When young (or youngish) people think of age-tech, they may picture mostly clinical solutions—telemedicine platforms, for instance. Growing older, however, doesn’t just have a physical component. Isolation, for example, is a serious issue for elderly people, especially during the pandemic. … Continue reading AARP Innovation Labs takes a holistic approach to age-tech at CES
Toronto police are investigating a shooting in North York Wednesday evening that left one person seriously injured. Source: CP24 Continue reading One person in serious condition after Jane and Finch shooting
The No. 1 men’s tennis player was told to leave the country following a 10-hour standoff with government officials at a Melbourne airport, ending his chance to defend his Australian Open title. Source: New York Times Continue reading Novak Djokovic Is Refused Entry Into Australia Over Vaccine Exemption
What if instead of coffee, your Keurig dispensed alcoholic drinks? Well, Keurig actually made a gadget like that — a $300 cocktail-making pod machine called the Drinkworks Home Bar that turned disposable pods into cold beverages. Only Keurig and Anheuser-Busch … Continue reading Black + Decker’s $300 Bev vacuums up a Keurig-shaped hole in the robot bartender space
SOCAR, a south Korean car-sharing startup, has filed for an initial public offering, announced on Wednesday by Korea Exchange. The details – the number of shares to be offered in the IPO and the price range – have not yet … Continue reading Korean car-sharing startup SOCAR has filed for an IPO
Some of my favorite childhood memories include being read to, and learning to read myself to get lost in a book. If you’ll forgive me the oldmanyellsatcloud.gif moment: It’s a grievous loss that many children are so comprehensively surrounded by … Continue reading Your kids can get lost in Disney with these story-telling headphones
CES hasn’t traditionally been the healthiest week for me. Aside from some unintentional intermittent fasting, TechCrunch really has the habit of doing it up with our team dinners at the show, to say nothing of Matt’s near religious devotion to … Continue reading As CES goes hybrid, connected fitness companies have another big year
It was among the deadliest residential fires in the country in recent years. The mayor called it “one of the most tragic days in our city’s history.” Source: New York Times Continue reading Philadelphia Fire in Fairmount Leaves 12 Dead, Including 8 Children
As part of the deal, AMC Networks will own the anime streaming service Hidive, which has Lupin the 3rd. | Image: Sentai AMC Networks (not the movie theater chain) has acquired the anime distributor Sentai from the Cool Japan Fund … Continue reading AMC Networks’ Sentai acquisition is the latest sign that anime is big business
Peel police are responding to a shopping centre in Mississauga after a male was reportedly stabbed Wednesday evening. Source: CP24 Continue reading One person seriously injured in stabbing at Square One
