Archivo del Autor: Belen De Leon

Cricket adds more data to its phone plans – CNET

The AT&T subsidiary will add 1GB of data to certain plans beginning Nov. 5.
Source: CNET

WhatsApp’s hour-long outage today was global in scale, likely caused by software bug

 Did WhatsApp go down for you earlier today? You weren’t alone. The Facebook-owned messaging service experienced a roughly hour-long global outage on Friday, which led to difficulties in accessing the app and sending messages to friends. While no online service is immune to the occasional hiccup, this outage was notable for its global scale which impacted WhatsApp’s sizable user… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Hevo Data gets $1M in seed funding to streamline data integration

 Going from food delivery to data integration might seem like an unlikely progression for a startup team, but it was a natural fit for Hevo Data’s founders. Manish Jethani and Sourabh Agarwal previously launched SpoonJoy, an on-demand restaurant delivery app in India. The challenges they encountered while analyzing data in order to improve SpoonJoy’s service inspired them to create… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Lazy Jar’s app makes you pay for not exercising enough

 Want to exercise more, but lack motivation? An app called Lazy Jar, aimed at Fitbit owners, may be able to help. The app actually penalizes you a monetary amount if you fail to meet the fitness goals you’ve set for yourself, in terms of metrics like steps per week, miles walked, or calories burned, for example.
The idea that some people may need a little bit of an extra push to start… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Sources: Snap has acquired Metamarkets for less than $100M to step up its ad tech play

 As Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, gears up to report its quarterly earnings next week, it looks like the company is making some moves to beef up its primary business line, advertising. TechCrunch has learned that the company has acquired Metamarkets, an ad tech startup that provides programmatic ad data-related services to marketers, such as a data dashboard to measure how campaigns… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Let’s meet in Muscat

 I’ll be rolling through Oman next week for a conference and I thought it would be fun to see what the region has to offer. I’m holding one of my patented MicroMeetups in Muscat, Oman on Thursday November 9th from 3pm to 6:30pm. We will meet at the Sheraton Oman. There is no RSVP list so just show up! You can also apply to pitch on stage. If you do not receive an email that you… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

5 Comics to Read After You've Seen 'Thor: Ragnarok'

Want to know what happens following Ragnarok? We’re here to help.
Source: Wired

The Astounding Engineering Behind the Giant Magellan Telescope

To build the world’s biggest telescope, you first need to cast, shape, and polish the world’s biggest mirrors.
Source: Wired

Fly Around Mars With Physics: Work-Energy vs. Momentum Principles

Just make sure you use the right equation when you’re calculating your trajectory.
Source: Wired

Tesla Misses Production Goals, Inside Waymo's Self-Driving Car Test Center, and More This Week in Car News

Plus: How cities can design streets to accommodate self-driving cars and the humans they no longer need.
Source: Wired