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LinkedIn opens Sponsored InMail to all as yet more ad products come to messaging platforms
Nov 09, 4:05PM
It’s gloves off for social media companies that have patiently built audiences for their platforms and weaned them on steady diets of ad-free content: they’re all now starting to double down on ways of monetizing them. Now it’s the turn of LinkedIn, the social network for professionals that’s currently getting acquired by Microsoft for $26.2 billion. Today, the company… Read MoreReport shows Americans abandoned their news apps as election fatigue kicked in
Nov 09, 3:42PM
A new report from mobile analytics firm Flurry out this morning shows how Americans’ overwhelming election fatigue and disinterest in continuing to follow political news stories played out during the U.S. Elections. The firm found that two of the lowest dips in news reading activity on mobile devices – where many people today consume election news and information –… Read MoreOnePlus will launch its new device November 15
Nov 09, 2:17PM
That new OnePlus device that Qualcomm not so subtly hinted at yesterday? It’s going to launch next week. The company took to its own Twitter account with a little news of its own, announcing that the hardware will be officially shown off a week from yesterday. An exceptionally brief video confirmed the chipmaker’s assertion that the device will sport a Snapdragon 821 (at 2.35GHz),… Read MoreOneLogin acquires Sphere Secure Workspace to gain mobile management foothold
Nov 09, 2:00PM
OneLogin, a company that provides identity management in the cloud, has become rather acquisitive over the last year buying CafeSoft last December and Portadi in June. Today it announced it was acquiring Sphere Secure Workspace to add mobile device management to their identity-driven security model. “We are getting the hang of acquiring companies and propelling our roadmap very… Read MorePandora unveils first web redesign since 2011
Nov 09, 1:34PM
Pandora just released its biggest web redesign since 2011. Back in the day, when Pandora first launched, everything was web first, mobile second. But as more and more people made the shift to mobile, so did development and design decisions, Pandora Software Engineering Manager Laura Leaverton told me. Pandora’s new web design is a lot cleaner, with improved navigation, a fixed bar that… Read MoreWhat does a President-elect Trump mean for Silicon Valley? Nothing very good.
Nov 09, 1:08PM
Donald J. Trump is now the President-elect of the United States after one of the most surreal and unlikely campaign victories in American history. Stock markets are already reacting negatively to the reality of a President Trump and the dollar is also falling. The short-term prospects for the tech economy and Silicon Valley are grim according to economists with knowledge of the Trump… Read MorePinscreen launches with high-tech distractions for a nerve-wracking election
Nov 09, 12:30PM
Pinscreen says it has developed a system for generating what can be photorealistic three-dimensional images from a single scan. While the technology’s current applications involved distorted faces for caricature, the same technology could be used for exceptionally realistic video. Read MoreMeditation startup Simple Habit adds Android, web app
Nov 09, 12:16PM
Mindfulness app Simple Habit has expanded its reach, launching an Android version and also adding a web app to widen the touchpoints for what the team is hoping to build into a platform for guided meditation — touting their Spotify style subscription model as a first for the mindfulness space. Read MoreCryptocurrencies rise on Trump victory
Nov 09, 11:11AM
Donald Trump’s historic victory in the 2016 US presidential elections predictably immediately hammered the value of the dollar on foreign currency exchange markets. But it’s the opposite story if you’re looking at cryptocurrencies. Read MoreViber follows Messenger, launches Public Accounts for businesses and brands
Nov 09, 11:04AM
Viber, the messaging app with 800 million users owned by Japan’s Rakuten, is today taking the next step in expanding its platform as it seeks to compete against the likes of Facebook’s Messenger and WhatsApp not just for audience — but revenues. Today, Viber is launching Public Accounts, a new account format for businesses and brands who want to communicate with Viber… Read MoreWith Trump's win Silicon Valley investors start losing their damn minds
Nov 09, 8:30AM
We’re only hours into what is a now Donald J. Trump’s ascendancy to the Presidency and already Silicon Valley’s investor class is losing its collective damn mind. TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington had it just about right when he retweeted the Drudge Report. Drudge headline “Silicon Sultans Shit Themselves” – which is pretty much what I’m seeing in… Read More
Crunch Report | First Hyperloop Will Be Built in UAE
Nov 09, 4:00AM
It’s looking like the first Hyperloop will be built in the UAE, Facebook is testing a job openings feature, Tesla plans to increase manufacturing automation by acquiring Grohmann Engineering, LeEco is hopeful that it can put the company’s finances back on track and Uber rival Karhoo shuts down. All this on Crunch Report. Read More
13 of the best tweets about the election
Nov 09, 1:27AM
The polls for the 2016 election are beginning to close and Twitter is aflame. As the trashfire of this election burns itself to cinders, we got out of fetal position and took a break from counting down to the potential end of days with Twitter. Here are some tweets keeping us sane on #ElectionNight. Read MoreGoPro is recalling the Karma drone after just 16 days on the market
Nov 09, 12:01AM
GoPro just issued a press release announcing the recall of the Karma drone. It just happened to be while the United States is watching the election results roll in. The press release is below. Customers can view return instuctions here. The Karma drone was on the market for 16 days and GoPro says it sold 2,500 drones thus far. All of them are recalled. GoPro says a power loss malfunction is… Read MoreFor a brief, glorious moment, you could do weird things to Donald Trump's website
Nov 08, 11:04PM
The internet found a new way to amuse itself in the final hours of the presidential election cycle. Basically, there was a glitch on the press release page of Donald Trump’s website. So whatever text you entered at the end of the URL, it would show up at the top of the page, like so: Fun with URL hacking. https://t.co/UWU2r69DSL pic.twitter.com/KMdW0GQXQ6 — Andy Baio… Read MoreWurk raises $1 million to help cannabis companies manage their people
Nov 08, 10:28PM
A “pottech” company called Wurk has raised $1 million in seed funding to help cannabis businesses such as dispensaries or growers comply with all the different regulations coming into play around the burgeoning legal cannabis industry. The seed deal closed before various ballots issues were voted on today in the U.S., which could make the sale and use of marijuana legal… Read MoreHow our next president can usher in the next wave of job growth
Nov 08, 10:00PM
Both candidates talked about creating jobs. One wants to cut taxes and the other wants to increase them. While they debate whose plans will make America great and whose will make America broke, here is an innovation plan that will guarantee to not cost America any money, and will usher in the greatest wave of innovation since the industrial revolution. Read MoreHow bitcoin protects against geopolitical risk
Nov 08, 10:00PM
Importantly, Bitcoin is a global digital currency that is borderless, frictionless and secure. Unlike legacy currencies and payment systems, Bitcoin is immune to capital controls and currency manipulation. It does not limit people’s freedom to move money to where they want it to be and cannot be controlled by governments for their political agenda. Read MoreWalgreens is suing Theranos for $140 million in Delaware
Nov 08, 9:53PM
Walgreens has filed a lawsuit against blood analysis company Theranos. Walgreens was once Theranos’ biggest partner and the startup used several of the drugstore chain’s Arizona store locations as testing sites. However, Walgreens formally severed ties with the startup in June, citing the myriad bad test results and a federal investigation as the reason for ending the… Read MoreYou can now buy a refurbed iPhone directly through Apple's site
Nov 08, 9:52PM
Some good news for folks looking to shave a hundred bucks or so off an iPhone, while still getting all the benefits that going through Apple’s official channels entail. The company is now stocking refurbished iPhones through its online store — which was previously limited to iPads, Macs, Apple TVs and the like. As one expects from Apple’s official offering, the prices… 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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