Month: April 2021
E-commerce tracking platform AfterShip raises $66M led by Tiger Global
AfterShip launched in 2012 to help online sellers track packages across different carriers, but since then it has built a suite of data analytics tools covering almost every step of the shopping experience, from email marketing to customer retention. The Hong Kong-headquartered startup announced today it has raised a $66…
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Academics face backlash after trying to sneak dodgy code into Linux Linux
A couple of computer scientists at the University of Minnesota riled up veteran Linux kernel developers by intentionally submitting questionable code to the mainline kernel. The scientists introduced what are known as use-after-free bugs into the kernel for the purposes of their research, aptly titled, “On the Feasibility of Stealthily…
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Sony confirms PlayStation Plus Video Pass as a test run in Poland PlayStation Plus deals and sales
Previously, news broke that Sony was looking into providing something called the PlayStation Plus Video Pass, an add-on of some kind for PlayStation Plus subscribers. Today, Sony has confirmed the program’s existence and shed some light on just what it means for PlayStation Plus subscribers. With that in mind, you’ll…
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Sony’s excellent 1000XM4 headphones are cheaper than ever during The Strategist’s two-day sale
Illustration: by Joe McKendry Whether it’s Cyber Monday, Amazon Prime Day, or just a regular Friday, we pride ourselves on our ability to sniff out the best deals from the depths of the internet’s sales bins. But for the second year in a row, we’ve done some deal-making of our…
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The Oculus Quest 2 VR headset is on sale for the first time
The Oculus Quest 2 head-mounted display launched last October, and if you are on the hunt for a deal on this VR headset (unfortunately, not a bundle deal), Verizon is offering a 10 percent discount for both configurations. Though it’s normally priced at $300, you can grab the 64GB Oculus…
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Podcast recording platform Riverside.fm raises $9.5M
The past year has changed the way we work, on so many levels — a fact from which podcasters certainly weren’t immune. I can say, anecdotally, that as a long-time podcaster, I had thrown in the towel on my long-standing insistence that I do all of my interviews in-person —…
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