Robo-logistics company Magazino raises $25M for its warehouse bots

 German robotics firm Magazino, creator of robots meant to work alongside people in warehouses and the like, has raised $24.8 million to continue development and deployment of its TORU and SOTO robots. Read More

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New to Mac? 10 Simple macOS Routines You Have to Know

Switching operating systems can be a hassle. macOS doesn’t work quite like Windows does, and you’ll likely have to adjust to Apple’s quirks before you feel completely at home on the system. The first step to Mac proficiency is being comfortable with the basics, so let’s take a look at a few of them. You can always bookmark this page as a point of reference, just in case you need to brush up in the future. 1. How to Power On, Restart, and Shut Down Your Mac All Mac computers will have an obvious power switch, commonly found on the...

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Facebook should disclose and limit pricing for political campaign ads

 An interesting reporton the Facebook ad machinery in play during the election highlighted an issue that I hadn’t considered: Facebook’s ad marketplace gave a huge pricing advantage to one candidate over the other. It seems like a no-brainer that these differences should at least be made public in the case of political contests, and arguably should be limited in the way political… Read More
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Despite backlash to the redesign, Snapchat downloads are up

 “What’s all the fuss about?” Curiosity over why people are protesting the Snapchat redesign seems to have inspired a new wave of users to try the app. Snapchat downloads in the U.S. went up 41 percent to 76 percent in the week following the redesign’s February 6th rollout compared to the week before, according to data provided exclusively to TechCrunch by Sensor Tower.… Read More
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Pinterest hires former Square and Google exec Francoise Brougher as its first COO

 Pinterest today is adding another executive to its upper c-suite with the hire of Francoise Brougher, who was most recently business lead at Square and prior to that VP of SMB global sales and operations at Google, as its first chief operating officer. Both of those previous positions are probably going to be of particular interest to Pinterest, as someone with Brougher’s experience… Read More

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Ditch the Babysitter: 15 Amazon Alexa Skills for Kids

Amazon Alexa isn’t just for mom and dad anymore. The popular voice-controllable assistant continues to become more popular and expand its reach to more devices—including the Amazon Echo line of speakers. While the number of form factors has grown, so has the number of apps, also known as skills. Echo (2nd Generation) - Charcoal Fabric Echo (2nd Generation) - Charcoal Fabric Buy Now At Amazon $99.99 Currently, there are more than 20,000 skills available, ranging from ordering a pizza to playing a round of Jeopardy! Your kids can even join in on the fun with a whole host of different...

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Pinterest hires former Square and Google exec Francoise Brougher as its first COO

 Pinterest today is adding another executive to its upper c-suite with the hire of Francoise Brougher, who was most recently business lead at Square and prior to that VP of SMB global sales and operations at Google, as its first chief operating officer. Both of those previous positions are probably going to be of particular interest to Pinterest, as someone with Brougher’s experience… Read More
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Apple now relies on Google Cloud Platform and Amazon S3 for iCloud data

 It’s no secret, Apple has been relying on third-party cloud companies for iCloud. And CNBC spotted an interesting tidbit in Apple’s own documents. The company now relies on Amazon S3 and Google Cloud Platform’s storage product to store iCloud data. Back in 2016, CRN reported that Apple signed with Google for cloud storage. But Apple’s document represents the first… Read More

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Despite backlash to the redesign, Snapchat downloads are up

 “What’s all the fuss about?” Curiosity over why people are protesting the Snapchat redesign seems to have inspired a new wave of users to try the app. Snapchat downloads in the U.S. went up 41 percent to 76 percent in the week following the redesign’s February 6th rollout compared to the week before, according to data provided exclusively to TechCrunch by Sensor Tower.… Read More

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EnvKey wants to create a smarter place to store a company’s API keys and credentials

 If an engineer ends up leaving a company, on their own, or for any other reason, the company work is going to have to quickly work to change all of their keys for their credentials and keys application components. That’s a huge hassle, because often times it’s hard to know where they are stored, who can access what, and how to change everything at a massive scale — especially… Read More

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Hunter2 wants to teach engineers to handle web app security with a hands-on approach

 When Equifax was broken into late last year — one of the biggest security breaches in recent history — Fletcher Heisler wanted to make sure security engineers got to know exactly what happened right away, and how to fix it. That’s part of the goal of Hunter2, a new online learning platform for security engineers that’s designed to teach them how to handle these kinds… Read More

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Hate Everything? This New Dating App Is Perfect for You

When it comes to online dating, you’ve probably seen it all—from hookup apps to apps you can use to find new friends, to platforms where you can’t always text your match first. But what about an app that matches you with other people based on what you both hate? In comparison to big sharks in the pool of online dating like Tinder or Bumble, Hater dating app is rather new. And it seems like the app developers have found a new angle: connecting you with people who hate the same things you do. But will it become the perfect recipe...

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Cellebrite may have found a way to unlock iPhones running iOS 11

 According to a Forbes report, Israeli company Cellebrite is now able to unlock some very recent iPhones. Cellebrite is a well-known company that sells mobile forensics tools to extract data from locked devices. While early versions of iOS weren’t really secure, this has changed quite a lot in recent years. All iOS devices now ship with a secure enclave, all data is encrypted if you use… Read More

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20 Online Shopping Sites With Free International Shipping

The rise of online shopping has made international shipping the conveyor belt of the world. The global marketplace is a button away. You can order a didgeridoo from Australia and it’ll turn up on your doorstep in Iceland within the week. But it’ll probably cost you a fortune. International shipping doesn’t come cheap. Thankfully, there are a few sites that offer free international shipping. All the retailers we’re about to introduce you to offer some form of free international shipping. We’ve organized them into categories to make it easier to browse. Keep reading to find out more. Note: Depending on...

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Rating the big smartphone makers at MWC 2018

 With that in mind, this seems like the perfect opportunity to take a good look at how the industry’s big names fared at the show. Barring any sort of unforeseen circumstances, here’s a list of this week’s biggest winners and losers. HMD (Nokia): HMD scored a coup for a second year in a row, led by another nod to Nokia’s former successes. This time out, it was a return… Read More

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Google’s Flutter app SDK for iOS and Android is now in beta

 Flutter is Google’s open source toolkit for helping developers build iOS and Android apps. It’s not necessarily a household name yet, but it’s also less than a year old and, to some degree, it’s going up against frameworks like Facebook’s popular React Native. Google’s framework, which is heavily focused around the company’s Dart programming language,… Read More
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Google’s Flutter app SDK for iOS and Android is now in beta

 Flutter is Google’s open source toolkit for helping developers build iOS and Android apps. It’s not necessarily a household name yet, but it’s also less than a year old and, to some degree, it’s going up against frameworks like Facebook’s popular React Native. Google’s framework, which is heavily focused around the company’s Dart programming language,… Read More

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Rakuten will roll its $9B loyalty program into a new blockchain-based cryptocurrency, Rakuten Coin

 Back in 2016, Amazon’s Japanese rival Rakuten acquired Bitnet, a bitcoin wallet startup that it had previously invested in, to help it work on blockchain technology and applications. Today, one of the first fruits of that deal has come to light. The company is planning a new cryptocurrency called Rakuten Coin — built on blockchain technology and the company’s existing… Read More

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