Ashwalkers is an open-ended survival simulator set on the planet 200 years after a massive volcanic disaster, leaving it barren and covered in blizzards of gray dust. On a journey to the dome’s cathedral, a post-apocalyptic utopia on the edge of the world, the players lead a group of four explorers: Petra, the fearless leader; … Read more
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. (GeekWire file photo) Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and former Windows President Steven Sinofsky met for a surprising conversation on Thursday evening when they appeared together in the conversation app Clubhouse by invitation only. The two tech leaders, who weren’t exactly the friendliest breakup, joked and remembered as guests “The … Read more
Let’s examine the financial health of the South Korean e-commerce giant Earlier today in the south Korean e-commerce and delivery giant Coupang went public in the United States. As a private company, Coupang has raised billions, including capital from American venture capital company Sequoia and Japanese telecommunications giant SoftBank and its Vision Fund. Coupang’s offering, … Read more
This last year you may have a little more time to spend. What better motivation is there to start this fitness vlog (or self-isolation misery diary)? Of course, your phone already has everything you need to get started, but it’s 2021 and the internet requires a certain level of quality if you want someone to … Read more
In a boot camp that started in January, students from the University of Washington School of Nursing are training other UW students and faculties who want to help with COVID-19 vaccinations. (Photo by Kiyomi Taguchi / University of Washington) With Washington residents struggling to sign up for COVID-19 vaccinations, a volunteer team of software engineers … Read more
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Natasha and Danny, and Alex and Grace, were all here to talk about the week’s biggest tech events. This week felt strangely comforting from a tech news standpoint: Facebook is copying something, early launch dates are buggy … Read more
Diamonds weren’t always a girl’s best friend. Before the 1930s, they were no longer synonymous with weddings than opals, rubies, and sapphires, which had been routinely used in engagement rings for centuries. It was only when DeBeers – the South African mining company that in the past controlled around 85 percent of the international diamond … Read more
The International Space Station will soon be connected to Microsoft Azure. (NASA photo) The sky is not the limit for the cloud: Microsoft is working with Hewlett Packard Enterprise to bring Azure cloud computing to the International Space Station. HPE’s Spaceborne Computer-2, which is due to be brought to the station on February 20, aboard … Read more
India could soon have another fintech unicorn. BharatPe said Thursday it raised $ 108 million in a round of funding that valued the New Delhi-based financial services startup at $ 900 million. Coatue Management led the Series D round of the three-year startup. Another six existing institutional investors – Ribbit Capital, Insight Partners, Steadview Capital, … Read more
It seems more likely than ever that the Galaxy Note line as we know it is on its way out, and that’s sure to be bad news for fans of the S Pen. Or will it? With the launch of this year’s Galaxy S21 Ultra, Samsung is apparently trying to give its fan-favorite pen a … Read more