Daily Archives: March 8, 2019

Former Google communications exec Jessica Powell joins this week’s Gadget Lab podcast to talk about Facebook’s manifestos, quitting Google, and why she absolutely refuses to get a brand-new phone.

Gadget Lab Podcast: Former Googler Jessica Powell On How to ...

This entry was posted in Gear on March 8, 2019 by Wired Staff

Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman today announced a slate of new series and projects heading to their forthcoming video streaming service, Quibi. The list includes an origin story to complement Telemundo’s hit show “El Señor de los Cielos;” a music competition show produced by Justin Bieber manager and entertainment exec Scooter Braun; a show from […]

Jeffrey Katzenberg’s streaming service Quibi is doing a show about ...

This entry was posted in Media Mobile streaming video TC and tagged snapchat on March 8, 2019 by Sarah Perez

What if, instead of sitting on your phone on the sofa ordering stuff from Amazon, you could buy the same things locally from local stores that ultimately enliven and enrich your local neighborhood? What if by doing that, you wouldn’t be walking through deserted main streets, past boarded-up shops, dark alleys and graffiti? What if […]

UK military veteran launches crowd-funding for Pixie app to revive ...

This entry was posted in Apps Crowdfunding Europe Mobile payments Startups TC on March 8, 2019 by Mike Butcher

U.S. smart speaker owners grew 40 percent over 2018 to now reach 66.4 million — or 26.2 percent of the U.S. adult population — according to a new report from Voicebot.ai and Voicify released this week, which detailed adoption patterns and device market share. The report also reconfirmed Amazon Echo’s lead, noting the Alexa-powered smart […]

Over a quarter of US adults now own a smart ...

This entry was posted in Amazon amazon echo apple inc artificial intelligence Gadgets smartphone smartphones sonos Speaker TC virtual assistant voice assistant and tagged google on March 8, 2019 by Sarah Perez

Over a quarter of US adults now own a smart ...

SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule has safely splashed down in the Atlantic, making it the first privately built crew-capable spacecraft ever to complete a mission to the International Space Station. It's one of several firsts SpaceX plans this year, but Boeing is hot on its heels with a crew demonstrator of its own — and of course the real test is doing the same thing with astronauts aboard.

SpaceX makes history by completing first private crew capsule mission

This entry was posted in Gadgets Government hardware SpaceX on March 8, 2019 by Devin Coldewey

According to a new report from Ming-Chi Kuo (via 9to5mac), a reliable analyst on all things Apple, the company has been working on an augmented reality headset and is about to launch the device. This pair of glasses could go into mass production as early as Q4 2019 and should be available at some point […]

Apple could launch augmented reality headset in 2020

This entry was posted in AR augmented reality Gadgets TC and tagged apple on March 8, 2019 by Romain Dillet

Serial Box, a startup bringing back the tradition of serialized fiction, has raised $4.5 million in seed funding. The company actually disclosed the funding last week, when announcing a partnership to produce stories about Marvel characters, but it’s sharing more details about the round — namely, the fact that it was led by Boat Rocker […]