by Asmawisham | Apr 11, 2017 | Technology
Branch, a startup making tools to enable developers to provide links between websites and apps, has raised a $60 million Series C round of funding from Andy Rubin’s Playground Ventures, according to sources.Branch — formerly Branch Metrics — launched in 2014...
by Asmawisham | Apr 11, 2017 | Technology
We’re in town for a few days and we’re excited to meet all of you at the Pittsburgh Micro-Meetup tomorrow.In preparation for Disrupt New York and our upcoming TC Sessions series on robotics, John Biggs and I are in Pittsburgh to talk to some startups. We will meet at...
by Asmawisham | Apr 11, 2017 | Technology
The iPhone continues to be the most popular smartphone among teens, according to data gathered by investment firm Piper Jaffray in its most recent semiannual U.S. teen survey.76 percent of teens surveyed own an iPhone, up from 69 percent in the spring of 2016, and the...
by Asmawisham | Apr 11, 2017 | Technology
Scientists in collaboration with tech billionaire Sean Parker’s Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy may have found a way to predict whether melanoma patients will respond to treatments that target the PD-1 (programmed cell death protein) pathway in tumors through a...
by Asmawisham | Apr 11, 2017 | Technology
Following the release of iOS 10.3.1 on April 3, Apple has stopped signing iOS 10.2.1 and iOS 10.3, earlier versions of iOS that were previously available to consumers before the latest update was released.Customers who have upgraded to iOS 10.3.1 will no longer be...
by Asmawisham | Apr 11, 2017 | Technology
Full smartphone use on commercial flights will continue to be disallowed, according to a proposal issued today by United States Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai. Pai wants to terminate 2013 proceedings that aimed to relax the rules prohibiting...