May 27, 2020 SmartRent raises $60 million to manage connected buildings SmartRent, which furnishes apartment units with smart home devices and access control systems, has raised a $60 million round.Read More via VentureBeat Check out…
May 27, 2020 Google now lets merchants accept bookings for online services Google is introducing a handful of new features and tools to help businesses transition from the physical to virtual worlds.Read More via VentureBeat Check…
May 27, 2020 App Annie: Mobile gaming will widen its lead over console and PC titles in 2020 As the pandemic rages on, mobile gaming and apps are a kind of salve. So much so, 2020 will be a blockbuster year for…
May 27, 2020 HBO Max is taking on Netflix with human curation instead of solely relying on algorithms Just like nearly everything else on the internet, streaming services are ruled by recommendation algorithms that are designed to predetermine what people want before…
May 27, 2020 Apple’s butterfly keyboard failed by prioritizing form over function In today’s digital age, it sometimes feels like hardware has taken a back seat to the software that drives our devices. Button of the…
May 27, 2020 Facebook’s latest TikTok-inspired app is a music-making platform called Collab Image: Facebook Facebook’s experimental app division has a new product out today called Collab that promises to deliver a new approach to collaborative music…
May 27, 2020 Google now lets businesses clarify what services they offer during the pandemic Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Google will soon let businesses add additional descriptors to their listings that appear in Google Search and Maps…
May 27, 2020 Samsung Money is the company’s new Samsung Pay-linked debit card program Samsung has announced further details for its upcoming debit card program: it’s called Samsung Money by SoFi (which, as previously announced, is partnering with…
May 27, 2020 Mobile gaming is on the rise as people are stuck inside — and on their phones Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Mobile gaming achieved a record-breaking high during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report from App…
May 27, 2020 YouTube Kids is now available for Apple TV Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube Kids, Google’s video streaming service aimed at children, can now be viewed on Apple TV streaming…