Monthly Archives: August 2017
Uber faces another twist in its legal battles
The war between Uber and one of its major investors just got a new twist. Two Uber stockholders are trying to prove that Benchmark Capital, the investor that pushed for the ouster of founder Travis Kalanick as CEO and is now suing him for fraud, leaked information about Uber before all that started in a […]
Floyd Mayweather totally out-classed Conor McGregor, but oh what a show!
Floyd Mayweather Jr. will retire a perfect 50-0 — but hey, Conor McGregor made him work for it. McGregor’s first boxing match was a heckuva show — the 29-year-old mixed martial-arts superstar acquitted himself beautifully on Saturday night in Las Vegas, hitting Mayweather more than the champ is used to — but one of the […]
Fly across the water with this motorized body board
The Kymera Body Board doesn’t need waves to jet across the water. It has an electric lithium-ion battery pack to do all the work for you. To steer, tilt your body left or right. The board can last up to two hours on a single charge. Prices start at $3,495 with the option to rent […]
The first look at how you’ll sculpt in augmented reality using Apple Pencil and ARKit is here, and awesome
By now you’ve seen a good number of impressive augmented reality demos using Apple’s ARKit, but you haven’t seen anything like this—sculpting in AR with the Apple Pencil. The demo was shown off on Friday on YouTube by India-based developer Fabin Rasheed. Although Rasheed doesn’t go into great detail on all the things the app […]
Mayweather, McGregor poised for history-making fight
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – After months of hype and profanity Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor take their war of words into the ring on Saturday for a boxing mismatch that is poised to become the richest fight in history.
Gorka, a Trump adviser and Bannon ally, is out: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House adviser Sebastian Gorka, who was closely aligned with a nationalist faction led by ousted senior strategist Steve Bannon, no longer works for President Donald Trump, the White House said on Friday.
Trump likely to rescind Obama 'Dreamer' program: media reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to rescind an Obama-era policy that protects nearly 600,000 immigrants who entered the country illegally as children and are known as “Dreamers,” according to media reports on Friday.
The 4 craziest details from the Samsung heir bribery case
Lee Jae-yong is the billionaire heir who runs one of the most powerful companies in tech—and on Friday, he was convicted of corruption. The Samsung Group vice chairman is effectively the chairman of the company because his father (the chairman) is in a coma, but now Lee’s been sentenced to five years behind bars. SEE […]
9 key predictions for how 'Game of Thrones' Season 7 will end
Warning: Contains plenty of spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 7 so far, plus some inevitably wonky predictions for Sunday’s finale. After many long months of waiting for Game of Thrones to come back on, I now have to contend with the horrible, horrible reality that it’s about to go away again. Old Nan thinks […]
How to go from office drone to digital entrepreneur—ASAP
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. If your 9-to-5 life makes you want to dial 911 24/7, it may be time to consider other options. Not another job working tirelessly for someone who makes 20x more than you—but striking out on your own with […]