July 1, 2020
AR 1.0 is dead: Here’s what it got wrong
The first wave of AR startups offering smart glasses is now over, with a few exceptions. Google acquired North this week for an undisclosed sum. The Canadian company…
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June 30, 2020
Google acquires smart glasses company North, whose Focals 2.0 won’t ship
Google confirmed today via blog post that it has acquired Canadian smart glasses company North, which began life as human interface hardware startup Thalmic Labs in 2012. The…
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OnePlus will return to its budget roots with the launch of Nord
Two factors defined OnePlus’s seemingly out-of-nowhere growth in the middle of the last decade: solid specs and a budget price tag. But markets change, and companies must adapt…
Read articleJune 26, 2020
Newzoo forecasts 2020 global games industry will reach $159 billion
Games and esports analytics firm Newzoo released its highly cited annual report on the size and state of the video gaming industry yesterday. The firm is predicting 2020…
Read articleJune 23, 2020
Ampere announces latest chip with a 128-core processor
In the chip game, more is usually better, and to that end, Ampere announced the next chip on its product roadmap today, the Altra Max, a 128-core processor…
Read articleJune 20, 2020
Startup Battlefield bonus: Application deadline extended one week
This one goes out to all the early-stage startup founders. Whether you’re overwhelmed by the state of the world, overworked — or procrastination is simply an intrinsic part…
Read articleJune 18, 2020
DroneBase nabs $7.5 million in a slight down round to double down on its work in renewable energy
DroneBase, a Los Angeles-based provider of drone pilots for industrial services companies, has raised $7.5 million during the pandemic to double down on its work with renewable energy…
Read articleJune 12, 2020
Imaging startup Light is exiting the smartphone business
Light’s push into smartphones was an inevitability. Sure, the startup turned heads with its pricey L16 camera, but these days mobile photography is almost exclusively the domain of…
Read articleJune 10, 2020
Huawei’s new handset goes international June 25, with all of the camera and none of the Google
The Huawei P40 Pro+ has already been on the market in China for a few days now. And in spite of various legal woes, the handset is set…
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Nanox, maker of a low-cost scanning service to replace X-rays, expands Series B to $51M
A lot of the attention in medical technology today has been focused on tools and innovations that might help the world better fight the COVID-19 global health pandemic.…
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