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11 Gorgeous Holiday Gifts For Your Tech-Savvy Girlfriends
Nov 18, 10:00PM
On the hunt for that special something for your best girlfriend, gal pal or that special lady in your life? Here are a few gems for them (or you). From stylish chargers to swank bags to carry your stuff, these chic items are sure to bring digital joy in the new year. Read MoreAmazon's AWS Is Growing Up; Should You Be Scared?
Nov 18, 10:00PM
Amazon is the most robust infrastructure platform in the world, making it an obvious choice for large customers and startups alike. But its increasing innovations in cloud computing may perpetuate fear among smaller companies trying to make their mark within the ecosystem. Read MoreMeet The Team Helping Bring Pinterest's Code To The Rest Of The World
Nov 18, 9:26PM
Pinterest has built plenty of its technology on open source projects, so of course it wants to open its projects up to the developer community, as well. So the company has built a committee at Pinterest dedicated to making its tools available to the open source community when it thinks they are ready. Enter Pinterest’s open source committee, a team of engineers that got together two… Read MoreSeriously. Instagram Needs Two-Factor Authentication.
Nov 18, 9:15PM
That’s it. It just does. If Instagram wants to be where we capture and share our most treasured moments, it needs to help us protect them. The easiest way to do this is offer the option to turn on two-factor authentication or some similar security feature. Let users add a phone number, and when they successfully log in with their password, text a temporary code they must enter too to… Read MoreNow You Can Steal Any Vine's Audio To Jump On The Remix Bandwagon
Nov 18, 8:00PM
Vine is a never-ending series of inside jokes. Every day, some weird video or audio clip becomes the trend and everyone races to make their own remix. Now you can play along without any extra editing tools with Vine’s new audio remix button. Just tap the three-dot more button below any Vine, hit “Make an audio remix”, and you can then shoot or upload a video with the… Read MoreHardware Battlefield Applications Now Close On Monday
Nov 18, 7:44PM
We get it. You’re busy building a robot that can eat human food. That’s why we’ve extended the deadline for applications for TechCrunch’s Hardware Battlefield for a few more days. Submit your application by November 23 at 9pm PT to compete for free demo space at the Consumer Electronics Show, $50,000 prize and the Metal Man trophy. For those of you following along at… Read MoreDin Delivers Thanksgiving To Your Door
Nov 18, 7:37PM
Next week we kick off the holiday season with Thanksgiving, which is the perfect excuse to gather and nosh with family or friends. But it can be time-consuming and anxiety-inducing for those doing the cooking. If you don’t have a ton of time or are just feeling a bit intimidated by it all, Din might have just the solution for you — as long as you live in Los Angeles or San Francisco. Read MoreLike Nature Programs? Smithsonian Networks Launches Its Own $4-Per-Month Streaming Service
Nov 18, 7:25PM
Does the world need yet another subscription-based video streaming service? The Smithsonian seems to think so, having now rolled out its own over-the-top service aimed at cord cutters called Smithsonian Earth. Initially available on the web, on Apple TV and Roku platforms, the new $3.99 per month service will deliver ad-free nature and wildlife programming to subscribers in HD and Ultra HD… Read MoreOur National Encryption Debate, In Quotes
Nov 18, 7:13PM
The long-burning debate concerning encryption, its impact on both consumer privacy and the government’s ability to protect its citizens is back with a vengeance. The dialogue appeared to be dwindling after the White House said it would not require companies to breach the security of their products to provide the government with information. The Paris terror attack has thrust encryption… Read MorePlanGrid Lands $40 Million Investment To Expand Product
Nov 18, 7:06PM
PlanGrid, the company that digitized the construction industry, announced today that it has landed a $40 million investment. Tenaya Capital led the round. Additional investors include Sequoia, Founders Fund, YC Continuity and Northgate. Today’s investment brings the total to over $58 million. PlanGrid CEO Tracy Young says they took the money, even though most of the Series A remains in… Read MoreWait, Did Facebook Just Build A Kickstarter Competitor?
Nov 18, 6:46PM
Facebook’s on a quest to absorb the Internet, and now it looks like it could invade crowdfunding. Today the company released a new Fundraiser product that allows nonprofits to set up a campaign page, show off a video explaining their goal, collect cash, and let people share News Feed posts with buttons so their friends can instantly contribute without clicking to a new page. As is… Read MoreSeiko Will Reissue Ripley's Futuristic Alien-Fighting Watch
Nov 18, 6:25PM
In space no one can hear you tick. In the movie Alien, futuristic alien butt-kicker Sigourney Weaver AKA Ripley wore a futuristic-looking chronograph. This piece, the Seiko 7A28-7000, was one of the first watches with a quartz chronograph movement and featured a unique pusher design with buttons that stuck straight up on either end of a large metallic bar on the side of the case. Originally… Read MoreSean Rad Of Tinder, Ladies And Gentleman
Nov 18, 6:17PM
Today, the world woke up to a profile of sorts from the London Evening Standard. The profile was about Tinder CEO Sean Rad. And it was, well, special. Where to start? First, let’s get the serious stuff out of the way. Rad’s parent company Match recently filed to go public. So the company is in a quiet period, right? Sure. Unless you’re Rad. Read MoreVCs Aren't the Only Ones Watching Those Mutual Fund Markdowns
Nov 18, 5:33PM
VCs have been watching with great interest as mutual funds mark down the value of some of their privately held, illiquid investments, including shares of Dropbox, Zenefits, and Snapchat. Turns out the SEC is watching, too. A new Wall Street Journal report says the agency “has been asking more questions of large fund firms about how they value startups and whether their process ensures… Read MoreMining (And Learning) With The 21 Bitcoin Computer
Nov 18, 5:30PM
A few days ago a $400 charge hit my credit card and Amazon notified me that my 21.co bitcoin computer was on its way. Essentially a Raspberry Pi connected with a custom bitcoin-mining ASIC and a heatsink, the computer is one of the most interesting MVPs in modern memory. While you could easily recreate it yourself, the fact that 21 is building and selling these for a few hundred dollars is… Read MoreGoogle Search Now Surfaces App-Only Content, Streams Apps From The Cloud When Not Installed On Your Phone
Nov 18, 5:00PM
Google today is making a big change in terms of its ability to surface the content found in mobile applications through Google search: it’s no longer requiring that apps have matching web content in order to be indexed through Google’s search engine. In addition, when Google finds in-app content that points to a mobile app you don’t already have installed on your… Read MoreGoogle Launches Custom Machine Types For Its Cloud Platform
Nov 18, 5:00PM
Google launched a new way of buying virtual machines in its cloud today. No matter whether you choose the Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure or another player, the way you buy virtual machines is pretty much always the same: you pick from a limited set of pre-configured CPU and RAM options on machines that are either optimized for compute or memory. With the newly launched beta of Custom… Read MoreApple Acknowledges Mac App Store Issue That Caused Apps To Stop Working, Details Fixes
Nov 18, 4:59PM
Apple today has publicly addressed the issue with the Mac App Store that last week caused a number of Mac desktop applications to stop working, forcing users to restart their computers and reauthenticate with the Mac App Store after receiving error messages when trying to run their applications. As we previously reported, the problem was related not just to an expired security certificate, as… Read MoreAmazon Starts Black Friday Early
Nov 18, 4:24PM
Following news regarding the launch of its own Black Friday store with exclusive deals for Prime members, Amazon announced this morning that it will actually begin selling its holiday deals this Friday, November 20. Typically, Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving here in the U.S., meaning it would be November 27 this year, but Amazon says instead it will offer 8 days of holiday deals… Read MoreFundrise Raising $50 Million for Real Estate Crowdfunding
Nov 18, 4:14PM
Fundrise, the real estate crowdfunding site, is offering up to $50 million in shares to the public, for the launch of its online real estate investment trust. This REIT will be used to invest in a diverse portfolio of commercial real estate properties including offices, apartments and shopping centers. The idea is that it will generate cash flow and will be paid out to investors in regular… 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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