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Software security needs a new perspective
Mar 27, 3:00AM
Source code bugs have been a constant in the software industry since the dawn of computers — and have ever been a major source of attacks, exploits and security incidents. With virtually every aspect of our lives and daily business becoming connected and dependent on software in one way or another, the potential destructiveness of software bugs has become orders of magnitude more… Read MoreTech and policy can make Bill Gates' 'energy miracle' a reality
Mar 26, 11:00PM
With icons like Leonardo DiCaprio and Bill Gates using their powerful brands and personal convictions to turn the world’s focus toward the crisis of climate change and the long-lever arm of energy efficiency, it’s time for policy makers and practitioners to get serious about finding ways to take better care of our planet. Read MoreWhy every household is about to get a brand-new fridge
Mar 26, 8:00PM
Today’s retail economy is focused on acquisition and retention costs. Getting into people’s homes and turning them into long-term brand buyers is the goal, and appliance makers control an untapped resource — the Internet of Things — that can effectively extend a brand or retailer’s supply chain visibility into the home. Read MoreOculus founder Palmer Luckey hand-delivers first Rift VR headset to customer
Mar 26, 7:12PM
After months and years of anticipation, the first Oculus Rift virtual reality headset has been delivered into a customer’s hands. Ross Martin was the very first person to get a pre-order in for the Rift when they opened in early January. pic.twitter.com/jNOraS6mNo — Ross Martin (@RossDM) March 26, 2016 As a celebratory gesture, Palmer Luckey flew to Alaska to hand-deliver a… Read MoreE-books are more than just digital facsimiles, and publishers need to realize that, pronto
Mar 26, 6:29PM
The Kindle is great for linear fiction, but my biggest frustration is trying to consume content that isn’t meant to be enjoyed from first to last page. Travel books are terrible for that, for example: You’ll forever find yourself flipping between overview and local maps, the “what to do” section for where you are and the “where to stay” section for where… Read MoreOakland-based art and tech studio 💾🌵 takes critical look at A.I.
Mar 26, 5:55PM
Sure, it’s technologically advanced, but it lacks a general understanding of what’s socially acceptable to say, the real world and the way humans interact. In the last couple of months, Microsoft has had a couple of failed attempts with artificial intelligence. The first involved an image recognition app called Fetch!, which looks at photos of dogs to identify its breed. People,… Read MoreGillmor Gang: No Flipping
Mar 26, 5:00PM
The Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, Frank Radice, John Taschek, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, March 25, 2016. The Gang floats on the border between virtual fiction and greater reality. Plus, the latest G3 w/ Mary Hodder, Rebecca Woodcock, Francine Hardaway, and Tina Chase Gillmor. @stevegillmor, @scobleizer, @jtaschek, @fradice, @kteare Produced and directed by… Read MoreWhat life science investors got right in this most recent boom
Mar 26, 4:49PM
It’s long been the case that life sciences investors don’t get the attention that their more traditional tech counterparts do. They’re underrepresented on lists of top investors in venture capital. They’re also remarkably underfunded, according to institutional investors (or limited partners) who back venture firms. It’s the “life sciences guys who are smart… Read MoreVirtual currencies create pathways for people in emerging economies
Mar 26, 3:00PM
Immense hype surrounds virtual currencies and distributed ledgers these days. Maybe this is inevitable if you combine an inscrutable, cutting-edge technology, its enigmatic origins, and a flow of $1 billion in venture funding thus far. But will these technologies create pathways for people in emerging economies to access and use financial services that meet their needs? Read MoreThis War On Math Is Still Bullshit
Mar 26, 1:00PM
In the wake of Paris, San Bernardino, and now Brussels, the encryption debate has become such a potent cocktail of horror, idiocy, and farce that it has become hard to tease out any rational threads of discussion. There is so much stupidity that I hardly know where to begin; but let’s start with the farce. Everybody loves a farce, right? Read MoreWhat marketers can learn from the economy of convenience
Mar 26, 2:00AM
If you think about it, money is a ridiculous concept. Without going into a William Jennings Bryan gold standard history lesson, let’s just say the idea that I can hold this thing, this little cloth rectangle of varying denomination, and exchange it for tangible goods and services is, at the very least, a system of belief. How we carry our money, and how we’ve evolved to think… Read MoreDARPA kicks off $2m Grand Challenge focused on intelligently splitting up radio spectrum
Mar 26, 12:12AM
DARPA has a new Grand Challenge underway, but it’s not an automation moonshot like the self-driving car challenges of the early 2000s or the recent Robotics Challenge. The Defense Department’s R&D wing wants to revolutionize something with a bit less sex appeal, but plenty of real-world applications: radio frequency spectrum splitting. Read MoreLive is having a moment
Mar 26, 12:00AM
Twitter, which turned 10 this week, has apparently made Live its entire organizing principle. At an all-hands meeting last month, Mark Zuckerberg declared live video a top priority for Facebook. Clearly, Zuck’s directing his fight toward Twitter’s Periscope, a mobile live streaming app which itself competed fiercely with Meerkat. Read More2020 is set to be the biggest year yet for Mars exploration
Mar 25, 11:18PM
2020 is set to be a good year for Mars exploration. The United States, China, the United Arab Emirates, Europe and Russia all have planned Mars missions that are scheduled to launch, or likely to launch, in that year. There have been more than 40 missions to Mars throughout history. Some of these missions were failures, while others completed their goals and are no longer operational. Today,… Read MoreBillionaire investor Peter Thiel nabs another $1.3 billion for Founders Fund
Mar 25, 9:52PM
Peter Thiel’s decades old Founders Fund pulled together another $1.3 billion dollars today for Founders Fund VI. Thiel, a billionaire investor in Facebook and SpaceX and co-founder of PayPal, will remain at the helm, with partners Lauren Gross, Ken Howery, Geoff Lewis, Scott Nolan, Luke Nosek and Brian Singerman. Founders Fund is known to focus on cutting-edge investments in space,… Read MoreMicrosoft apologizes for hijacked chatbot Tay's 'wildly inappropriate' tweets
Mar 25, 9:46PM
The colossal and highly public failure of Microsoft’s Twitter-based chatbot Tay earlier this week raised many questions: How could this happen? Who is responsible for it? And is it true that Hitler did nothing wrong? After a day of silence (and presumably of penance), the company has undertaken to answer at least some of these questions. Read MoreBeware the pitfalls of Silicon Valley
Mar 25, 9:00PM
A recent article in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung titled “Will Facebook Enslave Us?” captures a sentiment prevalent among companies around the world: admiration for Silicon Valley — albeit, with a dash of fear. International media outlets eagerly cover disruption developing in labs up and down the San Francisco peninsula. Boards of directors are spending hours debating how… Read MoreGillmor Gang LIVE 03.25.16
Mar 25, 8:07PM
Gillmor Gang – Frank Radice, Robert Scoble Keith Teare, John Taschek, and Steve Gillmor. LIVE recording shas concluded for today Gillmor Gang LIVE chat during show recording Gillmor Gang on Facebook HERE G3 on Facebook HERE G3 archives on Ustream Read More500 Startups brings its 'Distro Dojo' program to LA for post-seed startups looking for big growth
Mar 25, 8:00PM
500 Startups has been aiming to globalize its brand and work toward attracting the attention of young, cool companies outside the Bay Area echo chamber. This has taken 500’s investments into distant corners of the world, with dedicated funds and accelerators scoping out what has amounted to a prolific number of investments. Today, TechCrunch has learned that 500 Startups is launching… Read MoreWith Privacy, you can create virtual debit cards to protect your online payments
Mar 25, 7:57PM
Meet Privacy, a new startup with a confusing name but an interesting product. Privacy lets you generate a virtual burner card every time you need to enter your credit card number on the web. Your actual credit card number stays safe, and you get more control over your online subscriptions. 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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