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Tesla Announces Ambitious European Expansion Plans
Mar 04, 2:52PM
Ahead of the Geneva Auto Show, Tesla has announced plans to significantly expand its footprint in Europe. And for good reason. According to the news release announcing 30 new European service centers and stores, Telsa notes that it expects the combined sales in Europe and Asia to be twice as high as sales in North America. The proposed expansion comes after a recent trip to Europe by Elon Musk who… Read More
How Independent Media Around The World Can Flourish
Mar 04, 2:49PM
Independent media has historically faced an uphill slog. Before the Internet, organizations had to deal with printing costs and very limited distribution networks. Web 2.0 gave them new outlets, but did not necessarily help publications grow readership or attract sponsors. Read More
How CarPlay Works In A Ferrari FF, And How Apple Will Push New Third-Party Apps To The System
Mar 04, 2:40PM
Apple’s CarPlay is barely out in the wild, and only on display at the Geneva Auto Show with select partners including Ferrari. Our friends over at Engadget got to go hands-on with the in-car infotainment system replacement created by Apple, and are one of the few lucky outlets to have captured the experience on video. In the video above, you can see Engadget’s Matt Brian taking CarPlay… Read More
Skype For Outlook Now Available Worldwide, Adds HD Video Calling Support
Mar 04, 2:34PM
Skype for Outlook.com, the integration of Skype’s messaging features into Microsoft’s webmail platform, is now available worldwide, the company is announcing this morning. To get started with the feature, users must first download a web browser plugin, which is available for IE, Chrome, Firefox and now, Safari, browsers. Afterwards, those who already have Skype accounts can link them… Read More
Image Recognition Startup Slyce Raises $10.75M To Be The Amazon Flow For Everyone Else
Mar 04, 2:27PM
Toronto-based startup Slyce has raised a new round of $10.75 million in funding, led by Beacon Securities, and including PI Financial, Salman Partners, Harrington Global and more. The company builds image recognition tech, and wants to be the Amazon Flow for every other retailer on the planet, enabling point and shoot shopping with smartphone cameras. If you’re not familiar with Amazon Flow,… Read More
In The Legal Battle Between Aereo And Broadcasters, The DOJ Sides With The Incumbents
Mar 04, 2:11PM
In the never-ending legal battle between internet TV startup Aereo and major network broadcasters, the DOJ has stepped in to voice its opposition toward Aereo’s streaming/DVR service. The Department of Justice filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court on Monday arguing that Aereo’s service infringes on the copyrights of broadcasters. The brief asked the Supreme Court to reverse the… Read More
Flashnotes Buys Moolaguides, Consolidating The Market For Crowdsourced, Online Study Materials
Mar 04, 2:09PM
Flashnotes, a Boston-based startup that operates a marketplace for students to sell and buy study materials for specific courses, has acquired a smaller competitor called Moolaguides. The move comes around a month after Flashnotes announced a Series A round of $3.6 million from Stage 1 Ventures, Runa Capital, SoftBank Capital and Atlas Ventures. Read More
Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer To Retire By End Of September, Replaced By VP Of Finance Luca Maestri
Mar 04, 1:38PM
Apple has just announced that SVP and CFO Peter Oppenheimer, a longtime fixture on the company’s earnings calls, will be retiring as of September this year. He’ll be replaced by Apple VP of Finance and Corporate Controller Luca Maestri, who will take over the CFO role beginning in June, followed by a gradual handing off of the rest of Oppenheimer’s responsibilities.… Read More
RadioShack To Close 1,100 Stores
Mar 04, 1:20PM
Today, while reporting its 2013 forth quarter results, the RadioShack announced plans to close 1,100 of its 4,000 stores in a bid to stem loses. The parts drawer. The RC toys. The various different types of solder and breadboards. RadioShack. It is quickly dying. Read More
With Eye On Growth, Just Eat Buys Meal2Go To Offer EPOS Tech To Its Takeaway Partners
Mar 04, 1:12PM
Online fast food ordering startup Just Eat has acquired Meal2Go, a maker of electronic point of sale technology tailored to the restaurant sector, in a move aimed at growing its business by offering its takeaway partners additional services. Just Eat has not disclosed how much it’s spending on the acquisition of Birmingham, U.K.-based Meal2Go. “This deal will enable us to provide an… Read More
Apple Patents Live Voicemail Screening, Would Let Users Pick Up And Answer Mid-Message
Mar 04, 12:54PM
Apple has a new patent published by the USPTO today (via AppleInsider), and this one is a result of its deal to acquire Nortel’s considerable trove of intellectual property with the Rockstar consortium of tech companies. The patent describes a method for letting user listen in on, as well as interrupt and answer remotely hosted voicemail recordings. Essentially, this is what old landline… Read More
With 11K Pre-Orders, Play-i Lands $8M To Teach Kids To Code With Interactive Toy Robots
Mar 04, 12:30PM
If we’re going to prepare future generations for the increasingly technical workforce, and world, then computer science and engineering will need to be given greater credence in early education — both in and outside of the classroom. While that may sound like a given to some readers, the fact is that the U.S. education system is struggling to get young people excited about and engaging… Read More
Roojoom Closes $600K Seed To Push Its Online Tutorial-Builder At More Businesses
Mar 04, 12:29PM
Israeli startup Roojoom, a recent graduate of the Microsoft Ventures Accelerator, has closed a $600,000 seed round, from 2B Angels and private investors. The startup, which was founded a year ago, has built a presentation creation platform that lets businesses quickly create online tutorials and manuals, utilizing content from around the web — or building presentations using their own… Read More
Buzzmove Nabs $650K Seed As It Readies Its Removals Comparison Marketplace For Full U.K. Launch
Mar 04, 12:12PM
Fresh from graduating out of the Wayra U.K. incubator, Buzzmove has closed a $650,000 seed round to build out its removals comparison platform. The U.K. startup said it plans to use the new funding to bring more vendors into the marketplace as it prepares to launch its service nationwide. The seed funding comes from a group of investors including Michael & Simon Blakey at Avonmore… Read More
Reflektion Raises $8M From Intel, Nike To Help Retailers Predict What Shoppers Will Buy Next
Mar 04, 11:30AM
Reflektion, a predictive analytics startup that helps retailers such as O’Neill improve customer conversion rates, has raised $8 million in Series B funding led by Intel Capital and Nike. The startup plans to use this additional funding in beefing up sales, marketing and also launch its e-commerce and business intelligence products. Predicting what customers plan to buy has been the Holy… Read More
Borro, The High-End Online Pawnshop, Raises $112M To Fill Its Finance Pool, Expand In U.S.
Mar 04, 11:16AM
Borro, an online platform that lets people borrow cash and put up luxury watches, art and other fine goods as collateral, is today announcing a new funding round of $112 million, coming entirely from one backer, Victory Park Capital. Paul Aitken, Borro's founder and CEO, tells me that the money will be used to continue to grow out its business in the markets where it is active -- the UK and the… Read More
TechCrunch Meetup And Pitch-Off In Beirut Tonight
Mar 04, 11:14AM
I'm doing a TechCrunch Meetup and Pitch-off in Beirut tonight, featuring some of Beirut's most exciting start-up founders under one roof. Startups will have to impress the judges in a 3min pitch-off. The winner will get tickets for Disrupt NYC. Read More
Polish Marketing Automation Platform SALESmanago Raises $1.7M
Mar 04, 10:52AM
SALESmanago, a cloud based online marketing automation platform based out of Poland, has raised a $1.7 million round of funding -- money it will use to for R&D, product development, and marketing, including further international expansion. The investment was led by Rafał Brzoska, the founder of InPost, the parcel lockers network for e-Stores that operates in 17 countries. Read More
Ensygnia Sues Paddle Over Alleged Mobile Payment Patent Infringement
Mar 04, 10:05AM
In a move that isn't very, well, startup-y, two London-based mobile payment startups look set to meet each other in the UK's High Court. TechCrunch has learned that Wayra-accelerated Ensygnia is suing Paddle for alleged patent infringement -- an infringement that Paddle disputes and believes will be dismissed. The patents relate to log-in and payments. Read More
The $150 Logitech Harmony Smart Keyboard Is A Keyboard For Your Living Room
Mar 04, 9:00AM
Meet the Smart Keyboard. If you've ever wanted a full size QWERTY keyboard for your TV, this is for you. It packs all the goods of a Harmony Remote into a wireless keyboard that will be rather tough to lose between the couch cushions. Read More
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