Could Peloton be the next Apple?

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week we were back in the SF studio, with Kate and Alex…

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Dark-alley defense: Tech tools to keep you safe

"The self-defense seminars that I teach are all weapons-based," White said. "Because I do believe, even after all this time doing martial arts, that the empty-hands stuff, it's effective but it takes time to distill. And it's not always going to work out for you on the street. I always promote somebody leveling the playing…

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Overwatch League’s latest big change is great for viewers

The core playstyle gradually started to shift over the season as teams experimented with counters, often with Sombra's powerful EMP ultimate disabling enemy abilities. Shanghai Dragons and freshman squad Chengdu Hunters also often bucked the trend by respectively running a DPS-heavy lineup and a team composition built around Wrecking Ball.But the demands of an evolving…

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Apple will ‘verify’ third-party iPhone repair stores

Apple COO Jeff Williams says that the move will enable small mom-and-pop repair outfits to get the same tools and gear as authorized repair stores. And that it'll help improve confidence that users are getting a trustworthy service without going to an official Apple store, or one of their proxies. For now, the program is…

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Lenovo’s fall lineup includes an all-in-one inspired by a tree

First up, there are two new 13-inch Windows 10 Lenovo IdeaPad laptops, with up to 10th generation Intel Core mobile processors and a memory upgrade of up to 16GB. The beefier model, the S540, comes with rapid charge, Cortana and Alexa voice service capabilities, Dolby audio, a motion-sensing IR camera and hands-free biometric authentication.The S540…

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The Final Trailer for ‘Joker’ Is Beyond Bleak

Happy Thursday and welcome to a new edition of The Monitor, WIRED's culture news roundup. What do we have this time around? First, we have some sad updates for fans of The OA and Saturday Night Live. But, we have good tidings for folks who are excited for Joker and those looking for increased diversity…

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