Daily Archives: October 24, 2019

Are we really doing this again? After the pivot to video. After Instant Articles. After news was deleted from the News Feed. Once more, Facebook dangles extra traffic, and journalism outlets leap through its hoop and into its cage. Tomorrow, Facebook will unveil its News tab. About 200 publishers are already aboard including the Wall […]

Why publishers shouldn’t trust Facebook News

This entry was posted in Apps Media Opinion Social TC and tagged facebook on October 24, 2019 by Josh Constine

Apple Arcade introduced the idea of all-you-can-eat subscription-based mobile gaming to the mainstream. Google Play Pass soon followed as a way to subscribe to a sizable collection of both apps and games on Android devices. Today, a startup called GameClub is launching in the U.S. to offer an alternative. For $4.99 per month, mobile consumers […]

GameClub offers mobile gaming’s greatest hits for $5 per month

This entry was posted in app-store Apps Arcade games Gaming Mobile Startups on October 24, 2019 by Sarah Perez

In a wide ranging interview with Wall Street Journal global technology editor Jason Dean yesterday, Slack CEO and co-founder Stewart Butterfield had some strong words regarding Microsoft, saying his company represented an existential threat to the software giant. The interview took place at the WSJ Tech Live event. When Butterfield was asked about a chart […]

Stewart Butterfield says Microsoft sees Slack as existential threat

This entry was posted in Enterprise slack Social TC on October 24, 2019 by Ron Miller

I’ve been tearing my gadgets apart for as long as I can remember. Consoles, phones, printers, whatever — I’ve always needed to see what makes it all work. Sometimes they even work when I put them back together. As soon as Google announced that the new Pixel 4 had friggin’ radar built-in for detecting hand […]

Here’s what the Pixel 4’s radar chip looks like

This entry was posted in hardware Mobile TC on October 24, 2019 by Greg Kumparak

Here’s what the Pixel 4’s radar chip looks like

This entry was posted in hardware Mobile TC on October 24, 2019 by Greg Kumparak

Mobile banking app Current, which began as a teen debit card controlled by parents, expanded to offer personal checking accounts earlier this year. Now the company says it has grown to host over 500,000 accounts on its service and has closed on $20 million in Series B funding to further its growth. The round included […]

Mobile banking app Current raises $20M Series B, tops half ...

This entry was posted in family Finance Mobile parents visa on October 24, 2019 by Sarah Perez

Blind users have been fighting for a more inclusive web for over 20 years. Are lawsuits like the one against Domino’s going to make a difference?

The Internet Is for Everyone, Right? Not With a Screen ...

This entry was posted in Gear on October 24, 2019 by Arielle Pardes

Twitter today reported its earnings for the quarter that ended September 30, and the numbers delivered a big surprise, falling on both sales and earnings per share. Revenues came in at $824 million, and EPS at $0.05. That represents sales up 9% year-over-year but far below what analysts had been expecting: (non-GAAP, diluted) EPS of 20 […]