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First impressions of the $199 Oculus Go VR headsetVirtual reality seems to have become a very tired topic to consumers, products are still getting made though because big tech companies are convinced of its eventual ubiquity. The challenge now becomes attracting attention from people whose attention spans for what you’re selling has perhaps already timed […]

Video: The driver of the autonomous Uber was distracted before fatal crashThe Tempe, Arizona police department have released a video showing the moments before the fatal crash that involved Uber’s self-driving car. The video includes the view of the street from the Uber and a view of minder behind the wheel of the autonomous Uber. […]

Get the latest TC stories read to you over the phone with BrailleVoiceFor the visually impaired, there are lots of accessibility options if you want to browse the web — screen readers, podcast versions of articles and so on. But it can still be a pain to keep up with your favorite publications the way […]

AI game trainer Gosu.ai raises $1.9M to give gamers a virtual assistantIf you play hardcore and competitive games, you want to win, so it would be useful to have someone leaning over your shoulder giving you tips on how to play better. Someone who knows all your moves and behaviors, for instance. That’s the thinking […]

Now would be a good time for Mark Zuckerberg to resignFacebook is at the center of a dozen controversies, and outrage is peaking. The social network has failed again and again at expanding beyond a handful of core features. Doubts of its usefulness, and assertions of its uselessness, are multiplying. A crisis of confidence at […]

Twitter’s chief information security officer is reportedly quittingTwitter Chief Information Security Officer Michael Coates is leaving the company, The Verge first reported. Word on the street is that Coates is leaving to start his own security company. Twitter has been an amazing ride, but as I mentioned internally a few weeks back, my time is coming […]

Modular sofa startup Burrow raises $14MWe’ve described Burrow as a startup that brings a Casper-style approach to sofas, so perhaps it’s no surprise that the company has raised funding from one of Casper’s investors. Burrow is announcing a $14 million Series A led by New Enterprise Associates. Correlation Ventures also participated in the round, as did […]