Join a conversation and AMA with Run The World on virtual events now and post COVID – TechCrunch

Join a conversation and AMA with Run The World on virtual events now and post COVID – TechCrunch

Join TechCrunch for the first edition of 2021 ask me something Series in which TechCrunch interviews experts and answers your burning questions about virtual events. Our first guest is Xiaoyin Qu, co-founder and CEO of Rule the world. Friday, February 26, 1 p.m. PT Register here Run The World is a platform for virtual events … Read more

Android update adds scheduled texts and improves accessibility

Android Spring 2021 Update Assistant Lock Screen

The first Android 12 Developer Preview may not have told us much about what to expect from the next version of Google’s mobile operating system, but we’re getting new features sooner than expected. The company today announces a series of six updates that might surprise us as we wait for Android 12 to officially arrive. … Read more

Best alarm clocks of 2021

Best alarm clocks of 2021

(CNN) —   Having an alarm clock may seem outdated with your smartphone’s endless number of tones and apps available to wake you up. But using your phone before you tuck in can lead to lower-quality sleep, and let’s be honest: Don’t you rely on your phone for enough already? So if you want to … Read more

Riveter CEO and husband dispute FBI’s seizure of their bank accounts in AWS kickback investigation

Riveter CEO and husband dispute FBI’s seizure of their bank accounts in AWS kickback investigation

BigStock Photo / DeepPixel In a new lawsuit, attorneys for Seattle entrepreneur Amy Nelson and her husband allege that their salary and income are being falsely held by the government in connection with the FBI’s seizure of more than $ 892,000 from their bank accounts last year. The case is one of several disputes arising … Read more

Eat this, not that, exercise now; new personalized software predicts and helps prevents blood sugar spikes – TechCrunch

Eat this, not that, exercise now; new personalized software predicts and helps prevents blood sugar spikes – TechCrunch

Not everyone has type 2 diabetes, the disease that causes chronically high blood sugar levels, but many do. Around 9% of Americans are affected, and another 30% are at risk of developing. Enter the software by January. AI, a four-year-old subscription-based startup that began offering customers personalized diet and activity suggestions in November based on … Read more

US hits 500,000 deaths; Britain lockdown; Biden PPE loans

US hits 500,000 deaths; Britain lockdown; Biden PPE loans

The US has crossed a dismal COVID threshold again, much faster than any other country in the world. Less than a year after the coronavirus outbreak was declared a pandemic, the US recorded its 500,000th death on Monday, according to the Johns Hopkins University dashboard. That’s more than double the number of COVID-19 deaths registered … Read more

T-Mobile’s Magenta Max plan comes with true unlimited data

Magenta plans 2021

T-Mobile is rolling out a plan later this week that will almost completely remove the throttling. The new Magenta Max plan includes unlimited premium data and unlimited video streaming at 4K. It also includes 40 GB of high-speed tethering data (T-Mobile will throttle your devices to 3G speeds after you exceed this limit) as well … Read more

DealBook DC Policy Project Day 1: Janet Yellen, Letitia James, Ed Bastian and Steve Ballmer

DealBook DC Policy Project Day 1: Janet Yellen, Letitia James, Ed Bastian and Steve Ballmer

On the second day of the DealBook DC Policy Project, we will hear from more policymakers and business leaders about the challenges for the coronavirus vaccine rollout, the future of financial regulation and the outlook for bipartisanship in polarized times. Here is the lineup (all times Eastern): 12:30 P.M. – 1 P.M. Karen Lynch of … Read more