While the cost of initial setup can be steep, Xfinity Home is an easy answer for combining home automation with security under one roof.
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Artist Matt Furie is raising money on Kickstarter to resurrect a beloved comic frog who was hijacked by online trolls. What a short, strange trip it’s been.
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Big-screen laptops usually mean extra weight and less battery life, but not this one.
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The crazy history and secret deals that gobbled up internet-ready frequencies long ago set aside for education.
Source: Wired
An imminent review from the National Academies of Sciences will address the risk of virulent organisms created by gene editing technology.
Source: Wired
Partech Ventures has raised so many funds over the past couple of years that it’s hard to keep track of all of them. This time, the VC firm is closing the fundraising of Partech International Ventures VII. With $450 million under management (€400 million), the team plans to use this money for Series A and B investments. This was the upper limit of this fund, so Partech ended up raising… Read More
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We rank the biggest rumors from most certain to least.
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The Oculus Rift and Touch controller bundle is $399 for the summer, months before Oculus’ big fall event.
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Payment enabler Stripe just announced two significant tie-ins that could help its pool of merchants make money from consumers in China. U.S. firm Stripe said today that it has agreed to global deals with Alipay and WeChat Pay, two digital services that dominate consumer spending in China. Alipay, which is managed by Alibaba affiliate firm Ant Financial, counts over 500 million users, while… Read More
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Commentary: In New Mexico, a smart speaker is said to have thwarted a threatening situation by apparently misinterpreting a question as an instruction.
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