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Mesosphere's Valuation Could Hit Around $600M In Latest Financing Round
Nov 16, 9:50PM
We’re hearing from sources that Mesosphere, a company that’s built upon the open-source project Apache Mesos, is raising a financing round at a valuation that could be as much as $600 million. The talks are, of course, still fluid and valuation numbers are always cloudy — so any final deal could end up outside of what we’re hearing on our end. This round in… Read MorePandora To Buy Rdio Assets For $75M In Cash, Rdio Files Ch.11 And Shuts Down Service
Nov 16, 9:28PM
That was fast: just as soon as it was reported that Pandora was in talks to buy Rdio, the two sides have confirmed that an acquisition is indeed taking place. Pandora has acquired “key assets” from Rdio for $75 million, the company has just announced. But as part of it, the Rdio service as we know it is tanking: the streaming service is shutting down and Rdio is filing for… Read MoreWary Of The "Next Warby"
Nov 16, 9:00PM
Warby Parker is astonishingly successful, whether you judge it by the rave reviews of customers, its valuation or, more impressively, by the number of startups that compare themselves to the iconic eyeglass innovator. Over the last couple of years, I’ve met with dozens of entrepreneurs who have pitched themselves as the “Warby of ________.” Read MoreHacking Collective Anonymous Declares Total War On ISIS Following Paris Terror Attacks
Nov 16, 8:58PM
The hacking group Anonymous on Sunday declared “total war” against the Islamic State, the terror organization that claimed responsibility for the attacks on Friday that killed 132 Parisians. Make no mistake: #Anonymous is at war with #Daesh. We won't stop opposing #IslamicState. We're also better hackers. #OpISIS — Anonymous (@GroupAnon) November 15, 2015… Read MoreNot Into The Hearts? Twitter Appears To Be Testing Multi-Emoji Reactions
Nov 16, 8:09PM
Yes, the fav turned into a like. The star turned into a heart. Some tweeters were not very happy about this change even though Twitter said engagement was just fine — increased among new users, in fact. Today, we’ve learned that Twitter, which tests many things all of the time, is letting folks play with the ability to share reactions in multiple ways by way of emojis. Forget… Read MoreAtmotube Is A Tiny Pollution Sensor That Clears Up The Air You Breathe
Nov 16, 8:01PM
Portable air quality tracker Atmotube aims to be the Waze for air quality tracking in your city. The device is a tiny tube that you can carry around in your pocket or put on a key chain to monitor the air in your environment. Atmotube links to a smartphone app that tells you if the air you are breathing is toxic. It measures a number of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), carbon monoxide, and… Read MoreThis Smart Harness Tells Owners How Their Guide Dogs Are Feeling
Nov 16, 7:45PM
Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a device that notifies users if their guide dogs are distressed or sick. Because dogs usually express illness or stress through their breathing, posture, and heart rate it can be difficult for blind or otherwise disabled folks to tell when they’re not feeling well. This device measures the dog’s breathing and heart rate… Read MoreGoogle Voice Search Gets Smarter, Now Understands Complex Questions And Their Meaning
Nov 16, 7:26PM
If voice-based assistants are to become the primary way we interact with our devices now and in the future, then Google has just upped the ante in the battle between its own voice search functionality and that of rival mobile assistants like Apple’s Siri or Microsoft’s Cortana. While Google’s app has historically done a better job at understanding its users and answering… Read MoreUber Considers Steering Drivers To "Vocational Training" As Cars Go Autonomous
Nov 16, 7:10PM
What happens to Uber’s drivers once cars drive themselves? Something other than just losing their jobs, according to a gentler approach from CEO Travis Kalanick. Uber could potentially train drivers to do other jobs in the post-driving world. Previously Kalanick had taken a more ruthlessly efficient stance, saying at CODE Conference last year that he loves self-driving cars, and that… Read MoreTransferWise's Taavet Hinrikus To Speak At Disrupt London
Nov 16, 6:38PM
He’s back. TransferWise co-founder and CEO Taavet Hinrikus was already on our radar at last year’s Disrupt London, but the startup has been growing nicely since then. After raising $58 million from Andreessen Horowitz and existing investors, the company officially launched in the U.S. That’s why we are excited to announce that Taavet Hinrikus will join us on stage at… Read MoreDungeons & Dragons Comes To Virtual Reality Thanks To AltspaceVR
Nov 16, 6:22PM
If you’re a Dungeons & Dragons fan, and happen to have some virtual reality gear on you, drop what you’re doing. Social VR company AltspaceVR has shipped an immersive version of your beloved tabletop role playing game. AltspaceVR teamed up with D&D publishers Wizards of the Coast for the experience. Read MoreGift Guide: 9 Excellent Back-Up Gifts For All The People You'll Undoubtedly Forget
Nov 16, 6:08PM
Every year it’s the same. You shop, you cross name after name off of your list, only to be handed a perfectly wrapped present by that one person you never expected to exchange gifts with. You’re empty-handed, palms sweating, with nothing to offer in return. It would put a damper on any happy holiday. So this year, take a different route. We’ve rounded up nine gifts that are… Read MoreWhere Are They Now? Startup Battlefield Company Sher.ly
Nov 16, 6:00PM
With Disrupt London right around the corner, we thought it’d be a good idea to check in with participants from past Startup Battlefield competitions to see what they’ve been up to since the show. Sher.ly is a SaaS-based software that essentially gives teams and telecommuters a private, project-centric cloud with the goal of giving users full control over their data. The company… Read MoreApple Is About To Launch Apple Pay In Canada
Nov 16, 5:35PM
After the U.S. and the U.K., Apple is about to launch Apple Pay in Canada tomorrow. The news was first spotted by iPhone in Canada. American Express is one of the launch partners, but it’s unclear whether Apple has partnered with other credit card issuers. Read MoreApple Appears To Be Promoting Its Own Apps In The iPhone App Store's Top Charts
Nov 16, 5:35PM
Apple seems to be using the Top Charts section of its iPhone App Store to promote its own applications by listing apps like Numbers, Keynote, Pages, iMovie and iTunes U, in higher positions than they would normally rank. When viewed on an iPhone, these apps are showing up intermingled in the Top 20 Free applications on the iPhone, but when viewed from the desktop version of the App Store… Read MoreBrilliant Bicycle Introduces Kids Bikes
Nov 16, 4:32PM
Brilliant Bicycle, the direct-to-consumer bike brand, has today announced kids’ bikes just in time for the holiday shopping season. Brilliant makes bikes in two full-size models, with a simple online purchasing process. With a limited selection, Brilliant only needs a few tidbits of information to determine which bike you should get. Plus, Brilliant Bicycles start at $299 thanks to… Read MoreThe Science Of Selfies
Nov 16, 4:00PM
Although the term “selfie” has not yet been added to the official Oxford English Dictionary, the act of taking this particular type of photograph has certainly invaded popular culture around the world, as mobile devices with front-facing cameras, selfie sticks and other accoutrements proliferate. Read MoreJobber Secures $8M For Its Mobile Workforce Apps
Nov 16, 3:41PM
There are a lot of businesses that utilize mobile workers these days. Normally deskbound workers have become mobile workers as companies mobilize their workforces and, often, save on property costs. In this field, Jobber, has now secured a $8 million CAD Series A round of financing led by OMERS Ventures, with participation from existing investors, Version One Ventures and Point Nine… Read MoreVallie Takes The Luxe Valet Parking Model And Puts It In London
Nov 16, 3:29PM
Luxe has become a popular valet parking service in various US cities because it sends valets to park for you, using an Uber-like app. They raised a $20M Series A last February and are now in multiple cities. But valet parking is a totally new concept in the UK, where parking you own car is the norm. Today that Luxe model comes to the UK in the form of Vallie, but as this is a pilot, it will… Read MoreBrooklyn's Favorite Ice Cream Maker Scoops Up $4 Million In Venture Funding
Nov 16, 3:28PM
Ample Hills Creamery, a Brooklyn-based chain of ice cream shops that has become renowned for its unusual and decadent creations, has raised $4 million in funding from Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Red Sea Ventures, and individual investors, including Brooklyn Brewer co-founder Tom Potter, who led a CircleUp syndicate that joined the round. 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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