When the pandemic receded enough that we could get in our car with dogs, SiriusXM, and our kids in the rearview mirror, we drove to South Carolina. Tina had endured the last year and almost another half while her mother languished with aging pets, her husband in an institution, and ultimately his death. As the … Read more
Add another important voice to the chorus of those who claim the next iPhone could have an always-on display. As 9to5Mac notes, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said in his weekly “Power On” newsletter that the 2021 iPhone will potentially have an “Apple Watch-like” always-on display with better battery life, in addition to a 120 Hz refresh … Read more
(Big picture) Most of us have had the experience of sending a text message or email that sounded insensitive or angry when we did not intend to do so. Unfortunately, the lack of social cues in such messages makes it much easier to be misinterpreted. Depending on the communication, this can lead to misunderstandings, hurt … Read more
Relevance is often bound to rarity. As a result, the first – whether a birthday, an academic achievement, or a vice president – has its own weight. Whether this pressure is warranted is a discussion in itself, but today we are focusing on the ramifications of India’s first unicorn IPO: Zomato. Food delivery startup Zomato, … Read more
WhatsApp chats already have end-to-end encryption, but what about your online backups? They too will be covered soon. As The Verge notes, WABetaInfo found that the latest WhatsApp beta for Android (2.21.15.5) includes a test for end-to-end encrypted cloud backups. Sign up and you don’t have to worry about hackers or spies being able to … Read more
adyn CEO Elizabeth Ruzzo. (adyn photo) As a scientist, Elizabeth Ruzzo likes to make decisions based on data. When she went through trial and error with several doctors trying to find a method of contraception that would not make her unhappy, she was angry and confused. She consulted a doctor only to learn what she … Read more
Like some of the best consumer tech from the last decade, I didn’t know I needed an e-bike until I was on one, breezing down the bike lane contemplating my newfound freedom. Before buying a Nintendo Switch, I would have never guessed how much a candy-colored gaming console that I could pop out of a … Read more
Fakespot, an app that analyzes Amazon reviews to determine which are fake, is no longer available for iOS. Amazon successfully convinced Apple to remove it from the App Store after the company raised concerns that the application was providing misleading information and creating potential security vulnerabilities. The e-commerce giant has confirmed to Engadget that it … Read more
Shape CEO Francois Vigneault. (Shape photo) Shape Therapeutics, a Seattle preclinical biotech company developing RNA editing and gene therapy technologies, has raised $ 112 million. The company’s RNA editing technologies come from the laboratory of co-founder Prashant Mali, a bio-engineer at the University of California, San Diego, who sits on Shape’s scientific advisory board. Shape … Read more
Dieses letzte Wochenende zeigte den vielbeschworenen Start der ersten (nicht zahlenden) Passagiere von Virgin Galactic, mit Gründer und CEO Richard Branson. Nach den Feierlichkeiten hatte ich die Gelegenheit, mit dem Präsidenten des Unternehmens, Mike Moses, zu sprechen, der mit jedem Detail der Operation und den Plänen des Unternehmens für den Übergang von Test- zu kommerziellen … Read more