On Thursday night, at a StrictlyVC event in San Francisco, this editor talked with GV CEO Bill Maris about a wide range of issues, including what happened with its Europe fund, why GV didn’t invest in Zenefits, and why Maris alone makes every decision on behalf of the powerful ve … | Continue reading
Ahead of the Oscars, Microsoft has started airing a series of ads that focus on Windows 10, gross bugs, and the features Windows machines have that Macs don't. The spots all feature a pair of women discussing how Windows 10 helps their business — they highlight Cortana, touchscre … | Continue reading
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Joe Johnson is in the starting lineup in his debut for the Miami Heat against the Knicks. | Continue reading
The 88th Academy Awards are tonight, and the show is already one of the most-talked about in years. Chris Rock is set to host the show after months of protest over the Academy's nominations, and its overwhelmingly white and male voting pool. Will Rock excoriate the Academy on-sta … | Continue reading
China's cyberspace watchdog said on Sunday it had ordered the closure of a microblog account of a former property tycoon, known for his bold remarks on China's economic policy, for "spreading illegal information". | Continue reading
Marketing technology has become big business over the last five years, securing $134 billion in venture funding and spawning more than 2,000 new companies. New channels, new data streams and new workflow have emerged to disrupt important aspects of marketing at big and small comp … | Continue reading
The Phoenix Suns today waived forward Kris Humphries. | Continue reading
In November, Tinder introduced the ability to include job and education information on Tinder profiles pulled from Facebook.Now, the company's released a list of the jobs that people are swiping right on (liking, for those of you who've never used the app) the most.See also: 100 … | Continue reading
Fox is setting its sights on March 2nd, 2018 for its next Predator movie. That places it eight years out from that Adrien Brody and Topher Grace Predators film from Robert Rodriquez. Best we forget about that.We don't know much about the next installment, though so far it's being … | Continue reading
While most of the current Hollywood headlines are focused on the Academy Awards, there were some new movies this weekend, too — including Triple 9, a sprawling crime drama with a cast that includes (deep breath) Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anthony Mackie, Aaron Paul, Kate Wi … | Continue reading
GUEST: In the breakneck world of DevOps, teamwork is table stakes to success. Development teams must work closely and collaborate frequently, and ideally, with a positive attitude. When one or more team members are difficult to work with, they can set back deadlines and dampen m … | Continue reading
Copy and pasting one link at a time is so 2001. If you’re like me, you copy and paste at least a few dozen links a day and could use something to better organize them. There are dozens of ways to do this, but none that I’ve found so far that are as visual or well-organized as Pas … | Continue reading
“When people believe in boundaries, they become part of them.” [Don Cherry] Don Cherry was was an American jazz trumpeter known for his association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman in the late 50's. Unafraid of breaking away from convention, he became a pioneer of world fusion mu … | Continue reading
The Brooklyn TC Meetup crept up faster than any of us anticipated. In just two short days, we’ll head over to Output in Williamsburg and ten companies will have exactly sixty seconds to pitch their wares to a panel of judges and an adoring, primarily hipster audience. But which c … | Continue reading
I cringe every time I watch someone pinch-to-zoom on their smartphone’s screen right before snapping a photo. The seemingly simple act of zooming in on an object, despite what the screen on the phone displays at the time, almost guarantees the end result will be a pixelated, garb … | Continue reading
Welcome to This Month in Luxury, presented by Micah Singleton, The Verge's resident Luxury Director. In this monthly (or whenever we remember) column, I will take you on a completely superficial journey of opulence, pointing out one device, artifact, or service an upscale individ … | Continue reading
“Take rest,” Ovid said. “A field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.” But of course, the ancient Roman poet from the B.C. era hadn’t forked over several pieces of gold to watch the farmer tend to his crops, so what did he care if the guy worked that day or not. Things are a [ … | Continue reading
More bad news for BlackBerry: WhatsApp has decided to end support for BlackBerry devices by the end the year.In a blog post, WhatsApp celebrated its seventh birthday and did a little early spring cleaning at the same time. In addition to announcing that it will end support for Bl … | Continue reading
The Oscars are finally here. Will Leonardo DiCaprio finally get his Oscar? Will we see another epic celeb-filled selfie from Ellen?If you want to catch all the action but won’t be in front of a TV, here are all the ways you can stream the event tonight, starting at 5:30pm PT / 8: … | Continue reading
These web writing tools will help you and your team apply critical best practices faster and more consistently. Requires CSR subscription. | Continue reading
This year is filled with important test flights, as private companies like SpaceX get new orbital rockets and vehicles ready for space travel. Space tourism ventures like Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin will continue testing their sub-orbital vehicles too, which could potentially … | Continue reading
If using HTML to navigate a Mario-inspired world sounds like the perfect platformer for you, ‘Super Markup World‘ is not to be missed. The game lacks a real storyline or characters, but it does have a helpful blinking blue dot that guides you through HTML challenges that progress … | Continue reading
GUEST: For the better part of the last decade, Silicon Valley tech companies have seemingly been on a mission to make up for the down years following the burst of the dot-com bubble, spending money at a record clip. The new offices have been stunning, the sales kickoffs have been … | Continue reading
About 15 years ago, the Internet triggered a platform shift in the delivery of enterprise software; a wave of cloud startups quickly unseated the kings of the server era. Now, another platform evolution — the mobile era — is upon us. For nimble and opportunistic founders, the shi … | Continue reading
Bitcoin price is pushing toward its three-month resistance ceiling. Technical and sentiment analysis argue for a return to decline, and fundamental analysis shows that Bitcoin’s value is more fragile than many realize. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. … | Continue reading
Hands-on with the Galaxy S7, LG G5 and much, much more -- here are the Android-related videos you don't want to miss this week! | Continue reading
HTC revealed last week that its Vive virtual reality headset would cost $799 in the US, but the company has kept mum until now on just how much it'll cost early adopters around the world. As of today, it's a mystery no more: the Vive will cost £689 in the UK and €899 across much … | Continue reading
Regular readers of my blog know that the topic of women at work is close to my heart, and I always do something special for Women’s Day through my writings on my blog. This year I am excited … | Continue reading
Tony Fadell has had a storied career in Silicon Valley. He grew up in Michigan and took to building things early, thanks to a grandfather who gave him lots of tasks — like changing electrical sockets at age four. He became tech savvy, moved to Silicon Valley, and got a job at Gen … | Continue reading
One of my favorite William Gibson short stories is called "The Winter Market," and it's about psychic art. The protagonist is the oneiric version of a film editor, handling the potent, nihilistic dreams of a dying prodigy. Midway through, there's a phrase that I've been thinking … | Continue reading
In November of 2015, Gawker’s Ashley Feinberg created a Twitter bot that posted quotes from the writings and speeches of Benito Mussolini, the Italian dictator who created the facist party. The bot’s tweets were Mussolini quotes attributed to Donald Trump, the thinking being: thi … | Continue reading
Content that converts solves a real problem and is fun to consume. 46 experts share their thoughts on creating addictive content. | Continue reading
Imagine being able to draw or write with any color in the world, not just the color(s) of the ink that come with your pen.Say hello to the Scribble Pen, a smart pen with a special ink cartridge and scanner that can replicate any colorSee also: This 3D Printing Pen Lets You Draw S … | Continue reading
GUEST: In case you haven’t heard, this is it. It’s the downturn, and we’re in it. The graveyard of unicorns and startups in general is going to be filled up with Medium posts about “how we failed.” If you don’t believe me, check out the numerous posts about how difficult fundrais … | Continue reading
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Once upon a time, New York’s Pennsylvania Station was not a hell hole. In fact, it was one of the grandest places in America. Built in 1910 on the West Side of Manhattan, the original structure was majestic, a reflection of principal architect Charles McKim’s vision to celebrate … | Continue reading
Welcome back to Android Apps Weekly! This week we talk about the new Futurama and The Walking Dead games, Microsoft giving up on Project Astoria, and more! | Continue reading
We round up the hottest news of the week, and nine Android stories you shouldn't miss. | Continue reading
FEATURE: It’s never too late to become a Pokémon fan. The original games came out 20 years ago and spawned a franchise that stretches across cartoons (the show has over 900 episodes), movies (19 of them), a card game (that has 68 sets), and more. In total, the Pokémon brand earns … | Continue reading
Don’t we all remember Mt Gox, the Pompeii of bitcoin which almost burnt the cryptocurrency to ground? For those who don’t, Mt Gox was a Japanese Bitcoin Exchange which held the distinction of being the largest exchange in 2013. The exchange later shut down claiming its bitcoin re … | Continue reading
The mobile gaming industry made $29 billion in 2015 — and it is only set to continue growing (with estimates as high as $49 billion by 2018). But the mobile gaming industry is in the “wild west” phase of its history right now, with the constant improvement of mobile devices and s … | Continue reading
Along with his Apple colleague Jony Ive, Marc Newson is one of the most famous and influential industrial designers in the world. The Australian has put his name to everything from furniture to aircraft cabins, and his design signature is all over the Apple Watch. But although Ne … | Continue reading
VIDEO: The Fast Break: February 28 NEWS OF THE MORNING Steph Curry is a baaad man! | Durant’s lapses costly to OKC | Pelicans’ Davis sits down again | Carmelo’s dwindling NY days No. 1: Steph Curry is a baaad man! — Not all late-February, NBA regular-season games are created equa … | Continue reading
Fans waiting for new Apple goodies will have to wait just a wee bit longer.According to multiple sources, Apple will announce a new 4-inch iPhone and new 9.7-inch iPad on March 21 and not on March 15 as previously reported.See also: 12 awesome Instagram features you're probably n … | Continue reading
Artists are being inspired by bitcoin's mystery, but are they converting into digital currency users? | Continue reading
The Great Wall of China is one of the seven wonders of the world. The ancient wall (portions of it) dates back to 7th century BC. The wall was completed by the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang in 206 BC. Portions of the wall have been rebuilt from time to time by various … C … | Continue reading
Es scheint als würde der Kampf von Apple gegen das FBI jetzt zumindest schon mal Auswirkungen auf den Veröffentlichungstermin der neuen Geräte haben. Eigentlich geplant am 14. oder 15. soll nach Informationen von Re/Code und Buzzfeed... | Continue reading