When I first joined BlaBlaCar as CTO, more than a decade ago, the European tech startup scene was on the edge of a revolution. I was joining a small team and excited to leave my job as a mobile development manager to work on the platform full-time. The technological needs of a fast-growing business change quickly
Read MoreApple may update its truly wireless AirPods earbuds with support for wireless charging in the first quarter of 2019, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Apple is said to have chalked out big plans for its AirPods in the near future: analyst Ming-Chi Kuo noted that the company is expected to update its truly wireless earbuds
Read MoreThe battle for YouTube supremacy between Swedish vlogger PewDiePie and Indian record label T-Series is getting more intense than you could imagine: In order to give PewDiePie an edge, someone hacked 50,000 printers around the world to ask people to subscribe to the Swede’s channel, and unsubscribe from T-Series. Plenty of people tweeted images of
Read MoreThe concept of creating a gaming portable out of a home console has been around for some time, but it’s hardly seen the other way around. There have been a few devices that dared to straddle the line (i.e., Sega Nomad, Nintendo Switch, etc.), but the two worlds typically remain separate. [Stephen] looked to explore
Read MoreInternet retailer reveals most popular items among Prime subscribers. Amazon Prime customers bought 2 billion items on one-day delivery in 2018 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTo be fair, they didn’t specify which phone and what food. This is important information. Deprived students chose smartphones over food, researchers find – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Colossus boss just got way more interesting, and we might have spotted an iconic species. Star Wars Resistance episode 10: A sneaky mission uncovers secrets and holograms – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe’ve got two hands, so it’s natural to want to use both of them while diagnosing a circuit with an oscilloscope. Trouble is, keeping both hands on the probes makes it a touch difficult to manipulate the scope. If only there were some way to put your idle lower appendages to work. This multipurpose oscilloscope
Read MoreCatherine Shu / TechCrunch: Bangkok-based enterprise messaging startup Eko Communications raises $20M Series B as it eyes European and US expansion, says it has 500K+ recurring paid users — After focusing on Asian markets, particularly in Southeast Asia, Bangkok-based Eko Communications is getting ready to take on Slack … Bangkok-based enterprise messaging startup Eko Communications
Read MoreCNN: Canadian activist sues NSO Group, claims its spyware empowered Saudi officials to access WhatsApp messages with Jamal Khashoggi, possibly leading to his killing — London (CNN)In his public writings, Jamal Khashoggi’s criticism of Saudi Arabia and its Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was measured. Canadian activist sues NSO Group, claims its spyware empowered Saudi
Read MoreJon Russell / TechCrunch: UrbanClap, a startup that matches customers with service people, like cleaners, repair staff, and beauticians, across 10 cities in India, raises $50M Series D — UrbanClap, a four-year-old startup that offers home services across in India, has closed a $50 million Series D round for expansion. UrbanClap, a startup that matches
Read MoreCircuitPython is becoming a thing! CircuitPython was originally developed from MicroPython and ported to various ARM boards by Adafruit. Now, SparkFun is shipping their own CircuitPython board based on the nRF52840, giving this board an ARM Cortex-M4 and a Bluetooth radio. You like contests, right? You like circuit boards too, right? Hackster.io now has a
Read MoreSundar Pichai is scheduled to testify before the House Judiciary Committee this week, but the hearing may be postponed. How to watch Google CEO's congressional hearing – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFar from being a tiled hole in the ground with a bit of water in it, a modern swimming pool boasts a complex array of subsystems designed to ensure your morning dip is as perfect as that you’d find on the sun-kissed beaches of your dream tropical isle. And as you might expect with such
Read MoreEarbuds will get ‘wireless charging support’ next year, Ming-Chi Kuo predicts. AirPods with wireless charging case coming in 2019, analyst says – CNET Source: CNet
Read Moreinsider.co.uk: Alex Chesterman raises £30M for his next startup, Cazoo, a platform to buy or rent used cars; Chesterman sold Lovefilm for £200M and Zoopla for £2.2B before — Alex Chesterman made a windfall selling Lovefilm, the video rental company he co-founded, to retail giant Amazon Alex Chesterman raises £30M for his next startup, Cazoo,
Read MoreGoogle Home and Amazon Echo don’t carry paid advertising, so companies are trying more creative ways of using them to reach consumers. Marketing Through Smart Speakers? Brands Don’t Need to Be Asked Twice Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreTestimony on company’s social media practices may be put off for President Bush’s state funeral. Google CEO Sundar Pichai's hearing before House may be postponed – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you’re doing remote controlled flight, odds are you’re also flying FPV. Or you at least have a camera on board. If you’re transmitting to the ground, you may have noticed the antenna on your plane has some weird radiation patterns; bank your plane to the left or right, and your signal gets worse. [Ant0003]
Read MoreBenjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: Ming-Chi Kuo: updated AirPods with wireless charging support and upgrades to the Bluetooth spec to launch in Q1 2019, an all-new design model coming in Q1 2020 — The AirPods truly-wireless earbuds are on track to be Apple’s best growth product for the foreseeable future, according to Ming-Chi Kuo. Ming-Chi Kuo:
Read MoreYou’ll never watch all of Netflix… ever. SNL parody ad skewers Netflix and its 8 billion shows – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreApple no longer sells the iPhone X, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t protect yours if you have one. The best iPhone X cases – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBoris Hristov: As Bitcoin bulls cite past recoveries, the amount of money lost in the last bubble raises the question of where funds for another BTC surge may come from — The crypto market correction turned winter will soon mark its first year. Over the last months, many folks have posted tables … As Bitcoin
Read MoreLaser engraving and cutting has something in common with focusing the sun’s rays with a magnifying glass: good focus is critical to results. If materials of varying thicknesses are used, focus needs to be re-set every time the material changes, and manual focusing quickly becomes a chore. [Scorch Works] has a clever solution to avoid
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