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Microsoft says its Edge browser is still more energy-efficient than its competitors

Sep 15, 1:00PM

browser_comparison_energy Once upon a time, browsers were all about getting faster and scoring better on JavaScript benchmarks than their competitors. While speed still matters, many developers have recently focused more on energy efficiency than speed (which makes sense, given that most users now browse on laptops). When Microsoft said that its Edge browser was more energy-efficient than its competitors like Chrome… Read More



Ranku's eCollege optimizer bought by edtech giant for ~$25 million

Sep 15, 1:00PM

ranku The online learning market is becoming as crowded as the app stores. Ranku offers the equivalent of SEO assistance to make sure colleges with electronic courses convert visitors into students. Now Ranku (pronounced ran-koo) is being acquired by publicly traded education conglomerate John Wiley & Sons. A source familiar with the deal confirms to TechCrunch that the acquisition price was… Read More



Pandora debuts a $5 per month streaming service with more skips, replays and offline access

Sep 15, 12:00PM

The Amazon.com Inc. Prime Music mobile app is displayed on an Apple Inc. iPhone 5 for a photograph in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, June 12, 2014. Amazon.com Inc. introduced advertising-free music streaming with more than a million songs, ramping up competition against Apple Inc., Spotify Ltd. and Pandora Media Inc. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Confirming earlier reports, Pandora today announced the launch of a new paid music service called “Pandora Plus.” While this service doesn’t offer a true alternative to Spotify, in terms of on-demand listening, the new $4.99 per month paid option offers a wider set of features, including the ability to skip more songs, more replays, and support for offline listening. The… Read More



What it will take to create inclusive high-tech incubators and accelerators

Sep 15, 11:00AM

diversity The success of high-tech accelerators has ignited the creation of similar models around the country hoping to replicate their accomplishments. But their achievements have not come without criticism. The exclusivity of the high-tech sector in general is reflected in the lack of diverse entrepreneurs being supported by high-tech accelerators and, to a lesser degree, by high-tech incubators. Read More



Indiegogo launches After Dark collection for saucy crowdfunding campaigns

Sep 15, 10:35AM

Indiegogo After Dark Indiegogo is going a long way towards making crowdfunding sexy again. Whether you like sticking your private parts in things, or sticking things in your private parts, Indiegogo’s got your back. And your front, for that matter. Read More



Here's your shot at free exhibit space at TechCrunch's Healthtech Pavilion at Disrupt London

Sep 15, 9:00AM

HealthTech Disrupt London While Europe’s technology ecosystem is growing, there’s sometimes a view that it lags behind the U.S. for HealthTech or Health 2.0, or whatever you want to call it. But that’s basically bullshit. While Europe has been a slow starter, it’s catching up very fast. There are many new EU-based health-tech companies, and a brief analysis of CrunchBase shows that while the U.K. Read More



Apple's iPhone 7 will be super limited in stores and all jet black and Plus models are sold out

Sep 15, 5:39AM

img_2129 Apple has issued a statement tonight that is essentially setting expectations for those who hoped they’d be able to walk into an Apple store on Friday and pick themselves up an iPhone. The statement makes it clear that all iPhones will be in short supply for walk-in customers without a reservation. The statement also indicates that Apple’s jet black iPhones and all iPhone 7 plus… Read More



Crunch Report | Uber self-driving cars begin working in Pittsburgh

Sep 15, 3:00AM

Uber starts self-driving car pickups in Pittsburgh, a coalition of people want to get Edward Snowden a presidential pardon, we talk to Startup Battlefield company Wazer, New Yorkers are watching porn on free Wi-Fi kiosks, and Amazon brings back the Echo Dot. All this on Crunch Report. Read More



Google launches final release version of Angular 2.0

Sep 15, 2:45AM

one_framework__-_angular_2 After Google launched the first version of its Angular web application framework in 2010, it quickly became one of the hottest web technologies. Since then, the web has changed, though, and when Google announced Angular 2 in 2014, it created quite a stir in the web development community because this new version wasn’t just an update, but instead a complete rewrite that wasn’t… Read More



The future of human computer interaction will be multimodal

Sep 15, 1:17AM

disrupt_sf16_michael_buckwald_jim_margraff-4387 We have been using the computer mouse for decades to interact with our technology. Touchscreens brought us a new way to input commands to our gadgets, but they rely on the same fundamental idea of the click. Even the new 3D touch on the iPhone 7 is just an incredibly sophisticated way of using the hand to answer a yes or no question. Both Michael Buckwald, CEO of Leap Motion and Jim Marggraff,… Read More



Shervin Pishevar: the first Hyperloop will likely be built overseas

Sep 15, 1:08AM

disrupt_sf16_hyperloop_shervin_pishevar-4439 Shervin Pishevar, well-known venture capitalist and co-founder in the two-year-old L.A.-based futuristic transportation company Hyperloop One came to TechCrunch Disrupt today to chat about shooting people and things across the world faster than the speed of sound. But just how soon will we see that happen? Pishevar says his team is “full steam ahead” to get us there by 2021 and… Read More



And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF 2016 is… Mobalytics

Sep 15, 12:24AM

img_3796 Startups participating in the Startup Battlefield have all been hand-picked to participate in our highly competitive startup competition. They all presented in front of multiple groups of VCs and tech leaders serving as judges to win $50,000 and the coveted Disrupt Cup. After hours of deliberations, TechCrunch editors pored over the judges’ notes and narrowed the list down to six… Read More



Timeular's cute little box makes the hellish task of filling out your time sheets fun

Sep 15, 12:18AM

timeular Anyone who has ever worked with clients will know the pain of tracking your time. Yes, it’s important to know how long you spent so that you can bill correctly, but it is tedious, hellish and horrid — and, added to that, too often left until the last minute when it becomes harder to remember what was done. Enter Timeular and its pretty little eight-sided box which makes… Read More



MegaBots debuts a trailer for its new web series, outlines its giant fighting robot kit

Sep 15, 12:07AM

disrupt_sf16_megabots-4212 In shadow of AT&T Park, two Bay Area-based engineers took to the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt to showcase their plans for a new kind of sports league. Dressed like a matching pair of flamboyant American flags, Gui Cavalcanti and Matt Oehrlein debuted a trailer for an upcoming web series following MegaBots’ journey from pipe dream to a Formula 1-inspired robotic fighting league. With… Read More



EU digital copyright reform proposals slammed as regressive

Sep 14, 11:27PM

European Commission The European Commission’s proposals to reform the region’s copyright rules, published in draft form today, have been criticized by tech companies and digital rights groups as regressive and a missed opportunity to modernize hopelessly outdated rules. Read More



Boston Dynamics CEO Marc Raibert demos the Spot at Disrupt

Sep 14, 11:10PM

disrupt_sf16_boston_dynamics-4318 The audience at Disrupt got a surprise visit from Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot. While the company’s YouTube channel is quite popular, it’s even more impressive to see one of Boston Robotics’ robots in action. Boston Dynamics founder and CEO Marc Raibert got interviewed by TechCrunch’s Brian Heater. The two of them spent some time commenting on a video of the… Read More



Airbnb tests outsourcing management to Superhosts to grow inventory and loyalty

Sep 14, 10:46PM

screen-shot-2016-09-14-at-15-43-47 As Airbnb, the $30 billion private accommodation renting portal, continues to mature and very slowly inch its way to an IPO, it is adding more ways to bring in more properties and hosts to its platform. TechCrunch has learned that Airbnb is working on a new service under the name “Experienced Hosts,” where it connects would-be hosts (those who have homes or space in their… Read More



Estimote announces the Mirror, a dongle that turns any TV into a smart beacon system

Sep 14, 10:04PM

tumblr_inline_odhtb5zwit1uvu8gq_540 Imagine walking into a store, picking up a pair of shoes, and seeing specs for the kicks appear on a TV next to the display. Or imagine standing in front of an airport departures screen and seeing your flight appear and then a map displaying the best route to your gate. These use cases were supposed to be the killer app for beacons and, finally, these dreams are being realized. The Mirror… Read More



Sapphire Ventures has $1 billion in fresh funding to invest

Sep 14, 9:59PM

American dollars falling in the sky Sapphire Ventures, a Palo Alto, Ca.-based venture firm funded solely by the German software giant SAP, has secured a whopping $1 billion to invest across two new funds: a $700 million growth fund, and a $300 million early-stage tech fund. The capital places the group into a ever-growing circle of venture groups that have raised north of a billion dollars in 2016, including Founders Fund… Read More



MOTI wants to help build positive habits with a little glowing robot

Sep 14, 9:55PM

moti-thumb It can take a lot to build a positive habit — whether that’s stretching every morning, drinking enough water or remembering to go on a run. Kayla Matheus and Laura Day hope to make that a little easier with a small robot that sits on your table or desk called MOTI, which is currently running a Kickstarter campaign. But how would that help? Basically, the duo want to try to… Read More




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