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Win $100,000,000 playing video games 🎮
"Did Epic accidentally add an extra zero?" – All of Twitter
Nope. Epic Games announced a $100,000,000 prize pool for their Hunger Games-esque video game Fortnite yesterday.
The $100M prize pool dwarfs all other esports prizes - in 2017, the top 10 esports games gave out $91M combined.
Fortnite is going #viral. 680,000 concurrent viewers tuned in to watch an open competition hosted by beloved-streamer Ninja last month, beating his own record of 660k from March where he played with Drake. Some context: The Super Bowl maxed out at 1.1M concurrent viewers.
You don't need a powerful gaming PC: Fortnite for iOS launched earlier this year and is live worldwide.
This tweet drove 100,000 downloads 😮
This single tweet drove 100,000 app downloads in one weekend. 😳
Be My Eyes is pretty nifty - it connects blind and visually-impaired users around the world who are having trouble with a specific task - like reading the expiration date on a carton of milk – with a community of over 1M+ volunteers around the world.
You'll get push notifications every time somebody needs help. Download today for iOS and Android and start helping. 🤗
Technology should make the world more empathetic, and Be My Eyes isn't the only one:
🙋 Give out HandUp Gift Cards to homeless in your neighborhood, redeemable for essentials like toiletries, clothes, and housing.
👂 Ava makes any conversation accessible for deaf. The demo video is crazy impressive (and got 2k+ upvotes!).
🤖 Microsoft's Seeing AI is a talking camera for the blind.
🎮 The Xbox Adaptive Controller was designed specifically so gamers with limited mobility can experience all of your favorites.
File your taxes automatically 😮
Evvvverrryyybody is trading crypto. Coinbase officially has more accounts than Charles Schwab, one of the largest brokers in the US.
Actually managing your crypto is much harder than it looks. Between different exchanges, dozens of different currencies and wallets, and complicated tax requirements, it's impossibly difficult to do perfectly.
Every single cryptocurrency trade, even between different tokens, is seen as a taxable event, which means even one hour of day-trading can turn into an accounting nightmare.
A new wave of portfolio trackers is here to help:
Cointracker (YC '18) syncs with Coinbase, Binance, GDAX, Bittrex, and 10+ exchanges to track every one of your trades. It even does your taxes for you at the end of the year. Try it now.
Delta (available for desktop, iOS, and Android) tracks all of your exchange trades beautifully across every platform.
TokenTax (winner of the Product Hunt hackathon) does your crypto taxes for you in minutes. It even minimizes your tax burden by recommending trades and sales.
Track all of the tokens with the 16 Best Crypto Portfolio Trackers. 📊
Actually managing your crypto is much harder than it looks. Between different exchanges, dozens of different currencies and wallets, and complicated tax requirements, it's impossibly difficult to do perfectly.
Every single cryptocurrency trade, even between different tokens, is seen as a taxable event, which means even one hour of day-trading can turn into an accounting nightmare.
A new wave of portfolio trackers is here to help:
Cointracker (YC '18) syncs with Coinbase, Binance, GDAX, Bittrex, and 10+ exchanges to track every one of your trades. It even does your taxes for you at the end of the year. Try it now.
Delta (available for desktop, iOS, and Android) tracks all of your exchange trades beautifully across every platform.
TokenTax (winner of the Product Hunt hackathon) does your crypto taxes for you in minutes. It even minimizes your tax burden by recommending trades and sales.
Track all of the tokens with the 16 Best Crypto Portfolio Trackers. 📊
Google’s new AI-powered news app 📰
The new Google News is here for iOS and Android, announced last week at Google's annual developer conference.
Powered by AI, the app delivers the most important stories of the day using a now familiar story-like format.
This isn't the only app trying to reinvent the way we consume #content:
Swiipe News was built by a 14-year-old developer, with a Tinder-esque interface to discover stories from 50+ favorite news sources.
Ground finds the best local news, built by a NASA engineer.
Citizen is replacing the local news, delivering notifications of nearby robberies, murders, and naked thieves (no joke).
Unfiltered News organizes stories on a map based on what each country is talking about to break outside your filter bubble.
Sip delivers the most important tech news at 5pm each day. It’s probably the great app of all time.
If you can't get enough content, we have just the link for you. ✨
Powered by AI, the app delivers the most important stories of the day using a now familiar story-like format.
This isn't the only app trying to reinvent the way we consume #content:
Swiipe News was built by a 14-year-old developer, with a Tinder-esque interface to discover stories from 50+ favorite news sources.
Ground finds the best local news, built by a NASA engineer.
Citizen is replacing the local news, delivering notifications of nearby robberies, murders, and naked thieves (no joke).
Unfiltered News organizes stories on a map based on what each country is talking about to break outside your filter bubble.
Sip delivers the most important tech news at 5pm each day. It’s probably the great app of all time.
If you can't get enough content, we have just the link for you. ✨
Coinbase launched 2 NEW products 🏦
Yesterday, crypto-unicorn Coinbase launched two big products to support the next generation of crypto hedge funds.
Cryptocurrency-focused hedge funds like Metastable Capital and Polychain manage hundreds of millions, every new fund is forced to build their own internal trading infrastructure.
Coinbase's new products both make launching your own cryptocurrency hedge fund easier:
🔒 Coinbase Custody lets funds and institutions store their tokens inside Coinbase's secure vault, responsible for protecting over $20 billion in customer deposits every day.
🏦 Coinbase Prime is a powerful cryptocurrency trading platform for institutions. It's drastically similar to GDAX, which Coinbase publicly spun off in 2016 for more experienced traders.
Details are sparse on Prime, but it's fair to assume that this will be primarily marketed towards crypto hedge funds.
If you're itching to invest in crypto, you can build your own index fund of tokens without paying Coinbase:
Cryptocurrency-focused hedge funds like Metastable Capital and Polychain manage hundreds of millions, every new fund is forced to build their own internal trading infrastructure.
Coinbase's new products both make launching your own cryptocurrency hedge fund easier:
🔒 Coinbase Custody lets funds and institutions store their tokens inside Coinbase's secure vault, responsible for protecting over $20 billion in customer deposits every day.
🏦 Coinbase Prime is a powerful cryptocurrency trading platform for institutions. It's drastically similar to GDAX, which Coinbase publicly spun off in 2016 for more experienced traders.
Details are sparse on Prime, but it's fair to assume that this will be primarily marketed towards crypto hedge funds.
If you're itching to invest in crypto, you can build your own index fund of tokens without paying Coinbase:
- Step 1. Have money.
- Step 2. Buy bitcoin from Square Cash (for free!), Coinbase, Robinhood Crypto, LibertyX, or your favorite exchange.
- Step 3. Pick your preferred tokens from this always-updating list.
- Step 4. Convert your Bitcoin into any token with Shapeshift.
- Step 5. Auto-balance your portfolio with this tool.
- Step 6. Store each cryptocurrencies securely with a software or hardware wallet (like a Trezor).
- Step 7. Monitor your portfolio with Delta or Cointracker.
- Step 8. Pay your crypto taxes correctly with TokenTax or Visor.
- Step 9. HODL 🚀🌕
Baffled? Token Daily curates the most important crypto news, and here's a stunning visual explanation of the blockchain. ✨
Win the Best Startup Books 📚
Voracious readers will take over the world.
Unfortunately, finding the right books is time-consuming.
Win a $1000 Set of the Best Startup Books, curated by the Product Hunt community just for you.
“I don’t think you can get to be a really good investor over a broad range without doing a massive amount of reading. I don’t think any one book will do it for you.” – Charlie Munger
The Lean Startup. Thinking Fast and Slow. Hooked. Poor Charlie's Almanack. Zero To One. The Hard Thing About Hard Things. Crossing The Chasm. Powerhouse. Sapiens. And dozens more. 📚🤓
Win a $1000 Set of the Best Startup Books, curated by the Product Hunt community just for you.
“I don’t think you can get to be a really good investor over a broad range without doing a massive amount of reading. I don’t think any one book will do it for you.” – Charlie Munger
The Lean Startup. Thinking Fast and Slow. Hooked. Poor Charlie's Almanack. Zero To One. The Hard Thing About Hard Things. Crossing The Chasm. Powerhouse. Sapiens. And dozens more. 📚🤓
Verizon quietly launched a startup 📱
Nobody loves their phone company. AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile - each have been the target of thousands of angry Twitter rants.
Everybody wishes there was a better option, but rolling out your own telecommunications network across the entire country is expensive.
Visible just launched this weekend, with a surprising owner: Verizon.
The new "startup" sells all-in-one phone, messaging, and data plans on Verizon's network for $40/mo flat, no extra fees. You can even pay directly inside their new, well-branded app.
Two caveats: the data is limited to 5Mbps, and it's invite-only. Lucky for you, we have a special invite code just for the Product Hunt community.
This isn't the only product that saves you money on your phone bill:
🕵️♂️ Binge all the Netflix, YouTube, and internet #content you want: this app tracks every part of your monthly data usage.
🦈 Billshark fights with your mobile providers on your behalf. 2 minutes could save you 25% or more on your phone bill. Sorry, Geico.
📱 The Lightning Phone is designed to be used as little as possible, so you don't even have a phone bill to pay in the first place.
Or... if you're ready to cut the cord completely, here's an app that lets you stream Netflix, HBO, Hulu, and Amazon all in one place.
Everybody wishes there was a better option, but rolling out your own telecommunications network across the entire country is expensive.
Visible just launched this weekend, with a surprising owner: Verizon.
The new "startup" sells all-in-one phone, messaging, and data plans on Verizon's network for $40/mo flat, no extra fees. You can even pay directly inside their new, well-branded app.
Two caveats: the data is limited to 5Mbps, and it's invite-only. Lucky for you, we have a special invite code just for the Product Hunt community.
This isn't the only product that saves you money on your phone bill:
🕵️♂️ Binge all the Netflix, YouTube, and internet #content you want: this app tracks every part of your monthly data usage.
🦈 Billshark fights with your mobile providers on your behalf. 2 minutes could save you 25% or more on your phone bill. Sorry, Geico.
📱 The Lightning Phone is designed to be used as little as possible, so you don't even have a phone bill to pay in the first place.
Or... if you're ready to cut the cord completely, here's an app that lets you stream Netflix, HBO, Hulu, and Amazon all in one place.
How to work from home in your undies 👨💻
San Francisco is in crisis: the sun is out. For more than two consecutive days, Karl the fog has disappeared and the sun emoji has appeared IRL. Some people were forced to wear shorts, buy a fan, and drink an ice-cold LaCroix. Others worked beyond SF’s sun rays.
Find a Remote Job: A collection of products for finding work wherever you are in the world. Here are some of the best:
• Remote | OK is a daily aggregator of all remote jobs out there
• Schedule interviews magically with the TimeZoneNinja
• Remote Stories is like Glassdoor for remote employees
If you're already working remotely, here's an ultimate Remote Starter Software Kit and a list of the Best Digital Nomad Gear.
Lastly, if you're looking to make a move from your current job, set up your AngelList profile today. 78,740 job openings are live today, at companies like Tinder, Facebook, Airtable, and more.
Find a Remote Job: A collection of products for finding work wherever you are in the world. Here are some of the best:
• Remote | OK is a daily aggregator of all remote jobs out there
• Schedule interviews magically with the TimeZoneNinja
• Remote Stories is like Glassdoor for remote employees
If you're already working remotely, here's an ultimate Remote Starter Software Kit and a list of the Best Digital Nomad Gear.
Lastly, if you're looking to make a move from your current job, set up your AngelList profile today. 78,740 job openings are live today, at companies like Tinder, Facebook, Airtable, and more.
Happy Mother's Day! 😻
Just kidding. Mother's Day is on Sunday. ✨
If this email surprised, then you probably need some gift recommendations. We got you:
🌷 Bouqet Bar lets you mix & match candy, flowers & candles in custom gift boxes. Backed by Mark Cuban via Shark Tank.
🎎 Mahinarium Selfie Dolls are dolls that look exactly like you. Empty Nest Syndrome won't know what hit it. If dolls aren't your mom's thing, you can also get a custom lollipop in her likeness.
💌 Miniature Mail sends the cutest, teeny-tiny letters, or you can try Felt: they handwrite your words and deliver them on a beautiful card.
🎁 Token AI is an uber-powerful gifting service powered by Machine Learning. "This product makes me a gift-giving rockstar."
🚲 Postmates Gift Cards exist for late-night guilty pleasure. Yummm.
Did we miss your favorite Mother's Day gift? Let us know, so your mom has the best possible Sunday. She deserves it. 😽
If this email surprised, then you probably need some gift recommendations. We got you:
🌷 Bouqet Bar lets you mix & match candy, flowers & candles in custom gift boxes. Backed by Mark Cuban via Shark Tank.
🎎 Mahinarium Selfie Dolls are dolls that look exactly like you. Empty Nest Syndrome won't know what hit it. If dolls aren't your mom's thing, you can also get a custom lollipop in her likeness.
💌 Miniature Mail sends the cutest, teeny-tiny letters, or you can try Felt: they handwrite your words and deliver them on a beautiful card.
🎁 Token AI is an uber-powerful gifting service powered by Machine Learning. "This product makes me a gift-giving rockstar."
🚲 Postmates Gift Cards exist for late-night guilty pleasure. Yummm.
Did we miss your favorite Mother's Day gift? Let us know, so your mom has the best possible Sunday. She deserves it. 😽
“My jaw is on the floor.”
The Turing Test has long stood as a benchmark of the future. Coined by computer scientist Alan Turing in the 50s, it describes the point at wthich artificially-intelligent computers exhibit behavior that’s indistinguishable from a human's.
Yesterday’s Google I/O 2018 gave us a glimpse into that future.
Google Duplex is the future of AI. It can imitate a human to book restaurant reservations or schedule a haircut. The demo is insane.
"My jaw is on the floor." – Parthi Loganathan
It merges deep-learning, speech-to-text, and natural language processing so you will never have to pick up the phone again.
Sundar and team didn't stop there. Google also officially announced a tool that can predict your age, heart disease risk, BMI, and blood pressure... all from an eye scan. The tech will be deployed worldwide so patients can get the treatment they need, no doctor required.
Google also launched a new machine learning kit for developers, a suite of tools to kill your phone addiction, and best of all, autocorrect for complete sentences, built directly into Gmail.
This isn't the only tool that attempts to finish your sentences for you. EasyEmail (YC '18) just launched last month, and Front enables your entire team to collaborate on emails together.
Yesterday’s Google I/O 2018 gave us a glimpse into that future.
Google Duplex is the future of AI. It can imitate a human to book restaurant reservations or schedule a haircut. The demo is insane.
"My jaw is on the floor." – Parthi Loganathan
It merges deep-learning, speech-to-text, and natural language processing so you will never have to pick up the phone again.
Sundar and team didn't stop there. Google also officially announced a tool that can predict your age, heart disease risk, BMI, and blood pressure... all from an eye scan. The tech will be deployed worldwide so patients can get the treatment they need, no doctor required.
Google also launched a new machine learning kit for developers, a suite of tools to kill your phone addiction, and best of all, autocorrect for complete sentences, built directly into Gmail.
This isn't the only tool that attempts to finish your sentences for you. EasyEmail (YC '18) just launched last month, and Front enables your entire team to collaborate on emails together.