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Why We're Still Talking About Diversity
Sep 23, 7:07PM
Diversity is the hot topic in Silicon Valley and the tech industry at large these days. Today at DisruptSF 2015, TechCrunch Former Co-Editor Alexia Tsotsis took the stage to lead a discussion on diversity with Pinterest Engineer Tracy Chou (the one who instigated tech companies to release their diversity data), OneLogin engineer Isis Anchalee (the one who started the #ILookLikeAnEngineer… Read MoreSquare Opens Up An Office In Jack Dorsey's Old Stomping Grounds, St. Louis
Sep 23, 6:59PM
Square announced the opening of its fourth office today, and the location holds a special place in the hearts of its founders. Both CEO Jack Dorsey and co-founder Jim McKelvey are from St. Louis. The office will swell up to more than 200 new employees over the next five years and is located in St. Louis’ Central West End section. Dorsey said in a press release: St. Louis is an important… Read MoreHow PlanGrid Is Disrupting The Paper-Dominated Construction Industry
Sep 23, 6:43PM
A company that saw the potential in the iPad as a tool for work, not just play, is PlanGrid, a construction management software application that’s like a Google Docs for blueprints. But getting the PlanGrid app into the hands of general contractors, construction workers, architects, engineers and others on the project team – people who traditionally use paper documents, and in… Read MoreY Combinator President Sam Altman: I'm an Optimist, But I'm Not Optimistic About Government
Sep 23, 6:18PM
At Disrupt today, Y Combinator Sam Altman had a somewhat gloomy prediction for attendees and the broader audience following the conference: If the state and federal government “can’t get its act together in time” and find solutions to shifts brought by technology, we’re in serious trouble. Longer term, Altman expressed some concern about the growing divide between rich… Read MorePiper Lets Kids Design Circuits Using Minecraft And Electricity
Sep 23, 6:03PM
There is a disease destroying our young people. It is silent, malignant, and fatal. It is called Minecraft and something must be done. If you have children of a certain age chances are they have made a giant Pikachu out of yellow blogs or put up a signpost that says “Poop Here” next to a chicken pen. It is truly terrible. But there is hope. With Piper, we can turn Minecraft into… Read MoreQualtrics Founder Ryan Smith Talks Bootstrapping His Company And Then Raising A Boatload Of Cash
Sep 23, 5:37PM
Qualtrics spent most of its life bootstrapped and trying to be profitable. Then it raised $220 million — and Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith was worried he’d have to move to Silicon Valley. But the company has become a success story coming out of Utah, and the company’s focus on profitability and being a sustainable business from day one has taught Qualtrics’ employees to… Read MoreFly Or Die: iPhone 6s
Sep 23, 5:35PM
We’re back with a special TechCrunch Disrupt SF edition of Fly or Die, where we had an early preview of the new iPhone 6s. As is now routine with iPhone releases, the 6s is an off-year incremental upgrade, focusing on upgraded internals instead of exterior aesthetics. The most notable upgrade is probably the rear-facing camera, which is now 12MP and capable of capturing 4K video. The… Read More
If Apple Made A Cat Toy, It Would Be This One
Sep 23, 5:30PM
Amazing design isn’t just for us humans. What about the cats who want a toy to play with like the new pretty iPhone? Nobody is really trying to make a cat’s playtime as enjoyable as possible. WHERE IS THE CAT TOY DISRUPTION? Read MoreFacebook Brings VR-Style 360-Degree Video To News Feed
Sep 23, 5:21PM
Hold up your phone, spin around, and Facebook’s newest News Feed videos will spin with you, showing you every angle of a scene. Today, Facebook announced that its News Feed will now support 360-degree videos on Android and web, and they’ll work on iOS within a few months. At launch, publishers including Star Wars, Discovery, GoPro, LeBron James & Uninterrupted, NBC’s… Read MorePearltrees Can Now Automatically Import And Organize Your Twitter And Facebook Posts
Sep 23, 5:04PM
In 2009, Pearltrees started out as a bookmarking service with a quirky interface. Since then, the service has added a number of new curation features like support for uploading files, taking notes and managing your photos. Today the company is announcing a major new feature with the launch of its Smartcloud service. The idea here is to allow Pearltrees to automatically import and organize… Read MorePebble Debuts Its First Round Smartwatch With The Pebble Time Round
Sep 23, 5:00PM
Pebble, the company that arguably sparked the whole smartwatch trend with a $10M Kickstarter back in 2012, is shifting things up today. After years of sticking with square-faced displays, the company is today introducing its first round-faced smartwatch. It’s called, aptly, the Pebble Time Round. Pebble Time Round will come in a few different styles: a leather strap in a variety of color… Read MoreLending Club's Renaud Laplanche On His "White Knuckle Moment"
Sep 23, 5:00PM
In the beginning, back in 2006, Lending Club – the marketplace where borrowers and investors connect – was nothing more than an idea in the head of a French lawyer-turned-tech-entrepreneur. Today, it’s the among the leaders in the marketplace lending space. Read MoreCliniCloud Raises $5M For Its Connected Home Medical Kit
Sep 23, 4:59PM
CliniCloud, a company that is building a connected home medical kit, has just announced a $5M seed funding round and a new retail partnership with Best Buy. The round was led by Tencent and Ping An Ventures. Founded by Dr. Hon Weng Chong and Dr. Andrew Lin, Clinicloud is a device that digitally records respiratory and cardiovascular sounds. The devices records these biometrics by… Read MoreTechCrunch Disrupt SF 2015 Begins Now – Watch It LIVE!
Sep 23, 4:20PM
Two days down, one to go. We’ve seen the likes of Ron Conway, Yuri Milner, Aileen Lee, and John Doerr cross our stage. Snoop Dogg and Andre Iguodala also sat down for a chat. And then, of course, major entrepreneurs like Drew Houston, Nick Woodman, Tim Westergren, and Andrew ‘Boz’ Bosworth taught us a little something about building products that not only delight but make… Read More
Google Launches Cloud Dataproc, A Managed Spark And Hadoop Big Data Service
Sep 23, 4:00PM
Google is adding another product in its range of big data services on the Google Cloud Platform today. The new Google Cloud Dataproc service sits between managing the Spark data processing engine or Hadoop framework directly on virtual machines and a fully managed service like Cloud Dataflow, which lets you orchestrate your data pipelines on Google’s platform. Read MoreHBO NOW Is 2015's Top Video Streaming App By Revenue, Study Finds
Sep 23, 3:48PM
Video streaming apps that target cord cutters and those who want to watch video on their mobile phones are on the rise. According to new data from app store analytics firm App Annie, apps like the still relatively new HBO NOW, along with Hulu, are dominating the top app store charts by revenue, while others like Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, YouTube, Amazon’s Twitch and more, rank… Read MoreThis Week On Bullish: When To W2 That 1099
Sep 23, 2:00PM
Hello friends, and welcome back to another episode of Bullish, TechCrunch’s first talk show. This week we taped at Disrupt SF, so our setup looks slightly different than usual. It was also warm. We blame the sun. Joining us this time around is Senator Mark Warner, a former venture capitalist and current member of our national Congress. Read MoreSpanish Invoice Trading Marketplace NoviCap Raises $1.7M
Sep 23, 11:30AM
NoviCap, the invoice trading marketplace headquartered in London but with offices in Barcelona and a customer base largely in Spain, has closed a $1.7 million seed round. Backers include Partech Ventures, Techstars Ventures and Cabiedes & Partners. Read MoreBlue Jeans Network Raises $76.5M To Bring Video Conferencing Beyond The Office
Sep 23, 11:30AM
Blue Jeans Network, a company that provides cloud-based video conferencing services, has raised $76.5 million in its fifth round of financing. NEA led the Series E round, joined by Accel Partners, Battery Ventures, Glynn Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, and Quadrille Capital. Jeter Ventures, a new fund launched by MLB all-star Derek Jeter, also participated. When Blue Jeans launched in… Read MoreFancred Video Lets Every Sports Fan Be A Live Commentator
Sep 23, 11:30AM
Fancred, the social network for sports fans wants to move beyond pure social into media. Today it announced an update that lets fans post-Periscope style videos from the stadium or their couches. To this point, Fancred has been a social platform designed specifically for sports fans to talk about their favorite teams and share content like pictures from the sporting events or fan gatherings.… 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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