What Pixel 3a tells us about the state of the smartphone — and Google
Announced yesterday at Google’s opening I/O keynote, the Pixel 3a arrives at a tenuous time for the smartphone industry. Sales figures have stagnated for most of the major players in the industry — a phenomenon from which Google certainly isn’t immune. CEO Sundar Pichai discussed exactly that on the company’s Q1 earnings call last week. […]
GM in talks to sell shuttered Lordstown factory to Workhorse for EV pickups
General Motors is in talks to sell its Lordstown vehicle factory in Ohio to Workhorse Group, a battery-electric transportation technology company, to produce EV pickup trucks. It’s a development that could produce a positive outcome for Workhorse, GM and the laid-off workers at the Lordstown factory that stopped producing the automaker’s Chevrolet Cruze in March. […]
#1 app YOLO Q&A is the Snapchat platform’s 1st hit
There’s a new teen app sensation. Anonymous question-asking app YOLO has rocketed to the #1 US app position just a week after launching thanks to Snapchat. Built on top of the Snap Kit platform, YOLO uses Snapchat for login and Bitmoji profile pics to let you add an “ask me anything” sticker to your Snapchat […]
RedCircle’s latest feature makes it easy to tip podcast creators
A group of former Uber employees unveiled their podcasting startup RedCircle last week, and now they’re already launching new features — specifically the ability for listeners to make small tip payments to podcasters. RedCircle has created a web-based podcast player of its own, but CEO Michael Kadin (previously an engineering manager at Uber) said the […]
Slack to livestream pitch to shareholders on Monday ahead of direct listing
Slack will make its pitch to prospective shareholders on Monday at an invite-only event in New York City.
How I podcast: Start With This/Welcome to Night Vale’s Jeffrey Cranor
The beauty of podcasting is that anyone can do it. It’s a rare medium that’s nearly as easy to make as it is to consume. And as such, no two people do it exactly the same way. There are a wealth of hardware and software solutions open to potential podcasters, so setups run the gamut […]
Watch the teaser trailer for HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ TV show
HBO has been releasing little glimpses of its adaptation of the classic graphic novel “Watchmen,” but now we’ve got a full teaser trailer. “Watchmen” has already been turned into a big-budget film by director Zack Snyder. While the movie was neither a disaster nor a big success, the results were still disappointing, since the original […]
A beautiful duopoly
Many companies have struggled with competition, conditions of duopoly, price pressures and survival. Some survived, some did not. Others reached a profitable state and still exist.
Google Play is changing how app ratings work
Two years ago, Apple changed the way its app store ratings worked by allowing developers to decide whether or not their ratings would be reset with their latest app update — a feature that Apple suggests should be used sparingly. Today, Google announced it’s making a change to how its Play Store app ratings work, […]
Uber drivers protest ahead of IPO at the company’s SF HQ
Ahead of Uber’s IPO, more than100 people are protesting outside of the transportation company’s headquarters in San Francisco. They’re here demanding four key things: better wages, transparent policies, benefits and a voice, Uber driver and Gig Workers Rising member Mostafa Maklad told TechCrunch ahead of the protest. “Uber year after year keeps cutting the rate […]
