Spotify launches in Thailand to continue its Asia push While talk of Spotify’s apparent upcoming IPO continues in the U.S., the music streaming service is furthering its coverage of Asia after it launched its service in Thailand. Spotify Premium, which counts over 60 million paying users, will cost 129 THB in Thailand. That’s just over $4 and …
Aussies beware: phone scammers are now posing as NBN reps NBN-related complaints may have hit an all-time high with consumers not being delivered the speeds they were promised, but the NBN’s notoriety has made it a popular cover for scammers. Fraudsters pretending to be NBN staff have taken to cold-calling homes to sign unsuspecting consumers up …
California Proves That Environmental Regulations Don’t Kill Profits To anyone who believes environmental regulation is poison for profits, California must be infuriating. The state’s pollution policies rarely wilt its perennially blooming economy. For the past nine years, a Golden State-centric think tank Next 10 has been releasing its California Green Innovation Index. The results this year …
‘Life is Strange: Before the Storm’ trailer showcases its story Unfortunately, it’s more of a cinematic trailer that doesn’t delve into gameplay. But it was previously revealed that the game features an ability called “Backtalk,” which lets Chloe provoke characters or talk her way out of sticky situations. [embedded content] The first of the title’s three …
Google is About to Make Your Browser More Paranoid Your browser is about to become a lot more paranoid. You might not notice. But if you do, don’t freak out. At least not yet. You may have noticed that when you visit certain sites, such as Wired.com, browsers like Google Chrome display a little green padlock …
Crunch Report | Google Pays Apple Lots of $$$ for Search All 50 startups from Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Demo Day 1 1 hour ago by Josh Constine, Ryan Lawler, John Mannes, Lucas Matney Crunch Report | Google Pays Apple Lots of $$$ for Search 1 hour ago by Khaled “Tito” Hamze Wal-Mart takes a cue from Amazon …
CNN is the latest to make a daily news show for Snapchat CNN isn’t shy about why it’s making this move: it wants to tap into a “young audience” and start “speaking their language.” To put it another way, the outlet is concerned that it might miss out on a generation that depends on its phones …
All 50 startups from Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Demo Day 1 Biotech and artificial intelligence have emerged as the top startup trends at Y Combinator‘s 25th Demo Day. The 124 companies presenting at the entrepreneur school’s twice-yearly graduation event compose YC’s largest batch from its 12.5 years running. YC partner Michael Seibel kicked off the event …