10 things in tech you need to know today

Ron Conway won't be raising a new fund, SoftBank invested in GM's self-driving car division, and Melinda Gates is trying to solve the women in tech issue.

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10 things in tech you need to know today Ron Conway won't be raising a new fund, SoftBank invested in GM's self-driving car division, and Melinda Gates is trying to solve the women in tech issue. Read More »

A former Google strategist says tech is warping our attention spans — and it's terrible for humanity If you have a passing interest in technology, you might be familiar with terms such as 'the attention economy' or 'the distraction economy.' According to a Googler-turned-philosopher James Williams, the way tech companies distract and compete for our attention has a deep impact on society. Read More »

The CEO of messaging app Telegram is claiming that Apple has been blocking updates to the app since April The CEO of the messaging app Telegram is saying Apple has been blocking updates to the app since April, around the time Telegram was banned in Russia. Now, certain Telegram features have stopped working. Read More »

Electrocution, cardiac pain, and a miscarriage: Amazon warehouse investigation reveals 600 ambulance call-outs for injured workers Amazon is under fire again over the way it treats the thousands of staff who work at its warehouses after an investigation revealed 600 ambulance call-outs to its UK sites over the last three years. Read More »

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A 27-year-old entrepreneur reveals how he snagged $500,000 from Mark Cuban over a 5-minute email exchange BI PRIME: The cofounders of Relativity Space, Tim Ellis and Jordan Noone, got the legendary investor Mark Cuban to fund their entire seed round. And they did it all through a cold email. Read More »

Nearly 50% of teens in the US say they're now online 'almost constantly,' according to new research A new study from Pew Research Center on teen internet and social media use found that nearly half of teens report being online on a near-constant basis. Another 44% say they go online multiple times every day. Read More »

3 ways LG's OLED TVs are changing the viewing experience These televisions are revolutionizing the way we watch our favorite shows. Read More »

Nintendo is about to reveal its plans for the next 6 months at the biggest game show of the year — here's what to expect At E3 2018, Nintendo will debut its plans for the next six months — and beyond — with new games, news announcements, and some unexpected surprises. Read More »

The Nintendo Switch is getting 4 new Pokémon games — and investors are very happy Nintendo and The Pokémon Company made big waves Tuesday night by announcing not just one, or two, or even three, but four new Pokémon games coming out in the next 18 months. Read More »

'Emulate George Washington, not Vladimir Putin': Facebook investors are in open revolt over Mark Zuckerberg running the firm like a 'dictatorship' Facebook investors said CEO Mark Zuckerberg risks running the firm like a 'corporate dictatorship' and one investor was thrown out of the room for shouting her protests. Three major Facebook shareholders have highlighted concerns about its dual-class shareholding in recent weeks. Read More »

An Amazon-backed smart thermostat company just snagged another $36 million to take on Google's Nest Ecobee is an Amazon-backed smart thermostat company that's taking on Google's Nest. Now, it's raising $36 million ($47 million CAD) as it expands its product offerings. Read More »

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