Author: Bilal

Kiwibot, the delivery robot startup that got its start shuttling burritos and snacks to students on the University of California-Berkeley campus, is expanding to San Jose with a new business model and partners Shopify  and Ordermark . About 25 Kiwibots will today begin delivering food and goods to customers in downtown San Jose and Buena Vista, a predominantly Latino … Continue reading Kiwibot delivery robots head to San Jose with new partners Shopify and Ordermark Continue Reading →

Google has long had a leg up on Amazon as far as smart screen video playback is concerned. YouTube is really the ideal service for these kinds of devices. Amazon, on the other hand, has a solid option for watching movies and TV on the Echo Show, in the form of its own Prime video … Continue reading Now you can watch Netflix on Google’s Nest smart screens Continue Reading →

Spotify  today announced the global launch of video podcasts. The new feature at launch will allow users, including both free users and paid subscribers, to watch the video content from a select group of creator podcasts. But unlike on YouTube, where only paid subscribers can listen to YouTube video content in the background while they do … Continue reading Spotify launches video podcasts worldwide, starting with select creators Continue Reading →

Speed sells. When Tesla  launches a new vehicle or updates an existing vehicle, the car company often leads with a 0-60mph time. These numbers often outclass those from gasoline cars thanks to how electric motors deliver power. These 0-60 times are often irrelevant to daily driving, and yet, Tesla, like most automakers, sees them as a critical … Continue reading Ford takes cues from Tesla’s playbook with 1,400 HP electric Mustang Mach-E Continue Reading →

While other premium smartphone makers were exploring mid-tier devices amid slowing sales, OnePlus’s prices were slowly creeping up. It’s true that the company never cracked the $1,000 price point (beyond a few limited-edition models), but for those following the company’s story, it felt like it was straying a bit from its biggest appeal: flagship-quality devices … Continue reading Nord is OnePlus’s sub-$500 5G handset Continue Reading →

OnePlus’s first fully wireless earbuds just aren’t very good. It doesn’t give me joy to say that. OnePlus is a fascinating company that has produced some really great handsets at prices that don’t break the bank — and that’s precisely what gave me high hopes for the Buds. But they’re just not good. They don’t … Continue reading OnePlus’s fully wireless earbuds are unexceptional, but at least they’re pretty cheap Continue Reading →

Bang & Olufsen is taking its excellent track record for delivering maximum quality, natural-sounding audio and wrapping it in a sports-oriented package with the Beoplay E8 Sport ($350). These totally wireless earbuds come with a long list of great features, including IP57 water resistance, 30 total hours of battery life, including up to seven hours on a … Continue reading Bang & Olufsen’s Beoplay E8 Sport offer the best sound in workout-friendly true wireless earbuds Continue Reading →

Instagram  today announced a new tool for personal fundraisers. The company says it’s beginning a small test of the feature, which will allow users to link directly to a fundraiser from their profile page. The test will initially run in the U.S., U.K. and Ireland on Android, followed by iOS. While users can choose to either start a … Continue reading Instagram is testing a ‘Personal Fundraiser’ feature Continue Reading →

Apple this morning announced plans to make its entire business carbon neutral within the next 10 years. The news follows the company’s push toward a fully carbon neutral corporate structure, adding its manufacturing supply chain and resulting products into the mix. The roadmap to sustainability as released today is part of the company’s annual Environmental Progress … Continue reading Apple says its supply chains and products will be carbon neutral by 2030 Continue Reading →

Think back to the last time you onboarded at a new job. Was it a mishmash of documents and calendar invites and calls and, generally speaking, a mess? Probably. That’s likely because onboarding is a process that often depends on disparate, unconnected HR tools. Sora, a startup that today announced $5.3 million in collected fundraising, wants … Continue reading Sora raises $5.3M to power its HR automation service Continue Reading →