Be it the X series, the T series, E series, it can be tough to find the best Lenovo laptop that is right for you. To help, we’ll break down all the options available to make your choice a more informed one. The post Which ThinkPad should you buy? Here’s our guide to picking the…
Samsung rolled out the Android Pie update for the Galaxy On7 Prime and Galaxy J7 Prime 2 earlier this month. Now it’s turn for the Galaxy A8s to get this latest version of Android. A detailed changelog of the new firmware is currently unavailable, but it should bring in One UI to the Galaxy A8s…
E-commerce platform Shopify has quietly made an acquisition to continue its expansion of the services and products that merchants can sell and purchase through its platform. It has acquired Handshake, a New York startup that offers a commerce platform for businesses that sell wholesale goods. Shopify has confirmed the deal in a short statement: “Handshake…
Julian Assange, founder of whistleblowing site WikiLeaks, has been charged with more than a dozen additional charges by U.S. federal prosecutors, including under the controversial Espionage Act — a case that will likely test the rights of freedom of speech and expression under the First Amendment. Assange, 47, was arrested at the Ecuadorean embassy in…
This post and podcast include spoilers for “Game of Thrones.” Remember how it felt six weeks ago, right before “Game of Thrones” returned for its final season? The excitement? The anticipation? That was so, so long ago. Darrell Etherington, the original co-host of the Original Content podcast, joins us once again to wrap up our…
Snap has brought on its first-ever diversity and inclusion lead, former Google Director of Diversity Strategy Oona King. In a memo sent to Snap employees today, Snap Chief People Officer Lara Sweet announced King’s hiring. Although Snap is late in the game of hiring a diversity lead and has yet to release a diversity report,…
Streem, an AR startup that is meshing teleconferencing software with computer vision tech, has acquired a small U.K. startup called Selerio that’s also building out augmented reality technologies. The startups were both members of betaworks’ VisionCamp accelerator program last year where they met and collaborated while tackling separate computer vision problems in the AR space.…
Jeff Peters, PhD is a principal at Autotech Ventures, investing in transportation startups. He has published academic and media articles on transportation, optimization, autonomous driving and AI. More posts by this contributor Will self-driving cars kill parking? The AI in your non-autonomous car While Bezos amassed billions, Apple took over our culture, Google became ubiquitous…
Gambling persists as a primary use case for “the blockchain” into 2019, with almost half of the top 100 decentralized apps (dapps) still betting-related. Blockchains EOS and TRON have also solidified themselves as competitors to Ethereum ETH this year. Together, they make up 74 percent of the top 100 dapps ranked by daily user count, according…
Coming to America: The Shade ransomware, which has historically targeted Russian victims, was recently spotted expanding its sights.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
