The Galaxy Note 9’s S-Pen is reportedly getting Bluetooth for additional functionality
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The Galaxy Note 9’s S-Pen is reportedly getting Bluetooth for additional functionality
Could allow for music control, camera remote control, and more
With Toys R Us gone, Amazon wants to send out a holiday toy catalog of its own
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With Toys R Us gone, Amazon wants to send out a holiday toy catalog of its own
They would be mailed out and handed out at Whole Foods
Draper Esprit invests in and partners with German VC Earlybird
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Draper Esprit invests in and partners with German VC Earlybird
Draper Esprit, the publicly-listed VC firm based in London, is putting down further roots across Europe in cooperation with German VC Earlybird.
10 subversive, dark American futures to stream on July 4th
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10 subversive, dark American futures to stream on July 4th
There’s more than one way to celebrate America, and these satires and dystopias all tackle patriotism by examining what’s underneath it.
VW plans to launch an all-electric car sharing service next year
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VW plans to launch an all-electric car sharing service next year
Volkswagen Group is launching a car-sharing service called WE that only uses electric vehicles, following the lead of rivals such as Daimler and BMW that have operated their own on-demand car rental services for years.
Baidu will launch its autonomous buses in Japan next year
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Baidu will launch its autonomous buses in Japan next year
The company also announced new updates to its self-driving platform
AI spots legal problems with tech T&Cs in GDPR research project
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AI spots legal problems with tech T&Cs in GDPR research project
Technology is the proverbial double-edged sword. And an experimental European research project is ensuring this axiom cuts very close to the industry’s bone indeed by applying machine learning technology to critically sift big tech’s privacy policies — to…
Novichok nerve agent strikes two new victims in the UK
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Novichok nerve agent strikes two new victims in the UK
The poisonings are under investigation
Bag Week 2018: Chrome’s Niko Hold secures compact camera gear in a sleek package
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Bag Week 2018: Chrome’s Niko Hold secures compact camera gear in a sleek package
Most camera bags prioritize function over form, which makes sense for protecting some of your most expensive gear, but it’s still a bummer. If you’re both practical and interested in cultivating cool, aloof photographer vibes instead of dorky ones, Chrome’s…
Mobike unveils first initiatives since acquisition by Meituan, including no longer requiring deposits
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Mobike unveils first initiatives since acquisition by Meituan, including no longer requiring deposits
Mobike made a roster of announcements about its bikesharing program today, including the end of customer deposits and full integration into Meituan Diaping’s app. The developments, its first since its acquisition by Meituan for $2.7 billion in April, are…
California’s new online cancellation law benefits many disgruntled subscribers in other places, too
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California’s new online cancellation law benefits many disgruntled subscribers in other places, too
A new California law that went into effect on July 1 will make it much easier for people to cancel subscriptions online. Since the bill, sponsored by State Sen. Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys), includes all services that have paying customers in the state, it…
Entrepreneur First, the company builder backed by Greylock, expands to Paris
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Entrepreneur First, the company builder backed by Greylock, expands to Paris
Entrepreneur First (EF), the London-HQ’d company builder that invests in individuals “pre-team, pre-idea” to help those individuals found new startups, is continuing to expand internationally. After adding an outpost and program in Singapore, Berlin and Hong…
Fever gets $20M to delight more hipsters with A/B tested Madhatter’s G&T parties
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Fever gets $20M to delight more hipsters with A/B tested Madhatter’s G&T parties
London-based Fever, an urban events discovery app-cum-entertainment events business with an online media arm that it uses as marketing megaphone and data-gathering lens on its community of users, has closed a $20 million Series C investment to expand into…
Former head of UberEats in Europe has joined VC Atomico as Executive-In-Residence
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Former head of UberEats in Europe has joined VC Atomico as Executive-In-Residence
When long time Uber employer and head of Uber’s food delivery business in Europe, Middle East and Africa, Jambu Palaniappan, quit the on-demand juggernaut, it was let slip that he planned to join a European venture capital firm, but it wasn’t clear who.
London police chief ‘completely comfortable’ using facial recognition with 98 percent false positive rate
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London police chief ‘completely comfortable’ using facial recognition with 98 percent error rate
The tech has only identified two people correctly and led to zero arrests
Nokia to build and test 5G apps in China with Tencent, leveraging 1B+ WeChat and QQ users
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Nokia to build and test 5G apps in China with Tencent, leveraging 1B+ WeChat and QQ users
The world is still years away from wide-scale 5G networks — which proponents say will bring a new generation of services connecting people and objects in the Internet of Things — but those hoping to have a role in that economy are getting themselves in place…
Microsoft teases new Outlook.com dark mode
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Microsoft teases new Outlook.com dark mode
Microsoft’s Outlook.com web mail service is getting a new dark mode soon for its 400 million users