaign that other folks can support. TechCrunch, which got a sneak peek of
Read MoreCommentary: When you go from a “#” to a colorful splat, it’s just strange. Slack's new logo is weird – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhen one of [Christian Haschek’s] co-workers found this Raspberry Pi tucked into their network closet, he figured it was another employee’s experiment – you know how that goes. But, of course, they did the safe thing and unplugged it from the network right away. The ensuing investigation into what it was doing there is a
Read MoreHe’s done it again. Tom Brady sends Twitter 🐐wild, puts the Patriots into the Super Bowl – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe spy gets a little closer to figuring out what the First Order is up to. Star Wars Resistance episode 13: Kaz gets caught up in Dangerous Business – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNumbers are hard enough in English, but [Sadale] decided to take things a step further by building a calculator that works in Toki Pona. The result is Ilo Nanpa, an awesome hardware calculator that works in this synthetic minimal language. This is a bit harder than you might think, because Toki Pona doesn’t have digits
Read MoreDan Rys / Billboard: Profile of Audiomack, which started as a mixtape hosting site and now has a popular free music streaming service with 1.5M users, up from 400K a year ago — “We’re not intent on becoming Spotify. We’re not trying to become Apple Music,” says co-founder and CMO Dave Ponte. Profile of Audiomack,
Read MoreAaron Sorkin told democrats like AOC to stop acting like “young people”, so she went on a Donkey Kong livestream and talked about Pokemon Snap and why the N64 is the best console. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez drops in on Twitch stream, says Nintendo 64 is the best console – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGone are the days where battles are fought in person-to-person conflicts. In the coming years, most wars will be waged via computers, servers, and digital weapons. The question is, is the United States prepared for the future? Cyber and electronic warfare Military battles have evolved a tremendous amount over the years – most of it
Read MoreO’Ryan Johnson / CRN: AppRiver, a Florida-based cybersecurity company that focuses on email and web protection, agrees to be acquired by email security firm Zix Corporation for $275M — Zix hopes to complete the $275 million deal by March 31 and in so doing will boost its channel presence 10- fold as it looks …
Read MoreLet’s say you’re an infosec company, and you want some free press. How would you do that? The answer is Fortnite. Yes, this is how you hack Fortnite. This is how to hack Fortnite. The phrase ‘how to hack Fortnite’ is a very popular search term, and simply by including that phrase into the opening paragraph of
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. ISB.Downloader!gen198 Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. Trojan.Cartbat!g1 Source: Symantec lastest threats
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