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Uber tipping is rolling out to 121 U.S. and Canadian markets today

July 6th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Uber’s decision to bring tipping to its app is one of the most notable recent reversals of policy in tech, and now the tipping feature is actually going live in 121 cities across North America, including the biggest [...]

G Suite admins can now whitelist connected apps

July 6th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Google is launching a new feature for IT admins today that will make it easier for them to allow employees to use third-party apps in combination with its G Suite productivity tools. Like similar services, Google uses the [...]

Flux: Robot Queen Helen Greiner on robots, drones and the self-aware roomba

July 6th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

“If nobody else is going to invent a dishwashing machine, I’ll do it myself.” That proclamation from Ohioan engineer Josephine Cochrane — who was, incidentally, granddaughter of steamboat inventor John Fitch –started a revolution in homemaking that some [...]

Prisma’s next AI project is a fun selfie sticker maker called Sticky

July 6th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Meet Sticky, the next app from the startup behind Prisma, which turns selfies into stylized and/or animated stickers for sharing to your social feeds. Sticky is launching today on iOS, with an Android version due in a week [...]

Microsoft confirms layoff reports, reorganization expected to impact thousands

July 6th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

After a week of reports, Microsoft has confirmed its restructuring plans. As we previously reported, the moves are expected to impact thousands at the company as it works to reorganize its sales team. Subsequent numbers have put the [...]

HBO and Cinemax come to Hulu, but you’ll need the new app to watch

July 6th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Hulu this morning announced it’s finally adding HBO as an optional add-on for subscribers, as well as HBO-owned Cinemax. The premium networks will be offered to those who subscribe to Hulu’s on-demand service plus those who pay for [...]

SoundCloud, the ‘YouTube for audio’, cuts 173 jobs, closes San Francisco, London offices

July 6th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Some rough news today for SoundCloud, the audio streaming site whose content is largely based around uploads from its 175 million users in 190 countries. The company has announced that it is laying off 173 employees, and it [...]

OnboardIQ raises $9.1 million to automate hiring for hourly workers

July 6th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

OnboardIQ wants to make applying for hourly work less of a hassle, with a mobile-first platform that businesses can use to reduce the time they spend finding and hiring qualified workers. Now, three years in, the company has [...]

H2O.ai’s Driverless AI automates machine learning for businesses

July 6th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Driverless AI is the latest product from H2O.ai aimed at lowering the barrier to making data science work in a corporate context. The tool assists non-technical employees with preparing data, calibrating parameters and determining the optimal algorithms for [...]