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Lyft invests millions of dollars to offset its effect on climate change
April 19, 2018
Lyft invests millions of dollars to offset its effect on climate change
Lyft, recognizing the impact of its ride-hailing platform on the environment, is making a “multi-million” dollar investment in carbon offsets.…
TheWaveVR wraps $6M Series A to fuel its immersive, social VR music app
April 19, 2018
TheWaveVR wraps $6M Series A to fuel its immersive, social VR music app
Music and visual art creation VR startup TheWaveVR just wrapped a $6 million Series A round and when all was…
See you next week in New York
April 19, 2018
See you next week in New York
I’ll be helping build a larger meetup focused on pre-ICO companies in New York on April 23 and I’d love…
Amazon’s new ‘Alexa Blueprints’ let anyone create custom Alexa skills and responses
April 19, 2018
Amazon’s new ‘Alexa Blueprints’ let anyone create custom Alexa skills and responses
Amazon this morning is introducing “Alexa Blueprints,” a new way for any Alexa owner to create their own customized Alexa…
Uber denies its CTO met with Cambridge Analytica
April 19, 2018
Uber denies its CTO met with Cambridge Analytica
Uber has denied that its sitting CTO, Thuan Pham, met with Cambridge Analytica — the controversial political consultancy at the…
Qualcomm extends NXP deal deadline following concern from Chinese government
April 19, 2018
Qualcomm extends NXP deal deadline following concern from Chinese government
The ongoing saga continues. Qualcomm has once again postponed the deadline for completing its proposed acquisition of NXP following concerns…
Report: Smartphone usage set to overtake time spent watching TV in China
April 19, 2018
Report: Smartphone usage set to overtake time spent watching TV in China
2018 is the year that smartphone usage eclipses time spent watching TV in China and it’s all down to the…
Facebook moves to shrink its legal liabilities under GDPR
April 19, 2018
Facebook moves to shrink its legal liabilities under GDPR
Facebook has another change in the works to respond to the European Union’s beefed up data protection framework — and…
Netflix launches 30-second preview videos on mobile
April 19, 2018
Netflix launches 30-second preview videos on mobile
Netflix is introducing its own take on Snapchat and Instagram stories after it began to roll out 30-second preview videos…
Genetics testing startup Prenetics buys UK’s DNAFit to move into consumer services
April 19, 2018
Genetics testing startup Prenetics buys UK’s DNAFit to move into consumer services
Prenetics, a Hong Kong-based startup that offers genetic testing services for patients, is expanding outside of Asia and into the…
Facebook has a new job posting calling for chip designers
April 19, 2018
Facebook has a new job posting calling for chip designers
Facebook has posted a job opening looking for an expert in ASIC and FPGA, two custom silicon designs that companies…
TaskRabbit CEO posts statement as its app returns following a cybersecurity breach
April 19, 2018
TaskRabbit CEO posts statement as its app returns following a cybersecurity breach
After taking them down to investigate what it called a “cybersecurity incident,” TaskRabbit’s website and app are back online. The…
ZTE postpones earnings report after being slapped with U.S. exports ban
April 19, 2018
ZTE postpones earnings report after being slapped with U.S. exports ban
ZTE will postpone the release of its quarterly earnings report after the United States government banned American companies from selling…
California OSHA is looking into injury reports at Tesla
April 19, 2018
California OSHA is looking into injury reports at Tesla
After a report by Reveal suggested that Tesla was underreporting workplace injuries at its Fremont plant, Tesla responded with a…
DARPA’s Launch Challenge offers $10M prize for short-notice, rapid-turnaround rocketry
April 19, 2018
DARPA’s Launch Challenge offers $10M prize for short-notice, rapid-turnaround rocketry
Getting to space is already tough, but getting there on short notice and then doing it again a couple weeks…