It’s been a rocky road to glory for Discord, a startup whose iPad battle arena game, “Fates Forever,” earned it a top spot at our 2013 TechCrunch Disrupt show, but wound up flopping with users. What a difference a few years makes. After pivoting to a voice and text chat tool for video game teams and trash talkers in 2015, Discord’s current trajectory makes it one of… Read More Gamer chat tool Discord secretly raised ~$50M as insiders cashed ...This entry was posted in Apps Entertainment Fundings & Exits Gaming Mobile Social Startups TC Twitch on June 7, 2017 by Connie Loizos,Josh Constine
According to co-creator Jonathan Nolan, with sci-fi "we're inventing cautionary tales for ourselves." Westworld’s Creators Know Why Sci-Fi Is So Dystopian This entry was posted on June 7, 2017 by Maria Lokke
Norman Foster has a qualm about Apple's new headquarters: What happens when people stop driving? Apple Architect Norman Foster Says the Future of Offices Must ...This entry was tagged design and posted on June 7, 2017 by Elizabeth Stinson
The longtime inventor, founder of Android, and current CEO of two companies believes strongly that the best way to invent the future is to do it together. Andy Rubin Has a Plan to Smarten Up the Connected ...This entry was posted in Gear on June 7, 2017 by David Pierce
The longtime inventor, founder of Android, and current CEO of two companies believes strongly that the best way to invent the future is to do it together. The post Andy Rubin Has a Plan to Smarten Up the Connected Home appeared first on WIRED. Andy Rubin Has a Plan to Smarten Up the Connected ...This entry was posted in Gadget Lab Gear smart home smartphones on June 7, 2017 by David Pierce
But first, it's going to deliver climate-resistant crops, better biofuels, and tomatoes that won't fall off the vine. Crispr May Cure All Genetic Disease—One DayThis entry was posted in business on June 7, 2017 by Megan Molteni
Rebel has been helping marketers do more with their emails — so that those emails become interactive experiences (with capabilities like galleries and quizzes) in and of themselves. Now the startup is adding the ability for consumers to complete their purchase from an email. The company was previously known as Rebemail, but as part of today’s launch, it’s rebranding as Rebel. Read More Rebelmail rebrands as Rebel and adds one-click checkout to its ...This entry was posted in Mobile Startups TC on June 7, 2017 by Anthony Ha
A complete guide to James Comey's Thursday Senate testimony. Watch James Comey Testimony LiveThis entry was posted in Security on June 7, 2017 by Issie Lapowsky
In case a certain recent product unveiling got you hankering for a connected speaker with impressive, room-filling audio performance, you’re in luck: The Brookstone Big Blue Party Indoor-Outdoor Wireless Wi-Fi Speaker is exactly that, and you can buy one right now. Plus, it’s currently available for $249, which is less than the price of that other speaker even when it does… Read More Brookstone’s all-weather Big Blue Party Wi-Fi Speaker sounds great and ...This entry was posted in chromecast Gadgets hardware Reviews TC on June 7, 2017 by Darrell Etherington
Algorithms that scrutinize retinal images for signs of disease could save people from blindness. Google’s AI Eye Doctor Gets Ready to Go to Work ...This entry was posted in business on June 7, 2017 by Tom Simonite