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As long as robots look adorable and make us coffee, we'll be eating out of their robotic hands
Sep 04, 12:25PM
It doesn’t take much. For all the bluster around the conversation about Skynet and robotic overlords, we still melt when a diminutive robot flashes the slightest hint of humanity through a small set of blinking eyes – and then does something nice for us. Sony’s Xperia Agent robotic assistant captured the tech world’s attention when it debuted at MWC in Barcelona, back… Read MoreAnd this is why VR headsets are headsets and not sunglasses
Sep 04, 12:01PM
They fall off. A lot. And nothing rips you from the escapism of VR faster than having a pair of glasses constantly fall off the bridge of your nose. No sudden movement and you should be fine. I’m not saying never to the idea. I can certainly see a time in the not too distant future when such devices might become practical. For now, however, there are too many wires tethering you to… Read MoreWe become the people in 'WALL-E' one VR massage chair at a time
Sep 04, 11:39AM
Little by little, next thing you know you’re sitting in a massage chair, wearing an Oculus Rift, acting like you’re not in the middle of a crowded German trade show floor. You can let yourself go for a few seconds at a time, and for a few seconds at a time, it kind of starts to work. You vacillate between closing your eyes and keeping them open for the full effect. You know the demo… Read MoreWilliam Hurley on Honest Dollar's sale to Goldman Sachs
Sep 04, 10:30AM
Faced with myriad regulatory hurdles and a changing landscape dominated by “too big to fail” banks, investors and entrepreneurs alike have traditionally shied away from Fintech. But that doesn’t at all bother Whurley–born William Hurley–who once exited a TEDx talk on a mind-controlled skateboard powered by an XBOX Kinect. His latest start-up, Honest Dollar bucked… Read More
The biotech empires of Silicon Valley and Europe
Sep 04, 8:30AM
As biotechnology gains prominence among investors, two hubs have emerged as hotbeds of innovation for the resurgent industry. While the two-square-mile patch of South San Francisco bustles with over 70 biotech firms, including Genentech, Amgen and Exelixis, an equally influential geography has grown along the Lemanic Arc of Switzerland and into the heart of Basel, where pharma giants… Read MoreThe EU's new regulatory environment might help fintech flourish
Sep 04, 2:00AM
The EU’s efforts to regulate financial markets has opened new opportunities for global fintech operators looking for universal standards to tap into the lucrative 28-country marketplace. While over-regulation can stifle growth, the fintech industry, in pursuit of consumer trust, has a lot to gain from a clearly defined regulatory framework. Read MoreThe death of localhost and the rise of cloud development
Sep 03, 10:00PM
The cloud has become the default for practically every industry, from storage to transportation to communication to retail. But there’s one fundamental space out of which it has yet to take a bite. Ironically, software development — the process of editing, building, debugging and analyzing code that makes everything in the cloud possible — is still primarily done offline. Read MoreGillmor Gang: Monetize This
Sep 03, 6:58PM
The Gillmor Gang — John Taschek, Keith Teare, Frank Radice, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, September 2, 2016. Waiting for latency can be a lonely thing, but the media march toward live streaming reaches new urgency. Plus G3 with Mary Hodder, Elisa Camahort Page, Francine Hardaway, Lisa D’Apolito, and Tina Chase Gillmor. @stevegillmor @jtaschek @fradice… Read MoreIoT's killer app is not home security
Sep 03, 6:30PM
I was linked to Revel Systems CTO Chris Ciabarra’s recent TechCrunch piece “IoT’s Killer App is Home Security” by a friend and found myself a bit taken aback by what I was reading. I’m sure he’s a very nice man, but the assertions made about being able to rely on IoT in a home security context are, to put it mildly, misguided and troubling. As you may… Read MoreGrowing up in Generation AI
Sep 03, 6:00PM
Imagine a five-year-old watching Mum talking to Siri, and Dad talking to Alexa, on a daily basis — what must she think of such interactions? Children nowadays witness computers that seem like they have a mind of their own — and even a personality with which to engage. It can be taken for granted that their perception of machines, and thus of the world itself, differs a lot from… Read MoreMark Zuckerberg's Africa tour tracks tech's growing interests on the continent
Sep 03, 4:30PM
After a surprise Nigeria visit to meet with techies in Lagos, Mark Zuckerberg took his Africa tour to Kenya this Thursday. There the Facebook CEO visited the iHub innovation space, reviewed the BRCK mobile Wi-Fi device, had lunch with Kenyan ICT Cabinet Secretary Joseph Mucheru, and met with tech leaders Juliana Rotich and Erik Hersman. Like the Lagos expedition, the trip was unannounced. Read MoreTales from the alternate era of the Ara
Sep 03, 3:42PM
It’s been a long day away from outlets, so I reach into my pocket and fish around for a battery module. The zoom camera pack clips out easy, making room for the added battery capacity, which should give me enough juice to get through the evening. I slip the camera module back into my pocket; I won’t need it, since at the party I’m headed to (a six-year anniversary party… Read MoreA different glimpse at VR's future through Qualcomm's eye-tracking headset
Sep 03, 3:25PM
Poor Qualcomm. Always the reference design, never the retail unit. It’s like being the guy behind the guy, the comedian’s comedian, the power behind the product that doesn’t get to reap the pomp and circumstance of a retail displays and big and flashy press conferences. The San Diego-based company did kick off IFA a few days back with its own event, but coverage got buried… Read MoreWe're at peak complexity — and it sucks
Sep 03, 3:00PM
Virtually all companies are doing digital transformation wrong. We’re placing it around the edge, keeping it at arm’s length, like it’s a problem and not an opportunity. If companies are to succeed, we need to rebuild around what’s possible, with the greatest toolkit we’ve ever seen. Read MoreAs Turkey's coup creates a new political reality, startups turn east for growth
Sep 03, 2:30PM
Turkey has been having an annus horribilis. For the past year the country has incurred bombings, the rise of extremists, growing authoritarianism and censorship, and, this past July 15, an attempt coup on its democratically elected government. Still the country’s entrepreneurs and investors soldier on. Aytül Erçil, the founder of the visual recognition technology company Vispera… Read MoreAs eSports popularity explodes, betting needs to be regulated
Sep 03, 1:30PM
Esports betting has boomed in the last five years, attracting investments from celebrities, investors and entrepreneurs like Mark Cuban and Ashton Kutcher — even the former NBA Commissioner, David Stern, has talked about it on many forums. Gambling in eSports has charmed stakeholders but it may have created a monster in the gaming industry. As with every growing industry, it’s… Read MoreCinemapocalypse Now?
Sep 03, 1:00PM
Let’s talk box office! Because it’s one of my pet obsessions; I’ve long been curious how the rise of new entertainment tech (Netflix, Amazon, YouTube, Pokémon Go) will impact movies, our oldest and most storied cultural commons. And because I was trawling through Box Office Mojo’s numbers, as you do, and happened to stumble across something which makes me fear for… Read MoreFossil sure has a lot of different smartwatches
Sep 03, 12:47PM
Fossil’s not messing around here. Back in November, the company announced plans to pick up fitness tracking company Misfit for $260 million, and all the while, it’s been announcing connected wearables under its own name by the boatload. The company’s Q line, home to its various fitness trackers and smartwatches, includes a number of recent additions that were on display this… Read MoreA circular satnav designed to blend in with a scooter
Sep 03, 11:54AM
Like Garmin, TomTom’s been getting pretty aggressive with its wearable strategy. No wonder, really – it’s a space that’s seen exponential growth over the past few years, as in-car GPS systems have, at best, flatlined, thanks to the near ubiquity of smartphones. But TomTom’s not giving up the ghost. The company’s been playing around in the space to see what,… Read MoreAt long last, the player piano does multi-room audio
Sep 03, 11:22AM
We all knew in our hearts that, if we just waited long enough, the internet of things would come around to self-playing piano. That surely the cloud would incorporate that last vestige of ole timey technology. And now, here at IFA, the least portable of home audio systems has finally gone multi-room. Or, as Yamaha opens its decidedly hyperbolic press release, “For the first time in… 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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