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The Rise Of Entrepreneurial Communities

Oct 03, 8:00PM

capitol hill This summer, as Chairman of the House Small Business Committee, I had the opportunity to honor an innovative business accelerator called First Batch. This isn’t your typical business accelerator. First Batch is a product accelerator in my hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio, that focuses on helping entrepreneurs and makers bring physical products to market. It’s a great resource… Read More



Pronoun, A Self-Publishing Platform For Authors, Is Ready To Serve Humanity

Oct 03, 5:59PM

scaled.IMG_0052 Pronoun, a self-publishing system that aims to help authors get their books edited and printed, is beginning the long road to making it easier for self-published authors to get noticed. First stop? Getting authors onto the platform. The company, founded by Josh Brody and Ben Zhuk, raised $3.5 million in June to create books that people will read. The goal is noble: by bringing all of the… Read More



Can You Hear Me Now?

Oct 03, 4:00PM

554281668_27f80808f2_b It’s been a pretty big week for tech + privacy, with Apple overhauling the privacy-related info it pushes out to users — sharpening its pro-privacy positioning as a marketing differentiator for its devices and services. And NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden stepping into the public arena by joining Twitter as, well, himself — with the verified account status to prove it. Read More



Fear Of Failure May Ensure It

Oct 03, 3:00PM

shutterstock_110894420 At the dawn of the web I launched one of the first e-commerce sites. I spent six months on research, perfecting the site, striving to get everything right. After six hours live I’d learned more from people’s actions and reactions than in those six months — and felt a bitter regret for the half year wasted. Now, as an investor, I occasionally see the same behavior, and… Read More



I Do Not Want Your Stupid App

Oct 03, 1:00PM

crap I do not want your stupid app I will not use this siloed crap. I do not like them, Sam-I-am. I do not want this mobile spam! Read More



Who Will Step Up To Secure The Internet Of Things?

Oct 03, 1:00AM

lego-robots The Internet of Things (IoT) presents a significant mix of opportunity and risk. Compared to the connected devices of the past, the gazillions of new IoT devices that are being predicted for our homes, transportation, cities, medical devices and elsewhere represent a unique set of security challenges for both companies and their users. They also offer a host of new and attractive opportunity… Read More



This Week On CrunchWeek: Tesla's Model X, Google's New Toys, And Someone Called Jack

Oct 03, 12:19AM

crunchweek-4-3 Hello friends, and welcome to another episode of CrunchWeek, TechCrunch’s weekly roundup show that brings you the best of the past seven days in just around 10 minutes. This week myself, and the excellent Megan Rose Dickey and Drew Olanoff gathered to riff on Tesla’s new Model X, Google’s recent hardware introductions including the new Chromecast, and, of course, what’s… Read More



Automatically Animate GIFs In Your Google Image Search Results

Oct 02, 9:14PM

chip Even though I’m a huge Giphy fan, I still use Google Image Search a lot to find fun imagery…especially animated GIFs. The problem with using Google Search for this is that the results aren’t animated. Static as the day is long. Womp Womp. Read More



Design In The Age Of The Consumer

Oct 02, 9:00PM

shutterstock_148398119 The Apple iPhone, Spotify’s streaming service and the Tesla Roadster — all revolutionary pieces of technology that secured competitive advantages because of the quality of their design. In the past decade, the importance of design within technology companies has risen dramatically as more digitally savvy consumers demand beauty alongside flawless functionality and great user… Read More



Microsoft Fleshes Out Its 3D Capabilities With Purchase Of Havok From Intel

Oct 02, 8:59PM

msft-havok Microsoft announced today that it has purchased Havok Software from Intel. The chip maker purchased Havok, an Irish gaming technology company, back in September 2007. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. In a short blog post, Microsoft called Havok the “leading provider of 3D physics.” That’s the core of this; Microsoft, as a company, is working on both gaming and… Read More



Google Officially Becomes Alphabet

Oct 02, 8:51PM

Google Alphabet blocks Well, it happened. Google is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of a new parent company called Alphabet. The company announced its plans for a new corporate structure back in August. Google itself will continue to exist under the leadership of CEO Sundar Pichai, while Alphabet serves as “a collection of companies” led by CEO Larry Page. Read More



The Next Big Space Race?

Oct 02, 6:30PM

6166295967_e55a4bf239_b This is Part 3 of the 3-Part Series on the Corporate Battle for Global Internet Connectivity OneWeb and SpaceX have both launched ambitious plans to bring hundreds of satellites to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and, by doing so, provide low-latency broadband internet to anyone anywhere on Earth. Through strategic partnerships and impressive fundraising, they are both well positioned to develop… Read More



A New App Called Soon Organizes Your Everyday Bucket List

Oct 02, 6:20PM

Soon x4 Your friend tells you about a great new TV show they’re watching on Netflix, or a new restaurant that you just have to try. If you’re like me, you tend to pop open the Notepad app on your phone and jot down this information for later…And then you promptly forget about it. A new mobile application called Soon is now offering a better way to help you keep track of all those… Read More



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

Oct 02, 4:20PM

TC-weekly-roundup1 It was a big week in tech news, with Google’s massive hardware event, a major announcement from Tesla, and a huge discovery from NASA. These are the stories to catch you up on everything tech this week. 1. Google held an event in San Francisco to announce a few new products. In particular, the company unveiled two new flagship Nexus phones — the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P. We… Read More



Curious AI Wants To Make The Singularity A Reality

Oct 02, 4:15PM

brain Over the last few years tech companies both large and small have developed programs that can “dream”; and understand and process information; and even write articles; but  nothing has come close to the holy grail of artificial intelligence — developing software that can learn independently. At least, not until now. Helsinki might seem like an unlikely potential… Read More



Mobile App Accelerator Neumob Raises $8.5M Series A Led By Accel Partners

Oct 02, 4:10PM

14340180277_643107ae44_o Neumob, a service that helps mobile app developers get their in-app content to users faster, today announced that it has raised an $8.5 million Series A round led by Accel Partners. Additional investors include Shasta Ventures, Eniac Ventures and Lightbank Ventures, as well as a number of private investors, including RealNetworks founder and CEO Rob Glaser. Read More



Consumer Watchdog Groups Complain Updated YouTube Kids App Still Exposes Children To Deceptive Ads

Oct 02, 4:01PM

YouTube Kids Screenshot YouTube announced changes to its kid-friendly YouTube Kids mobile application this week designed to better educate parents on how the app works and the protections it offers, following a number of complaints, including those to the FTC, from consumer watchdog organizations. But the groups today are saying that YouTube hasn’t gone far enough with the updated YouTube Kids app, calling… Read More



Impact Is The New Mobile

Oct 02, 4:00PM

3601654579_7ca60de8b0_o It’s no longer acceptable for a website to not render well on mobile. In the next decade, it won’t be enough for a company to merely be profitable — customers, employees and investors will all demand that a company produce positive impact, as well. Read More



Welcome Katie Roof To TechCrunch

Oct 02, 4:00PM

welcome-tc We’re incredibly excited to announce that Katie Roof will be joining TechCrunch to write on tech and business, as well as to do some on-camera reporting with our fresh as heck TC video team. Katie comes to us from Fox Business, but don’t let that scare you. We’ve been a fan of her scrappy reporting for some time and we’re happy she’s here. Read More



Fitbay's Fashion Selfie Social Network Lands On Android

Oct 02, 2:43PM

Fitbay Fashion selfie social network Fitbay has launched on Android after garnering some 250,000 sign-ups for its web and iOS apps since launch a year ago. The Danish startup set out with the aim of building another personalized, fashion-discovery shop — along the lines of Wanelo and Lyst — but the twist was a focus on matching users with so-called body doubles (aka other users of… Read More




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