Just because you see something done in a movie, that doesn’t mean you should try it yourself. Take, for example, a human running on top of a moving train. For starters, you can’t be sure it’s real. In early Westerns, they used moving backdrops to make fake trains look like they were in motion. Now… Continue reading Can You Really Run on Top of a Train, Like in the Movies?
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Taylor Swift’s Music Is Back on TikTok—Right Before Her New Album Drops
In the drawn-out contract battle between TikTok and Universal Music Group, a high-profile exemption has been made for Taylor Swift. A few of her songs became available again as TikTok sounds on Thursday, just a week before the release of Swift’s latest album, The Tortured Poets Department. It remains unclear what kind of arrangement was… Continue reading Taylor Swift’s Music Is Back on TikTok—Right Before Her New Album Drops
Uber’s safety tools are now customizable and easier to access
/ Uber’s new safety preference sections give quick access to tools like PIN verification and ShareMyTrip and let you automatically activate them. By Sheena Vasani, a writer covering commerce, e-readers, and tech news. She previously wrote about everything from web development to AI at Inside. Share this story Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge… Continue reading Uber’s safety tools are now customizable and easier to access
Humane’s AI “Pin” Is a $700 Flaming Dumpster Fire
Late last year, an AI startup called Humane raised a whopping $100 million for an upcoming flashy gadget called the “Pin” last year. And after months of testing, the review embargo has finally lifted — and as it turns out, the $700 gizmo, which also requires a $24 monthly subscription plan, is every bit as disappointing… Continue reading Humane’s AI “Pin” Is a $700 Flaming Dumpster Fire
Simbian Raises $10M in Seed Funding
Simbian, a Mountain View, CA-based company providing AI solutions into business operations across diverse IT environments, raised $10M in seed funding. The round was led by Cota Capital, Icon Ventures, Firebolt and Rain Capital with participation from Olivier Pomel, Co-founder and CEO at Datadog; Pankaj Patel, Co-founder and CEO at Nile; Diogo Monica, Co-founder and… Continue reading Simbian Raises $10M in Seed Funding
‘We built a profitable model without subsidy on battery or scooter’: Yulu’s Amit Gupta
India’s largest shared electric two wheeler mobility company Yulu’s CEO Amit Gupta said that the company has built a profitable product without subsidy on the battery or scooter. Gupta spoke about how their product never qualified for a subsidy. “Without subsidy on battery or on the scooter, we have built this profitable model,” he said at the Inner Circle… Continue reading ‘We built a profitable model without subsidy on battery or scooter’: Yulu’s Amit Gupta
‘We built a profitable model without subsidy on battery or scooter’: Yulu’s Amit Gupta
India’s largest shared electric two wheeler mobility company Yulu’s CEO Amit Gupta said that the company has built a profitable product without subsidy on the battery or scooter. Gupta spoke about how their product never qualified for a subsidy. “Without subsidy on battery or on the scooter, we have built this profitable model,” he said at the Inner Circle… Continue reading ‘We built a profitable model without subsidy on battery or scooter’: Yulu’s Amit Gupta
Buildkite Announces Strategic Collaboration with Amazon Web Services to Accelerate Global Delivery of Modern Software Applications
AWS will support Buildkite’s global expansion Using Buildkite’s platform, customers can reduce software build, test and deployment times by up to 75 percent; lower compute costs up to 50 percent SYDNEY and SEATTLE, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Buildkite Pty Ltd (Buildkite), a fast-growing global DevOps platform company, today announced at AWS Sydney Summit that the company… Continue reading Buildkite Announces Strategic Collaboration with Amazon Web Services to Accelerate Global Delivery of Modern Software Applications
The 5 Best RSS Feeders (2023): Feedly, Inoreader, and Tips
The automation requires a pro account, which also provides some other standout features well worth paying for, like the ability to fetch full articles, integrate with IFTTT and Zapier, read offline, and my favorite: keeping your YouTube account in sync with your RSS reading. You can watch YouTube videos in Inoreader, and next time you… Continue reading The 5 Best RSS Feeders (2023): Feedly, Inoreader, and Tips
India’s Ola to stop ride-hailing operations in international markets
Ola said on Tuesday it was exiting its ride-hailing businesses in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand as the startup focuses on its home market India, where it is locked in a battle for market share with Uber. Ola Cabs, founded in 2010 by Bhavish Aggarwal, was operating in the international markets since 2018. Earlier this year,… Continue reading India’s Ola to stop ride-hailing operations in international markets