Month: February 2020
Lerer Hippeau leads $6M investment in Pinterest-like digital asset manager Air
When it comes to the so-called “consumerization of the enterprise,” a workplace tool that looks an awful lot like Pinterest seems like it would be the trend’s final form. Brooklyn-based Air is building a digital asset manager for communications teams that aren’t satisfied with more general cloud storage options and…
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Particle lays off 10% staff and co-founder departs after ‘turbulent period’
San Francisco-based startup Particle was one of the rising stars in the Internet of Things space, raising more than $81 million to date on the promise of helping to manage and secure the next-generation of connected devices. But the company is only now emerging from what it’s co-founder and chief…
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No Email. No WhatsApp. No Internet. This Is Now Normal Life In Kashmir.
Sopa Images / Getty Images A Kashmiri vendor walks past closed shops during the shutdown in Srinagar. Like the snowcapped mountains and grassy meadows, men with guns are part of the landscape in Kashmir. Some are cops, some are from the Indian army, and some belong to a counterinsurgency force.…
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Microsoft is adding a secret SkiFree-like surfing game into its Edge browser
Microsoft created a fun little Easter egg for its Edge browser to reveal the new logo last year. The Edge surf game is very similar to SkiFree, a classic skiing game that was released as part of Microsoft’s Entertainment Pack 3 for Windows back in 1991. While it was used…
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Toy Fair 2020 Madness: Mega-Pikachu, Beanie Baby Fashion, and More
We had so much fun at Toy Fair 2020 this past weekend, we had to show you some more photos of the zany scene. Source
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Tech giants ‘should pay’ for sharing user info
A new study has revealed that German Facebook users believe the social network should pay them $8 per month for sharing their contact information while US users would be content with just $3.50. The study, titled “How Much is Privacy Worth Around the World and Across Platforms?”, was conducted by…
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