Last year, Ember Technologies Inc. ran a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to build a mug that keeps hot drinks at the perfect sipping temperature. By now, it’s sold 4,000 of these devices. And in something of a coup for the startup, Starbucks Corp. has begun selling Ember Temperature Control Mugs in its stores across most of the U.S. and online for $149.95. Whether it’s coffee,… Read More
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Author: Lora Kolodny
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The damage from yesterday’s quake, like its magnitude, was much lower than six years ago. The post Why Japan’s 6.9 Quake Wasn’t 2011 All Over Again appeared first on WIRED.
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Joining the circulation of two mice weakened the younger one, but didn’t do much for the old one.
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An attack on internet infrastructure company Dyn last month cut off access to some of the world’s biggest sites last month. Now Oracle is buying the company The post Oracle Just Bought Dyn, the Company That Brought Down the Internet appeared first on WIRED.
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Aye Finance, a startup that specializes in micro-loans in India, has landed $10.3 million in new funding of its own led LGT and existing investors SAIF Partners and Accion. Read More
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Author: Jon Russell
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IBM today announced that it is launching four new data centers in the U.K. This brings IBM’s total data center footprint in the U.K. to six, in addition to 16 other locations across Europe. This is yet another example of the company’s increasing infrastructure investment. The first of these new U.K. locations in Fareham will go online in December, with the other three U.K.… Read More
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Author: Frederic Lardinois
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In this episode of WIRED Dot Gov, we talk with Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken and Social Capital CEO Chamath Palihapitiya about the 2016 election. The post What Silicon Valley Got Wrong About the 2016 Election appeared first on WIRED.
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Terrorize your children and pets with Nerf’s rolling commando tank. The post Review: Nerf N-Strike Elite Terrascout Remote Control Drone Blaster appeared first on WIRED.
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Facebook has followed Google’s lead by trumpeting plans to expand its presence in the UK — despite ongoing uncertainty over the impact of this summer’s Brexit vote for the country to leave the European Union. Read More
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Author: Natasha Lomas
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The defeat of carbon pricing in Washington State contrasts with its northern neighbor, where carbon taxes are now the rule.
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