• Medumo tries working out how to best nudge patients to prepare for procedures

     Medumo co-founder Adeel Yang has plenty of first-hand experience dealing with cancellations for procedures and appointments as a physician — but it’s been a problem that’s a deceptively hard to solve. So Yang and his co-founders decided to start Medumo to address the problem they’ve seen so often themselves. The company’s main goal is to …

    February 1, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Prodigy raises $5.4M to unify the in-store and online car-buying experience

     If you’ve ever tried to buy a car, there’s a good chance that a lot of your research has shifted online as it’s become easier and easier to figure out exactly the kind of car you want — and less of it is about going to a dealership. At least, that’s what Michia Rohrssen is …

    February 1, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Prodigy raises $5.4M to unify the in-store and online car-buying experience

     If you’ve ever tried to buy a car, there’s a good chance that a lot of your research has shifted online as it’s become easier and easier to figure out exactly the kind of car you want — and less of it is about going to a dealership. At least, that’s what Michia Rohrssen is …

    February 1, 2018 | by Raheel
  • 'Stargate: Origins' trailer has an 'Indiana Jones' feel to it

    Stargate: Origins will come to Stargate Command, a new streaming service focused on the franchise, on February 15th. Now MGM has released a full trailer for the show, and it looks pretty spectacular. Source: Engadget | 'Stargate: Origins' trailer has an 'Indiana Jones' feel to it

    February 1, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Instagram lets you skip the photos with text-only Stories

    Instagram is a photo- and video-centric social network by its very nature, but that doesn't mean you always want to share images along with your thoughts. And now, you don't have to. The service is releasing a Type Mode for Stories that, as the name… Source: Engadget | Instagram lets you skip the photos with …

    February 1, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Data-friendly YouTube Go app is available in 130 more countries

    Lately, Google has been putting a lot of focus on its lightweight "Go" Android apps that are meant for countries where good cellular coverage and bandwidth in general is difficult to come by. YouTube Go started out in only one country — sure, it was… Source: Engadget | Data-friendly YouTube Go app is available in …

    February 1, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Who cares if Trump misleads the media? Apparently Mueller does.

    Who cares if Trump misleads the media? Apparently Mueller does.  Washington Post Report: Former Trump spokesman to tell Mueller probe of concerns over Hope Hicks’ statement on emails  Los Angeles Times Hope Hicks Told President That Trump Jr.’s Emails ‘Will Never Get Out’: Report  HuffPost Trump Ordered Mueller Fired, but Backed Off When White House Counsel Threatened to …

    February 1, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Dallas man to be executed for killing daughters with their mom on speakerphone

    Dallas man to be executed for killing daughters with their mom on speakerphone  CBS News Texas to Execute Man Who Murdered His Two Daughters  U.S. News & World Report Full coverage Source: Google News | Dallas man to be executed for killing daughters with their mom on speakerphone

    February 1, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Google launches lightweight Assistant app for slower phones

    Android Go is Google's streamlined OS that is designed to work on entry-level mobile devices. Apps are designed to use less memory and storage space, as well as be less data hungry. Today, Google released a version of its Assistant that is optimized… Source: Engadget | Google launches lightweight Assistant app for slower phones

    February 1, 2018 | by Raheel
  • 28 Days, 28 Films for Black History Month

    28 Days, 28 Films for Black History Month  New York Times Google Doodle: How Carter G. Woodson, ‘the father of black history,’ is teaching us still  Washington Post Why Carter G. Woodson Is the ‘Father of Black History’  TIME Opinion: Black history is not a thing apart  Montreal Gazette African-American GIs of WWII: Fighting for democracy abroad and at …

    February 1, 2018 | by Raheel