Apple HomePod (2023) review
Welcome to the dark night of the smart speaker. A few years back, the category felt inevitable — and, frankly, why not? We’ve smartened our phones and watches. Why shouldn’t our homes be the next step? For decades,
Orbital Sidekick raises $10M to bring hyperspectral imaging to oil and gas pipeline monitoring
Historically, oil and gas companies have monitored pipeline leaks using inefficient, expensive methods: workers equipped with handheld optical gas imaging cameras, for example. Or, as Orbital Sidekick CEO Dan Katz
Capella Space launches defense-focused subsidiary as demand for satellite imagery soars
Satellite imagery startup Capella Space is establishing a subsidiary aimed at serving U.S. government customers, as it seeks to fulfill growing demand from intelligence and defense organizations for its synthetic
Google to ban unlicensed loan apps in Kenya as new rules take effect
Google’s new policy requiring digital lenders in Kenya to submit proof of license to operate in the East African country takes effect today. The policy aims to clamp down on rogue loan apps, which are pervasive in
Backed by Elevation Capital, Profit.co helps companies execute OKRs
Developed by Andy Grove at Intel in the 1970s, OKR is now one of the most popular management methodologies. OKR, which stands for “objectives and key results,” helps companies achieve goals, including financial and
Google Fi says hackers accessed customers’ information
Google’s cell network provider Google Fi has confirmed a data breach, likely related to the recent security incident at T-Mobile, which allowed hackers to steal millions of customers’ information. In an email sent
When to build a freemium plan and how to get it right
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Gmail Creator Predicts AI Will Totally Disrupt Google Search in 1 to 2 Years
The most popular search engine on the internet may be headed for some rough sailing in the next one or two years, according to the creator of Gmail. The post Gmail Creator Predicts AI Will Totally Disrupt Google
Tech Nation looks for new home as UK Gov hands tech ecosystem contract to Barclays
After over ten years in operation, Tech Nation, the UK’s government-sanctioned ecosystem builder for UK tech startups and growth tech companies is to cease operations after losing its grant funding to a programme
Fairphone nabs $53M in growth capital for ‘sustainable’ consumer electronics
Dutch social enterprise Fairphone, which makes modular and — the claim is — more sustainable and ethical consumer electronics, has nabbed a chunk of funding to continue scaling a circular-economy-aligned smartphone