“Count the hearts that beat a little faster because of ‘Doctor Who'”, says Stephen Moffatt as he and Peter Capaldi bid farewell to the show this Christmas.
Source: CNET
From CNET Labs: These are the 25 top battery-life performers in laptops, hybrids and Chromebooks.
Source: CNET
If you’re shopping for a holiday laptop or hybrid, these are the models that offer the longest battery life.
Source: CNET
Boston biotech startup Gingko Bioworks has announced the raise of $275 million in Series D funding to build out its Bioworks3 production facility. The funding comes from previous investors Viking Global, Y Combinator’s Continuity Fund, Cascade Investment, Bill Gates, as well as new investor, General Atlantic. The company previously raised over $154 million, bringing the total up to… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Current voting patterns in the South are related to ancient sea creatures. Yes, really.
Source: Wired
There are still a lot of superb holiday tech deals left for 2017, from audio and phones to gaming and TV.
Source: Wired
Almost exactly two years ago, the venture firm Andreessen Horowitz took the wraps off a $200 million “biofund” that aimed to invest at the intersection of biology and engineering and was being led by its (then) new general partner, Vijay Pande. Pande argued at the time that it was finally possible to invest in software-enabled biotech ideas — without having to wait eons for… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Instana, a company that helps enterprises monitor and manage their microservice deployments with the help of automation and artificial intelligence, today announced that it has raised a $20 million Series B round led by Accel, with participation from existing investor Target Partners. This brings Instana’s total funding to $26 million to date. Launched in 2015, Instana bills itself as… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
China is taking the idea of a credit score to the extreme, using big data to track and rank what you do—your purchases, your pastimes, your mistakes.
Source: Wired
Groups plan to contest FCC decision to revoke net neutrality rules.
Source: Wired