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Trainspotting: Hands On With The Mondaine Evolution Automatic Watch
Sep 22, 4:02AM
This weekend's watch review is focused on the Mondaine Automatic, an older model that hovers right about the $500 price point - a rare departure into the bargain section for this series. The model I tested is unique for a few reasons although, in the end, this watch is less about the feature set and more about the iconic design.BitWall Allows Publishers To Make Money Through Bitcoin Micropayments
Sep 22, 1:00AM
Here's another way that digital currency Bitcoin could have a big impact, according to startup BitWall: it could give online publishers a real alternative to putting up paywalls or relying solely on ads for revenue. The argument for micropayments is probably familiar to most of you: You may not want to pay a big subscription fee but might be willing to shell out a little bit of money to read an article that interests you. Yet the idea has never really taken off with online publishers. How is Bitcoin supposed to change that? BitWall argues that with traditional payment systems, there's a significant transaction fee, so small payments don't make sense. With Bitcoin, where the fees are lower, the startup says publishers "can finally unlock the untapped world of micropayments."High-Skill Immigration Reform Likely Dead In 2013
Sep 22, 12:58AM
After much speech and pomp, it appears that general immigration reform is dead in 2013, ending with it the chance of positive change to how we handle high-skill immigration. It didn’t have to end this way, but here we are and we need to face the current reality. The Washington Post’s Greg Sargent reported yesterday that in the House, the so-called Gang of Seven will likely not bring forward a bill that could be passed in the lower chamber. That, and the fact that the Senate’s comprehensive bill was deceased upon hello in the House, means that options for functional immigration reform this year are now essentially zero. High-skill immigration reform was lashed to larger immigration reform in the Senate, marking its fate in time with other pieces of what is generally referred to as “comprehensive” reform. As that effort has failed, so too has high-skill immigration reform faltered. Sargent goes on to write that House Republicans could “roll out a series of piecemeal bills.” Theoretically, one of those smaller pieces of legislation could deal with high-skill immigration. However, if there is sufficient political will in the House for a push on the single issue isn’t clear. And it is also not plain how such a single bill could wind its way through the Senate, which has already passed its own immigration law. In a somewhat depressing conclusion, Sargent states that “it remains very possible that House Republican leaders will simply let reform die.” Next year is an election year, and the threat of primary challenges on the right remain real. Immigration is an exceptionally difficult issue for Republicans, given fierce base support for draconian legislation, and changing demographics that squeeze its leadership. For now, however, it appears that the threat of ‘being primaried’ remains a larger fear for House Republicans than long-term changes to the makeup of the American populace that do not, on projection, bode well for their party. Unless something miraculous shakes loose, immigration reform looks dead for the year. And as such, we won’t see a rise in H-1B visas and the like. It didn’t have to end this way, but here we are and we need to face the current reality. For more on how we came to this somewhat dispiriting conclusion of a multi-year push to better our immigration laws, head here. Top Image Credit: ttarasiukCrunchWeek: The iPhone 5s Cat Paw Test, Google's Calico And Bump's Exit
Sep 21, 10:00PM
It’s been a week chock-full of news in the tech world, so what better way to cap it off than by watching a brand-new episode of CrunchWeek, the show that brings a few of us TechCrunch writers together to talk about the most interesting stories from the past seven days. This week, Colleen Taylor, Anthony Ha and I talked about the release of iOS 7 and our colleague Darrell Etherington’s test of the iPhone 5s’s fingerprint sensor using a cat’s paw, Google’s new mad science project and health initiative Calico, and the search giant’s acquisition of Bump.Atlantis, The Flashy Silk Road Alternative, Shuts Down
Sep 21, 6:00PM
Atlantis was supposed to be a "better" alternative to the popular, but hidden, Silk Road market. In short, it allowed the average user to buy and sell drugs, contraband, and whatever else using an encrypted web session and Bitcoin. Now it's sunk.Gillmor Gang: Under My Thumb
Sep 21, 5:00PM
The Gillmor Gang — John Borthwick, Robert Scoble, Danny Sullivan, John Taschek, and Steve Gillmor — collected iPhone 5's from the corners of the tech world. Danny Sullivan ordered the elusive gold one at midnight in L.A., Scoble hit the midtown Apple Store in the Big Apple, John Borthwick got his via the betaworks diplomatic pouch, and John Taschek, well, Android Boy passed. After the show, I ...Why You Need To Pay Attention To General Solicitation
Sep 21, 3:00PM
On Monday, the legal framework for startup fundraising will change. Because of the JOBS Act, you will be able to publicly announce that you're raising. This is not crowdfunding -- you still have to raise from accredited ("rich") investors. But, by raising in public, you will have to work harder to verify that your investors are accredited.'Scuse Me While I Solve This Immigration Problem
Sep 21, 1:00PM
There's a crippling STEM talent shortage out there, stalking the streets of Silicon Valley; just ask any Valley executive in the choir crying out for immigration reform. But the IEEE, PBS, and Fortune -- an odd triumvirate if ever I saw one -- disagree, singing back their own united refrain: "The STEM shortage is a myth!" And, as usual, everyone is wrong.Spanish Pirate Site Owners To Get 6 Years Of Jail Time, But Users Off The Hook
Sep 21, 10:41AM
Spain has long had a difficult reputation as one of the heaviest users of file-sharing services, crippling music and entertainment sales in the country for years. That's the way the cookie crumbles, some might say. But it's affected relations with Hollywood for years and threatened to land it back on a U.S. government black list after the country dropped off last year. And facing trade sanctions from Washington is a bad place to be when your economy is in the toilet. So Friday, the Spanish government approved new laws, meaning the owners of websites that link to pirated content will be jailed for up to six years.FireEye Shares Jump $16 In First Day Of Public Trading As Interest Soars For Security Companies
Sep 21, 7:57AM
FireEye made a debut on the public markets that any investor would be pleased to witness. In trading Friday, shares jumped $16 for the security company. In total it raised nearly $304 million, giving it a market cap of $2.3 billion. The company debuted at $20 per share and closed at $36 on the NASDAQ Exchange, showing the confidence that investors have in security companies, one of the hottest sectors of the technology markets.Mozilla Launches Preview Of Firefox For Windows 8 Tablets
Sep 21, 3:02AM
Mozilla's long-delayed Firefox for Windows 8 tablets has finally made its first public appearance outside of the relatively obscure and unstable Nightly development channel. As Mozilla announced today, the chrome-less tablet version of Firefox that runs in Windows 8's Metro/Modern UI mode is now available in the Aurora release channel. From there, it will slowly make its way to the beta and then stable channel. It's not expected to arrive in the stable version before late January 2014.Your Nosy Boy/Girlfriend Can Unlock Your iPhone 5s With Your Thumb While You Sleep
Sep 21, 12:18AM
The passcode can't die yet. The iPhone 5s's Touch ID fingerprint security system can be unlocked with your finger even if you're asleep. That means a jealous lover could hold your phone to your thumb while you slumber and read all your texts, call logs, emails, and more.Illumio, The Stealthy Security Startup For The Anywhere App Universe
Sep 20, 11:00PM
Illumio, the startup backed by a who's who of A-list venture capitalists and charismatic CEOs, tells a story about what we can expect to be a constant stream of companies with one thing in common: They are saving us from malware hell fire and the devil's phishing. But like any preacher show, most of these security startups will be here today and gone tomorrow. They'll fill the tents with believers, investors looking for deliverance to the IPO promised land.Ask A VC: Telefonica Ventures' Tracy Isacke On Corporate VCs And More
Sep 20, 10:00PM
In this episode of Ask A VC, Telefonica Digital's Tracy Isacke joined us in the studio to talk about the telecom giant's venture arm. Isacke, who has led the company's acquisition of San Francisco-based TokBox in 2012, as well as investments in Joyent, Boku, Addfleet, Expect Labs and Everything.me; talked about why Telefonica started investing in startups, and how much money the firm puts into companies. As she explained, Telefonica invests in startups across the globe and runs an accelerator as well.Ad-Tech Company Rocket Fuel Nearly Doubles Stock Price In First Day Of Public Trading
Sep 20, 8:47PM
Rocket Fuel's first day of public trading seems to have lived up to the company's name. The ad-tech firm revealed its intentions to go public last month, and last night sold 4 million shares at a price of $29, raising a total of $116 million at a valuation of nearly $1 billion. Today the share price went up as high as $62.50 before closing at $55, about 90 percent higher than the IPO price.Gillmor Gang Live 09.20.13 (TCTV)
Sep 20, 8:11PM
Gillmor Gang - John Borthwick, Robert Scoble, Danny Sullivan, John Taschek, and Steve Gillmor. Live recording session for today has concluded.Yep, That's Really Apple CEO Tim Cook On Twitter
Sep 20, 8:07PM
Yes, Apple CEO Tim Cook has started tweeting. The account, which we at TechCrunch (and everyone else following Twitter's magical recommendations service @MagicRecs) spotted this afternoon, is now confirmed by Twitter. Initially, it did not have the standard blue "verification" check mark, which is why there could have been some doubt -- high-profile individuals often see fake accounts spring up claiming to be the person in question.Five Sites That Put The Human Back In Personalized Shopping
Sep 20, 8:00PM
I visited the e-commerce recommendation site StyleSeek this morning and started scrolling through their new arrivals in women's clothing -- and grew more and more surprised at how much I liked everything. That was until I remembered that I had done their onboarding quiz a month ago and that their algorithm was actually just generating the items according to my answers.BlackBerry Confirms Massive Layoffs, Reveals ~$1 Billion Loss In Q2 2014
Sep 20, 7:47PM
BlackBerry temporarily halted trading this afternoon to deliver some grim news. Today the company confirmed earlier reports of massive layoffs -- some 4,500 employees will be let go by the end of the year. To put that in perspective, BlackBerry's total headcount sat at 12,700 as of March 2013, so this next spate of firings means that between 35 and 40 percent of the company's workforce will soon be out of luck.Everyone Should Be Welcome In Tech
Sep 20, 7:07PM
Sexism in tech can be as subtle as a false assumption about engineering competence or as blatant as a couple of hackathon apps that made it onto our stage last week. Changing our hackathon rules will hopefully preclude sexist presentations. The salient issue is that we need to get more female participants onstage and in the audience at tech events — and change our culture to the point where being a woman in this industry is normal. (Alexia note: We need to get more women in tech, if only to avoid the annoying, tired discussions that happen about there being too few.) There’s no single change we can make to alter the entire tech industry immediately, but we hope they’ll add up over time. Here’s what we’re doing for starters, with more announcements to come. We're adding more structure to the way our hackathons are run. Samantha O’Keefe, who just joined to help us run our startup battlefield competition, will now be assuming responsibility for hackathon content. Part of her current job includes outreach to any sort of startup-related groups in search of great applications to the startup battlefield. She’ll now also be looking for hackers to bring in from all walks of life and, yes, genders. We’ll also be donating $50,000 annually to an organization that is successfully making careers in tech more accessible to everybody. In 2014 this will be Girls Who Code, which will use the money to provide a programming education for women in California. We’ve already worked with a variety of groups to make our events more diverse, but we’re going to be more organized about this effort moving forward. We’re also going to start doing more partnerships with others around their events. Please contact us at hackathon (at) techcrunch (dot) com if you have ideas. Our success in this initiative will be judged by those who show up to hack. Zooming in from this bigger goal, we’re overhauling our conference policies to specifically reject any form of harassment by any attendee. People tend to ignore the fine print, and we have relied on the honor system and one-off rejections to keep our conferences safe for everyone. But we clearly need to do more, and putting everything in legal terms is one important step. You can view the general policy on our events pages, like this one for the Disrupt Berlin hackathon next month. The main text isIf at any time you'd like to stop receiving these messages, just send an email to feeds_feedburner_com_techcrunch+unsubscribe-hmdtechnology=gmail.com@mail.feed2email.net.
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