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Hockey And Big Data

Feb 01, 2:00AM

hockey-data Hockey is a naturally aggressive sport, and the casual fan has learned to associate it with violence, the kind that makes the daily sports highlight segment on the news. But like other sports, there are subtle nuances to the game that are lost in between the bare-knuckle brawls and bone-jarring hits. Hockey is the ultimate team sport in the regard that players are more than willing to… Read More



How Connected Cars Have Established A New Ecosystem Powered By IoT

Jan 31, 10:00PM

connectedcar Not long ago, after you bought a new vehicle, the manufacturer had very little contact with you for years until it was time to sell you another car. The Internet of Things is changing all that. The IoT-enabled “connected car” turns the vehicle itself into a hub for an entire ecosystem of connected services that offer consumers a wealth of benefits including enhanced safety and… Read More



The Ongoing Quest For The 'Brain' Chip

Jan 31, 8:00PM

DARPA_SyNAPSE_16_Chip_Board To others they are another in a long list of interesting but unpractical ideas not too dissimilar to the ubiquitous flying car. They’re called neuromorphic chips and the truth about them lies somewhere in the middle.  The main force driving interest in neural network technology is an inconvenient truth: the architecture that drove the information age, created by famed physicist… Read More



The PERI Duo Battery Case Does Double Duty As A Wi-Fi Speaker

Jan 31, 7:34PM

PERI Duo The PERI Duo is an iPhone battery case for the frequent entertainer — those who go out with friends and find that they’re the one stuck hooking their phone up to a speaker and doing some impromptu DJing. Read More



Smarking Drives Big Data To Parking Industry

Jan 31, 6:31PM

Little boy in fire fighter's helmet at the wheel of a truck. Y Combinator-backed Smarking found a technology gap in parking industry, and the three founders decided to fill it with a smart parking solution. Designed for parking garages, the Smarking service, making use of big data, analytics and the cloud, to help parking managers maximize pricing and availability based on usage patterns and other factors that could affect demand like weather,… Read More



Silicon Valley Reinvents The Invisible Hand

Jan 31, 6:28PM

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Jobs are the lifeblood of the economy. Whether self-employed or company-employed, workers rely on steady incomes to consume goods and pay for all of the necessities of life. When jobs are plentiful, friction decreases between job applicants and employers, ensuring that income is earned earlier and more frequently. Read More



Gillmor Gang: The Whole Truth

Jan 31, 5:59PM

Gillmor Gang Artcard The Gillmor Gang — John Taschek, Robert Scoble, Kevin Marks, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor. Topics include the new Microsoft and its Outlook reboot, the Gang on Women in Tech, why XML, RSS, and Notifications change everything, and why @kevinmarks disagrees. Shortly after this recording, Robert Scoble announced a health-focused hiatus. We wish him success. Read More



Once $399 A Year, Google Earth Pro Is Now Free

Jan 31, 5:51PM

earth pro Lots of people have dabbled with Google Earth to fly around their neighborhood or poke around a 3D version Paris — but how many dropped $400 (per year!) for a Pro subscription? Whatever the case, it’s now free! Read More



Narrow AI: Automating The Future Of Information Retrieval

Jan 31, 4:00PM

robotinfo With industry pundits including Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk and others hotly debating the dangers of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Hollywood priming the public for the release of a slew of new movies — including Terminator 5 — that warn what can happen when software and hardware evolve to the point that they are capable of human feats of intelligence, it’s little wonder… Read More



11 TechCrunch Stories You Don't Want To Miss This Week

Jan 31, 3:06PM

TC-weekly-roundup This week’s tech news has included a massive earnings report from Apple , Snapchat’s Discover launch, Apple Watch shipping dates and a particularly inflammatory Newsweek cover. These are our best stories (1/24-1/30). Read More



With Dropcam Founder And Technology VP Exits, Nest Restructures Management [Memos]

Jan 31, 2:16PM

nest-voice Nest, the connected home company acquired by Google last year, made the news yesterday with the departure of two of its key people: founding VP of technology Yoky Matsuoka and Greg Duffy, who had come to Nest as the CEO of acquired company Dropcam. In the wake of that, we’ve been passed (anonymously) two different memos from Nest co-founders Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers, which shed… Read More



Three Reasons Why Your Software Is So Far Behind Schedule

Jan 31, 2:00PM

john-cleese When not opining here on TechCrunch I’m a software engineer for the fine folks at HappyFunCorp (1) and I’m occasionally called on to diagnose and fix projects that have gone horribly wrong (2). The more I do this, the more I notice commonalities among problem projects–“antipatterns,” if you will. Here I give you three more of my ongoing list of such. Names have… Read More



CrunchWeek: Apple's Huge Quarter, Snapchat Discover, And Newsweek's Cover Fail

Jan 31, 3:28AM

crunchweek-4-3 Today’s episode of CrunchWeek is a very special milestone for us here at TechCrunch, marking the 100th time we’ve met up to casually talk about the week’s most interesting news. Read More



Will Uber Convertibles Run Out Of Gas?

Jan 30, 11:00PM

gauge Uber just completed a $1.6 billion, six-year convertible debt raise via Goldman’s private wealth group. “But Robbie,” you say, “how do you even put a value on a convertible bond if there isn’t any stock to convert the bond into?” A great question, and one that has a number of significant implications. Since we’re all friends here, let’s go ahead… Read More



Review Of Uber's Privacy Policy Shows Positive Signs, But Still Room For Improvement

Jan 30, 10:47PM

uber Uber today released the results of a review of its privacy policies, which it had commissioned from independent law firm Hogan Lovells. The firm found that Uber had appropriate policies and disclosures in place and that it had invested significantly to enforce those policies. However, it made some recommendations into how the company could improve the way it handles user data. Read More



Fighting Sexism In Silicon Valley

Jan 30, 10:11PM

5521102662_0f81745fca_o The scenarios depicted in the Newsweek story were disturbing, but frankly they remained somewhat abstract for me until I taught my class at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business several hours later. Read More



Betaworks Launches Idiot-Proof Livestream Broadcast App Upclose

Jan 30, 9:57PM

Upclose Sick of hassling with Google Hangouts? Now you can start broadcasting video live to the world with just one-touch through Upclose, the newest app from Betaworks. Upclose lets you follow people to get notified when they’re on the air, discover who’s livestreaming now, and then comment on their broadcasts in a chat room with other viewers on the web or mobile. That’s it.… Read More



Sandboxing And Smart Regulation In An Age of A/B Testing

Jan 30, 9:30PM

shutterstock-capitol-drones The small drone crash at the White House earlier this week is just the latest in a series of reminders that when it comes to regulating new technology the government is woefully slow. Read More



Gillmor Gang LIVE 01.30.15

Jan 30, 9:07PM

Gillmor Gang Artcard Gillmor Gang – Robert Scoble, John Taschek, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor. Live recording session today at 1pmPT/4pm ET. Click here for LIVE FriendFeed chat during show broadcast Gillmor Gang on Facebook Our sister show, G3, on Facebook Our sister show, G3, on ustream Read More



TC AppleCast 3: Apple Sells All The iPhones

Jan 30, 9:02PM

TC-applecast-post It’s a very special episode of the TechCrunch AppleCast, as we’re joined by Jackdaw Research founder and Chief Analyst Jan Dawson, who offers some context around Apple’s huge earnings success reported earlier in the week. Dawson joins Darrell Etherington and Kyle Russell to explain just how Apple managed to sell 74.5 million iPhones in a single quarter, and to discuss some… Read More




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