Archivo del Autor: Belen De Leon

Elon Musk sold all 20K Boring flamethrowers, bringing in $10M

 Elon Musk’s flamethrower, branded and sold via The Boring Company, his new tunnel digging venture, is now all sold out. That means 20,000 buyers have secured pre-orders, and at $500 per, that adds up to $10 million in committed funds heading to The Boring Co’s coffers.
Musk started selling these via The Boring Company’s website just a few short days ago, on Saturday, January 27. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Nextdoor is expanding to France to connect neighbors

 After a slow and steady expansion across the U.S., social platform Nextdoor is now launching its fourth country outside of its home country. Nextdoor is a sort of tiny Facebook for neighborhoods. It’s a good way to connect with your neighbors, exchange tips, buy and sell things and more.
“The launch of Nextdoor in France represents a critical step in our continued European expansion. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Sprint introduces wannabe millennial robot for Super Bowl – CNET

Commentary: In two teaser ads, Sprint introduces Evelyn, a robot who seems desperate to be a true young adult of today.
Source: CNET

The Last Episode of Crunch Report

This is the last episode of Crunch Report; I’m going to miss it : ( but I’m super pumped for what the future holds. All this on Crunch Report. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Mario Kart will be playable on your smartphone by March 2019 – CNET

Nintendo announced Mario Kart Tour on Wednesday, a game for iOS and Android devices.
Source: CNET

Mario movie cometh, Nintendo working with 'Despicable Me' studio – CNET

Take two: Mario’s first forray into film back in 1993 isn’t remembered fondly, but Nintendo now hopes to right that wrong.
Source: CNET

Facebook is still raking it in, even as people spend less time on the service – CNET

The world’s biggest social network is almost minting money, but people are spending 50 million fewer hours on Facebook every day because of changes to the news feed.
Source: CNET

A new study of Airbnb paints an ugly picture of the company’s impact on New York City housing

 For anyone who knows their city well, it’s easy to see that the short-term rental boom spurred by Airbnb’s massive popularity is changing things. Figuring out what exactly is changing and how quickly is trickier. In New York, those changes are have kept Airbnb and city regulators engaged in a multi-year war over what’s really good for the city. A new deep dive into the… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

SpaceX’s rocket booster survived descent despite no landing attempt

 SpaceX flew a mission today that didn’t include a controlled recovery attempt of the Falcon 9 booster involved in the launch. Even still, the first stage survived the return to Earth pretty much intact, and the company will now try to recover it from the Atlantic Ocean to see what kind of shape it’s in. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 inadvertently sets lap record at VIR – Roadshow

The beastliest Corvette ever is so fast that it set a lap record at America’s toughest track with an engineer at the wheel.
Source: CNET