Startup News

Drivetime has raised $4 million to provide voice-based games for drivers. The company is convinced this helps drivers by keeping them alert longer.

Trifo, a home robotics startup based in San Franscisco, with satellite offices in Beijing and Shenzhen, has raised $11 million.

Researchers at eBay describe an AI technique that identifies outliers in datasets. In one test, it identified 40 percent of credit card fraud cases.

Take-Two Interactive announced that Red Dead Redemption 2 has shipped more than 17 million copies in its first eight days of sales.

Samsung's new smartphone design language -- One UI -- will launch in beta on select devices, including the Galaxy S9, S9+ Note 9.

Samsung unveiled its long-rumored foldable smartphone onstage at the 2018 Samsung Developers Conference in San Francisco.

Samsung today introduced the Media Control API for smart televisions apps with Bixby voice control at the Samsung Developer Conference.

Samsung said it has doubled the number of SmartThings, and it has also launched new tools to make developing for the Internet of Things platform.

At the Android Developer Summit in San Francisco, Google announced that Android now natively supports foldable and flexible phones.

At the Samsung Developer Conference in San Francisco, Samsung gave an update on platform growth. The numbers are impressive.

TBS announced today that Eleague will host a second season of Rocket League competition.

Singular said in a report that mobile app marketers are wasting money and effort by spending on advertisements at the wrong times.

Amazon has launched its Echo lineup of speakers and other Alexa-enabled devices in Mexico. Preorders start in early November.

Nielsen's SuperData reported that gamers who pay for subscriptions spend about 45 percent more for games than non-subscribers.

Square Enix reported that net sales were down 15 percent in the six months ending on September 18 when compared to the same period last year.

Mark Zuckerberg rejected a request to testify before an international committee on the topic of fake news -- even as the committee continues to grow.

Instacart has launched a new grocery pickup service across the U.S., after trialing the new offering with numerous retailers over the past six months.

Panasonic is aiming its Toughbook 31 laptop at federal, utility, and public sector workers who need a rugged mobile device.

In its battle against pirates, YouTube today revealed that it has invested $100 million in Content ID and paid over $3 billion to rightsholders.

Singapore-based Grab has received a $250 million investment from Hyundai Motor Group, an infusion that brings its latest round to $2.7 billion.

Spotify Connect will soon be available to free users, now that Spotify has launched an SDK for hardware makers.

Prop C passed in San Francisco to provide up to $300 million of support for homeless people. Billionaire tech CEOS opposed Salesforce and CEO Mark Benioff support of Prop C.