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Pantheon Acquires Drupal Backup Service NodeSquirrel
May 11, 12:00PM
Pantheon, one of the largest managed hosting platforms for Drupal and WordPress sites, today announced that it has acquired NodeSquirrel, a backup service for Drupal sites. The service originally started as an extension for Drupal, which is currently in use by over 300,000 sites. Going forward, Pantheon will continue to invest in the product and it’s raising the caps on all of… Read More
Drone Startup Sky-Futures Secures $3.8M From MMC To Scale Up Oil And Gas Inspections
May 11, 11:04AM
Startups dealing in the world of Drones have been given a boost today with the news that Sky-Futures, which flies drones around oil rigs and gas pipelines, has raised $3.87m (£2.5m) in a Series A from London-based venture fund MMC Ventures. The funding is believed to be Europe’s largest ever drone investment to date. Although it’s been running since 2009, Sky-Futures has grown… Read MoreThe Philippines To Introduce Regulations For Ridesharing Apps
May 11, 7:43AM
The Filipino government is working on a new category of regulations specifically tailored for ridesharing apps like Uber. According to an announcement on the Department of Transportation and Communications, the rules will be introduced later this week and include guidelines on vehicle safety and driver screening. Read MoreSoutheast Asian Logistics Firm aCommerce Raises $5M Ahead Of Series B
May 11, 6:48AM
aCommerce, the NTT Docomo-backed logistics firm that serves Southeast Asia, has raised $5 million as it prepares for an upcoming Series B round that could exceed $100 million. Read MoreApple Top In China As Smartphone Market Dips For First Time Since 2009
May 11, 4:49AM
Analysts have warned us for some time that China’s smartphone market is shrinking, and today we have the most compelling evidence that buyer dynamics are shifting in the country. A new report from IDC claims that smartphone shipments in the last quarter decreased for the first time in nine years. Read MoreHow Telecoms And The Indian Government Stop Net Neutrality In Its Tracks
May 11, 4:00AM
Hidden under the guise of enabling the Indian population with faster and more reliable services, the major players in telecoms, such as Airtel and Reliance, have adopted new policies that could undermine the basic building blocks of Internet access in India. Read MoreWhy Games Journalism Should Update Its Thinking
May 11, 4:00AM
Gaming’s media is increasingly under strain from too much coverage of the same subject matter. And yet the biggest single market for games – mobile – remains very poorly covered. Isn’t it time for games journalists and outlets to update their thinking? Read MoreAndroid Users Can Now Pre-Register For Upcoming Apps On Google Play
May 11, 3:59AM
Google has introduced an interesting new feature to the Google Play Store after it began allowing users to pre-register for upcoming Android apps. Read MoreApple Expands Its Renewable Paper And Energy Initiatives To China
May 11, 3:50AM
Apple will extend several of its environmental projects in China, one of its fastest-growing markets. These initiatives include a partnership with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to protect forests used in the production of paper packaging for Apple items, as well as an effort to increase the use of renewable energy in factories that supply Apple components. Read MoreIBM's Watson Wants To Help Pick A Therapist For You
May 10, 9:55PM
Gone are the days of physically taking yourself to a new therapist and hoping it’s a good match. IBM is working with text therapy startup Talkspace to help find the best therapist for you within its list of online counseling specialists. But it could also help the IBM Watson supercomputer to make clinical decisions in the future. Talkspace is a text-based therapy platform that aims to… Read MoreMeet Hello Alfred, A Single Portal For Your Home Service Needs
May 10, 9:00PM
Alfred has had a busy year. The company has raised $12 million+, set up shop in NYC, and tripled the number of employees on the team. But at Disrupt NY, a little over six months after winning Disrupt Battlefield SF in September, the company announced that it would be introducing a new service called Hello Alfred across the country. Read MoreAn Apple Watch In Middle America
May 10, 9:00PM
Okay, it’s technically not “middle” America, geographically speaking, but it is a small chunk of suburbia on the outskirts of an even smaller urban center. A place where people don’t rush right out and buy the latest new gadget simply because it exists. Where people don’t even notice your upgraded Dick Tracy-style Apple Watch wristwear, unless you find yourself… Read MoreHere's What A Web Browser Running On The Apple Watch Looks Like (Spoiler: Not Great)
May 10, 7:14PM
“Wouldn’t it be neat to have a web browser on my Apple Watch?” No, no it wouldn’t. It’s a thought most smartwatch owners have had at one time or another — but in the end, we probably don’t want that. Comex, a well-known jailbreak developer who went off to spend some time as an Apple intern before moving on to other projects, has whipped up a fleeting… Read MoreU.K. Mattress Startup Eve Picks Up Backing From Octopus Investments
May 10, 6:12PM
What is it about e-commerce mattress startups of late? In the U.S., Casper made headlines last year after raising $13.1 million in Series A funding led by New Enterprise Associates. The company wants to “reinvent the way mattresses are made and sold” by selling its own high quality brand directly online, thereby cutting out the commission-based middle person inherent in the… Read MoreFly Or Die: Withings Activité
May 10, 4:30PM
With the Apple Watch dominating the news cycle, it’s easy to forget about the smart(ish) watches that have come before it. But while intelligent time pieces will come and go, I’m still deeply attached to my Withings Activité. The Activité is perhaps the only attractive smart watch. Apple Watch fans will blast me in the comments, but I maintain my stance: the Activité is a… Read More
Why Apps Need A New Data Center Stack
May 10, 3:00PM
The Internet has changed a lot about people’s lives in the past couple decades. Web and mobile applications let us search for information, buy products, and communicate frictionlessly, from anywhere — at speeds and in ways never before possible. We get movie recommendations on the dashboards of our cars, produce and publish videos on our phones, and buy thermostats that predict when… Read MoreA New Project From Lulu Says That I'm 89 Percent Dude
May 10, 3:00PM
If you get tired of asking Microsoft how old you look, here’s a variant from startup Lulu — a site that answers the question, “How Dude Do I Look?” Lulu launched the project last week. CEO Alexandra Chong said it was hacked together pretty quickly as an “homage” to Microsoft’s How Old project. Chong talked to TechCrunch TV about the project at Disrupt… Read MoreNew U.K. Government Focuses On Startups And Spooks
May 10, 1:00AM
The U.K. voted in a General Election on Thursday. The result ends five years of coalition government, and ushers in five years of true blue Tory rule. Here’s a quick round up of a few of the tech issues and areas that are going to be in play over the course of this Parliament. Read MoreFacebook Development Through The Years
May 10, 12:00AM
At the recent F8 conference, listening to Mark Zuckerberg announce that FB Messenger was going to open up as another developer platform, as Facebook did back in 07, brought me back to a different time. In 07, Facebook was different. You could invite large masses of your friends to play all sorts of games and through the Platform, build a new breed of application. Facebook Platform in 07 was… Read MoreUber Is Looking For Another $1.5 Billion In Funding At A $50 Billion Valuation
May 09, 10:36PM
On-demand transportation an logistics company Uber could raise another $1.5 billion to $2 billion in funding, adding to an already massive war chest as the company expands into new markets and new verticals around the world. 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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