An experimental Google Assistant feature, codenamed “Guacamole”, lets you issue voice commands without prefixing “Hey, Google”. That is, if the tech giant decides to give it a wide release. Android Police discovered the guacamole option in the settings of the latest beta version of the Google app, and others with devices running Android 11 discovered … Read more
An Amazon employee is given a mask when entering a fulfillment center in Kent, Washington, before moving to the huge warehouse for package handling. (GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Amazon is expecting thousands of its employees to attend a COVID-19 vaccination event at the company’s fulfillment center in Kent, Washington on Monday. It is … Read more
Bobby Goodlatte ist erst seit etwa einem Jahrzehnt ein Investor, aber er scheint bereits zig Millionen Dollar verdient zu haben, entgegen den Erwartungen einiger traditioneller VCs, die privat und öffentlich festgestellt haben, dass zu viele unerfahrene Investoren in die USA geflutet sind Industrie. „Ich erinnere mich an einen sehr prominenten Investor, der damals sagte:‚ All … Read more
Starting in late May, Humble Bundle plans to test a new store page that will remove the signature sliders. Since selling its first charity package in 2010, the company has given customers the opportunity to choose how much of what they pay for a collection of games, software, or books to split between themselves, publishers, … Read more
Bill Gates during his message to the Leaders Summit on Climate on Friday. (YouTube screenshot) Bill Gates participated on the second day of President Joe Biden’s virtual “Leaders Summit on Climate” on Friday with a message to the world leaders on the steps necessary to avoid a climate catastrophe. Microsoft co-founder and co-chair of the … Read more
Alphawave IP is a global semiconductor IP company focused on the way semiconductors communicate. This will be crucial as 5G data networks are rolled out, for example powering everything from homes, industry and autonomous vehicles. It is interesting, therefore, to note that the Toronto-born company has plans to go public in London valued at $ … Read more
Thanks to Cyberpunk 2077, CD Cyber Red achieved record sales and sales figures for the 2020 financial year despite the problematic release of the game. The developer has announced (PDF) over 2.14 billion Polish zlotys (PLN) or total sales of Reaching around $ 563 million, which is four times more than in 2019. This is … Read more
Venture Out executives Sean Sternbach (left) and Ken Horenstein. (Venture out photo) Venture Out expanded: The Seattle-based organization that aims to help technicians quit businesses and create their own startups has added a new program called Moonlighter Lab. What it does: The lab charges $ 1,499 for an 8-week program of validating startup ideas from … Read more
When Xuezhao Lan founded Basis Set Ventures, the goal was to use the technology to enable venture capital investments. From the earliest days when Lan hired former TechCrunch reporter John Mannes and then built the team with data scientist Rachel Wong, former Upfront Ventures partner Chang Xu, and former Vice President of Growth Sheila Vashee, … Read more
After a relatively quiet month, all the feature film news came at once. No, it’s not another Uncharted delay (that we know of), but a new, reimagined Mortal Kombat movie lands tomorrow. According to screenwriter Greg Russo, violence and blood can be expected (of course), but ensuring the humor of the Mortal Kombat characters translated … Read more