Month: March 2021
Ubisoft’s Valhalla Is Too Long, Too Big, and Too Repetitive
In the latest Assassin’s Creed installment, I’m playing a Viking during the Dark Ages. Why am I bored? Source
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Microsoft Exchange email attacks may have been more damaging than first thought Microsoft logo
The cyberattack against Microsoft Exchange email servers may have been wider-ranging than previously thought according to new reports that claim tens of thousands of businesses could already have been affected. Security experts have estimated that over 30,000 US governmental and commercial organizations may have had emails hacked following the attack…
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Egypt’s customer engagement platform for F&B brands in MENA, Koinz, raises $4.8M seed
As the restaurant industry across different cities was massively hit by the pandemic-induced lockdowns last year, food aggregator platforms helped by driving online customers to them. Koinz is one such startup in Egypt. Its value for food and beverages brands before, during and after the lockdowns has bagged the startup…
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Apple and nonprofit Common Sense Media team up to provide kid podcast recs
Apple is making it easier for parents to find podcasts to listen to with their kids. The company is teaming up with nonprofit Common Sense Media, which specializes in age-based content reviews, to curate various collections that’ll appear in the Apple Podcasts app in the US and online. The initial…
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The Morning After: OnePlus is getting some photography help for its new flagship phone
You might be excited to hear about the OnePlus 9 when it launches later this month, but OnePlus phones are rarely a surprise. The company has long suffered from a cat that’s always getting out of the bag, with phone specs, renders and in-the-wild pho… Source
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Welcome to Amazon’s Future of Automatic Shopping. It’s Weird
Amazon’s internet-connected scale automatically re-purchases whatever you stack on it when supplies get low. This is both neat and problematic. Source
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