#tech
#tech

London

SXSW expands to London in 2025

South by Southwest is expanding to London in June 2025. [ more ]

#apple

Inverse

Apple

12 Important Details About the New iPad Pros That Apple Conveniently Forgot to Tell You

New iPad Pro's hidden details are crucial to understand before purchasing. [ more ]

The Verge

Apple

You can still buy the last-gen iPad with a headphone jack for $249

Despite Apple discontinuing the ninth-gen iPad, it is still available at third-party retailers like Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and Target. [ more ]

GSMArena.com

Apple

iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max to come in these new colors

New colorways for iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max: Desert Yellow / Desert Titanium, Cement Gray / Titanium Gray

Desert Yellow shade deeper and heavier compared to iPhone 14 Pro's gold tone. [ more ]

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GSMArena.com

Gadgets

Realme Buds Air6 and Buds Air6 Pro TWS earphones debut

Realme introduced new wireless earbuds - Buds Air6 and Buds Air6 Pro, with impressive features and pricing. [ more ]

#ai

Adweek

Marketing

ADWEEK's Media All-Stars Navigate a Changing Landscape

AI is influencing media buying and industry evolution, highlighted in the Media All-Stars showcase with tech as a key tool. [ more ]

The Verge

Digital life

'Tis the season for AI apps and AI gadgets

Installer No. 21 highlights the best new tech from CES and updates to old apps.

The GPT Store offers AI tools like GPTs for research, brainstorming, and more. [ more ]

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GSMArena.com

4 days ago

Mobile UX

Xiaomi Redmi Note 13R debuts with design tweaks, largely unchanged internals

Xiaomi introduces the Redmi Note 13R, a smartphone with minimal differences from its predecessor but with new specifications and pricing. [ more ]

cyclingnews.com

2 weeks ago

Data science

I've seen the future, but I still need to see where I'm going: Engo 2 head-up display sunglasses review

Head-up display cycling glasses, Engo 2 model, may have benefits in specific situations but not recommended for general use. [ more ]

Engadget

3 weeks ago

Artificial intelligence

The Morning After: Testing the Rabbit R1's AI assistant skills

The Rabbit R1 device costs $199, does not require a subscription fee, and lacks some features like alarms and calendar support. [ more ]

#venture-capital

Alleywatch

NYC startup

The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 4/15/2024

UpLink raised $10M in venture funding for decentralized wifi network. [ more ]

Alleywatch

NYC startup

The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 4/8/2024

Summer raised $9M, Grow Therapy raised $88M, Clerq raised $7.7M, Alaffia Health raised $10.9M

Major investors include SemperVirens Venture Capital, Rebalance Capital, Sequoia Capital, and fifteen investors in Clerq, and nine investors in Alaffia Health. [ more ]

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Design Milk

Design

Designer Makes 3D Printed Homage of Original Apple Macintosh

Yu-Jan designed a Macintosh Studio combining iPad mini and Mac Studio for a decluttered workspace.

The design includes a base to hold Mac Studio below, iPad mini above, with storage drawer and headphone holder. [ more ]

#social-media

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Startup companies

Social media company Reddit soars to $9bn valuation in Wall Street debut

Reddit's IPO saw shares soar nearly 50%, closing at $50.44, pushing its value to nearly $9bn.

Despite boasting 70 million daily users, Reddit has yet to turn a profit after its long-awaited IPO and faces challenges with a tumultuous history. [ more ]

The Ringer

2 months ago

Marketing

Banning TikTok, Actively Black, and Controversial Feet Pics

Discussion on TikTok ban and Karrueche Tran's OnlyFans announcement.

Conversation with Ashley Gold and Lanny Smith about tech, fashion, and social media responses. [ more ]

moresocial-media

SXSW

2 months ago

Music

SXSW 2024 Event Coverage & Resources Guide

2024 SXSW Conference & Festivals features a blend of tech, film, music, and networking opportunities in Austin, TX.

Key events include Conference sessions with notable speakers like US Poet Laureate Ada Limón and Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex. [ more ]

Travelwith2ofus

2 months ago

Design

Why Is No One Talking About These 7 Gadgets That Are Ideal For Home And Office

The Google Nest Learning Thermostat offers energy efficiency through Auto-Schedule and Home/Away Assist features.

Innovative gadgets like the VIVO Dual LCD Monitor Desk Mount and WD 18TB Elements Desktop External Hard Drive enhance productivity and organization. [ more ]

GameSpot

Video games

Gaming Laptops, Monitors, And More Featured In Amazon's Presidents' Day Sale

Amazon is offering discounts on tech and gaming products ahead of Presidents' Day.

Dell products are seeing significant discounts during the Dell Deal Days promotion. [ more ]

www.mercurynews.com

Career

Jill On Money: January jobs jump

The January employment report exceeded expectations, with 353,000 jobs created and a 4.5% increase in average annual wages.

Despite recent layoff announcements, industries like tech continue to experience growth while traditional media faces challenges. [ more ]

ABC7 San Francisco

Business

From Microsoft to REI, here's a look at tech and retail companies that have recently made layoffs

2024 has already seen job cuts in various industries, including retail and tech companies.

Companies are reducing their workforces to lower costs and improve their financial performance. [ more ]

Digiday

Marketing

CES Briefing: Celebrities, influencers descend on Vegas as creator space continues to evolve

Tech and Hollywood are colliding at CES, with celebrities and creators now seen as media brands in their own right.

CES provides an ideal environment for tech and entertainment elites to showcase their latest ventures and spark new deals.

Celebrities and creators at CES are looking to build their brands and leverage their fame to enter the creator economy. [ more ]

LogRocket Blog

Career

Leader Spotlight: Making a tangible impact for SMBs, with Alo Mukerji - LogRocket Blog

Starting with the customer's needs is key to identifying and validating evolving market needs in the small business and tech sectors

Narrowing down the focus should happen when it makes sense and indicators include specific needs or pain points of the customers. [ more ]

Theregister

Digital life

NAT, ATM, decentralized search and other outrageous opinions

Systems Approach The end of the year is often a time for people in tech to make predictions, but rather than making our own, today we'll look back on some of the bold predictions of the past - specifically the inaugural Outrageous Opinion session held at SIGCOMM in 1995.

Theregister

DevOps

Rackspace runs short of Cloud Files storage in LON region

Rackspace's Cloud Files customers in the LON region have been experiencing 503 errors when attempting to access their files.

The company has been working to increase storage capacity and restore the environment's health, but customers may still experience issues with new uploads or delete actions.

This incident highlights the fallibility of cloud storage and raises questions about how the storage needs were not properly predicted. [ more ]

The Verge

Parenting

The CEOs of Meta, X, TikTok, Snap, and Discord will testify before the US Senate on child safety

The CEOs of Meta, X, TikTok, Snap, and Discord will testify before the US Senate on online child exploitation.

The hearing is part of a bipartisan effort to clamp down on child safety rules across the internet.

The CEOs will have the chance to testify about their failure to protect children online. [ more ]

WSJ

Artificial intelligence

The Stocks That AI Mania Left Behind

Shares of big tech companies are surging this year and racing past value stocks.

Investors are optimistic about the promise of artificial intelligence.

This is a reversal from last year when value stocks outperformed growth stocks. [ more ]

Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News

Design

Apple's iPhone Processors Turned into Collectible Art: This $69 Desk Accessory is the Perfect Tech Gift - Yanko Design

GRID Studio offers a frame with real iPhone Processors dating back to 2010 at a discounted price of $69.

GRID Studio turns old iconic tech products into framed artworks, including iPhones, BlackBerries, and MacBooks.

The Apple A Series frame features 11 authentic processors from Apple's iPhone product line, starting from the A4 chip and ending with the A14 Bionic chip. [ more ]

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