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Google Launches A New Home For Journalists With "News Lab"
Jun 22, 2:41PM
Google today announced the launch of a new site called News Lab, a destination that aims to connect journalists with programs, data and other resources to aid in their reporting. The site will feature a number of tools for newsrooms, including tutorials and best practices on how to use Google products in reporting, as well as provide access to the recently updated Google Trends service, and more. Read MoreTwitter Board Says It Will Only Consider CEO Candidates "Willing To Make A Full-Time Commitment To Twitter"
Jun 22, 2:30PM
Twitter’s board of directors gave a brief update to its search for a new CEO, saying it would only consider candidates “who are in a position to make a full-time commitment to Twitter.” This seems like a relatively obvious statement for a CEO candidate running a company like Twitter but, at the same time, seems a little bit like a nod at the current — and potential… Read MoreYC-Backed Smyte Launches To Fight Online Fraud
Jun 22, 2:00PM
As we spend more and more of our lives on social networks and marketplaces, YC-backed Smyte is launching out of beta to make sure we don’t get defrauded, spammed, or harassed. While the Googles and Facebooks of the tech world have entire departments dedicated to preventing spam and abuse, building this infrastructure is a major pain point for smaller companies. “To solve this… Read MoreTurning Water Problems Into Business Opportunities
Jun 22, 2:00PM
California Governor Jerry Brown recently imposed mandatory water restrictions to combat severe drought that “demands unprecedented action.” Many investors have grown familiar with the global trends changing in the way water is supplied, transported, treated and used. Those mega-trends, however, have not translated into much action from the venture community. Read MoreAlibaba Rethinks Its US E-Commerce Strategy, Folds 11 Main, Other U.S. Holdings Into OpenSky
Jun 22, 2:00PM
China’s e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba has been clear about its ambitions to grow its presence in the U.S. — in part as a facilitator between Western companies and Chinese consumers by way of services like Alipay, and in part as a way to expand its own marketplace footprint. But it is also going through some growing pains as it figures out how to carve out a place for itself in… Read MoreGoogle Is Looking For Testers For Its Jump VR Video Cameras
Jun 22, 1:47PM
Google wants YOU to test their Jump virtual reality video capture platform. Or, well, some of you. Maybe like two, given how I imagine the percentages will work on this. The company is opening up invitations to anyone interested in trying it out, with a form where you can specify what you’d like to do with it, and provide a little bit about your background. Google says it will be… Read MoreInstacart Makes Some Of Its Contractors Part-Time Employees
Jun 22, 1:36PM
Grocery delivery service Instacart announced today that it will allow its personal shoppers in some cities the ability to switch from contractor to employee status. The company says it was already experimenting with shoppers working as part-time employees in Boston as part of a pilot trial, and it will now roll out that program to Chicago, with other cities to follow in the future. The… Read MoreFormer Battlefield Finalist DigitalGenius Scores $3M In First Funding Foray
Jun 22, 1:00PM
TechCrunch Disrupt New York Battlefield finalist, DigitalGenius announced its first serious funding today with a $3 million investment round. The company was looking for $2 million, but garnered so much interest from investors it ended up landing $3 million, according to DigitalGenius chief strategy officer Mikhail Naumov. The round was led by Metamorphic Ventures. Lerer-Hippeau… Read MoreBringing Eye Exams To The Palm Of A Doctor's Hand, Smart Vision Raises $6.1 Million
Jun 22, 12:37PM
Commercializing a new tool to bring the basic eye exam into the palm of a doctor’s hand could save the eyesight of nearly 1 billion people worldwide. That’s the goal that Zhou Yaopeng and Marc Albanese, two former photonics researchers who met at Boston University nearly a decade ago, have set for themselves and for their two-year-old startup, Smart Vision Labs. Read MoreSony Launching 1TB PlayStation 4, 500GB Version Gets Some Tweaks
Jun 22, 12:37PM
The 1TB Microsoft Xbox One announcement at E3 meant this was probably inevitable, but Sony has officially revealed a 1TB version of its own console, arriving in Europe and the PAL territories starting July 15. It’ll also eventually make its way stateside, as an FCC filing spotted by Engadget proves. Bumping storage up to 1TB is a natural move for both console-makers, as well as a… Read MoreDespite Shunning VC, Football Addicts Picks Up Secondary Investment From Creandum
Jun 22, 12:21PM
“When VCs tried to give us money we asked: ‘How would it help us democratize football and reach 200 million users?'” says Patrik Arnesson, co-founder and CEO of Football Addicts, the Swedish startup behind Forza Football, the football app that, by all accounts, is growing at a clip. Read MoreReminder: We'll See You Tomorrow At The First Summer TC Pitch Off In Warsaw
Jun 22, 12:17PM
Just a reminder that we’ll be holding the first summer TC Pitch Off in Warsaw on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 8:30 PM to Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at 2:00 AM (CEST). We’ll be taking over the Champions Sports Bar in the Marriott in downtown Warsaw and we’ll have a full pitch-off at the event and throw back some brews. The kind folks at Bitspiration have organized some subsidized… Read More3D-Printed Wheels Give Bubbles Her Mobility Back
Jun 22, 11:50AM
Another day, another cute dog with a new lease on life thanks to 3D-printed wheels. Today we meet Bubbles, a Dachshund born without front legs. Her owner, Trevor Byers, noticed she was missing her legs when she was in the whelping box and was concerned for her quality of life. However, as she grew, it became clear that little Bubbles could be happy if only she had some sort of wheelchair on… Read MoreAmazon Tweaks Kindle Publishing Royalties To Encourage Page Turners
Jun 22, 11:25AM
Amazon is changing how it pays royalties to writers who have self published via its Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) platform and opted to make their book exclusive to its platform to qualify for a cut of the royalties it pays out when KDP books are read via the Kindle Unlimited all-you-can-read subscription service, or via the Kindle Owners Lending Library (KOLL). Read MoreThe Latest Government Hack Is Bad, But Not As Bad As We Think
Jun 22, 11:08AM
Shortly after the recent Office Of Personal Management data hack, word surfaced on the Dark Net – essentially the hidden Internet – that some of the personal records were for sale. According to security expert Brian Krebs, however, this data could be less damaging than first thought. This is not to say the release of any personal information isn’t a catastrophe. However… Read MoreCropX Rakes In $9 Million To Help Farmers Grow More With Less Water
Jun 22, 11:00AM
As water levels in California drop to an all-time low, agriculture analytics startup CropX has developed a solution to help farmers optimize irrigation while keeping water usage to a minimum. CropX uses a combination of three wireless sensors and a mobile app, which founder Isaac Bentwich calls the “Internet of Soil,” to determine exactly how much water needs to be applied… Read MoreSnapchat Pauses Being Cool To Give Advertisers The Hard Sell
Jun 22, 8:09AM
Evan Spiegel released a zero-fun informercial about Snapchat‘s ads today, extolling the virtues of “3V: vertical video views” in a way that would bore most of his users to tears. From a bland office couch, Spiegel explains how Snapchat’s full-screen ads slot between its content while Facebook and YouTube’s are either annoying pre-rolls or only fill part of the… Read MoreDesign Tips For VR Games
Jun 22, 5:00AM
VR’s coming whether you like it or not. How best to make use if it? Read MoreTech In Asia Raises $4M To Grow From Tech Blog Into Startup Hub
Jun 22, 4:15AM
If you care about tech news in Asia — and you should! — then the chances are that not only do you read us here at TechCrunch — thanks and hi! — but you might also be aware of Tech In Asia. Well, today is an interesting day for our friendly rival which just raised $4 million. Read MoreApple Says "We Hear You Taylor Swift", Will Pay Musicians During Free Trial
Jun 22, 3:33AM
Apple’s Eddy Cue has just announced that Apple Music will change its plan and pay royalties to artists even during its three-month free trial for users, following Taylor Swift’s public complaint about the policy. She had planned to withhold her hit album ‘1989’ from the service in protest. We’ve learned that Apple made this decision to change its policy today. It… 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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