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Users Pummel YouTube's iOS Update With One-Star Reviews
Oct 06, 7:32PM
YouTube has rolled out a notable – and clearly, divisive – update to its iOS application which introduces Google’s now-familiar “Material” design style to the application alongside a handful of new video editing features. The latter, which is somewhat reminiscent of the tools found in iMovie, allow users to trim their clips as well as add filters and music prior… Read MoreRental Car Delivery Startup Skurt Raises $1.3 Million From Upfront Ventures And Others
Oct 06, 7:15PM
Skurt, a startup that delivers rental cars to you, just raised a $1.3 million seed round from Upfront Ventures, Hipmunk CEO Adam Goldstein, Wonga founder Errol Damelin, Whisper President Mark Troughton and GoodRx Co-founder Scott Marlette. Skurt, which positions itself as doing for car rentals what Uber did for taxis, has agreements with independent car rental companies that have an excess… Read MoreFAA Seeks Record $1.9M Fine Against Drone Company, Claims It Endangered "The Safety Of Our Airspace"
Oct 06, 6:59PM
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced that it has plans to give drone operator SkyPan, an aerial photography firm, a record $1.9 million fine “for endangering the safety of our airspace.” According to the FAA, SkyPan illegally operated its drones between 2012 and 2014 and in the process, repeatedly violated not just the FAA’s rules, but also operated… Read MoreGoogle Denies Motor Trend's Claim That Android Auto Collects Key Automotive Data
Oct 06, 6:39PM
Android Auto does not phone key automotive data back home, Google says. This comes after Motor Trend stated Porsche opted to not include Android Auto in the new 991/2 as Google’s system collects and transmits back to Google information such as vehicle speed, throttle position, coolant and oil temp, engine revs. Google’s official statement: Steering this story straight – we… Read MoreBill Gurley: "I Hope To God We Have A Soft Landing"
Oct 06, 6:03PM
Venture capitalist Bill Gurley, Julie Wainright from TheRealReal and co-founder of unicorn startup Slack Stewart Butterfield discussed the frothiness of the market and the possibility that Silicon Valley is indeed facing a second bubble at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit in downtown San Francisco today. Talk of a possible bubble pop has been going on for a good decade now and… Read MorePostmates Pop Delivers Lunch In 15 Minutes Or Less
Oct 06, 6:00PM
On-demand delivery startup Postmates just launched a new product called Pop to sling lunch to people in 15 minutes or less. For now, it will only be available to people based in San Francisco’s South of Market Street area during lunch time, but the plan is to expand into other locations, offer delivery in additional hours of the day, and eventually deliver more than just food in the… Read MoreApple Approves An App That Blocks Ads In Native Apps, Including Apple News
Oct 06, 5:31PM
It’s unclear if Apple is setting a precedent, or has only accidentally allowed the approval of a new app, known as “Been Choice,” into the iTunes App Store. The app claims to block advertisements not only in mobile applications, but also in native mobile apps, including Facebook and even Apple’s own News application. To make this work, Been Choice offers a combination of… Read MoreMakerarm Is An All-In-One Robotic Laser Cutter, 3D Printer, Painter, Fabricator And Assembler
Oct 06, 5:30PM
Makerarm is a robotic 3D printer, laser cutter, drawing and ink printer, fabricator and assembly machine all rolled into one that fits on a desktop and promises to make pretty much anything – including an entire laptop (It milled us the TechCrunch logo into a block of wood instead). Glowforge, a 3D laser cutter comes close but only offers laser cutting. Makerbot brings quality 3D printing… Read MoreGoogle Lets You Translate Text In 90 Languages Within Android Apps Like LinkedIn And WhatsApp
Oct 06, 5:05PM
With the release of Android’s latest operating system, Marshmallow, tons of new functionality is going to be introduced over the next few weeks. One of the more interesting new features rolling out now is the ability to translate text within popular Android apps like WhatsApp. That’s pretty huge if you only speak English and your friend only speaks Russian, for example. Google… Read MoreTwitter Moments Have Their Own Set Of Guidelines And Principles
Oct 06, 4:47PM
Along with the release of its new feature, Moments, Twitter shared a set of guidelines and principles that drive the curation team that powers it, as well as its external partners. Algorithms only pop up what’s trending; it’s up to human beings to assemble these Moments. While Twitter isn’t becoming a news organization itself, Moments does have them dabbling in a curation… Read MoreWindows 10 Hardware Event
Oct 06, 4:15PM
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Study: Heavy Internet Use Linked To High Blood Pressure In Teens
Oct 06, 4:06PM
Researchers at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit have found a link between heavy Internet use in teens and high blood pressure. Teens who spent over 14 hours a week on the Internet had “elevated blood pressure.” Of the 134 teens studied and defined as heavy Internet users, “26 had elevated blood pressure.” From the report: This is believed to be the first study to show… Read MoreReddit Launches Upvoted, Its "Digital Magazine" For All Things Reddit
Oct 06, 4:01PM
Reddit, the squirrely site that has more links to content than you can shake a stick at, has launched a new site with new content. It’s called Upvoted, and it’s a digital magazine of sorts with original digital bits inspired from the community but coming directly from the mothership. Read MoreGoogle's Domain Registrar Expands, Now Works With Google Apps
Oct 06, 4:00PM
Google is today expanding its efforts with its newer domain registry service, Google Domains, announced earlier this year. The service, which represents Google’s initial foray into selling website addresses itself, competes with those from NameCheap, GoDaddy and others, by offering individuals and businesses in the U.S. an easy way to grab your own web address, while also integrating… Read MoreWatch The Microsoft Surface Book Unveiling Right Here
Oct 06, 3:58PM
Microsoft just announced and unveiled a stunning convertible laptop called the Surface Book. As the video above shows, the $1,500 laptop features a detectable tablet powered by a Core i7 CPU. It’s worth noting that most PC makers currently have a device very similar to the Surface Book, but none seem to be as well designed. Read MoreVoodoo Manufacturing Taps The Power Of 3D Printing To Make Things On Demand
Oct 06, 3:39PM
Four ex-Makerbot employees, Max Friefled, Oliver Ortlieb, Patrick Deem, and Jonathan Schwartz, have come together to create a Brooklyn-based rapid manufacturing system using – what else? – Makerbots. The group, called Voodoo Manufacturing raised $300,000 to build their 3D printing shop and are currently profitable, a testament to the power of making things quickly. The company has… Read MoreMicrosoft Launches The Surface Book, A Convertible Laptop Done Right
Oct 06, 3:38PM
Microsoft unveiled its first laptop. Called the Surface Book, it doesn’t look like a Surface at all. It has a 13.5-inch display, a trackpad made of glass, a backlit keyboard and a machined magnesium body. Microsoft has one trick up its sleeve — the screen is detachable. It has the latest generation of the Intel Core processor and an Nvidia GPU with GDDR5 memory. According to… Read MoreMicrosoft Announces The Surface Pro 4
Oct 06, 3:30PM
Today at an event in New York City, Microsoft announced the Surface Pro 4, a widely expected device that follows the unsurprisingly named Surface Pro 3. Microsoft noted that its Surface business is now at a $3.5 billion annual run rate. The device is the thinnest Surface yet, according to Microsoft. The company expanded the Surface Pro’s screen to 12.3 inches from 12 inches. The device… Read MoreSurface Team Used Surface To Build Next Surface
Oct 06, 3:29PM
Today during Microsoft’s Windows 10 hardware briefing, the next Surface was shown off. There are a lot of things here to dissect, so read up on all of the details here. The most interesting bit of information that perked my ears up is that the Surface was used during the building of this new Surface Pro 4. Talk about ultimate dawgfooding. Yo dawg… There is quite a bit that goes… Read MoreMicrosoft Throws Shade On The Apple Pencil
Oct 06, 3:22PM
“It’s kind of funny, there’s a Pencil out there without an eraser,” said Microsoft’s Panos Panay moments ago when announcing the upgraded Surface Pro 4 stylus. Because, you know, the Apple Pencil doesn’t have an eraser and the Surface Pen does and Microsoft had to take the opportunity to make a joke. 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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