Month: March 2021
COVID-19 took disease tests out of the lab — and may keep them there
Just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, medical technology company Lucira Health was starting to fine-tune its at-home flu test. “We found ourselves in January 2020 wondering, wow, we have this platform, should we be looking at COVID-19?” Kelly Brezoczky, executive vice president at Lucira Health, told The Verge. Most of…
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New Xiaomi foldable phone may mimic Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2
Xiaomi’s rumored first foldable phone, which we expect to be called the Xiaomi Mi Mix 4 Pro Max, may borrow some design ideas from the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2. Serial mobile leaker Digital Chat Station has suggested that the upcoming device will adopt an inward-folding design similar to the…
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Arist adds $2M to its seed round to grow its SMS-based training service
This morning Arist, a startup that sells software allowing other organizations to offer SMS-based training to staff, announced that it has extended its seed round to $3.9 million after adding $2 million to its prior raise. TechCrunch has covered the company modestly before this seed-extension, noting that it was part…
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Resident Evil movie reboot finally gets a release date Resident Evil movie reboot
The Resident Evil movie reboot has had fans clamoring for a release date since its announcement last October. We now know this latest movie based on Capcom’s horror series will release on September 3 2021, as revealed by a promotional image tweeted out by Chad Rook, one of the movie’s…
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HTC announces Vive Pro lip tracking module and new VR body trackers
HTC has announced a new set of trackers for its Vive virtual reality headsets, including one that captures facial expressions and mouth movements. The $129.99 Vive Facial Tracker attaches to the Vive Pro headset. It uses two cameras and an infrared illuminator to record lip, cheek, and jaw movements and…
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America’s small businesses face the brunt of China’s Exchange server hacks
As the U.S. reportedly readies for retaliation against Russia for hacking into some of the government’s most sensitive federal networks, the U.S. is facing another old adversary in cyberspace: China. Microsoft last week revealed a new hacking group it calls Hafnium, which operates in, and is backed by, China. Hafnium…
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