For $150, the iHome iAVS16 packs Amazon’s Alexa assistant into a voice-activated alarm clock.
Source: CNET
Uber’s former head of self-driving cars is now driving the DNC’s tech team, hoping to help the shattered organization recover from one of the worst tech fails in history.
Source: Wired
If a ban initiated by China’s central bank this week marks an end to the first era of ICOs — the early gold rush before the regulators arrive —Â then Q2 2017 may turn out to be a peak quarter in the history of the industry. The total amount raised by startups via ICOs, which are known as token sales and involve the sale of newly minted crypto coins based on… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
VizEat, the European “social eating platform” that connects travellers and local hosts around authentic food experiences — such as dining in a local’s home, cooking classes, and food tours — has acquired EatWith, a similar startup headquartered in San Francisco. Read More
Source: TechCrunch
There’s been a lot of questions about whether or not Square aspires to become a bank. Now that speculation can be laid to rest. Square will file an application to become an industrial loan company (also referred to as industrial banks) with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Some developers worried their accounts had been hacked after their home address was changed to a city in Russia.
Source: CNET
Apple has explained that an issue that briefly affected developer accounts today was caused by a bug and not a security breach as some had speculated.
Earlier today (Wednesday), handfuls of reports came in around an anomaly that changed some developers’ home addresses within Apple’s system to a location in Russia. Given recent history, including the hacking of Hilary… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Custom-printed kids’ book “My Golden Ticket” gives a unique glimpse into never-before-seen corners of Roald Dahl’s famous chocolate factory.
Source: CNET
The popular language learning service Duolingo today announced that has launched support for Korean to its iOS and Android apps. This marks the company’s second foray into teaching an Asian language after it launched its Japanese course earlier this year. “Asian languages are the most requested new courses from Duolingo users and fans,” Duolingo software engineer and… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
When big tech bends its principles to limbo into Chinese markets, it encourages other Western companies and institutions to do so as well. Read More
Source: TechCrunch