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Pandora should revive Rdio as pay-for-what-you-want streaming | Josh Constine | 2,016 | 3 | 7 | Music listeners are cheapskates. Few will pay Spotify or Apple $10 a month even to stream almost every song ever. Meanwhile, radio services like Pandora hardly scrape by on the meager ad rates after they pay out royalties. So if Pandora wants to resuscitate the battered corpse of last year, it can’t just be another u... |
Microsoft is bringing SQL Server to Linux | Frederic Lardinois | 2,016 | 3 | 7 | , Microsoft’s flagship relational database product, is now in the form of an early private preview, with a full launch planned for mid-2017. Until now, SQL Server was strictly a Windows product, but as Scott Guthrie, Microsoft’s executive vice president of its cloud and enterprise group, writes today, the company has... |
Prompt debuts “a command line for the real world” | Sarah Perez | 2,016 | 3 | 7 | In a world suffering from app overload, the Y Combinator-backed startup introduces a different way to interact with services, make purchases or even control “Internet of Things” devices — all by way of text-based interface. The application, which can be used via SMS, Slack or the web, lets you text to do things like ... |
4chan founder Chris Poole will try to fix social at Google | Josh Constine | 2,016 | 3 | 7 | Google never “got” social. For all the resources thrown at it, Google+ just never quite felt human. But luckily Google just hired the guy behind 4chan — a site that epitomized the good, the bad and the ugly of humanity on the Internet. Chris Poole (screen name: MOOT) started 4chan in his bedroom at age 15. In the 12 ye... |
Google Photos adds support for Live Photos on iOS | Sarah Perez | 2,016 | 3 | 7 | Google Photos, the service that allows you to back up, organize and search across all your photos and videos, has just rolled out a notable update on iOS. The iPhone and iPad application now supports Live Photos, the introduced with iOS 9 and the newer iPhone 6s and 6s Plus devices. That means you’ll now be able to s... |
The long road ahead: Obama’s cybersecurity action is a step toward change | Mark Weatherford | 2,016 | 3 | 7 |
President Obama’s recent announcement of the creation of the made waves across government and tech audiences, as it proposed a $19 billion budget to bulk up cybersecurity across the U.S. government and the private sector. While the announcement seemed abrupt to many, it has been a long time coming — and gives the pr... |
Survey says 25 percent of smartphone owners have downloaded ad blockers | Anthony Ha | 2,016 | 3 | 7 | Mobile marketing company is releasing , where 24.6 percent of survey respondents said that they’d downloaded an ad-blocking app or browser. The company says it surveyed nearly 4,000 smartphone owners in the United States and Europe, and it found that adoption is growing quickly — only 2.4 percent of respondents said... |
Agency Geek launches with a new way to find branding, marketing and PR help | Jonathan Shieber | 2,016 | 3 | 7 | Finding a good public relations firm is one of the toughest things for a small business. People are constantly asking me for references. Well, ask no more you column-inch seekers, because now there’s , a new online service that purports to algorithmically match service agencies with prospective clients (basically they... |
Enflux, a smart body-tracking workout outfit, launches on Kickstarter | Matthew Lynley | 2,016 | 3 | 7 | There’s a new body-tracking workout outfit that looks to compete with the likes of and other workout-tracking sensors that’s launching on Kickstarter today. , a Y Combinator-backed company, is for its sensor-laden workout outfit (that can even go in a washing machine). And it’s basically all thanks to a series of r... |
Lyft follows Uber in opening up its API to third-party developers, starting with Facebook Messenger | Sarah Buhr | 2,016 | 3 | 7 | Lyft is now allowing third-party developers to build on its platform, starting with Facebook Messenger today. Uber opened its API to third-party developers announcing a partner integration in December, which allowed Messenger users to order or schedule an Uber and let their friends know they are on their way via th... |
Ben Horowitz backs rapper Ryan Leslie’s SMS commerce startup Superphone | Josh Constine | 2,016 | 3 | 7 | Ryan Leslie gave every fan his phone number. It’s (646) 887-6978. But instead of a million unwanted phone calls, it’s making him money and giving him deeper intelligence about his listeners than anyone in the music business. That’s why A16z’s Ben Horowitz, Betaworks, and more investors just put a $1.5 million seed roun... |
Verizon settles with FCC over “supercookie” ad targeting, will pay $1.35M fine | Anthony Ha | 2,016 | 3 | 7 | The Federal Communications Commission that it has reached an agreement with Verizon Wireless. The FCC says it’s been investigating Verizon’s use of Unique Identifier Headers (more commonly known as “supercookies,” which serve as a permanent identifier that tracks user behavior even after you’ve deleted your cookies).... |
You can now sign up for Google’s Project Fi cell service without an invite | Frederic Lardinois | 2,016 | 3 | 7 | You can now sign up for , Google’s first foray into offering its own cell phone service, without an invite. The service, which , was an invite-only project until now — though getting an invite wasn’t . Starting today, anybody in the U.S. can simply sign up for the service without having to jump through any additiona... |
Sonos will layoff employees as it adapts to changes in the music industry | Catherine Shu | 2,016 | 3 | 9 | In a , the CEO of speaker and home audio maker said the company will lay off employees as it adjusts to changes in the music industry by focusing on paid streaming services and voice control. John MacFarlane, who co-founded Sonos in 2002, wrote: “We know the future is one where paid streaming and voice control play ... |
Amazon leases 20 Boeing jets to speed up deliveries | Catherine Shu | 2,016 | 3 | 9 | ’s logistics arm is taking a big step forward by leasing a fleet of Boeing 767s that will ship packages to customers in North America. , an air cargo transportation provider, said that Amazon has agreed to lease twenty of its planes for 5-7 years. The announcement confirms reports from late last year that Amazon wants... |
India’s Ola shutters its on-demand food and grocery ordering services | Jon Russell | 2,016 | 3 | 9 | Ola, the homegrown company rivaling Uber in India, has closed its food and grocery ordering services less than . and were Ola’s first non-transportation services but they were not nationwide, available in just a handful of tier-one cities. Both were always billed as pilot programs that could be killed off, and now ... |
Let’s actually make America great again | Matt Oppenheimer | 2,016 | 3 | 9 |
As the Internet and global commerce speed the flow of information, and as products and services for American consumers can be built in and delivered from just about any country in the world, there are fewer and fewer incentives for companies to locate their businesses here. But there is one competitive advantage we h... |
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Bullish: Curation and filter bubbles with Product Hunt’s Ryan Hoover | Megan Rose Dickey | 2,016 | 3 | 9 | After years of tweeting back and forth with Product Hunt Founder Ryan Hoover, I finally met him IRL when he came in to talk about curation with me for Bullish. “In a world where we’re having so much being created, whether it’s apps, chrome extensions even music, books, podcasts, etc. there’s a greater need for curati... |
Oculus announces new social features to help personalize VR experiences | Lucas Matney | 2,016 | 3 | 9 | If Oculus has its way, the virtual reality space may grow to be the next major social space for far-flung friends to dive in and hang out. Starting tomorrow, users on the Gear VR platform will be able to create their own user profiles and search for friends by username who they can interact with in virtual space. The c... |
Editas biotech stock drops by 26 percent over CRISPR patent dispute | Sarah Buhr | 2,016 | 3 | 9 | Gene editing outfit has been one of the most successful tech IPOs of 2016 so far, with shares skyrocketing up 130 percent shortly after the company’s public debut. But the stock has now plummeted in after-hours trading over concerns it might not be able to legally use the technology it’s built upon. Some on believ... |
Facebook 360 content finds a new virtual home on Oculus Video | Lucas Matney | 2,016 | 3 | 9 | Zuck announced last month that Facebook would be to Gear VR to improve experiences. Now, the company is giving users a crazy amount of personalized content to check out with direct Facebook integration. Oculus today that the Oculus Video app on Gear VR would be incorporating a new Facebook video tab that lets you c... |
Here’s a video of the least interesting self-driving car accident ever | Greg Kumparak | 2,016 | 3 | 9 | Back on February 14th, Google’s self-driving car to occur while the car’s AI was in control. The Associated Press managed to get footage of the accident from the bus’ own cameras and… well… it’s (fortunately for all involved) about as mundane as the made it sound. At one point, the bus driver appears to stop eating... |
Square beats its fourth-quarter revenue expectations | Matthew Lynley | 2,016 | 3 | 9 | Square, which has been on a bit of a run lately, posted a quarter where it beat revenue estimates and saw its shares pop slightly after it reported its fourth-quarter earnings. This was Square’s first time reporting quarterly earnings as a public company, and it looks like the results weren’t that bad, aside from a mis... |
Box soars 13 percent on earnings beat | Katie Roof | 2,016 | 3 | 9 | Cloud storage company reported after the bell on Wednesday, sending the stock in after-hours trading. Better-than-expected results brought the stock slightly above the $14 barometer from last year’s . Fourth-quarter revenue was $85 million, a 36 percent increase from the same period last year and above analyst e... |
Stowaway Cosmetic’s Chelsa Crowley on her “right size” makeup empire | Sarah Buhr | 2,016 | 3 | 9 | is a startup taking on the by selling pint-sized lipsticks, blushes and foundations direct to consumers. and her co-founder started the company after realizing they never used up all their makeup before it expired. Crowley had an extensive background in the cosmetics industry working for Mac and Bobbi Brown and... |
SXSW goes apeshit for on-demand startups | Jordan Crook | 2,016 | 3 | 9 | It’s a tough world out there for on-demand startups — confusion around the W2 vs. 1099 conversation, tough margins, and customer service are but a few of the initial obstacles for these companies. Add in the necessity of huge amounts of up-front capital and it’s an uphill battle at best. But trust me, the on-demand eco... |
Finding financial health in the gig economy | Rob Levy | 2,016 | 3 | 9 |
So, you’re cruising down the highway with your latest fare, making money whenever you choose to turn on your engine. But that 1099 economy you’re so fond of should come with a warning: Steep Drop-off Ahead. Why? Because with the gig economy comes an entire set of income volatility issues — and if you’re not being sma... |
Nom.com, a foodie-focused live video network from YouTube’s Steve Chen, launches with $4.7M | Ingrid Lunden | 2,016 | 3 | 9 | We’ve heard relatively little from Steve Chen since he with Chad Hurley, his co-founder at YouTube and more recently Avos. It turns out that alongside some , he’s also been quietly working on a new startup: , a live, interactive video community for foodies that presents a mix of professional cooks alongside an op... |
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Google+ now gives verified profiles, early access to new features to some Collections and Communities users | Frederic Lardinois | 2,016 | 3 | 9 | A few months ago, Google Google+ away from being a basic social network and put a focus on instead. To reward the most interesting and active users on its service, Google today launched the program. Google says that since it launched the redesigned Google+ in November, the number of Collection follows has more th... |
Julie Desk, the email-based virtual assistant that helps you schedule meetings, picks up €600K funding | Steve O'Hear | 2,016 | 3 | 9 | , the French startup that’s developed a “virtual assistant” to automate the email back-and-forth typically associated with scheduling meetings and appointments, has picked up a further €600,000 in funding. The investment comes from , the VC firm that counts a number of prominent French entrepreneurs as board members, ... |
Google joins the Open Compute Project | Frederic Lardinois | 2,016 | 3 | 9 | Google today that it is joining the (OCP), a five-year-old founded by Facebook and a number of other companies that aims to drive IT infrastructure development forward through open source hardware. For Facebook, for example, this has meant open sourcing how it builds some of its servers and other data center hard... |
Cisco bringing advanced search to Spark platform with Synata acquisition | Ron Miller | 2,016 | 3 | 9 | announced it has purchased , a search startup that allows users to search across on-premise or cloud repositories simultaneously. Cisco plans to integrate the Synata technology into its (which should not to be confused with ). While Cisco usually reveals purchase prices, because it was under $100 million, it chose... |
Google surprises with early preview of Android N | Frederic Lardinois | 2,016 | 3 | 9 | the today. And to make things even easier for developers — and adventurous users — the preview is available as an over-the-air update. The expectation was that Google wouldn’t start talking about until its in May. Instead, it decided on a very different approach. , Google’s SVP for Android, Chrome OS and Chromec... |
New Model 3 will extend Tesla’s reach into India, Brazil and other global markets | Jon Russell | 2,016 | 3 | 31 | . — $115 million in deposits and $4 billion in potential sales — before it had even been unveiled, but another interesting point to note is that it will be Tesla’s first to be sold in India, Brazil and other notable international markets. The company just massively increased its potential sales by adding pre-orders i... |
Google is getting rid of the physical debit cards linked to its Wallet payment service | Catherine Shu | 2,016 | 3 | 31 | Google is bidding “smell ya later!” to its Wallet Card, the physical debit cards linked to Google Wallet accounts. In , the company said it plans to focus instead on the Google Wallet app, which with a new focus on online peer-to-peer payments. People who hold a Wallet Card won’t be able to add money to it after May... |
Government report details Theranos quality control issues | Sarah Buhr | 2,016 | 3 | 31 | A government report released late Thursday accuses of producing inaccurate test results, of failing to meet its own lab standards and hiring unqualified personnel. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service visited Theranos’ main facilities in Newark, California last November and found the one drop blood test star... |
This is Tesla’s Model 3 | Greg Kumparak | 2,016 | 3 | 31 | And there it is. After years of speculation, the Tesla Model 3 has been unveiled. We’re live in Hawthorne, CA, where the company has just shown the car for the very first time. [gallery ids="1300820,1300821,1300824,1300828,1300791,1300749,1300748,1300752"] |
Tesla Model 3 preorders surge past the 150,000 mark | Fitz Tepper | 2,016 | 3 | 31 | Preorders broke the 150,000 barrier, according to Tesla’s own tracker at the launch event. , the car designed to bring Tesla to the masses. The car will start at $35,000, compared to the Model S and X which can easily run close to $100,000. On stage, Elon said that 115,000 people had already preordered before the car ... |
Meeting cybersecurity challenges through gamification | Ben Dickson | 2,016 | 3 | 31 |
When it comes to cybersecurity issues, we always seem to be dealing with either shortages or excess. Everywhere there’s talk of how in number, size, severity and cost, and there are always too many new security holes, vulnerabilities and attack vectors that need to be fixed. On the other hand, there’s a to fill v... |
Don’t hand over EV charging in Northern California to PG&E | Scott Mercer | 2,016 | 3 | 31 |
Northern California has become a test bed for electric vehicle charging. It’s no accident; the region is home to more electric vehicles and EV charging stations than anywhere else in the country. Like other innovative industries, the EV charging models, products and services that prove successful over time will scale... |
Reddit’s missing ‘warrant canary’ suggests classified data requests from feds | Devin Coldewey | 2,016 | 3 | 31 | Reddit issued its Thursday morning, listing the amount and type of data requested by various authorities. There’s plenty of interesting info, but perhaps most interesting is what’s there: the site’s “warrant canary.” Regular data requests via subpoenas or court orders are more or less public information, and can be... |
Snapchat was wonky or down for some but it’s back now | Josh Constine | 2,016 | 3 | 31 | Snapchat wasn’t working correctly for many users, with Stories failing to load or snaps not sending. [Update 5:10pm PST – Snapchat appears to be back for most users after several hours on the fritz{ The outage comes just days after Snapchat released its big that brought stickers and other new features, but possibly m... |
Sorry, Oculus, but HoloLens gets my money | Haje Jan Kamps | 2,016 | 3 | 31 | The battle between headsets you strap to your heads is being brought to a rolling boil this week, as Microsoft’s and both start shipping to customers. Being the lover of cutting-edge tech that I am, you’d expect I’d be in lust with both technologies, but it turns out that isn’t the case. HoloLens did something to m... |
This neural network ‘hallucinates’ the right colors into black and white pictures | Devin Coldewey | 2,016 | 3 | 31 | The machine overlords of the future may now, if it pleases them, eliminate all black and white imagery from the history of their meat-based former masters. All they’ll need is this system from Berkeley computer scientist Richard Zhang, which allows a soulless silicon sentience to . It uses what’s called a convolutiona... |
Xamarin CEO Nat Friedman on getting acquired by Microsoft | Frederic Lardinois | 2,016 | 3 | 31 | Microsoft in February its plans to acquire the cross-platform development platform ; the deal closed about two weeks ago. Even though the ink on the contracts has barely dried, Microsoft already made Xamarin the center of attention at its annual Build developer conference today by its plans to roll Xamarin into ev... |
DraftKings and FanDuel strike a deal with NCAA to suspend all college contests | Fitz Tepper | 2,016 | 3 | 31 | DraftKings and FanDuel, the two largest providers of daily fantasy sports in the U.S., have simultaneously announced that they reached a deal with the NCAA to temporarily suspend college sports on both platforms after tournament ends. While the contests weren’t necessarily a large portion of each platform (NCAA contes... |
Tesla will unveil the more affordable Model 3 tonight. Here’s where to watch. | Greg Kumparak | 2,016 | 3 | 31 | After two years of rumors and rampant speculation, Tesla will unveil the Model 3 tonight. At a target price of $35,000 before government incentives, the Model 3 is meant to be Tesla’s first car affordable by those of us (read: most of us) who can’t drop $70-$100K on a Model S or $80-$130K for a Model X. Besides that pr... |
Flex is a tampon alternative you can wear during sex | Josh Constine | 2,016 | 3 | 31 | Things can get messy if you have sex on your period, so many couples avoid it. But The Flex Company wants to replace outdated pads and tampons with a sleek, disc-shaped blood blocker. Flex can be worn during sex to prevent making a mess. The Flex discs are disposable, can be worn for up to 12 hours and even come in a s... |
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Beatie Wolfe shows off her NFC-powered musical jacket | Anthony Ha | 2,016 | 3 | 31 | The days of CDs and vinyl might be (mostly) over, but singer-songerwriter is making music physical again, in a very literal way. Wolfe stopped by the TechCrunch New York office to show off her jacket designed by Mr. Fish, who also like David Bowie and Mick Jagger. Not only does the jacket look pretty spectacular ... |
Whistle’s ‘Fitbit for dogs’ acquired by Mars Petcare | Katie Roof | 2,016 | 3 | 31 | “Whistle is excited to join the Mars Petcare family. This opportunity connects the industry’s global and technology leaders, enabling a new era of pet care,” the company tells TechCrunch. “Mars Petcare and Whistle shared a core belief around the importance of pets in our lives, and we look forward to connecting nutriti... |
How creative thinkers can thrive in a regulated industry | Elad Benjamin | 2,016 | 3 | 31 |
So you want to change the world and help people — and you’ve started a healthcare startup. You know it will take a great team to pull it off, and you’re starting to build the initial group that will mold the company’s DNA. You’re (hopefully) spending time thinking about the kind of people, culture and environment you... |
Microsoft’s new tools let businesses integrate Skype into their own web and mobile apps | Sarah Perez | 2,016 | 3 | 31 | Following Microsoft today unveiled two more SDKs for its Skype platform that will allow businesses and application developers a way to integrate Skype’s capabilities into their own applications. On stage at its annual Build conference, the company took the wraps off two new toolkits for developers: the Skype Web SDK ... |
Apply now for Include Office Hours with Sequoia Capital | Samantha O'Keefe | 2,016 | 3 | 31 | TechCrunch Include are happening on April 15th! Bryan Schreier and Bill Coughran from will join TechCrunch to provide valuable advice and feedback to startups. Launched in 2014, Include is TechCrunch’s diversity program, aimed at facilitating opportunities for underrepresented groups in tech to take their startups ... |
Sure, why not? FBI agrees to unlock iPhone for Arkansas prosecutor | Devin Coldewey | 2,016 | 3 | 30 | The FBI, which just a few days ago was attempting to convince the country of its helplessness in the face of encrypted iPhones, has generously offered its assistance in unlocking an iPhone and iPod for a prosecutor in Arkansas, the Associated Press reports. TechCrunch has contacted the prosecutor’s office for details, ... |
‘Ryan’s Law’ proposed to allow you to cancel Comcast online with one click | Matthew Panzarino | 2,016 | 3 | 30 | Today in local news, Los Angeles Assemblyman Mike Gatto has that would allow Californians to cancel their Internet or cable services online with ‘one click’. The bill, which has no official nickname but I am hereby dubbing ‘Ryan’s Law’ for reasons that will become apparent, takes the following stance: “AB 2867 allows... |
Amateur astronomers catch Jupiter’s latest impact on video | Emily Calandrelli | 2,016 | 3 | 30 | This week, two amateur astronomers released footage of an impact event on Jupiter. The separate observations, one in Austria and one in Ireland, show a brief, small flash of light at the exact same time. Phil Plait, writer for Slate, the footage revealed “very strong evidence for an actual impact.” However, he note... |
Dyson’s new purifier fan purportedly tackles the problem of home air quality | Stefan Etienne | 2,016 | 3 | 30 | “Fresh air” is a concept most often associated with the “great outdoors”. Dyson is looking to make your home nature fresh by ridding it of indoor pollutants with the Pure Cool Link purifier fan. Hopefully, the engineering that went into James Dyson’s new gadget is better than the branding. The company’s proposed ingenu... |
Innovation Act might be dead, but innovation lives on | G. Nagesh Rao | 2,016 | 3 | 30 |
As a former patent examiner, I recognize that the patent system, in its purest form, should protect and incentivize innovation through a limited-term contract, offering exclusive monopoly rights covering a technology, product or design element. In practice, it’s much uglier, and by no means did the Founding Fathers i... |
Teardown of Oculus Rift finds good design that’s somehow relatively easy to repair | Devin Coldewey | 2,016 | 3 | 30 | When a new category of gadget appears, it’s understandable when the vanguard devices aren’t the most well designed, or are resistant to disassembly and repair. Fortunately, that doesn’t seem to be the case with the — to be an elegant piece of engineering that doesn’t punish the user with exotic screw types or tampe... |
Here’s what happened at Microsoft’s Build keynote | Haje Jan Kamps | 2,016 | 3 | 30 | The event wasn’t quite Steve Ballmer-style level awesome, but this year’s Build is showing that Microsoft is making true on its promise of kicking its support for multiple platforms up to the next level. Can’t get enough? Don’t miss . |
Sat-nav? More like stab-nav: RedZone routes you around the shady part of town | Haje Jan Kamps | 2,016 | 3 | 30 | Most mapping companies are pretty good at getting you from point A to point B. They usually optimize for the quickest or shortest route, but rarely take into account the risks of navigating the shady end of town. , an iOS app launched today, adds a soupçon of street smarts to your navigatory efforts. Yeah, this is goi... |
Scientists create living ‘insect-computer hybrid’ with user-adjustable speed and gait | Devin Coldewey | 2,016 | 3 | 30 | Circuit diagram for the cybrid beetle. “Nature’s ready-made robot platforms.” That’s how a new paper from researchers at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University describe insects — it’s excellent shorthand for the level of “playing god” we have attained, whether you find it fascinating or abhorrent. Of course, asid... |
Branch.co raises $9.2 million to bring financial services where banks don’t go | Lora Kolodny | 2,016 | 3 | 30 | San Francisco-based , or Branch.co, raised $9.2 million to bring digital financial services to mobile phone users in Sub-Saharan Africa. led the Series A round. Branch’s free-to-download Android app is a kind of “branchless bank for the next generation,” says founder and CEO Matt Flannery. The app asks users for per... |
Citizen scientists, you can now DIY your own DNA analysis with Bento Lab | Sarah Buhr | 2,016 | 3 | 30 | Want to know if you have the “athlete gene” or if you’re actually related to the weirdos who claim you as a family member? Get your collection tubes ready, citizen scientists, DIY DNA analysis kit is here and ready for the in-home lab. Normally you’d order a kit somewhere like 23andMe, spit in a tube and mail it off ... |
Imgur’s Sarah Schaaf on building online communities | Megan Rose Dickey | 2,016 | 3 | 30 | This week on Bullish, I had the pleasure of sitting down with the queen of Imgur, a.k.a. Sarah Schaaf, head of community at Imgur. We talked about IRL communities versus digital communities, what it takes to build and sustain virtual communities and the role these places have in our society. “At this point, people ar... |
Quora’s first acquisition is Arab Spring instigator’s Q&A site Parlio | Josh Constine | 2,016 | 3 | 30 | “Ex-con” isn’t normally something you find on a founder’s resume. But Google employee Wael Ghonim went to jail for sparking the Egyptian Revolution. Now he might be wearing some golden handcuffs instead, as just became ‘s first . Parlio’s goal was to spread knowledge — a similar objective to Quora. But rather than ... |
Is Tony Fadell In Nest’s Way? | Connie Loizos | 2,016 | 3 | 30 | Last week, we witnessed something fairly remarkable. A major Alphabet executive — Nest Labs CEO Tony Fadell — publicly shamed the cofounder and employees of Dropcam, the connected camera company that Nest had acquired in 2014 for $555 million. In an in The Information, Fadell said that he didn’t think Dropcam cofound... |
Microsoft is bringing bots to Skype — and everywhere else | Sarah Perez | 2,016 | 3 | 30 | Microsoft’s recently launched, A.I.-powered bot Tay may have embarrassed the company when , but Microsoft hasn’t given up on the future of bot development. It’s just getting started. At Microsoft’s annual Build conference in San Francisco today, CEO Satya Nadella unveiled the company’s plans to bring the world of bots... |
ACLU map shows locations of 63 ongoing phone-unlocking cases | Devin Coldewey | 2,016 | 3 | 30 | In case you thought the in San Bernardino was an isolated incident, around the country where the All Writs Act has been used to justify an order to unlock a smartphone. A total of 63 cases are shown; nine seek to compel Google to unlock a phone, and the rest are being brought against Apple. (Incidentally, this stat... |
Moovit expands accessibility features for blind users | Kristen Hall-Geisler | 2,016 | 3 | 30 | It’s easy to get caught up in the new, cool thing aspect of transportation tech and apps, but there’s some real social benefit and freedom to be found here. Take, for instance, latest upgrade. The public transportation app recently added features to make it easier for blind users to take transit using and integra... |
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Launching a new service, fragrance subscription provider Scentbird feathers its nest with $2.8 million | Jonathan Shieber | 2,016 | 3 | 30 | the subscription-based service for perfumes and colognes, has added another $2.8 million in venture funding to its $1 million seed round as it launches a new service that expands beyond the subscription model. The Y Combinator alum, headed by Mariya Nurislamova, picked up a gaggle of new investors willing to throw mor... |
Expa opens up Expa Labs giving companies $500K in funding | Jordan Crook | 2,016 | 3 | 30 | Startup studio has today announced the close of a $100 million fund that will go toward both Expa Studios and Expa Labs, a new incubator. Investors in the fund include Garrett Camp, TPG founder David Bonderman, Li Ka-Shing and Solina Chau, Google board member Ram Shriram, RIT Capital Partners, Virgin founder Sir Rich... |
Why the Oculus Rift won’t go the way of Google Glass | Eric Rachlin | 2,016 | 3 | 30 |
On a recent episode of our we spoke about the VR industry with Matt Hartman, director of seed investments at . When evaluating VR companies, Hartman looks for whether the company is delivering a “10X experience.” Ultimately, can you deliver 10 times the value of comparable offerings with your solution? For VR comp... |
Google’s new Destinations feature lets you plan trips right from its search engine on mobile | Jon Russell | 2,016 | 3 | 8 | Google is making it easier than ever to plan a trip or vacation with that lets you look up destinations, complete with flight and hotels prices, right from its search engine on a mobile phone. “Google Destinations” is triggered by certain searches — such as “Spain surfing,” “New Zealand hiking,” or “Colorado skiing” ... |
Skype is killing its smart TV app | Jon Russell | 2,016 | 3 | 8 | Skype, the Microsoft-owned video calling service, has quietly announced that it will no longer offer an app for smart TVs starting in June. Confirmation of the shutdown comes via — — which explains that smartphones and tablets have proven to be a more popular platform for Skype users. Over the years, users have cha... |
How the tiny startup Phantom Cyber scored big at RSA | Mahendra Ramsinghani | 2,016 | 3 | 8 | |
Meet Tovala, a smart oven that aims to perfectly cook ready-made meals in under 30 minutes | Sarah Buhr | 2,016 | 3 | 8 | is a new startup out of Y Combinator that came up with what they hope to be a less expensive alternative to professional combination ovens. The Tovala is a smart oven that can bake, boil and steam meals at up to 550 degrees Fahrenheit in 10 to 30 minutes. The meals come prepackaged from Tovala or can be made using a... |
New rules for hiring executive candidates | Dana Stalder | 2,016 | 3 | 8 |
When CEO Jess Lee was looking for a CFO, she found everything she wanted in Cheryl Dalrymple: incredible experience, shared values about how to run a company and immediate personal rapport. Yet, despite both women recognizing they could form a strong team, when Lee offered her the position, Dalrymple decided it was... |
Google ordered to hand over names of fake reviewers in Dutch court case | Ingrid Lunden | 2,016 | 3 | 8 | Fake reviews have been an occasional and frustrating by-product on sites like and for years. But a recent case in the Netherlands highlights how one company affected by them fought back. A nursery in Amsterdam has against Google in a civil court in the city this month, in which Google was not only forced to take ... |
Spot launches to help users share recommendations on local gems and travel tips | Anthony Ha | 2,016 | 3 | 8 | , a startup that says it can help you find “the best places in the world,” is launching to the public. The company emerged from “startup studio” . It’s also announcing today that it has raised $2 million in seed funding from Expa, SV Angel, Ram Shriram, Tim Ferriss, Fenwick & West and others. When , he said the app w... |
Gigwell rescues concert bookers from PDF hell | Josh Constine | 2,016 | 3 | 8 | It’s dumbfounding how an industry as huge as live music still relies on a patchwork of backwards, outdated technologies. Word document offer letters, PDF riders, endless back-and-forth emails, spreadsheets, physical checks. Fax! It makes the whole process a headache that takes forever when organizers could be focusing ... |
The future of work is 5 billion customers looking for a good job | David Nordfors | 2,016 | 3 | 8 |
you about the largest business opportunity the world has ever seen. It’s larger than the entire world economy today and it is about to happen right now. Here are the facts: According to Gallup, 5 billion people are of working age. 3 billion earn money in some way, most of them want a job with steady pay. But only 1... |
Google is using machine learning to teach robots how to grasp random objects | Frederic Lardinois | 2,016 | 3 | 8 | Using your hand to grasp a pen that’s lying on your desk doesn’t exactly feel like a chore, but for robots, that’s still a really hard thing to do. So to teach robots how to better grasp random objects, Google’s research team . The standard way to solve this problem would be for the robot to survey the environment, cr... |
Meet the 25 startups that pitched at Entrepreneur First’s latest Demo Day | Steve O'Hear | 2,016 | 3 | 8 | By all accounts, the London startup scene was abuzz with ‘s latest Demo Day today, as 25 startups — up from nine! — took to the stage to pitch their wares. The so-called “talent first” investor targets the best technical graduates in Europe and beyond to put them through a six-month program where they form teams and i... |
The world’s top VR director Chris Milk will wow us at Disrupt NY | Josh Constine | 2,016 | 3 | 8 | New mediums mint new rock stars, and for virtual reality it’s Chris Milk. From surreal dreamscapes to #BlackLivesMatter protests to Jordanian refugee camps, he’s created some of the most mind-bending and inspiring VR experiences yet. I knew he was the real deal when I got hit by a train that turned into a thousand bird... |
Controversial people-rating app Peeple goes live, has a plan to profit from users’ negative reviews | Sarah Perez | 2,016 | 3 | 8 | , the people-rating application that lets its users rate and review anyone, is not or , as many suspected following the media backlash surrounding the unveiling of the company’s intentions last fall. even called the app “terrifying,” given that the app didn’t plan to allow users to opt out of being reviewed — a ... |
For less than $1,000 you can now pull up your entire genome on your smartphone | Sarah Buhr | 2,016 | 3 | 8 | was one of the first companies to sequence the entire human genome for less than $1,000 in 2015. It’s now taken that technology a step further by delivering the results of your entire genome in an app. To put in context just how radical this is, consider the first attempt at whole human genome sequencing required to ... |
Come meet our writers at TechCrunch’s SXSW party and panels | Josh Constine | 2,016 | 3 | 8 | Don’t just drunkenly wander around SXSW. Meet amazing people and catch an unforgettable concert at . Between 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Saturday March 12, join us at at The Palm Door at . Only 2 blocks from the convention center! Register or below to attend for free. A half-dozen TechCrunch writers and editors wil... |
Olive branches, rubrics and the state of faster payments in the U.S. | Jordan Lampe | 2,016 | 3 | 8 |
The nation relies on systemically important market infrastructures. As you may have guessed, these engines of economy are designed to resist change. That’s not a bad thing. A certain amount of insulation protects us from the whims of fads and provides the cornerstones of the economy, like banking, finance and commerc... |
littleBits’ new STEAM kit for students emphasizes invention | Frederic Lardinois | 2,016 | 3 | 8 | We are of here at TechCrunch. The company, which raised $44.2 million last year, offers a number of that teach kids (and grown-ups) about programming and electronics — and lets them get creative with their new skills. Today, the company introduced its . STEAM adds “Arts and Design” to STEM’s science, technology,... |
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Subleases spike in number as SF startups downsize | Connie Loizos | 2,016 | 3 | 8 | In January, office rents in San Francisco those of New York to become the most expensive in the country. Two months later, there are signs the San Francisco may not maintain its dubious position for long. The biggest indicator: There’s suddenly 1.7 million square feet of sublease space available in San Francisco, up ... |
Pinterest opens up its ads manager tools to smaller and medium-sized businesses | Matthew Lynley | 2,016 | 3 | 8 | Pinterest that were previously unavailable for smaller businesses as its portfolio of advertising products — and revenue potential — continues to grow. All these tools continue to give smaller and medium-sized businesses new opportunities to manage advertisements on Pinterest. Around three-fourths of the content on P... |
Google renames its satellite startup, Skybox Imaging, to Terra Bella and adds focus on image analysis | Frederic Lardinois | 2,016 | 3 | 8 | Google today that it is renaming Skybox Imaging, the satellite startup it in 2014, to . More than just a name change, though, the company says this switch is also about showing that Terra Bella is not only about putting small imaging satellites into orbit, but also about analyzing subsequent images. “As proud as w... |
HomeHero wants to work with hospitals to connect in-home caregivers to seniors | Matthew Lynley | 2,016 | 3 | 1 | CEO Kyle Hill spent a lot of time building technology for his parents that would help them find better service for their aging family members — who were around 2,000 miles away across the country. So, , he decided to bet the company on a new idea around that. That’s why he launched , which is now partnering with hosp... |
How I built a hoverboard company and then blew it up | Khaled "Tito" Hamze | 2,016 | 3 | 1 | introduced to Hoverboards while watching Shenzhen Uwheel Technology Co., Ltd * I guess it’s better than my original name and logo for the company. Music Video: Logic – Young Jesus (Explicit) ft. Big Lenbo TC Disrupt San Francisco 2015 A post shared by (@logic) on There are a couple of thi... |
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