Mosquitos kill more people than any other creature in the world, and there’s no shortage of potential tech solutions. One such solution comes from Bzigo, which markets a device that finds mosquitos in your home, points at them with a laser and can notify you on your phone when a mozzy is buzzing about. Walking
Month: January 2022
Pro-Trump protesters gather in front of the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Brent Stirton/Getty Images Days before a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol, social media posts foreshadowed the deadly Jan. 6 riot. “You better be ready chaos is coming and I will be in DC on 1/6/2021 fighting for my freedom!,” Maryland resident
Never before has the importance of a smooth-flowing supply chain been as clear as it has been in the COVID-19 pandemic era. For manufacturers in particular, managing intricate supply chains can be particularly challenging. Enter Assent Compliance — a Canadian company focused on supply chain sustainability management. Put more simply, Ottawa-based Assent aims to help
2021 best new TV shows to watch, stream, obsess about More Galleries 2021 best new TV shows to watch, stream, obsess about 65 Photos Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX is ready for a serious road trip More Galleries Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX is ready for a serious road trip 57 Photos Sony surprises with Vision-S 02 SUV at
Some of my favorite childhood memories include being read to, and learning to read myself to get lost in a book. If you’ll forgive me the oldmanyellsatcloud.gif moment: It’s a grievous loss that many children are so comprehensively surrounded by screens that it’s hard to experience this. I was delighted, then, to see Oranoff launch
Sophie Alcorn Contributor Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. More posts by this contributor Dear Sophie: Will the H-1B lottery
Schneider is the first trans woman to earn a spot in the game show’s Tournament of Champions, and is the highest-earning female contestant in the history of the game show. As of the episode which aired on January 4, Schneider has won 25 consecutive regular-season games, and a grand total of $918,000. She is the
Neon continues this tradition with unique movement, strange smokes and stuns, and an Emperor Palpatine-esque lightning-based damage super. Her signature ability appears to allow her to sprint, a first for Valorant. She puts down her weapon and charges forward, which can then be chained into a sliding move, during which she readies her weapon. This
I got the Perl Black version of the No. 5909. It’s also available with a Radiant Red or Ice Pewter trim. David Carnoy/CNET This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. A few months back I had a conversation with Master & Dynamic founder and
In recent years, there has been a growing number of startups that are trying to make credit more accessible to consumers. One such startup, Petal, announced today that it has raised a $140 million Series D round of funding. The company’s new valuation is $800 million – more than triple what Petal was valued
After fitting some of its cars with comfy lounge chairs at CES 2020, BMW today unveiled the next step in its in-car entertainment story: a 31-inch 8K smart TV with support for Amazon’s Fire TV service (with a country-specific streaming service for China in the works, too). This new 32:9 “My Mode Theatre” screen for
James Martin/CNET Ubisoft on Wednesday said its subscription game service, Ubisoft Plus, is coming to Xbox consoles in the future, but it didn’t provide exact timing for the platform launch. Ubisoft Plus, which starts at $15 a month, offers access to a wide variety of new and classic titles from the game publishing giant. It’s
Google is announcing no fewer than 13 different new software features at CES 2022, ranging from AirPods-like fast switching to promised software that will mirror your Android text apps on a Chromebook. It’s part of an initiative that Google calls “Better Together” but that the rest of the industry is more likely to refer to
Google has announced that cars with its services built-in will be getting the ability to play YouTube videos while parked later this year, starting with Volvo. For those with a V90, XC40 Recharge, or other supported cars, this should make waiting in a parking lot more bearable since you’ll be able to see videos on
There’s always fun tech for pet owners at CES, and 2022 is no different. But a handful of gadgets this year are taking care to treat dogs and cats not just as beloved furry friends but as intelligent animals with their own processes, emotions, and even a desire to express themselves. At the most basic
Travel, conferences, hotels, they all have something in common: Everything is designed to be used once, and then discarded. Of course, it would be delightful if everyone was able to not use single-use plastics for their cups, razors, toothbrushes and everything else, but unless consumers rebel, that’s unlikely to change anytime soon. It ain’t just
Italian startup Filo — better known in Europe for its Tile-like Bluetooth tracking devices — is showing off its shiny new product Tata Pad, a cushion that goes on top of a child seat, and can notify you if you’ve left your pride and joy strapped into the back seat as you saunter into the
Boba Fett intends to rule over the late Jabba the Hutt’s criminal empire. Lucasfilm The newest major show to hit Disney Plus brings us back to a galaxy far, far away and into its seedy criminal underworld. The Book of Boba Fett is shining the spotlight on Star Wars’ iconic clone bounty hunter after we got hints
Miro is indeed still in the right place at the right time. With remote work continuing to rise, or a hybrid of that and in-person, the online workspace company finds itself with 30 million users and counts nearly all of the Fortune 100 companies as clients. And now today, the company announced its largest round
Vivo has announced the V23 and V23 Pro, the latest phones in the company’s mainstream V series that sells a ton in India and other Asian countries. The most unusual feature is the Sunshine Gold model’s ‘color-changing’ exterior that apparently shifts colors completely when exposed to sunlight. Vivo says the material took two years to
Horizon Call of the Mountain is being developed by Guerrilla Games and Firesprite, a smaller studio best known for Run! Sackboy Run that was formally acquired by Sony last year. Beyond the briefest snippet of a new game, Sony also dropped detailed specs for the PSVR2, intended to be the next-gen version of its virtual
Brankas, an open banking startup for Southeast Asian markets, is entering the new year with a $20 million Series B. The funding was led by Insignia Ventures Partners, with participation from returning investors Beenext and Integra Partners. Other backers included Visa (Brankas was a member of its 2021 Accelerator Program), AFG Partners and Treasury International,
Sony’s Sense PSVR 2 controllers, revealed last year. Sony Computer Entertainment This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Sony pulled a little surprise at its CES 2022 press conference, teasing a few more details of its expected next-gen VR headset for the PlayStation 5.
Rather than announce all of the details of the OnePlus 10 Pro flagship, OnePlus is choosing to space out the details in drips and drabs. First, it released an official teaser image that revealed the design of the phone alongside a China release date of January 11th. Now, it’s announcing the phone’s specs, which include
Sony has announced some basic information about its much-anticipated next-generation VR hardware for the PS5, which it calls — predictably — PSVR2. Very little was revealed about the device but it did confirm some features gamers will care about. The original PSVR was a competent, relatively affordable, easy to use device but fairly limited in
Of course, as noted by Polygon, McSephiroth isn’t a new thing. The mashup meme has a long and weird history, from cosplay to mods for other games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Who doesn’t remember the epic showdown between McSephiroth and KFC Cloud? For those who don’t want an apocalyptic Ronald McDonald haunting their playthrough,
Google is giving four of its top execs a significant pay bump, raising their salaries from $650,000 to $1 million, just weeks after the company told staffers it wouldn’t automatically adjust salaries to account for inflation. The new executive salaries were disclosed in an SEC filing. The executives receiving the $1 million base salaries are
Happy new year! As is our custom, you’ll see quite a few TechCrunch+ articles in the coming days that share predictions for 2022. Upcoming topics include fintech, crypto/blockchain and growth marketing, but yesterday, TechCrunch reporter Ron Miller shared his predictions for enterprise companies this year. As he noted, making enterprise forecasts is tricky: In 2021,
The Ecovacs Deebot X1 Omni promises to vacuum and mop floors without manual intervention. Ecovacs This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. A robot vacuum that can also mop floors on demand? Many products have tried to combine these two activities over the
Skydio’s self-flying drone is getting a host of new software, hardware and services updates to ring in the new year. The Bay Areas-based drone company is revamping their flagship drone with a number of features designed around usability, along with a major software update focused on bringing more control to users without forcing them to