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Run away from reality with the Virtuix Omni
Mar 08, 1:47AM
I was in a place where the only thing constraining me in virtual reality was my couch potato bod and a crippling realization that footage of me using it would live forever on the web. This is life with the Virtuix Omni, a $699 device that allows you to walk through virtual reality while wearing a VR headset. This isn’t as radical an idea as it may appear. Old people of VR (which in… Read MoreCombating the cybersecurity job crunch
Mar 08, 1:00AM
There is a looming crisis in information security that will necessitate that businesses change how they manage their security efforts. While there will always be new attacks and methodologies with which to contend, it’s the growing shortage of skilled cybersecurity resources that is poised to cause enterprises heartache for the foreseeable future. Read MoreGillmor Gang: Trumpty Dumpty
Mar 08, 12:26AM
The Gillmor Gang — Dan Farber, Frank Radice, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Saturday, March 5, 2016. The Gang goes full tilt boogie on the Republican race to the bottom with Trump in the driver seat. In the real time race, Twitter has the nomination locked up, with the mainstream media sinking fast @stevegillmor, @dbfarber, @fradice, @kteare, @kevinmarks /… Read MoreVirginia's governor just signed the nation's first daily fantasy sports law
Mar 08, 12:14AM
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe just signed into law the “Fantasy Contests Act,” which is a legal framework for fantasy sports providers that operate in the state. The bill, which was approved by the Virginia legislature a few weeks ago, makes Virginia the first state in the nation to impose state-led oversight of the industry. The state’s Department of Agriculture… Read MorePandora should revive Rdio as pay-for-what-you-want streaming
Mar 07, 9:53PM
Music listeners are cheapskates. Few will pay Spotify or Apple $10 a month even to stream almost every song ever. Meanwhile, radio services like Pandora hardly scrape by on the meager ad rates after they pay out royalties. So if Pandora wants to resuscitate the battered corpse of Rdio it acquired for $75 million last year, it can’t just be another unlimited monthly subscription. The… Read MoreMicrosoft is bringing SQL Server to Linux
Mar 07, 9:19PM
SQL Server, Microsoft’s flagship relational database product, is now available on Linux in the form of an early private preview, with a full launch planned for mid-2017. Until now, SQL Server was strictly a Windows product, but as Scott Guthrie, Microsoft’s executive vice president of its cloud and enterprise group, writes today, the company has decided that it’s time to… Read MorePrompt debuts "a command line for the real world"
Mar 07, 8:57PM
In a world suffering from app overload, the Y Combinator-backed startup Prompt introduces a different way to interact with services, make purchases or even control “Internet of Things” devices — all by way of text-based interface. The application, which can be used via SMS, Slack or the web, lets you text to do things like request an Uber, change the temperature on a Nest… Read More4chan founder Chris Poole will try to fix social at Google
Mar 07, 8:45PM
Google never “got” social. For all the resources thrown at it, Google+ just never quite felt human. But luckily Google just hired the guy behind 4chan — a site that epitomized the good, the bad and the ugly of humanity on the Internet. Chris Poole (screen name: MOOT) started 4chan in his bedroom at age 15. In the 12 years since, he built it into a 20 million active user… Read MoreGoogle Photos adds support for Live Photos on iOS
Mar 07, 8:29PM
Google Photos, the service that allows you to back up, organize and search across all your photos and videos, has just rolled out a notable update on iOS. The iPhone and iPad application now supports Live Photos, the animated photo format introduced with iOS 9 and the newer iPhone 6s and 6s Plus devices. That means you’ll now be able to store, view and organize your Live Photos in… Read MoreEnflux, a smart body-tracking workout outfit, launches on Kickstarter
Mar 07, 8:06PM
There’s a new body-tracking workout outfit that looks to compete with the likes of Athos and other workout-tracking sensors that’s launching on Kickstarter today. Enflux, a Y Combinator-backed company, is starting a Kickstarter today for its sensor-laden workout outfit (that can even go in a washing machine). And it’s basically all thanks to a series of running injuries CEO… Read MoreThe long road ahead: Obama's cybersecurity action is a step toward change
Mar 07, 8:00PM
President Obama’s recent announcement of the creation of the Cybersecurity National Action Plan (CNAP) made waves across government and tech audiences, as it proposed a $19 billion budget to bulk up cybersecurity across the U.S. government and the private sector. While the announcement seemed abrupt to many, it has been a long time coming — and gives the president the power to… Read MoreSurvey says 25 percent of smartphone owners have downloaded ad blockers
Mar 07, 7:23PM
Mobile marketing company Tune is releasing a new report, where 24.6 percent of survey respondents said that they’d downloaded an ad-blocking app or browser. The company says it surveyed nearly 4,000 smartphone owners in the United States and Europe, and it found that adoption is growing quickly — only 2.4 percent of respondents said they’d downloaded an ad blocker in the… Read MoreAgency Geek launches with a new way to find branding, marketing and PR help
Mar 07, 7:04PM
Agency Geek has launched a new online service that purports to algorithmically match service agencies with prospective clients (basically they have a search tool for small businesses to find the proper representation). Read MoreBen Horowitz backs rapper Ryan Leslie's SMS commerce startup Superphone
Mar 07, 6:51PM
Ryan Leslie gave every fan his phone number. It’s (646) 887-6978. But instead of a million unwanted phone calls, it’s making him money and giving him deeper intelligence about his listeners than anyone in the music business. That’s why A16z’s Ben Horowitz, Betaworks, and more investors just put a $1.5 million seed round into Leslie’s startup Disruptive Multimedia. Read MoreLyft follows Uber in opening up its API to third-party developers, starting with Facebook Messenger
Mar 07, 6:30PM
Lyft is now allowing third-party developers to build on its platform, starting with Facebook Messenger today. Uber opened its API to third-party developers more than 18 months ago, announcing a partner integration with Facebook Messenger in December, which allowed Messenger users to order or schedule an Uber and let their friends know they are on their way via the integration since that… Read MoreVerizon settles with FCC over "supercookie" ad targeting, will pay $1.35M fine
Mar 07, 6:25PM
The Federal Communications Commission announced today that it has reached an agreement with Verizon Wireless. The FCC says it’s been investigating Verizon’s use of Unique Identifier Headers (more commonly known as “supercookies,” which serve as a permanent identifier that tracks user behavior even after you’ve deleted your cookies). Investigators found that the… Read MoreYou can now sign up for Google's Project Fi cell service without an invite
Mar 07, 6:25PM
You can now sign up for Project Fi, Google’s first foray into offering its own cell phone service, without an invite. The service, which launched ten months ago, was an invite-only project until now — though getting an invite wasn’t all that hard. Starting today, anybody in the U.S. can simply sign up for the service without having to jump through any additional hoops.… Read MoreDodocase's SmartVR is an ultra-portable Cardboard viewer that's actually durable
Mar 07, 6:07PM
Within the next month, a pair of the most highly hyped VR headsets are getting ready to launch. The Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are both expensive, powerful pieces of hardware that will likely see adoption among gamers and evangelists of the platform but are not necessarily systems that will be overtly accessible to the average consumer. When it comes to getting VR content in front of the eyes… Read MoreUpLabs thinks designers and developers should hang out more
Mar 07, 6:00PM
UpLabs is a community-powered marketplace that lets designers and developers share ready-to-ship UI resources — like login boxes and payment forms — to build apps and sites. Originally from France, founders Matt Aussaguel and Guillemette Dejean moved to the U.S. after finding their way into Y Combinator’s Winter 2016 class. They had long felt that existing… Read MoreYou can now use Skype from OneDrive and Office Online
Mar 07, 5:50PM
Skype announced today further integrations into Microsoft’s suite of online tools, with news that access to the communications app is now available while working in Office Online and OneDrive. This is an expansion of the earlier announcement from this past October, which then introduced the ability to use Skype voice and video from Office Online and Outlook.com. Starting now, Microsoft… 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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