Wait for others to take the first steps, let things mature a bit, then swoop in with a simpler, more unified solution. It’s the first entry on the first page of the Apple playbook. And it tends to work like a charm. If you’re reading this, odds are pretty good that you’re in possession of some small piece of the connected home puzzle, a smart lightbulb or thermostat or maybe… Read More Apple works to fit the smart home under a single ...This entry was posted in Home Mobile and tagged apple on September 13, 2016 by Brian Heater
Two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry closed out the second day of Disrupt San Francisco by discussing his recent forays into technology investments and charitable organizations, kicking things off by talking Slyce, the social media startup he cofounded with former Davidson teammate, Jason Richards. “We met back in 2005,” the Splash Brother explained. “He left to go back to Nike… Read More Stephen Curry on social media, charity and robotic refereesThis entry was posted in Social on September 13, 2016 by Brian Heater
Everything is getting hacked to the point that it’s getting kind of ridiculous — and everyone needs to have secure passwords. The trouble, however, is making them tough to crack and also being able to remember them. That’s led to a blossoming ecosystem of password management services like OnePassword. But if you ask Antoine Vincent Jebara and Priscilla Elora Sharuk,… Read More Myki rolls out a password manager that locks all your ...This entry was posted in Apps Battlefield Enterprise Mobile Security Startups TC on September 13, 2016 by Matthew Lynley
Today has been a massive Apple update day. The company released iOS 10, tvOS 10 and also watchOS 3. After announcing it at WWDC, it’s finally here — and it’s a huge update. I won’t mention all the changes with watchOS 3. Instead, I’ll focus on three topics — speed, app switching and watch face switching. With watchOS 3, your favorite apps stay in memory so… Read More Apple also released watchOS 3 today and here’s what’s newThis entry was posted in Apple Watch Apps Gadgets Mobile TC watchOS on September 13, 2016 by Romain Dillet
Meetings are probably never going to die — and, along with that, neither are presentations. But the traditional route for making presentations is getting a little outdated, with tools like PowerPoint getting updated regularly but lacking a certain simplicity to them. That’s why Owen Bossola and Hakim El Hattab decided to start Slides, an online service for creating, viewing and… Read More Create hassle-free slideshow presentations online with SlidesThis entry was posted in Apps Battlefield Enterprise Mobile Startups TC on September 13, 2016 by Matthew Lynley
For all the high-tech advances in healthcare when it comes to drugs and devices, doctors, their back offices, pharmacies, labs that conduct health tests and insurance providers aren’t exactly in easy communication about or with the people in their care. And patients don’t have a single, easy place to interact with doctors and track their own medical data. That’s a hard thing… Read More Carbon Health wants to put medical data in one place ...This entry was posted in Battlefield Health Mobile mobile apps Startups TC on September 13, 2016 by Lora Kolodny
Zenefits at one point was one of the fastest growing software companies in the world, rocketing to a $4.5 billion valuation in 18 months. It was on track to generate tens of millions of dollars in annual recurring revenue. Then, everything went south, regulators started investing the company, and its CEO Parker Conrad was was fired from the company earlier this year. In short, it’s been… Read More CEO David Sacks on moving on from Zenefits’ troubled pastThis entry was posted in Enterprise Mobile Startups TC on September 13, 2016 by Matthew Lynley
At TechCrunch Disrupt SF this year, famed iPhone and PlayStation hacker George Hotz unveiled the first official product of his automotive AI startup, Comma.ai. The Comma One is a $999 add-on shipping before the end of the year, with a $24 monthly... Comma.ai will ship a $999 autonomous driving add-on by the ...This entry was posted in artificial intelligence Gadgets TC on September 13, 2016 by Darrell Etherington,Romain Dillet
Entrepreneurs building tech products for women spoke at TechCrunch Disrupt SF today, and called on their peers in the industry to set a high ethical bar when it comes to using or sharing women’s intimate data. Janica Alvarez’s startup Naya Health makes a smart breast pump and bottle to help nursing mothers know exactly how much milk they’re producing and how much their babies… Read More Health tech founders call for high ethical bar for use ...This entry was posted in Apps hardware Health Mobile mobile apps Startups TC on September 13, 2016 by Lora Kolodny
The earliest iOS 10 adopters got burned, but things should be better now. The post Apple's iOS 10 Download Was Bricking iPhones. It's Fixed Now appeared first on WIRED. Apple’s iOS 10 Download Was Bricking iPhones. It’s Fixed NowThis entry was posted in Gadget Lab Gear and tagged apple iphone on September 13, 2016 by Brian Barrett