Category: Tech news

 MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab has devised a way to look inside neural networks and shed some light on how they’re actually making decisions. The new process is a fully automated version of the system the research team behind it presented two years ago, which employed human reviewers to achieve the same ends. Coming up with a method that can provide… Read More

 Facebook is expanding one of its newer features designed to help mobile users find accessible Wi-Fi networks. The company had begun testing a “Find Wi-Fi” option last year on mobile, which highlighted free, public Wi-Fi networks nearby. At the time, the option was only available on iOS in select countries, as something of a test. Today, Facebook announced users worldwide on both… Read More

 Since its launch several years ago, the deal-finding browser add-on Honey has grown its install base to 4.4 million users on Chrome, in addition to its smaller presence on Firefox and Safari. Initially conceived as an easier way to find savings by tracking sales and retailers’ promo codes, the company is now expanding its selection of online shopping tools to include an Amazon price… Read More

 Cabin recently announced it had secured $3.3 million in seed financing for its sleeper-car buses. That’s right, a full-size travel bus has been outfitted with sleeping berths lining a narrow walkway, like trains used to have. There are attendants on hand and a bathroom on board, and each rider can bring two pieces of luggage for free. Read More

 Twitter is continuing to grow its live streaming business, with a series of new deals announced over the past week or so, including a partnership that will bring live streams from the floor of the San Diego Comic-Con in July, as well as behind-the-scenes action and news from Wimbledon, among several other efforts.
You may recall that Wimbledon was the first live-streamed sport to pop up on… Read More

 Playground Ventures — the VC fund co-founded by Android inventor and former Google exec Andy Rubin that sits alongside an eponymous incubator/startup studio and is making some big bets in areas like artificial intelligence and new generations of hardware– is raising more money. A Form D filed with the SEC notes that Playground Ventures is in the process of adding another $15… Read More

Plus: Microsoft’s Surface Laptop, Monument Valley II, and Dyson’s fancy cord-free vacuum.

Why is it so hard to build a smartphone that doesn’t drive us crazy?

These new running shoes are made from algae-based foam. They look like Crocs, but you can run a marathon in them.

It was the iPhone that taught people to tap, swipe, and pinch-to-zoom until they unwittingly fell in love.

University of Washington researchers have made a phone that draws what little power it needs from thin air.

Stasher has teamed up with sous-vide company Anova to market its silicone bags to trendy home chefs.

This story of the 24 weeks, three days, and three hours leading up to the launch of the iPhone is excerpted from Fred Vogelstein’s 2013 book, “Dogfight”

 This week Apple is beginning to roll out the first new personalized playlist under Apple Music’s ‘For You’ section. The playlist, entitled ‘Chill’ is muxed based on editorial curation and algorithmic interpretation of your musical tastes. A small number of test users got the new playlist yesterday evening. An updated Chill playlist will be delivered every Sunday… Read More

Today’s Stories

A massive new ransomware attack is spreading around the globe

Target’s next-day essentials delivery service opens to customers in pilot test

Cloudflare launches app development platform, announces $100M investment fund
Uber now lets you request a ride for someone else

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Filmed by: Joe Zolnoski
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