Segway-Ninebot’s new scooter drives to its docking station for a recharge
At an event in Beijing last week, Chinese scooter company Segway-Ninebot Group unveiled a trio of new products. The most compelling of the bunch was no...
Facebook and Twitter: It Sure Looks Like China’s Spreading Bullshit About Hong Kong Protesters
Social media giants Facebook and Twitter this week disclosed their responses to what they characterized as coordinated disinformation campaigns originating in China—specifically tied to pro-democracy demonstrations...
We Think We Found Nova in These Avengers: Endgame Stills
Shockwaves rippled through the online fan community Monday as the directors of Avengers: Endgame revealed possibly the film’s biggest secret yet. Look closely and you may...
How to Migrate Your Nest Account to a Google Account
Justin Duino Nest users can now migrate their account over to Google. Doing so allows for a more secure sign-in process and better integration with Google...
Men’s personal care startup Huron raises $1M
Huron founder and CEO Matt Mullenax is hoping to build a big business around body wash. “For us, the broader mission is A+ personal care for...
Baidu beats estimates on strong video streaming growth
Chinese technology group Baidu on Monday posted a revenue of 26.33 billion yuan ($3.73 billion) for the quarter that ended in June, beating analysts’ estimates of...
YC’s latest VR bet is a team building a cyberpunk anime MMO
There are niche startups and then there are VR companies going after fans of the “cyberpunk fantasy anime aesthetic.” Ramen VR is one of only a...
YouTuber Found SD Card Showing Man’s Final Moments Before Drowning
Before a travel YouTuber named Rich Aloha went scuba diving at a waterfall in Tennessee he filmed himself saying he planned on doing “treasure hunting” in...
ULA tapped to launch Astrobotic’s lunar lander to the Moon in 2021
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) has been chosen to launch the lunar lander of one of the companies chosen by NASA for its commercial lunar payload...
Amazon’s Ring Barred Cops From Using ‘Surveillance’ to Describe Its Products
Amazon’s home security company Ring quietly removed the term “surveillance” from a statement law enforcement officials provided to local news outlets, according to public records obtained...
