Tech and Gadget Can the startup building a Fortnite for VR become the Fortnite of VR? | Industry Nov 10, 2018 Virtual reality hasn’t proven itself to be the lucrative escape of the every-man, but the medium has done a fairly good job enticing the gaming…
Tech and Gadget Google to hire Geisinger Health’s CEO to lead healthcare efforts | Tech Industry Nov 10, 2018 Google has reportedly picked David Feinberg, CEO of US-based health services organisation Geisinger Health, to lead the company’s healthcare efforts.…
Tech and Gadget Volkswagen is reportedly planning to take on Tesla with a sub-$23,000 electric car | Tech Industry Nov 10, 2018 In brief: Volkswagen has never seemed terribly interested in shipping electric vehicles, but it seems recent EU regulations regarding emissions…
Tech and Gadget Overlord is a gloriously entertaining piece of B-movie schlock | Tech Industry Nov 10, 2018 For some people, labeling a film as a B-movie is a crushing bit of condescension, but for others, it’s high praise and an implicit recommendation.…
Tech and Gadget As Microsoft moves more blogs off its MSDN and TechNet sites | Industry Nov 10, 2018 For the past year-plus, I have been noticing a number of Microsoft bloggers posting that their blogs were either shutting down or moving to…
Tech and Gadget Critical authentication flaw in DJI drone web app fixed | Tech Industry Nov 9, 2018 Attackers could have spied in real time on drone fleets used in critical infrastructure, including both flight path data and real-time video and…
Tech and Gadget Japan is cracking down on SoftBank’s revenue | Industry Nov 9, 2018 First, a couple of quick follow-ups to our coverage of Form Ds yesterday, and then a deeper dive into the challenges SoftBank is facing with regards…
Tech and Gadget Zopa, the U.K. P2P lending company, closes £60M round on path to launching a bank | Industry Nov 8, 2018 Obtaining a banking license and then launching an actual new retail bank requires capital. A lot of capital. Enter Zopa, the U.K. peer-to-peer…
Tech and Gadget Guardian Circle upgrades with a decentralized alert network | Industry Nov 8, 2018 Chris Hays and Mark Jeffrey wanted to create a way for everyone to be able to tell their loved ones if they were in trouble. Their first product,…
Tech and Gadget Chrome to hit sites dealing ‘abusive experiences’ with total ad blockade | Tech Industry Nov 7, 2018 Google has warned site owners that its Chrome browser would drop the hammer by blocking all ads if the website harbored what the search giant called…