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Security researchers can turn headphones into microphones
Nov 23, 4:25PM
Security researchers at Israel’s Ben Gurion University have created a proof-of-concept exploit that lets them turn headphones into microphones to secretly record conversations. The PoC, called “Speake(a)r,” first turned headphones connected to a PC into microphones and then tested the quality of sound recorded by a microphone vs. headphones on a target PC. In short, the… Read MoreNHTSA spells out what your phone shouldn't be able to do while driving
Nov 23, 4:22PM
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released new voluntary proposed guidelines for software makers and device manufacturers, including smartphone makers like Apple and Google, which aim to cut down on driver distraction from mobile apps and hardware. These guileless, which are again voluntary, are based on research about what factors have led to road-related deaths stemming… Read MoreHandy's Black Friday promo rewards contractors over customers
Nov 23, 4:17PM
Handy, the on-demand service for cleaners, handymen, and more, has today announced the Give > Get promotion for Black Friday. This Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, customers pay the same amount as they’d usually pay, but the company will add a 50 percent bonus to the Handy Professional’s paycheck. The booking itself doesn’t need to be for Black Friday, but the booking… Read MoreLovely is finally shipping the Fitbit for sexy times
Nov 23, 3:49PM
Do you and your partner often do sex? Do you want to know how much sex you’re doing? And do you want to know how good it is and how good it could be? What is sex? Does anyone know? Can Lovely help us find out? Hopefully, because I’m confused. Created by Jakub Konik and Tomasz Badyla Lovely is a thinger that goes on your other thinger and measures your position, speed, and attack… Read MoreAlexa can now clean a floor with Neato's robot vacuum
Nov 23, 3:39PM
Neato got on the smartphone connected robot vacuum train early on, so it’s really only fitting that the company become the first to embrace Amazon’s multi-talented home assistant. Starting this week, the company’s Botvac Connected vacuum gets Alexa integration, so users can control a clean by speaking. The functionality is pretty basic to start, with commands like… Read MoreAlbert raises $2.5 million for its finance app that helps you save money
Nov 23, 3:31PM
Everyone knows the basics of how to improve their financial health: put money into savings, track your spending, reduce your debt, look for ways to save on your monthly bills, and make smart investments. Where people struggle is translating that knowledge into specific actions you can take today. That’s where an application called Albert steps into help. The startup, which has now closed… Read MoreAnother Spectacle-selling Snapbot pops up at Brentwood Country Mart in LA
Nov 23, 3:22PM
Snapchat now has not one, but two Spectacle-selling Snapbots deployed at the same time. The second dropped Wednesday morning at 10 AM ET (7 AM PT) at a spot near Santa Monica at the Brentwood Country Mart in Los Angeles. The Brentwood Country Mart is a shopping and for spot in L.A.’s Brentwood district, which actually hosts a petting zoo, too. This is the third time a Snapbot has dropped… Read MoreUK to put up £1BN for full fiber broadband and 5G, £400M extra for VC
Nov 23, 3:11PM
The UK government has confirmed it will be borrowing to try to encourage investment in high speed fiber broadband networks and 5G technology — with a plan to spend over £1BN by 2020-2021 to bolster the country’s digital infrastructure. Read MoreMIT's new nylon muscles could lead to actual Westworld hosts
Nov 23, 2:50PM
MIT has a new nylon-based artificial muscle-like filament created by researchers that could eventually provide the basis for robots with bulging biceps. The filaments themselves look eerily similar to the ones extruded by the 3D printers used in the opening sequence of HBO’s Westworld, which is why Gizmodo and others are seeing parallels between potential applications of the tech and… Read MoreThe OnePlus 3T makes one of Android's best bets even better
Nov 23, 2:43PM
OnePlus has always been a people pleaser. It’s an impulse grown, in part, from the hardware startups close connection to a tight-knit fanbase. As other new entrants like Le Eco on the smartphone scene push to be the biggest and flashiest, the company has been producing excellent handsets from the very beginning, devices capable of taking on the top flagships at a fraction of the price.… Read MoreAndy Rubin looks to raise $500 million in a new fund for Playground Ventures
Nov 23, 2:38PM
Andy Rubin is looking for another big round of funding for his hardware incubator, Playground Ventures. According to an SEC filing that popped up yesterday (via Dan Primack), the Android founder is looking to raise up to $500 million — Rubin’s name is listed alongside fellow Playground founders Peter Barrett, Matt Hershenson and Bruce Leak. This follows a $300 million funding… Read MoreSingapore's Spacemob lands $5.5M to expand its co-working spaces across Asia Pacific
Nov 23, 2:38PM
Co-working spaces are becoming a serious business in Asia. WeWork entered the region via China earlier this year, but there are numerous others across the continent. Singapore-based Spacemob is one such contender, and today it announced a $5.5 million seed round to expand its reach across Asia Pacific. Read MoreWatch McLaren's fully electric P1 go through some intense testing
Nov 23, 2:10PM
McLaren makes supercars, and to make those cars requires a lot of technical expertise and rigorous engineering. The new McLaren P1 fully electric car is no different. This open-top vehicle hit the test track recently with a seasoned driver at the helm – and the resulting video (via Jalopnik) is pretty intense. McLaren’s outdone itself with the promo copy on this exciting new… Read MoreSV Angel raises $53M for its latest seed investment fund
Nov 23, 1:27PM
More money for more startup seed-stage investments: SV Angel, one of the more prominent early-stage investment firms in the Bay Area, has closed its latest fund at $53 million, according to an SEC filing (via Dan Primack). The firm had originally targeted $46 million for the fund, according to a previous filing in March of this year. Prior to that, the firm had said it would raise even… Read MoreDigg CEO Gary Liu is leaving to head up Alibaba-owned newspaper SCMP
Nov 23, 10:01AM
Digg, the one-time internet sensation, is losing the CEO that has nursed it back to good health. Gary Liu is leaving the company to become CEO of South China Morning Post (SCMP), the Hong Kong-based newspaper and media firm that Alibaba acquired for $262 million earlier this year. Read MoreThe SaaS Co. closes €800K seed funding to develop AI-driven sales assistant
Nov 23, 9:00AM
The SaaS Co., a startup that helps Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies with B2B sales, has raised €800,000 in seed funding, money it plans to use to further develop its AI-driven sales assistant. Backing the round are various unnamed angel investors, along with the European Union via a €300,000 grant. Read MoreGerman online wealth management platform Cashboard scores €3M Series A
Nov 23, 7:45AM
Cashboard, an online wealth management startup based in Berlin, has closed €3 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Digital Space Ventures, with participation from existing investors Redalpine Capital, Earlybird, and 500 Startups. Other previous backers include Makers, and ProSiebenSat.1. Read MoreSecure messaging app Telegram now offers its own anonymous blogging platform
Nov 23, 7:06AM
Telegram, the security-focused messaging app, has launched its own take on blogging platforms. Read MoreAgricool harvests $4.3 million to grow fruits and vegetables in containers
Nov 23, 6:01AM
French startup Agricool has raised $4.3 million (€4 million) from newly launched VC firm Daphni as well as Parrot founder Henri Seydoux and Captain Train (acquired by Trainline) co-founder Jean-Daniel Guyot. Agricool’s product is quite unusual as the company wants to grow strawberries and later other fruits and vegetables inside shipping containers. With many people moving to… Read MoreTwitter mistakenly suspended its own CEO's Twitter account
Nov 23, 4:33AM
November 2016: the month that Facebook ‘killed’ its CEO Mark Zuckerberg (and a bunch of other users) and Twitter suspended its CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey. 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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