The team at inVia Robotics didn’t start out looking to build a business that would create a new kind of model for selling robotics to the masses, but that may be exactly what they’ve done. After their graduation from the University of Southern California’s robotics program, Lior Alazary, Dan Parks, and Randolph Voorhies, were casting…
Qutoutiao, a news aggregator app backed by Tencent, has filed for an initial public offering of up to $300 million in the United States. In its F-1 form, the company, whose name means “fun headlines,” said it is the number two mobile content aggregator in China. Its main rivals are Jinri Toutiao, China’s top news…
SoftBank’s Vision Fund is backing Chinese online insurance giant ZhongAn through its latest investment, which could take the company — which has struggled for stability following a monster IPO last year — into international markets. The Vision Fund announced today it has made an undisclosed investment in ZhongAn International, the global arm of the five-year-old company created by $200…
For three years, Velo3D has operating in stealth mode. The bay area based startup has largely managed to fly on the radar, in spite of raising an impressive $90 million since launching in June 2015. Today, however, the 120 person company is finally ready to discuss what it’s been working on, just as it announces…
The Huawei Watch 3 may be a ways off from release, but that doesn’t mean Huawei isn’t working on what it could look like. A new patent from Huawei hints at a smartwatch with space to store a pair of true wireless earbuds. The post Huawei Watch 3: Everything we know appeared first on Digital…
The Kindle Voyage is no more. The e-reader is currently unavailable through Amazon, as noted by a few sites. You can still pick up a refurbed version through the retailer, but listings for the new model note that, “[t]his item is only available from third-party sellers.” TechCrunch confirmed that the product is no longer available…
A new patent suggests that a major improvement may be in the works for Apple’s digital assistant. Nothing has been confirmed, but Apple may soon work on implementing multiuser support for Siri. The post New patent suggests multiuser support could one day come to Siri appeared first on Digital Trends. Source link Shiv EswarShiv has…
Just at the NFL is gearing up to kickoff its regular season, Adidas has announced that it will be partnering with Twitter to livestream high school football games on the platform. The “Friday Night Stripes” series (Get it? Get it?) will include eight games, featuring teams from California, Georgia, Florida, Nevada and Indiana. The series…
Soon, Saint Louis University students won’t be able to avoid Amazon’s near ubiquitous smart speakers. The university announced this week a plan to outfit living spaces with 2,300 Echo Dots. The devices are set to be deployed by the time classes start, later this month. SLU is quick to note that it’s “the first college…
Are you looking for the best new music? Each week, we scour the internet to find the most compelling new songs. On tap this week: Kurt Vile, Father John Misty, Gold Star, and Iron & Wine. The post The best new music this week: Kurt Vile, Father John Misty, and more appeared first on Digital…
