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As Silicon Valley chills, Europe's tech gets hotter
Mar 25, 3:00AM
We are accustomed to hearing that European tech is perpetually in Silicon Valley’s shadow. Now there have been suggestions that the local tech scene is starting to feel Silicon Valley’s valuation woes. If true, this should raise alarm bells, because if European technology startups struggle to raise money from wary investors, it could hit the brakes on Europe’s budding… Read MoreSanitation And Health Rights in India launched its non-profit for sanitation and water purification services
Mar 25, 1:35AM
Sanitation and Health Rights in India is the fruit of work that 29-year-old Anoop Jain has struggled with for the better part of the last six years. After a trip to the Himalayas left Jain with an abiding sense of the profound transformations that could be wrought through non-profit work, the son of an oil man who claims New Orleans as his home has been working tirelessly for India’s… Read MoreApple offers a workaround and patch for older iOS devices stuck halfway through the iOS 9.3 update
Mar 25, 1:21AM
It seems that some iOS users on older devices are running into a snag during the 9.3 update. If you have an iPhone 5S, iPad Air or earlier model, you might want to wait a few days for the update to the update. Read MoreMachine learning technique boosts lip-reading accuracy
Mar 25, 12:01AM
For human lip readers, context is key in deciphering words stripped of the full nuance of their audio cues. But a technology model for lip-reading developed at the University of East Anglia in the UK has been shown to be able to interpret mouthed words with a greater degree of accuracy than human lip readers, thanks to the application of machine learning. Read MoreRetro gaming fans rejoice: Atari Vault is on Steam with 100 games
Mar 24, 9:29PM
Longing for the days of the sticky floored arcades of your youth and long nights spent with the the Atari 2600, but can’t be bothered to dig through your mum’s basement to find all the bits and bobs to throw yourself into a retro-gaming binge? Aren’t you in some industrial-strength luck. Available starting today on Steam, Atari Vault gives you 100 retro games to while away… Read MoreApple plans unscripted, app-focused show for its first original TV content
Mar 24, 9:15PM
Apple’s plans for its first original TV show don’t make it sound like a swing-for-the-fences, House of Cards-style project. Instead, it’s working on an unscripted TV series about apps and app developers. There are some big names attached, though, including musician Will.i.am and TV executives Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens. (Silverman was previously co-chairman at NBC… Read MoreThe top 8 startups from Y Combinator Winter '16 Demo Day 2
Mar 24, 9:12PM
Supersonic planes, food harvesting robots and instant HIV diagnosis were some of the ideas that wowed us on Demo Day 2 for Y Combinator’s Winter 2016 batch. We queried investors and TechCrunch’s writers to come up with our top 8 picks from all 59 startups that presented. Check out our coverage of the 60 YC startups from Tuesday, plus our 7 favorites. Additional reporting by Megan… Read MoreEncryption pioneer Martin Hellman talks security, Apple, the FBI and the future of cryptography
Mar 24, 9:08PM
Martin Hellman, Stanford Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering, was one of those awarded this year’s Turing Award by the Association for Computing Machinery. Named for computer science pioneer Alan Turing, the award is widely regarded as the highest distinction in Computer Science. Hellman and then-Stanford researcher Whitfield Diffie won the award for their fundamental… Read MoreSpike in investments in classified ad apps could mean the death of Craigslist
Mar 24, 9:00PM
When you think about the fastest growing areas for startup investments, you probably don’t think about classified ads. More likely, your mind wanders to music apps, e-commerce or social platforms. It’s understandable; after all, the classified ad industry has barely innovated since Craigslist came to the scene. Read MoreMarketing startup Olapic acquires Pinterest-focused Piqora
Mar 24, 8:29PM
Two visual marketing startups are teaming up — Olapic is announcing that it has acquired Piqora. Both companies promise to help businesses promote themselves through user-generated photos, but Olapic co-founder and CEO Pau Sabria said his company’s strength has been on Instagram (which was its initial focus), while Piqora’s has been on Pinterest (ditto). So he sees the… Read MoreY Combinator gets friendlier by naming Justin Kan as new spokesperson
Mar 24, 7:39PM
People often misunderstand Y Combinator’s accelerator, with its broad range of startups that sometimes pivot before launch. That’s in part because YC’s president and spokesperson Sam Altman is too busy to tell its stories over and over, and he’s more of a techie type than a polished press liaison. So today, Altman handed the spokesperson reins to Justin Kan, one of… Read MoreINNOVATE2016: New infrastructure is the key to economic recovery
Mar 24, 7:30PM
New roads (rather than new walls) are, therefore, the key to reinventing the American economy. Read MoreThings are about to get ugly as activist investor wants to take over Yahoo's entire board
Mar 24, 7:22PM
Are you ready for a big fight over Yahoo’s control? Activist investor Starboard Value LP is really unhappy about Yahoo’s current state and wants everyone to know about it. In an open letter to shareholders, the activist hedge fund is saying that many things are broken at Yahoo right now and the investment firm could fix everything by taking over the company’s entire board. Read MoreTrax & Wax is a vinyl subscription service for those craving that fresh, underground dance sound
Mar 24, 6:53PM
Launched this week, London-based startup Trax & Wax is the first vinyl subscription service focused on sub-genres within dance music. It works with the most prominent distributors of dance music including Rush Hour, Clone, Syncrophone and Word & Sound to curate a personalized monthly “box” of 12″ records. Read MoreMapstr adds directions to its app to keep track of your favorite places
Mar 24, 6:19PM
French startup Mapstr is a nifty bookmarking apps, but for your favorite places. It lets you keep track of restaurants, bars, shops or your friends’ homes. With today’s update, you can now get walking, driving and public transport directions with integrations with Google Maps, Uber and Citymapper. And this could make the app a bit more useful. Until today, Mapstr was a great way to… Read MoreHulu steps into virtual reality with a new app for Samsung Gear VR
Mar 24, 5:51PM
As promised, Hulu has entered the world of VR. The streaming service today announced the launch of an app designed for Samsung’s Gear VR powered by Oculus. Now available on the Gear VR Oculus Store, the new app is the first of what the company says will be several VR apps for different platforms, currently in the works. In addition to providing access to Hulu’s 2D content library… Read MoreFacebook's Timehop clone On This Day gets 60 million daily visitors
Mar 24, 5:17PM
A year after blatantly copying Timehop, Facebook’s nostalgia feature is proving how successful big platforms can be when they rip off smaller products. Each day 60 million people visit On This Day, and 155 million have subscribed to its notifications that show your photos, status, updates, and wall posts from this date in years past. Facebook released the data on the one-year anniversary… Read MoreRazer goes budget-friendly with new Blackwidow X keyboard line
Mar 24, 5:15PM
In the world of gaming accessories, “budget-friendly” is not a word frequently used. Naturally, one of the biggest players industry, Razer, aims to change that with the Blackwidow X. The newest set of keyboards added to their existing lineup, the Blackwidow X has changes made not only to improve simplicity, but to promote more competitive (e.g. budget-friendly) pricing for… Read MoreEmail is dying among mobile's youngest users
Mar 24, 4:33PM
In case there was any doubt that messaging apps were the future of communication in the mobile-first era, a new study released this morning puts some solid numbers behind their traction – and their increasing dominance over email, among today’s youngest users. According to a report from App Annie, email is effectively dying among this crowd. Those aged 13 to 24 now spend more than… Read MoreSwarm launches new profile pages with front-and-center history search
Mar 24, 4:00PM
Foursquare has just launched Swarm 4.0, complete with brand new profile pages, updated search capabilities, full-screen photos and a weekly Swarm update from your friends. The most important update to the app comes by way of new individual user profiles. These profiles show a clickable map of all the places you’ve ever been right at the top, followed by basic information like number… 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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