Greg Kumparak
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Apple and Qualcomm are ending their legal battles
The years-long legal battle between Apple and Qualcomm appears to be coming to an end. The two companies have just announced a settlement, with both agreeing to drop all litigation with the other worldwide. → Read More
Harry Potter, the Platform, and the Future of Niantic
What is Niantic? If they recognize the name, most people would rightly tell you it’s a company that makes mobile games, like Pokémon GO, or Ingress, or Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. → Read More
Pi Charging rebrands as Spansive, opens up to partners but drops plans for its own padless wireless charger
Pi Charging is changing course and changing names. It’ll now be known as “Spansive”. → Read More
Pokémon GO and the April Fools’ joke that made billions
It’s the morning of March 31st, 2014, and the Google Maps team is about to release its April Fools’ Day gag to the world. It wasn’t the first time this team had goofed around with an April Fools’ day joke. → Read More
How a Google side project evolved into a $4B company
How did Niantic happen? How did the company behind Pokémon GO and (soon) Harry Potter: Wizards Unite come to be? When anyone talks about Niantic, they generally mention that it’s “a Google spinout” and move on. → Read More
The Niantic EC-1
Few software companies have transformed the way we think about moving through physical space like Niantic. → Read More
Built Robotics’ massive construction excavator drives itself
I’ve never had a meeting quite like the one I had with Built Robotics. → Read More
Here’s everything Apple announced today
Even after last week’s stream of hardware releases — a new iPad, new iMacs, and new AirPods all back-to-back — Apple had more to announce. → Read More
Apple Pay is coming to transit systems in major US cities later this year
Being able to pay for things like subways and buses with your phone just makes sense, but in much of the US, you’ll still need a paper ticket or an oh-so-losable reloadable card if you want a ride. → Read More
Here are the 88 companies that launched at YC’s W19 Demo Day 2
Today was the second half of Y Combinator’s two-day Demo Day for its Winter 2019 class. Over 85 startups pitched on stage yesterday, and another huge batch launched today. → Read More
Here are the 85+ startups that launched today at Y Combinator’s W19 Demo Day 1
Y Combinator’s incubator classes have gotten huge. With over 200 companies, the Winter 2019 class is by far YC’s largest yet. Meanwhile, the incubator prepares to shift its headquarters from Mountain View to San Francisco. → Read More
Doorport wants to make your apartment building’s front door smarter
If you live in a big city, you’ve probably had your fair share of battles with apartment intercom systems. → Read More
Portal automatically opens doors for wheelchair users, no button pressing required
Buttons or plates (like the one above) that automatically open doors can do a lot to make a building more accessible, but they aren’t always a perfect solution. → Read More
This robot automatically sorts and prices cards from Magic: The Gathering
If you’ve ever dabbled in collectible card games — Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon, etc. — you know how quickly collections can grow. One pack turns into two. Two turns into five. → Read More
Pokémon GO will soon let you change teams for about $8
Early on in Pokémon GO, you’re asked to make a decision: what team do you want to be on? Instinct (Yellow)? Valor (Red)? Mystic (Blue)? The question comes a bit out of the blue. → Read More
Can you guess which face is real, and which is computer generated?
Computers have recently gotten much, much better at a somewhat unsettling skill: generating fake human faces. As in, creating an image of a human who has never existed before. → Read More
Here’s how all of Samsung’s new Galaxy S10’s compare
Samsung just announced not one, not two, but four new additions to its flagship Galaxy line: the S10e, S10, S10+, and S10 5G. Want a quick at-a-glance breakdown of how they all compare? We've got you covered. → Read More
These are Samsung’s new Galaxy Buds
After a seemingly endless stream of leaks over the past few weeks, there was essentially zero doubt that Samsung was announcing — amongst a bunch of other things — a new pair of wireless earbuds called the “Galaxy Buds” today. → Read More
Samsung just announced a phone with 1TB of built-in storage
Word around the rumor mill suggested Samsung was about to announce a phone with a ridiculous one terabyte of storage built right in, and sure enough: it did. → Read More
Netflix office goes on lockdown over report of a potential shooter, suspect now in custody
Alarming reports popped up on Twitter late Thursday of incident involving an armed individual at Netflix’s Hollywood office on Sunset Blvd. → Read More