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Of course China’s forgotten social network is doing an ICO

January 4th, 2018|Categories: Gizmo News|

ICOs were one of the breakthroughs in the tech industry in 2017. Initially it was just those in the blockchain space who were aware, but as the year went on a number of existing business grew attracted to [...]

Malaysia’s Dahmakan chows down $2.6M for its end-to-end food delivery service

January 4th, 2018|Categories: Gizmo News|

Dahmakan, a food delivery startup from Malaysia that graduated Y Combinator last year, has raised $2.6 million as it begins to explore the potential to expand its business across Southeast Asia. The startup distinguishes itself from the likes [...]

The News Lens takes a big step for Asian indie media with its first acquisition

January 4th, 2018|Categories: Gizmo News|

Founded four years ago to reach millennials disenchanted with Taiwan’s scandal-obsessed media, The News Lens is growing up fast. The Taipei-based company announced it has agreed to buy Inside, one of Taiwan’s best-known technology news sites. Not only [...]

Apple picks up Reese Witherspoon thriller starring Octavia Spencer

January 4th, 2018|Categories: Gizmo News|

Apple is adding another TV project to its upcoming slate: Are You Sleeping, a crime show based on America’s love affair with true crime podcasts (which are, ultimately, all Apple’s fault). The show has a lot of star [...]

Wi-Fi startup Eero lays off 30 employees

January 4th, 2018|Categories: Gizmo News|

Eero, the mesh Wi-Fi router startup, has laid off 20 percent of its workforce (about 30 employees), TechCrunch has learned. Eero confirmed about 30 employees were let go but declined to comment on its total workforce size. “Our [...]

Crunch Report | MoneyGram’s Sale to Alibaba Blocked by U.S. Government

January 4th, 2018|Categories: Gizmo News|

Spotify files to go public, BloomThat gets acquired and MoneyGram’s sale to Alibaba got blocked by the U.S. government. All this on Crunch Report. Read More on Tech Crunch

Apple readies Siri for the HomePod by adding a podcast-powered news brief

January 4th, 2018|Categories: Gizmo News|

The HomePod had a bit of a notable production setback, back in December, but Apple’s high-end smart speaker is still on track for an “early 2018” release. As it preps for the release of its first Siri-focused device, [...]

Kernel panic! What are Meltdown and Spectre, the bugs affecting nearly every computer and device?

January 4th, 2018|Categories: Gizmo News|

If you’re confused by the avalanche of early reports, denials, and conflicting statements about the massive security issues announced today, don’t worry — you’re far from the only one. Here’s what you need to know about Meltdown and [...]

Cloud infrastructure vendors begin responding to chip kernel vulnerability

January 4th, 2018|Categories: Gizmo News|

Several cloud vendors began responding to the chip kernel vulnerability that has the industry reeling today. Each Infrastructure as a Service vendor clearly has a stake here because each one is selling CPU cycles on their platforms. TechCrunch [...]