With Super Mario Maker 2, Nintendo both unleashes and leashes creators
Nintendo’s Mario Maker series is among the most generous gifts the company could have given to its fans, and the new installment on Switch is better...
Amazon Confirms It Keeps Alexa Transcripts You Can’t Delete
Next time you use Amazon Alexa to message a friend or order a pizza, know that the record could be stored indefinitely, even if you ask...
Roaches Are Getting Harder and Harder to Kill
The cockroaches that plague our homes are even more indestructible than we thought, according to a recent study by researchers at the University of Purdue in...
Charter Profited From Ignoring Piracy, Music Companies Tell Court
In March several major music companies sued Charter Communications, one of the largest Internet providers in the US with 22 million subscribers. Helped by the RIAA,...
Bird investor Upfront Ventures eyes $250M growth fund
Upfront Ventures, a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm, has filed paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to raise its third growth-stage investment fund. Though...
Appeals court rules Amazon can be held liable for third-party products
In a blow to Amazon, a U.S. appeals court ruled that the mega-retailer can be held accountable for faulty third-party sales. The ruling arrived this week...
How to Get a Vitamix-Quality Blender for a Lot Less Money
If you’re a smoothie enthusiast or just a fan of quality kitchen gear, you know that the Vitamix is a revered blender brand. You see Vitamixes...
We still don’t know how much of Libra Facebook owns
The $10 million entry fee to join the Facebook-developed cryptocurrency’s Libra Association is merely a minimum. Members who’ll verify transactions can opt to invest more in...
GPS on the Moon? NASA’s working on it
If you’re driving your car from Portland to Merced, you probably rely on GPS to see where you are. But what if you’re driving your Moon...
Pax Labs CEO Bharat Vasan and serial founder Keith McCarty are coming to Disrupt SF
The legalization of cannabis and hemp for medicinal and recreational use in states across the U.S. and in Canada has opened up a huge vein of...
