It’s the most wonderful time of the year…for free and discounted iPhone apps, that is. Here’s your reminder that today marks the return of Indie App Santa, an initiative started to help smaller app developers reach new audiences without having to pay for expensive App Store ads. The event, which began in 2020, is now…
The phrase “mission creep” entered the popular discourse in the early to mid-1990s. It popped up in a number of big papers in articles describing the Somali Civil War. Here’s the New York Times in October ’93: The trick is to do this without inviting what a senior official called “mission creep” — the expansion…
YouTube launched its first-ever official trends podcast today, the company announced. Hosted by popular content creator MatPat and produced by YouTube’s Culture & Trends team, the “Like & Describe” podcast will tackle lesser-known stories behind the biggest YouTube trends. Episodes will release monthly on YouTube’s main channel for viewers to watch as well as all…
Canoo, the beleaguered EV startup-turned-SPAC, has delivered its first “Light Tactical Vehicle” to the U.S. Army for a demonstration project aimed at showing how its modular electric platform can support mission-specific configurations for less money. Canoo has landed orders for its customizable platforms with a variety of customers, ranging from NASA to Walmart. The U.S. Army,…
Welcome back to Chain Reaction. Happy December! Just one more month until we reach 2023 and start it all over again (or something like that). Time flies when you’re reading crypto news, am I right? Feels like every day something is going down in the crypto world and this week continued to prove that. On…
A galaxy of opportunity awaits you at TC Sessions: Space 2022 on December 6 in Los Angeles. Sounds corny? Sure. But is it true? Absolutely. Some of the space industry’s great visionaries, founders, scientists, engineers and investors will gather for a full day dedicated to expanding humanity’s presence in the final frontier. During interviews, panel…
Back in my day, Apple gave us one iPad, and we had to use it, otherwise we’d go to bed iPad-less. Kids today have all the iPad. There’s an iPad for every mood and every day of the week. Big iPads, small iPads, expensive iPads, slightly less expensive iPads. If you’re looking for an iPad,…
The cybercriminals behind the Medibank ransomware attack have published what appears to be the rest of the data stolen from the Australian health insurance giant. The attackers, which are believed to be linked to the Russian-backed REvil ransomware gang, posted an update to its dark web blog in the early hours of Thursday morning, saying:…
Apple iPhone users with iOS 16.1 software can now share car keys in their Wallet with non-iPhone users, starting with Google Pixel devices. In the future, that capability will extend to other devices with Android 12+, according to Apple. Apple says it has been working with the Internet Engineering Task Force and other industry players…
South Korea will take on Portugal in a group-stage FIFA World Cup clash at the Education City Stadium. The Taegeuk Warriors will be hoping to secure three points after a clash with Ghana on Nov. 28. Meanwhile, the Portuguese will be coming from a match with Uruguay. South Korea vs Portugal kickoff time Kickoff time…