The whole on-demand space has faced a lot of scrutiny in the past few years as questions about whether they are viable businesses balloon and the periodic down round leaks out. Then Instacart raised a massive round at a $3.4 billion valuation, and while the terms aren’t exactly clear, the funding environment for that space may be softening a bit. That’s offered an opportunity for… Read More
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People really to seem want a smaller, lighter dock for the Nintendo Switch. One that’ll let you hook a Switch up to a TV while on the road without wasting suitcase real estate with the brick-sized, mostly-air-inside dock that comes in the box. Last week I wrote about a travel dock one DIYer made for himself by gutting and rebuilding the original dock, and the number of people that wrote… Read More
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The Boeing-built mini space shuttle is back in the hands of the Air Force after breaking its own record for unmanned orbit.
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People tend to think in terms of what they want but don’t have, as opposed to what they have and don’t need. This is poignantly clear in the world of video streaming services. Outright cutting the cord hasn’t trended as quickly as pundits predicted; instead, Netflix, Hulu, HBONow, Amazon Prime and the rest seem to be something that many buyers view as supplementary. But… Read More
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The “Rocky” and “Rambo” star says the Marvel movie was a “wonderful experience.”
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In this corner, a pristine new smartphone. In that corner, a psychotically sped-up schoolkid craze of the moment. Only one can win.
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Did you know Cambodia has its own BuzzFeed? Well, now you do! (And, yes, do note that I’m assuming you know of Cambodia and where it is located in the world.) In a country renowned for world-famous temples and fresh, spicy food — not to mention communist politics and one of history’s most atrocious genocides — lives Mediaload, a six-year-old online media company… Read More
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See what happens when Spock’s half brother Spocko comes aboard the Enterprise to fix a mechanical issue and harass the crew, with Pine playing William Shatner’s Capt. Kirk.
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We live in dark and darkly hilarious times. Our world has grown so bewildering and complicated, in no small part because of the finger jammed on technology’s fast-forward button, that many people have given up trying to make sense of it — or to make sense at all. That’s honestly my only explanation for some of the craziness out in the tech world these days.
I once saw Cory… Read More
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Last week Twitter users took it upon themselves to analyze the whiteboard in Steve Bannon’s office, amongst other things. The post While You Were Offline: Um, Steve, Your Whiteboard Is Showing appeared first on WIRED.
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