Nextdoor, the neighborhood social networking site raised about $75 million in a funding round, The Information reported, estimating that the valuation is $1.5 billion. The round was confirmed by TechCrunch. This adds to the over $200 million that... Nextdoor raised about $75 million to connect neighborsThis entry was posted in Finance Social on December 11, 2017 by Katie Roof
Instagram made a big hire last week when it brought on board Ameet Ranadive, Twitter’s former VP of revenue product. At Instagram, Ranadive is working as director of product overseeing the Wellbeing team, “which helps promote positive... Instagram hires Twitter’s former VP of revenue productThis entry was posted in Social and tagged instagram twitter on December 11, 2017 by Megan Rose Dickey
Facebook’s “Poke” feature has never really gone away, but now the social network is giving it a more prominent placement – and is even considering expanding the set of casual greeting options to include others, like a wink... Facebook is trying to make the Poke happen againThis entry was posted in Apps Mobile Social and tagged facebook on December 11, 2017 by Sarah Perez
The president of the United States cannot seem to stop tweeting. Despite stern advice from his advisors and opprobrium from the world, not a day goes by that POTUS doesn’t escalate some tension in 280 characters. Each of us can relate to ma... Is Trump a Twitter addict?This entry was posted in Column Opinion Social TC and tagged twitter on December 11, 2017 by Gabe Zichermann
After months of teasing, Google’s finally brought its AR stickers to the Pixel 2. For most users with the company’s latest flagship handset, the feature will be available today as part of the an Android 2.1 update. The feature was ann... Google’s new Star Wars AR stickers put Porgs everywhereThis entry was posted in Apps augmented reality Mobile PIXEL and tagged google on December 11, 2017 by Brian Heater
In the year 2020, when the Earth is overrun by aliens, it will be mandated by the Galactic Council of Extraterrestrial Life that all children must walk around with 3D-printing backpacks. Why not get a head start with the MakeX Migo backpack that ... MakeX announces the first 3D-printing backpackThis entry was posted in Gadgets TC on December 11, 2017 by John Biggs
Researcher Michael Myng found a deactivated keylogger in a piece of software found on over 460 HP laptop models. A full list of affected laptops is here. The keylogger is deactivated by default but could represent a privacy concern if an attacker... Some HP laptops are hiding a deactivated keyloggerThis entry was posted in Gadgets Laptop surveillance TC on December 11, 2017 by John Biggs
Billions of emails are opened every day by people who have never consented to be tracked, but are being tracked nonetheless. You Give Up a Lot of Privacy Just Opening Emails. ...This entry was posted in Gear on December 11, 2017 by Brian Merchant