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Mark Zuckerberg's humanitarian manifesto
Feb 16, 8:58PM
“Are we building the world we all want?” That’s a question often reserved for the lips of presidents and religious leaders, and too rarely asked by CEOs. But technology has risen as a force that unites us, alongside government and faith. So too must captains of industry rise to accept their opportunity of influence, for the betterment of humanity in one of its most… Read MoreWhy Snap would lowball its IPO valuation
Feb 16, 8:48PM
The short answer for why Snap lowballed its initial valuation for its initial public offering is that it probably won’t be that low for long. Normally these prices are set by expectations the underwriters and executives can divine from their conversations with Wall Street. It’s essentially a matching game — how does Snap and its underwriters figure out where to price the… Read MoreThis baby monitor uses radar to detect infant breathing patterns
Feb 16, 8:41PM
I’ll be honest, hearing about what Raybaby does made me happy I don’t have kids. The mere thought of needing a device to monitor a child’s breathing stresses me out. But it’s a legitimate concern, and the Hax graduates are offering a solution that may well provide some extra peace of mind for concerned parents of newborns. “Currently there are tons of baby… Read MoreAfter Puzder withdraws, Trump names his new pick for labor secretary
Feb 16, 8:24PM
Less than 24 hours after his first pick to head the Department of Labor withdrew his nomination over intense scrutiny of his various professional and personal controversies, President Trump is ready to throw a new name into the mix: Alexander Acosta. By most accounts, Acosta makes for a less controversial choice than Puzder, a fast food executive decried by opponents as anti-worker. Acosta,… Read MoreOxsight uses augmented reality to aid the visually impaired
Feb 16, 8:11PM
One percent of the world’s population, approximately 70 million people, are blind.[/tc_dropcap] That is not a huge number when you think of it in terms of a potential use base for a consumer product, but it is massive when you consider that there are currently few assistive technologies available as an aid to make the lives of the visually impaired easier. Read MoreHow Google's Project Loon balloons learned to loiter
Feb 16, 8:08PM
When Google launched Project Loon a few years ago, the plan was to provide internet access to underserved areas with the help of a series of balloons that would constantly circumvent the earth. When one balloon moved out of range, another would move in behind it. As Google’s “Captain of Moonshots” Astro Teller explained today, the team recently found a way to keep the… Read MoreDobby's foldable pocket drone is the perfect mix of portability and functionality
Feb 16, 8:02PM
Most consumer drones available on the market today fit in one of two categories: full-fledged UAVs like DJI’s Inspire, Phantom or Mavic, or portable “selfie” drones like Hover that prioritize size and convenience over features. So what about “in-between” drones? Drones that are easy to carry, typically under the weight that requires FAA registration, but still… Read MoreHivy is an office management service to manage all those startup perks
Feb 16, 7:43PM
Have you ever wondered why the snack bowls on the second floor of your fancy startup office never runs out of snacks? Your office manager is most likely in charge of all of this, and sometimes it can be hard for them to keep track of all requests and make sure everything is running smoothly. Hivy plans to be the only service office managers ever need. The company is participating in Y… Read MoreBoston's new hub, MassRobotics, is like a WeWork for robotics startups
Feb 16, 7:28PM
If you’re building drones, personal delivery vehicles, or robots that can perform surgery, a desk in a coworking community like WeWork or RocketSpace probably won’t be enough for you. The Mass Technology Leadership Council, a.k.a. Mass TLC, has opened up a new facility just for robotics startups today. The new nonprofit hub, MassRobotics, is located at 12 Channel Street in… Read MoreMicrosoft Office hits the MacBook Pro's Touch Bar
Feb 16, 7:23PM
The new MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar arrived with some pretty strong first-party support, but it was clear that it would take some key partners to really make the secondary Retina Display sing. Photoshop compatibility arrived late-last year, and now Microsoft is finally ready to go live with Office support , which along with Adobe’s offering, was announced at launch, but not quite ready… Read MoreTwitter starts putting abusers in "time out"
Feb 16, 7:21PM
Twitter is putting online bullies in “time out.” As one of the company’s many new anti-abuse measures, users whose accounts have been identified engaging in abusive behavior will have the reach of their tweets temporarily restricted. During this time, the abuser’s tweets will only be shown to their followers, Twitter says. The change was spotted by BuzzFeed, following… Read MoreWith $3.6M in fresh funding, YotaScale optimizes cloud computing for enterprises
Feb 16, 7:10PM
YotaScale, a graduate of Alchemist’s enterprise accelerator, is announcing a $3.6 million venture round today from Engineering Capital, Pelion Ventures and angels Jocelyn Goldfein, Timothy Chou and Robert Dykes. The startup employs machine learning to help balance performance, availability and cost for enterprise cloud computing. Competitors CloudHealth Technologies and Cloudability… Read MoreThis must be the year of mobile security
Feb 16, 7:07PM
If I gave you my phone right you’d be able to figure out a lot of stuff about me. If I didn’t unlock it you’d see some of the news I read, the apps I use, and even some of the messages I’ve gotten from my friends. You’d be able to see that my friend Rick just wrote “If she gets desperate enough, let me know?” which, if taken out of context, is pretty… Read MoreUS regulatory environment threatens the rise of fintech
Feb 16, 7:00PM
The growth of fintech is challenging governments to devise new regulations to meet the demands of the burgeoning industry. The U.S. currently draws the largest amount of fintech investment and is home to many early success stories. Therefore, it may come as a surprise that the regulatory environment in America is hindering the growth of fintech and its impact on the broader economy. Read MoreYouTube says it now has automatically captioned 1 billion videos
Feb 16, 6:40PM
When Google rolled out its automatic captioning service for YouTube back in 2009, the results were far from great. Since then, Google’s speech recognition technology has made massive strides, though, and while the service still makes its fair share of mistakes, it’s now quite good at making videos accessible to the deaf and hearing impaired. As the YouTube team announced… Read MoreGoogle's A.I. Duet experiment lets you jam with the machine
Feb 16, 6:08PM
Google today launched a fun new machine learning experiment: A.I. Duet. This new web-based experiment lets you play melodies on your computer’s keyboard (or a supported MIDI keyboard you plug into your computer) and the computer will then try to play a duet with you. Here is how this works: you basically play a few notes and then wait for the program to come back with a response. What… Read MoreKepler targets Q4 2017 for its first nanosatellite launch
Feb 16, 5:40PM
Canadian satellite startup Kepler Communications has contracted its first launch, with launch operations be provided by Netherlands-based Innovative Space Logistics (ISL), and the launch itself taking place aboard an Indian polar satellite launch vehicle (PSVL) current scheduled to take off from Satish Dhawan Space Center in November of this year. The launch is more tech demo than anything… Read MoreSnapchat beyond Stories: Be the HBO of mobile
Feb 16, 5:40PM
Snap is three things, and everyone else is two of them. There are plenty of chat apps, and Stories is being copied successfully by Instagram, with more Facebook clones on the way. But Snapchat’s unique Discover section, full of mobile-only daily magazines from professional publishers, could evolve into something game-changing: the premier place for premium mobile video. Read MoreOpera is redesigning its desktop browser with project Reborn
Feb 16, 5:29PM
Opera just released a new build of its desktop browser in the developer stream. And this is an interesting one as the company just unveiled a brand new project codenamed “Reborn” — it’s a complete user interface redesign for all platforms. I’ve been using Opera as my main browser for a few years now. I just tried the new version, and it seems to be a visual… Read MoreCervin Ventures unveils new $56M fund aimed at the future of the enterprise stack
Feb 16, 5:19PM
Cervin Ventures, under the direction of Preetish Nijhawan and Neeraj Gupta, is announcing its latest $56 million fund. Built on the success of previous angel and micro-venture portfolios, Cervin is targeting seed-stage startups across the enterprise stack — running the full gamut of infrastructure, data and software. Both Nijhawan and Gupta come from operational roles. Preetish… 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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