Panasonic’s got a huge year planned for 2018, today announcing a smorgasbord of AV products for the Australian market that includes an updated 4K OLED TV lineup, multiple 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray players and, for the first time, a range of smart hi-fi speakers with […]
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New story in Business from Time: China’s Xi Jinping Offers Trade Concessions, but They May Not Be Enough to Satisfy Trump
It was a conciliatory gesture, though far from surrender. Chinese President Xi Jinping moved Tuesday to dampen the roiling trade dispute with the U.S. by pledging to “significantly lower” tariffs on imported American cars and further open his nation’s markets to foreign investment, thus helping […]
Coinbase hires Rachael Horwitz as its first VP of comms
As Coinbase slowly earns the opportunity to begin thinking about taking a breath after the insane growth of the past few months, it’s thinking more about what all it has to say. The cryptocurrency exchange startup has hired Spark Capital partner Rachael Horwitz as its […]
The Gently Breathing Somnox Robot Cuddles You to Sleep
It’s breathing. The chest rises and falls rhythmically, hypnotically. We guess it’s the chest. Nobody’s marketed a sleep robot before, and we’re not even sure it’s a robot. It looks like a pillowy four-pound kidney bean, about the size of a novelty prize at a […]
How Cryptocurrency Prices Affect the # of HODL Comments on Reddit
How Cryptocurrency Prices Affect the # of HODL Comments on Reddit … So I decided to analyze every Reddit comment mentioning “HODL” to examine the relationship of HODL vs. the total value of the cryptocurrency market … In a 3 year back-test, the HODL 20 […]
Cambridge Analytica tries to shoot down Facebook data sharing claims
After that, Cambridge Analytica jumped into specifics. The company “did not use” GSR data during the US presidential election or the UK’s Brexit referendum, according to its statement. In the US, it relied on data from the RNC, voter registry, “commercial data brokers” and consensual […]
What’s on TV: ‘The Expanse,’ ‘Lost in Space’ and ‘Chef’s Table’
This week The Expanse comes back on Syfy, while on AMC The Walking Dead passes the baton to Fear the Walking Dead and on Fox it’s finally time for more New Girl. Netflix’s highly anticipated Lost in Space series is also streaming, while Amazon drops […]
Pedal to the metal: Uber buys an e-bike sharing startup
Most famous for its ride-sharing taxi service, Uber has diversified into virtually every automotive-based industry imaginable, from self-driving cars to freight trucks and flying taxis to food deliveries. Next on Uber’s list: the bike-sharing industry. JUMP Bikes, a Brooklyn-based startup that went public in 2017, […]
Loic Bakery wants to save you a trip to France
“We sell delicious baked goods and sandwiches for lunch, but in the late afternoon and evening, we are a wine and Champagne bar offering imported artisan cheeses [$13.75 for a board of four] and charcuterie plates [$15.50],” says Autret, who grew up in the Champagne […]
Following Singapore, Philippines regulator forces Grab to delay closing Uber’s app
Grab has given the Uber app a stay of execution in yet another market as regulators across Southeast Asia continue to investigate the merger deal announced between the ride-hailing companies last month. Fresh from extending the closure date a week in Singapore, Grab has done […]