As the country grapples with income inequality, a lack of affordable housing, and a potential labor crisis brought on by technological advancements like artificial intelligence and automation, Y Combinator president Sam Altman is launching a new initiative to try and create political solutions in his home state and potentially the nation. For the past year or more, Altman has been dabbling in… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Alexa-powered devices can adjust your Fire TV.
Source: CNET
If you’ve ever wanted to train a machine learning model and integrate it with IFTTT, you now can with a new offering from MateLabs. MateVerse, a platform where novices can spin out machine learning models, now works with IFTTT so that you can automatically set up models to run based on conditional statements. If you’re not familiar with IFTTT, it’s an automation tool for… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
A tense scene unfolded yesterday as user-generated music streaming service SoundCloud held an all-hands meeting to explain to employees why it suddenly had to lay off 40 percent of its staff last week. Exiting team members wanted to know why they weren’t warned, while those that survived the cuts wanted assurance that the cost reductions would keep the company afloat for the long-run. Read More
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NASA’s Juno spacecraft made its first close pass by Jupiter’s big red spot, and it’s got the pictures to prove it.
Source: Wired
Software problems with upcoming new features are causing “panic” at Apple, according to a report.
Source: CNET
Harvard scientists hope their molecular equivalent of an airplane “black box” could help unlock mysteries of human biology.
Source: CNET
On a Day of Action in support of net neutrality, internet giants showed their supports a variety of ways.
Source: Wired
Bumble just launched a new feature designed to let you tell a match you’re really into them. Available now, SuperSwipe is a button that signals to a potential match that you want to match before they even swipe on you. Traditionally someone has to wait until they swipe left or right on you to find out you’re also into them. Here’s how it works: On each potential… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
PayPal is available as a payment option for the iTunes and App Stores on all iOS devices starting Wedneday in Canada and Mexico. Another 10 countries, including the United States, will follow shortly.
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