Taiwan-based lifestyle app FunNow merges with Eatigo to broaden its Southeast Asia reach
FunNow, the Taiwan-based app that lets users book activities on-demand in five Asian countries, is growing its reach in Southeast Asia through a merger with restaurant booking app Eatigo. Terms of the deal were undisclosed, but FunNow CEO TK Chen says it is the largest post-COVID O2O M&A deal in
Read MoreWi-Fi heavyweights to gather in Toronto at Wi-Fi World Congress
Today, virtually everyone needs wireless connectivity, be it cellular or Wi-Fi; that link to the outside world is crucial for both work and play. But, as with any technology, it takes a lot of work and cooperation to make an industry play nicely together so users can take advantage of
Read MoreRecovering From an Emotional Outburst At Work
You can’t go back in time and fix your overreaction, but you can certainly build emotional agility — move on with curiosity, courage and…Continue reading on Better Programming »
Read MoreHashtag Trending Sep.12-IBM demands return to office; Cloud prices continue to rise; What does ChatGPT see when it looks in a mirror?
IBM demands a return to the office. Cloud prices continue to rise. A fired Apple employee files a RICO suit against the company. And what does ChatGPT see when it looks in a mirror? These and more top tech stories on Hashtag Trending. I’m your host Jim Love, CIO
Read MoreMGM ‘cybersecurity issue’ shuts down slot machines and ATMs in Las Vegas casinos
Illustration by Carlo Cadenas / The Verge A “cybersecurity issue” at MGM Resorts has forced the famous hotel and casino company to shut down many of its systems, according to a statement the company posted just before noon ET on X (formerly Twitter). MGM replaced its homepage with a message
Read MoreMax Q: Elon says Starship is ready, FAA says not quite
In this issue: Musk says Starship is "ready to launch," FAA says not yet; news from SpaceX; and more
Read MoreBattery recycling heats up with Ascend Elements’ $542M Series D
Venture funding for battery recycling startups is popping off lately, and the latest to see the IRA-driven upside is Ascend Elements, which announced a massive $542 million in Series D funding on top of $480 million in earlier DoE grants. The eight-year-old company recycles lithium batteries into black mass and
Read MoreHyperellipsoid surface area
Dimension 2 The equation for the perimeter of an ellipse is where a is the semimajor axis, e is eccentricity, and E is a special function. The equation is simple, in the sense that it has few terms, but it is not elementary, because it depends on an advanced function, the
Read MoreMeta Quest adds new avatar customization options, an unsend message feature and more
As part of the v57 software update for Meta Quest headsets, the company announced Monday a bevy of new features — including more avatar customization options, an unsend message feature, group links, free-form locomotion ability in Horizon Home and a rebranded Explore feed. Meta also made improvements to video recording,
Read MoreMicrosoft promises to protect Copilot customers from copyright infringement claims
Last week, Microsoft announced the Copilot Copyright Commitment, aimed at protecting Copilot customers from copyright infringement claims. If a third-party sues a commercial customer for copyright infringement for using Microsoft’s Copilots or the output they generate, Microsoft promises to legally defend the customer and incur any damages and legal fees.
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