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Samsung is holding another Unpacked event next week for the Galaxy Z Fold 2 Aug 28, 2020

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One of the nice things about virtual events is you can essentially hold as many as you’d like. It’s one thing to ask people to fly across the country or world to attend and another entirely to get them to tune into a livestream for an hour. On September 1 at 10AM ET, Samsung will […]

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Muze redesigns mobile messaging as a free-form canvas for creativity Aug 28, 2020

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New York-based startup Muze is rethinking mobile messaging. While today’s messaging apps have expanded over the years to include support for sharing photos and videos, voice messages, reactions and more, Muze has fully redesigned the traditional messaging experience as a blank canvas, allowing for more creative interactions. The company’s new mobile app on iOS allows […]

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Passion Capital has backed Fronted, the startup that wants to offers loans to cover rent deposits Aug 27, 2020

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Fronted, the new London-based startup aiming to make life easier for renters, including lending the cash needed for a deposit, has picked up seed investment from Passion Capital. The investment showed up in a recent regulatory filing for the company. The exact cheque size isn’t yet disclosed, but what we do know is that Passion […]

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Fitbit intros the Versa 3 and Inspire 2 Aug 27, 2020

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Fitbit’s big news for today was the launch of the Sense, a new, more premium smartwatch line designed to compete directly against the likes of Apple and Samsung. But Fitbit has never been one for solitary product launches. As such, two of its biggest lines are also getting key updates. First off is the Versa. […]

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Desktop Metal going public in SPAC-led deal that could value 3D printer company at $2.5B Aug 26, 2020

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Desktop Metal’s had no shortage of investor interest in its business during in its half-decade existence. To date, the metal 3D printing company has raised $430 million, becoming one of the fastest U.S. companies to achieve unicorn status in the process. Today it also became the latest in a recent string of firms to announce […]

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Vue’s $179 Lite smart glasses have built-in speakers for music and calls Aug 26, 2020

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Perhaps some day in the not-so-distant future, we’ll all be wearing smart glasses. Stranger things have happened. And hey, most people were fairly skeptical in the early days of smartwatches. And while I’m not saying that it will definitely take Apple launching its own pair to accelerate mainstream acceptance à la the Apple Watch, I […]

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Google Cloud Anthos update brings support for on-prem, bare metal Aug 25, 2020

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When Google announced Anthos last year at Google Cloud Next, it was a pretty big deal. Here was a cloud company releasing a product that purported to help you move your applications between cloud companies like AWS and AzureÂ — that would be GCP’s competitors — because it’s what customers demanded. Google tapped into genuine […]

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3 thoughts after 24 hours in the $177,000 Bentley Bentayga Aug 25, 2020

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Long story short, I borrowed a new Bentley Bentayga for 24 hours. What follows is a brief overview of the $177,000 sport utility vehicle. As I had the vehicle for a short time, I was unable to dive deep into the SUV, and it feels disingenuous to write a full review after driving just a […]

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Twitter hides Trump tweet behind notice for potentially dissuading people from voting Aug 24, 2020

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Twitter flagged one of President Donald Trump’s tweets on Monday, placing it behind a notice that warns users it violates the platform’s rules against dissuading people from voting. In the tweet, posted on Monday, Trump claimed mail drop boxes are a “voter security disaster” and also said they are “not COVID sanitized.” Twitter’s notice says […]

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OpenUnit aims to be Shopify for self-storage facilities Aug 24, 2020

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So you’re looking for a storage unit to put some stuff in for a few months. Maybe you’re moving and your new place isn’t ready yet – or maybe you’re just looking to declutter and want to tuck some stuff away for a while and see if you’re really ready to part with it. As […]

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