Ring’s founder will become Latch’s CEO after selling a stealth startup to the company Jamie Siminoff has been busy. The Ring founder quietly exited the advisor role he took back in March…
Month: May 2023
NewLimit, cofounded by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, raises $40M to extend life
NewLimit, cofounded by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, raises $40M to extend life NewLimit, a 1.5-year-old, San Francisco-based, 17-person company that aims to increase the number of healthy years each person lives by…
The Morning After: This company will give you a free TV if you're willing to watch non-stop ads
The Morning After: This company will give you a free TV if you're willing to watch non-stop ads Startup Telly is now taking US reservations for free 55-inch 4K TVs that continuously…
The Pandemic Isn't Over. Here's How to Stay Safe
The Pandemic Isn't Over. Here's How to Stay Safe While the Arcturus variant does not seem to cause more severe disease compared to other variants, it yields an inflammatory response in the…
Autonomous Worlds Aim to Free Online Games From Corporate Control
Autonomous Worlds Aim to Free Online Games From Corporate Control OPCraft was built to demonstrate blockchain-related features like that, and also to demonstrate a toolkit developed by 0xPARC’s Lattice for building on-chain…
iPhone 15 Pro Max rumored to be only model that gets new periscope lens tech
iPhone 15 Pro Max rumored to be only model that gets new periscope lens tech The iPhone 15 Pro Max will be the first and only model with the periscope lens in…
Spotify expands AI-powered DJ feature to UK and Ireland
Spotify expands AI-powered DJ feature to UK and Ireland Spotify is launching its AI feature called “DJ” for premium customers in the U.K. and Ireland. The feature is aimed at music discovery…
a16z-backed Rooms.xyz lets you build interactive, 3D rooms and simple games in your browser
a16z-backed Rooms.xyz lets you build interactive, 3D rooms and simple games in your browser A team of ex-Googlers is today launching a new digital creativity platform, Rooms.xyz, into beta testing. The startup,…
This Is Catfishing on an Industrial Scale
This Is Catfishing on an Industrial Scale Most of the sites are run by larger companies called Meet Us Media and Take Two Digital. Neither responded to requests for comment. At Georgia…
The Plastic Crisis Finally Gets Emergency Status
The Plastic Crisis Finally Gets Emergency Status Humanity’s relationship with plastic isn’t just broken—it’s absurd. We’re now churning out a trillion pounds of it a year—an altogether more stunning figure when you consider…