Category: Tech news

 There’s no shortage of angst in Silicon Valley. Tim O’Reilly, founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media and author of a new book, “WTF: What’s the Future and Why It’s Up to Us,” thinks a lot of problems could be solved if big tech would focus less on profits and more on enabling other companies to be built atop of, or in partnership, with their platforms.… Read More

 As AI creeps deeper into each and every industry vertical, demand for experienced technical talent continues to increase. Now online education tools like Udacity and Coursera are being thrust into the spotlight as potential solutions to the problem. But Fortune 2000 companies are still paying an unsustainable premium for data scientists. We’re excited to showcase this ecosystem at… Read More

 This is one of the minor dangers of owning an Amazon Echo. Most anyone can activate the device by just saying the wake word, including Cartman. And in the season opener of South Park, that’s exactly what happened. Read More

Need to save that text message for proof in a friendly dispute? Something more salubrious? Here’s how to back up all the text messages on your phone.

 Face ID is easily the most hot-button topic to come out of Apple’s iPhone event this week, notch be damned. As people have parsed just how serious Apple is about it, questions have rightly begun to be raised about its effectiveness, security and creation. To get some answers, I hopped on the phone with Apple’s SVP of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi. Read More

 American Vandal takes the investigative approach of shows like Making a Murderer and applies it to something a little less serious — not a murder, but the spraypainting of dicks on teachers’ cars at a fictional California high school. Yes, it’s a Netflix parody of a Netflix show (among other things). The snake eats its own tail! American Vandal was created by Tony Yacenda… Read More

 Entrepreneur First (EF), the company builder and “talent first” investor, has just held Demo Day for its eighth London cohort, seeing 14 newly-formed startups pitch their wares onstage to investors, press and other actors in the European tech scene. What’s particularly interesting about EF is that it backs individuals “pre-team, pre-idea” — meaning that, as… Read More

Give some thought to how you can make the best use of that old device you’re leaving behind.

Google’s official kit lets anyone with a Raspberry Pi build a smart speaker.

Mobile carriers and Apple have both made it easy for iPhone lovers to get the latest phone without having to pay the full amount up-front.

The Spinzall kitchen centrifuge does stuff like clarify fruit juices, make butter, and create clear herb oils.

Can a distraction-free e-Ink slate save us from our cluttered digital lives?

The iPhone X is all screen, no bezel—and it’s a feat of industrial design.

It’s wireless charging, and Apple’s decision to embrace the Qi standard could have industry-wide effects.

The $99 camera pays homage to the classic Polaroid OneStep.