As early as 2016, HTC set up a $ 100 million fund for VR startups called Vive X in the hope of expanding both applications and use cases for its then new Vive VR headset. HTC was not afraid to invest and introduced 20 startups in December, increasing the number …

A screenshot of the Defense Maven / Blue Lives Matter website. (DefenseMaven.io image) MavenThe Seattle-based media company, which publishes Sports Illustrated, among others, hears from employees who are upset about a police website that is part of the company's portfolio. The Daily Beast reported On Friday, Maven employees want the …

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, opened his WWDC keynote speech on racism, equality and justice. He said he recognized the pain that was felt across the nation, "especially in our black and brown communities after the senseless murder of George Floyd" and the subsequent protests against Black Lives Matter. Cook …

Roblox, the blocky virtual world with more than 120 million players, announced that it has partnered with Warner Bros. and DC Wonder Woman: The Themyscira experience. This is a mini-world where players can explore Wonder Woman's home island of Themyscira and experience their stories on the Roblox platform through mini-games …

Black Lives Matter is shown throughout the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Seattle, the center of nightly protests. (GeekWire Photo / Monica Nickelsburg) In an email, more than 250 Microsoft employees have asked management to take action in response to nationwide racial protests in the past two weeks. The letter, received …

An Axon Body 3 camera on a police officer. (Axon photo) Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan plans to enact an executive ordinance Monday asking police to turn on their body cameras during public protests. This has been demanded by some demonstrators in recent weeks, despite concerns from civil rights groups. The …

The tech world used to be synonymous with Silicon Valley. But while the region is still dominant, technology ecosystems have spread around the world, and the Asia-Pacific region is reported to be developing strongly research by startup genome. The story is decades in the making, but Startup Genome's data illustrates …

Peacock is here. Peacock is the last of the major 2020 streaming services to launch. He wants to combine NBC's shows, Universal's films, and the original content into a single service that focuses on curated live content than almost any other competing service. But Peacock is late for a very …

The day the Peters Township Public Library in McMurray, Pennsylvania unveiled an escape room with superhero motifs, the library had to close its doors due to the coronavirus pandemic. Librarian Sydney Krawiec had no physical location to work in and began to develop an alternative: a digital escape room created …

During the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2020, Apple announced updates to iOS 14 for HomeKit, the comprehensive framework for smart home devices. New automation features promise more powerful, customized lighting routines, while facial recognition notifies household members when a camera detects a familiar person. When iOS 14 is launched with …