Playbyte’s new app aims to become the ‘TikTok for games’
A startup called Playbyte wants to become the TikTok for games. The company’s newly launched iOS app offers tools that allow users to make and share...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for September 3, 2021
Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Today’s Featured Deals $4.99 The Bennet Women by Eden Appiah-Kubi Get This Deal $1.99 The Spy Who Came...
Australia’s TechnologyOne acquires UK-based higher-ed platform Scientia for $16.6M
TechnologyOne, an Australian SaaS enterprise, has agreed to acquire UK-based higher education software provider Scientia for £12 million /$16.6 million in cash. TechnologyOne claims to...
Extra Crunch roundup: Cohort analysis, YC Demo Day recaps, building your supply chain
The ongoing fintech revolution continues to level the playing field where legacy companies have historically dominated startups. To compete with retail banks, many newcomers are offering...
Apple delays plans to roll out CSAM detection in iOS 15 after privacy backlash
Apple has delayed plans to roll out its child sexual abuse (CSAM) detection technology that it chaotically announced last month, citing feedback from customers and policy...
Microsoft Edge 93 Adds Tab Groups and More New Features
Tabs might be one of the greatest web browser innovations of all time. Tab groups are right there behind the invention of tabs, though. Now, Microsoft...
Barbershop technology startup theCut sharpens its platform with new $4.5M round
TheCut, a technology platform designed to handle back-end operations for barbers, raised $4.5 million in new funding. Nextgen Venture Partners led the round and was joined...
10 Must-Have Camping Gadgets
Camping is serene and peaceful—the perfect escape from everyday life. And even though roughing it with no technology is a fun time for some, these must-have...
Lossy vs. Lossless Compression: What’s the Difference?
You may already know that computers and smart devices use compression to save disk space and bandwidth, using either lossy compression or lossless compression. Both types of...
‘Cinderella’ starring Camila Cabello is more manipulative than magical
Like so many things in 2021, Prime Video’s Cinderella is a bippity boppity bummer. With pop star Camila Cabello as the titular princess and the writer-producer...
