iMac Pro to feature A10 Fusion coprocessor, which could be used for always-on “Hey Siri”, BridgeOS 2.0 code from Apple shows
Update: Leaked screens from BridgeOS confirm ‘Hey Siri’ for Mac … The HomePod may be delayed, but we have still have the launch of the iMac Pro to look forward to before the end of the year.
US Defense Department's Centcom found hosting at least 1.8B posts of scraped internet content from last 8 years on open AWS server
There are two big WTFs in this story. First, the Defense Departments Central Command (Centcom) was collecting tons of data on social media posts …
Online fashion retailer Stitch Fix closes up 1% on its first day of trading, after raising $120M in a downsized IPO
far above last private val, huge exit for investors, unicorn public val only real issue is that the co overshot what it could get out the gate at pricing; hardly too bad a sin IMO. 2/2 @recode : Stitc...
German regulator bans children's smartwatches that have SIM cards and one-way monitoring functions, saying they are unauthorized transmitters forbidden by law
A German regulator has banned the sale of children's smartwatches that have one-way monitoring functions.
FCC approves ATSC 3.0 TV broadcast standard, dubbed “Next Gen TV”, with interactive features, UHD support, and geotargeted emergency alerts and advertisements
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Thursday approved the use of new technology that will improve picture quality …
3+ years after the demise of Mt. Gox, its customers still haven't received a cent, as the failed Bitcoin exchange remains stuck in a morass of litigation
More than three years after the demise of the Mt. Gox exchange, its customers still haven't received a crypto cent. Here's why.
Stitch Fix CEO Katrina Lake is the first woman to lead a US tech IPO this year; she built a profitable business with nearly $1B revenue in under 6 years
Founder and CEO Katrina Lake is the first woman to take an internet company public this year. — On the day Stitch Fix publicly filed paperwork …
Amazon Flex workers, who are self-employed “last-mile” delivery drivers, describe the job and how the Uber-like Flex app coordinates deliveries
Who delivers Amazon orders? Increasingly, it's plainclothes contractors with few labor protections, driving their own cars …
LinkedIn's China rival Maimai announces $75M Series C; iResearch says Maimai had 30M users as of April, while LinkedIn China claimed 32M users around that time
Maimai, LinkedIn's biggest China rival, just raised $75 million in its latest Series C round and has plans to go IPO in 2019, our sister site is reporting (in Chinese).
How Apple is redesigning the Genius Bar as “Genius Grove” to ease strain on Geniuses, serve customers faster, and alleviate overcrowding in its stores
- Apple stores have become overcrowded in recent years as the company has become more popular and successful. Thanks: @lexnfx
Peter Thiel is no longer affiliated with Y Combinator; source says Thiel did not rejoin YC after the startup accelerator ended its part-time partners program
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Brave browser now allows you to directly pay YouTube creators with bitcoin or Basic Attention Tokens
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Big tech's recent gaffes, on top of concerns over election interference, misinformation, and its unprecedented influence, further erode trust in the sector
Mark Zuckerberg's virtual reality tour of Puerto Rico in October. — Facebook Live — Since summer's end … Tweets: @cwarzel , @buzzfeednews , and @mikeisaac Tweets: Charlie Warzel / @cwarzel : Trust...
Chinese online ticketing platform Maoyan raises ~$151M from Tencent, valuing the company at about $3B
Spotify announces it has acquired Soundtrap, a collaborative online music recording startup, reportedly for at least $30M
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A look at Online Performers Group, a talent-management company for professional video-game streamers on Twitch, many of whom earn over a million dollars a year
For the stars of the streaming service Twitch, success means working around the clock. — One humid morning this past summer … Tweets: @rolandlisf , @margarita , @eliotwb , @markghuneim , and @brianm...
John Draper, aka Cap'n Crunch, who once hacked phone lines with Jobs and Wozniak, banned from conferences after reports of sexual misconduct towards young men
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Profile of Bryan Johnson, founder of Braintree and Kernel, a startup trying to develop algorithms and commercial neural prosthetics for enhancing human memory
IN AN ORDINARY hospital room in Los Angeles, a young woman named Lauren Dickerson waits for her chance to make history. Thanks: @johnrobertreed
YouTube takes down Toy Freaks, a kid-focused channel that had over 8.5M subscribers, as it tightens enforcement of child endangerment policies
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French startup Less, which pays drivers to use its navigation app where data is outdated, raises $19M Series A; the app will power Less' ride-sharing service
Romain Dillet / TechCrunch : Tweets: @whatthebit Tweets: Stefan Constantine / @whatthebit : interesting biz model use our app, we'll pay you just give us the data http://twitter.com/...
SailPoint, an identity and access management software provider for enterprises, closes up 8% on its first day of trading after raising $240M in IPO
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