tech:

taffy

Funny Or Die Launches Free Weather App

Funny or Die weather

The comedy site started by actor Will Ferrell, Funny Or Die, has launched a free iOS weather app – Funny Or Die Weather. Powered by Weather Underground, the Funny Or Die Weather app provides detailed weather forecasts with funny commentary, jokes, and animations. Users can also share jokes and weather with friends via text, email, or social media.

Dick Glover (CEO, Funny Or Die): Funny Or Die cofounders Will Ferrell and Adam McKay are meteorologists first and businessmen second. As California residents, they know all too well the unpredictability of mother nature — when you can swing wildly from a 78° degree sunny day to a 77° or 81° without reason it can be unsettling.

The Funny Or Die Weather app is the first in a series of apps the company says it plans to release in 2015.

[Image courtesy: Funny or Die]

Just in

ServiceNow expands workflow capabilities with two acquisitions

Digital workflow company ServiceNow has announced the acquisition of 4Industry, a technology firm from the Netherlands, and the completion of its acquisition of Smart Daily Management, a digital application developed by EY. 

Apple expands Restore Fund with $80M new investments from TSMC, Murata

Apple has announced that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Murata Manufacturing are joining as new investors in the Restore Fund, a project aimed at investing in carbon removal and ecosystem protection globally.

Mercedes hires humanoid robots to work at its factories — PCMag

Mercedes-Benz is adding Apptronik's Apollo humanoid robots to its factories to complete physically intensive and "low-skill" tasks, the car manufacturer and robotics firm announced Friday, writes Kate Irwin. 

LinkedIn plans to add gaming to its platform — TC

TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that LinkedIn is working on a new games experience. It will be doing so by tapping into the same wave of puzzle-mania that helped simple games like Wordle find viral success and millions of players, writes Ingrid Lunden. 

Quintessent raises $11.5M

Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Quintessent, a company specializing in silicon photonics and quantum dot laser technology, has completed its Seed funding round with over $11.5 million.