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Expanding in Africa, eBay partners with MallForAfrica.com

Jun 27, 8:30AM

Nigeria contributor American eBay sellers will soon gain access to Africa’s biggest consumer markets. This comes via a new partnership between the U.S. e-commerce giant and online shopping startup MallforAfrica.com, set to go live July 2016. Read More



Uber positions its China app as more than a ride-hailing service

Jun 27, 5:00AM

uber china Uber China is repositioning itself as an all-in-one solution for transportation, food and entertainment. At TechCrunch Shanghai, Uber China VP of Operations and Regional General Manager of Central China Kate Wang showed off Uber’s new vision for China — one that includes two new offerings, UberLIFE and Uber + Travel, which will roll out across China this year. All-in-one solutions… Read More



A quick look at the state of hardware technologies in China and beyond

Jun 27, 3:30AM

hardware, electronic board Recent developments in the hardware world show just how far China’s star has risen and how dominant the country has become in the world of technology hardware manufacturing, development, and innovation. And the physical impact of these products is only just beginning to shape the direction the tech industry will take in years to come. Read More



The future of 3D-printed prosthetics

Jun 27, 3:00AM

k1 hand The recent ubiquity of 3D printers and innovations in prosthetic design, manufacturing and distribution offer a viable solution for the millions of people living with limb loss around the world. In the United States alone, close to 200,000 amputations are performed each year, yet, with prosthetics priced between $5,000 and $50,000, having one can almost be considered a luxury. Read More



Accessibility was all around this year's WWDC

Jun 27, 1:30AM

wwdc16-screamer1 Accessibility, conceptually, is much more than just the discrete “accessibility options for people with disabilities”. At its heart, accessibility is about just that: access. You don’t need to have a disability to benefit from it. Read More



Brexit creates a new vocabulary for startups in Europe

Jun 26, 11:30PM

24600489394_c8b9c405ca_k Here’s a new lexicon of Brexit-styled terms that startups may want to learn to discuss what will happen… Read More



The opportunities Silicon Valley doesn't see

Jun 26, 10:00PM

Go-Jek Indonesia Pt. motorcycle taxi riders drive along a street in Jakarta, Indonesia on Monday, March 21, 2016. The Jakarta-based startup has already become a household name in its home country. The startup's app has been downloaded more than 11 million times and it has more than 200,000 motorbikes. Its name is a play on ojek, the Indonesian word for the motorcycle taxis that crisscross Southeast Asia's most populous nation. Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg via Getty Images Silicon Valley is justifiably seen as the geographical center of digital innovation. From Google and Facebook to Uber and Netflix, the Valley is home to many global technology leaders. However, when searching for the next big startup, the time has come to look beyond Silicon Valley. Read More



A new sales technology stack is coming

Jun 26, 9:02PM

11868651395_f521d87068_k The sales tech stack is being built as we speak, and it’s happening in lockstep with the move from the one-to-many work of demand generation, to the one-to-one world of account-based sales and marketing. Read More



How the 'insecurity of things' creates the next wave of security opportunities

Jun 26, 3:00PM

Honey pot with bees More than 5 billion IoT devices were installed in 2015. Gartner estimates this will grow to 20 billion by 2020. Unfortunately, experts agree that security is not only an afterthought, but often is actively resisted and circumvented Read More



OK, Europe: It's your move

Jun 26, 2:45PM

shutterstock_231292816 I held the first Warsaw TechCrunch Meetup in 2007 at a pub called Lolek. We were visiting my wife’s parents and I figured I would post on the site and get a few people together to see the first iPhone. Five wary people came and three left when figured out the meetup was a dud. Two weeks ago I visited Krakow for ImpactCEE. The event was an effort to bring together politicians, big… Read More



Will the rich get richer with Apple's new app store ads

Jun 26, 2:30PM

moneyjump Apple’s reveal of sponsored search ads on the App Store was overshadowed by its simultaneous opening up and improvement of its subscription offerings. But for the average developer or publisher, the ads will have a much more immediate effect on their business. Paid ads won’t begin until Apple has completed a period of free testing. In the interim, App Store publishers should be… Read More



After oil, Norway looks to startups for economic growth

Jun 26, 8:30AM

oil rig Politicians responding to the oil troubles are heeding calls for a new way forward, centered around startups. And the efforts to foster a new approach are led by an ambitious ex-business exec, the Crown Prince of Norway and a handful of contrarian entrepreneurs. Read More



The hungry consumer and the software pivot

Jun 26, 2:00AM

cherry pie with spoon The internet has become a lonely space, and consumers are hungry for something new. We don’t talk much anymore about new processors, video cards and faster dialup modems — at least not like we used to. The technology industry, specifically the internet, continues to become further standardized and isolating, which makes it harder for new players to get an edge. Read More



Telecoms open shop on Madison Avenue, but will brands buy?

Jun 25, 11:00PM

new york city skyline Many companies have transformed and realigned their focus with great success. Avon transitioned from peddling books door-to-door to marketing beauty products. Wrigley started as a soap and baking soda company. IBM originally sold massive mainframe computers and calculators. Now, telecom companies are making similar pivots into a lucrative industry. The battle du jour is about customer data… Read More



Governments must embrace the Information Age or risk becoming obsolete

Jun 25, 8:00PM

Scenic summer aerial panorama of the Old Town in Tallinn, Estonia Thirty-six years ago, futurist Alvin Toffler wrote The Third Wave, outlining the inevitable transition from a “Second Wave,” characterized by an industrial society, to a “Third Wave,” characterized by what he calls the “Information Age.” The Information Age is defined by the shift from traditional industry that the Industrial Revolution brought through… Read More



How Seesaw accidentally became a teacher's pet at 1/4 of US schools

Jun 25, 7:09PM

seesaw-banner Seesaw’s educational app lets students save and share their assignments with their teachers, parents, and fellow classmates. They just snap a photo or video, draw, or write. But rather than just the finished product, students can add audio narration or doodled annotation to show how they got there. This lets teachers identify where students went wrong when they make mistakes. Seesaw… Read More



Novelist John Sundman talks CRISPR, genetics, and logic bombs

Jun 25, 5:49PM

61+tk+GPfML._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_ Novelist John Sundman is a national treasure. His best work, Acts of the Apostles, predicts CRISPR, advanced genetic engineering, and chip-based Trojan Horses and his writing is at once dense and thrilling. I got the chance to talk with him this week for the Technotopia podcast. Sandman lives on Martha’s Vineyard and has been a tech contractor as well as a volunteer fireman and carpenter. Read More



Seoul's new traffic signs warn of the dangers of texting while walking

Jun 25, 4:30PM

Smiling young business woman in subway station, South Korea. (Leonardo Patrizi/Getty Images) The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced traffic and pedestrian signs alerting the danger of using smartphones while walking on the street, soon to be installed in five areas of the South Korean capital. The safety campaign, implemented together with the National Police Agency, specifically targets kids, teenagers and young adults, the main users of smartphones in the country. “The… Read More



You can help stop human trafficking with the TraffickCam app

Jun 25, 3:37PM

Screen Shot 2016-06-25 at 8.27.28 AM TraffickCam is an app developed by the Exchange Initiative, an organization fighting back against sex trafficking. The goal of the new app is to build a national database of photos of the insides of hotel rooms to help law enforcement match images posted by sex traffickers to locations. The app will also be useful to help locate victims — and the people who put them in their predicament. Read More



Latin America's chronic inefficiency could drive more O2O commerce growth

Jun 25, 1:30PM

Sao Paolo motoboy -Mid-Res There are numerous daily tasks that can be solved with ease in the U.S. In comparison, the lack of training, standardization and process in Brazil creates chronic inefficiencies in the service sector that push consumers to prefer and use mobile applications that provide everyday services in a standardized manner Read More




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