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Come And Build With Us At The Disrupt Europe Hackathon - We're Nearly Out Of Tickets!
Oct 18, 7:45AM
It’s almost time. In just over a week, we’re bringing the TechCrunch Disrupt conference to Europe for the very first time. And you know what comes before every Disrupt? One of our crazy, intense, exhaustingly wonderful hackathons, where you’ve got just shy of 24 hours to build the very best thing you can hammer together from the ground up. To show the world you’re one of the best coders in all of Berlin. To blow minds. We’re pretty much out of tickets. This will be one of the very last batches we release. What Is It? Never been to one of our hackathons? Here’s how it works: You enter. You check in. You find a team, or bring one with you (or, hell, hack alone!). We start the clock, you open your code editor, and you let loose every bit of skill you’ve got at your disposal. At the end of 24 hours, you and your team have 60 seconds to wow the crowd —from your fellow hackers, to local VCs, to our panel of awesome judges (which we’ll announce early next week.) The top team walks away with $5,000, no strings attached. The top three teams get to present their projects again just a few days later — but this time, it’s in front of the massive audience at the main Disrupt conference. And because we like to sneak as many clever people into our conferences as possible: the top 50 teams each get 2 tickets to the main Disrupt Europe event (generally valued at nearly $1,000 each) Oh! And there’s a bunch of awesome API sponsor prizes up for grabs, as well —stay tuned for those next week. Sound like something you’d be into? Great. Check out our newly polished set of rules, so you can start figuring out what you’re gonna build. Then grab a ticket below. Quick. Because really — after this batch is gone, there aren’t many tickets left. Tickets: Event registration for Hackathon at TechCrunch Disrupt Europe: Berlin – Oct 26 – 27, 2013 powered by Eventbrite
Could San Francisco Automate Strike-Threatening Train Drivers?
Oct 18, 4:07AM
For the past three business days, the entire San Francisco Bay Area has been on the brink of a full-fledged train strike. The unpredictable negotiations have left commuters in limbo: it's too risky to schedule business meetings, but there is not enough uncertainty to arrange alternative transportation. As a result, BART has lost an estimated $168,000 after a 5 percent fear-based drop in traffic.
US Tech Companies Raised $8.1B In 806 VC Deals In Q3, Capital Raised, M&A Activity And IPOs All Up From Previous Quarter
Oct 18, 4:00AM
Dow Jones Venture Source released its quarterly report on the state of venture capital, including data on number of VC deals, funds raised, M&As and IPOs in the technology sector. According to the reprot U.S.-based companies raised $8.1 billion from 806 venture capital deals in 3Q 2013, a 2% increase in capital and a 4% decrease in number of deals from the previous quarter. 
Apple CFO Oppenheimer Says New Carbon-Balanced 'Campus 2′ Will Foster Collaboration
Oct 17, 11:49PM
“We can’t wait to get our people closer together, we’re a very collaborative company. One of the beauties of Apple Campus 2 is that it will be walkable. It will be great for us to innovate in for decades to come,” said Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer about plans for the company’s new ‘Campus 2′ in Cupertino. The plans were approved in a meeting yesterday and the Cupertino City Council tweeted out a video of the press conference this morning. Oppenheimer was asked a few questions by press, including how he thought the money spent on the campus would be justified. “The innovation that I believe that will come with the team, particularly in the collaborative environment that we’re going to build will be immeasurable,” said Oppenheimer. “We have built the building to be very walkable. You might begin your day in one part of the building and as the day progresses you might find yourself in another part of the building working with other teams.” “It’s a very collaborative culture, and spontaneous conversations are very important to what we do. This building will really foster that,” he concluded. Oppenheimer’s responses were interesting, but even more-so when you consider that Apple has been talking a lot about ‘collaboration’ lately. The past 12 months have, in some ways, been all about the word collaboration. Last October, just 12 days shy of a year ago, Apple launched a re-organization that saw the exit of software chief Scott Forstall, Jony Ive’s installation as a head of human interface and several other moves. The title of the press release? Apple Announces Changes to Increase Collaboration. The hardware, software and services trifecta that Apple has been (in some ways) leveraging to make the iPhone and iPad such popular devices, had been growing increasingly tough to maintain. Power bases inside the company and silos of individual ‘followings’ had grown into roadblocks to progress in the wake of Apple founder Steve Jobs’ death in 2011. Those changes were designed to put a clear person in charge of each of those areas, and to make sure that those people could then work together. That Oppenheimer is using the phrase ‘collaboration’ could indeed simply be taken as PR positioning (and it should to a degree), but it seems to be a theme with Apple lately. One that we’re seeing at the hiring level, the executive suite level and even when
How Money And Politics Brought Waywire And Magnify Together
Oct 17, 9:45PM
It's official: Today, New York City-based startup Magnify has acquired Waywire, the once-hyped startup founded by Senator-elect Cory Booker. That's been widely expected ever since AllThingsD broke the news over the weekend that the deal would be done soon.
40% Of YouTube Traffic Now Mobile, Up From 25% In 2012, 6% In 2011
Oct 17, 9:24PM
It's hard to get people to concentrate long on anything on their phones and tablets, yet YouTube seems to be the exception. The video service is quickly going mobile, with small screens making up 40% of its traffic now compared to 25% last year, Google said on its earnings call today. In 2011, just 6% of YouTube traffic came from mobile.
This Week On The TC Europe Podcast: Dailymotion Is Growing, SwiftKey Gets Better, Cambridge Gets Into VC
Oct 17, 9:05PM
This week, we talk about SwiftKey releasing a lot of new keyboard layouts and features, Dailymotion expanding to Japan and acquiring a startup in Europe, and Cambridge getting into VC. This is the TechCrunch Europe Podcast, wherein we European writers discuss tech news, as well as what’s happening in our startup scene. As always, those topics were a great opportunity to talk more about our general thoughts on the tech ecosystem in Europe. Is Dailymotion ‘the YouTube of France’ or is it something else? Is Cambridge the most technologically advanced university in the U.K.? Can keyboard layouts be exciting products? To answer this very last question, yes. For all the others, you’ll have to listen to the show. Join Steve O’Hear, Natasha Lomas, John Biggs, and Romain Dillet to hear what we think about those topics. We invite you to enjoy our weekly podcast every Thursday. Download an MP3 of this show Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe to the show via RSS Intro music by Espanto.
Developers Can Now Submit Windows 8.1 Applications To The Windows Store
Oct 17, 9:02PM
Developers are now free to submit their Windows 8.1-ready applications. Microsoft initially denied developers access to the operating system after it was released to OEM partners. Developers, accustomed to getting early access so that they could get to work before general release, were peeved.
"Fashion Inspiration" For Tots: Lil'Stylers Wants Parents To Snap & Share Their Kids' Best Looks
Oct 17, 8:57PM
Lil'Stylers, a new shopping discovery service launching first on the iPhone, has a different (and maybe unsettling?) take on tracking children's fashion trends. For those following mobile shopping space, the easiest way to put it is to say it's a "Pose for kids." To better explain what that means, Lil'Stylers is an attempt at building a social community around sharing outfits, looks, style ideas, and favorite brands to help inspire parents looking for new ideas in children's fashion. 
Microsoft Confirms It's Working On Books, And Other Key Bits From Its Windows 8.1 Reddit AMA
Oct 17, 8:43PM
Windows 8.1 day rolls along, and, while I assume that you have already updated if you were a Windows 8 user, Microsoft is continuing to speak out about its new software. The company has again taken to Reddit to answer questions from its community. The full discussion is here, but since you are busy, below are the best pieces from the session. Answers are verbatim, questions are edited as needed from the original thread.
Google Beats The Street In Q3 With $14.89B In Revenue, Net Income Of $2.97B, And EPS Of $10.74
Oct 17, 8:04PM
Google's Q3 2013 earnings report has just crossed the wires, and they're better than expected. The company reported that over the past three months it generated $14.89 billion in consolidated revenue and $2.97 billion in net income, as well as non-GAAP earnings of $10.74 per share. According to Yahoo Finance, analysts expected the company to report about $14.8 billion in revenue for the quarter and earnings of $10.35 per share. Fortunately for the search and advertising giant, that's a big change from last quarter. The company missed Wall Street's EPS and revenue expectations during its last go round. 
Facebook Brings Trending Topics, Post/Comment Editing, And Photo Comments To iOS
Oct 17, 8:00PM
Facebook's trying hard to be a mobile first company, but a lot of new features still come out on desktop first where it's easier to test. But today, the options to edit posts and comments after publishing, and add photos as comments arrive on iOS via an app update. The goal is to help people express themselves through images and without fear of typos.
Hulu Names Fox's Mike Hopkins As CEO
Oct 17, 7:24PM
Hulu has announced that Mike Hopkins, a board member at Hulu and president of Fox Networks Group, is the company's new CEO. Hopkins had previously been reported as the likely candidate for the role. It's been a bumpy year for the online TV site. Then-CEO Jason Kilar left in March and was replaced by acting CEO Andy Forssell who now, according to Hulu, is leaving the company.
Now With 175M+ Users, SoundHound Launches Its iOS 7 App, As Company Struggles To Exit Shazam's Shadow
Oct 17, 6:41PM
SoundHound's music identification app has the unfortunate position of having to live in Shazam's shadow, but that may not be the case for much longer. Though both apps currently allow users to push a button to identify a song they're hearing, SoundHound has been steadily nipping at its older competitor's heels, with a growing user base and innovative feature set which lets you do different things, like view live lyrics synced to the music, identify songs by humming a melody, or search for music by entering snippets of lyrics.
Why Senator Shutdown, Ted Cruz, Blocked The FCC Chairman Nominee
Oct 17, 6:32PM
Tea Party darling and government shutdown-enthusiast Texas Senator Ted Cruz just blocked the nomination of Thomas Wheeler for Federal Communications Commission Chairman. In a statement to TechCrunch, a spokesman says that Cruz is dissatisfied with Wheeler's stance on whether the FCC will force political advertisements to disclose their donors"
Planting A Startup Garden
Oct 17, 6:15PM
"We're less interested in deal-making than getting things going. Perhaps I'm just naive." Those are the words of Rick DeVos, founder and CEO of the Michigan-based Start Garden, a $15 million investment fund located on the West Side of the state that's throwing money to startups every single week. And after spending some time around their downtown office, I can tell that it's clear that Rick is anything but naive. The young VC knows exactly what he's doing. 
A Standalone Messaging App Is The Last Thing Twitter Needs
Oct 17, 6:01PM
Despite being one of the most popular and powerful social networks on the planet, Twitter is far from perfect. With only a quarter of the 1 billion registered accounts actively using the service, the platform clearly lacks mainstream appeal. So what's missing? According to AllThingsD today, Twitter may be launching a standalone messaging app to compete with the likes of Line, KakaoTalk and Snapchat. It has even reportedly been meeting with employees at MessageMe. To poach? To aqui-hire? it's unclear for now.
Mindie Is An Immersive Music And Video Jukebox App Done Right
Oct 17, 5:53PM
Meet Mindie, a beautifully designed video-sharing app for the iPhone. But calling it a video app is just one part of the story. It’s not yet another Vine, Instagram or even MixBit competitor. Mindie is all about music discovery. You pick a track, record a few seconds of video like you would do in Vine, and share the combination of the two on Twitter, Facebook and Mindie. “Music is a catalyst for creativity,” co-founder Grégoire Henrion told me in a phone interview. “It’s very complicated to shoot an interesting video, but if you put music on an awful video, it will make it interesting,” he continued. As he says, music is the story of your video, not the images. In other words, the video is the caption, not the music. While having no sound is disturbing at first, the experience is still very personal, because music is a great way to share emotions and a particular mood. When browsing staff picks, users can listen to a Disclosure track in a trendy clothing shop, a nice song from Chvrches in a hipster coffee shop, Lana Del Rey’s voice while looking through the eyes of a Parisian riding a Vélib’ bike… Music discovery apps are very hard. For example, Turntable had to shut down Piki, the company’s social music app. That’s why I was skeptical when I read what Mindie was all about. But when you open the app, you instantly get it. Just like in Frontback, the content takes the center stage. There is no chrome around the videos, you are putting yourself in your friends' shoes. Videos last seven seconds, because Instagram showed the Mindie team that 15-second videos are too long. And of course, you hear a few seconds of the hand-picked soundtrack. When you swipe your finger across the screen, you get another video, another song. And it goes on and on. All of this is very smooth. Every time you watch a new video, it feels like discovering a brand new personal experience that someone wanted to share with you. You can like, share and buy the track on the iTunes Store. For now, Mindie doesn’t create another social graph. When you first create your account, you automatically follow all your Facebook and Twitter friends that already use the app. Creating a video is very easy. First, you search for the track that you want to select.
Fun Video Makes Startup Life Look As Easy As Watching MTV - If Only
Oct 17, 5:43PM
We were randomly emailed by one Michal Sadowski, an entrepreneur from Poland. The video he sent us is a sort of MTV-esque homage to the swirl of experiences that might happen to a startup founder were they to compress their experience into a fast-paced music video, shot in the first person. It's pretty creative, we'll give him that.
ParStream Raises $8M From Khosla Ventures For Data Analytics Platform
Oct 17, 5:35PM
ParStream, one of the most promising data analytics startups, has raised an $8 million Series B round led by Khosla Ventures. The round increases ParStream's total funding to $13.6 million. The company raised $5.6 million last year in a round led by Khosla Ventures with Baker Capital, Crunch Fund, Data Collective, Tola Capital and private individuals participating.
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