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Saturday, August 19, 2017

Former GE CEO Jeff Immelt close to becoming Uber’s CEO

The long and dramatic process for naming a new Uber CEO may be coming closer to an end. First reported by Kara Swisher, our sources are also telling us that former General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt is still being seriously considered and the board vote is expected to happen soon. The talks were first reported several weeks ago. Co-founder and CEO Travis Kalanick was asked to resign in June… Read More

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You don’t need a fancy university degree to launch a startup and secure venture capital. But looking at the data on who gets funded, alumni affiliation sure seems to be a big contributing factor. Read More

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Prisma shifts focus to b2b with an API for AI-powered mobile effects

{rss:content:encoded} Prisma shifts focus to b2b with an API for AI-powered mobile effects http://ift.tt/2xdRD95 http://ift.tt/2wcy8B0 August 19, 2017 at 06:00PM

The startup behind the Prisma style transfer app is shifting focus onto the b2b space, building tools for developers that draw on its expertise using neural networks and deep learning technology to power visual effects on mobile devices. Read More

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New malware masquerades as a ride-sharing app

{rss:content:encoded} New malware masquerades as a ride-sharing app http://ift.tt/2wpGcxT http://ift.tt/2fTdDTb August 19, 2017 at 02:55AM

An update to the venerable Faketoken.q Android malware has made it easier for the program to steal your credit card information from ride-sharing apps. Faketoken attacks Russian ride-sharing apps by overlaying text boxes on the credit card information pages that can capture your credit number and other important information. Kaspersky writes: After getting onto a smartphone (judging by the… Read More

YouTube starts delivering ‘breaking news’ on its homepage across platforms

{rss:content:encoded} YouTube starts delivering ‘breaking news’ on its homepage across platforms http://ift.tt/2uQvXmO http://ift.tt/2pH5dyQ August 19, 2017 at 01:58AM

YouTube has started rolling out a “Breaking News” section in people’s feeds today across platforms as Alphabet continues to tailor custom content playlists to users logged into Google Accounts, Android Police reports. For most, YouTube is a place to hop from one video to the next and descend down rabbit holes, but browsing anything like a feed has become less… Read More

Wendy Dent has a dream. The Australian founder, chief executive and sole employee of Cinemmerse wants to change the way folks think about how they watch everything from advertisements to art films. She’s created Cinnemerse, a website and an app that tracks viewers’ “emotional” response to what they’re watching by monitoring their vital signs through the Apple… Read More

http://ift.tt/2uQsx3u Tracking viewer responses to media, Cinemmerse wants to set the stage for “responsive” entertainment http://ift.tt/2v97XGP

Reinventing the email experience is an area numerous startups have tried to tackle over the years, with some apps focused more on triage, others on making a better desktop alternative to Outlook, and still more aiming to re-envision email as a mobile-first product, among other ideas. A new startup called Superhuman, from the founder of Gmail add-on Rapportive acquired in 2012 by LinkedIn,… Read More

http://ift.tt/2uQij31 Rapportive founder’s new startup Superhuman is what Gmail would be if built today http://ift.tt/2wplwWP

Google brings six-second video previews to mobile search

{rss:content:encoded} Google brings six-second video previews to mobile search http://ift.tt/2wi1QVp http://ift.tt/2fSi9RU August 18, 2017 at 11:00PM

Google announced a major update to its mobile search results pages today. Whenever your query brings up a video, Google will now show you a silent six-second clip to help you decide if it’s actually a video you want to see. This will work for the vast majority of videos on the web today — including, but not limited to, YouTube. Indeed, as Emily Moxley, Google’s director of… Read More

VIDA, an e-commerce startup that allows artists to upload their designs to be printed on real-world materials – like fabric, leather, metal and more – which are then sold as unique products, has grown its community of artists to over 100,000 members since its launch a few years ago. The company is now participating in startup accelerator Y Combinator, following its recent… Read More

http://ift.tt/2wXOdYV Y Combinator-backed VIDA turns artwork into fashion, accessories and more http://ift.tt/2vKOnUN

Should your parents be able to read your Facebook messages if you die? Facebook explained why it won’t let them in a post in its Hard Questions series today about social networking after death. Facebook admits it doesn’t have all the answers, but has come up with some decent solutions to some issues with what it Memorialized Profiles and a “Legacy Contact”. When you… Read More

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Hands on with Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone

{rss:content:encoded} Hands on with Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone http://ift.tt/2wWuvg5 http://ift.tt/2wgnysX August 18, 2017 at 03:00PM

It’s a pretty captivating pitch: Andy Rubin, one of the guys who founded Android (and who lead the project within Google for eight years!) has a new company… and he’s building an Android phone. The “Essential Phone,” as it’s known. I’ve been carrying around an Essential Phone for a few days now. Here’s what I think so far. Read More

Google to livestream Android O launch event timed for total solar eclipse

{rss:content:encoded} Google to livestream Android O launch event timed for total solar eclipse http://ift.tt/2wooZVD http://ift.tt/2xbf9n6 August 18, 2017 at 06:39PM

Google is using a astronomical event to debut its newest Android operating system update: Android O is set to arrive on August 21, with a livestreamed unveiling event timed for 2:40 PM ET in NYC – which is roughly when the maximum solar eclipse is set to occur for New York. Android O will get a full reveal at that time, which seems like kind of a weird time to do it since a lot of… Read More

While VR has shown consumers a great deal of what’s possible when it comes to immersive experiences, the world of potential that VR opens to advertisers has not been explored so heavily, Immersv, a mobile 360 VR ad network, wants to use the strengths of VR to bring improve mobile advertising, not only on headset but smartphones as well. For now, the startup is focusing on pre-roll… Read More

http://ift.tt/2fQyHK7 Immersv raises $10.5M to shake up mobile advertising with some VR flair http://ift.tt/2vOmidD

Instagram adds a new creative way to reply to a photo or story

{rss:content:encoded} Instagram adds a new creative way to reply to a photo or story http://ift.tt/2wmXVGl http://ift.tt/2w7VR53 August 18, 2017 at 12:55PM

Instagram inception, here we come. If somebody sends you a photo or video in a private conversation on Instagram, the app will now let you play around with the original photo so that you can reply in a creative way and keep the context of the conversation. If you receive a photo or video, there’s now a reply button in the conversation thread. If you tap on this button, the original photo… Read More