• Google retires the Pixel C tablet as it shifts focus to the Pixelbook

    Google retires the Pixel C tablet as it shifts focus to the Pixelbook

    As noted earlier today by Android Police, Google has stopped selling the Pixel C through its online store. It’s a quiet and not unexpected end for the company’s well-received tablet, designed to make room for Google’s latest and greatest. Read More

  • Trump’s website is coded with a broken server error message that blames Obama

    Trump’s website is coded with a broken server error message that blames Obama

    If you’re a fan of Easter eggs hidden in source code, this is a pretty good one. Apparently, as Washington Post data reporter Christopher Ingraham observed on Twitter, some Trump administration and GOP websites have a portion of code with a joke that throws shade at Obama’s golf habits, the irony nowhere to be found. Read More

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    It’s surprisingly easy to program living tissue to form new 3D shapes

    It’s surprisingly easy to program living tissue to form new 3D shapes

    The boundary between biology and technology blurs further and further as researchers discover more and more parallels between the two. Today they have found that it’s relatively simple to essentially hack living tissue by programming a pattern into cells, making them grow and fold on their own into a desired shape. Read More

  • Hiring has gone Hollywood Crunch Network

    Hiring has gone Hollywood

    The top of the hiring funnel has gotten very crowded. We’ve always had recruiters or headhunters for top executives. They’re also commonly used in many industries for lower-skill positions, i.e. staffing. What’s changed is that staffing or fee-for-placement intermediaries are emerging for a range of professional positions. Read More

  • Netflix’s ‘Bright’ reached 11M viewers in its first three days, according to Nielsen

    Netflix’s ‘Bright’ reached 11M viewers in its first three days, according to Nielsen

    Netflix spent $90 million on the production of Bright, an unlikely hybrid of buddy cop movie and high fantasy. Will that investment pay off? Well, Nielsen has released some initial viewership numbers, reporting that the film reached 11 million U.S. viewers in its first three days. Read More

  • Uber’s Frankenboard arrives

    Uber’s Frankenboard arrives

    Today was a momentous day in Uber history. After much debate, rumors and strife over the past few weeks, it looks like the company and its shareholders have come to an agreement over a tender offer that will see SoftBank own nearly 15 percent of the company, while also injecting around $1 billion in fresh capital. That deal is expected to close in the new year. Read More

  • Apple apologizes for not telling customers iPhones with older batteries would slow over time

    Apple apologizes for not telling customers iPhones with older batteries would slow over time

    Apple has today posted a letter on its website and a technical article in its Knowledge Base apologizing for not being more transparent about how it handles performance on iPhones with older batteries. Last week, Apple issued a statement that made it clear that changes it made a year ago were indeed slowing down the maximum performance of iPhones with older batteries. It will now also offer… Read More

  • Snapchat adds a 2017 year in review feature for saved memories

    Snapchat adds a 2017 year in review feature for saved memories

    Snapchat users who snap and save can take a stroll down memory lane with the app’s new feature, “A Look Back at 2017.” If you’re the type that would rather ruminate than remain committed to Snapchat’s previously purely ephemeral philosophy, you can find your 2017 year in review in the memories tab. Read More

  • AWS showed no signs of slowing down in 2017

    AWS showed no signs of slowing down in 2017

    AWS had a successful year by any measure. The company continued to behave like a startup with the kind of energy and momentum to invest in new areas not usually seen in an incumbent with a significant marketshare lead. How good a year was it? According to numbers from Synergy Research, the company remains the category leader by far with around 35 percent marketshare. Microsoft sits well behind… Read More

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