Stitch Fix’s first earnings report is not going well for the company, as its shares went into a tailspin after a significant run up over the past month following its IPO when it delivered its results its most recent fiscal quarter. Stitch F... Stitch Fix is crashing after its first-ever earnings reportThis entry was posted in Apps Earnings Finance Fundings & Exits Mobile TC on December 19, 2017 by Matthew Lynley
The Switch has had an amazing debut year, defying worries that it would crash and burn like its superficially similar predecessor, the Wii U. Unlike that console, however, the Switch is just stocked with amazing games. From serious challenges for... Gift Guide: The best Nintendo Switch games and giftsThis entry was posted in Gadgets Gaming TC on December 19, 2017 by Devin Coldewey
If you go to any company’s website these days, you’re probably starting to see some chat functionality more and more often — and for good reason, as it’s a quick way for those companies to get in touch with their potential... Sendbird raises another $16M to help developers add chat functions ...This entry was posted in Enterprise Fundings & Exits Mobile Startups TC on December 19, 2017 by Matthew Lynley
Are you an early adopter? Okay, but are you a really early adopter who likes to test new, experimental things even if it means you’ll experience crashes and bugs? Then you may be interested to know that Instagram has launched Alpha testing ... Instagram launches an alpha testing program on iOS and AndroidThis entry was posted in Apps beta Mobile Social TC and tagged facebook instagram on December 19, 2017 by Sarah Perez
2017 has been a banner year for gaming, and the PS4 in particular has gotten a ridiculous amount of really great games. Whether you or your loved one is interested in action, huge explorable worlds, RPGs, multiplayer or something that doesn’... Gift guide: PlayStation 4 Games worth givingThis entry was posted in Gadgets Gaming TC on December 19, 2017 by Devin Coldewey
Facebook, YouTube and Twitter faced another online hate crime grilling today by UK parliamentarians visibly frustrated at their continued failures to apply their own community guidelines and take down reported hate speech. Read More YouTube: More AI can fix AI-generated “bubbles of hate”This entry was posted in artificial intelligence Europe hate speech Policy Social TC United Kingdom YouTube and tagged facebook social media twitter on December 19, 2017 by Natasha Lomas
As Dropbox continues its inevitable march toward an IPO, it’s going to look to bring in people with a lot of experience handling the operations of larger public companies — and it’s getting one today. Dropbox today said it is ad... Former Nike CFO Don Blair joins Dropbox’s board of directorsThis entry was posted in Drew Houston Dropbox Finance IPO Mobile Startups TC on December 19, 2017 by Matthew Lynley
As Dropbox continues its inevitable march toward an IPO, it’s going to look to bring in people with a lot of experience handling the operations of larger public companies — and it’s getting one today. Dropbox today said it is ad... Former Nike CFO Don Blair joins Dropbox’s board of directorsThis entry was posted in Drew Houston Dropbox Finance IPO Mobile Startups TC on December 19, 2017 by Matthew Lynley
In November, the popular lip-syncing app Musical.ly announced its acquisition by Chinese social media giant Toutiao, owned by Bytedance, in a deal sources said was valued at $800 million to $1 billion. Today, the acquisition has completed, with M... Musical.ly launches $50 million ‘creator fund’ build out its communityThis entry was posted in Apps Mobile Social on December 19, 2017 by Sarah Perez
Echo Buttons got lost in the deluge of Alexa products announced by Amazon a few months back. Understandably so — they were fun, but weird additions to company’s portfolio of smart home products. The little glowing devices finally star... Amazon’s Echo Buttons get their own version of Trivial PursuitThis entry was posted in Amazon Gadgets on December 19, 2017 by Brian Heater