TechCrunch will soon be returning to Africa to hold its Startup Battlefield competition dedicated to the African continent, in Lagos, Nigeria, on December 11th. The event will showcase the launch of 15 of the hottest…
Peer tutoring platform Knack raises $1.5M from Charles…
Knack, a peer tutoring platform aimed at college students, is taking a different approach than some online tutoring marketplaces have in the past. As a result, the Florida-based startup has raised a $1.5 million seed…
Snap launches a certification program for AR shops…
Snap has announced a partner program intended to make it easer for brands to get on board with — and pay for — its augmented reality ‘lenses’ by helping advertisers find certified AR shops to…
Carbo brings its light and peppy electric bike…
The Carbo is a new electric bike that weighs a mere 27 pounds and can pep up your morning commute. Created by the Montreal-based team that successfully shipped the Veco, this crowdfunded electric bike can…
Airbnb is using what3words to list stays with…
Putting a new spin on the term ‘digital nomad’, UK addressing platform what3words has partnered with Airbnb to list stays with Mongolian nomads. The startup’s simplified addressing system is being applied to help adventurous travellers ‘home share’…
AMD Discloses Initial Zen 2 Details
Earlier this month AMD made their first disclosure of Zen 2, their next-generation core microarchitecture for desktop and server chips. Along with Zen 2, AMD also unveiled initial details of their next-generation server chips, codename…
The World’s Loudest Sound
The sound made by the Krakatoa volcanic eruption in 1883 was so loud it ruptured eardrums of people 40 miles away, travelled around the world four times, and was clearly heard 3,000 miles away. Think,…
The real villain of Netflixs adult thriller ‘Cam’…
It's night time, and webcam-performer Lola starts her erotic show in a moodily lit pink bedroom. She sits in front of a large TV that's relaying the feed from her show, as well as the…
Apple Mac Mini review (2018): A video editor’s…
Hardware The most impressive thing about the new Mini is its selection of ports. There's Ethernet, a headphone jack and four USB-C connections (supporting Thunderbolt 3). It also sports a full-size HDMI port and two…