Grab your Swackett: A delightfully easy, fun weather app for your mac

What is the main reason you ask yourself what is the weather today? Is it because you want to know about the; humidity, pressure, dew point, wind chill and the chance of precipitation? Alternatively, like me, do you just want to know how many layers of clothes you will need to put on? Swackett,the slang term for sweater, jacket or coat is a new mac app (ipad and iphone to launch soon) that makes understanding that makes understanding the weather simple....

2 min · 314 words · Brandi Ramos

Grab’s SPAC merger values the company at a whopping $40B

Singaporean tech giant Grab has agreed to go public through a SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company) merger. It’ll merge withUS-based Altimeter Growth Corp, backed by Altimeter Capital. According to a report fromReuters,through this deal, the firm would be valued at nearly $40 billion. Because of its varied offerings such as ride-hailing, digital payments, and food delivery, the company’s valuation has doubled in the last 18 months. The deal also brings a $4 billion-plus investment for Grab underPIPE (private investment in public equity)....

2 min · 320 words · Crystal Krueger

Grace the robot nurse can’t replace human caregivers

The makers of Sophia the robot have unveiled another creepy-looking humanoid: Grace, a healthcare droid designed to help the elderly and isolated. The prototype device uses AI to diagnose patients and a thermal camera to take their temperatures. It can also provide social stimulation and talk therapy,Reuters reports. The robot could provide some support to overworked medical staff and people feeling lonely during the pandemic. But, at best, it will augment rather than replace human carers....

2 min · 416 words · Jerry Lee

Grace: A capable WiFi radio for a bargain price

I’ve tried a few different solutions over the years for streaming Internet radio through my house. I’m a big fan of music in the shower, for instance, but my phone’s speaker is never beefy enough to hear over the sound of my Kohler. The obvious other answer is to pipe sound to a home stereo via an attached computer, but that’s far less functional than it may sound. WiFi radios are far from a new thing, and they’re actually getting pretty good as time moves on....

4 min · 747 words · James Hardy

Graduates promote their talents with ‘App Store’ for interns

In a fitting display of creativity, the first graduates from the Mobile Applications course at Sweden’s super-cool digital education collegeHyper Islandhave decided to promote their skills to employers in the form of an ‘App Store’. Intern Storeis shamelessly, er, inspired by Apple’s App Store but presents individual graduates themselves, showcasing the apps they’ve been involved in along with a brief bio of each person. In place of the App Store’s ‘Download’ button, a ‘Get Intern’ option allows you to get right in touch with any individual on the site....

2 min · 282 words · Phillip Taylor
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