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Korean Authorities Charge Uber Over Transportation Laws, Threaten CEO With Jail Time
Dec 24, 5:19AM
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is facing a possible fine or jail sentence in Korea after prosecutors charged the company and its founder with violating local transportation laws, according to Yonhap News. Read MoreAlibaba Removed 90M Suspicious Listings From Its Sites Before IPO
Dec 24, 4:53AM
Alibaba ramped up its efforts to remove counterfeit goods before its initial public offering in September, the company said during a press conference today. Chief risk officer Polo Shao states that Alibaba took down 90 million suspicious listings from its marketplaces. Previously, Alibaba had worked with law enforcement as well as brand owners to identify and remove counterfeit goods on its sites. Read MoreNow Tinder Is Being Used To ID Suspected Thieves
Dec 24, 4:40AM
Stories of thieves being caught by social networks like Facebook or Twitter are nothing new. But what about Tinder? Read MoreStartup Brain Power Uses Google Glass To Develop Apps For Kids With Autism
Dec 24, 3:54AM
Though many developers have begun to abandon Google Glass, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based startup called Brain Power believes that the hardware still has plenty of possibilities for children with autism. Brain Power develops Google Glass apps, as well as hardware add-ons, that help kids learn social and communication skills while at the same time providing feedback to caregivers. Brain… Read MoreThe Data Scientists In Santa's Workshop
Dec 24, 1:00AM
It seems like everyone has AI on their wish lists this season. For me, there was Xmas in July. I was nearing the end of my research for a post on office productivity, and I got a strange answer to what I assumed was a simple question: “Why would Google sunset the nice little feature that let me send a calendar invite through Gmail?” Read MoreDeliberation Could Fix Tech's Immigration Problem
Dec 24, 12:51AM
2014 did not bring the immigration reforms the tech lobby pushed for. Hopes of reform that would benefit high-skilled workers were initially dashed when the Republican-controlled House of Representatives blocked the Senate immigration bill. Silicon Valley was again disappointed when President Obama announced he would take sweeping executive actions to implement immigration reform. Although… Read MoreIreland Weighs In On Microsoft v. US Government
Dec 24, 12:42AM
Microsoft picked up new momentum today in a domestic case regarding the disclosure of information stored on the company’s servers in Ireland. Both the Irish government and a member of the European parliament filed amicus briefs in the company’s favor, contrary to the legal interpretation of the United States government. Read MoreWhat Would You Do With $600B In Cash?
Dec 23, 11:00PM
Consumer internet startups have experienced a long-running boom in funding and valuations, but a recent trend towards strategic investments and acquisitions by Internet giants is raising eyebrows. Investments such as the Google-led $542M round for Magic Leap, Tencent’s $350M investment into Koudai, and Alibaba’s $215M investment in Tango have changed the way that later stage… Read MoreThe Tech Stocks You Shouldn't Have Owned This Year
Dec 23, 10:31PM
It’s that time of the year again. Parents are buying presents for their children, mobile device fanatics are arguing over iOS and Android, and investors are clearing out their portfolios before the end of the year to make their tax rebate checks just a little bit fatter. 2014 hasn’t been a good year for tax harvesting specialists. With the S&P 500 up 12% and the NASDAQ up just… Read MoreFCC Delays Review Of Comcast-TWC Merger Over Undisclosed Documents
Dec 23, 10:23PM
The FCC pressed pause on its review of the proposed Comcast-TWC merger after learning that thousands of documents it should have had access to were withheld. The roughly 7,000 documents were not disclosed due to “an inappropriate claim of attorney client privilege,” according to the FCC. In addition, some 31,000 documents that were also responsive to the commission’s work… Read MoreGinger.io Adds $20 Million In Funding
Dec 23, 9:46PM
According to an SEC filing, behavioral health analytics startup Ginger.io has added $20 million in Series B funding. This brings the total amount raised up to $28.2 million. According to the filing, Ginger.io added Kaiser Permanente Ventures partner Dave Schulte to its board. This usually implies the new investor also led the round. Romulus Capital, Khosla Ventures and True Ventures… Read MoreTC Droidcast Episode 32: Year In Review… Chickichuuu!
Dec 23, 9:16PM
This week’s all about 2014, the year that was. We’re on the way into the holidays, but we wanted to take one last look at the hits of the past year in Android, including Lollipop, the HTC One M8, the OnePlus One and the LG G3, to name just a few. We also highlight our favorite apps, and identify some of the broader trends that impacted Google’s mobile OS in 2014. Apps we call… Read MoreThe "Snappening" Had No Impact On Snapchat Growth, Usage Or Engagement
Dec 23, 8:42PM
No single bad PR incident can impact Snapchat’s growth or popularity, it seems. Earlier this year, the mobile social network made headlines when thousands of Snapchat accounts were hacked, causing around 200,000 private photos – many of a decidedly racy nature – to be leaked publicly to the web. Meanwhile, Snapchat’s tone-deaf response to the event – dubbed… Read MoreFCC Confirms That Nearly 4M Net Neutrality Comments Were Submitted By The Public
Dec 23, 8:02PM
After some katzenjammer about just how many comments were submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) dealing with net neutrality, the governmental agency confirmed today that nearly 4 million comments were in fact submitted. Read MoreReimagining Healthcare Through Wearable Tech And Collaboration
Dec 23, 8:00PM
Tech giants are making early moves to partner as they see business opportunities emerge in the digital healthcare market. Earlier in December, we learned that Intel will replace Texas Instruments as the provider of chips for Google Glass. We also learned that the company plans to promote Glass as a workplace-computing device to healthcare workers and that physicians may begin using Glass as… Read MorePSA: Kreezus Is The Perfect Holiday Mashup Of Kanye West's Yeezus For Christmas
Dec 23, 6:49PM
I suggest you just load up the YouTube app and stream this playlist of holiday rap inspired by Kanye West’s album Yeezus. Titled Kreezus, the album takes all the background music from Kanye and replaces his vocals with Christmas-related vocals that basically make Santa Claus sounds like a badass. Read MorePrivacy Groups Upbraid MPAA For Trying To Bring SOPA Back At The State Level
Dec 23, 6:25PM
The ongoing struggle between Google and the Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has new players this week, as a number of privacy groups waded into the mix, dinging the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) for, in their words, a “coordinated campaign to shut down and block access to individual websites through backdoor methods resoundingly rejected by the public and federal… Read MoreAfter Three Years, Turner Shuts Down Its Media Camp Accelerator Program
Dec 23, 6:13PM
Nearly three years ago at SXSW, Turner’s Media Camp accelerator launched with an ambitious plan to help startups focused on changing the media world. After investing in and leading 27 companies through its 12-week accelerator program, however, the company is shutting down Media Camp and its associated Emerging Technology team. Read MoreThis Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: The Seinfeld Edition
Dec 23, 5:31PM
This week the TCG team covers everything and nothing including Lego, beer, and Blackberry. Enjoy! Read MoreSony To Allow Screenings Of 'The Interview' On Christmas After All
Dec 23, 5:18PM
Sony will be allowing select theatres to screen The Interview on Christmas Day after all, according to a tweet from Tim League, co-founder of the Alamo Drafthouse cinema chain. League says that they’ll have screening times available within the hour now that the restriction has been lifted. Breaking news: Sony has authorized screenings of THE INTERVIEW on Christmas Day. We are… 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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