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Agent Q Is A Virtual Assistant That's Focused On Helping You Shop Online
Sep 01, 6:15PM
It seems like everyone wants to build a virtual assistant that you communicate with via text message. In the case of New York City startup Agent Q, it’s an assistant that helps you shop online. Co-founders said Rémi Cossart and Pramod Thammaiah pitch their service as a combination of Magic and Consumer Reports. Users should be able to text Agent Q with the details of they’re… Read MoreJosh Miller Leaves Facebook for the White House
Sep 01, 5:45PM
Once an entrepreneur has sold his or her company and logged the required time with the acquiring outfit, he or she typically sets out to start another company — or become an investor. Josh Miller — whose startup, Branch, allowed groups of people to hold discussions and share links — is taking another tack. Miller, 24, who sold his company to Facebook in January of last year… Read MoreTechCrunch Is Coming To Denver For The TC Meetup + Pitch-Off! Apply Now!
Sep 01, 5:37PM
Autumn is here, my friends, and with the falling leaves I bring you good tidings of great joy that shall be heard among the greater Denver area: In exactly one month, TechCrunch is hitting the Rocky Mountain State for the TC Meetup + Pitch-Off in Denver in conjunction with Denver Startup Week. The event will be held at 1644 Platte Street on October 1 at 6pm. This will be our first Meetup event… Read MoreAmazon, Netflix, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla And Others Partner To Create Next-Gen Video Format
Sep 01, 5:20PM
Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Mozilla and Netflix today announced that they have formed a new open source alliance — the Alliance for Open Media — with the goal of developing the next generation of royalty-free video formats, codecs and other related technologies. It’s not often we see these rival companies come together to build a new technology together, but… Read MoreEdenworks Is Building The Future Of Food On Urban Rooftops
Sep 01, 5:17PM
Avocados from Mexico. Apples from Chile. Broccoli from China. If you take a look at the stickers on the produce you’re buying at the grocery store, chances are they’ll read something like this. Fast-forward twenty years. Instead of driving to Whole Foods to pay top dollar for produce that was picked two weeks ago and artificially kept alive with preservatives and refrigeration… Read MoreInstagram Direct's 85M Users Can Now Reply With Photos In Snapchat-Style Visual Convos
Sep 01, 5:00PM
Instagram Direct felt half-baked when the in-app chat feature launched without the ability to send photo replies in December 2013. Still, the private group messaging feature built an audience of 85 million monthly users, and now it’s getting upgrades that make it a true visual communication tool to rival Snapchat. Read MoreIn Pursuit Of Presence And True Immersion
Sep 01, 5:00PM
The experience of “reality” is a result of our sensory organs delivering information about the external world to our brains via electrical stimulus. The brain interprets this input and creates our reality. The ultimate goal of virtual reality (VR) is to achieve a true replacement for the external world as the source of these stimuli, thus creating true immersion, and a sense of… Read MoreOn-demand Alcohol Delivery Startup Saucey Drinks To $4.5 Million In Seed Funding
Sep 01, 4:25PM
Los Angeles-based on-demand alcohol startup Saucey has delivered good times in a bottle since 2013 but held off raising VC funding till now. The service just pulled in $4.5 million in seed money to make its platform more efficient. Saucey origins begin with three buddies who worked together and liked to imbibe after a long day. Founders Chris Vaughn, Daniel Leeb and Andrew Zeck were… Read MoreMoPub Founder Jim Payne Joins Accel As An Entrepreneur In Residence
Sep 01, 4:06PM
Jim Payne left day-to-day operations at Twitter nearly a year ago, and now he’s ready to work on his next company Not that Payne has been twiddling his thumbs since his departure — he’s been advising startups and also making plans of his own, for a startup has something to do in mobile video. With today’s announcement that he’s joining Accel Partners as an… Read MoreKinsa's New Smart Ear Thermometer Will Tell You What To Do When You're Sick
Sep 01, 4:00PM
Kinsa, the maker of a smart thermometer that tracks the spread of illness, has today announced their second product in the form of the Kinsa in-ear thermometer. Unlike the first thermometer, which was a standard (though smart) stick thermometer, the new in-ear thermometer is completely wireless, and connects to the smartphone app via Bluetooth. The Kinsa portfolio of thermometers work like… Read MoreDoorDash Now Delivers More Than Food With A New 7-Eleven Partnership
Sep 01, 4:00PM
DoorDash, known for its restaurant delivery service, is the latest in a string of startups aiming to bring anything to your door right within hours of ordering it. The company said it is partnering with 7-Eleven to deliver products to DoorDash users beyond its typical restaurant deliveries. DoorDash has experimented with other types of stores — like delivering groceries — in… Read MoreRide This One-Wheeled Gyro Skate They Call A "Hoverboard"
Sep 01, 4:00PM
The mad scientist who started Hoverboard Technologies calls his vehicle an “earned experience.” That means it’s hard to ride. Despite the name, this hoverboard* doesn’t levitate. Instead, it uses gyroscopes like a Segway to help you balance with your feet on either side of one giant rollerblade-style wheel in the center. Read MoreGoogle Gets A New Logo
Sep 01, 3:56PM
Google is giving itself a makeover. The company today announced that it’s making some changes to its iconic logo and overall branding. It’s also making changes to the design of its mobile search results pages. The company says it’s making these changes because the way people interact with its products has changed. The idea is for the new logo and identity family to… Read MoreWikipedia Bans Hundreds Of "Black Hat" Paid Editors Who Created Promotional Pages On Its Site
Sep 01, 3:39PM
Sometimes Wikipedia’s reliance on volunteers to craft its online content comes back to bite them. Case in point: this morning, the organization announced that editors on the English version of Wikipedia have banned 381 user accounts that were engaging in “undisclosed paid advocacy.” In other words, they were posting promotional articles to the user-editable online… Read MoreAmazon Prime Instant Video Now Lets iOS And Android Owners Download Titles For Offline Viewing
Sep 01, 2:39PM
Amazon took a big step today to differentiate its Prime Instant Video service from rival Netflix: it’s becoming the first subscription-based video streaming service to make its content available for offline viewing on iOS and Android devices. Previously, the company allowed Amazon Fire tablet customers to download videos, but that didn’t address its sizable customer base who… Read MoreWith $50 Million Edison Nation Looks To Back A New Generation Of Inventors
Sep 01, 2:21PM
The Charlotte, N.C.-based company, whose business model is akin to the faltering Quirky, took in $50 million from a group of undisclosed backers to finance businesses that show up to its Amazon Inventions Tour, beginning in Atlanta on Sept. 25. Read MoreSamsung Stock Down For Fifth Month In A Row
Sep 01, 2:19PM
Samsung shares fell another 8.1 percent this month, losing $12 billion in value. The company has lost $44 billion in value since April. Analysts believe that low demand for the company’s new smartphones and upstart rivals – including the fan favorite OnePlus – are hitting the company in a big way. Because most smartphones are approximately the same, there is little… Read MoreMobile Gaming Live-Streaming Service Mobcrush Raises $11M
Sep 01, 2:02PM
Mobcrush, which live-streams mobile games like Twitch does for PC games, said today that it has raised $11 million in a new financing round led by Kleiner Perkins. TechCrunch previously reported that the company had raised around $10 million. As we noted before, the company’s bet — along with investors — is that mobile game live-streaming will be bigger than just PC games.… Read MoreSiri Drives Apple CarPlay (Review)
Sep 01, 2:02PM
The streamlined 2016 Corvette Stingray is one of the first vehicles to ship with Apple CarPlay in the States. Simply put, it’s an iPhone for your dashboard, which Apple and car makers hope you’ll use instead of the iPhone in your hand. First, the bad news: CarPlay is far from perfect. It’s boring, for one. And in many cases I found the Corvette’s own infotainment… Read MoreLotusFlare Raises $6 Million To Help Emerging Markets Access The Mobile Internet
Sep 01, 2:00PM
The mobile revolution may be booming, but not everyone has the same level of access. That’s why major tech companies like Facebook and Google are building out systems involving drones or high-flying balloons to make sure those in developing regions still have the opportunity to get connected. Hoping to capitalize on that trend is LotusFlare, a startup founded by former Facebookers which… 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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