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Handshake bans to stop the coronavirus might be overkill in most places
Fear of the spreading coronavirus has led groups around the world to abandon niceties and recommend against handshakes, which are now discouraged at next month’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona where high-profile companies are already dropping out due to coronavirus concerns. The gesture is also reportedly unwelcome at Andreessen Horowitz,…
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Homeland Security reportedly bought phone location data to track people at the border
The Department of Homeland Security has been purchasing cellphone location data and using it to track activity near the US-Mexico border, according to The Wall Street Journal. The data has reportedly led to arrests after law enforcement saw where people were crossing the border and traced the data back to…
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A history of Simlish, the language that defined The Sims
In 2000, a man named Will Wright built a small, flat garden, and he built houses of all shapes to decorate it and large swaths of land begging to be filled, and he made it green and wonderful, and he gave it music and language. He was its Creator, but…
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Chrome will soon block risky downloads
In a bid to make internet browsing more secure, Google will soon block insecure downloads via its Chrome browser. “Mixed content downloads”, which are initiated on HTTPS web pages but originate from less secure HTTP pages, are considered unsafe by Google. Chrome 83, slated to release in June, will automatically…
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Samsung Galaxy S20 range leaked again, and the phones might be affordable after all
There’s seemingly no end to the Samsung Galaxy S20 leaks, leaving us wondering whether there will be any surprises left when the range is announced on February 11. But one of the latest leaks is something cash-strapped Samsung fans should be happy to learn about. According to Roland Quandt (a…
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Why is One Medical worth more than Casper?
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week was something fun. First, we were back as a group in the San Francisco studio, which is always fun. Even better, we had NEA’s Rick Yang on hand to chat…
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