With updates to the Swarm app, Foursquare hopes to gather even more data about where people spend their time and money.
Source: Wired
Alfa is back with a car that truly shines. Let’s find out if it’s enough to take on the Germans.
Source: CNET
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
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
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
It’ll be interesting to see how the cars handle the wintry mess.
Source: CNET
The Chinese company is launching a $35 version of the Echo Dot smart speaker, powered by Amazon’s Alexa.
Source: Wired
Celebrity chef Anne Burrell will incorporate the snack food into cuisine at The Spotted Cheetah in New York City next week.
Source: CNET
A Backchannel investigation reveals the difficult issues police and communities face when they adopt Palantir’s secretive data-scooping software.
Source: Wired
SoftBank’s aquisition-and-investment spree extends to a drug development business with a slick new strategy
Source: Wired