You might have been considering – or have already started – picking up a new hobby this year, particularly one you can do at home. Podcasting seems to be a popular option, and RODE is a company that has done more to cater specifically to this audience than just about any other audio company out
Month: June 2020
The direct-to-consumer health insurer Oscar has raised another $225 million in its latest, late-stage round of funding as its vision of tech-enabled health care services to drive down consumer costs becomes more and more of a reality. In an effort to prevent a patient’s potential exposure to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, most healthcare practices are
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FP TrendingJun 26, 2020 17:02:42 IST The next series of OnePlus TVs are going to be thinner than the OnePlus 8 smartphone, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has revealed in an interview. Lau posted a message on Twitter, highlighting, “With a 95 percent screen-to-body ratio, we’re pushing the boundaries of your TV experience. Literally. #SmarterTV.” Image:
For years, animal rights activists in China have lobbied policymakers, organized education drives and staged protests to persuade the government and the public to support banning the eating of dogs and cats. They scored few concrete wins. The coronavirus, which spread from a food market in China, changed everything. After the national government suspended the
FP TrendingJun 26, 2020 16:45:40 IST Facebook is rolling out a new feature that will allow its users to know if a link they are posting is old news. According to the company blog, the notification that has already started rolling out worldwide will pop-up when one goes to share something that is 90 days old. The pop-up
Virgin Galactic has successfully performed a second test flight of its SpaceShipTwo Unity spacecraft from Spaceport America. The company aims to get ahead of the space tourism curve by offering suborbital flights which will take passengers to the edge of space, and this latest test flight brings it one step closer to making that a
Waymo has inked a deal with Volvo to develop an all-new driverless electric vehicle for ridsharing use, the two companies announced on Thursday, June 25. The autonomous-vehicle company said it will work with Volvo and its global brands, Polestar and Lynk & Co., to integrate its self-driving Waymo Driver system into a new mobility-focused electric-vehicle
Sometimes there’s no easy way to download and share something. You’ve stumbled across the perfect picture online, but there’s no way to save it. There’s an excellent recipe on a cooking app, but you won’t have an internet connection later to look it up again and there’s no option to save it for offline access.
Twitch is now addressing sexual assault allegations on a case by case basis following a series of sexual misconduct claims. The live stream platform is now “looking into the recent allegations of sexual abuse and harassment involving Twitch streamers and actions we’re taking,” according to a Wednesday blog post. “We are reviewing each case that
Karat is a new startup promising to build better banking products for the creators who make a living on YouTube, Instagram, Twitch and other online platforms. Today it’s unveiling its first product — the Karat Black Card. The startup, which was part of accelerator Y Combinator’s Winter 2020 batch, is also announcing that it has
Share you personal videos without the need of a VR-ready PC. Since the launch of the social VR platform Bigscreen, movie fans have been jumping into VR to checkout a huge catalog of awesome 2D and 3D blockbuster flicks alongside friends and strangers from across the globe. The movie genres span from sci-fi, drama, action,
Conceptual image of two black holes on the cusp of merging, situated within the gaseous disk of a nearby supermassive black hole (the bright spot in the background).Image: R. Hurt/Caltech/Infrared Processing & Analysis Center Black holes aren’t supposed to leak any light when they smash into each other—or at least that’s what physicists thought. Advertisement
Apple’s recently announced iOS 14, macOS, iPadOS 14, and tvOS promise several major improvements that could make gaming on them feel more like playing on a console or PC. Apple released new details about its upcoming operating systems this week, including a rash of new game-controller support functions, like button remapping, rumble, and motion controls.
As perennial front runner for the title of probably-the-most-evil tech company, Amazon has a long way to go to rehabilitate its image as a take-no-prisoners, industry-consolidating wealth machine. In a bold effort to do so, the company announced today that it would buy the rights to Seattle’s KeyArena, a not particularly noteworthy stadium currently under
Earlier today, insurtech unicorn Lemonade filed an S-1/A, providing context into how the former startup may price its IPO and what the company may be worth when it begins to trade. According to its new filing, Lemonade expects its IPO to price at $23 to $26 per share. As the company intends to sell 11
Developer nDreams offers a unique stealth experience that doesn’t overstay its welcome. “Just keep paddling. Don’t look behind you. Just keep paddling.” These are the words I told myself while attempting to escape a barrage of incoming machine gun fire after drawing the attention of nearby enemies by destroying an active missile silo. Whether it
The ‘billboard’ method can generate hundreds of inbound calls Imran Tariq 7 hours Imran Tariq Contributor Imran Tariq is the co-founder of Webmetrix Group, the best-selling author of two books, a serial entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist. Picture the drive to work you used to make every day before the COVID-19 pandemic struck — the same
tech2 News StaffJun 25, 2020 18:20:08 IST Realme has launched four products in India today that include Realme X3, Realme X3 SuperZoom, Realme Buds Q, and a Realme Adventurer backpack. The two newly launched smartphones come with Snapdragon 855+ chipset, 64 MP quad-camera setup, 120 Hz refresh rate display, and 4,200 mAh battery. Realme X3,
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 has been yet again previewed in a new leak. Shared by Evan Blass (via XDA Developers), the render offers a clear look at the upcoming smartwatch, and falls in line with previous rumors that suggested a familiar exterior. The Galaxy Watch 3 largely appears to resemble its predecessor and refines
NASA’s first spacewalk since January will take place at the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, and the space agency has posted a short animation (below) revealing what astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken will be doing during their time outside. The pair have spent the last few days going through the details of the
Api.video, a “developer-first” video platform that makes it easier for websites and apps to video features, has raised $5.5 million, in a seed round led by London venture capital firm Blossom Capital. Also participating is Kima Ventures and a number of angel investors. Previous backers include Octave Klaba (founder of OVH), Eduardo Ronzano (founder of
tech2 News StaffJun 25, 2020 09:18:50 IST OnePlus 8 series was debuted back in April this year. Today, both OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro will be available for purchase in India at 12 pm on Amazon and OnePlus’ website. Also, to bring you up to speed, OnePlus is also going to launch an affordable smart
Amazon has set up a new Counterfeit Crimes Unit to track down and prosecute fraudsters selling fake goods on its shopping site. The problem of counterfeiters has troubled Amazon for years, with the e-commerce giant investing more than $500 million to fight fraud and abuses in 2019 alone. The newly formed Counterfeit Crimes Unit aims
LAED Act co-sponsor Senator Lindsey Graham.Photo: Tom Williams-Pool (Getty Images) A trio of Republican senators have introduced a bill that would force tech firms to engineer backdoors into their encryption techniques whenever a judge asks them to—essentially banning encryption that prevents hackers from stealing stored data and end-to-end encryption that prevents anyone but senders and
Are you getting enough sleep? According to a 2016 report by the Centers for Disease Control, more than a third of Americans aren’t, with sleep-related disorders affecting an estimated 50 million to 70 million Americans — and that is a problem. Lack of sleep doesn’t just make people cranky; it can lead to a variety
For photographers and videographers spending a lot less time on location and a lot more time at the desk right now, one great use of time is going back through archives and backlogs to find hidden gems, and hone those edit skills. One recently-released device called the Loupedeck CT can make that an even more
Earlier today we took a look at two companies that have filed to go public, nCino and GoHealth. The pair join Lemonade in a march toward the public markets. But those three firms are hardly alone. We know that DoorDash filed privately earlier this year (it also raised a pile of cash lately, so its
En garde! Researchers at the University of Bath in Somerset, United Kingdom, have partnered with Cambridge-based game studio Ninja Theory (Hellblade VR, DmC: Devil May Cry, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West) to deliver more realistic, data-driven sword fighting in VR. While pre-recorded attacks and defensive positions may work fine in the standard 2D gaming format,
Explore Tony’s garage and modify your suit in hit upcoming PSVR exclusive. Marvel’s upcoming superhero simulator Iron Man VR is shaping up to be one of the most exciting releases of 2020. This July players will have the chance to step into the shoes of one of Marvel’s most iconic heroes as take on a
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