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AmazonFresh launches grocery deliveries in London
Jun 09, 7:59AM
AmazonFresh, the e-commerce behemoth’s grocery service, will start operating in parts of north and east London today. Deliveries will first be available in 69 postcodes before expanding to other parts of the city. Read MorePleo is a company card that claims to automate expense reports
Jun 09, 7:45AM
A new player Pleo is throwing its wares into the company expenses ring with a new company expenses card — both virtual and an actual physical card — that claims to automate expense reports and enable SMEs to take more control over their employees’ expenditure. Read MorePhilips' new connected toothbrush is designed with dentists in mind
Jun 09, 7:00AM
Last month, dental technology startup ONVI introduced a toothbrush with a camera built in, so users could get a close up look at their teeth as they slowly rot away in their heads. This, thankfully, is not that. In a lot of ways, Philips’ new smart toothbrush is similar Oral-B’s offering. The verbosely named Sonicare FlexCare Platinum Connected is a Bluetooth-enabled electric… Read MorePasswords for 32M Twitter accounts may have been hacked and leaked
Jun 09, 4:44AM
There is yet another hack for users of popular social media sites to worry about. Hackers may have used malware to collect more than 32 million Twitter login credentials that are now being sold on the dark web. Twitter says that its systems have not been breached. Read MoreCrunch Report | Big Apple App Store Update
Jun 09, 3:00AM
Apple App Store is getting a huge and badly needed update, Google Fi Adds US Cellular as one of it partners, Tonsser is looking to discover the soccer star of tomorrow, Job search App Jobr gets acquired by monster.com and Amazon plans to invest 3 Billion more into it’s Amazon Marketplace. All this on Crunch Report. Read More
Uber and Fiat are in discussions to form a self-driving car partnership
Jun 09, 2:11AM
Uber and Fiat Chrysler are in talks about a partnership involving self-driving car technology, according to several reports. Bloomberg first published earlier today about a possible deal between the two companies, confirmed by Wall Street Journal sources. According to a person familiar with the matter, the discussions are in the very early stage and Uber is in conversation with a… Read MoreThe fintech world beyond Silicon Valley and Europe: Emerging market contenders
Jun 09, 1:00AM
According to a recent study by Accenture, investments in fintech hit $5.3 billion in the first quarter of this year (having grown 75 percent in 2015, exceeding $22 billion). These are staggering figures for a still nascent industry, which can have a monumental impact on all sectors, from lending and investments to savings and payments. Read MoreLending Club's site goes down (updated)
Jun 09, 12:35AM
[Update: Beginning at 6:40 p.m., the site is back up and running.] Lending Club’s site has gone down tonight, prompting at least one nervous investor to tweet out his concern that “[a]s a long time investor there, I am worried that they have closed down.” @cheddartv @lendingclub ‘s site + phone down! As a long time investor there I am worried that they have closed down. Read More'Solar Voyager' autonomous boat looks to make history in sun-powered journey across the Atlantic
Jun 08, 11:19PM
About 200 miles due east of Boston, a robotic boat is putting along at a walking pace on what could be an historic journey across the entire Atlantic. “Solar Voyager,” built by two friends in their spare time, would be the first autonomous vessel to cross that ocean — and the first one to cross any ocean using solar power alone. Read MoreMeet the newest AngelPad startups, and the tech they built to cure business headaches
Jun 08, 10:30PM
Yesterday in San Francisco, AngelPad held its 10th Demo Day, a graduation of sorts for the enterprise startups admitted into and backed by the accelerator. The accelerator, run by husband and wife team Thomas Korte and Carine Magescas, has realized at least one solid exit already in the adtech startup MoPub, which sold to Twitter for $350 million in stock in the fall of 2013. Companies that… Read MoreOlly has built a breakout brand in a crowded space: Here's how
Jun 08, 10:19PM
Vitamins and venture capital might not seem like the most natural fit, but a number of related companies has attracted capital from tech investors in recent years, including SmartyPants, which makes a gummy vitamin, and Elysium Health, a supplements company that counts a former venture capitalist as a co-founder. Still, competitors may have trouble catching up to two-year-old Olly, a… Read MoreMaking contrarian bets in adtech
Jun 08, 10:00PM
It has become fashionable of late to see adtech as a dirty word in the world of technology investment. Many investors struggle to see the upside of backing businesses involved with the seemingly murky world of advertisement technology. Combined with the lower exit multiples seen over recent months, it is understandable that adtech businesses are feeling the squeeze when trying to raise… Read MoreTinder discontinues service for users under 18
Jun 08, 9:55PM
Tinder is discontinuing use of the app for everyone under the age of 18 starting next week, according to a statement from Tinder VP of Communications Rosette Pambakian. The dating app has allowed everyone 13 years of age or older to use the app since it launched back in 2012. Anyone between 13 and 17 years old was only allowed to match with others in that pool. However, that is all changing… Read MoreWarning: Do not let a drone equipped with terrifying robo-scissors cut your hair
Jun 08, 9:27PM
What happens when carefree hackers Simone Giertz and Samy Kamkar get together for a lazy afternoon? A lunatic plan to cut hair using a drone and a pair of automatic scissors. Read MoreNHS memo details Google/DeepMind's five year plan to bring AI to healthcare
Jun 08, 8:34PM
More details have emerged about the sweeping scope of Google/DeepMind’s ambitions for pushing its algorithmic fingers deep into the healthcare sector — including wanting to apply machine learning processing to UK NHS data within five years. Read MoreE-Trade plays its cards in evolving automated investment space
Jun 08, 7:58PM
E-Trade recently rolled out its new Adaptive Portfolio aimed at young professionals just beginning to face the financial struggles of adulthood. Adaptive Portfolio combines previously offered active and passive management with risk classifications that automatically rebalance to accommodate market changes. Users will also have the option to connect with financial consultants. Read MoreAnnouncing the startups pitching at the Austin and Seattle Meetups
Jun 08, 7:43PM
In less than a week, TechCrunch is hitting the road to visit Austin and Seattle on June 14 and June 16, respectively. And with us, we bring the TechCrunch Pitch-offs. We’ve just selected 10 startups to pitch their wares in front of a live audience and a panel of expert judges, including local VCs and TechCrunch writers. Today, we are proud to announce our… Read MoreUnderrepresented founders, apply for Include office hours with Pejman Mar and ffVC
Jun 08, 7:22PM
TechCrunch Include Office Hours are happening on June 16th and startups have 48 hours left to apply! Pejman Nozad, Mar Hershenson, Ajay Kamat and Neda Blocho from Pejman Mar Ventures, along with Adam Plotkin from ffVC, will join TechCrunch to provide valuable advice and feedback to startups. Launched in 2014, Include is TechCrunch’s diversity program, aimed at facilitating… Read MoreHourly employee scheduling startup When I Work secures $15MM from Drive Capital
Jun 08, 6:51PM
Minneapolis-based startup When I Work, secured $15 million in a Series B round led by Drive Capital. Arthur Ventures and High Alpha also participated. This follows a $9 million Series A led by e.ventures, Greycroft Partners and Arthur Ventures, bringing the company’s total financing to date to $24 million. Read MoreApple to introduce search ads on App Store along with changes to app review, discovery and splits
Jun 08, 6:43PM
Just ahead of its annual WWDC conference, Apple has announced a series of changes to its App Store, aimed at improving the experience for both developers and consumers alike. According to Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, Phil Schiller, who took over the App Store in December, the company is working to speed up the time it takes apps to go live, revamp how it splits revenue… 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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