Whether their whole business model needs a reset or they need to develop new growth-focused features, many are in an innovate-or-die situation. The latest Startup Ecosystem Report by Startup Genome found that four out of ten startups have less than three months of capital runway. To add to this, Startup Genome found that since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, VC funding has taken a hit with startups receiving 20% less in investment globally....

“We do think there will be a pick up but the question is when,” said Brian Salsberg, global buy and integrate leader at EY. Salsberg took part in ‘The Dealmaking Environment in a Time of Crisis’ panel at The Global Boardroom — a three-day online event organized by the Financial Times and TNW, bringing together leading experts from tech, business, finance, and policy. [Read: Coronavirus may lead to ‘mass extinction’ of tech startups worldwide, report says] During the session, Salsberg said he expected there would be three different types of deals happening when things pick up again....

As noted by Thurrott, this is the first time the firm has specified an end date for the entire operating system. Windows 10 was originally unveiled in 2015, so it will have had a good run of 10 years — suits its name too. What does it mean for you when Microsoft will end support for Windows 10? Well, for starters, you’ll stop receiving software updates, and there will be no new features added to the operating system....

Microsoft today revealed it’s bringing the ability to stream your phone’s screen on your desktop using the Your Phone app, essentially casting your phone’s display in a window. Microsoft isn’t the first to think this feature up –Dell’s Mobile Connect software has offered similar functionality for quite some time — but it’s nice to see a wider implementation. You can see all your installed apps and even pin them to the task bar or Start menu, letting you quickly launch the software you need....

You’re undoubtedly chock full of skills. Hey, we’ve all got ‘em. Whether you’re an amazing pastry chef or a major league intellect, a world class Uno player or can name all 800-plus Pokemon, each of us is a treasure trove of assorted usable talents and specialized knowledge sets. But let’s be real — you just can’t know everything. So some talents, like web page coding, are just going to end up being one skill over the line....

Ever since the MeToo movement started, more and more women from across various professions and walks of life have come forward with their own stories of sexual assault and harassment. Now it appears it might just be the video game industry’s turn in the spotlight. The floodgates opened when indie developer Nathalie Lawhead posted on her blog outing their alleged rapist — video game composer Jeremy Soule — and describing how their professional relationships were damaged after meeting him....

Game Pass is perhaps Microsoft’s biggest weapon in the ongoing arms race against the other consoles. It’s just a darned good value, and it seems like the company is tripping over itself to add more and more games to Game Pass’s vault. Today, it revealed it’s adding 50 new games to the service, including big titles like The Witcher 3, Tekken 7, and Rage 2. You can see the complete list here....

In an announcement today, the Chinese tech giant said that for the initial phase it’s investing 10 billion RMB ($1.5 billion). Additionally, Xiaomi plans to invest $10 billion over the coming 10 years. Lei Jun, CEO of Xiaomi, will also serve as the CEO of the new smart EV business. For more information, please don’t miss out the launch event tonight. — David Liu (@DavidBlueLS) March 30, 2021 Last week, Reuters reported that the company will use Great Wall Motor Co....

But then, the lockdown happened, and a lot of us spent hours on video calls. All of a sudden I had a use case for these $11 (₹799) wired earbuds. Before we dive into details, let me be clear: these aren’t the best sounding earphones, and they aren’t going to blow your mind. However, they’re rugged and reliable enough to throw in your bag, and use them next time when you’re attending a conference call in a cafe....

The Xiaomi Smart Glasses have a 0.13-inch MircoLED display on one of the lenses. The company says it uses “optical waveguide technology” — which refracts light at 180 degrees — to display content, such as notifications and navigation assistance, on the screen. The glasses have an in-built 2.4mm x 2.02mm display chip in the frame. That’s pretty tiny. The Chinese tech giant said that the display uses a monochrome mode in sunlight with 2 million nits of brightness for better visibility....

As part of its Open Content initiative, Paris Musées — a consortium of 14 Parisian museums — revealed it’s making 150,000 digital reproductions of art works from its collection available for use entirely free of charge. The images include pieces from legendary names like Rembrandt and Van Dyck, as well as many others. “The launch of Open Content will mark a new stage in Paris Musées’ digitisation [sic] policy,” the institution said....

Expectedly, the automaker didn’t reveal any production date, but this week it did give us a better glance at performance figures, claimed range, and pricing. Performance specs Tesla will offer two different Semi models: one with 482km (300 miles) of range, and one with 804km (500 miles). Both are powered by four rear-axle motors. According to the company, they can deliver a 0 to 60mph acceleration in 20 seconds, while loaded with 36 tons (80,000lbs) of cargo....

Embedding social media posts such as tweets is a common practice, and usually, companies provide a royalty-free license to use these posts through their embed APIs. However, Instagram’s posts might not have that kind of protection. Earlier this week, Judge Katherine Failla, dismissed an appeal from Newsweek to drop lawsuits from photographer Elliot McGucken for using his Instagram photo. As Ars Technica noted, Mashable won a similar case in April, so Newsweek had hopes of getting the same result....

I’m not entirely sure, but even a decade ago, premium cars contained 100 microprocessor-based electronic control units (ECUs), which collectively executed over 100 million lines of code. Then there’s telematics, driver-assist software, and infotainment system, to name but a few other components that require code. What I do know is that as cars’ digital and autonomous capabilities increase, the integrity of that code will matter even more — especially its security....

The company said it will do so in “consultation with experts, creators, journalists and those who have, themselves, been victims of harassment.” The Google-owned social video platform came under fresh criticism for not doing enough to curb harassment and abusive language, and failing to protect LGBTQ users in its community. Last week, a Vox journalist named Carlos Maza shared a viral Twitter thread about how he had been at the receiving end of harassment and homophobic slurs at the hands of Stephen Crowder, a popular right-wing YouTube commentator with almost 4 million subscribers and approximately 27 million monthly views....

In this… opus, a man literally called Mac (short for Mackenzie) Book talks bollocks about why Microsoft’s machine is superior to its Apple counterpart. I knew it’d be dire, but, little did I know quite how bad it’d be. Hell, It’s so toe-curlingly, wake-up-in-the-night-screaming awful that it’s almost artful. Just watch it: And, like all sensational art, the advert raises some questions. Well, a lot of questions. Here are some of them....

As the world abruptly shifted to digital during the COVID pandemic, we’re now producing more data than ever before. Naturally, the demand to manage, store, and process that data has also increased exponentially. Along with this heightened demand, comes a new set of challenges and things to consider when building the data centers of the future. How can we satisfy our growing data needs, without compromising the environment? How can we tackle the growing cybersecurity threat and keep our data safe?...

By regularly adding or changing app features and functionality, you provide a better experience to users. As a developer, you have the opportunity to use these updates to solidify customer relationships, as well as attract new users. Gallup noted that people live through their phones — in fact, they often check emails and other apps anywhere from every 10 minutes to at least once an hour. That means your app needs to become one of the most frequently opened, and you can only achieve this by ensuring you regularly update your app’s features....

Tech companies did not exactly embrace working from home before the worldwide lockdown, despite studies showing working from home increases employee productivity. Skilled remote workers are also happier employees that are 9% more engaged and 50% less likely to quit their job. Work-life balance, mental health, and diversity and inclusion were already important subjects pre-COVID — and those problems have certainly not gone away now that our offices are virtual....

Let’s say you’ve built the next big thing. You’re ready to take on the world and make billions. Your product is amazing and you’re convinced you’ve bested the competition. As a point of fact, you know you offer the very best solution in your market. But here’s the rub. If your competition has established stronger customer habits than you have, you’re in trouble. The cold truth is that the better product does not necessarily win....