In August 2020, two FBI agents were standing on my doorstep, unannounced, wanting to ask me questions about a TechCrunch story we had published the year before. The story was about how a hacker took thousands of documents, including visas and diplomatic passports, from a server at Mexico’s Embassy in Guatemala. The hacker said they…
Apple has delayed the release of a feature that will eventually allow you to store your ID in the company’s Wallet app. In an update to the that was spotted by , Apple says that functionality will now arrive sometime in early 2022. The company previously planned to launch in late 2021. Apple first announced…
Apple has delayed the release of a feature that will eventually allow you to store your ID in the company’s Wallet app. In an update to the that was spotted by , Apple says that functionality will now arrive sometime in early 2022. The company previously planned to launch in late 2021. Apple first announced…
Apple has delayed the release of a feature that will eventually allow you to store your ID in the company’s Wallet app. In an update to the that was spotted by , Apple says that functionality will now arrive sometime in early 2022. The company previously planned to launch in late 2021. Apple first announced…
German system integrator (SI) Siticom has secured a contract to deploy a private 5G network at the WISTA Science and Technology Park in Berlin-Adlershof in Germany. Siticom is working with Nokia on the project; it beat at least two of the three major mobile operators in Germany to the contract. The WISTA (Wissenschafts und Wirtschaftsstandort,…
Another psychological/perceptual issue is that EVs are being “forced” on people by the government. And while regulatory compliance is a real factor, Sanchez says once people experience modern EVs firsthand, they’ll discover that in many ways, EVs are objectively and demonstrably better than internal-combustion cars—not just from an environmental perspective, but also from the perspectives…
Black Friday deals are well underway, and that means some big discounts KitchenAid mixers an more. The almost legendary KitchenAid stand mixer can be found at cut prices, meaning it’s now a great time to get what we’d consider an essential kitchen tool for keen bakers. And if you already have a stand mixer, then…
A 65-inch 4K TV is right in the sweet spot of sizes. It will look great mounted on a living room wall for a full home theater experience, but it can also serve as a good bedroom TV. 65-inch TV deals are popular during major sales events, since they’re right in the sweet spot of…
Despite Apple and Facebook investing billions into a “metaverse” future, in recent years there’s been a distinct drop-off in venture deals for startups focused on finding opportunities in augmented reality. Many VCs who have been burned by investments in large-scale efforts like Magic Leap now see the near-term spoils of augmented reality tech as opportunities…
In what looks like bad news for adtech giants like Facebook and Google, MEPs in the European Parliament have voted for tougher restrictions on how Internet users’ data can be combined for ad targeting purposes — backing a series of amendments to draft legislation that’s set to apply to the most powerful platforms on the…
