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Sigma's Newest Full-Frame Wide Zoom Lens Has A Constant F2 Aperture
Jun 19, 1:49PM
Sigma has a new zoom lens that could be the perfect walk around lens for street photographer: A 24-35mm zoom lens designed for full-frame cameras, with a unique feature that’s sure to add to its versatility – a constant, wide open f2 aperture. It’s a lens that could replace three standard kit primes for a lot of DSLR photographers, including 24, 28 and 35mm focal lengths. Read More
Apple Store Stops Selling The Original iPad Mini
Jun 19, 1:21PM
Apple’s original iPad mini, the only non-Retina iPad still on sale, was quietly removed from Apple’s online store last night, as noted by 9to5Mac. Comparing the iPad section of the store between this morning and yesterday reveals that the first-gen iPad mini has been dropped from the comparison chart, too, leaving the iPad mini 2 and 3, as well as the iPad Air and iPad Air 2 as… Read More
Artesian Solutions Scores $8M Series B For Its Sales Intelligence Platform
Jun 19, 1:05PM
Artesian Solutions, the U.K.-based platform that provides companies with better intelligence on their B2B customers and future prospects, has raised $8 million in Series B funding. Read More
E-Commerce Is All Grown Up And Moving On
Jun 19, 1:00PM
E-commerce obstacles are falling just as the second wave of digital natives is getting their hands on credit cards and debit cards and exercising their newfound online purchasing power. The rise of everything being offered as a service, or available by delivery, helps. As does the fact that e-commerce has gone mobile, moving into social, picture, video and streaming platforms. From Twitter… Read More
Eton Expands Into Online Courses With EtonX Joint Venture
Jun 19, 11:51AM
There’s no doubting Eton’s grip on the British establishment. The number of U.K. Prime Ministers who were educated at Eton College is 19 (by Wikipedia’s count). So how does a rarified public school maintain the bounded privileged of its selective, fee-paying education while also topping up its profits by widening access to its teaching methods? Online that’s how. Read More
Tamr Snaps Up $25.2M To Unify Enterprise Data Sources
Jun 19, 11:42AM
Tamr, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based startup that helps companies understand and unify all of the disparate databases across a company, announced a $25.2 million Series B round today. The investment isn’t from the usual Silicon Valley suspects. It’s a round from a group of strategic investors who really believe in the company’s mission, according to CEO and co-founder… Read More
Hair Extensions Startup Mayvenn Raises $10 Million Series A From A16Z
Jun 19, 11:30AM
A new hair extensions startup in San Francisco’s East Bay called Mayvenn is changing the old brick-and-mortar distribution model for buying longer locks — by giving stylists their own online hair stores. Most hair extensions are imported to the U.S. from Asia and the Indian subcontinent and then sold to small corner beauty stores where the sales clerk may or may not know much… Read More
Product Hunt's Starting Line
Jun 19, 8:26AM
The first happy hour the aggregation platform held had a line down the street and around the corner. This time I breezed right through the doors at 620 Jones, a full hour after the party started. The party was held to celebrate the launch of Product Hunt’s gaming vertical. Founder Ryan Hoover had pixelated the kitten wearing Google Glass logo and placed old school arcade games throughout… Read More
Nest Cam Embodies Stale Innovation In "Connected Home" Space
Jun 19, 1:26AM
After years of hype and unfulfilled promises, the concept of the smart home looks to be losing the attention of consumers. This is due in no small part to the lackluster innovation emerging from major device makers like Nest, which has prioritized the safe and repetitive over the revolutionary. A report released Wednesday by Argus Insights details that consumer interest in… Read More
Deep Learning And The Future Of Search Engine Optimization
Jun 19, 1:00AM
The concept of deep learning or deep structured learning has been a frequent topic of conversation in recent months because of the commitment and advancements of some of the world’s largest and most prolific search companies. With organizations like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Baidu (a Chinese search engine) buying into this technology, we are starting to see a huge acceleration of… Read More
Fitbit's First Day On Wall Street
Jun 18, 11:09PM
Signs outside the New York Stock Exchange declared that “Wall Street Is Getting Fit.” Activity tracking company Fitbit began public trading today, initially surging to more than 50 percent above its IPO price and holding steady for most of the day. We were at the floor of stock exchange to capture the start of trading (sadly, we couldn’t stick around for the celebrity workout… Read More
Founders Forum Just Posted This Video Of Huge Entrepreneurs And It's Hilarious
Jun 18, 9:32PM
Founders Forum, the 10-year-old gathering of international entrepreneurs, started in London, but has now expanded to several international gatherings. Sometimes (mistakenly) confused with the F.ounders event run by the guys from WebSummit, FF (as it’s known to its friends) is a highly select invitation-only gathering of serial entrepreneurs and many of Europe’s hottest new… Read More
Sizing Up The Suitors For Here, Nokia's Map Business
Jun 18, 9:15PM
As the number of connected mobile gadgets — from smartphones and watches to cars — continues to grow, the market is heating up for accurate location data to serve those of us who use these devices. That fact is being played most expensively at the moment with the sale of Here, the mapping and location services division of Nokia. The deadline for bids is today, June 18, TechCrunch… Read More
We're Giving Away A MacBook Air And A Meldium Premium License
Jun 18, 9:13PM
LogMeIn wants to give away a Meldium license and a MacBook Air to a TechCrunch reader. Meldium is a single sign in password manager that helps large teams access the cloud services they need securely. They’re giving away a free 1 year premium license (an $800 value) to 1 winner – and the license will be usable for up to 100 of your team members. This is what it looks like:… Read More
So You Want To Build A Full Stack Startup In Fintech?
Jun 18, 9:00PM
A recent article in The Economist noted that fintech is “arguably the hottest spot in a bubbly funding environment for startups.” For the last few years, investors have dumped remarkable amounts of money into fintech startups. From payments to lending and investing, these smaller companies have caught the attention of industry incumbents, who have also been pouring money into these… Read More
TechCrunch Is Hitting Austin And Seattle Next Week
Jun 18, 8:39PM
The time is now. Well, technically the time is next week, but it is getting really close to game time. TechCrunch is bringing its world-renowned TC Meetup + Pitch-Off to Austin on June 23 and Seattle on June 25, and we want to see you there! We’ll be joined by some amazing judges for the Pitch-Off, where about ten companies will have the opportunity to pitch their products in 60 seconds… Read More
Lyft Pays $300,000 To Settle New York State Lawsuit
Jun 18, 8:32PM
Lyft agreed today to pay New York State $300,000 to settle allegations that the on-demand ride service violated New York laws. Last summer NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and former NY Superintendent of Financial Services Benjamin Lawsky sued Lyft for operating illegally within the state. The suit (embedded below) alleged that Lyft was operating an unlicensed for-hire livery service… Read More
A Brief History Of Tinder
Jun 18, 8:00PM
The full story of the mobile matchmaking app starts with our protagonist, Sean Rad. Read More
Ellen Pao Officially Found Liable For Roughly $276,000 In Court Fees From Kleiner Perkins
Jun 18, 7:25PM
Ellen Pao not only lost on all counts of a high-profile sexual discrimination case earlier this year, but Judge Harold Kahn has officially ordered the interim Reddit CEO to pay more than a quarter of a million dollars in court costs to Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers this morning. The ruling was consistent with a tentative order from Judge Kahn last night. Both parties met at the San… Read More
Only Two Days Left To Get Your Extra Early Bird Tickets To Disrupt SF
Jun 18, 7:00PM
If you’ve been putting off buying your ticket to Disrupt San Francisco 2015, now is the time to act. Seriously, right now. There’s only one day left to secure your extra early bird tickets to the show at the deeply discounted rate of $1,795 (normally $2,995). Read More
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