Daily Archives: October 5, 2020

Instagram today is celebrating its 10th birthday with the launch of several new features, including a private “Stories Map,” offering a retrospective of the Stories you’ve shared over the last three years, a pair of well-being updates, and the previously announced IGTV Shopping update. There’s even a selection of custom app icons for those who […]

Instagram’s 10th birthday release introduces a Stories Map, custom icons ...

This entry was posted in Apps iOS Social and tagged facebook instagram on October 5, 2020 by Sarah Perez

The class action lawsuit alleges that the video game company hasn't done enough to address a known problem with its controllers.

A Literal Child and His Mom Sue Nintendo Over ‘Joy-Con ...

This entry was posted in Gear on October 5, 2020 by Cecilia D'Anastasio

The fintech industry is on a tear. Popular consumer services like Robinhood to Coinbase and Revolut have managed to attract millions of customers, but the most interesting trend right now is embedded finance. Tech companies that don’t necessarily provide financial services can embed services from fintech companies directly in their products. At the same time, […]

Embedded finance might represent fintech’s future

This entry was posted in Finance Gadgets payments Venture Capital on October 5, 2020 by Romain Dillet

The Sustainable Ocean Alliance and its Ocean Solutions Accelerator take on the problems facing our planet’s waters, and the latest cohort of companies in the latter show a fresh slate of issues to address and resources to utilize. From reef rehabilitation to a “Fitbit for fishing boats,” they’re trying to fix things up in the […]

Ocean Solutions Accelerator’s third wave tackles a new set of ...

This entry was posted in accelerator Gadgets GreenTech Startups TC on October 5, 2020 by Devin Coldewey

Predicting the future of technology for people with visual impairments is easier than you might think. In 2003, I wrote an article entitled “In the Palm of Your Hand” for the Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness from the American Foundation for the Blind. The arrival of the iPhone was still four years away, but […]

Accessibility’s nextgen breakthroughs will be literally in your head

This entry was posted in artificial intelligence augmented reality Mobile TC on October 5, 2020 by Ned Desmond

Accessibility’s nextgen breakthroughs will be literally in your head

This entry was posted in artificial intelligence augmented reality Mobile TC on October 5, 2020 by Ned Desmond

One of the payloads aboard the International Space Station resupply mission that launched last Friday will providing a new perspective on one of the most enervating human experiences – the spacewalk. It’s a custom-made, 3D camera designed to capture content in 360-degrees while in space, and it will be used to film a spacewalk in […]

Camera that will film a spacewalk in VR delivered to ...

This entry was posted in Gadgets hardware TC Virtual reality on October 5, 2020 by Darrell Etherington

Instagram this morning announced the global expansion of its Instagram Shopping service across IGTV. The product, which lets you watch a video then checkout with a few taps, offers creators and influencers a way to more directly monetize their user base on Instagram, while also giving brands a way to sell merchandise to their followers. […]

Instagram expands shopping on IGTV, plans test of shopping on ...

This entry was posted in e-commerce eCommerce online shopping shopping Social and tagged facebook instagram on October 5, 2020 by Sarah Perez

Gaming peripheral expert Corsair has released a new Thunderbolt 3 docking station that boasts a number of useful ports, paired with aesthetics that should fit in perfectly with any of Apple’s Space Gray hardware kit. The TBT100 dock offers plenty of expandability for making your Mac the center of a temporary work-from-home office, or can […]