The latest device to be torn down by iFixit is the Huawei Mate 20 Pro. Starting off, the back glass is heated to soften the adhesive holding the phone inside. One of the first things noticed is because theres no fingerprint scanner, there isnt a flex cable tethered to the glass as there usually is…
Scientists have developed a machine learning algorithm that may help find the original hosts of viruses. It is hoped that the new tool could help inform preventive measures against deadly diseases. The new research, led by the University of Glasgow, uses a new algorithm designed to use viral genome sequences to predict the likely natural…
Bracket Capital quietly emerged onto the scene in 2017 and has since invested in 23 technology startups, including the likes of Lyft, Bird, Airbnb and Coinbase. Today, the founders are coming out of stealth, ready to talk about what’s gone on behind the scenes. Bracket is led by Yalda Aoukar and Jihan Bowes-Little, co-founders and…
Meesho, a Bangalore-based social commerce startup, has closed a $50 million investment to grow its business in its Indian homeland ahead of future international expansion. This Series C round means that Meesho, which graduated Y Combinator in 2016, has now raised three funding rounds in the past year. Its $3.4 million Series A came in…
After Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, more states and counties in the United States are returning to paper ballots from electronic voting machines. While this may help cybersecurity, it also makes it harder for many people with disabilities to cast their vote. To counteract that, RespectAbility, a non-partisan non-profit that works on inclusivity…
Tink Labs, a Hong Kong startup that develops smartphones that hotels provide to their guests for free, is raising a new round of up to $300 million to further its international footprint, TechCrunch has come to understand. The startup is in the final stages of completing the deal that could give its six-year-old business a…
Facebook has pulled the plug on 30 accounts and 85 Instagram accounts that the company says were engaged in “coordinated inauthentic behavior.” Facebook’s head of cybersecurity policy Nathaniel Gleicher revealed the latest batch of findings in a late-night blog post Monday. “On Sunday evening, U.S. law enforcement contacted us about online activity that they recently…
Tencent is set to roll out sweeping changes to how it deals with younger gamers. According to The Wall Street Journal, Tencent will soon restrict online play time for youth in China, effectively limiting those children to under one hour of play time per day. First implemented in September, the verification scheme flagged gamers younger…
Concerns over midterm election tampering reach a boiling point in the days leading up to actual voting.
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In today’s episode of DT Daily, we sit down to talk about the Boring Company’s new tunnel and the latest smartphone from OnePlus. We also chat with designer Chris Dixon and all-around funnyman Jemaine Clement about his forthcoming projects. The post DT Daily: The latest flagship killer, shoe designer Chris Nixon, and more appeared first…
