July 19, 2018
And now, here’s a ‘Trumpy Cat’ augmented reality app from George Takei
Anyone who follows George Takei on Twitter can tell you that Star Trek‘s original Sulu is not a fan of President Donald Trump. But he’s found a new…
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July 18, 2018
The Galaxy Note 9 is leaking out all over the place
The Galaxy Note 9 won’t be announced until August. You wouldn’t know it by reading the internet, however. Every nook and cranny of the upcoming phablet has been…
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Roblox responds to the hack that allowed a child’s avatar to be raped in its game
There’s a special place in Hell for people who think it’s funny to rape a 7-year-old girl’s avatar in an online virtual world designed for children. Yes, that…
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Fortnite maker Epic Games beefs up its Unreal game engine in new update
After a wildly successful last few months thanks to Fortnite, Epic Games is delivering some substantial new updates to its Unreal game engine, which supports a variety of…
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Funko is getting into Fortnite toys because it’d be dumb not to
Funko . Even if you don’t know the name, you’ve probably seen their toys. They’re the ones that make those figurines with the big ol’ heads that line…
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InkHunter heads to YC to build a try-and-buy tattoo marketplace
InkHunter, an augmented reality tattoo try-on app that was born out of a 48-hour hackathon back in the altogether gentler days of 2014, has bagged a place in…
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Apple releases third iOS 12 beta to everyone
Apple just released the third version of the iOS 12 beta as part of the public beta program. It means that everyone can now install a development build…
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Comic sales are down as readers abandon print
Comic book and graphic novel sales fell 6.5% in 2017 from a 2016 high of $1.015 billion. Graphic novels brought in $570 million while comic books brought in…
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Knotel acquires 42Floors in order to build the blockchain of property
Another day, another blockchain project. This time sources are reporting that Knotel – an office space rental service in Manhattan – has acquired 42Floors, a commercial real estate…
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Hu-manity wants to create a health data marketplace with help from blockchain
Imagine a world where you could sell your medical information to a drug company on your terms for a specific purpose like a drug trial. Then imagine you…
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