Month: February 2020
China cracks down on VPNs in bid to control coronavirus message
China has made it increasingly difficult for its citizens to access the global internet using VPN services as the country’s government looks to exert more control over the narrative surrounding the coronavirus epidemic. In recent weeks, the most popular VPN services in China have faced an onslaught of government attacks…
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Daily Crunch: Apple blames coronavirus for revenue miss
Apple says the coronavirus outbreak will hurt its manufacturing and sales, Jeff Bezos makes a big commitment to fighting climate change and SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 18, 2020. 1. Apple will miss revenue forecast as coronavirus impacts its manufacturing and sales In a…
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Jaguar Land Rover debuts electric urban mobility concept vehicle with plans for 2021 pilot
Jaguar Land Rover has introduced a new concept vehicle that cuts a very different figure relative to its usual fare: It’s a four-wheeled electric urban mobility concept called “Project Vector” that looks more like a low-floored airport shuttle train car than a traditional car. This is a look that has…
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InVideo raises $2.5M and launches an automated assistant to make your videos better
Video editing startup InVideo has new funding and a new product. The San Francisco-headquartered company bills itself as the easiest way for anyone to create professional-quality videos, using a drag-and-drop interface along with a library of templates and stock photos and videos. The resulting videos can then be optimized for…
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Patreon will now give creators cash advances on their subscription money
Patreon, the site creators love because it helps them make money off their work, has started a program called Patreon Capital, which grants micro-loans to creators. It’s essentially a cash advance: you get money now in exchange for some of your future earnings plus a small premium. It’s different from…
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How Spotify ran the largest Google Dataflow job ever for Wrapped 2019
In early December, Spotify launched its annual personalized Wrapped playlist with its users’ most-streamed sounds of 2019. That has become a bit of a tradition and isn’t necessarily anything new, but for 2019, it also gave users a look back at how they used Spotify over the last decade. Because…
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