Vapes are the future of weed consumption. I know it, you know it, and your mom probably knows it too (what, you think she didn’t get what was happening all those times you stumbled into the house with bloodshot eyes? Come on). While there are plenty great dry herb vapes out there, the Davinci IQ
Read MoreIt seems HODLing can only get you this far – especially if you opt to invest in cryptocurrencies at random. A year ago, I hopped on one of the many fleeting trends fueled by the blockchain bubble: cryptocurrency mystery boxes. Twelve months later though, my mystery box, which was initially worth $50, is now valued at
Read MoreYou’re too busy to read more than this intro paragraph. We all are. Your interest might get piqued enough to skim, but you can’t read the full thing. Our lives all resemble the Mad Hatter, constantly late for our next thing, never enjoying the current thing. You feel simultaneously super productive and yet never productive
Read MoreElizabeth Schulze / CNBC: SoftBank’s Vision Fund says that it sold its entire stake in Nvidia, which was worth $3.63B on December 31, in January — Chipmaker Nvidia suffered another setback Wednesday after SoftBank’s Vision Fund disclosed it had sold its entire stake, worth more than $3 billion, in the company in January. SoftBank's Vision
Read MoreThe deals will help the music-streaming giant expand beyond its core service and reduce its reliance on the major record labels. Spotify, in Major Podcast Push, Buys Gimlet Media and Audio Tool Start-Up Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreJon Russell / TechCrunch: Chinese e-commerce company Pinduoduo is selling 37M shares, which will raise $1B-$1.25B, in a secondary offering, after going public last year — The price of competing with e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com is immense. That’s evidenced by challenger Pinduoduo, commonly known as PDD … Chinese e-commerce company Pinduoduo is selling 37M
Read MoreYou can own all the ins and outs of this seminal spreadsheet program with The 2019 Microsoft Excel Bootcamp Bundle ($39, over 90 percent off) from TNW Deals. Get Excel-savvy for only with this 5-course bundle Source: The Next Web
Read MoreThe Blue Oval’s new midsize pickup is just hitting dealers now, but there’s a potential problem with its shifter interlock. 2019 Ford Ranger already facing first recall – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s not all talk. Spotify buys podcast companies Gimlet and Anchor – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAn incredibly powerful genetic engineering technique can irrevocably change, or obliterate, an entire species. It could help us combat malaria and invasive species. But should we use it? The CRISPR machines that can wipe out entire species – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe company is nearing its goal of $800 million in digital revenue ahead of a 2020 target. Paying subscribers rose to 4.3 million, a record. The New York Times Co. Reports 9 Million in Digital Revenue for 2018 Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePolice were alerted by the 67-year-old’s Apple Watch that he had fallen. They found him bleeding on his bathroom floor. Apple Watch fall detector alerts emergency services after Norwegian man falls in bathroom – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn an exclusive interview, a top Google exec discusses what the Assistant could look like in a decade, possible legislation and the future of privacy. Google Assistant is getting sci-fi ambitious – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAngelica LaVito / CNBC: Meditation and sleep app Calm raises $88M Series B led by TPG Growth at a $1B valuation — – Calm has raised $88 million, valuing the meditation and sleep app at $1 billion, the company announced Wednesday. — Calm is the top grossing health and fitness app and 20th overall on
Read MoreStuart Dredge / Music Ally: Spotify reports Q4 revenue of ~€1.5B, up 30% YoY, operating profit of €94M, says it has 207M MAUs, up 29% YoY, including 96M premium subscribers, up 36% YoY — Spotify has published its latest quarterly financial results, covering the final quarter of 2018. Spotify reports Q4 revenue of ~€1.5B, up
Read MoreManish Singh / VentureBeat: WhatsApp says it bans about 2M fake or abusive accounts each month, 75% of them without manual intervention, 20% of them at the time of registration itself — WhatsApp today outlined how it is tackling abuse and spread of false information on its instant messaging platform as its largest market …
Read MoreCryptocurrency exchange and wallet service provider Abra has just announced the launch of a new way to invest in traditional stocks, commodities, indexes, and ETFs using Bitcoin. Only it’s not as simple as it sounds. In what it’s claiming is a world first, Abra is adding new investment features to its app that will allow
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Read MoreFewer people experience unwanted contact online, but most other bad behaviors remain unchanged. Microsoft: You're being less toxic online but bullying, harassment still rife Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreFor Daisuke Wakabayashi, who covers Google, computer accessories are important. Very important. Tech We’re Using: When the Tools of the Trade Are the Keyboard and Mouse Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIf you’re unfamiliar with LIDAR, you might have noticed it sounds a bit like radar. That’s no accident – LIDAR is a backronym standing for “light detection and ranging”, the word having initially been created as a combination of “light” and “radar”. The average person is most likely to have come into contact with LIDAR
Read MoreTroubled cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX has been granted an order for creditor protection by a Canadian supreme court. The court-issued order means QuadrigaCX will have 30 days of initial protection from its creditors to allow it to come up with a ‘Plan of Arrangement’. The time period can be extended by the court if QuadrigaCX is
Read MoreGoogle’s just launched a new Chrome browser extension that’s designed to help protect your online accounts from intruders. It really should just be built into the browser, but until that happens, you’ll want to install it – and hopefully never see it again. The Password Checkup extension is triggered every time you sign into a
Read MoreIn the past decade, Spain suffered a significant economic setback with a crippling recession, the bankruptcy of a number of major companies and the highest unemployment rate in the EU (27% at its height). But this didn’t get the Spanish population down, instead, it fueled the birth of one of Europe’s most innovative entrepreneurial climates.
Read MorePhones are getting increasingly more complex, more difficult to repair, and phone manufacturers don’t like you tinkering with their stuff. It’s a portable version of a John Deere tractor in your pocket, and Apple doesn’t want you replacing a battery by yourself. What if there was a phone that respected your freedom? That’s the idea
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