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Why Are Tech Companies *Really* Looking For Heads Of Diversity?
Sep 07, 6:03PM
If job openings are any indication, it looks like tech companies aren’t just blowing smoke when they talk about wanting to improve diversity. Airbnb, Asana, Autodesk and Dropbox, for example, are currently seeking to hire heads of diversity. In what Airbnb calls “a big job,” the company is looking for a head of diversity and belonging “who is creative enough to… Read MoreRaspberry, Shmazberry, There's A $15 Single Board Computer Called The Orange Pi
Sep 07, 5:33PM
Is $35 for a Raspberry Pi too rich for you blood? Do you prefer using sparsely-supported but cheap single board computers? Are you willing to ignore the obviously goofy name “Orange Pi?” Then have we got something for you. The Orange Pi PC is a new single board machine that is ostensibly compatible with the Raspberry Pi OS images and can also run standard Linux and Android. It has a… Read MoreSportSetter Gets $1M To Expand Its 'Uber For Fitness' App To The U.K.
Sep 07, 5:05PM
SportSetter, a Finnish fitness marketplace startup we covered back in April 2014, has pulled in a $1 million seed round, which it will be using to expand its availability from Finland and New York into the U.K. market, as well as build out its app reach from iOS to Android. Read MoreCloudFlare's Co-Founders Matthew Prince And Michelle Zatlyn Will Join Us At Disrupt SF
Sep 07, 5:00PM
Disrupt SF is only a few weeks away now and our agenda is shaping up nicely. Among the speakers at this year’s event are CloudFlare co-founders Matthew Prince and Michelle Zatlyn. CloudFlare, which offers both content distribution and security tools for web sites, is near and dear to our hearts because the company launched as a Disrupt Battlefield company almost exactly five years ago.… Read MoreLenovo Blatantly Rips Off The iPhone 6 Design
Sep 07, 4:51PM
Congratulations Lenovo, you just produced the most accurate iPhone 6 ripoff! The company just unveiled a new phablet called the Lenovo Phab Plus. It’s huge, and it looks exactly like an iPhone 6. The company might think that it can pull this off due to the different form factor, but there is no way you can’t see an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus in these pictures: Read MoreKill The Password
Sep 07, 4:02PM
There are a myriad of problems with the password in the modern computing context. We are no longer signing onto a single mainframe. We have multiple applications in use across various platforms. That means we are forced to remember far too many passwords. This causes people to use silly ones like 1234 or the same password across multiple sites, not even attempting to be secure. Think… Read MoreThe Business Of Fraud
Sep 07, 4:00PM
When you visualize a hacker, what do you see? A young computer enthusiast coding in their basement, pounding Red Bull? A futuristic robot plugged into hundreds of servers deep inside a secret warehouse in the desert? A person from another country sporting a shaved head, smoking a cigarette, banging away on their keyboard? Chris Hemsworth from the movie Blackhat? Okay, that last one might be… Read MoreDelayed European Legal Opinion On Facebook NSA/PRISM Coming Later This Month
Sep 07, 3:20PM
A European legal opinion regarding Facebook’s alleged data-sharing co-operation with the NSA/PRISM dragnet surveillance program that’s due to be issued by the Advocate General (AG) of Europe’s top court is now slated to be delivered on September 23. Read MoreBlavity Hopes To Be The Digital Voice of Black Millennials
Sep 07, 3:00PM
Millennials are the most diverse generation in history. According to the White House Millennial Report, 40 percent of millennials are people of color. Blavity, a media startup founded by Morgan Debaun, is hoping to give a voice to this generation. Debaun was inspired to create Blavity after feeling constantly misrepresented and left out of mainstream media. “I got tired of consuming all… Read MoreThe American Library Association Lost Control Of Their Facebook Page This Weekend
Sep 07, 2:49PM
Getting hacked is bad news… unless you’re a bunch of librarians. For three days “hackers” took over the American Library Association’s Facebook page and posted an endless stream of clickbaity articles and spam. The hackers had control of the page for three days and everything was returned to normal on Monday. The librarians made the best of a bad situation by… Read MoreApple Reportedly Staffs Up Machine Learning Team
Sep 07, 2:47PM
Apple is trying to hire at least 86 artificial intelligence and machine learning experts, according to Reuters. While proactive suggestions are one of iOS 9’s flagship features, the company wants to go further and make your smartphone smarter. Read MoreSave Secures $16.7 Million To Repair Your Smartphone In No Time
Sep 07, 1:27PM
Damien Morin isn’t your average first-time founder. In less than two years, he managed to turn a non-scalable smartphone repair shop into an exponentially growing startup with hundreds of employees and more than $1.5 million in monthly revenue. Part of TheFamily, his startup Save (née Save My Smartphone) raised $16.7 million in equity and debt from IdInvest, 360 Capital Partners and… Read MoreReal Estate Is Accessible And Easy To Navigate Thanks To These Startups
Sep 07, 1:00PM
Real estate isn’t just for brokers anymore. Technology is creating an industry that’s consumer-facing, accessible and easy to navigate. From buying a space, to moving in, to even maintaining that space, tech-fueled startups have been fulfilling every nook and cranny of need in the realm of real estate, and it’s all to make the process easier for you, the consumer. Read MoreRestaurant Discovery Site Zomato Eats Up $60M To Fuel Expansion Into New Verticals
Sep 07, 12:40PM
Zomato, the India-based restaurant discovery site, has closed $70 million in new funding as it looks to push into new verticals including food delivery, payments, table reservations and more. Read MoreAshley Madison Hack Latest Reminder Stupid Passwords Are Stupid
Sep 07, 10:42AM
The recent hack of extramarital affairs website Ashley Madison, which resulted in data from millions of accounts being dumped online, has one more salutary yet familiar lesson to deliver: even very well encrypted stupid passwords are still stupid. Read MoreChina Continues Its Crackdown On VPN Services
Sep 07, 10:32AM
China is showing no sign of letting up on internet users who seek to hurdle its censorship system after it began imposing new restrictions on a popular censorship avoidance service in the country. Read MorePaystobesocial Is Tinder Meets Groupon For Trains!
Sep 07, 10:14AM
“Think Tinder meets Groupon… for trains,” says Edward Byrne, co-founder and Business Director of Paystobesocial. The newly launched iOS app lets commuters in the U.K. seek out others who are planning the same train journey so they can socialise and band together to qualify for off-peak group train ticket discounts. Read MoreTVibes Gets $1M Seed Funding To Let Users Store And Share Videos With Private Groups
Sep 07, 10:06AM
If you take a lot of smartphone videos, you know they can be a pain to organize. TVibes wants to make that easier by not only letting people store and share videos on its cloud-based platform with friends, but also stream live. Based in Tel Aviv, TVibes has raised $1 million in seed funding. Read MoreUber Confirms It's Raised $1.2B More In China Led By Baidu As Rival Didi Kuaidi Gets $3B
Sep 07, 10:00AM
Uber — the app-based, on-demand transportation service — has been on has been on a fundraising tear as it expands globally in the face of major competition. China is the company’s latest battleground. Today, Uber confirmed that it has raised a further $1.2 billion in funding, led by search giant Baidu, in order to continue expanding Uber China, and the round is not… Read MoreRocket Internet Doubles Down On Asia With Aggressive New Launch Strategy
Sep 07, 9:08AM
Rocket Internet is increasing its focus on Asia after it announced that it would launch one new venture in the region per quarter. 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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