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Hong Kong unveils a digital hub to boost fintech startups and innovation
Sep 06, 12:20PM
Hong Kong is making a move to challenge Singapore and others as the dominant location for fintech in Asia after the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) unveiled a digital hub and new allowances that it believes can spur innovation. Read MoreSolarCity's integrated solar roof plan said to target 5M U.S. homes
Sep 06, 12:10PM
How do you make a dent in the energy market? SolarCity is likely one of the few companies that has a good idea of how to answer that question, and one part of its plan includes replacing the roofs of 5 million U.S. homes with solar cells, according to The Guardian. It’s a plan that SolarCity board chairman Elon Musk first tipped on a conference call last month, but now we have a bit… Read MoreLerer Hippeau's Ben Lerer says FOMO is inevitable, but resistance is possible
Sep 06, 11:30AM
In the world of tech and investing FOMO is a dominant theme that drives much of investment decision-making at the early stage. Ben Lerer, Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau Ventures, goes as far as stating, “FOMO is an inevitable part of life as an investor,” in our latest interview. However, there are methods and processes that can be used to mitigate the effects of FOMO. 1. Read MoreGoogle switches on new undersea cable for faster internet speeds in Asia
Sep 06, 10:31AM
Google is speeding up its internet services in Asia once again. Fresh from expanding its data centers in the region — which are located in Singapore and Taiwan — last year, the company said today that it has switched on a new undersea cable that will make services like YouTube or its cloud computing platforms run quicker still. Read MoreLydia launches a good old plastic card to go beyond the peer-to-peer payment space
Sep 06, 8:17AM
French startup Lydia is launching a card so that you can spend your Lydia balance in every retailer that accepts MasterCard. You can trigger a lot of features in the app. In other words, you remain in control of your card, and not your bank. Lydia started off as a peer-to-peer payment app so that you can pay back your friends using your phone — gone are the tedious IBAN and wire transfers. Read MoreDivido raises £2.5M to let you spread cost of purchases while retailers get paid immediately
Sep 06, 8:00AM
The UK’s Divido is one of a number of startups and tech companies operating in the point of sale consumer finance sector. Its alternative payment option lets customers spread the cost of any purchase over a period of time while the retailer gets paid in full right away. Today the London-based company is disclosing £2.5 million in seed funding led by Mangrove Capital, and DN Capital.… Read MorePodcasting toolkit ZCast updates with new features
Sep 06, 7:25AM
Podcasts blew up in 2016. Ever since Serial’s success two years ago, the medium has gained devotees among celebrities and… apparently everyone else. The new, new thing in the podcast world is to take the show on the road with tools to give mobile phones nearly the same level of quality that users would get from a home studio. That’s why apps have proliferated from… Read MoreVizEat, a startup that lets you dine in a local's own home, gobbles up €3.8M funding
Sep 06, 7:00AM
VizEat, a European startup that operates a “social dining platform” to enable travellers to dine in a local’s home, has raised €3.8 million in new funding. The round was led by various, mostly unnamed, investors and also includes current backer Eurovestech. Read MoreZilingo lands $8M for its marketplace for fashion sellers in Southeast Asia
Sep 06, 6:50AM
Zilingo may not be a name known to many prior to today, but the under-the-radar e-commerce company has closed a impressive $8 million Series A round to scale its fashion-focused marketplace in Southeast Asia. Read MoreIntel buys computer vision startup Movidius as it looks to build up its RealSense platform
Sep 06, 6:00AM
Intel’s RealSense platform was the star of its Intel Developer’s Forum conference in San Francisco last month and it seems the company is only looking to grow the scale and capabilities of its computer vision tech. Today, the company announced that it is acquiring the computer vision startup behind Google’s Project Tango 3D-sensor tech, Movidius. In a blog post,… Read More11 reasons we didn't invest in your company
Sep 06, 1:00AM
Like most VCs, we see dozens of deals each week. We’ve developed a funnel that enables us to quickly eliminate those that don’t fit our general investment criteria. The deals that survive this initial process are subjected to greater scrutiny. In the end, we invest in a small percentage of the deals we review. When we decide not to invest, we always explain the reasons to the founders. Read MoreSpaceX's Falcon 9 explosion, Proxima b and SETI: Listen to TCBC Episode 3 with Emily Calandrelli
Sep 05, 9:55PM
On this week’s episode of TCBC, the podcast where TechCrunch’s writers go in-depth about the beats they love and obsess over, we talk to Emily Calandrelli, our resident space reporter and the host of Xploration Outer Space – season 3 of which premieres this coming Saturday on FOX. Luckily, there’s been no shortage of space news lately: SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket… Read MoreThe four public policy questions every startup should ask
Sep 05, 9:00PM
As a necessary function of a product launch, startups are myopic — they’re frenzied, they’re broke and they’re not remotely cognizant of the serious public policy hurdles to which they’re racing. That’s the problem. Read MoreFour reasons you really shouldn't miss Disrupt SF, kicking off one week from today
Sep 05, 8:52PM
Disrupt SF starts a week from today. There’s still time to get on board, and here are a few reasons why you might be sad if you don’t. You can still get a ticket here. #1 Marc Andreessen, Marc Benioff, Diane Greene, Reid Hoffman, Sebastian Thrun. If those names got your attention, so will these: the Warriors’ Steph Curry, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash… Read MoreBlowing up on Kickstarter, Hello brings video conferencing and security to any TV
Sep 05, 5:27PM
The $6.7 billion telepresence and video communication category hasn’t evolved much since we were introduced to Cisco and Polycom. At the same time Smart TVs are making video conferencing easier. But it’s still not that easy. Hello is a new startup addressing this space — created by two former refugees from the war in Kosovo — which has now passed it’s… Read MoreWhy the advertising industry needs to embrace AdBlock
Sep 05, 5:00PM
The advertising industry is wringing its hands and shaking its fist at the use and growth of ad-block technology, but I am not above temptation. I installed it. I love it and probably won’t ever fully abandon it. So instead of excoriating people for using them, it’s time we reflect on how we got here, what its inevitability means and whether this might even be a trend worth embracing. Read MoreApple rolls out its new, personalized playlists to Apple Music subscribers on iOS, macOS betas
Sep 05, 2:14PM
Ahead of Apple’s iPhone event on September 7th, the company has begun rolling out new, personalized music playlists to Apple Music subscribers, who are beta testing the soon-to-be-released iOS 10 mobile operating system and macOS Sierra. Originally introduced at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference in June, Apple Music’s new playlists are a direct challenge to… Read MoreSnapchat joins the Bluetooth SIG, fueling hardware speculation
Sep 05, 1:52PM
Snapchat has given observers another reason to suspect it might be working on hardware – the social network company joined the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) according to the Financial Times. The SIG industry association maintains the Bluetooth wireless standard, and membership is a necessary prerequisite for companies that want to employ Bluetooth in any hardware devices.… Read MoreGarena, Southeast Asia's most valuable tech startup, lands additional funding
Sep 05, 10:51AM
Garena, Southeast Asia’s most valuable technology startup, has closed additional funding three new investors: SeaTown Holdings International, an affiliate of Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek, Indonesia’s GDP Venture, and Mistletoe, a Japan-based fund from Taizo Son, the younger brother of SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son. Read MoreEuropean VC Northzone closes €300 million fund
Sep 05, 10:33AM
Northzone, a 20 year veteran of the European VC industry, has closed its 8th fund, capped at €300 million, which it will deploy to “early-stage” startups in the region. Specifically, these will be A, B and C rounds, and although investments will span the whole of Europe, there will be particular focus on key tech hubs, including the Nordics, London, and Berlin. The VC also says… 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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