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Google Translate Now Has More Than 100 Languages And Covers 99 Percent Of The Online Population
Feb 18, 2:47AM
Google’s online translation tool hit a major milestone today as it nears its 10th anniversary. After adding 13 new languages, including Hawaiian and Kurdish, Google Translate now includes more than 100 languages (103 to be exact). Read MoreThousands Of Chinese Residents Evacuated For World's Largest Telescope
Feb 18, 1:42AM
Over 9,000 Chinese residents will be evacuated from their homes in order to create a radio-quiet zone for the world’s largest telescope. The telescope, known as the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST), will listen for radio waves in the universe, a common strategy used by scientists to search for intelligent extraterrestrial life. China to relocate over 9,000 residents… Read MoreTwitter Fixes Bug That Compromised Some Users' Emails And Phone Numbers
Feb 18, 1:42AM
Twitter said today it has fixed a bug that hit its password recovery systems for 24 hours last week. Less than 10,000 active accounts were affected, but that the bug could have potentially exposed emails and phone numbers connected to those users. Accounts who were affected have already been notified. Read MoreGoogle's CEO Says "Forcing Companies To Enable Hacking Could Compromise Users' Privacy."
Feb 18, 12:49AM
Google’s Sundar Pichai has thrown his support behind Apple’s recent decision to push back against the FBI and not build a backdoor into iOS. In the Google CEO’s first tweetstorm, Sundar notes that requiring companies to enable hacking of customer devices and data “could be a troubling precedent”. Could be? It would be. The CEO’s sentiments are laid out over… Read MoreScientists Can Now 3D Print Otzi The Mummified Ice Man
Feb 18, 12:46AM
Otzi, for those not up on their 5,300-year-old mummified men, died and was frozen in the Alps near Hauslabjoch on the border between Austria and Italy. His body is one of the best preserved human mummies in Europe and now he’s getting a 3D-printed makeover. Researchers and engineers have worked together with 3D-printing firm Materialise to perfectly scan Otzi. This allows researchers to… Read MoreWhy Apple Is Fighting Not To Unlock iPhones For The Government
Feb 18, 12:35AM
This current order is all about Apple refusing to unlock a single device for the FBI. It is not to be confused with the related, but bigger, battle over the government forcing tech companies to weaken their encryption by introducing a ‘secret’ key that only they have. Read MoreStartup Battlefield Applications Extended for Disrupt NY
Feb 18, 12:00AM
Startup Battlefield hopefuls, it’s time to stop procrastinating and apply for the Startup Battlefield at Disrupt New York. We’re looking for the more promising startups from the US and basically anywhere else in the world to come to the Big Apple to compete in this illustrious competition Read MorePayPal Overhauls Its Mobile App
Feb 17, 11:44PM
PayPal’s mobile app is getting a massive overhaul today, representing the first time in the history that the company has rebuilt its app from scratch. With the redesign, PayPal is focused on offering a more extensible framework under the hood that will allow it to add new features in the months to come, while also offering a simplified experience for users who want easier ways… Read MoreFandango Buys Flixster And Rotten Tomatoes
Feb 17, 11:23PM
NBCUniversal-owned Fandango continues to expand beyond movie ticketing, announcing today that it has acquired Flixster and Rotten Tomatoes from Warner Bros. Entertainment. Flixster allows users to learn more about movies, while Rotten Tomatoes is the best-known aggregator of movie reviews — it’s ubiquitous enough that people complain about its effect on film criticism. Both… Read MoreBullish: Closing The Tech Divide Through Teaching Kids How To Code
Feb 17, 10:30PM
This week on Bullish, Mission Bit CEO Stevon Cook joined me in the studio to chat about computer programming and the importance of teaching kids how to code. In case you’re not familiar with Mission Bit, it’s a non-profit organization that works closely with the San Francisco Unified School District to teach coding to high school students. It ultimately aims to close the… Read More
Why Apple Is Right To Reject The FBI's Push To Brute Force iPhone Security
Feb 17, 8:43PM
Apple is under pressure from the FBI to backdoor iPhone security. But how will any technology company be able to offer trusted services to consumers if government-mandated backdoors are being forced upon them? Read MoreYahoo Is Shuttering Several Digital Magazines
Feb 17, 8:17PM
Yahoo today said it is shutting down a huge swath of its digital magazines as it rethinks its digital content strategy. A Yahoo spokesperson said Yahoo Tech was not affected by the changes. According to a memo acquired by Capital New York, Yahoo Tech editor in chief Dan Tynan is leaving the company. Capital New York also reported that Yahoo is shuttering its tech vertical and moving some of… Read MoreNot Another African Tech Article
Feb 17, 8:00PM
The great continent of Africa seems to be the flavor of the month. As the world wakes up to its potential, I can’t help but cringe each time an “African tech” article is published on a popular medium like TechCrunch. The lack of data and “exotic charm” of Africa makes it an easy target for baseless, heavily flawed or downright ridiculous content. This benefits no… Read MoreChelsea Peretti To Rich People: "Save Twitter"
Feb 17, 7:55PM
Twitter has been having trouble growing beyond its current user base of around 300 million. Because of that, shareholders are scared and the stock price is falling. Of course, the tech world is concerned about this issue. But we never stop to think about how this might affect celebrities like Brooklyn Nine Nine star and comedian Chelsea Peretti. Peretti hosted the Crunchies Awards Show… Read MoreX Prize And IBM Team Up On A New, $5 Million A.I. Competition
Feb 17, 7:19PM
On Wednesday morning at TED2016, The X Prize Foundation founder Peter Diamandis and IBM Watson general manager David Kenny jointly announced the launch of a new X Prize competition focused on artificial intelligence. The $5 million “IBM Watson A.I. Xprize: A Cognitive Computing Competition,” as the competition is called, will invite teams from around the globe to come up with… Read MoreHere Are 7 Startups That Kanye West Wants To Build
Feb 17, 7:06PM
When Kanye West went on his most recent Twitter rant a few days ago, he resurfaced an organizational chart he made for Donda, his “content, experience & product company” named after his mother, Donda West. While the chart has been floating around the internet for a while (he showed it onstage at Google’s Zeitgeist conference in 2015), we decided to revisit it now that… Read MoreCalifornia DOJ's OpenJustice Platform Makes Local Law Enforcement Data More Transparent
Feb 17, 7:00PM
The murders of unarmed African-American people at the hands of police officers has created a lot of reasonable doubt in our criminal justice system. OpenJustice, an interactive web platform led by the California Department of Justice, has today released a new set of criminal justice data for the sake of transparency and accountability. Read MoreGet Your Extra-Early-Bird Tickets To Disrupt NY Before Prices Increase
Feb 17, 7:00PM
While May like seem like it’s very far away, the truth is that Disrupt New York 2016 will be upon us before you know it, and now is your last chance to get extra-early-bird tickets to the best startup show around. Extra-early-bird tickets to the show are available through Friday, February 19, so if you’re already planning on coming to Disrupt and want to save yourself some serious… Read MoreWhite House Plays With Words, Says Department Of Justice Isn't Asking Apple To Create A Backdoor
Feb 17, 6:59PM
Following Tim Cook’s letter, the White House has reacted to Apple’s strong stance against backdoors. According to Reuters, the White House has said that the Department of Justice isn’t asking for a backdoor to unlock the iPhone 5c in the San Bernardino case. Instead, the Government only wants help for one device. Read MoreThis Insane Rack Made Out Of 53 GoPros Captures 3D Movies
Feb 17, 6:32PM
Sketchfab is an online platform to view and share 3D files. The company has been adding a bunch of new features over the past few months, including computer-generated animations and a VR button to view 3D models with a VR headset. Today, the company is partnering with TimeSlice Films to add support for “4D,” which are really 3D movie files captured using multiple cameras. 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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