/Gizmo News

Final: One credit card account to rule them all

June 20th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

A startup called Final wants to change the way people use credit cards — or rather, the company wants to change the credit card industry to fit consumers’ lifestyles. With a 1% cash-back bonus and no annual fee, [...]

Zenefits will pay $3.4 million in unpaid overtime to 743 employees

June 20th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Insurance software startup Zenefits has agreed to pay $3.4 million in unpaid overtime to 743 of its account executives and sales representatives in California and Arizona, according to the Department of Labor. Zenefits has also agreed to let [...]

Sony soft-launches an educational robotics coding kit on Indiegogo

June 20th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Every tech and toy company, from Apple to Hasbro, has an educational coding offering these days. Sony’s Koov kit has been kicking around Japan for a while now, and should be pretty familiar to anyone who’s spent time [...]

Apple releases new iPhone ad focused on the ‘Memories’ feature

June 20th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

I don’t have children so I don’t think the “Memories” feature is as powerful as it could be for me. Apple knows this well, that’s why its newest ad features memories of a real Spanish family with their [...]

HuMoTech’s robotic feet make it easier to test drive a bunch of different prosthetics

June 20th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

There are white boards lining the walls covered in complex formulas and earlier iterations of the company’s robotic leg are scattered in pieces on and underneath tables. You can practically chart the company’s half-decade of development with a [...]

Uber adds tipping

June 20th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

After years of refusing to add a tipping option for drivers, Uber is finally adding tips to its application as part of an outreach program to riders and passengers. The company, which has seen so much trouble on [...]

Intel’s former chief diversity and inclusion officer has left the company

June 20th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Danielle Brown, who spent nearly three years as Intel’s chief diversity and inclusion officer, has left the company, TechCrunch has learned. Read More on Tech Crunch

No straight answer on encryption from Europe’s incoming digital chief

June 20th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Mariya Gabriel, the EC’s commissioner-designate for the digital economy and society brief, was asked for a clear position on encryption during a Q&A session in the European Parliament today. Yet, once again, no straight answer was forthcoming. Read [...]

Sony soft launches an educational robotics coding kit on Indiegogo

June 20th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Every tech and toy company, from Apple to Hasbro, has an educational coding offering these days. Sony’s Koov kit has been kicking around Japan for a while now, and should be pretty familiar to anyone who’s spent time [...]