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Take A Walk With Us Through Google I/O 2015
May 30, 1:41PM
What’s it like to be at Google I/O? Here’s a walking tour of this year’s show floor at Moscone West, from registration all the way up to the inner den of the press room. Read MoreThe War On Crypto Terror
May 30, 1:00PM
Governments are scared of software. This month, the Commerce Department proposed to classify “intrusion software” as dual-use civilian/military technology; the UK announced a law which will require “Google, Facebook and other internet giants” to “give British spies access to encrypted conversations”; and the Justice Department claimed APIs should be… Read MoreThe Unbundling Of Finance
May 30, 12:00AM
In a world where everything is being unbundled, allowing consumers to pick and choose from things like television shows and college courses, financial services are becoming a la carte as well. People, particularly millennials, are moving away from single monolithic banking institutions serving the majority of their financial needs to hand picking the specialized services that work for them. Read MoreCrunchWeek: Path Found A Buyer, Google Overhauls Android, And What An Apple Car Might Look Like
May 29, 10:38PM
This has been quite the week in news. A bunch of tech companies got snatched up, including Path. The once Silicon Valley app darling just sold itself to some Korean company called Daum Kakao. Google IO kicked off with a bunch of reveals big and small. And rumor has it Apple is getting into the car business. Will we soon be driving giant iPhones? Find out all that and more with our host this… Read MoreThis Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: Google I/O
May 29, 10:17PM
Google I/O blasted us in the face with news, mostly around the new and improved Android M. Greg was live at the Moscone Center in San Francisco the whole time and reported back to John and I (stuck in New York) as Matt continued the struggle with his microphone. Google Now on Tap, which reads the text on the screen and taps Google Now for relevant info, has Greg jazzed, as does… Read MoreShould Your Uber Driver Know Exactly Where You Are? They Could Soon
May 29, 10:00PM
“Where are you? I’m outside. Do you see me? Where should I meet you?” These kinds of frustrating calls with your Uber driver could be a thing of the past. Today Uber updated its privacy policy, saying it will now ask to pull people’s exact location while the app is running in the foreground or background. Read MoreSalesforce Acquires Smart Calendar Startup Tempo, App Will Shut Down On June 30
May 29, 9:10PM
My favorite calendar app, Tempo, just announced that it has been acquired by Salesforce.com. The company was incubated by SRI International, the birthplace of the voice-powered (and Apple-acquired) assistant Siri. When Tempo launched two years ago, founder and CEO Raj Singh pitched it as another type of assistant that automatically brings up relevant information for your meetings Read MoreThe Silk Road's Ross Ulbricht Sentenced To Life In Prison
May 29, 8:39PM
The alleged owner of the Silk Road, an online black market, has been sentenced to life in prison by Judge Katherine B. Forrest in a Federal District Court in Manhattan. He was found guilty on seven charges, including engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, narcotics conspiracy and money laundering. Read MoreThis Week On The TechCrunch Bitcoin Podcast: A Conversation With Nathaniel Popper
May 29, 8:17PM
This week on TCBTC, TechCrunch’s bitcoin podcast, our own John Biggs sat down with Nathaniel Popper, author of Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money, a new book focused on the cryptocurrency. Read MoreGillmor Gang LIVE 05.29.15
May 29, 8:08PM
Gillmor Gang – Dan Farber, Kevin Marks, Robert Scoble,John Taschek, and Steve Gillmor. LIVE recording session today at 1pmPT/4pmET. GG on Facebook GG LIVE chatroom Our sister-show, G3, on Facebook Our sister-show, G3. on Ustream (archives) Read MoreWhat Is Daum Kakao And Why Did It Buy Path?
May 29, 7:44PM
It isn’t often that a company in Asia acquires a U.S. rival, particularly one that has surfed a wave of hype in Silicon Valley. But that’s exactly what happened this week after Path announced the sale of its flagship app to Korea’s Daum Kakao. Read MoreTiggly Words Teaches Kids To Read Using Real-World Toys That Work With An iPad
May 29, 6:35PM
Tiggly, a company that makes a line of “iPad toys” that combine real-world objects with virtual play in mobile applications, has now rolled out its latest product: a new game and real-world toy combination it’s calling “Tiggly Words.” The idea is that young children can place the provided letters on the screen as part of gameplay in order to build words, unlock… Read MoreGoogle's ATAP Debuts Its First Live-Action Spotlight Story In Partnership With Fast & Furious Director Justin Lin
May 29, 6:28PM
Google’s ATAP unit now has a history of producing short movies and interactive experiences to showcase how storytellers can use mobile technology to create new experiences for their audiences. Today, at the company’s I/O developer conference in San Francisco, ATAP debuted its latest spotlight project. The team worked with director Justin Lin (Fast & Furious 4, 5, 6; Star Trek 3)… Read MoreMeet An Origami Robot That Can Build Itself, Run Around, And Then Dissolve
May 29, 6:17PM
Robots are supposed to be huge and hulking like Big Dog, but what happens when they are as light as a feather? MIT researchers recently demonstrated a tiny robot that can fold itself from a sheet of thin material, walk around and carry loads, and then dunk itself in acetone to completely dissolve. The robot, which is controlled by electromagnets, can build itself in a few seconds and then… Read MoreBold Knot Is A Cute Top-Up Charger Built By A Startup From The West Bank
May 29, 6:10PM
The Bold Knot is a neatly designed top-up battery pack aiming to prevent smartphone users from running out of battery towards the end of the day. It offers an end of day boost (equivalent to three hours’ extra talk time) as an alternative to carrying a hefty full-size power pack. Read MoreGoogle's Ara Modular Phone Takes A Real Photo From A Snap-In Camera
May 29, 5:54PM
Google’s ATAP team showed a working version of its Project Ara modular smartphone on stage at I/O today, with engineer Rafa Camargo snapping in a camera module and taking a quick photo on a device running the latest version of Android. It was a brief show of where the project’s at, and amazing when you consider the engineering involved in making it work. ATAP has shown off a… Read MoreFull Coverage Of Google I/O 2015
May 29, 5:42PM
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Facebook Confirms It Will Officially Support GIFs
May 29, 5:41PM
Facebook this afternoon confirmed that it will now support animated GIFs in the Facebook News Feed. Not everyone will see the added functionality immediately, we understand, as the update is still rolling out. The move represents a significant change in direction for Facebook, which has historically made a conscious decision to avoid supporting GIFs, claiming that doing so would make its News… Read MoreGoogle's ATAP Wants To Eliminate Passwords For Good
May 29, 5:12PM
ATAP, Google’s advanced research unit, showed a new project at the company’s I/O developer conference today that aims to replace mobile passwords with a new system that looks at your typing patterns and other signals as you go through the day. The idea here is to move the burden of PINs and passwords from the user to the device. Read MoreGoogle's Project Vault Is A Secure Computing Environment On A Micro SD Card, For Any Platform
May 29, 5:08PM
Project Vault is a secure computer contained entirely on a micro SD sized device. Google’s ATAP said the micro SD format made sense because there’s already advanced security features on your phone, contained in the SIM card, which protects the things important to carriers. Vault is designed to be an equivalent, but designed to project a user’s important content. They went… 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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