Heetch raises $12 million to reboot its ridesharing service
French startup Heetch has been around for quite a few years. Although things were running smoothly, the company had to start over mostly from scratch. In March …
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The makers of the Solarin secure cellie are building a bitphone
Bitcoin-powered cellphones — basically phones that can securely hold and send cryptocurrencies — have long been a fascinating if undeveloped concept in the …
Google launches crowdsourced TV show and movie reviews, but only in India
Google has added a new feature that allows web users to contribute their own movie and television reviews right within Google search results – a step towards …
Before you update to iOS 11 here’s how to check which apps won’t work
For users of Apple’s iOS the imminent arrival of a major new update to the mobile platform is generally a moment of high excitement. In the case of iOS 11, …
South Park trolled Amazon Echo owners in the best way possible
This is one of the minor dangers of owning an Amazon Echo. Most anyone can activate the device by just saying the wake word, including Cartman. And in the …
Daimler’s electric short-haul city trucks are coming to the U.S.
Daimler’s Fuso eCanter trucks, which are fully electric and have a range of 60 miles per charge, are making their way to the U.S. for the first time (via …
Alteryx Promote puts data science to work across the company
When Alteryx acquired Yhat in June, it was only a matter of time before the startup’s data-science management software began showing up in Alteryx. Just …
Zapping cobalt nanodots could lead to magnetic RAM
Magnetic storage, and we’re talking tape here, is good for long-term storage because it’s cheap and stable — unlike solid state drives and volatile …
Apple just released iOS 11 beta 10 to developers
Apple is pushing the limits of its beta program as the company just released the tenth beta version of iOS 11. If you have a developer account and want to try …
Twitter has a big bot problem
Twitter bots – robots that interact with humans – have a long history. The Twitter API is fairly easy to use (I made a bot that plays Zork with a friend …