VSCO buys 360 camera company Rylo to create mobile editing tools

VSCO, the popular photo editing app and inspiration for the VSCO girl meme, just acquired Rylo, a video camera and editing company. With the deal, VSCO is doubling down on its commitment to video and plans to "accelerate the delivery of innovative vi...

Roland releases Zenbeats, a cross-platform music-making app

Roland has been making electronic musical instruments for nearly 50 years and has delivered products like the JU-06A tiny portable synth, keyboards with built-in Alexa controls and mini smartphone mixers. Now, it's entering the world of mobile music-...

Sphero acquires LittleBits and its set of scientific toys

The popular STEAM education company Sphero announced today that it has acquired LittleBits. You may remember LittleBits as the company behind toys that teach kids about electronics, and Sphero has made a name for itself creating educational coding ro...

DoorDash eyes autonomous food delivery with latest acquisition

It's no secret that DoorDash wants to deliver your food with autonomous vehicles. Early this year it partnered with GM to test deliveries via self-driving Cruise vehicles, and in 2017, it was part of a Starship Technologies trial that sent deliveries...

iRobot enters the classroom with acquisition of Root Robotics

iRobot, the company behind the Roomba, is about to do more than vacuum your house, mop your floors and mow the lawn. Today the company announced that it's acquired Root Robotics, and it will add the Root educational coding robot to its lineup.

Google Acquires DeepMind for $400 Million, Outbids Facebook


While Google has taken over DeepMind, it is careful lest some mad scientist abuse the privilege of this state-of-the-art artificial intelligence technology. That may be one reason it has established...