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I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve heard friends lament how difficult it is to find a decent calendar app. The stock calendar apps are certainly serviceable but there’s so much that they can’t handle in terms of managing and prioritizing tasks. Sunsama, launching out of Y Combinator’s latest batch, is taking a […]

California, which has some of the strongest data breach notification laws in the U.S., thinks it can do even better. The golden state’s attorney general Xavier Becerra announced a new bill Thursday that aims to close loopholes in its existing data breach notification laws by expanding the requirements for companies to notify users or customers […]

Lime is hiring Ted Tobiason, former managing director in tech equity capital markets at Morgan Stanley, to serve as its chief financial officer. This comes following Lime’s behemoth $310 million Series D round earlier this month. Led by Bain Capital Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Fidelity Ventures, GV and IVP, the round values Lime at $2.4 billion. Lime, which got its […]

If you’re thinking about speed alone, you’re missing a world of possibilities for quantum computing.

Early on in Pokémon GO, you’re asked to make a decision: Which team do you want to be on? Instinct (Yellow)? Valor (Red)? Mystic (Blue)? The question comes a bit out of the blue. Especially amongst those who started early and have stuck with the game, it’s not uncommon to hear people grumble about how […]

A few weeks ago, we told you that former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick looks to be partnering with the former COO of the bike-sharing startup Ofo, Yanqi Zhang, to bring his new L.A.-based company, CloudKitchens, to China. Kalanick didn’t respond to our request for more information, but according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), his […]

Delivery company DoorDash is announcing that it has raised $400 million in Series F financing. Earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal reported that the company was looking to raise $500 million at a valuation of $6 billion or more. In fact, DoorDash now says the funding came at a $7.1 billion valuation. The round […]

The visual search engine has confidentially submitted paperwork to the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering slated for later this year, the WSJ reports.

Google is finally ending forced arbitration for its employees. These changes will go into effect for both current and future Google employees on March 21. While Google won’t reopen settled claims, current employees can litigate past claims starting March 21. For the contractors Google works with directly, it will remove mandatory arbitration from their contracts. […]

Twitter’s new prototype testing program isn’t the only way it’s working to fix conversations on its site. The company confirmed it’s currently running another public-facing test focused on making Twitter “more conversational” — but this time with Retweets instead of Replies. The test involves using a thin line to connect a quote-style retweet to the […]

Stephane Levy got his start in the days of Silicon Alley almost two decades ago, and built up his practice with New York startups and beyond through all the ups and downs since then. Today, as a partner at Cooley LLP, he works with a wide range of companies, from company formation, seed and later […]

Reggie Fils-Aime is retiring after more than a decade spent as president of Nintendo of America. His career spanned many console generations, starting with the troubled Gamecube and ending with the fabulously successful Switch. Reggie will be succeeded by Doug Bowser, who has worked under him for the last four years.

About 20 years ago, a medical device startup called Intuitive Surgical debuted the da Vinci robot and changed surgical practices in operating rooms across the United States. The da Vinci ushered in the first age of robotic-assisted surgical procedures with a promise of greater accuracy and quicker recovery times for patients undergoing certain laparoscopic surgeries.  For […]

Consumer Reports has placed the Tesla Model 3 into that fun-to-drive, terribly unreliable category where brands like Alfa Romeo, Land Rover and Maserati also live. Consumer Reports, which has a complicated relationship with Tesla, says it can no longer recommend the Model 3 because issues with the paint, trim and body hardware raises reliability questions. […]

A new version of “The Twilight Zone,” hosted and executive produced by “Get Out” director Jordan Peele, is set to premiere on CBS All Access on April 1. CBS aired a teaser during the Super Bowl, but it didn’t include any actual footage. So this is the first time we’re getting a real taste of […]

Scooter share, bike share and ride hailing are quickly becoming staple commodities in cities all over the world. As companies in those respective spaces try to improve their economics, Zoba is aiming to contribute to those goals by predicting demand for scooters, bikes and, eventually, rides in particular areas. To support Zoba’s mission, the company […]

HTC has had a little bit of a rough ride these past few years. After betting the farm on VR, the company has had to make some substantial business strategy shifts to keep the division kicking in the face of a less-than-robust headset market and a behemoth margin-less competitor that’s alright losing a few billion […]

Flexport, a 5.5-year-old, San Francisco-based full-service air and ocean freight forwarder, says it has raised $1 billion in fresh funding led by the SoftBank Vision Fund. Earlier backers of the company, including Founders Fund, DST Global, Cherubic Ventures, Susa Ventures and SF Express, all participated in the round, which reportedly pegs the company’s post-money valuation […]

Google’s latest effort to help users monitor and control their screen time, Digital Wellbeing, is making its way to more devices. Initially available exclusively to Pixel and Android One device owners, Digital Wellbeing’s feature set is now rolling out to Nokia 6 and Nokia 8 devices with Android Pie, as well as on the new […]

In an effort to combat the opioid crisis, Google will begin labeling places where people can safely dispose of their prescription drugs. Now, users can find clearly labeled drug disposal sites directly from searches for things like “drug drop off near me” or “medication disposal.” Those locations include a network of hospitals, pharmacies and government […]

It's not all fact-checking physics and rubbing elbows with celebs, it turns out. The post Being a Hollywood Science Consultant Isn't Exactly Glamorous appeared first on WIRED.

WIRED's Peter Rubin joins the Gadget Lab podcast to talk about his experience wearing Nike's newest self-adjusting sneakers. Plus: Nitasha Tiku weighs in on mandatory arbitration at tech companies. The post Nike’s Truly Smart Sneakers appeared first on WIRED.

Gregory Benford's new book portrays the writer as a man of action and improvised traps. The post Sci-Fi Author Robert Heinlein Was Basically MacGyver appeared first on WIRED.

Product designer Chris Messina snagged @chris as his Instagram name. It's been awesome -- and terrible. Plus: Amazon splits with NYC, on the Gadget Lab podcast. The post The Treacherous Allure of OG Usernames appeared first on WIRED.

The BBC series recently completed its first season with Jodie Whittaker as the titular Doctor—a welcome addition to the franchise. The post Doctor Who Is Reaching a Whole New Audience appeared first on WIRED.

WIRED's Gadget Lab team kicks off the new year with a wrap-up of the year's biggest electronics show. Plus, an interview with Reddit's Jen Wong. The post The Best of CES appeared first on WIRED.

The sci-fi anthology show deserves a second run. Come on, Hulu. The post Will We Ever Get Another Season of 'Dimension 404'? appeared first on WIRED.

The latest edition of <em>The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy</em> proves it. The post Sci-Fi Writers Are Grappling With a Post-Trump Reality appeared first on WIRED.

Conventional wisdom holds that science fiction was written mostly by men until the 1960s and '70s. Not true. The post The History of Women in Sci-Fi Isn't What You Think appeared first on WIRED.

Apple temporarily booted Facebook (and Google!) from its enterprise app program this week. You weren't really surprised, were you? Plus: Details on Tesla's new Model Y. The post The App Smackdown appeared first on WIRED.

Syfy's new series doesn't reflect the influence of the man who wrote the novella on which it's based. The post George R. R. Martin Didn't Work on 'Nightflyers.' It Shows appeared first on WIRED.

The Amazon founder spent his summers reading Asimov and has named pets and companies after <em>Star Trek</em> characters. The post How Star Trek and Sci-Fi Influenced Jeff Bezos appeared first on WIRED.

When it comes to delivery robots, design is almost as important as function. Matt Simon and Arielle Pardes discuss Amazon's new robot, Scout, on this week's podcast. The post Amazon Delivery Bots Are Here appeared first on WIRED.