Spotify today announced a partnership with Google that doles out free hardware to certain paid subscribers. As of today, anyone with a Spotify Premium for Family plan — which covers six family members for about $15 a month — is eligible for a free Google Home Mini, a $50 value. Eligible users who claim the
Read MoreSpoiler alert: group of fun-loving French folks build an animal-or-human-powered merry-go-round that spins fast enough to fling all takers into the lake (YouTube, embedded below). Actually, that’s basically it. The surprise is ruined, but you probably want to check out the video anyway, because it looks like a ton of fun. Granted, you may not
Read MoreYogita Khatri / CoinDesk: Hong Kong’s securities regulator says funds investing 10%+ of their portfolios in crypto will need a license and proposes new rules for crypto exchanges — Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) says it will bring crypto funds under its securities regulations to improve investor protection. Hong Kong's securities regulator says
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Task management app Asana launches a Business tier priced at $19.95 per user per month to help managers handle multiple projects simultaneously — Asana, the platform where people can create and track the progress of work projects, made its name originally as a place where individuals … Task management app Asana
Read MoreA rumor surfaced this week that Nintendo was working on a retro version of the N64 console, which would include 30 games. If that’s true, it would put the device on par with the original NES Classic in terms of value. So which games should make the cut? A report from GamingINTEL cited insider sources and
Read MoreGoogle employees today took to the streets in a massive protest. At 11:10 a.m., in every time zone in which the staged walkout took place, about 40 in total, Googlers left their offices and stood with colleagues to demand change. Rally organizers told The Cut: All employees and contract workers across the company deserve to
Read MoreApple posted more than $14 billion in profit for the third quarter as customers willingly paid more for iPhones and the company’s other products. Apple Raises Prices, and Profits Keep Booming Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreObi-Wan Kenobi is in talks to play the sinister DC Comics Gotham mob boss who blames Bruce Wayne for his failures. Ewan McGregor reportedly to play villain Black Mask in Birds of Prey – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe lowest TV prices of the year start now. Here are our favorites. Black Friday TV deals 2018: The best and the cheapest – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNatt Garun / The Verge: Apple’s 29% Q4 iPhone revenue increase YoY, despite almost no change in iPhone unit sales, suggests Apple’s price hike strategy appears to be working — Apple devices are getting more expensive across the board, helping the company earn more per device — Despite a zero percent change … Apple's 29%
Read MoreWe selected five contestants as finalists and now it’s your turn to vote for your favorite costume. The voting period ends Nov. 4, 2018. CNET Asks: Vote for your favorite Halloween costume – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe pre-Black Friday promotion cuts the price of Beats headphones by $100. Target is offering killer pre-Black Friday deals on headphones and more — today only – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreApple iPhone sales appear to have run into a brick wall. Apple hints at lackluster holiday as iPhone sales disappoint – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWorkers are protesting the company’s handling of sexual harassment. The walkouts followed a New York Times report that the tech giant paid millions of dollars in exit packages to male executives accused of harassment. Google Employees Stage Worldwide Walkout Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreSara Salinas / CNBC: Apple reports Q4 revenue of $62.9B, vs. $61.57B est., and says it sold 46.89M iPhones, vs. 47.5M est., ASP of $793, vs. $750.78 est., and soft Q1 guidance — – Apple locked in a strategy of boosting prices to offset slowing sales during the key September quarter. Apple reports Q4 revenue
Read MoreApple: Apple reports Q4 revenue of $62.9B, up 20% YoY, and says services revenue reached an all-time high of $10B, up 27% YoY; stock down 3%+ after hours — Revenue Up 20 Percent and EPS Up 41 Percent to New September Quarter Records — Services Revenue of $10 Billion Reaches New All-Time High Apple reports
Read MoreArmonk’s $34 billion acquisition of the Raleigh, N.C.-based open source, Linux, and Cloud vendor may be its last chance to return the company to a leadership position in the technology industry. Is Red Hat IBM's 'Hail Mary' pass? Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreJosh Constine / TechCrunch: Instagram says it’s testing an ad type called “Promote” for Stories, letting business pages show Stories to more users in a way similar to a Facebook boost — Instagram hopes dollars from long-tail of small businesses and social media stars can help it pull its weight in the Facebook family. Instagram
Read MoreKatie Roof / Wall Street Journal: Source and filing: Zume, which runs delivery trucks with robots that prepare pizza, raises $375M from SoftBank and plans for $375M more at a $2.25B valuation — Newest funding calls for two tranches of $375 million, and one is already completed — Zume Inc. is in the process of
Read MoreHybrid vehicles, which combine an eco-friendly electric motor with a gasoline engine for extended range, are becoming more and more common. They’re a transitional technology that delivers most of the advantages of pure electric vehicles, but without the “scary” elements of electric vehicle ownership which are still foreign to consumers such as installing a charger
Read MoreA man spent millions on an enormous plot of land near Reno. Now he wants to build a community based on the blockchain technology introduced by Bitcoin. A Cryptocurrency Millionaire Wants to Build a Utopia in Nevada Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe newest service from Starship Technologies delivers packages by robot and is coming to the Bay Area in the next few months. Want to get your packages delivered via robot? Now there’s an app for that. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe Sonos One and Sonos Beam launched with Alexa, but one of their biggest features was support for Google Assistant down the road. Assistant was originally supposed to launch in early 2018, but considering radio stations are already prepping their Christmas playlists, it looks like that’s not going to happen. In a blog post today, Sonos
Read MoreThe theremin is, for some reason, what people think of first when they think of electronic musical instruments. Maybe that’s because it was arguably the first purely electronic musical instrument, or because there’s no mechanical analog to something that makes sound simply by waving your hand over it. This project takes that idea and cranks
Read MoreFollowing the money isn’t easy in the opaque world of venture capital. Start-Ups Ask, ‘Are We Making Money for Saudi Arabia?’ Source: NY Times Tech
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