Pro gaming tournament will ask attendees to open fight sticks

Following the shooting that occurred last month during a Madden 19 tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, a number of tournament organizers said they planned to beef up security at their upcoming events. Additional safety measures would include metal d... https://ift.tt/2QfGCye Mallory Locklear September 09, 2018 at 12:00PM

Interview with Priscilla Chan: Her super-donor origin story

Priscilla Chan is so much more than Mark Zuckerberg’s wife. A teacher, doctor, and now one of the world’s top philanthropists, she’s a dexterous empath determined to help. We’ve all heard Facebook’s dorm-room origin story, but Chan’s epiphany of impact came on a playground. In this touching interview this week at TechCrunch Disrupt SF, Chan […] https://ift.tt/2O2CP65 Josh Constine September 09, 2018 at 12:00PM

After Math: Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

This has been quite the "disruptive" week with TechCrunch's marquee event going on at the San Francisco Moscone Center, and not just for startups. InfoWars was disinvited from yet another social media platform, Walmart is drastically expanding its se... https://ift.tt/2QhjhMH Andrew Tarantola September 09, 2018 at 12:00PM

Tokens can better incentivize startup employees than equity

Token structuring and tokeneconomics are among of the most important considerations when designing a blockchain. When thinking about how best to distribute these tokens, founders often think about how the tokens will impact external stakeholders such as their investors, the community, and stakers (people that can mine or validate block transactions according to how many coins […] https://ift.tt/2O2Yafu Joyce Yang September 09, 2018 at 12:00PM

LendingTree is the secret success story of fintech

For all of the excitement centered around fintech over the past half-decade, most venture-backed fintech companies struggle to acclimate to public markets. LendingClub and OnDeck have plummeted since their late 2014 IPOs after several years of darling status in the private markets. GreenSky, which went public in May of this year, has been unable to […] https://ift.tt/2Qhje3t Danny Crichton September 09, 2018 at 12:00PM

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DesignShock’s Banner Template Generator stands ready to take the heavy lifting of graphic creation off your hands. Right now, you can get the app and all its resources from TNW Deals for only $14, a 25 percent savings off its regular price.

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White House Secrets Top This Week's Internet News Roundup

Last week the internet was preoccupied with sleuthing who was telling White House secrets. https://ift.tt/2QhjaRh Graeme McMillan September 09, 2018 at 12:00PM

This Week in the Future of Cars: What Happened at Tesla, Uber, and Chevy this week

Elon Musk is smoking something, doppler lidar helps cars see better, and the Diplomatic Security Service braves Ebola https://ift.tt/2MgsSAp Aarian Marshall September 09, 2018 at 12:00PM

Onewheel+ XR review: 257 miles later

I spent two months riding Onewheel's latest model around New York. Here's what it's like to ride. Read our past review from 2017 here: Onewheel+ street skateboard gets faster, smarter and sexier - https://ift.tt/2iEvESJ Subscribe to CNET: https://www.youtube.com/user/CNETTV CNET playlists: https://www.youtube.com/user/CNETTV/playlists Download the new CNET app: https://ift.tt/2fmiQ6l Like us on Facebook: https://ift.tt/1930vfU Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cnet Follow us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/2icCYYm #Onewheel #Onewheel+XR https://ift.tt/2Mfn2iu CNET September 09, 2018 at 12:00PM

MoviePass product chief leaves after six months

If MoviePass was hoping that recent talent additions would help it escape its financial woes, it might want to put those dreams on hold. The company has confirmed to Variety that Chief Product Officer Mike Berkley has left the company about six mont... https://ift.tt/2QiyVro Jon Fingas September 09, 2018 at 09:00AM

Coravin Model Eleven Review: The Best Way to Keep Wine Fresh Gets an Upgrade

Pour as much or as little wine as you like without spoiling the rest of the bottle, and pay handsomely for the privilege. https://ift.tt/2MeUKVk Christopher Null September 09, 2018 at 09:00AM

Ben Heck designs a Raspberry Pi console without HDMI

Building a portable Raspberry Pi console has worked out well for Ben and the team. Reproducing it is where things get tricky. Thanks to Autodesk's Eagle and Fusion 360, Ben can visualize the design for the printed circuit board he'll need for his... https://ift.tt/2Qgqahi element14 September 09, 2018 at 09:00AM

Unmortgage scores £10M seed round to offer ‘part-own, part-rental’ housing

“Unmortgage enables everyone to live in the home they want to, that’s our mission,” Unmortgage co-founder and CEO Ray Rafiq-Omar tells me. “We do that by allowing people to buy as little as five percent of a home and rent the rest. So there’s no mortgage involved, hence the name Unmortgage”. The burgeoning London startup, […] https://ift.tt/2O2U9ry Steve O'Hear September 09, 2018 at 09:00AM

Everything You Should Do Before You Lose Your Phone

Misplacing your smartphone—or worse, having it stolen—is awful. But you can at least minimize the damage with a few easy steps. https://ift.tt/2QiyQE6 David Nield September 09, 2018 at 09:00AM

Uuni Pro Oven Review: Flatbreads and Pizza, Done Quick

The stainless steel Ooni Pro can bake pizzas, or whatever else your heart desires. https://ift.tt/2MeUDZU Adrienne So September 09, 2018 at 09:00AM

Meet The Four-Dimensional Numbers That Led to Modern Algebra

Strange, long-forgotten numbers called quaternions are undergoing a revival in computer graphics, math, and physics. https://ift.tt/2QiyMEm Charlie Wood September 09, 2018 at 09:00AM

Judge OKs Dish lawsuit over Univision's soccer livestreams

Dish and Univision haven't been on the friendliest of terms for quite a while now, and we doubt this development will help bridge the widening gap between the two companies. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Univision has failed to convince a judg... https://ift.tt/2Nn1IMP Mariella Moon September 09, 2018 at 03:00AM

In 'Fortnite' Monopoly, Tilted Towers is the new Boardwalk

How do you get Fortnite-obsessed kids to play an old-school board game? By putting Fortnite in the board game, of course. Epic and Hasbro have revealed a Fortnite version of Monopoly that replaces the usual property trading with elements from the b... https://ift.tt/2wTip8O Jon Fingas September 09, 2018 at 12:00AM

Nintendo Switch cloud saves won't be available for some games

There are a lot of reasons why cloud-based backup is one of Nintendo Switch Online's most awaited features. It can make sure you don't lose your progress if your game suddenly gets corrupted, if your console gets stolen or if you decide to buy a new... https://ift.tt/2CxHLhO Mariella Moon September 09, 2018 at 12:00AM

Trump tells Apple to build more US plants in response to tariffs

If Apple was hoping to elicit sympathy for the potential impact of US tariffs on product prices... well, it's not going to get any from the highest levels of government. In one of his characteristic weekend Twitter sprees, President Trump acknowledge... https://ift.tt/2wT0LlW Jon Fingas September 08, 2018 at 09:00PM

YouTube pulls Russian opposition ads ahead of elections

YouTube is no stranger to pulling videos based on their content, but now it also has to worry about when a video is available. The Google-owned service has removed ads from Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny following officials' claims that th... https://ift.tt/2CMjHZ1 Jon Fingas September 08, 2018 at 09:00PM

Can you vape vitamins? We test it out

We tried out Nutriar's inhalable nutrients to see how they affected us, in a highly unscientific test. Watch how to get your vitamins by vaping on CNET.com - https://ift.tt/2wYgQWm Subscribe to CNET: https://www.youtube.com/user/cnettv Check out our playlists: https://www.youtube.com/user/CNETTV/playlists Download the new CNET app: https://ift.tt/2fmiQ6l Like us on Facebook: https://ift.tt/1930vfU Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cnet Follow us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/2icCYYm https://ift.tt/2CzS05f CNET September 08, 2018 at 07:00PM

Two of Samsung's livelier mid-range devices reach the US

Competition among mid-range mobile devices hasn't been particularly fierce in the US as of late. Outside of value-for-money phones like the Moto G6, the focus has remained squarely on premium gear. Samsung might just spice things up a bit with its... https://ift.tt/2MZICwO Jon Fingas September 08, 2018 at 06:00PM

Hate speech, collusion, and the constitution

Half an hour into their two-hour testimony on Wednesday before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey were asked about collaboration between social media companies. “Our collaboration has greatly increased,” Sandberg stated before turning to Dorsey and adding that Facebook has “always shared information with other companies.” Dorsey nodded […] https://ift.tt/2O4PQfy Danny Crichton September 08, 2018 at 06:00PM

Your Vizio smart TV might tell you if it spied on you

Vizio smart TVs might display a strange notification in the near future -- one telling you if the company collected and sold your data. Back in 2015, a ProPublica exposé revealed that Vizio installed software on its smart TVs that allowed it t... https://ift.tt/2MWEWf8 Mariella Moon September 08, 2018 at 06:00PM

Key suspect in JPMorgan hack is now in US custody

Closure might be coming for victims of the massive JPMorgan Chase hack in 2014. The country of Georgia has extradited the alleged (and until now mysterious) hacker at the core of the crime, Andrei Tyurin, to the US. The Russian citizen pleaded not... https://ift.tt/2wTih8P Jon Fingas September 08, 2018 at 03:00PM

Jack Ma says he isn’t about to retire from Alibaba but is planning a gradual succession

Reports of Jack Ma’s impending retirement are greatly exaggerated, it seems. Ma, the co-founder and executive chairman of Alibaba, has pushed back on claims that he is on the cusp of leaving the $420 billion Chinese e-commerce firm. The New York Times first reported that the entrepreneur plans to announce that he will leave the firm to pursue […] https://ift.tt/2wWO3Cq Jon Russell September 08, 2018 at 03:00PM

Alex Jones’ Infowars gets banned from Apple’s App Store

Another domino has fallen in Alex Jones’ media empire. Apple this week announced that it’s pulled the controversial conspiracy theorist/provocateur from the App Store this week, banning the Infowars app over violations to its “objectionable content” rules. Slightly more specifically, the host was determined to have violated the TOS around “defamatory, discriminatory, or mean-spirited content, […] https://ift.tt/2wQsKS8 Brian Heater September 08, 2018 at 03:00PM

Nima launches food sensor to detect peanuts

I’m deathly allergic to nuts, so I felt super excited when I heard about the Nima peanut sensor. I’ve ended up in the emergency room numerous times because there were nuts in something I thought did not contain nuts. With Nima, I could’ve tested those specific foods before consumption and probably avoided a trip to […] https://ift.tt/2wWNl8e Megan Rose Dickey September 08, 2018 at 03:00PM

Recommended Reading: Brands are not your friend

Why Comcast Sent Me Pizza Ian Bogost, The Atlantic Brands -- well, #brands may be the more accurate term here -- do all sorts of things that seem like they're rewarding you, dear customer, for some action or loyalty. The Atlantic dives into how th... https://ift.tt/2wUqGZp Billy Steele September 08, 2018 at 03:00PM