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Gillmor Gang LIVE 08.22.15

Aug 22, 5:05PM

Gillmor Gang Artcard Gillmor Gang – Robert Scoble, Frank Radice, Kevin Marks, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor. LIVE recording session today, Saturday August 22nd, at 10amPT. Gillmor Gang LIVE chatroom during the LIVE show Gillmor Gang on Facebook Have you watched our other show, G3, yet? We invite you to do so HERE …and HERE is G3’s Facebook page Read More



Artificial Intelligence, Legal Responsibility And Civil Rights

Aug 22, 3:00PM

robotcuffs I have been a huge science fiction fan as long as I can remember, and a recurring theme in both science fiction literature and movies is the creation of artificial intelligence. However, the subject is becoming increasingly more science and less fiction. Read More



9 Features Apple Music Needs To Win Over Power Users

Aug 22, 2:30PM

apple-music-fishing Apple Music could win over more power users with some changes. And now would be a great time, because everyone’s trial periods are about to expire. Here are 9 features that I believe Apple Music could add to win over power users. Read More



Don't Be Apple

Aug 22, 1:00PM

apple-1984-ad-woman-running There is so much to admire about Apple. They make superb, beautiful products. Their amazing comeback story is unparalleled in corporate history. Steve Jobs has become something akin to a modern-day patron saint of the tech industry. Tim Cook is, rightly, enormously respected. So why do I think they represent so much of what’s wrong with the tech world? Read More



LightBlue Bean+ Is An Arduino Board With Bluetooth Built-In

Aug 22, 3:36AM

aa6e8e0010731c8339136a6ea1a5bbbb_original If you’re anything like me you understand the power of Arduino but are stymied by limitations of education, imagination, or wireless connectivity to implement it into your own life. Thanks to the LightBlue Bean+, however, one of those roadblocks has been torn down. The Bean+ is basically an Arduino board that can be programmed via Bluetooth LE. Not unlike the Particle boards, this… Read More



Apple Offers Free Fix For 'Small Percentage' Of iPhone 6+s With Faulty Camera

Aug 22, 2:56AM

iphone-6-6-plus-stacked-macro Apple is offering iPhone 6+ owners the opportunity to replace the iSight camera on their device for free, after the U.S. company found that “a small percentage” of models produce blurry images. Read More



How Coursera Cracked The Chinese Market

Aug 22, 2:00AM

image Most U.S. consumer Internet companies have a hard time breaking into China. Cultural differences and the Internet firewall are a huge barrier to entry. Even tech giants like Google, Facebook and Twitter have pulled out or found themselves on the wrong side of the Chinese firewall. So how did Coursera, a relatively young company, achieve this significant milestone? Read More



China Draws Executives From Silicon Valley

Aug 21, 10:00PM

chinasilicon China recently published its GDP growth for Q1 of 2015 at 7 percent. While this figure is drastically lower than the double-digit growth seen in previous years, it has still attracted foreign companies to invest and enter into the Chinese technology market. As a result, salary and compensation packages for executives at Chinese tech companies are approaching those of Silicon Valley, and… Read More



This App Snaps A Pic Of Your Friends If They Try To Swipe Through Your Phone's Photos Uninvited

Aug 21, 9:58PM

Screen Shot 2015-08-21 at 2.51.34 PM We’ve pretty much all been there: you hand your phone to a friend to show them a picture. They look at the photo, they chuckle… and then they casually swipe to the next photo in your camera roll like it ain’t no thing. NO. BAD FRIEND! BAD! Read More



CrunchWeek: Amazon's Soul, Ashley Madison, And Uber's IPO

Aug 21, 9:05PM

crunchweek-4-3 Welcome back friends, we are here to cap off the week, taking a look at the biggest stories in the process. This time ’round, our coterie was helmed by none other than TechCrunch’s own Sarah Lane. Megan Rose Dickey and myself rounded out the quorum. On the docket today is Amazon’s controversial corporate culture, the massive Ashley Madison hacks, and news that Uber will… Read More



Disrupt SF Early-Bird Pricing Extended

Aug 21, 9:00PM

disrupt cup Don’t say we never did anything for you. We’re offering an extension on the early-bird pricing for a limited time. You have just one more week to get your Disrupt SF (September 21-23) tickets and save $1,000. Read More



The New York Daily News Is Incubating An Ad-Tech Startup Called Optimera

Aug 21, 8:37PM

Keith Candiotti Optimera The second startup participating in the New York Daily News’ Innovation Lab began at the Daily News itself. Optimera was founded by Keith Candiotti (pictured above), the ad operations manager at the Daily News.  Candiotti joined the newspaper last year, where his team has been working to implement new ad technologies like real-time bidding and programmatic buying. Read More



Dropbox CEO Drew Houston Will Tell Dropbox's Story At TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2015

Aug 21, 8:18PM

img_3718 Dropbox is perhaps one of the companies in the toughest position in Silicon Valley right now. It’s been a darling in the eyes of the tech industry, rising to a $10 billion valuation as of last year. But since then, the company has found its online storage business under attack from all sides from giants like Apple, Google and Microsoft. Read More



Google Brings Tweets To Desktop Search Results

Aug 21, 6:28PM

Screen Shot 2015-08-21 at 11.27.22 AM Back in May, Google and Twitter partnered to bring tweets into mobile search results. It was, and is, a pretty big deal for both companies. The relationship is apparently going well, as Google announced in a short update on its original blog post that it’d be including tweets within search results on desktop as well. Read More



Don't Reverse Mobile-Platform Improvements That Benefit App Developers And Consumers

Aug 21, 6:00PM

nouturn The global app industry has grown dramatically in recent years. Creative developers, enabled by harmonized platforms that incorporate inexpensive feature-rich devices and extraordinary software tools, have powered this growth. But for developers and millions of consumers, the opportunity could significantly diminish if governments reverse technological progress that has been so critical to… Read More



Sampler Is Like Those People Who Give You Free Warm Cheeseballs At Costco But Only On The Internet

Aug 21, 5:59PM

shutterstock_1696189 Giving out samples on the street is kind of silly. Taking a little cup of urine-colored sports drink or a nasty bag of chips offers little in the way of customer generation and it usually ends up in a messy sidewalk and tired sample givers. But what if you could give away urine-colored sports drinks over the Internet? Now you’re cooking with gas! Marie Chevrier at Sampler wants to make… Read More



Terms And Conditions Are The Biggest Lie Of Our Industry

Aug 21, 5:21PM

Legal stamp THE LEGAL AGREEMENTS SET OUT BELOW GOVERN YOUR USE OF THIS TECHCRUNCH POST (“TECHCRUNCH”). TO AGREE TO THESE TERMS, CLICK “AGREE.” IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, DO NOT CLICK “AGREE,” AND DO NOT USE THE SERVICES. Read More



Chrome Extensions Are Coming To Firefox

Aug 21, 4:57PM

lego firefox Mozilla today announced major changes to how Firefox will implement add-ons going forward. The most important of these is the adoption of a new extension API that will be largely compatible with the one currently in use by Blink-based browsers like Chrome and Opera. This so-called WebExtensions API will ensure that developers will only have to make a few small changes to their code for… Read More



Today Is The Last Day To Save $1,000 On Disrupt SF Tickets

Aug 21, 4:00PM

TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2013 - Day 1 Today is the last day to save $1,000 on tickets to the hottest show in tech, so you need to head over to our ticketing page right now and get your tickets to Disrupt SF 2015. We’re thrilled with the lineup of speakers we have in store for you. Disrupt will feature some of the best and brightest minds in tech, from smart investors and venture capitalists like Vinod Khosla, Jon Callaghan… Read More



13 TechCrunch Stories You Don't Want To Miss This Week

Aug 21, 3:54PM

weekly roundup USE This week, Amazon came under fire by The New York Times for harsh work culture allegations, Google surprised the world with a new router, and data from an extramarital affairs site was leaked online. These are the stories to catch you up on all-things tech. Read More




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