Twitter’s New Communication Features: Twttr Prototype Set for 2020 Launch
Prerna Mahtani,
                                    6 years ago                                            
                2 min read
Twttr, the prototype app Twitter began earlier this year, has been testing unique ways to display communications, including by the use of threaded replies and additional visual cues.  Presently, those features have been found on Twitter.com, providing the service a message board-like feel where responses...        
Uber is experimenting selling ‘foodie experiences’ through Uber Eats
Prerna Mahtani,
                                    6 years ago                                            
                2 min read
Uber is selling ‘foodie experiences’ like cooking classes and multi-course fine dining on its on-demand food delivery app, Uber Eats. It is below a new Moments tab, which is currently a small-scale experiment operating in San Francisco. The Launch of the New Feature Uber Eats...        
Slack investor Index Ventures supports Slack contender Quill
Prerna Mahtani,
                                    6 years ago                                            
                2 min read
Slack had designed a new solution for workplace communication, which had been imitated by many, even Microsoft.  But the product, which is intended to help individuals and businesses collude, has been critiqued for posting too many notifications, with some alleging it has destroyed workplace productivity....        
Kickstarter favourite, EcoFlow Delta battery generator is not what it shows
Prerna Mahtani,
                                    6 years ago                                            
                2 min read
The Delta EcoFlow is a unique battery generator which is available on Kickstarter with unbelievable claimed features.  While most of these features are true, some are not. What Delta Claims  A device like the Delta offers unimaginable battery storage capacity.  Created for more than just...        
Bringing adtech-related insights to its platform, App Annie obtains analytics firm Libring
Prerna Mahtani,
                                    6 years ago                                            
                2 min read
App Annie is a go-to source for mobile app market data and analytics. It is growing its platform with the takeover of mobile analytics provider Libring.  Libring’s Role in the Growth of App Annie The agreement will provide App Annie to present its mobile app...        
Facebook buys VR studio behind Beat Saber
Aditi Gade,
                                    6 years ago                                            
                2 min read
Virtual reality does not have several hit games yet, but Facebook is acquiring the studio behind one of the platform’s most notable titles. Facebook Acquired Beat Games Facebook introduced that it will be purchasing Beat Games, the game studio behind Beat Saber, a swing game...        
NordVPN verifies that it was hacked
Prerna Mahtani,
                                    6 years ago                                            
                2 min read
NordVPN, a virtual individual network provider that guarantees to “preserve your privacy online,” has verified it was hacked. The statement comes following the rumours that the company had been breached.  It first appeared that NordVPN had an expired internal private code revealed. They are potentially...        
This substantial display allows visually impaired users to feel on-screen 3D shapes
Priyanka Khanapure,
                                    6 years ago                                            
                2 min read
Utilizing a computer and modern software can be a burden, to begin with for the visually impaired. But basically, visual tasks like 3D design are even harder.  This Stanford company is striving on the way to visualize 3D information, like in a CAD or modeling...        
Los Angeles-situated BuildOps, subcontracting software for real estate, allocates $5.8 million
Prerna Mahtani,
                                    6 years ago                                            
                3 min read
Introduction Software developing companies tackling services for recess industries, like commercial real estate subcontracting, proceed to find Los Angeles to be fruitful ground for development. BuildOps Gets A New Investment  The newest company to raise funding from a link of investors is BuildOps, which allocated...        
Vulog to Power Hyundai’s Latest Car Sharing Service in LA
Aditi Gade,
                                    6 years ago                                            
                4 min read
Introduction The technology following Hyundai’s latest car-sharing service in Los Angeles is produced by a company that is widely unknown despite its ubiquity. Vulog announced on Tuesday while Automobility LA that Hyundai will apply its technology platform for a car-sharing pilot that will start in...        














