Let’s imagine for a second that the GPU market isn’t a trash fire from scalpers, miners, and overpriced GT 1030. Even in this alternate reality where you can easily buy a GPU, NVIDIA currently has some pretty big gaps in its lineup. Some of these loopholes were closed today at Computex in Taipei with the … Read more
Safeology’s air purifier (left) is used in a classroom at Cedar Park Christian School in the Seattle area. (Safeology photo / Cedar Park Christian School) A Seattle area lighting manufacturer has launched a range of UV lighting products designed to kill viruses and protect people – just as schools and businesses are preparing to welcome … Read more
Thousands of charging stations for electric vehicles will be built across the country over the next decade. ChargerHelp !, founded in January 2020 by Kameale C. Terry and Evette Ellis, wants to make sure they keep going. Terry came up with the idea for the on-demand EV charging station repair app while working at EV … Read more
Sigma caused a stir with the original 24-megapixel FP thanks to its cool, tiny body and high-end video capabilities, including RAW recording. Now the $ 2,500 fp L has been introduced with the same chassis but a 61-megapixel sensor with a much higher resolution. Along with the camera, Sigma introduced an external electronic viewfinder, which … Read more
Check out the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 23, 2021. Sign up to receive these updates in your inbox every Sunday by subscribing to our weekly GeekWire email newsletter. The most popular stories on GeekWire Amazon founder Jeff … Read more
Jai Kisan, an Indian startup trying to bring financial services to rural India, where commercial banks have single-digit penetration, said Monday it had raised $ 30 million in a new round of funding to help scale its business. Hundreds of millions of people in India now live in rural areas. Most of them have no … Read more
Instagram is making changes that could relate to censorship claims. The social network has confirmed to the Financial Times that it is changing its algorithm so that re-released posts in stories are treated as the originals after Palestinians accused the company of censoring content. A Facebook spokesperson told Engadget that there was no intentional censorship … Read more
The University of Washington AfterLife Listings team during a virtual presentation. Clockwise from top left: Co-Founder Clara Kobashigawa, Co-Founder Aidan Shev, and UX Specialist Brendan Tran. (UW photo) A team of University of Washington students tasked with making funeral plan-related planning and transactions easier has won the $ 25,000 grand prize in the 2021 Dempsey … Read more
A venture capitalist once told me frankly that when you see the phrase “democratization” in technical marketing material, consider it a red flag. Democracy in general is often associated with an ironic limitation: it benefits white and male participants disproportionately. Well, you know me well enough to know that I normally wouldn’t start your Saturday … Read more
Google’s approach to protecting Android’s privacy comes under fire after Arizona’s antitrust investigations into phone tracing. As Insider reports, recently unedited documents indicate that Google has made it difficult to find the privacy settings for Android. When Google tested versions of the operating system that showed privacy features, the company reportedly saw increased use of … Read more