Category : Tech news

Flexe raises $70 million to make logistics networks more elastic

Flexe, an on-demand warehousing platform used by retailers like Walmart, has raised $70 million in a round of funding.Read More

The Free-Market Approach to This Pandemic Isn't Working

The US health care system has always been unequal, but Covid-19 has revealed it to be absurd.

The 14 Best Tech Gifts for Kids

Your child has spent years watching you tap away on your phone or laptop. Give them a turn on an age-appropriate device of their own.

Why UGMA/UTMA Accounts Are the Perfect Holiday Gift

If you have a special child in your life, you may be wondering what to put under the tree this year. One long-lasting and truly meaningful way to show the child in your life that you care is by taking a few minutes to set up a UGMA/UTMA account and g...

How to Back Up and Move Your Photos Between Services

Leaving Google Photos now that it's no longer free and unlimited? Considering Apple Photos or OneDrive? Here's how to take your library with you.

How a Vibrating Smartwatch Could Be Used to Stop Nightmares

The FDA has given NightWare clearance to market a “digital therapeutic” device that uses an Apple Watch to interrupt PTSD-related nightmares.

They Found Community, and Then Love, in Online Games

It's no surprise people build great friendships when they game together. But these folks found much more—sometimes across long distances and cultural divides.

Decoder: Alamo Drafthouse CEO on the future of movie theaters

On this episode of Decoder, Nilay talks with Shelli Taylor, the CEO of Alamo Drafthouse. Shelli stepped into her new role as CEO during the pandemic.In the conversation, Nilay and Shelli discuss the steps she had to take to get her company back on so...

Zoom’s surging free user base dents margins as cloud costs rise

Zoom warned its gross margins would remain under pressure as the surging number of free users makes it hard to offset a spike in cloud costs.Read More

Pop culture’s department stores taught us what to want

Shaneé Benjamin for Vox In movies like Splash, Miracle on 34th Street, and The Women, the department store is where we go to learn middle-class values. There’s a French movie from 1930, black-and-white and silent, tha...

Google Play’s best games of 2020 — Genshin Impact is the big winner

As part of its annual awards, Google Play announced that MiHoYo's Genshin Impact walked away with the title of Best Game of 2020.Read More

Supernormal brings AI-powered asynchronous video messaging to remote teams

Supernormal meshes video messaging with some nifty AI smarts to bring more engagement and utility to "async" interactions in remote teams.Read More

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Get unlimited access to thousands of kid-friendly resources for under £3 a month

SAVE OVER £20: A three-month subscription to Amazon Kids+ is on sale for £2.99 until Dec. 23, saving you 88% on list price. We're all looking for things to do at the moment, and this task is even tougher if you've got kids. Keeping them e...

Learn to build your own smart home devices and robots with this online bundle

TL;DR: The Ultimate Raspberry Pi & ROS Robotics Developer Super Bundle is on sale for £11.26 as of Dec. 1, using the code CMSAVE70 at the checkout. With a little bit of training, even a total amateur can build things like home automation d...