Archivo del Autor: Belen De Leon

Foursquare May Have Grown Up, But the Check-In Still Matters

With updates to the Swarm app, Foursquare hopes to gather even more data about where people spend their time and money.
Source: Wired

Is the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio a BMW M3 killer? video – Roadshow

Alfa is back with a car that truly shines. Let’s find out if it’s enough to take on the Germans.
Source: CNET

After heavy restructuring, London on-demand delivery app Jinn claims to be ‘profitable’

 Jinn, the U.K.-based same-hour ‘shop on your behalf’ delivery app that operates quite similarly to Postmates in the U.S., has gone through a turbulent time of late. This saw the company withdraw from all markets outside of London last month, as part of several rounds of mass-layoffs. Operations in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds in the U.K., and Madrid and… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Essential confirms $300M funding, Amazon and Best Buy retail availability

 Smartphone company Essential, which is founded by Android co-creator Andy Rubin, has finally made official a $300 million funding round first reported in June. The funding round comes from investors including Tencent, as well as Amazon’s Alexa Fund, among others. Essential also revealed new information about its retail launch, including retail partners Amazon and Best Buy who will be… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Marvel and Star Wars standalone streaming services are still being considered, says Disney

 If you’re wondering why Marvel movies and Star Wars weren’t mentioned as being among the titles included in Disney’s upcoming streaming service, announced yesterday, that’s because they might be getting their own branded services instead. According to Disney CEO Bob Iger, the company is still considering how it wants to bring Marvel and LucasFilm titles to consumers. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Self-driving Hyundais coming to the 2018 Olympics in South Korea – Roadshow

It’ll be interesting to see how the cars handle the wintry mess.
Source: CNET

Anker’s Genie Is Just Like the Echo Dot, Only Cheaper

The Chinese company is launching a $35 version of the Echo Dot smart speaker, powered by Amazon’s Alexa.
Source: Wired

It’s crunch time for Cheetos pop-up restaurant – CNET

Celebrity chef Anne Burrell will incorporate the snack food into cuisine at The Spotted Cheetah in New York City next week.
Source: CNET

How Palantir, Peter Thiel's Secretive Data Company, Pushed Its Way Into Policing

A Backchannel investigation reveals the difficult issues police and communities face when they adopt Palantir’s secretive data-scooping software.
Source: Wired

Japanese Telecom Giant SoftBank Bets $1 Billion on the Clever Pharma Startup Roivant

SoftBank’s aquisition-and-investment spree extends to a drug development business with a slick new strategy
Source: Wired