Our industry moves fast and is consistently making the news with new and innovative technology. Below are the most recent news articles from around the world.
- Quibi says it will shutdown in early December
Quibi is shutting down — we know that much for sure. But when? If you’re looking to blast through all 25 episodes of the Reno 911 revival series before Quibi calls its quits, how long do you actually have? While it seems even Quibi isn’t 100% certain yet, they’ve ... read more - Leverage public data to improve content marketing outcomesKristin Tynski Contributor Share on Twitter Kristin Tynski is co-founder and SVP creative at Fractl, a growth marketing agency that’s helped Fortune 500 companies and boutique businesses earn quality media coverage, backlinks, awareness and authority. More posts ... read more
- After release of Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ beta, Elon Musk promises roughly $2,000 price hikeIn a tweet posted early Thursday morning, Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said that prices for the Full Self-Driving (“FSD”) upgrade to Tesla vehicles would increase by roughly $2,000. It’s potentially an indication that the company is realizing that it needs to find new ways to make up for the ... read more
- Mixtape Podcast: Proposition 22 and the labor divideCalifornia’s Proposition 22 is the most funded and perhaps one of the most contentious ballot measures in the state’s history. To date, the Yes on 22 side has put north of $185 million into the initiative. The proposition, funded by Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart and Postmates, would ensure workers remain ... read more
- Respect the hustle, not the stupidity
Yes, the media f’ing gorged on the Quibi story yesterday. We did, they did, everyone did. And really, truly, how could anyone not? Nearly $2 billion came in (with $350 million heading back), a star-studded lineup of executives and production teams, an absolutely massive advertising campaign, and a PR ... read more - Spotify takes on radio with its own daily morning showSpotify’s streaming music service is starting to resemble terrestrial radio with today’s launch of the company’s first daily morning show, “The Get Up.” Like other morning shows designed for commuters, the new program will be led by hosts and will combine news, pop culture, entertainment and music. But in ... read more
- Facebook’s controversial Oversight Board starts reviewing content moderation casesFacebook’s external body of decision makers will start reviewing cases about what stays on the platform and what goes, beginning today. The new system will elevate some of the platform’s content moderation decisions to a new group called the Facebook Oversight Board, which will make decisions and influence precedents ... read more
- Customer experience and digital transformation concepts are merging during the pandemicCustomer experience and digital transformation are two terms we’ve been hearing about for years, but have often remained nebulous in many organizations — something to aspire to perhaps, but not take completely seriously. Yet the pandemic has been a forcing event for both concepts, thrusting the ideas front and center. ... read more
- Render raises $4.5M for its DevOps platform
Render, the winner of our Disrupt SF 2019 Startup Battlefield, today announced that it has added another $4.5 million onto its existing seed funding round, bringing total investment into the company to $6.75 million. The round was led by General Catalyst, with participation from previous investors South Park Commons ... read more - How unicorns helped venture capital get later, and bigger
The venture capital industry’s comeback from fear in Q1 and parts of Q2 to Q3 greed is worth understanding. To get our hands around what happened to private capital in 2020, we’ve taken looks into both the United States’ VC scene and the global picture this week. Catching you up, ... read more - PS5 and Xbox Series X backward compatibility: Everything we know so far – CNET
Sony and Microsoft will both let you play old games on their next-gen consoles, here's what we know about the limitations of those features and how we'll transfer saves. ... read more - 8 generators to keep the lights on – CNET
When the power goes out, these generators kick into gear to keep things up and running. ... read more - iPhone 12 vs. iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max: Which one should you buy? – CNET
Do you really need an iPhone 12 "Pro" model or is the regular iPhone 12 enough? ... read more - Zepp E smartwatch hands-on: Gorgeous hardware marred by frustrating faults – CNET
I want to love this lovely watch, but it has a few too many strikes against it. ... read more - Best coffee maker for 2020: Bonavita, Ninja, Oxo, Bunn and more – CNET
To pick our favorite coffee makers we tested a group of popular drip machines from Ninja, Bunn, Oxo, Technivorm Moccamaster, KitchenAid, Bonavita and others. ... read more
