Blue Apron wasn’t the only venture-backed business to announce its IPO this week. Tintri, an enterprise cloud platform company, unveiled its filing. The stock market is doing well and there’s been a strong appetite for tech offerings, so it’s a good time to go public. But Tintri’s mounting losses could prove to be problematic. Tintri brought in $125.1 million… Read More
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Fans will also be able to donate to help victims of the bombing that killed 22 people and injured others after the pop star’s concert in Manchester last month.
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Google’s Chromecast plugs into your TV’s HDMI port, allowing you to stream content from your tablet, laptop, or smartphone directly to your TV. Here’s what you need to know about all iterations, including the 4K-ready Chromecast Ultra.
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Look, winter is coming, just on its own timetable, apparently. At least we’re still on track for the second-to-the-last season coming next month.
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The revelation behind Google Cardboard was that if you put your phone close enough to your eyes, it’s basically a VR headset — but it’s not quite that simple for mixed reality setups like Microsoft’s HoloLens. Or is it? HoloKit is an extremely clever DIY solution for a quick and dirty augmented reality experience with a bare minimum of equipment. Read More
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A recent trip to Mindmaze shows that its Mask facial-tracking system for virtual reality still has a ways to go but definitely shows promise. Mask may appear within the foam of VR headsets as early as the 2017 holiday season.
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Google Home’s third-party services let you have pen pals, get recipes and play games. Here are 16 of the most useful apps for Google Home.
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In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. So much news goes on that it’s almost impossible for mere mortals with real lives to keep track of it. That’s why we’ve compiled a quick and dirty list of the top 10 tech stories from this week.
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IMSI catchers, devices used to spoof cell towers and intercept communications, are one of the most resented open secrets of law enforcement. Strict non-disclosure agreements prevent them from being acknowledged as existing, let alone being used — but researchers think they’ve found a way to spot the shady signal-snatchers. Read More
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Augmented World Expo was home to all the latest and greatest AR announcements — but is it ready for consumers yet? Here are a few key areas in which companies are innovating in AR.
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