Apostrophe raises $6 million to allow you to consult a dermatologist from your phone
Priyanka Khanapure,
6 years ago
2 min read
Ben Holber and Ryan Hambley were raised together. Hambley, the boy of a dermatologist, always had clean skin. But Holber strived with acne from the moment he was a teenager. The two noticed first-hand the difference it makes to have a dermatologist on call. Apostrophe...
After its first profits miss in two years, Amazon shares get thrashed in after-hours trading
Prerna Mahtani,
6 years ago
2 min read
Amazon shares dropped by almost 7%, or $118.38, in after-hours trading after the company listed its first profits miss in two years. More Information About Amazon’s Finances Financial analysts had foretold that the launch of one-day shipping would bite into Amazon’s earnings, but also with...
Waymo robotaxi app comes to the App Store
Aditi Gade,
6 years ago
2 min read
Addressing one of Waymo’s self-driving minivans is on to get a little simpler. The Latest Advancements At Waymo One year later, starting its Waymo One self-driving car service in the Phoenix area, the company is introducing an app on iOS. It is the newest signal...
Google’s AI-powered voice recorder and transcription app appears to earlier Pixel phones
Prerna Mahtani,
6 years ago
2 min read
Google’s AI-powered voice recorder app launched at Google’s October hardware event was one of the company’s most effective demos. The latest app taps into advancements in AI, speech processing, and speech perception to automatically copy a voice recording with some mistakes, in real-time as the...
Qualcomm introduces the XR2 platform for 5G-connected AR and VR devices
Aditi Gade,
6 years ago
2 min read
At its Snapdragon Boondoggle Summit in sunny Maui, Hawaii, Qualcomm declared the start of its XR2 platform, which it defines as the “world’s first 5G-supported widespread reality (XR) platform.” The company’s earlier XR1 platform, which previously powers several VR and AR devices, will continue in...
Korean e-commerce manager Coupang appoints Alberto Fornaro as its new chief financial officer
Priyanka Khanapure,
6 years ago
2 min read
Korean e-commerce giant Coupang has a brand-new chief financial officer. The company declared that it had appointed Alberto Fornaro, who earlier served the same position at International Gaming Technology (IGT PLC), the multinational gaming machine firm. Fornaro replaces Richard Song, who entered Coupang in 2011...
Instagram finally launches 13+ age checkups
Prerna Mahtani,
6 years ago
2 min read
Instagram is done acting dumb about users’ ages. After nine years, Instagram is eventually adopting more responsibility to preserve underage kids from problems with social media. It will directly ask new users to enter their birth date and ban users younger than 13 from registering. ...
Google Photos includes a chat feature to its app
Prerna Mahtani,
6 years ago
2 min read
A discussion can be made that Google has over-indulged in its creation of way too many messaging apps in the past years. But today’s launch of a latest messaging service — this time in the confines of Google Photos — is an alliance that genuinely...
Google CEO Sundar Pichai is moving over as the CEO of Alphabet
Prerna Mahtani,
6 years ago
2 min read
Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin just declared that Google CEO Sundar Pichai would be succeeding Page as the CEO of parent company Alphabet. Also, Brin is moving down from his position as Alphabet’s president. An Introduction To Alphabet Alphabet first appeared into presence...
Xiaomi’s Q3 earnings report shows slowing growth
Aditi Gade,
6 years ago
2 min read
Xiaomi, the world’s fourth-largest smartphone merchant, on Wednesday, shared its profits figures for the quarter that ended in September. While the outcomes fell widely in line with analysts’ expectations, a severe drop in the company’s growth marks some of the struggles that handset makers are...