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WalkMe Raises Another $25M For Its Platform To Get Around Websites And Software More Easily

Jun 12, 12:37PM

walkme Confusing or complicated website and software design can cost companies a lot in lost traffic and business, but for one startup, it’s a problem that is proving to be lucrative. WalkMe, which has developed a platform that integrates with existing software and sites to help guide people through using them — used by companies like eBay, Salesforce and Expedia — has raised… Read More



Google Must Expand Privacy Delistings, Says French Watchdog

Jun 12, 10:18AM

google sign The French data protection watchdog has ordered Google to widen its implementation of the so-called European ‘right to be forgotten’ so that links are also delisted from all Google domains, including google.com, not just (as is currently the case) from the .fr French subdomain. Read More



Hong Kong's Boxful Unpacks $6.6M For Its Storage On-Demand Service

Jun 12, 10:01AM

Boxful - Box Delivery Boxful, a Hong Kong-based startup that enables customers to store unwanted items in warehouses, has landed $6.6 million to develop its domestic business and expand into other parts of Asia. Read More



Medium Launches An Android App, Initially In Closed Beta

Jun 12, 7:03AM

android statutes google Medium has brought its blogging/publishing platform to Android, after the company announced the launch of a beta version for Android. Read More



Uber Is Raising $1B To Crack China, Soon To Be Its Largest Market Worldwide

Jun 12, 6:37AM

china Uber may be on the wrong end of a 95 percent-plus marketshare that its chief rival Didi Kuaidi enjoys in China, but the country is on track to overtake the U.S. and become the U.S. firm’s largest market before the end of 2015. That’s according to communications leaked to the Financial Times (pay wall). Read More



In Photos: Speakers And Startups From TechCrunch Shanghai 2015

Jun 12, 3:47AM

IMG_2549 A whistle stop tour of the TechCrunch Shanghai 2015 event which took place earlier this week. Read More



The 11 Startups That Launched At Biotech Accelerator IndieBio's First Ever Demo Day

Jun 12, 12:15AM

D23B07D6-E9E4-45D3-8E2C-5C4D56330143 SOS Venture’s biotech accelerator IndiBio held its first ever demo day today. The event held in downtown San Francisco showcased startups working on some pretty wild science projects like 3D printed animal parts, artificial skin and bioreactors to make better beer. So without further ado, here’s the rundown of the first 11 startups to debut from IndieBio: Clara Foods – aims… Read More



Man Vs. Machine: How Humans Are Driving The Next Age Of Machine Learning

Jun 12, 12:00AM

robotdap If you’ve been following the buzz around artificial intelligence lately, you may have gotten the impression that machines will soon take over the world and destroy it. Hollywood is fueling the debate with the latest Marvel movie, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Columbia Pictures’ Ex Machina — two films about what bad can happen when machines go rogue and utilize big data to… Read More



AWS Launches M4 General Purpose Instances For EC2

Jun 11, 11:53PM

dsc05989 (1) Amazon today decided that there’s no better time than a late Thursday afternoon to announce a new instance type for its EC2 cloud computing service and so the company today announced the launch of its new M4 general purpose instances for its EC2 cloud computing service. Read More



iOS 9 Aims To Replace Current App-To-App Linking Methods With A Privacy-Friendly One

Jun 11, 11:17PM

27a iOS 9 Availability Apple is hoping to lure developers away from the temptations of the URL scheme, which Twitter infamously made use of last year to track what apps are installed on your iOS device, To do that, they’ve introduced a new alternative in Universal Links, which can direct users right to the relevant content within your app, using just a standard web link preceded by either http:// or https://.… Read More



Let's Meet In Gdynia, Warsaw, And Krakow

Jun 11, 10:30PM

Smok_Wawelski_02 As is my wont, I like to spend the warm summer months in Central Europe, far from sandy beaches, palm trees and piña coladas. Instead, I prefer Zywiec, the Baltic and conifers. Therefore I invite you and yours to come out to our meet ups in Gdynia, Warsaw, and Krakow where we’ll eat fine sausages and network under the Polish stars. Read More



Watch Our First Look At The New Oculus Rift And Touch Controller Hardware

Jun 11, 10:14PM

oculus-rift-pre-e30088 Earlier today, we got the chance to check out the Oculus Rift consumer virtual reality headset, which has finally been fully revealed to the world. We also get a first look at the Oculus Touch Controllers, unique input devices designed by Oculus themselves to make interacting with a virtual environment much easier. Press wasn’t able to use or even paw the hardware unveiled – but… Read More



PureWrist Puts Contactless Payments Inside A Bracelet

Jun 11, 10:13PM

AIIGoDv6Wh0YhzMZMZYVBYrLjMN09L7QytgFWahlqoE Launched on Indiegogo last week, PureWrist is a fashionable silicone bracelet that contains an embedded NFC payment chip that lets you go through life without Apple Pay. The chip inside the bracelet is powered by the same technology found in Apple Pay and NFC-enabled credit cards. This allows PureWrist to be used to as a form of payment anywhere that accepts contactless payments… Read More



Airbnb And The Problem Of Data

Jun 11, 10:13PM

Brian Chesky airbnb (4 of 6) Housing activists, San Francisco policy makers and Airbnb are in the midst of another showdown over short-term rental regulation that will stretch into next month and potentially into the November election. The debate centers on enforcement, data and caps on the number of days a host can put a unit out on a platform. Read More



Oculus Is Working On Transporting You Fully Into VR, Down To The Last Fingernail

Jun 11, 9:34PM

oculus-rift-pre-e30008 Oculus may be focused on this generation of hardware with today’s big Rift VR headset unveiling, but it’s also keeping an eye to future generations. We caught up with Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe after the special event today, as he fielded questions from a gaggle of reporters, TechCrunch included. Read More



A Look Inside The New Upper East Side Apple Store

Jun 11, 8:32PM

Apple Store UES Building Facade Apple has just opened up its sixth location in New York City on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. It’s located at 940 Madison Avenue, between 74th and 75th streets, in a building that was once an old bank branch. The vault was remodeled to become an Apple Watch try-on space, and unlike other Apple Stores that have come before it, the UES location features two large display walls for… Read More



Twitter's CEO Dick Costolo Chooses To Step Down, Jack Dorsey Named Interim CEO, Shares Up 3%

Jun 11, 8:12PM

Dick Costolo After years of user growth struggles, Twitter just announced that its CEO Dick Costolo will be stepping down July 1st, though he’ll remain on the board. Twitter co-founder and Square CEO Jack Dorsey will be the interim CEO. A conference call with investors has been set for 2:15pm PST today to discuss the situation. Read More



Twitter Gets Serious About Messaging, Will Remove DM Character Limit

Jun 11, 8:06PM

twitter-dm Twitter is a public broadcast platform, but it’s also increasingly a one-to-one and one-to-many private communication mechanism. The company announced today it’s taking that even further with a change to its direct messaging capability: Beginning in July, DMs will no longer carry the 140 character limit Twitter enforces for its public posts. The change to DMs is being telegraphed… Read More



In The U.S. Smart Home Market, Don't Rule Out China

Jun 11, 8:00PM

chinamanufacturing It’s no secret that the smart home is a hot industry generating big-time buzz from VCs and large technology companies alike. The dream of a fully automated and connected home, where control of every device is at its owner’s fingertips, has attracted leading innovators. Read More



Zenefits CEO Parker Conrad To Talk Fighting The Establishment At Disrupt SF 2015

Jun 11, 6:59PM

speaks onstage at the TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2013 at The Manhattan Center on April 29, 2013 in New York City. After launching at Disrupt NY 2013, the HR management startup Zenefits is taking the enterprise human resources world by storm. Parker Conrad is the co-founder and CEO of Zenefits, and we’re absolutely thrilled to announce that Parker will be joining us for an on-stage interview at Disrupt San Francisco 2015. Zenefits is one of the fastest growing companies in Silicon Valley, most… Read More




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