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Apple Gets An Extension In iPhone Unlock Case, Response Now Due February 26th
Feb 19, 1:35AM
Apple has received an extension in the timeline that it has to reply to a court order to modify an iPhone for the FBI. The deadline, originally Tuesday, has been pushed out to Friday, February 26th, TechCrunch has learned. Read MoreMark Cuban Commends Apple, Proposes New Law For Tech Security
Feb 19, 1:31AM
Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban is usually opposed to new regulation, but he thinks there should be a law to eliminate confusion in the next Apple security controversy. While he applauds Apple for standing up to the FBI and refusing to break into the iPhone belonging to the San Bernardino terrorists, he suggests that going forward, there should be a ruling that would clarify when a… Read More>From Food To Flowers: The Push For Supply Chain Transparency
Feb 19, 1:00AM
Try to figure out exactly where fresh products come from in a grocery store. The stickers may say “Mexico” or “Colombia,” but those are big places, and labels like this don’t give much insight. Research online; the information isn’t there. Try with a few other products, and you’re likely to find the same thing. Companies are not always forthcoming… Read MoreNo, Apple Has Not Unlocked 70 iPhones For Law Enforcement
Feb 19, 12:24AM
The more highly technical the basis of a story, the more likely it is that some key detail will get jacked up by a journalist trying to translate it for the public. Call it Panzer’s Law. It’s only natural, especially when it comes to stories about security and privacy, such as Apple vs. the` FBI. There are a myriad of complex technical mechanics at play, fiercely difficult… Read MoreImgur Gets Its Sheryl, Hires COO So Founder Can Nerd Out On Product
Feb 18, 11:54PM
Imgur is Internet dude paradise. The underhyped image sharing and commenting community has 150 million active users and saw 900 billion page views in 2015. Thanks to silly GIFs, science experiments, cute cats, and crazy inside jokes, Imgur has become the #1 web destination for millenial men according to comScore. Now it’s time to turn the adoration of that army of guys into a real… Read MoreSpace Propulsion Startup Accion Systems Starts Taking Orders
Feb 18, 10:04PM
The space propulsion company Accion Systems has announced that they will officially start taking orders for their micro-propulsion systems designed for CubeSats and other small satellites. The company is selling miniature electrospray ion engines that generates thrust by accelerating charged particles to very high speeds. Accion’s engine, about the size of a small coin, uses 480… Read MoreDigital Payments Startup ModoPayments Raises $2 Million
Feb 18, 9:35PM
Today, The Dallas Business Journal is reporting that ModoPayments completed a $2 Million funding round by a group of individual angels that includes Tim Keith, John Beletic, and Jay Kassing among others. We first reported on ModoPayments way back in 2011 but a lot has changed since those salad days for the Richardson, TX startup. Read MoreUber CEO Travis Kalanick Says Company Is Profitable In U.S.
Feb 18, 9:16PM
Uber is officially profitable in the U.S., Uber CEO Travis Kalanick told Canadian publication BetaKit earlier this week. H/t to Fortune for peeling out the buried news in that story, which was titled “Travis Kalanick Speaks Out: Uber’s CEO On Risk, Regulation, and Women in Tech.” Here’s the key chunk, straight out of the horse’s mouth: “We’re profitable… Read MoreFacebook Plans To Put Ads In Messenger
Feb 18, 8:00PM
A leaked document Facebook sent to some of its biggest advertisers reveals that Facebook will launch ads within Messenger in Q2 2016. The document, obtained by TechCrunch but kept private to protect its verified source, says businesses will be able to send ads as messages to people who previously initiated a chat thread with that company. To prepare, the document recommends that businesses… Read MoreIndigo Is Mapping Plant Microbiomes To Produce Next Generation Crops
Feb 18, 8:00PM
David Perry thinks the secret to agricultural challenges like drought resistance might lie in the bacteria that live in a bunch of grass on the beach. That’s just one example that Indigo, a company that analyzes the microbiomes of plants to produce seed coatings that impart various attributes, is looking into as a way to combat difficult conditions for various crops. Indigo is… Read MoreSilicon Valley Keeps Winning Because Non-Competes Limit Innovation
Feb 18, 8:00PM
Talent plus capital. Whether you’re building a company, a city or a national economy, these are the raw materials that make it possible to do things that others can’t. Silicon Valley is the world’s most magical mixing chamber for these two simple ingredients, home to the most exciting, creative and valuable companies on the planet. Every city in the U.S. — and around… Read MoreEven Barbie Has A Smart Home And Hoverboard Now
Feb 18, 7:30PM
Consumers may have been slow to adopt smart home technology, but that’s not the case for Barbie. At the recent New York Toy Fair, Mattel unveiled a newly upgraded – and now tech-enabled – Dreamhouse for its iconic doll. The house lets kids control its various elements – from the lights to the elevator to other appliances – and even the music! – using… Read MoreFacebook Lures Video Creators With Minutes Watched And 10-Second View Metrics
Feb 18, 7:01PM
The better the videos are on Facebook, the more people will watch and the more lucrative video ads Facebook can show. So today it’s giving video makers more metrics that will teach them what works and what doesn’t. Facebook Page insights will now show the total minutes spent watching each of their videos, and the number of times people watched a video up to the 10-second mark,… Read MoreHinge May Start Charging Users As It Zeroes In On Serious Dating
Feb 18, 6:53PM
Given the extent to which I cover dating apps, you may be surprised to know that I’m not much of a digital dater. In fact, I’ve only ever had monogamous, exclusive relationships with people I’ve met offline, with one booty call exception. Shout out to the man I now refer to as “Tinder Tim.” I met my current girlfriend at a BBQ, and the one before that through… Read MoreApple Apologizes And Updates iOS To Restore iPhones Disabled By Error 53
Feb 18, 6:01PM
Apple is issuing an updated version of iOS 9.2.1 for users that update their iPhones via iTunes only. This update will restore phones ‘bricked’ or disabled by Error 53 and will prevent future iPhones that have had their home button (or the cable) replaced by third party repair centers from being disabled. Read MoreGoogle Decouples Play Games From Google+, Lets Gamers Choose Their Own Names And Avatars
Feb 18, 6:00PM
Until today, you needed a Google+ account to use Google Play Games, Google’s online gaming service for bringing online multiplayer gaming, video recordings and social features like profiles and leaderboards to Android games. Today, Google is launching an update to Play Games, however, that removes this requirement. All you need to sign up now is a regular Google account and instead of… Read MoreNYC Continues Its Great Phonebooth Transformation As First Tablets Hit Its Gigabit Wi-Fi Spots
Feb 18, 5:04PM
The plan to turn unused NYC phonebooths into free digital hubs for local neighborhoods continues as Mayor Bill DeBlasio announced the second phase of the city’s LinkNYC program — with the unveiling of new, slightly generic tablets at the city’s newly installed hotspots. LinkNYC demonstrated the android-powered tablet for the press yesterday, taking advantage of a… Read MoreTwitter's New Customer Service Features Make It Easier To Send Private Messages And Feedback
Feb 18, 5:02PM
If you’re the kind of person who likes to talk to businesses on Twitter, the company is rolling out some new options to improve those interactions. First, businesses can now add a “send a private message” button to their tweets. So you might start a conversation with a business via public tweets, but at a certain point they can ask you to move to direct messaging with just… Read MoreFacebook Launches Site To Help Non-Profits Raise Money
Feb 18, 5:00PM
Facebook just launched a new site full of resources for non-profit organizations and non-governmental organizations looking to raise awareness about their causes and money for them. The site details things like how to set up a Facebook page, enhance that page and analyze engagement, create posts and create a campaign strategy. The site also features success stories of non-profits… Read MoreGoogle Opens Its Cloud Vision API To All Developers
Feb 18, 5:00PM
After a short limited preview, Google today announced the public beta of its Cloud Vision API — a service that allows developers to easily build image recognition and classification features into their applications. Google’s technology do basic things like extracting text from images, but its real power is in actually recognizing the objects in an image. This is the same… 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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