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Tammy Xu Tammy Xu
Updated on April 27, 2024

Why You Should Be Keeping Up With Your IoT Updates

Setting up a system for managing devices now will save trouble in the future.

Alexey Bogdanov Alexey Bogdanov
Updated on April 25, 2024

Here’s How to Build an App People Actually Want

Make sure the market needs your app. Then do a ton of research.

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Jason LaBaw Jason LaBaw
Updated on April 24, 2024

Daydreaming New Ways to See the World With Augmented Reality

A few reveries about how humans interact with technology — and how it’s all about to change.

Hal Koss Hal Koss
Updated on April 24, 2024

Opendoor Is Speeding Up Plans to Digitize Home Buying

Virtual tours and tools that let shoppers enter homes by themselves are helping the company adapt to the pandemic.

Hal Koss Hal Koss
Updated on April 24, 2024

Are Content Moderators Ready for Voice-Based Chat Rooms?

It’s a tall task, but getting it right is critical.

Hal Koss Hal Koss
Updated on April 23, 2024

How Tovala Scaled Its Meal Delivery Service in a Pandemic

It’s a food brand, a hardware startup, a logistics operation. In short, Tovala has to get a lot of things right at once.

Hal Koss Hal Koss
Updated on April 23, 2024

Pandemic-Proofing a Two-Sided Marketplace: A Q&A With Wag’s COO

As demand shifts for gig economy startups, Wag is experimenting with new offerings.

John Burnett John Burnett
Updated on April 23, 2024

5 Ways the Tech Industry Will Evolve After the Hellscape of 2020

In a post-pandemic world where we’re all digitally connected, there’s no going back to the way we used to work.

Benjamin Bertram Goldman Benjamin Bertram Goldman
Updated on April 23, 2024

The Home Tech Revolution Could Change Everything — Again

The shift toward home technology, accelerated by COVID-19, could have a long-lasting impact both for users and businesses.

Apu Pavithran Apu Pavithran
Updated on April 22, 2024

The IoT Needs to Enter Its Secure Age Right Now

Experts project a coming explosion in the number of internet-connected devices in circulation. To prepare for that growth, we need to make sure our endpoints are secure.

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