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Farm Animals Are the Next Big Antibiotic Resistance Threat

Bacteria harvested from pigs and chickens are developing resistance to numerous antibiotics at an alarming rate.

1 hour ago

Wired

Farm Animals Are the Next Big Antibiotic Resistance Threat

Wired

Bob Iger Imagines an Alt-History Where Disney and Apple Merge

In his new memoir, the Mouse House CEO claims that if Steve Jobs were still alive they would've discussed combining their companies.

2 hours ago

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Bob Iger Imagines an Alt-History Where Disney and Apple Merge

Wired

iOS 13 Arrives, But Not Without Some Bugs

Your iPhone will get a software update this week, but you might want to wait for iOS 13.1.

3 hours ago

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iOS 13 Arrives, But Not Without Some Bugs

Wired

How Apple Arcade Will Reshape Mobile Gaming

The gaming app ecosystem is built on in-app purchases and ads. What happens when you take them away?

3 hours ago

Wired

How Apple Arcade Will Reshape Mobile Gaming

Wired

You Can Soon Get Your DNA Sequenced Anonymously

Using a blockchain, Nebula Genomics has crafted a way for customers to get their genomes sequenced without revealing personally identifying data.

4 hours ago

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You Can Soon Get Your DNA Sequenced Anonymously

Wired

The Traces of Human Activity in the Burning Man Void

Photographer Michael Light captures surreal, manmade marks in the Great Basin region.

6 hours ago

Wired

The Traces of Human Activity in the Burning Man Void

Techcrunch

Finding sustainable success with Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman

"We were so low that people would take advantage of us. People we knew well would just lie to us. One of my favorites was a company we did an enormous amount of work for and really helped save. We then went to see the CEO and he said, "I really love you guys but […]

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Techcrunch

Finding sustainable success with Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman

Techcrunch

Thinkful confirms data breach days after Chegg's $80M acquisition

Thinkful, an online education site for developers, has confirmed a data breach, just days after it confirmed it would be acquired. “We recently discovered that an unauthorized party may have gained access to certain Thinkful company credentials so, out of an abundance of caution, we are notifying ...

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Techcrunch

Thinkful confirms data breach days after Chegg's $80M acquisition

Techcrunch

Founders, get to Disrupt SF for answers to the really hard questions

One lesson from TechCrunch’s Disrupt SF is that founders can’d get enough programming on the really hard questions. How do I get into Y Combinator' How do I hire a technical lead' How do I raise my first round' That’s why we created a special stage at Disrupt SF for the sole purpose ...

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Techcrunch

Founders, get to Disrupt SF for answers to the really hard questions

Techcrunch

Inside Apple's reimagined Fifth Ave. store

After two years of work, the wrapper comes off the giant glass cube this week, as Apple's Fifth Avenue flagship opens to the public this Friday. The big reveal coincides with the company's latest releases, including new iPhones and an Apple Watch – an appropriately grandiose homecoming for new gear. ...

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Techcrunch

Inside Apple's reimagined Fifth Ave. store

Techcrunch

iOS 13 pushes the envelope across the board

Apple released iOS 13, the new major version of iOS. This isn't a groundbreaking release that is going to change the way you use your phone. But Apple has done some tremendous work across the board to improve some low-level features as well as most Apple apps. In many ways, iOS 13 feels like a […]

2 hours ago

Techcrunch

iOS 13 pushes the envelope across the board

Techcrunch

Payments giant Stripe is raising another $250M at a $35B pre-money valuation

After a week of launching new services to bring payments giant Stripe into the areas of lending and credit, the company is announcing another big step forward to fuel its growth: it’s raising another $250 million in funding at a pre-money valuation of $35 billion, money to fuel more international ...

2 hours ago

Techcrunch

Payments giant Stripe is raising another $250M at a $35B pre-money valuation

Readwrite

9 Web Development Trends to Skip in 2019

The World Wide Web is no longer filled with simple, static web pages. Advances in technology and website development allow users to create interactive, meaningful, and dynamic websites. While there are hundreds of step-by-step references to help you creatively develop your website, fewer resources are ...

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Readwrite

9 Web Development Trends to Skip in 2019

Readwrite

How to Sell Your Old iPhone for the Most Cash

A new iPhone launch is typically what starts consumers thinking about getting rid of their old iPhone to upgrade to the latest version. To cover the cost of the new iPhone upgrade, it's no longer about trading in that previous generation of smartphone. Now, it's about selling the iPhone. With the iPhone ...

1 day ago

Readwrite

How to Sell Your Old iPhone for the Most Cash

Readwrite

Hybrid Lender Wants to Finance Your Startup with Jewelry Equity

For many entrepreneurs, the greatest challenge to building or growing a new venture is funding. Particularly for startups that are not in the more attractive sectors such as software and technology, raising capital almost always proves to be difficult for an early-stage company with no track record. ...

1 day ago

Readwrite

Hybrid Lender Wants to Finance Your Startup with Jewelry Equity

Readwrite

7 Types of Video that will Make a Massive Impact on Your Website

You've seen the posts telling you that you need more video content, and they're right. YouTube has over one billion users — almost one-third of the total amount of internet users. Who wouldn't want to tap into an audience that big? Also, video can help you increase conversions, and it may even ...

1 day ago

Readwrite

7 Types of Video that will Make a Massive Impact on Your Website

Readwrite

How to Achieve Tech-Powered Collaboration in the Era of Remote Work

AI, VR, and other cutting-edge tech are improving the way we collaborate and communicate, making virtual teams an asset instead of a liability. The post How to Achieve Tech-Powered Collaboration in the Era of Remote Work appeared first on ReadWrite.

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How to Achieve Tech-Powered Collaboration in the Era of Remote Work

Readwrite

1Password Unveils 1Password Advanced Protection

Cyber attacks are a persistent threat to businesses, particularly among large businesses who suffer the brunt of attempts. In response, 1Password today reveals 1Password Advanced Protection, an expanded suite of security tools for businesses with complex security needs. The 1Password advanced protection ...

2 days ago

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1Password Unveils 1Password Advanced Protection

Fast Company

Bacardi just found the best use for plastic straws ever'turn them into vinyl records

Normally, if your record sucks, that’s a bad thing. (Just ask Jet!) But now, thanks to a collaboration between Bacardi and Lonely Whale, if your record sucks, it’s a good thing—at least for the planet. The spirits company has teamed up with the anti-plastic warriors for the Straw ...

4 hours ago

Fast Company

Bacardi just found the best use for plastic straws ever'turn them into vinyl records

Fast Company

USDA lets pig farms self-regulate: What could possibly go wrong?

There have been a lot of food recalls in the last year, ranging from turkey to Hy-vee meat products to ground beef to all kinds of Tyson chicken products, so you might think any changes in raw meat processing would be to make sure that consumers are safe, right? Instead, ...

4 hours ago

Fast Company

USDA lets pig farms self-regulate: What could possibly go wrong?

Fast Company

Ikea has invested in enough clean energy to power all of its operations (plus extra)

Over the last decade, Ikea’s parent company has invested around $2.7 billion in renewable energy. Today, the company announced that its latest investments—in two large solar plants in the U.S. and a wind farm in Romania—will tip it over a milestone that it originally aimed to achieve ...

5 hours ago

Fast Company

Ikea has invested in enough clean energy to power all of its operations (plus extra)

Fast Company

Former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne is prepping for ‘The Big One’

Former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne has sold all of his stock in the company in order to avoid the reach of the so-called Deep State and to prepare for a potential crippling recession, he said in an open letter to employees of the company. Byrne, who resigned after revealing he’d had an affair ...

6 hours ago

Fast Company

Former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne is prepping for ‘The Big One’

Fast Company

Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google are lobbying their way into Washington’s heart

Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google have seen their stock valuations soar in the past decade as legions of consumers have logged on to their platforms and devices every day. They’ve also come under increasing scrutiny from lawmakers and the general public amid concerns about everything from privacy ...

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Fast Company

Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google are lobbying their way into Washington’s heart

Fast Company

iOS 13 is available now for your iPhone. Here are its 10 best features

Earlier this month, Apple introduced its 2019 iPhones. There’s the iPhone 11, which is the successor to the iPhone XR; and the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max, which are Apple’s new top-of-the-line smartphones. But while the new iPhone 11 series phones do have some incredible features ...

6 hours ago

Fast Company

iOS 13 is available now for your iPhone. Here are its 10 best features

Engadget

Inside Apple's redesigned 'cube' store in New York City

Just in time for the launch of the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro, Apple is finally re-opening the doors to its flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Better known as "the cube," the iconic 77,000 square feet space has been closed for renovati...

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Engadget

Inside Apple's redesigned 'cube' store in New York City

Engadget

Huawei's Mate 30 Pro has a 'quad-camera' and a vegan leather option

Huawei's party may have been spoiled by leaks, but the company was still smiling as it invited the world's press to meet its Galaxy Note killer, the Mate 30. The Mate 30 is

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Engadget

Huawei's Mate 30 Pro has a 'quad-camera' and a vegan leather option

Engadget

Bowers & Wilkins unveils flagship PX7 wireless headphones

After filling out its wireless Formation lineup, Bowers & Wilkins is turning its attention back to headphones. The British manufacturer -- best known for its decadent home speakers -- unveiled four options today including a successor to the PX, i...

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Engadget

Bowers & Wilkins unveils flagship PX7 wireless headphones

Engadget

Wirecutter's best deals: Save $130 on Beats Solo3 Bluetooth headphones

This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, it may earn affiliate commissions that support its work. Read Wirecutter's continuously updated list of deals here.

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Engadget

Wirecutter's best deals: Save $130 on Beats Solo3 Bluetooth headphones

Engadget

How do kids (and adults) like Nintendo's Labo VR kit?

Nintendo's Labo VR kit is certainly a step up from the historic gaming company's earlier Labo kits. With five cardboard projects for kids to construct (including the headset itself), senior editor Kris Naudus found it to be a unique, endearing and pl...

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Engadget

How do kids (and adults) like Nintendo's Labo VR kit?

Engadget

Apple reschedules iOS 13.1 and iPadOS releases for September 24th

Apple has barely released iOS 13, but you might be getting another significant revision mere days later. The company has told Engadget it's moving the releases of iPadOS and iOS 13.1 to September 24th, or nearly a week before the originally schedule...

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Engadget

Apple reschedules iOS 13.1 and iPadOS releases for September 24th

Venturebeat

Wing kicks off drone deliveries from Walgreens and FedEx Express in Virginia

Startup Wing will soon begin delivering goods via fleets of drones from FedEx Express, Walgreens, and Sugar Magnolia to customers.

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Venturebeat

Wing kicks off drone deliveries from Walgreens and FedEx Express in Virginia

Venturebeat

Steam Labs gets even more experiments and updates to aid discovery

Valve Software is continuing to improve how Steam works with its Steam Labs experiements. The company launched two new experiments today.

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Venturebeat

Steam Labs gets even more experiments and updates to aid discovery

Venturebeat

Researchers use a nailgun-equipped drone to shingle a roof

In a new paper, University of Michigan researchers propose nailgun-equipped drones designed to secure shingles onto rooftops.

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Venturebeat

Researchers use a nailgun-equipped drone to shingle a roof

Venturebeat

Intel True View is a cool technology for immersive sports viewing

Intel's sports division is unveiling Intel True View, a new technology for viewing immersive sports where the audience can feel like they're watching a replay right on the pitch of a soccer game.

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Venturebeat

Intel True View is a cool technology for immersive sports viewing

Venturebeat

Apple releases iOS 13 and watchOS 6

Apple's most popular devices are receiving major software updates today after an extensive but rocky beta testing cycle; more updates are coming soon.

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Venturebeat

Apple releases iOS 13 and watchOS 6

Venturebeat

Stanford students use AR to keep spotlight on campus sexual assault

A brutal 2015 attack on a Stanford student was supposed to be memorialized with a plaque; now students have created an alternative using augmented reality.

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Stanford students use AR to keep spotlight on campus sexual assault

Ars Technica

Facebook and Google have ad trackers on your streaming TV, studies find

You just can't get away from the big ad tech companies, it seems.

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Ars Technica

Facebook and Google have ad trackers on your streaming TV, studies find

Ars Technica

World's most destructive botnet returns with stolen passwords and email in tow

Noticing an uptick in spam from people you know? You can probably blame Emotet.

1 hour ago

Ars Technica

World's most destructive botnet returns with stolen passwords and email in tow

Ars Technica

In India, you don't need a Google phone to have a Google Assistant

A new toll-free Google Assistant service in India can be accessed from any phone.

1 hour ago

Ars Technica

In India, you don't need a Google phone to have a Google Assistant

Ars Technica

Comcast promised not to raise prices?guess what happened next

Comcast accused of reneging on "lifetime" price promise in Google Fiber city.

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Ars Technica

Comcast promised not to raise prices?guess what happened next

Ars Technica

Forget the marshmallow test; this could be the real secret to kids? future success

It could be possible to ID at-risk children based on a single teacher's assessment.

2 hours ago

Ars Technica

Forget the marshmallow test; this could be the real secret to kids? future success

Ars Technica

Dealmaster: A bunch of Amazon devices are on sale for Prime members today

Plus deals on Logitech accessories, Apple Watch and iPad pre-orders, and more.

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Ars Technica

Dealmaster: A bunch of Amazon devices are on sale for Prime members today