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Mashable
- The Boring Company wins contract to build Las Vegas tunnel
- Playdate is one very adorable handheld gaming system
- Mark Zuckerberg reportedly made a fake, racist social media profile in Cameron Winklevoss' name
- A dating app for literal monsters exposes the bias in our swipes
- 'Consumer Reports' calls out Tesla's Navigate on Autopilot update
- Congress agrees: It's time to regulate facial recognition technology
- ‘Team Sonic Racing’ doesn’t live up to expectations of its predecessor
- Amazon shareholders shut down proposal to limit facial recognition sales
- Lyft finally adds a 911 button for passengers
- Minecraft to release new augmented reality game 'Minecraft Earth'
Tech Radar
- Better than Prime Day - time's running out to get the best Echo Dot deal ever
- Cutting the queue with business mobility technology
- The best cheap TV sales and 4K TV deals in the UK - May 2019
- New iPhone 11 release date, price, news and leaks
- Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 is the UK's first 5G phone
- Samsung just knocked £90 off its already cheap SIM-free Galaxy S10e price
- AI-driven Google Duplex still relies on humans manning the phones
- Best camera 2019: 10 of the best cameras you can buy right now
- These are the features Microsoft has killed with Windows 10 May 2019 Update
- Huawei expected to face major implications following recent sanctions
The Verge
- Alexa is coming to LG’s 2019 TVs staring this month
- Bill to ban the sale of loot boxes to children presses forward with bipartisan support
- Amazon preparing a wearable that ‘reads human emotions,’ says report
- Fujifilm’s GFX 100 is a medium format camera that performs like a mirrorless
- Indiegogo’s CEO steps down amid layoffs
- Las Vegas approves a $48.6 million contract with Elon Musk’s Boring Company
- ‘Skyborg’ could let F-35 and F-15 fighter jets control their own companion drones
- Playdate is an adorable handheld with games from the creators of Qwop, Katamari, and more
- Huawei executive accused of helping steal trade secrets
- A quarter of Google Duplex calls are actually placed by humans
Wired
- 7 Items for Grilling on Your Tiny Apartment's Balcony or Roof
- 10 Best Wireless Earbuds for Working Out (2019)
- Logan Broadbent Shows Us How to Throw a Boomerang Like a Pro
- Apple's MacBook Update, a Self-Driving Mail Truck, and More News
- Apple MacBook Pro 2019: Keyboard Fix, Price, Specs
- Cannondale Treadwell 2019: Price, Details, Release Date
- Vizio P-Series Quantum TV Review (2019): The Best for Less
- Can Baze’s Blood Test Tell You Which Vitamins to Pop With Just a Prick?
- Q Acoustics' Concept 300 Speakers Kill Sound-Smearing Vibrations
- Ingenious Audio Designs From Audeze, Bang & Olufsen, Devialet, and Cambridge Audio
Digital Trends
- Best Buy Memorial Day sale: Dyson vacuums, Keurig coffee makers, and more
- Lenovo’s pint-sized smart alarm clock is set to ship next month
- Texas awaits one signature to put a statewide stop to red light cameras
- Best Buy offers a free Sengled smart LED kit with $200 Arlo smart security sale
- The best monitor for the MacBook Pro
- I mainlined a bag of liquid vitamins — for science
- Amazon boosts productivity by gamifying warehouse workers’ tedium
- Airbus shows off the futuristic interior of its autonomous flying taxi
- Las Vegas officials bet big on Elon Musk’s Boring Company
- Neato Botvac D6 robot vacuum gets a big $330 price cut through Memorial Day
TechCrunch
- Future launches $150/mo exercise app where real coaches nag you
- Beautystack raises £4M seed to help beauty professionals become financially independent
- Revolut launches Group Vaults as an alternative to joint accounts
- Documentary series Foundation is back with a season 2
- Modsy scores $37M to virtually redesign your home
- Gender, race and social change in tech; Moira Weigel on the Internet of Women, Part Two
- These startups are locating in SF and Africa to win in global fintech
- DuckDuckGo founder Gabriel Weinberg is coming to Disrupt
- N26 faces banking regulator order about fraudulent transactions
- Meet Projector, collaborative design software for the Instagram age
F1 live stream: how to watch the 2019 Monaco Grand Prix online from anywhere
May 23, 2019 | 07:00 amOne of the biggest motor races of the year is here at the Monaco Grand Prix and you can live stream F1 action from anywhere in the world.
Fujifilm's GFX 100 packs a monstrous 102MP sensor and insanely high-end specs
May 23, 2019 | 06:42 amFujifilm’s latest GFX camera ships with some spectacular specs and a price tag to match.
Samsung launches wireless power bank and charging pad in India starting at Rs 3,699
May 23, 2019 | 06:33 amThe power bank and the charging pad can be used to charge Qi certified phones
Playdate handheld is an indie-powered Game Boy for the 21st century
May 23, 2019 | 03:18 amThe makers of Firewatch have revealed the Playdate, a cute indie-gaming handheld with a high-end black and white screen.
The best cheap smart home devices and gadget deals in May 2019
May 23, 2019 | 02:44 amThe best cheap smart home devices that include speakers, light bulbs, security cameras and more.
Getaround, Facebook, AI chips, Nvidia, Africa, and immigration
May 22, 2019 | 19:35 pmWho helped your startup grow? Nominate a growth marketing agency. For those who have been members of Extra Crunch for a while now, you have seen us go through two cycles of Verified Experts, covering startup attorneys and brand designers.[…]
Nectar’s sonar bottle caps could save $50B in stolen booze
May 22, 2019 | 18:50 pmBars lose 20% of their alcohol to overpours and “free” drinks for friends. That amounts to $50 billion per year in booze that mysteriously disappears, making life tough for every pub and restaurant. Nectar wants to solve that mystery with[…]
Gender, race and social change in tech; Moira Weigel on the Internet of Women, Part Two
May 22, 2019 | 18:07 pmTech ethics can mean a lot of different things, but surely one of the most critical, unavoidable, and yet somehow still controversial propositions in the emerging field of ethics in technology is that tech should promote gender equality. But does[…]
These startups are locating in SF and Africa to win in global fintech
May 22, 2019 | 17:12 pmTo become a global fintech player, locate your company in San Francisco and Africa. That’s the approach of payments company Flutterwave, digital lending startup Mines, and mobile-money venture Chipper Cash—Africa-founded ventures that maintain headquarters in San Francisco and operations in[…]
Now at Google, Facebook’s former teen-in-residence launches new social game Emojishot
May 22, 2019 | 15:00 pmFacebook’s former teen-in-residence Michael Sayman, now at Google, is back today with the launch of a new game: Emojishot, an emoji-based guessing game for iOS, built over the past 10 weeks within Google’s in-house incubator, Area 120. The game, which[…]
ARM halts Huawei relationship following US ban
May 22, 2019 | 14:05 pmThe dominoes continue to fall for Huawei in the wake of a Trump-led U.S. trade ban. An internal memo from ARM lays out the chip giant’s decision to hit pause on “all active contracts, support entitlements, and any pending engagements,”[…]
KaiOS raises $50M, hits 100M handsets powered by its feature phone OS
May 22, 2019 | 13:04 pmWhile Android and iOS have locked up the market for smartphone operating systems, a feature phone platform that has the distinction of being the world’s third biggest mobile OS is announcing a hefty round of funding to continue its expansion.[…]
Zendesk acquires Smooch, doubles down on support via messaging apps like WhatsApp
May 22, 2019 | 12:30 pmOne of the bigger developments in customer services has been the impact of social media — both as a place to vent frustration or praise (mostly frustration) and — especially over messaging apps — as a place for businesses to[…]
Indonesia restricts WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram usage following deadly riots
May 22, 2019 | 09:12 amIndonesia is the latest nation to hit the hammer on social media after the government restricted the use of WhatsApp and Instagram following deadly riots yesterday. Numerous Indonesia-based users are today reporting difficulties sending multimedia messages via WhatsApp, which is[…]
Indonesia restricts WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram usage following deadly riots
May 22, 2019 | 09:12 amIndonesia is the latest nation to hit the hammer on social media after the government restricted the use of WhatsApp and Instagram following deadly riots yesterday. Numerous Indonesia-based users are today reporting difficulties sending multimedia messages via WhatsApp, which is[…]
Facebook found hosting masses of far right EU disinformation networks
May 22, 2019 | 08:50 amA multi-month hunt for political disinformation spreading on Facebook in Europe suggests there are concerted efforts to use the platform to spread bogus far right propaganda to millions of voters ahead of a key EU vote which kicks off tomorrow.[…]
Facebook found hosting masses of far right EU disinformation networks
May 22, 2019 | 08:50 amA multi-month hunt for political disinformation spreading on Facebook in Europe suggests there are concerted efforts to use the platform to spread bogus far right propaganda to millions of voters ahead of a key EU vote which kicks off tomorrow.[…]
Leak reveals Uber’s $9.99 unlimited delivery Eats Pass
May 22, 2019 | 06:26 amWhat’s the cord-cutting equivalent to ditching your kitchen? Uber’s upcoming subscription to unlimited free food delivery. Uber is preparing to launch the $9.99 per month Uber Eats Pass, according to code hidden in Uber’s Android app. The subscription would waive[…]
Mid-range flagships like the Honor 20 Pro are giving premium phones a run for their money
May 21, 2019 | 20:45 pmPhone sales have been trending downward for some time now. There are a number of reasons for this — many of which you can read about in this piece I published last week. The creeping cost of premium handsets is[…]
What does ‘regulating Facebook’ mean? Here’s an example
May 21, 2019 | 16:05 pmMany officials claim that governments should regulate Facebook and other social platforms, but few describe what it actually means. A few days ago, France released a report that outlines what France — and maybe the European Union — plans to[…]