Month: May 2020

When it launched in April, Quibi carried the express mission statement of offering short-form videos designed to watch on-the-fly. The service’s narrow focus rubbed a lot of potential subscribers the wrong way, with many requesting a more traditional method for watching the service’s series. https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/12/quibi-founder-jeffrey-katzenberg-blames-coronavirus-for-the-streaming-apps-challenges/ Ultimately, Quibi’s launch was a disappointing one, with founder Jeffrey … Continue reading Quibi inches toward usability by adding AirPlay streaming support Continue Reading →

Why ruin it for everyone when cheaters still gonna cheat? Texas Instruments graphing calculators have supported custom scripts for decades, even supporting more advanced programming languages like C and assembly. A community of hobbyists has grown up around this and has created all kinds of software for TI devices. However, a recent firmware update bricked programs … Continue reading Texas Instruments borked programming support for its calculators and hobbyists are mad Continue Reading →

The app will share ad revenue with its biggest stars. Instagram is taking its most aggressive steps yet to challenge YouTube: the app is piloting a series of features that will allow influencers to make money off their videos. Instagram announced that it’s testing commercials in IGTV videos and the ability for creators to sell … Continue reading Instagram brings commercials to IGTV to lure influencers Continue Reading →

And even dash off a few work emails in the process. Kris I’ve been spending a lot of time working in soft chairs. Oh, I have a perfectly good desk with a perfectly good monitor and keyboard, but sometimes I just wanna get comfortable in my living room… or in bed. The problem is, this … Continue reading Logitech’s G915 TKL is a gaming keyboard you can get comfy with Continue Reading →

It’s the end of an era. General Electric (GE) is one of the most well-known corporations around, and for over a century, it’s been responsible for helping to keep the average American home well-lit thanks to its lighting business. However, the GE of the past is not the same GE we have today — gone are … Continue reading General Electric is selling off its home lighting business after nearly 130 years Continue Reading →

The philanthropic arm of the Zuckerberg fortune is infusing $3.8 million worth of grants into nearly two dozen open-source software projects in biomedical research. It’s the second such disbursement of funds, and a third will be open for applications next month. The grants range in size from $50,000 to $250,000, and any biomed-centric project with … Continue reading Chan Zuckerberg Initiative drops $3.8M on 23 biomedical open-source projects Continue Reading →