Archives for September 2020

Everything Google announced at today’s hardware event This year, Google’s annual hardware event consisted of a brisk 30 minutes of pre-recorded promotional videos, but the company managed to pack a number of new product announcements into that time. To make things easy for you, here’s a quick rundown of everything that Google announced, including the […]

Dustin Moskovitz discusses Asana’s first trading day ‘Ultimately it’s just one step in a much longer journey towards fulfilling our mission’ Danny Crichton 8 hours It’s a big day for Asana, the work management tool that debuted on the NYSE this morning in a direct listing. Founded back in 2009 by Dustin Moskovitz and Justin […]

Lots of happy people as Palantir and Asana spike on first day of trading The markets are closed and the verdicts are in: investors liked what they saw in Palantir and Asana . The two companies, which debuted this morning in dual (and duel) direct listings, continued to prove that enterprise tech companies without the […]

How to Rebound from Burnout in Just 8 Hours [embedded content] This is the real process I discovered when creating a video to rebound from burnout and I was toast and after doing this, I felt fresh, revitalized and I have felt that way ever since! In this episode of The Lifehack Show, I’m diving […]

How 3 remote-friendly tech companies plan to return to the office Six months ago, millions of workers left their offices for the last time without realizing it. Many would be laid off because of the pandemic, but for those fortunate to keep their jobs, some of their employers still haven’t determined whether they will open […]

A new Google Assistant feature, ‘Hold for Me,’ waits on hold so you don’t have to Google has been pushing forward the capabilities of what a smartphone can do when it comes to one of the device’s most basic — if these days, often overlooked — features: phone calls. In previous years, the company launched […]

Google’s Pixel 5 get reverse wireless charging and 5G for $699 Here it is, the centerpiece of this morning’s confusing-titled Launch Night In. The Pixel 5 is Google’s latest mobile flagship. Launching months after the budget-minded Pixel 4a (and same day as the Pixel 4a 5G) , the new handset sports a a 100% recycled […]

Asana up 39% and Palantir still holding as both direct listings hit the public markets Two direct listings in one day. Lots to talk about. Asana started trading just a bit after noon Eastern today, quickly zooming to roughly $29 a share in early trading this afternoon. We are still waiting for the first trades […]

Dfinity’s valuation soars to $9.5Bn after revealing its governance system and token economics We’ve been tracking one of the few genuinely interesting stories to come out of the blockchain world, ever since Dfinity raised $102M from Andreessen Horowitz and Polychain Capital for a decentralised ‘Internet Computer’ to rival AWS in August last year. It later […]

Lottery thinking Ironically enough, lottery thinking is a chronic problem. Lotteries of all sorts grab our attention and change our agenda. A lottery is an almost random event, a longshot, one that promises to change your life (for the better if it’s a money thing, for the worse if it’s medical, etc.). The simple and […]

Europe eyeing limits on how big tech can use data and bundle apps — reports European lawmakers are considering new rules for Internet giants that could include forcing them to share data with smaller rivals and/or put narrow limits on how they can use data in a bid to level the digital playing field. Other […]

4 Simple Ways to Make a Difference And Make This World Better Once upon a time, you woke up and decided to become the hero of your own tale. You decided that what you have to say matters. You decided what you had to give could make a difference. And you decided that you could […]

How to Stop Comparing Your Life to Others (Step-by-Step Guide) They look so happy. I bet they never fight. Why can’t my relationship be like that… We’ve all been there, thumbs scrolling social media looking at the enchanted lives of our former co-workers, schoolmates, old flames, and total strangers, wishing we could switch places with […]

Homer nabs $50M from Lego, Sesame Workshop and Gymboree for its early learning apps For better or worse, tablets and smartphones have become a cornerstone of how many smaller children pass the time. Today, a company that builds literacy and other educational apps to help make that time more worthwhile is announcing a large round […]

Prosus Ventures leads $13 million investment in Pakistan’s ride-hailing giant Bykea Bykea, which leads the ride-hailing market in Pakistan, has raised $13 million in a new financing round as the five-year-old startup looks to deepen its penetration in the South Asian country and become a “super app.” The startup’s new financing round, a Series B, […]

After breach, Twitter hires a new cybersecurity chief Following a high-profile breach in July, Twitter has hired Rinki Sethi as its new chief information security officer. Sethi most recently served as chief information security officer at cloud data management Rubrik, and previously worked in cybersecurity roles at IBM, Palo Alto Networks, and Intuit. In the […]

Hailo challenges Intel and Google with its new AI modules for edge devices Hailo, a Tel Aviv-based startup best known for its high-performance AI chips, today announced the launch of its M.2 and Mini PCIe high-AI acceleration modules. Based around its Hailo-8 chip, these new models are meant to be used in edge devices for […]

Apple removes two RSS feed readers from China App Store It looks like Apple is scouring its Chinese App Store for any remaining services that may not sit well with Chinese censors. Two RSS reader apps, Reeder and Fiery Feeds, said this week that their iOS apps have been removed in China over content that […]

Emjoy picks up $3M to get more women tuned into sexual self-care Barcelona-based Emjoy, an audio app for women that sells a narrative of sexual self-care and empowerment, has picked up $3 million in seed funding led by JME Ventures, with existing investor Nauta Capital participating. The femtech startup believes it has lit on a […]

Papaya Global raises $40M for a payroll and HR platform aimed at global workforces Workforces are getting more global, and people who work day in, day out for organizations don’t always sit day in, day out in a single office, in a single country, to get a job done. Today, one of the startups building […]