Jon Russell / TechCrunch: Epic’s PC and Mac games store, announced earlier this week, is live with Epic’s own Fortnite and Unreal Tournament, Supergiant Games’ Hades, with more to come — It’s a busy week for Epic Games . Fresh from pushing out a major season 7 update for Fortnite, so the gaming giant has
Read MoreWhat do we want? TRAILERS! When do we want them? YESTERDAY! All that Avengers 4 trailer hype had you just where Marvel wanted you – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s said that beauty and art can be found anywhere, as long as you look for it. The latest art project from [dmitry] both looks in unassuming places for that beauty, and projects what it sees for everyone to view. Like most of his projects, it’s able to produce its artwork in a very unconventional
Read MoreDami Lee / The Verge: Amazon says Alexa can now better recognize context, such as playing the right song after an inaccurate request or launching a skill without hearing its name — Alexa will understand you meant to say, ‘Play Nice for What’ instead of ‘Good for What’ — In a developer blog post published
Read MoreThe offering, which is expected to be a hotly anticipated debut, puts the ride-hailing service neck and neck with its rival Lyft in a race to the public markets. Uber Is Said to File for I.P.O. in 2019 Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreFor those that bought Bitcoin in 2009, or even in 2011, I can only hope you’ve already sold it. For those that bought Bitcoin in 2017, well… sorry? Coinbase, one of the largest places to buy cryptocurrency online, seems to want you to revel in the Bitcoin‘s failures. For unknown reasons, the company still proudly
Read MoreSo much for Lyft’s early mover advantage. Uber files for IPO, Wall Street Journal reports – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe closed a lot of rings to test the six-hour activity tracking claim, automatic workout detection, and all the new fitness features on the new Apple Watch Series 4. Apple Watch Series 4 battery test: Did it survive a 6 hour hike? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources: Uber has confidentially filed for an IPO; filing indicates it could go public as soon as the first quarter of 2019 — The filing indicates a public listing could come in early 2019, pitting the ride-hailing service against rival Lyft — Uber Technologies Inc. filed paperwork confidentially … Sources: Uber has
Read MoreThe latest update, WatchOS 5.1.2, rolled out two new heart features that could help warn users of life-threatening conditions. The Apple Watch ECG detected something strange about my heart rhythm – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: UK-based Boku, a carrier billing services provider, says it has acquired Danal, a US-based mobile identity and authentication service, and will pay up to $68M — After going public in the U.K. last year, Boku has made an acquisition to expand its carrier billing services … UK-based Boku, a carrier billing
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Google has found three malicious ad network SDKs as part of Cheetah Mobile and Kika Tech ad fraud probe; sources: SDKs are from AltaMob, BatMobi, and YeahMobi — A few days ago, Google removed popular Cheetah Mobile and Kika Tech apps from its Play Store following a BuzzFeed investigation … Google
Read MoreKatie Collins / CNET: Italy’s competition authority fines Facebook a total of $11.4M for using people’s data for commercial purposes in ways that break the country’s laws — Italy’s Competition Authority on Friday slapped Facebook with two fines that total 10 million euros ($11.4M) for using people’s data … Italy's competition authority fines Facebook a
Read MoreSure, Apple may have announced three new iPhones, a new MacBook Air, and the new iPad Pro this year, but the most important product is the company’s Apple Watch Series 4. It was just last night that Apple activated the Watch’s electrocardiogram (ECG) feature, and it appears to already be saving lives. Redditor u/edentel posted his experience
Read MoreA few months ago, several companies started deploying electric scooters on the sidewalks of cities around the United States. These scooters were standard, off-the-shelf electric scooters made in China, loaded up with battery packs, motors, and a ‘brain box’ that has a GPS unit, a cellular modem, and a few more electronics that turn this
Read MoreIn a Canadian courtroom, authorities revealed details of the charges facing Meng Wanzhou, the Huawei official whose arrest has shaken U.S.-China relations. Huawei Executive Took Part in Sanctions Fraud, Prosecutors Say Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreFacebook’s Zuckerberg scoffs at Musk’s many companies, but guess who’s the one with the flamethrower? Elon Musk spits fire at Mark Zuckerberg in Epic Rap Battle – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe detainment of Huawei’s chief financial officer in Canada on conspiracy charges is just the latest in a slew of problems for the Chinese tech giant. As Huawei CFO faces charges, company bookends 2018 with controversy – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreZheping Huang / South China Morning Post: China has set up the Online Games Ethics Committee, which has reviewed a first batch of 20 games and rejected 9 of them, according to the state broadcaster CCTV — – The recently formed Online Games Ethics Committee has rejected nine of an initial batch of 20 titles
Read MoreBut I still prefer the Bip. Amazfit Verge is a better 0 watch than I expected – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreReuters: Sources: Slack has hired Goldman Sachs to lead its IPO, expected in 2019, which it hopes will fetch a valuation of well over $10B — (Reuters) – Slack Technologies Inc, a provider of chat and direct messaging services for businesses, has hired investment bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) … Sources: Slack has hired
Read MoreNetflix’s Mowgli: In performance-capture maestro Andy Serkis’ hands, Legends of the Jungle is a darker, more surprising version of The Jungle Book. Mowgli review: This ain't your Disney Jungle Book, and that's wild – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMeng Wanzhou, the daughter of Huawei’s secretive founder, Ren Zhengfei, had stressed transparency at the company. She is now accused of hiding Huawei’s dealings in Iran. Huawei Executive Was Company’s Professional Face, Until Her Arrest Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreKate Conger / New York Times: Canada argues Huawei CFO committed fraud by misrepresenting a Huawei subsidiary as an independent company, tricking US banks into violating Iran sanctions — VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The reasons that the United States asked the Canadian authorities to arrest a top executive … Canada argues Huawei CFO committed fraud
Read MoreEpic Rap Battles of History just came back triumphant after almost two years of silence, and the opponents in the latest battle are none other than the most infamous CEOs of the year: Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg versus Tesla’s Elon Musk. The choice of rivals is not a huge surprise — I’ve been seeing this match-up
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