Xiaomi doesn’t want Lyft using its electric scooters
Xiaomi, the electric scooter manufacturer that a handful of the shared electric scooter services in the U.S. (like ones from Uber, Lyft, Spin and Bird) rely on, has sent a… Read more »
Month: October 2018
Snapchat’s PR firm sues influencer for not promoting Spectacles on Instagram
Influcencer marketing could get a lot more accountable if Snapchat’s PR firm wins this lawsuit. Snapchat hoped that social media stars promoting v2 of its Spectacles camera sunglasses on its… Read more »
The tactics behind The Athletic’s breakout success in sports subscriptions
Local newspapers may be shuttering and people may be consuming most news on social media, but don’t tell Alex Mather that a subscription news publication can’t grow like a unicorn… Read more »
A look at all the companies participating in 500 Startups’ 24th accelerator program
TechCrunch has an exclusive look at the companies participating in 500 Startups‘ 24th startup accelerator batch, which kicked off last week. Through its four-month seed program, the Silicon Valley seed… Read more »
After canceling ‘Rift 2’ overhaul, Oculus plans a modest update to flagship VR headset
Facebook’s virtual reality arm may soon find itself in the unfamiliar position of playing catch-up with hardware competitors. Last week, TechCrunch reported that Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe had decided to… Read more »
Arsenal players rated and slated: Why Danny Welbeck missed his opportunity to start against Liverpool in blockbuster clash
STEPHAN LICHTSTEINER and Emile Smith Rowe struck to beat Blackpool and send Arsenal through the the League Cup quarter-final. Here, Sunsport rates and slates Unai Emery’s team as the youngsters… Read more »
From Grumpy Cat to Gunther IV and Taylor Swift’s cat Olivia Benson, meet the world’s wealthiest pets worth MILLIONS
THESE cute creatures are all rolling in it – yes, we do mean money… nothing nasty. Some inherited their fortune, others struck it rich as film stars or social media… Read more »
Carabao Cup draw: Start time, TV channel, live stream and ball numbers for TONIGHT’S draw
CARABAO CUP is back with 16 teams bid to reach the quarter-finals of the competition. Arsenal and Manchester City are both in action as they look for another Wembley final in… Read more »
Chelsea won’t be competing for much silverware this season… not with Alvaro Morata leading the line
YOU dread to think what Diego Costa would have done to this Derby defence. Chelsea loanee Fiakyo Tomori was nervous enough playing against his parent club that he scored for… Read more »
Arsenal 2 Blackpool 1: Stephan Lichtsteiner’s first-ever Gunners goal sets Unai Emery’s men on way to Carabao Cup quarter-finals
ARSENAL avoided a late scare as they advanced to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals at the expense of Blackpool. Stephan Lichtsteiner set the Gunners on their way with his first-ever goal for… Read more »
Raab backtracks hours after hinting Brexit deal just weeks away
Keir Starmer describes Brexit secretary’s U-turn as ‘one of quickest in political history’ Dominic Raab has been forced into an embarrassing climbdown after appearing to suggest that the UK’s increasingly… Read more »
Outrage after Essex village used in pro-Trump election ad
Picture of rundown Jaywick Sands used by Nick Stella to warn voters off Democrats Midterm elections – live updates A street in Essex has been used by a US congressional… Read more »
Lendix is now called October
French startup Lendix is changing its name to October. The company is using this opportunity to redesign its branding assets and refresh the design of the website for new users…. Read more »
Twitter’s spam reporting tool now lets you specify type, including if it’s a fake account
Twitter is adding more nuance to its spam reporting tools, the company announced today. Instead of simply flagging a tweet as posting spam, users can now specify what kind of… Read more »
Sign up for Spotify’s $15/month plan, get a free Google Home Mini
Spotify’s got a new promotion to entice users to sign up for a Premium Family plan. Commit to $15 a month for up to six members, and the streaming service… Read more »
How the Apple Watch changed the world
In 2015 Switzerland was fucked. This blunt belief, grunted out by Apple’s Jony Ive and repeated by the media as a death knell for the watch industry, seemed to define… Read more »
Consumers spent $329M on the top 10 subscription video apps last quarter
Last year, the top subscription video apps like Netflix and Hulu raked in a combined $781 million, and that trend is showing no sign of slowing down in 2018. In… Read more »
Journalists should stop repeating Trump’s lies
Plus, we need a more robust theory of the media. Covering President Donald Trump is hard, but the media is blowing the easy parts. That’s what I thought as I… Read more »
North Dakota’s new voting restrictions seem aimed at Native Americans who vote Democrat
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) won in 2012 with Native American support. So Republicans passed new voting restrictions. It sure looks like Republicans in North Dakota are trying to suppress Native… Read more »
America’s teens are extremely stressed out about school shootings
They’re not wrong to be. This week, the American Psychological Association released its annual Stress in America survey, asking thousands of people variations on one simple question: What stresses you… Read more »
Why science can’t replace religion
John Gray on the myths the “New Atheists” tell themselves. I’m what you’d call an agnostic. I don’t know if God exists, but the question is probably unanswerable, so I’m… Read more »
The myth of poisoned Halloween candy
Poison, pins, and needles in Halloween candy? It’s probably a hoax. Every Halloween, parents around the country warn their children about something truly scary: poison, pins, and needles in Halloween… Read more »
How geotagged photos harm nature
What happens when nature goes viral? Horseshoe Bend used to be a little-known roadside view of the Colorado River in Page, Arizona. But if you look at yearly satellite images… Read more »
Russian mum gives birth at supermarket till in just 11 minutes as shocked cashier steps in to help deliver her baby boy
CCTV shows the moment a mum went into labour at a supermarket checkout – and gave birth just 11 minutes later helped by a cashier. The Russian woman, 28, is… Read more »
Is Arsenal vs Blackpool on TV? What channel, live stream, team news and kick-off time for the Carabao Cup fourth round
BLACKPOOL are looking to cause a huge shock in the Carabao Cup tonight when they travel to Arsenal. The League One side are through to the fourth round for the… Read more »
Tyson Fury reveals what wife Paris told him when he made boxing return after drinking 100 PINTS a week
TYSON FURY has revealed how his wife told him he was too fat to fight when he decided the time was right to return to boxing. Former world heavyweight champion… Read more »
Aldi is selling a massive 1kg jar of Nutella for £4
ALDI is selling giant jars of Nutella for £3.99 each and they are a total bargain. The family size jars of the popular hazelnut spread weigh in a whopping 1kg,… Read more »
Melilla vs Real Madrid: Live stream, what TV channel, team news, kick off time for Copa del Rey match
REAL MADRID are in action for the first time since sacking manager Julen Lopetegui. The Spanish giants face third-tier side Melilla in the Copa del Rey and will want to impress… Read more »
Jamal Khashoggi strangled as soon as he entered consulate, prosecutor confirms
Statement is first official Turkish confirmation of how Saudi journalist died Jamal Khashoggi was strangled as soon as he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, then his body dismembered and… Read more »