Arnold Schwarzenegger endorsed John Kasich in a Snapchat video on Sunday and joined the Republican presidential candidate's campaign rally in Ohio. Photo: Snapchat/Arnold Schwarzenegger | Continue reading
Key Highlights Ethereum price bulls continued to outpace sellers, and created a new high above $11. A new high of $11.98 was formed, and it looks like there can be more gains likely in the near term. There is a bullish trend line and a bearish trend line formed on the hourly char … | Continue reading
GetLinks, a Bangkok-based startup focused on helping tech companies find and hire top talent, has closed a $500,000 seed round. Read More | Continue reading
Since the passing of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, the most charismatic member of the company's public-facing team has been senior vice president of software engineering Craig FederighiOn Sunday, Federighi used some of that social capital to push Apple's message forward regarding … | Continue reading
Bitcoin Price Key Highlights Bitcoin price recently encountered resistance at the top of the symmetrical triangle visible on its 4-hour and daily time frames. This was enough to send price back to the bottom of the chart pattern and test support at $380. Technical indicators are … | Continue reading
Digital video viewers are increasingly subscribing to streaming services like Netflix and Hulu. According to research, 80% of digital videos viewed on a TV are accessed via subscription streaming services. | Continue reading
There is a rising tide of concern in the U.S. This concern has always been front and center in Silicon Valley. It centers around the shortage of skilled IT workers and the threats modern technology poses to today’s blue-collar workers and those without a STEM degree. Read More | Continue reading
Joseph Gordon-Levitt has backed out of the planned Sandman movie, three years after he helped to get a film version of Neil Gaiman's classic comic greenlit. In a Facebook post this weekend, the actor said he made the decision to walk away from the movie after he realized that he … | Continue reading
Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering (and one of its most popular WWDC presenters) says the FBI’s demands on the company will make all iOS users more vulnerable to malicious attacks in an opinion piece for the Washington Post. Read More | Continue reading
Here are 7 traffic-increasing strategies you can try. They have worked for many others, and you won’t spend a penny. Getting more traffic means getting more conversions, and if getting them hasn’t cost you anything, your ROI is “killer.” | Continue reading
Petrol stations around Australia will have to smarten up. Launching nationally in Australia Monday, the app GasBuddy allows users to report and compare petrol prices around their location, and hopefully, find a better deal.Available free on iOS and Android, GasBuddy has joined ap … | Continue reading
You can now get paid tips for broadcasting mobile games. Kamcord, the mobile game livestreaming company that operates the Kamcord app for Android and iOS, has introduced a new way for viewers to directly fund their favorite streamers through donations. With Twitch and YouTube bat … | Continue reading
We've had presidential endorsements via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, but as you'd expect from a man famous for playing a robot from the future, Arnold Schwarzenegger is ahead of the tech trend curve. The ex-Terminator and former governor of California delivered his president … | Continue reading
Since 2007, London-based Mubi has quietly built a reputation as a stellar streaming service for serious film lovers. While Netflix has grabbed the headlines, Mubi has survived and thrived, snagging a recent valuation of $125 million and sweeping into China ahead of its much-large … | Continue reading
As the legal battle between Apple and the FBI continues, Apple's vice president of software today presented the company's case to the public. Craig Federighi, Apple's vice president of software, is the latest to present the case for the company to the public. In an op-ed in the W … | Continue reading
They call it SOUNDBOKS, and the makers claim this thing is as loud as the all-caps name entail. | Continue reading
Even with a big debate looming on Sunday night, Hillary Clinton was doing all she could to gain more traction with younger voters, a demographic that has eluded her so far this primary season in favor of opponent Bernie Sanders. On Sunday afternoon, Clinton took to her Reddit pag … | Continue reading
Hayao Miyazaki, the director and writer of some of the world's most beloved and masterfully imaginative anime films, has a following in and outside of Japan dedicated enough to rival that of Disney. So it was no surprise to see the line for an art show inspired by his sprawling b … | Continue reading
Users of BitTorrent client app Transmission became the first reported victims of Mac ransomware this week. People who downloaded infected versions of the app also received "KeRanger" malware, 9to5Mac says, nefarious software that would encrypt a user's hard drive three days after … | Continue reading
GUEST: Virtual reality is being hailed as the Next Big Thing, the newest tech trend that will upend all our lives and make a handful of Silicon Valley wunderkinds very, very rich (already happening as we speak). If you’re old enough to remember past high profile failures in VR li … | Continue reading
Cybercrime is an enormous problem — a nemesis of the federal government, America’s biggest corporations and tens of millions of individuals. But there is now legitimate hope that a big piece of the cybercrime problem can eventually be solved. Read More | Continue reading
Ray Tomlinson, the inventor of modern email, has died at age 74Raytheon Co., his employer, on Sunday confirmed his death; the details were not immediately available.See also: Study reveals how many times you should be checking email daily to reduce stressAlthough Tomlinson wasn't … | Continue reading
Architect Luca Tausani has chosen Inkiostro Bianco wallpapers for a unique interiors design project of a private house in Cattolica, Italy. | Continue reading
Alcatel has released a phone that may be able to put up with your fun and active lifestyle. | Continue reading
Here’s an overview of the 10 biggest European tech news items for this week. | Continue reading
The English Mood collection has proved a superb triumph, by creating a refined and charming setting in which no detail has been left to chance | Continue reading
GUEST: As developers continue to push the boundaries of technology, consumers will continue to expect more and more advanced app functionality. This could be daunting for app makers, but they’re being aided by an expanding market of features-as-a-service. Providers of APIs have g … | Continue reading
It’s being predicted that by the end of this year, mobile payment transactions in the U.S. will grow 210 percent. Despite this impressive gain, it turns out that not everyone is taking advantage of mobile payments. Why aren’t more people enjoying the convenience and ease of mobil … | Continue reading
FEATURE: When we first played Final Fantasy IX, I don’t think any of us imagined we could one day own the game on our phones. The original PlayStation version, which came out back in 2000, sold over 5.5 million copies. This mobile port, however, opens the classic up to a new gene … | Continue reading
GUEST: Almost two years ago, I wrote a couple of features on the potential of the coding bootcamp industry, including one published here on VentureBeat. I talked to founders and other stakeholders from more than a dozen bootcamp companies at that time and have been an armchair fo … | Continue reading
Raymond Tomlinson, der Erfinder der E-Mail, ist am Samstag verstorben. Er wurde 74 Jahre alt. Als Todesursache wird ein Herzinfarkt angenommen.Very sad news: Ray Tomlinson has passed away. https://t.co/Ghi8B2m3IX— vinton g cerf (@vgcerf)... | Continue reading
Scott Kelly is enjoying his first week back on planet Earth after spending 340 days in space. Naturally, people are curious about how he's doing. On Friday, the NASA astronaut held his first press conference since he's been back, answering questions about readjusting to gravity, … | Continue reading
China has a massive mobile gaming market, but it’s not a viable option if you’re a Western developer. That could change if Google returns to the world’s most populous country. Smartphone and tablet gaming generated $5.5 billion in spending from Chinese players last year, accordin … | Continue reading
One of my favorite apps on the HTC Vive Pre virtual reality headset is Google’s Tilt Brush, a 3D painting program that lets your turn the virtual world into your canvas. This kind of VR experience could very well be one of the killer apps for virtual reality, which tech advisor D … | Continue reading
GUEST: At the recently concluded SaaStr Annual, every founder I met had the same question: “What is happening with SaaS valuations? Should I be worried?” The answer to the first part of that question is covered in excellent detail here and here. Rather than rehash that shift, let … | Continue reading
Pearl diver collecting shells from the beds of Torres Strait, Queensland / Frank Hurley | Continue reading
On Thursday, March 4th, the World Trade Center Transportation Hub in Lower Manhattan officially opened to the public. The hub replaces the PATH train station that was destroyed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which — if you'll recall — was rather a long time ago. Indeed, over … | Continue reading
Welcome back to Android Apps Weekly! This week we talk about Clash Royale, Hound, new Google Play rules, and more Android apps and games news! | Continue reading
A year ago, the design-focused software firm Autodesk announced it would stop selling its standalone perpetual licenses of its desktop software, and early last month, it began implementing that switch, a move that will be complete by mid-year, when the company’s older products wi … | Continue reading
Nick Triantos was on a mission to find a job where he could help build the next big thing. That’s what drew him to SRI where he’s the managing director of its venture arm. The non-profit research firm has a storied past in technology, from creating liquid crystal displays (LCD), … | Continue reading
Let's admit it: emoji is one of the best things that has ever happened to the iPhone.Seriously, what would life be like without the ability to quickly show someone solidarity or express tears of joy?See also: Why 2015 was the year of emojiAlthough iOS has a solid built-in emoji k … | Continue reading
This week, Amazon announced two new devices – both of which can make use of voice control, and one of which serves the potentially useful option of putting Alexa commands through any stereo. As seen in other aspects of Amazon’s business – and previous device launches – the Dot an … | Continue reading
The very high-profile and incredibly important case between Apple and the FBI wanting access to data stored on an iPhone could have “serious global ramifications,” according to the United Nation’s High Commissioner of Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein. “In order to address a sec … | Continue reading
Battling the post-MWC blues? We have just the right medicine for you! The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are in our hands, and in-depth coverage is right around the corner. If that's not enough, here's 10 Android stories we handpicked for you this Sunday. | Continue reading
The lifetime of the computer has been marked by an ongoing struggle to communicate with the machine. When two human conversational participants come from different languages, true communication only occurs when one can learn to speak in the language of the other. At the beginning … | Continue reading
FEATURE: Disclaimer The organizers of Casual Connect paid my way to Amsterdam. Our coverage remains fair. The business model of the Internet is changing as more people install tools to block advertisements, and this is forcing content creators into situations where they need to c … | Continue reading
This column is part of a series where Verge staffers post highly subjective reviews of animals. Up until now, we’ve written about animals without telling you whether they suck or rule. We are now rectifying this oversight.As of last weekend, Pokemon is 20 years old, which means f … | Continue reading
When Google was ordered to start censoring its search results for users within Europe back in 2014, it meant that anyone who requested delisted information from any of the search giant’s European sites couldn’t access it. There was, however, one giant hole in that system – anyone … | Continue reading