Alexa Fund’s Paul Bernard talks OpenAI, what’s catching his eye and remaining relevant as Amazon restructures In an interview with GeekWire’s Alan Boyle, Paul Bernard, general manager of the Alexa Fund at Amazon, talks about how the fund is investing in artificial intelligence and staying relevant as Amazon restructures. The Alexa Fund is investing in
Riot Games hack could help cheaters Recently, a message board user going by the name “Calamity” posted what they claimed was a “full godmode hack” for League of Legends. The user offered the hack for free to anyone who wanted it, and said that it would work on “all servers”. This is not the first
Sunfish’s technology wants to bring affordability to assisted reproduction A new technology called Sunfish is hoping to bring affordability to assisted reproduction. The technology, developed by a company of the same name, uses a 3D printed ovary to culture eggs. The company is currently raising money to bring the technology to market. Assisted reproduction is
Mozilla has announced a revamp of its Pocket app with a new design, new features and, most significantly, read-it-later recommendations. The app’s home screen has been given a makeover with new tabs for ‘Recommended’, ‘Favorites’, ‘Read Later’ and ‘Tags’. The Recommended tab will be populated with articles, videos and other content that Pocket’s editors think
Roblox, a gaming platform with more than 30 million active users, has hired Javier Rodríguez Soler as its first-ever vice president of creator growth and development. Rodríguez Soler will be responsible for helping creators on Roblox build, grow, and monetize their games and experiences. He will also work to expand the company’s creator programs and
History in the making Rocket Lab to launch Electron from U.S. soil for the first time For the first time in history, a commercial rocket will launch from U.S. soil carrying only small satellites. On Thursday, May 24 at 7:30 p.m. EDT (2330 GMT), Rocket Lab, a U.S.-New Zealand company, will launch its 55-foot-tall (17
WhatsApp releases its native macOS client in public beta WhatsApp has announced that its native macOS client is now available in public beta. This means that anyone can download and install the app, which previously was only available to WhatsApp beta testers. The app looks similar to the WhatsApp Web client that was launched back
Temu is a shopping app that is currently No. 1 on the App Store. The app allows users to purchase items through the app and then have them delivered to their doorsteps. Temu is using TikTok’s strategy to keep its No. 1 spot on App Store. The app has been downloaded over 2 million times
Plum launches its money management app in five more countries Sept. 11, 2019 Five more countries are about to get a little bit more financially savvy, as Plum, the A.I.-powered money management app, is today launching in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, and Switzerland. The London-based startup has to date focused on building up its user
Strava acquires Fatmap, a 3D mapping platform for the great outdoors What does this mean for Strava users? More accurate GPS data: Fatmap’s technology will help improve the accuracy of GPS data for Strava users, especially when they’re adventuring in new areas. Better mapping features: Strava plans to use Fatmap’s technology to enhance its mapping