Smart code helps your phone browse the web twice as quickly Typically, your phone’s web browser has to process nearly 100 web links before you see an entire page. It has to make multiple requests and spend a lot of time idling. Vroom, however, bundles the […]
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Where does Blue Apron go after Amazon wraps up its Whole Foods deal?
Where does Blue Apron go after Amazon wraps up its Whole Foods deal? Last week, Amazon said that its massive $13.7 billion deal to acquire Whole Foods is wrapping up on Monday — giving it access to one of the strongest food brands in the United States, […]
Y Combinator takes machine intelligence startups to school and learns a thing or two
Y Combinator takes machine intelligence startups to school and learns a thing or two Machine intelligence startups are the black sheep of the startup world. The new kids on the block are challenging investors to do their technical homework and differentiate themselves in intentional ways. Y […]
Demand for Mayweather-McGregor fight crashed pay-per-view servers
Demand for Mayweather-McGregor fight crashed pay-per-view servers The pay-per-view issues at a minimum are known to have affected TV providers like Comcast, Atlantic Broadband and Frontier, although it’s not clear how large the scope of the failures was at this stage. Problems like this aren’t completely […]
BittBoy is a retro pocket console that does a lot for very little
BittBoy is a retro pocket console that does a lot for very little The GameBoy Pocket remains one of the best-designed pieces of mobile gaming kit ever in my opinion, which is why I was intrigued by the BittBoy, a new third-party portable console that clearly […]
Apple Watch will soon support a huge variety of workouts
Apple Watch will soon support a huge variety of workouts Apple already mentioned that watchOS 4 will do more to accommodate fitness fans, but it’s now clear that there’s more coming for the exercise crowd… a lot more. Thanks to some sleuthing in the latest iOS […]
9 reasons social media stalking feels SO right
9 reasons social media stalking feels SO right Turns out, observing other people’s lives is actually a biological instinct. And in the age of social media, where lives are presented on a platter and require only the slip of a thumb, it’s easy to indulge in […]
What Ligers, Grolar Bears, and Mules Show Scientists About Evolution
What Ligers, Grolar Bears, and Mules Show Scientists About Evolution In 2006, a hunter shot what he thought was a polar bear in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Closer examination, however, revealed brown patches on its white fur, uncharacteristically long claws and a slightly hunched back. […]
The best cold-brew coffee maker
The best cold-brew coffee maker Why cold brew Cold brewing makes better iced coffee than refrigerating hot-brewed coffee. When you add hot-brewed coffee to ice, it slowly dilutes, resulting in a weaker-tasting beverage. Cold brew, which generally starts from a concentrate, is meant to be watered […]
Celebrating Jack Kirby, the King of Comics, at 100
Celebrating Jack Kirby, the King of Comics, at 100 On the cover of his debut issue, Captain America is captured a fraction of a second after delivering a vicious right hook to Adolf Hitler’s toothbrush mustache. He appears unfazed — Zen-like, even — as four uniformed […]