We Must Go to the Moon—and Bring Back Our Piss
Vice President Mike Pence announced this week that the Trump administration wants NASA to put American astronauts on the moon no later than 2024. And here...
20 years for swatter who got a man killed
Tyler Barriss, a prolific and seemingly unremorseful repeat swatter and bomb hoaxer whose fakery got a man killed in 2017, has been sentenced to 20 years...
Guillermo del Toro Explains the Difficulty of Adapting Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
For generations, the book series Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark has haunted kids and adults alike. On name recognition alone, the Alvin Schwartz series...
Viacom-owned kids streaming service Noggin acquires educational app Sparkler
Viacom’s Nickelodeon is doubling down on the educational aspects of its preschooler-focused streaming service, Noggin, with the acquisition of the early childhood learning platform Sparkler. Announced...
A look back at 2018 with the Android Security & Privacy Year in Review
The Android Security & Privacy team is devoted to protecting each of the more than two billion active Android devices worldwide. This level of security and...
France Plans to Add ‘Article 13’ to New Anti-Piracy Law This Summer
The European Parliament sent a clear signal this week when it adopted the Copyright Directive. While some MEPs state that they mistakenly pushed the wrong button...
1stdibs, the high-end online marketplace, just nabbed $76 million in Series D funding
1stdibs began pushing the antiques business into the 21st century long ago. Apparently, investors think it can push further and faster with $76 million in new...
How a Google side project evolved into a $4B company
How did Niantic happen? How did the company behind Pokémon GO and (soon) Harry Potter: Wizards Unite come to be? When anyone talks about Niantic, they...
The Niantic EC-1
Few software companies have transformed the way we think about moving through physical space like Niantic . The creators of Pokémon GO and soon Harry Potter:...
Daily Crunch: Lyft debuts on Nasdaq
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