Archivo del Autor: Belen De Leon

Two global investors will talk token sales at Disrupt Berlin

 Token sales, also called ICOs, are the new normal when it comes to early stage cash. Originally envisioned as a way to create new and unique rails for payments, customer interaction, and peer-to-peer networking the token is now both an integral part of most companies and a great way to fund a great (or awful) idea. This year in Berlin we’ll be joined by Zoe Adamovicz of Neufund… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

SonicCloud raises $4M to bake a hearing aid into phone calls through an app

 One night in Larry Guterman’s freshman year, he was at a loud party in a gym — and ended up with what he says was “ferocious” ringing in his ears afterward. But trip after trip to an audiologist, he said, came up without helpful results even though his hearing seemed to be headed south. Then, one day, he said he picked up the iPhone and listened to the speakers.… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Turn Your $20s Into Tubmans With This DIY 3-D Printed Stamp

Limor Fried and Phillip Torrone have published a tutorial that lets you change the faces on your money.
Source: Wired

No One Knows How to Define 'Self-Driving Car' — And It's Becoming a Problem

A new study shows consumers have no clue about how different autonomous features work.
Source: Wired

You Aren't Ready for the Weirdness of Working With Robots

Welcome to the world of human-robot interaction, in which people have to adapt to the machines as much as the machines have to adapt to us.
Source: Wired

Whole roasted crickets infest snack time video – CNET

Crickets are a strong source of iron, calcium and protein, but can you get over the ick factor?
Source: CNET

Box’s dalliance with AI foretells a broader shift in content management

 As Box CEO Aaron Levie pointed out at his BoxWorks keynote this week, content management has been an evolving field since it came into being as an enterprise software concept in the 1990s. Back in those days, the state of the art was network drives. As content spread across the organization, we saw the rise of enterprise content management. Later file sharing tools developed and finally the… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

7 ways the Pixel 2 camera could beat the iPhone's – CNET

Google says the Pixel 2 has the highest-rated camera of any smartphone. Here’s how it plans to beat the competition.
Source: CNET

No quick win for Uber in London over license loss

 Disappointment for Uber today if it was hoping an apology and a personal visit from its new CEO would quickly reboot relations with the local transport regulator in London, which last month stripped the company of its license to operate. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Gadget-bag pairings to make your current backpack jealous – CNET

These devices and bags go together like wine and cheese.
Source: CNET