N26 announces N26 You, a revamped premium account
Challenger bank N26 has unveiled a new premium plan called N26 You. This plan replaces N26 Black with the same benefits and a few tweaks. N26...
Premier League Wins New ISP Piracy Blocking Order
Blocking websites associated with piracy is one of the most common tools deployed against unauthorized content distribution involving movies, TV shows, and music. However, the rising...
Facebook will defend Libra before the Congress today. This should be interesting.
On Tuesday, at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET, Facebook’s David Marcus will stand before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee and explain Facebook’s vision for Libra cryptocurrency. ...
India’s budget hotel startup Oyo enters co-working business with $30 million Innov8 acquisition
India’s Oyo has expanded its hotel chain business to over 80 countries and entered co-living spaces segment in recent years. The firm, which has raised about...
Amazon adds Hindi to the Alexa Skills Kit
Users of Amazon’s voice assistant will soon be able to talk to Alexa in Hindi. Amazon announced today that it has added a Hindi voice model...
Build, test & deploy serverless apps with AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio Code
The AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio Code leaves its early developer preview and enters the next lifecycle milestone. It is now generally available and distributed under...
Snap turns to search giant Baidu to court Chinese advertisers
Two years have passed since Snap Inc first struck a deal with Baidu that authorized China’s largest search engine to be a reseller of Snapchat ads...
Raisin picks up $28M backing from Goldman Sachs for its savings and investment marketplace
Raisin, the fintech startup that offers a pan-European marketplace for savings and investment products, has picked up additional funding. Goldman Sachs has invested $28 million (€25m),...
Geek Trivia: What Con Was The Precursor To The Modern Nigerian Email Scam?
What Con Was The Precursor To The Modern Nigerian Email Scam? The Flim-Flam Bam The Spanish Prisoner Con The Brooklyn Bridge Sale The Watch Swap Think...
Meredith Whittaker, AI researcher and an organizer of last year’s Google walkout, is leaving the company
Meredith Whittaker, founder of Google’s Open Research Group and one of the leaders of last year’s employee walkouts, is leaving the company. Google confirmed her departure,...
