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New Battlefield V trailer gives a glimpse of Battle Royale mode
Battle Royale mode is taking over the gaming sphere. Alongside Fortnite, PUBG and H1Z1, a number of big titles are adding Battle Royale to their popular games, including CoD: Black Ops IV and Battlefi
Coming to a theater near you: Amazon?
It looks like Amazon may be gearing up to make more moves in the brick-and-mortar world. Bloomberg reports that the e-commerce behemoth is putting itself in the running to acquire Landmark Theatres,
Black Ops 4 Battle Royale beta to go live on September 10
As summer comes to a close and the leaves begin to brown, the gaming world goes through its own sort of transition. A handful of new titles prep for launch, including Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. But un
Gaming star Ninja sparks outrage by refusing to stream with women
At a Samsung event last week, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins explained why he doesn’t stream with female gamers. “If I have one conversation with one female streamer where we’re playing w
Security researchers found a way to hack into the Amazon Echo
Hackers at DefCon have exposed new security concerns around smart speakers. Tencent’s Wu HuiYu and Qian Wenxiang spoke at the security conference with a presentation called Breaking Smart Speake
Original Content podcast: Netflix’s ‘Disenchantment’ offers tongue-in-cheek fantasy adventures
Disenchantment is the latest animated series from Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons and Futurama. The show premieres on Netflix on August 17, and we talk about our initial impressions on the late
Google isn’t sure how to spell ‘Fortnite Battle Royale’
The launch of Fortnite Battle Royale has left Google in a slight predicament. While Google is in no way hard up for cash, Fortnite Battle Royale for Android certainly represented the potential for a r
Blippar is using AR to help customers find their way indoors
Remember the scene in Minority Report where Tom Cruz walks through the mall and thousands of holographic ads pop up around him? That reality may not be as far off as we thought. Blippar, the augmented
H1Z1 officially comes to the PS4
H1Z1 has spent a couple months on PS4 in an open beta. But today, the Battle Royale game is officially making its debut on the PlayStation platform. Much like Fortnite Battle Royale, which has swept t
InVision hires former Twitter VP of Design Mike Davidson
InVision continues its slow march toward design world domination, today announcing the hire of Mike Davidson who will take over as Head of Partnerships and Community. Davidson was previously the VP of
Klara picks up $11.5 million to improve communication in healthcare
Healthtech continues to make impressive strides forward, but some pieces of the healthcare puzzle are still lagging way behind. Communication is one of those pieces. But a startup called Klara, which
Airbnb for Work now accounts for 15 percent of bookings
Business travelers have become an increasingly important part of Airbnb’s business, according to a new blog post. The company says that Airbnb for Work, which launched in 2014, has seen booking
Original Content podcast: The end is in sight on ‘Orange is the New Black’
Orange is the New Black is back for a sixth season, dealing with the fallout from season five and shifting the location to the maximum security wing of Litchfield Prison. On the latest episode of the
Epic Games sidesteps the Play Store with Fortnite for Android launch
Epic Games continues to spread the love… to consumers, at least. Following the launches of Fortnite Battle Royale on iOS earlier this year and Fortnite for the Nintendo Switch earlier this summe
Rent the Runway inks $200 million credit facility with Temasek
Rent the Runway today announced that it has partnered with Temasek for a $200 million credit facility. Founded in 2009, Rent the Runway lets users rent items of clothing for special events or occasion
DoorDash CEO Tony Xu to deliver startup lessons at Disrupt SF
On-demand delivery is painfully difficult. The margins are usually razor thin, each market is wildly different, and the business can be largely dependent on retailers’ willingness to jump into t
Discord’s Jason Citron to chat it up at Disrupt SF
In September of 2013, Jason Citron hopped on to the Disrupt Startup Battlefield stage to pitch Fates Forever, a multiplayer online battle arena game for the iPad. Now, five years later, Citron is gear
Interior Define, the custom furniture startup, opens new location in SF
The direct-to-consumer space has some stand-out players, both in newcomers like Brooklinen and old-timers like Warby Parker. But one company, Interior Define, has maintained a low profile over the fou
Twitter turns to academics to improve conversational health on the platform
Twitter is partnering with two groups of academic researchers to figure out how to measure the health of conversations happening on the platform. It’s all part of the company’s continuing
LinkedIn adds voice messaging because we’ve definitely been clamoring for that
In a truly bizarre move, LinkedIn is adding voice messages to the professional networking platform. The voice recording feature, which will roll out to all users over the coming weeks, is available vi