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Intel’s spent the last few years betting on wearables, but things just aren’t paying off. According to sources close to the company, there are major changes afoot at the chipmaker’s…
Update 11/19: Intel is denying that the company is stepping back from wearables, though has not directly commented on the layoff news. Here is the company’s statement in full, Intel is…
Hyperloop One has settled the lawsuit with former co-founder Brogan BamBrogan
2:50 pm PST • November 18, 2016
Hyperloop One tells TechCrunch it has just settled an ongoing lawsuit brought against the company by its former co-founder Brogan BamBrogan and several former employees. BamBrogan, David Pendergast, William Mulholland and…
Transportation
Watch Tesla Model S P85D’s instant speed avoid a potential rear-end collision
2:34 pm PST • November 18, 2016
Tesla’s focusing on its work on autonomous driving as a huge potential gain for driver safety, but a video from a Tesla Model S P85D shows that some current features…
Hardware
Inside Google Shop, where Google is reinventing how it sells devices
2:21 pm PST • November 18, 2016
This fall saw Google introduce its Pixels, the Chromecast Ultra and the Daydream View VR headset, and to help sell those devices and show customers what they can do, the…
It seems everyone is interested in big data these days. From social scientists to advertisers, professionals from all walks of life are singing the praises of data science. In the…
Facebook today said it is authorizing a $6 billion stock buyback that will go into effect in the first quarter next year. Facebook in its last earnings call also said…
Hardware
Hands-on with Play-Doh Touch, the app that brings kids’ creations to life
1:04 pm PST • November 18, 2016
Play-Doh has come to the iPad. With the newly launched toy set for kids, Play-Doh Touch Shape to Life Studio, Hasbro has made a solid attempt at bringing the joy of…
Weekly Roundup: Facebook’s fake news, MacBook Pro reviewed, first human CRISPR-ed
12:41 pm PST • November 18, 2016
Facebook’s fake news frenzy continued as the company came under scrutiny for its debated influence on the U.S. election, LinkedIn was blocked in Russia and a human CRISPR-ed for the…
300 drones take to the skies above Disney World for the holidays
12:32 PM PST • November 18, 2016
Recorded on November 18, 2016. Disney World’s nightly fireworks might soon have some competition in the form of hundreds of swirling, whirling, LED-lit drones. They…
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I’m not trying to brag or anything (I am), but I comfortably ran a half marathon wearing the first version of the 42mm Apple Watch with a classy, stainless steel…
Enterprise
Cogito closes $15M Series B to improve customer support with science
11:24 am PST • November 18, 2016
Cogito, a real-time feedback platform for customer service agents, added $15 million to its coffers today in the form of a Series B. This brings the company’s total fundraising to…
HTC had a pretty good PR moment this week as Conan donned a Vive VR headset on his show and got up to some antics during a tour of YouTube’s VR…
Security
This security camera was infected by malware 98 seconds after it was plugged in
11:15 am PST • November 18, 2016
Here’s an object lesson on the poor state of the so-called Internet of Things: Robert Stephens plugged a Wi-Fi-connected security camera into his network and it was compromised in… 98…
A Delaware filing has confirmed that BuzzFeed authorized $200 million in Series G financing. At $45.04, this is the same share price as their round last year, which valued the…
Debug Politics says it’s time for the tech industry to help solve political problems
11:02 am PST • November 18, 2016
Silicon Valley has been lampooned as the place where entrepreneurs like to declare they’re “making the world a better place” when they’re actually just trying to make money. But now…
Thoughts on Razer Blade 14 (/w GTX 1060)
11:02 AM PST • November 18, 2016
Recorded on November 18, 2016. Reporter Stefan Etienne checks out one of the most capable gaming laptops in its class.
Media & Entertainment
Razer’s Blade 14 successfully merges mobile gaming with slick hardware
11:01 am PST • November 18, 2016
Razer seems to have figured out how to squeeze in the most power per inch in a laptop, down to a tee.
Media & Entertainment
App abandoment is on the rise as consumers stick to the apps they know
10:59 am PST • November 18, 2016
It’s getting harder to get people to try new mobile applications, according to a new state of the industry report out now from Adobe, as consumers are sticking to what they…
Airspace can catch high-speed drones all by itself
10:52 AM PST • November 18, 2016
Recorded on November 18, 2016. Airspace Systems is leveraging computer vision to identify, intervene, and remove threatening drones from the sky safely, without sacrificing speed.…
