This week Samsung is opening what it’s calling the world’s largest mobile phone factory in the world’s second largest smartphone market. Expansion, which will be fully complete in 2020, is expected to nearly double Noida (New Okhla Industrial Development Authority), India’s current phone producing capabilities […]
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China’s largest music streaming business is planning a US IPO
Fresh from Spotify’s unique direct listing in the U.S., another huge streaming service is about to follow suit and go public in America. Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has nothing like the global profile of Spotify, but China’s top streaming service is heading for the U.S. […]
DJI Mavic 2 leak shows off sleeker design and swappable camera gimbal
There can be no argument that DJI produces some of the best consumer drones in the market today. The company began to push the envelope with the 2016 Mavic Pro that offered 4K video in a portable package. And although the Spark didn’t offer 4K […]
Tesla may finally start promoting the Model 3
The company reportedly limited Model 3 sales to its internal team in the past, and didn’t provide incentives for Model 3 sales regardless of the configuration. We’ve asked Tesla for comment. The EV maker isn’t exactly known for aggressive marketing, even when it’s particularly thirsty […]
Satellite startups turn to reinventing broadband, mapping and other industries
In general, these satellite companies are clustered around three different themes: broadband internet delivery, hardware development and satellite-enabled services. On the broadband front, we find a significant concentration of capital. It’s not just because internet connectivity is such a big market (it is), but it […]
Shoe startups aren’t dragging their feet
Joanna Glasner Contributor More posts by this contributor Hydrate, intoxicate, caffeinate, repeat: Meet the startups pouring the future VCs serve up a large helping of cash to startups disrupting food Good thing Carrie Bradshaw, the shoe-loving heroine of Sex and the City, wasn’t a footwear […]
‘Sorry to Bother You’ Review: A Dizzying Satire That Hungers for Truth
In Boots Riley’s trippy new film Sorry to Bother You, hunger is the main throughline. The hunger for truth. The hunger for justice. The hunger to succeed personally, and even more so in one’s professional life. At RegalView, a low-level telemarketing firm in Oakland, one […]
Weekend Tech Deals: Breville, Ecobee, Ecovacs, SNES Classic
Another Independence Day has come and gone. Hopefully, you were careful and didn’t do anything dangerous with fireworks and instead just loaded up on some down-home cooking and face time with your favorite family members. The summer rages on, however, and that’s why, with the […]
Microsoft fans are really keen on seeing a Surface Phone device
How eager are you to see a Surface-branded phone make its way to the market? Eager enough to sign a petition? A group of Microsoft fans want to put pressure on the tech giant to bring out a Surface that fits in your pocket, so […]
Jina Choi, SF Regional Director of the SEC, is coming to Disrupt to talk ICOs and more
The Securities and Exchange Commission, the federal agency responsible for protecting investors and maintaining fair and orderly functioning of our securities markets, has 11 regional offices, including in Miami, New York, Boston and Chicago. None has quite the workload as the SEC’s San Francisco regional […]