The FDA is approving artificial-intelligence software to help diagnose diseases and help treat patients.
Source: Wired
The company says it will bring 5G capabilities this year to six cities, including Los Angeles and Chicago.
Source: CNET
It sure seemed like Fitbit was all in on the Ionic. The company’s first true smartwatch was the result of multiple acquisitions and CEO James Park was talking up the device as a sort of lifeline for the struggle company. But the product stumbled for both hardware and software reasons, and the company acknowledged during its earnings call that sales weren’t near what it had hoped.… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
GE’s $699 GTW680BSJWS is a fine top-load washer, but there are even better options out there for the same price — or less.
Source: CNET
eBay is ramping up its presence in Japan via its latest investment in Asia. The U.S. online retail giant announced today that it has acquired the Japan-based business of pan-Asia e-commerce company Giosis, which is called Qoo10.jp, in an undisclosed deal. eBay originally set up Singapore-based Giosis in 2010 alongside Korea’s Gmarket, and as part of today’s deal it will give up… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Self-driving car startup Aurora has raised $90 million in a Series A round, with participation from both Greylock Partners and Index Ventures. The new funding adds to its available cash and will make it possible for the young startup to scale more quickly, but Aurora CEO Chris Urmson told me that the most important part of this deal from his perspective is that Aurora gets two, high-profile… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Whether you’re trying to educate your kids through games or keep them busy while you cook dinner, here are 20 games you can play with Alexa.
Source: CNET
For 2018, Samsung’s new super phones get variable aperture cameras and fix the placement of their fingerprint reader. But they keep a familiar look and feel.
Source: CNET
Your trip through the airport or train station may soon become a little more crowded — not with people, but with robots, busily scanning and plotting the space so that one day, even more of their cousins can zip around with your luggage and Shake Shack orders. Here, the mapping company majority-owned by Audi, BMW and Daimler, has entered a robotics partnership with Naver Labs, part of… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Kindred Capital, a London-based VC firm that has actually been up and running since 2015, is announcing that it has closed its first seed fund of £80 million, money it has already been deploying in around 20 tech startups throughout Europe over the last two years. Read More
Source: TechCrunch