LINE is another Zynga
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New Pokemon Go statistics will blow your mind
There is little doubt by now that Pokemon Go is becoming the most successful mobile app of all time, at least as far as launch-week …
Hyperloop One is turning into a hot mess of legal drama
Hyperloop One is supposed to be one of the pioneering companies on the cutting edge of disrupting the transportation industry for greater efficiency, etc. But …
Of course Tesla isn’t going to disable Autopilot
It’s been a bad couple weeks for Tesla. Not only did it suffer the first fatal crash of an Autopiloted vehicle, but the NHTSA is …
Why Pokemon Go is an even bigger game-changer than you think
Nintendo finally allowed a mobile game version of one of its biggest money-spinners to be made. And you have been hearing about it a lot …
Even more customers are going to have to deal with Comcast’s data caps
One of the most hated policies in cable industry is expanding this week as Comcast has informed customers in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan that they …
ESPN reportedly breaking away from cable bundles with its own streaming package
The last domino has begun to fall. According to a new report from The Information, ESPN is preparing to launch its own a la carte …
Is Elon Musk’s brash attitude hurting Tesla’s brand?
While many corporate executives tend to err on the side of not stirring up trouble or controversy, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is nothing if not …
Everything you need to know about the dramatic war between Tesla and Fortune
A real-life drama unfolded in Silicon Valley on Wednesday night and the aftermath continues to spill out across the media on Thursday morning. In a …
As iPhone sales stall, Galaxy S7 is even hotter than Samsung expected
As it does ahead of each quarterly earnings report, Samsung on Thursday announced earnings guidance for the second quarter of 2016. The company expects Q2 2016 …
Netflix is coming to Comcast set-top boxes later this year
The animosity between Netflix and Comcast has been well-documented over the past few years, but it appears the two companies have finally put aside their differences …
Alexa will now let you order over a million items from Amazon with your voice
Amazon kicked the home virtual assistant trend into overdrive a year ago when it launched the first Echo. Since then, Alexa—the voice service powering the …
Spotify is furious at Apple because it’s not a non-profit
There’s a big problem with building a business on the back of other companies’ businesses: You have to play by their rules. There are countless examples …
Walmart’s Amazon Prime competitor is here, and you can try it for free
Walmart has been trialing a rival service to the free shipping part of Amazon Prime for a while, but ShippingPass is finally ready for prime …
Evernote just made its free option worthless
Evernote used to be the best cheap, simple service for syncing notes and lists between multiple devices. Used to be, because starting today, the free version …
A look at Steve Jobs’ biggest failures as Apple CEO
It’s hard to believe that it’s 2016 and the phrase This would have never happened if Steve was still alive is still being used. Most …
Interview: Spaces is the most exciting VR startup you’ve never heard of
Virtual reality startups like Spaces, a new Los Angeles-based VR shop, are in a race for eyeballs. For some companies in the space, it’s about …
Microsoft pays woman $10,000 for auto-upgrading her PC to Windows 10
Windows 10 auto-upgrades are like a sick, cruel joke being played on us by this point. Most stories that start with “my Windows 10 PC …
A bug in Chrome makes pirating Netflix and Amazon movies easy
Bad news for Google, good news for pirates: a pair of security researchers have found a flaw in the way the Chrome browser unpacks encrypted …
Why the boring iPhone 7 is the smartest thing Apple has done in years
Apple’s top brass have lost their minds. Tim Cook is running Apple into the ground. The iPhone 7 is going to be boring and awful, …
This is what it was like to have a job interview with Elon Musk
Elon Musk is one of the few people in the world with the vision and the resources to help shape our future. It sounds like a cliche, …
Netflix expected to make $500 million more per year after jacking up prices
One or two extra dollars a month might not sound like much, but when you have nearly 100 million subscribers paying for your service, it …
iPhone sales halted after Chinese firm accuses Apple of copying its design [updated]
Whether it’s suing Samsung over rounded corners, or being accused of plagiarism by the Android crowd, Apple and plagiarism seem to go hand-in-hand. Its latest …
Microsoft’s Next Big Thing is going to be…tracking weed?
Microsoft is trying really very hard to not be the next Yahoo. It’s ticked most of the boxes of a corporate mid-life crisis: buying a …
Here come Snapchat’s most annoying ads yet
Now that Snapchat has become one of the hottest messaging apps in the world, it’s time to do what every messaging app has done before …
This is why Microsoft is buying LinkedIn for $26.2 billion
You know all that annoying spam you get in your inbox about people you don’t really know moving to new positions at companies you’ve never …
Apple is going to start selling… electricity?
Apple became the world’s most valuable company by selling a lot of stuff. But one thing it’s never sold is power. That looks like it’s …
Tesla just started selling two cheaper Model S sedans
On Thursday morning, Tesla Motors announced that new, lower-cost versions of its Model S sedan would be available to purchase immediately. The Model S 60 will cost …
Mercedes will show off a Model X killer in September
Tesla has captured our imagination (if not our practicality) with the world’s first all-electric SUV, the Model X. But it looks like Mercedes, king of …
Uber will now pay you if your driver gets you to your destination late
Although uberPOOL might be the most affordable way to reach your destination with Uber, it’s rarely the most expedient. That’s why Uber introduced the “Arrive …
