Zebra Fuel, the London-based startup that delivered fuel directly to your vehicle — backed by Robin and Saul Klein’s LocalGlobe, Brent Hoberman’s Firstminute Capital and Zoopla founder Alex Chesterman —…

French startup Foodvisor has raised a $4.5 million funding round after generating 2 million app downloads. Agrinnovation is leading the round and various business angels are also participating. I covered…

In useAt this point, the capabilities of Alexa and Google Assistant are well known. To quickly recap, you can ask both speakers to control devices in your home, play audio, answer questions, give you info from your personal accounts (e.g., Google Calendar) and link up to third-party services that make these speakers even more capable.Given…

While most reviewers originally wrote the Steam Controller off as too weird, Valve sold over 500,000 in the first six months. It became one of the most configurable gaming devices -- you could play Street Fighter V strictly with motion controls or Serious Rocket League with the grips programmed for acceleration/brake and drift/boost.What the Steam…

The trick to capturing the night sky is taking long exposures. As such, Google bumped the Pixel 4's maximum exposure time to four minutes, up from just one minute on the Pixel 3. However, shooting a single four minute exposure would blur the stars, so the Pixel 4 takes up to 15 exposures, each no…

Over the past few years, Black Friday has slowly but surely expanded. It used to only last 24 hours, but these days, online sales start at midnight, before you even start cooking that Thanksgiving turkey. If you need a break between watching the parade and cooking up your turkey dinner, these sales are worth a…

Eschewing meat requires explanation, especially if you were raised an omnivore. Every forkful carries culture and identity in the memory and effort of its preparation. So, on days like Thanksgiving, when vegetarians turn down their family’s lovingly basted golden brown turkey in favor of a Gardein Holiday Roast, a savory loaf of soy protein isolate…

Ever since Apple plastered over its headphone jack in favor of Bluetooth or, ugh, dongle-focused listening, I've spent what can only be described as a heinous amount of time listening to wirefree (truly wireless) earbuds.For a long time, nobody made them right.Some pairs would cut out whenever I put my phone in my back pocket;…

When we’re talking about social justice, a tipping point is a beautiful thing—a court case that shifts public opinion, for example. For a species, a tipping point can spell doom, as an environmental catastrophe pushes a population to the brink. When it comes to climate change, there isn’t just one tipping point but many that…

There's a ton of year-end photography deals happening for Black Friday. From point-and-shoots perfect for those upgrading from their phone camera to monstrous full-frame, 4K video-capable mirrorless, and DSLR cameras, there are deals for every skill level, aspiration, and budget. We've sifted through the craziness to find a bunch of deals you may want to…