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Google Launches An Instagram Account
May 19, 6:49PM
Instagram is so hot that no one can resist joining in. Not even Google. The search giant, in a joint-celebration over the 40th anniversary of the Rubik's Cube (??), has today launched its own Instagram account. So far there is one video post, showing today's time-sinking Google Doodle. In other words, Google's first Instagram is kind of, sort of (though not technically) a regram. Come on,… Read MoreUS Gov Alleges Chinese Hackers Compromised American Companies To Steal Trade Secrets
May 19, 6:02PM
Remember the Mandiant report that highlighted an advanced hacking threat from inside of China, presumed to be tied to that country's military? Today the U.S. government announced an indictment of "unit 61398," indicating that actors from the group "conspired to hack into computers of six U.S. victims to steal information that would provide an economic advantage to the victims' competitors,… Read MoreNetworkr Is A Tinder-Style Networking App For LinkedIn Contacts
May 19, 5:49PM
Meet Networkr -- a Tinder for professional networking powered by your LinkedIn contacts. No, it's not the dating app that uses LinkedIn data to find prospective love matches (that's LinkedUp in case you're wondering). This app wants to help you move your business interests forward by upping your networking game. Read MoreAMC Debuts New Series 'Halt And Catch Fire'… On Tumblr?
May 19, 5:30PM
AMC's new series "Halt and Catch Fire" attempts to takes us back to the early days of the personal computer and rewrite history to make that era of technology actually look interesting. In an effort to market the show for and about a tech industry to the tech industry, AMC is putting the first episode in the place where the hip, tech-savvy kids hang out these days -- on Tumblr. Read MoreTypePad Claims It Was Hit By Another DDoS Attack
May 19, 5:21PM
A number of technology companies, including Meetup, Basecamp, Vimeo, Bit.ly and others, have undergone website-crashing DDoS attacks (distributed denial-of-service) in recent months, but SAY Media-owned blogging platform Typepad, apparently, has the dubious honor of being taken down for an extended outage more than once in just a few weeks. The company has confirmed to us this morning that it is… Read MoreSen. Al Franken Says AT&T's Purchase Of DirecTV Will Lead To Higher Prices
May 19, 5:04PM
News broke this weekend that AT&T intends to acquire DirecTV for nearly $50 billion. No one was surprised. The deal had leaked in advance, making its final announcement something approaching a formality. And on the riff of that pronouncement, Sen. Al Franken went on CNN to decry the propsal, also discussing Comcast-Time Warner Cable deal that was announced recently. The senator's views are… Read MoreTamr Gets $16M From Google Ventures, NEA To Connect Enterprise Data Sources
May 19, 5:00PM
Tamr, a Cambridge-based startup emerged from stealth today with a coming-out party at the DataBeat conference in San Francisco. Tamr also announced $16 million in funding from Google Ventures and New Enterprise Associates. Tamr is a new product that sits on top of a company’s database collection and, using machine intelligence, explores all of a company’s databases providing a single… Read MoreJacquelyn White Joins Newsletter Startup Daily Secret As Its New CEO
May 19, 4:44PM
Daily Secret, the maker of popular daily emails with local tips, has a new CEO — Jacquelyn White, who was previously vice president of strategic partnerships at LearnVest and sales director at Daily Candy. Given Daily Secret's growth (it currently serves more than 1.5 million subscribers), White told me that it made sense to bring in a new CEO "who can focus on accelerating the growth and… Read MoreDating App Loveflutter Reboots As A More "Quirky" Tinder
May 19, 4:38PM
Loveflutter is rebooting somewhat today with a mobile-first approach aiming to be a more "quirky" Tinder. Or, more accurately, with a dating app that, along with interest-based matchmaking, asks you to present a quirky fact about yourself in an attempt to lead with something other than your photo. Read MoreNew Glasses From Tobii Aim To Make Eye Tracking Research More Flexible
May 19, 4:14PM
The eye tracking experts at Tobii announced the Tobii Glasses 2, their latest combined glasses and software system built for advanced eye tracking analysis. Built "to obtain real-world gaze data in real time" in many different situations and locations, the Tobii Glasses are lightweight (45 grams) and unobtrusive but can capture user gaze data in HD at 1080p. The complete system includes the… Read MoreCliq's NFC Case Puts Buttons Back On Your Smartphone
May 19, 4:09PM
More backside phone innovation incoming! The latest to contemplate all that unused rear space and see dollar signs is London-based hardware startup, Cliq Cases. It's taken to Kickstarter to crowdfund a range of touch-sensitive smartphone cases for Android devices whose flagship feature is three hardware buttons on the back. Read MoreNetflix's Neil Hunt Says Personalized Recommendations Will Replace The Navigation Grid
May 19, 3:52PM
Netflix Chief Product Officer Neil Hunt said today that the streaming video service will eventually evolve beyond its current navigation scheme, where users have to browse a seemingly endless grid of movies and TV shows. "Our vision is, you won't see a grid and you won't see a sea of titles," said Hunt, who gave one of the keynote talks this morning at Internet Week in New York City. Read MoreNielsen's Twitter TV Ratings Now Identify The Age And Gender Of Those Tweeting About TV (Or Just Lurking)
May 19, 3:23PM
Measurement firm Nielsen is expanding the type of information it provides for its Twitter TV Ratings service this morning with the launch of demographic data. This new feature, delivered overnight for over 250 U.S. TV networks, will allow the industry to identify the age and gender of those who are both tweeting about various TV shows and events, as well as those who are viewing those tweets. Read MoreWhisper Confirms $36M In New Funding, Adds Related Posts, Categories, And Explore Feature To App
May 19, 2:30PM
Anonymous social sharing startup Whisper has confirmed a new round of funding and is launching an updated version of its app that will make it easier for users to connect with others sharing similar thoughts and emotions. The newest version of the app is designed to highlight Whispers that are similar in theme to those shared by each user. Read MoreI Dare You Not To Spend Your Entire Day Playing The Rubik's Cube Google Doodle
May 19, 1:50PM
The Rubik's Cube, both a torture and a delight to many of us, today celebrates its 40th birthday, and Google has joined in with an interactive Rubik's Cube Google doodle. I've already spent about 15 minutes playing around with it, so before you type in "www.google.com" to your browser just take a moment to prioritize the tasks of the day. Otherwise, they'll surely be lost. Read MoreGroupon Goes After Square Register With New Gnome Point-Of-Sale Hardware
May 19, 1:43PM
Groupon is expanding its footprint beyond daily deals yet again this morning, with an announcement of an iPad-based point-of-sale solution called Gnome. The platform includes an “all-in-one” cash register that can accept traditional payments as well as Groupon vouchers, integrated customer relationship management software, accounting software and more. The point-of-sale solution looks… Read MoreWatch Hardware Hackers Fly A Drone Over The Burj Khalifa, The Tallest Building In The World
May 19, 1:37PM
Robotics isn’t all stomping metal men and robotic dogs – it’s also about beauty. The folks from Team BlackSheep proved this by flying a powerful, long-range drone over the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. And when I say over I mean over. The average drone can hit about 165 feet before panicking and coming back to earth. TBS uses the TBS Discovery, a drone with a range of up to three… Read MoreDashlane Passes 2M Users, Collects $22M For Its Client-Based Password Manager
May 19, 12:54PM
Dashlane came to life in 2011 as a somewhat stealthy startup out of Paris that promised a smart approach to the sometimes-frustrating art of consumers managing multiple passwords. Nearly three years on, with some key product iterations under its belt, the company is announcing a couple of milestones: 2 million consumers using its products for some $1 billion in e-commerce transactions; and a… Read MoreTelenav Takes On Google With New OpenStreetMap-Based Offline Navigation SDK
May 19, 12:00PM
Telenav has made a large investment in the crowdsourced OpenStreetMap (OSM) project and currently employs the project’s founder Steve Coast. With the help of this, the company hopes to take on Google’s mapping services for both mainstream users and developers. Telenav’s involvement has given the OSM project quite a boost and so it’s not a major surprise that the company… Read MoreBorn Out Of A Cisco Consulting Gig, Predictive Sales Tool 6Sense Raises $12M
May 19, 11:48AM
Of the many ways that big data analytics is impacting how enterprises do business, one of the most interesting has been in the area of predictive intelligence — the idea that by looking at all of the data being created in and around your organisation, you can help figure out what to do in the future. In the latest development in this space, 6Sense – a startup that was created out… 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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