Amazon launches a $4.99-per-month ‘personal shopper’ service for men’s fashion
Amazon is introducing a personal shopping service for men’s fashion. The service, now available to Prime members, is an expansion of the existing Personal Shopper by Prime Wardrobe, a $4.99 per month Stitch Fix rival, originally aimed at women. With Personal Shopper by Prime Wardrobe, an Amaz
Hear from Postmates, Refraction AI and FedEx about autonomous delivery at TC Sessions: Mobility 2020
Small startups and logistics giants alike are working on how to use automated vehicle technology and robotics for delivery. Some have even accelerated their efforts, with mixed results, as the COVID-19 pandemic drove up demand for delivery.
But is the world — or the tech — ready for the mainstr
Cannabis vape companies are experiencing a sales boom during the pandemic
The global pandemic is driving interest toward cannabis, and device makers are recording record sales. From startups to major players, several leading manufacturers told technewss that their companies are seeing a boom in sales since the start of the crisis. Coupled with supply constraints, consum
Deep Science: Robot perception, acoustic monitoring, using ML to detect arthritis
Research papers come out far too rapidly for anyone to read them all, especially in the field of machine learning, which now affects (and produces papers in) practically every industry and company. This column aims to collect the most relevant recent discoveries and papers — particularly in but n
N26 hires Adrienne Gormley as its new chief operating officer
Fintech startup N26 is announcing some changes in the leadership team with two new C-Level hires. First, Adrienne Gormley, pictured above, is joining the company as chief operating officer, replacing Martin Schilling who left the company in March 2020. Second, Diana Styles, pictured below, will bec
Google to better enforce Play Store in-app purchase policies, ease use of third-party app stores
Under threat of regulation, Google announced today it’s updating its Google Play billing policies to better clarify which types of transactions will be subject to Google’s commissions on in-app purchases. While the more detailed language doesn’t actually change the earlier policy&
GV bets on young team behind high school social app HAGS
As high schools pivot to hybrid models and students see less in-person face time with friends, the current social app sphere seems to be missing a way to build deeper bonds with classmates. HAGS is building a social network designed around high school networks and they’ve picked up some fresh
2 strategies for creating top-of-funnel marketing content
Even when you're excellent at making the sale, you still need people to know you exist in the first place.
Content is excellent at making the case for your product or service, but it also excels at providing value to potential customers in a more tangential way, introducing them to your brand a
A quarter of US adults now get news from YouTube, Pew Research study finds
Around a quarter of U.S. adults, or roughly 26%, say they get news by watching YouTube videos, according to a new study from Pew Research Center, which examined the Google-owned video platform’s growing influence over news distribution in the U.S., as well as its consumption. The study, not s
One week until we discover the future of transportation at TC Sessions: Mobility
Were you Born to be Wild? Then get your electric motor running, head out on the virtual highway to look for adventure, because we're just one week away from TC Sessions: Mobility 2020. Join thousands of global attendees October 6-7 for two programming-packed days devoted to the fast-moving worl
Mental health startup eQuoo will be distributed by Unilever in new global youth campaign
Last December (yes, in the before-times) U.K.-based mental health startup eQuoo had a round of announcements, becoming the NHS-approved mental health game, as well as signing Barmer, the largest insurance company in Germany, as a client.
It has now been selected as the Mental Health App for Unileve
Healthcare giant UHS hit by ransomware attack, sources say
Universal Health Services, one of the largest healthcare providers in the U.S., has been hit by a ransomware attack.
The attack hit UHS systems early on Sunday morning, according to two people with direct knowledge of the incident, locking computers and phone systems at several UHS facilities acros
Adobe beefs up developer tools to make it easier to build apps on Experience Cloud
Adobe has had a developer program for years called Adobe.io, but today at the Adobe Developers Live virtual conference, the company announced some new tools with a fresh emphasis on helping developers build custom apps on the Adobe Experience Cloud.
Jason Woosley, VP of developer experience and com
SoftBank will bring Bear's serving robots to Japan, amid restaurant labor shortages
SoftBank has been quite bullish on Bear Robotics this year, beginning with leadership in a $32 million Series A back in January. It's easy to see why the investment firm believes that this is the breakthrough moment for the Bay Area-based startup, as the COVID-19 pandemic has led to economic an