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DARPA Is Using Oculus Rift To Build The 'Mega Man Battle Network' Of Cyberwarfare
May 23, 6:35PM
In a surprising amount of futuristic visions of how hacking will work in the future, the experience is immersive, rather than something done hunched over a computer looking at lines of code scroll by. DARPA appears to agree with the full-body submersion vision of hacking’s future, as it’s working on an Oculus Rift-based interface for use by U.S. military hackers, one part of its Plan… Read MoreMicrosoft Confirms Windows With Bing
May 23, 6:18PM
Surprising a grand total of zero people, Microsoft confirmed the existence of Windows with Bing today, and its post on the matter is deliciously vague. The core bit, in keeping to earlier reports, is that Windows with Bing will ship on low-cost devices — Paul Thurrott reported that devices under $250 will be eligible — bringing Windows 8.1′s cost profile better in line… Read MoreStash For iPhone Finds The Best Prices For Beauty Products And Personal Care Items, Makes Re-ordering Easy
May 23, 6:14PM
A company called Stash wants to take the hassle out of shopping for beauty and personal care items, while also scouring the web to find the lowest prices and best products, as recommended by experts, including fashion and beauty magazines, websites and blogs. The company has been quietly testing its iOS application over the past year with a couple thousand beta testers, and is now ready… Read MoreGoogle Is Building A Creator-Focused Mobile App, Channel Donations And Crowdsourced Captions
May 23, 5:52PM
Google’s letting YouTube creators know they’re special and important with a new Creator Preview series of videos (via 9to5Google) to keep the updated on new developments, and the first one reveals some of the upcoming YouTube-focused features the search giant is working on. Among the new developments are a creator-focused YouTube management app, new revenue options via direct… Read MorePersonal Assistant Startup Fancy Hands Taps New CEO To Focus On Growth
May 23, 5:47PM
Fancy Hands, the New York City based startup that lets you book a remote personal assistant to complete tasks for a flat fee, has hired a new CEO to focus on business partnerships and growth, founder Ted Roden tells TechCrunch. Roden has handed over the CEO role to Joshua Boltuch, who was previously a founder of Amie Street, the online music store and social sharing service which became Songza. Read MoreGoogle Makes CoreOS A First-Class Citizen On Its Cloud Platform
May 23, 5:30PM
Google today announced that CoreOS, a specialized Linux distribution for computing at the scale of companies like Google and Facebook, is now officially available on its Compute Engine. This puts the Y Combinator alum right next to industry heavyweights like Debian, RedHat and Suse, which are among the default choices in Compute Engine’s control panel today. This is clearly a major win… Read MoreFleex Lets You Learn English By Streaming Content With Popcorn Time
May 23, 5:20PM
The beauty of open source software strikes again. Fleex is a platform to learn English by watching movies, TV shows, TED talks and more. The French startup just forked Popcorn Time, the so-called Netflix for streaming content, to get “interesting” content. As a non-native English speaker, this issue is dear to me. When I first learned English, an important part of my process was… Read MoreThink "Silicon Valley" Is Cool? Apply To The Real Startup Battlefield
May 23, 5:19PM
Just weeks after Vurb took home the Disrupt Cup in NY, we’re at it again! Startup Battlefield applications are now open through June 16 for both Disrupt San Francisco and Disrupt Europe, which will take place in London. I know what you’re thinking. Double the pitches, double the fun? Almost. We’ll need you to specify in your application which conference you’re… Read MoreBellabeat Lands $4.5M Seed Round To Grow Its Quantified Self App For Pregnancy
May 23, 5:05PM
Bellabeat, the startup that launched earlier this year with a system to help moms-to-be to track their pregnancies, has closed on a $4.5 million round of funding. The investment, which counts as Bellabeat’s seed round, comes from a roster of angel investing heavyweights: SVAngel, CrunchFund, Nicolas Berggruen, Paul Buchheit, Justin Kan, Michael Seibel, Universal Music Group, Cherubic… Read MoreSamsung SmartCam HD Pro Review: A Dropcam Competitor That Works Well, But Lacks Charm
May 23, 4:14PM
It was inevitable that major OEMs would try to beat startup Dropcam at their own game, by providing inexpensive, HD IP camera for home security enthusiasts, people with babies and folks who just in general like to watch. Samsung has a few entrants in this category, and the SmartCam HD Pro is their most recent offering. The camera is very capable, and will meet the needs of most, but it does so… Read MoreWith $5M In New Funding, Tinybop Releases "Plants," Its Second Educational App For Kids
May 23, 3:49PM
Children’s app-maker Tinybop is announcing that it has raised $5 million in Series A funding. The round was first revealed in a regulatory filing last fall, but the company didn’t confirm the news or share details about the investment until now — partly tying into this week’s launch of its second app, Plants. The company’s first release, The Human Body, came out… Read MorePanda Reveals A Web Dashboard For Developer And Designer News And Inspiration
May 23, 3:31PM
A new website (or Chrome extension, if you prefer) called Panda is offering entrepreneurs, developers and designers an easy way to keep up with industry news and inspiration from a variety of sources in one interface. Currently, the site features sources like Hacker News, Dribbble, Behance and Designer News, for example, which you can toggle on and off to customize your view. The idea for… Read MoreSouth African E-Commerce Giant Takealot Raises $100M From Tiger Global
May 23, 3:24PM
Takealot, a South African e-commerce site, has raised a whopping $100 million from Tiger Global Management. The company is still relatively young, launching in 2011, post the acquisition of an existing e-commerce business called Take2 by Tiger Global Management and CEO Kim Reid. The site has attempted to capture the e-commerce power that Amazon has harnessed, and offers DVD’s, Games,… Read MoreSamsung To Launch A Tizen-Powered Smartwatch That Works Without A Smartphone, WSJ Says
May 23, 3:05PM
Samsung is working on a smartwatch that can make calls and manage sending and receiving texts without being tethered to a smartphone, the Wall Street Journal reports. It can also send email, and packs GPS, Bluetooth and a heart monitor, according to the paper. Basically, it’ll be a Gear 2 or equivalent that can work without a smartphone feeding it cell phone functions, and it’ll… Read MoreDating App Coffee Meets Bagel Ditches Twilio With New IM Features
May 23, 2:40PM
When I wrote about the Coffee Meets Bagel dating service more than two years ago, I hoped (but didn’t quite believe) that it would last this long. Yet, here we are. The company has received $2.8 million in funding and is today launching the biggest update yet to the app. Coffee Meets Bagel takes a different approach to online dating. Instead of offering up a buffet of potential matches,… Read MoreSeveral U.S. States Now Investigating Ebay Cyberattack
May 23, 2:27PM
Several U.S. states, including Connecticut, Florida, and Illinois, are jointly leading an investigation into eBay’s security practices, following eBay’s reveal this week of a massive cyberattack which the company says compromised a large number of users’ personal information. Though eBay claims that financial data, which was stored separately, was not acquired during… Read MoreMedium Super Sizes Its iOS App With An iPad Version
May 23, 2:22PM
Platisher (publishing platform, natch) Medium initially launched a dedicated iOS application back in March, which is designed strictly for consumption, not for writing. Medium is ripe for a mobile app, given its focus on attractively-packaged content, but the iPad was arguably a more logical initial destination. Today, the app gets an update that makes it universal, so it’s optimized… Read MoreGoogle Close To Snapping Up Satellite Startup Skybox Imaging For $1B+, Say Sources
May 23, 1:18PM
Google made a play for the skies in April when it swept in and acquired Titan Aerospace amid reports that the drone maker was being pursued by Facebook. But Google’s interest in hardware companies that provide primary sources of data is not ending there. Google is closing in on a deal for Skybox Imaging, a satellite company that specialises in recording very detailed landscape… Read MoreLove My Provider Helps Parents Of Autistic Children Find The Best Services
May 23, 12:48PM
While working as an autism specialist for the state of California, behavioral psychologist Sara Gershfeld met hundreds of families and realized they all had the same problem while seeking care for their children. While parents are provided with a list of 10 applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapists, there was little way of telling if any of the specialists would be a good fit for their… Read MoreScout, Zuora Partnership Could Help Subscription-Based Businesses Soar
May 23, 12:26PM
Scout by ServiceSource, a company that helps customers maximize subscription revenue, announced a partnership today with Zuora, the subscription billing service. It’s seemingly a sensible partnership in a growing subscription economy. The fruit of their collaboration is a product called Scout Link for Zuora, which enables companies to combine Zuora billing information with… 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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