How to become a VC, Amazon’s voice play, Peloton stock, Facebook’s new VR environment and more – TechCrunch

EC Editorial Announcements TechCrunch Disrupt SF is this week: join us on the Extra Crunch stage TechCrunch’s biggest event of the year is happening this coming week at the brand-new Moscone North convention center in SF. We have wall-to-wall programming on our inaugural Extra Crunch stage, where audience members can ask questions to our panelists…

Huawei MateBook X Pro vs. MacBook Pro

Huawei’s latest Windows 10 notebook ups the screen size and packs in an innovative privacy-enhancing camera and productivity-friendly display. Does the MateBook X Pro have what it takes to compete with its rather obvious target, Apple’s MacBook Pro? Source link Shiv EswarShiv has over 8 years experience working on Internet of Things and an avid…

Meet the makers of modular – TechCrunch

When Dieter Döpfer, the founder of music instrument manufacturer Doepfer, decided to launch a brand new modular synthesiser system in 1995, no one could have predicted what would follow. Today, his “Eurorack” format supports an ecosystem of hundreds of manufacturers that have collectively produced thousands of compatible modules used by famous musicians, such as Radiohead,…

AT&T joins Qualcomm’s smart cities gang, as industry seeks closer collaboration

AT&T has joined Qualcomm’s smart cities accelerator programme, which now counts almost 70 members and met for the first time in San Diego last week. The initiative has been convened as a collaboration vehicle, to connect cities, municipalities, government agencies and enterprises with end-to-end smart city solutions. Qualcomm calls it an “all-in-one matchmaking programme”. The…