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Despite Furor, Proposed Net Neutrality Changes Appear Headed For A Vote
May 09, 6:13PM
The rising furor regarding proposed changes to net neutrality has so far failed to delay a vote next week on proposed new Open Internet rules at the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) monthly meeting on May 15th. Several FCC commissioners have expressed concern for the proposals in question, even calling for a delay of the vote. It didn’t work. At question is the idea to allow… Read MoreMedia Temple Expands Its WordPress Hosting Features With Backup Service And Git Integration
May 09, 4:41PM
WordPress now powers more than 20% of websites, and given this huge market, it’s no surprise that the number of specialized hosting services for WordPress sites also continues to grow. Media Temple is one of the latest companies to join the fray, launching its premium WordPress hosting service just over a month ago. Today, it’s expanding this service with a number of new features,… Read MoreDattch, The Dating App For Queer Women, Launches In LA
May 09, 3:01PM
Dattch, the far more sophisticated version of Tinder aimed exclusively at queer women, is today launching in Los Angeles with some updated features. Dattch is currently operating in the UK and San Francisco, with New York next on the list. Read MoreStyle-Focused Community And Shopping Service Polyvore Arrives On Android
May 09, 2:52PM
Polyvore, the style-focused community whose members regularly pin collages of outfits and accessories to Pinterest, has now arrived on Android. The app follows the company’s iOS debut by roughly a year and a half, indicating, perhaps, its largely female user base’s preference for iPhone and iPad when working with their fashion creations. The company today sees 20 million uniques per… Read MoreNetflix Learns From Past Mistakes, Increases Prices The Right Way
May 09, 1:59PM
When you make a really big mistake, the best possible outcome is that you learn from it and never make it again. It would seem Netflix has done that, based on an email sent out Friday about the company's pricing plan. The price of the streaming service is going from $7.99 to $8.99 for new customers, but existing Netflix subscribers will stay at the $8 price point for the next two years. Read MoreIntel Pays Up To $30M For A Personal Assistant Platform From Ginger Software
May 09, 1:07PM
Apple has Siri, and now Intel has Ginger. The chipmaker has made one more acquisition to bolster its advanced computing and artificial intelligence holdings: it has purchased selected assets, and hired talent, from Israel's Ginger Software in the area of natural language processing tools and applications. Those assets include a platform for third parties to create customised personal assistants,… Read MoreGE Buys Wurldtech To Beef Up Internet of Things Industrial Infrastructure Security
May 09, 12:30PM
This morning General Electric announced it had completed a deal to buy Wurldtech, a Vancouver-based cyber-security firm that protects big industrial sites like refineries and power plants from cyber attacks. GE VP and world technology head, Bill Ruh told me that they intend to leave Wurldtech as a wholly owned subsidiary. The newly purchased company will create security solutions for GE… Read MoreZTE Is Selling The $99 Open C Firefox Phone Exclusively On Ebay
May 09, 12:12PM
If you're into open source, unlocked phones that cost less than a month of phone service, take note. Manufacturer ZTE is selling their first Firefox OS phone on Ebay for a piddly $99, a price that should make it a great choice for folks looking for a solid phone with a solid pedigree and an actually open OS. Read MoreApple Hires Nokia Lumia Image Quality Lead, Ari Partinen
May 09, 12:00PM
It’s been a busy week for Apple news, with rumors swirling of a big Beats acquisition and its long-time PR chief stepping down. Apple also confirmed it acquired power efficient LED company, LuxVue. Well, here’s a tidbit more Cupertino-related news (via Engadget): it’s just hired a senior engineer who worked on Nokia’s PureView smartphone camera technology. Ari… Read MoreWhy Apple Wants Beats
May 09, 11:07AM
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We shouldn't be surprised that the strongest brand in the world is looking to buy another solid brand. Far beyond the guffaws of audiophiles and tut-tutting of those who know what Apple would do, we find a place where a massive investment in Beats would make some sense. Read MoreTwitter Makes Like Instagram
May 09, 10:51AM
Twitter is sending email blasts to its users with the urgent subject line: "Share your best photos on Twitter" -- and describing its offering as being "beyond words". Read MoreDr Dre Appears To Confirm Beats/Apple Deal, Calls Himself 'The First Billionaire In Hip Hop'
May 09, 10:47AM
“It’s not often you get to listen to Beats with Mr Beats himself.” So starts what looks like a selfie-video by musician Tyrese Gibson, who was hanging out with Dr Dre last night (embedded below). We haven’t had any official confirmation from Apple or Beats about what’s really going on between the two companies, after the FT broke the news that the iPhone maker was… Read MoreWith $3M Total In Funding, Shakr Makes Video Ads Affordable For Small Businesses
May 09, 8:45AM
Shakr Media announced today that has raised a total of $3 million in funding to expand its tech platform, which enables small companies to automatically create video clips from snippets of information. This amount includes its previous seed round of $700,000. Shakr's latest investor is POSCO Venture Capital, which also helped secure matching funds from the South Korean government. Read MoreAs Square Struggles, European Payments Rival iZettle Takes Another $55.5M In Funding
May 09, 6:59AM
As mobile payment startup Square faces down reports that it’s delaying an IPO amid growth problems and other pressures, iZettle, the Swedish mobile payments company that has been referred to as the Square of Europe, has raised another €40 million ($55.5 million). In an interview, CEO and founder Jacob de Geer said the funding will be used to continue building out its business, namely… Read MoreIndian Fashion Discovery Site LimeRoad Lands $15M Series B
May 09, 4:14AM
LimeRoad has closed $15 million in funding, which it says is one of the largest Series B rounds secured by an online commerce company in India. Investment was led by Tiger Global. LimeRoad, a fashion discovery platform, says that it plans to use the capital to grow its site, as well as its Android app, which launched today to reach India's nearly 100 million smartphone users. Read MoreAn Interview With Mink CEO Grace Choi, Who's Taking On The $55 Billion Beauty Industry With A 3D Makeup Printer
May 09, 2:46AM
Though it was Vurb that took home the winning “Cup” from the Disrupt NY 2014 Startup Battlefield competition, there’s no question that Mink is the company that hit the biggest nerve this past week with a mainstream audience. Mink, a personal 3D printer for making custom cosmetics, is such a strikingly clever yet simple idea, just like the greatest products and modern art —… Read MoreApple's Beats Purchase Could Have Saved HTC
May 09, 12:16AM
In what would have been a truly strange storyline, Apple would have effectively saved one of its chief rivals from collapse -- had HTC held onto its controlling stake in Beats Electronics. The Financial Times is reporting today that Apple is close to acquiring Beats Electronics for $3.2 billion, its largest purchase to date. HTC used to have a controlling position in Beats Electronics but since… Read MoreSubscription E-Book Service Oyster Crosses 500K Titles, Plans An Android Launch This Year
May 09, 12:00AM
Oyster, a startup that offers offers unlimited access to its collection of e-books for $9.99 per month, has crossed a nice milestone — it says its library now includes 500,000 books, compared to 100,000 when it launched in September of last year. The company also said it recently expanded its partnership with HarperCollins, bringing 10,000 more of the publisher's titles (including Beautiful… Read MoreSCiO Shows Off Its Molecular Food Scanner In TechCrunch Disrupt's Hardware Alley
May 08, 11:00PM
Dror Sharon, the CEO of ConsumerPhysics, was showing off a prototype of his handheld "food scanner" at TechCrunch Disrupt NY's Hardware Alley this week, called the SCiO. The device is a pocket-sized spectrometer that analyzes the molecular structure of an object by first shining a light on the item in question, then identifying the food based on its unique wavelength's signature. What makes the… Read MoreApple In Talks To Acquire Beats For $3.2 Billion, Says FT
May 08, 10:17PM
This could be Apple’s largest acquisition to date. According to the Financial Times, Apple is close to a deal to acquire Beats Electronics. Beats is the maker of the popular Beats headphones, as well as the music service, Beats Music. If it closes, the deal should be announced next week, the FT reports. The two companies have yet to agree on some financial details. The most surprising thing… Read MoreIf 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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