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ResearchGate, a social network for scientists, reveals $52.6 funding

By Eric David Feb 28, 2017

Scientific research is all about collaboration, and an up-and-coming social network called ResearchGate wants to make it easier for scientists to connect and share with one another. Today, the Berlin-based startup revealed that it has…

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Mozilla buys read-it-later app Pocket and promises to open-source it

By Eric David Feb 27, 2017

Firefox browser maker Mozilla Corp. announced today that it has acquired Pocket, a popular cross-platform app that allows users to easily save web content and sync it across multiple devices for offline viewing. The…

Emerging Tech

‘Robocar’: Roborace unveils its self-driving electric race car

By Eric David Feb 27, 2017

Startup Roborace Ltd. today finally unveiled its long-awaited self-driving race car. “Robocar” is a fully electric vehicle that can reach speeds of up to 200 miles per hour without any input from a human driver. It…

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Amazon’s Twitch will sell games directly through livestreams

By Eric David Feb 27, 2017

Amazon.com Inc. today announced that Twitch users will soon be able to buy games directly through the popular livestreaming service, and the best part is that streamers can get a cut of the profits. A new program…

Emerging Tech

ZeniMax files injunction to halt Oculus Rift and VR game sales

By Eric David Feb 24, 2017

Earlier this month, game publisher ZeniMax Media Inc. won a hefty $500 million copyright infringement case against the Facebook-owned Oculus VR Inc., but it looks like ZeniMax isn’t through yet. Today ZeniMax filed for…

Emerging Tech

Embark wants to make self-driving trucks without getting rid of drivers

By Eric David Feb 24, 2017

Hot on the heels of the new lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc.’s self-driving truck company, Otto, a new self-driving truck startup called Embark has just launched with some impressive tech. Founded in 2016, Embark…

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New livestreaming service wants to be Court TV for the web

By Eric David Feb 24, 2017

America’s fascination with true crime has been reinvigorated thanks to the success of shows like “Making a Murderer” and “The People v. O.J. Simpson.” Now, an upcoming livestreaming platform hopes to capitalize on that interest…

Emerging Tech

Alphabet’s Waymo says Uber stole key parts of its self-driving tech

By Eric David Feb 23, 2017

Waymo Inc., which began its life as Google Inc.’s self-driving car division, today filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc. claiming that the ride-hailing service stole some of its autonomous vehicle technology. Waymo released a…

Emerging Tech

Google’s Perspective uses AI to fight Internet trolls

By Eric David Feb 23, 2017

Internet trolls are notorious for saying some of the worst things imaginable online, things that no sane person would ever say in real life. But tracking and removing those comments manually could be a…

Emerging Tech

Zappar raises $3.75M to make AR and VR content creation easy

By Eric David Feb 23, 2017

The success of “Pokemon Go” last year proved that augmented reality can be big business, but few companies can afford to build their own AR or virtual reality apps from scratch. Zappar Ltd. hopes…

Eric David

Mozilla buys read-it-later app Pocket and promises to open-source it

‘Robocar’: Roborace unveils its self-driving electric race car

Amazon’s Twitch will sell games directly through livestreams

ZeniMax files injunction to halt Oculus Rift and VR game sales

Embark wants to make self-driving trucks without getting rid of drivers

New livestreaming service wants to be Court TV for the web

Alphabet’s Waymo says Uber stole key parts of its self-driving tech

Google’s Perspective uses AI to fight Internet trolls

Zappar raises $3.75M to make AR and VR content creation easy

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