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Here Come The Dannies
Jun 20, 1:00PM
Take a quick look, a sneak peek, into our not-so-distant future, courtesy of the great science-fiction writer Peter Watts(1), who writes in Aeon magazine: “You already know that we can run machines with our brainwaves. That’s been old news for almost a decade… But we’ve moved beyond merely thinking orders at machinery. Now we’re using that machinery to wire… Read MoreSnoop Dogg For CEO Of Twitter
Jun 20, 12:00PM
Snoop Dogg should become CEO of Twitter and I’m about to tell you why. But first, leave Dick Costolo, the outgoing CEO, alone. When Dick became CEO, Twitter was valued at about $3 billion (now it’s $26 billion). The site was constantly overloaded with traffic and would crash. Now it doesn’t crash. Twitter had 30 million active users a month and now has over 250 million… Read MoreExperimenting With Virtual Reality, Financial Services Enter The Matrix
Jun 20, 12:00AM
“You take the blue pill –- the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill -– you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.” Morpheus and The Matrix introduced virtual reality (VR) to a mass audience, and the technology — once largely the domain of the entertainment industry — is… Read MoreSEC Reg A+ Will Now Let You Crowdfund Equity
Jun 19, 11:49PM
Crowdfunding just got a little bit more interesting. According to SEC Regulation A+, as of today companies can secure funding via crowdfunding provided they are compliant with a set of very specific laws and standards. “These new rules provide an effective, workable path to raising capital that also provides strong investor protections,” said SEC Chair Mary Jo White in a release… Read MoreNew Rules Allow Early Adopters to Become Early Investors
Jun 19, 11:30PM
Were you one of the first to identify Uber as a game changer? What about being one of the first to use Amazon or Google in the early days? If you had invested in Uber (now valued at $40B) in 2011, you would currently be sitting on a 600x return. Unfortunately, unless you were already very wealthy, securities laws would have prevented you from being able to invest in the these companies.… Read MoreWikiLeaks Unloads Second Batch Of Sony Files Into Its Database
Jun 19, 9:09PM
It seems like Sony just can’t catch a break. On Thursday, WikiLeaks added 276,394 more private documents, emails and financial files, leaked from the embattled tech and media giant, into its database. The files, which relate mostly to legal and financial documents (among stranger items), are the second massive release of files on the site from last November’s major data breach… Read MoreOneGo Will Offer Unlimited West Coast Flights For $1,500 A Month
Jun 19, 9:00PM
Here’s an unusual pricing plan for air travel — instead of paying for each trip, hand over a $1,500 monthly fee and fly as much as you want. That’s what startup OneGo is promising. Founder Paulius Grigas told me the idea came from his own needs as a business traveler. The service is aimed at small and medium businesses, particularly the ones where team members have to do a… Read MoreCrunchWeek: Microsoft Cuts Fat, FitBit's IPO Slays, And E3
Jun 19, 9:00PM
Hello, friends, and welcome back to another round of CrunchWeek. This time around the white table room, Kyle Russell, Sarah Buhr, and your humble servant gathered to dig into the recent FitBit IPO, Microsoft’s internal shakeup, and something that the gaming kids call E3. As a small note, this is Kyle’s last episode of CrunchWeek, and his last video with us at all. We’re going… Read MoreLessons From Dave Goldberg: An Open Letter To Aspiring CEOs And Young Entrepreneurs
Jun 19, 7:30PM
Silicon Valley and corporate America would be a better place if more people led their companies like Dave. Read MoreThis Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: E3, Yo!
Jun 19, 7:00PM
The E3 gaming conference was last week. We didn’t actually go, but we watched from afar and soaked up all the latest that the gaming world has to offer. John’s in Poland, but Greg, Matt and Darrell were all thrilled to chat up the new Oculus controllers, the latest games, and the future of VR gaming. I was thrilled to get work done while they chatted. This week’s episode… Read MoreYour Bank Should Be More Like Your Waiter And Less Like Your Landlord
Jun 19, 7:00PM
The financial services industry in America is locked into a business model of exploitation. For far too long, this has gone largely unchecked and unquestioned, even when advances in technology mean it doesn’t have to be so. Read MoreReg A + Gives Women And Minority Founders Access To Startup Capital
Jun 19, 6:30PM
Reg A+ does not directly solve the ongoing dilemma of access to venture capital dollars for women and minorities. But it does disrupt the investor status quo and provides a much needed alternative to capital for those who need it most. Read MoreSign Up For Startup Alley Country Pavilions At Disrupt SF
Jun 19, 6:00PM
Disrupt San Francisco 2015 is still a few months away, but if you’re a startup looking to get your product in front of some of the best entrepreneurs, investors, and journalists around, it’s never too soon to start planning to attend the show. This year’s conference runs from September 21 – 23 at San Francisco’s historic Pier 70, and we can’t wait to see… Read MoreGoogle Will Honor Requests To Remove "Revenge Porn" From Search Results
Jun 19, 5:53PM
In a brief blog post released today, Google said that it will soon introduce a formal process that will allow web users to request removal of “revenge porn” images from Google’s search engine. “Revenge porn” is a term that’s used to refer to images that someone uses to publicly humiliate another person – for example, an ex-partner who decides to… Read MoreWe Went To A Preview Event For McLaren's New $3M Hypercar
Jun 19, 5:40PM
When we randomly got an invite to a Bay Area preview event for McLaren’s new $3 million hypercar a few weeks ago, we had to attend. Who could be there? Would we run into some familiar startup faces? Some venture capitalists who’ve managed to beat the S&P 500 and felt like rewarding themselves? Read MorePinterest Hires Former Facebooker Scott Goodson As Head Of Core Experience
Jun 19, 5:23PM
Former Facebook and Apple engineer Scott Goodson is joining Pinterest to run the company’s mobile platform and web teams, focusing on improving the app’s performance across various devices. Read MoreWith $10 Million In Seed, Sano Is Building A Metabolic Health Tracker
Jun 19, 5:09PM
Fitbit took a wearable activity tracker and built a $6 billion dollar company — Sano, a stealthy startup out of San Francisco, wants to do better. Since physical activity is only one element of health, Sano is building a wearable sensor that measures metabolic activity. Read More12 TechCrunch Stories You Don't Want To Miss This Week
Jun 19, 5:00PM
This week, we learned that Facebook now cares about how long we linger on News Feed posts, Sean Parker’s new political discourse app, and got introduced to Microsoft’s new Xbox One controller. These are the tech stories you don’t want to miss this week. Read MoreAnnouncing The Companies Presenting In The Austin And Seattle Pitch-Offs
Jun 19, 4:57PM
Next week, the TechCrunch Meetup + Pitch-Off is coming to Austin and Seattle, and we have some amazing companies prepping to hop on stage and show their stuff. If you don’t know about the Pitch-Offs, here’s a quick run-down: Around ten startups from the area will have exactly sixty seconds to present their products on stage to a live audience and a panel of expert VC judges and… Read MoreWeMesh For iOS Lets You Watch Videos With Friends In Real Time
Jun 19, 4:52PM
A mobile application called WeMesh wants to make watching videos more of a real-time social experience by allowing you and your friends to watch videos together in perfect sync, while also texting and voice chatting. Today, the app aggregates videos from YouTube, but the plan is to soon expand that selection to include videos from your Facebook News Feed, then other video services like Vimeo… 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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