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Google said to be planning a built-in ad-blocker for Chrome
Apr 20, 12:08AM
Google is planning to add an ad blocker to Chrome, its web browser, and to possibly turn it on by default for all users. That seems counterintuitive, for a company that makes the majority of its revenue (read: all the monies) from advertising, but it could actually be away to beat blockers by becoming one itself, per a new Wall Street Journal report that first reported the news. If Google… Read MoreCrunch Report | Juicero Running Dry?
Apr 20, 12:00AM
Today’s Stories Juicero users find that man trumps machine Facebook will license its new 360 cameras that capture in six degrees of freedom Spotify’s half-priced student pricing expands worldwide Microsoft to shut down Wunderlist in favor of its new app, To-Do Planned Parenthood enrolls in 500 Startups’ seed program Credits Written and Hosted by: Anthony Ha Filmed… Read MoreTexas gets closer to allowing self-driving vehicle testing on public roads
Apr 19, 11:20PM
A new state might join the ranks of those that allow testing of autonomous vehicles on public roads: A bill just passed the Texas Senate Transportation Committee that spells out a path toward statutes allowing use of highly automated vehicles on public state roads. Read MoreFacebook plans ethics board to monitor its brain-computer interface work
Apr 19, 10:44PM
Facebook will assemble an independent Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) panel to oversee its development of a direct brain-to-computer typing interface it previewed today at its F8 conference. Facebook’s R&D department Building 8’s head Regina Dugan tells TechCrunch, “It’s early days . . . we’re in the process of forming it right now.” Read MoreTalking fiber, drones and open-source hardware with Facebook's Yael Maguire
Apr 19, 10:17PM
Facebook has been putting lots of resources into improving internet connectivity in rural areas. That may seem like a distraction for the social networking giant, but Facebook takes its mission to connect people pretty literally. To do so, it’s taking a building-block approach that involves many projects that all attempt to solve different issues of this larger technology challenge. Read More162 tech companies file brief against the latest immigration executive order
Apr 19, 9:45PM
Silicon Valley and the tech community at large has been a staunch opponent of Trump’s immigration policies, from the “Muslim Ban” executive orders to H-1B restrictions. Today sees 162 companies banding together to file an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit challenging the revised immigration order issued in March. Read MoreIBM shares dropped like a rock today
Apr 19, 9:41PM
How do you solve a problem like IBM? Yesterday evening the company reported its 20th straight consecutive quarter of year-on-year losses. The company’s quarterly earnings beat expectations, but that wasn’t enough to save the share price. As a result, shares plummeted in after-hours trading and refused to gain ground over the course of the day. Read MoreNo, the 5th Ave Apple Store's glass cube isn't going anywhere (permanently)
Apr 19, 9:30PM
Apple’s construction contractors may indeed have to remove the glass cube that sits over the entrance to the sunken 5th Ave location — but only because it’s a bit hard to do a massive store renovation when there’s a big glass cap on top of your easiest entrance/egress portal. Read MoreTesla settles lawsuit against ex-Autopilot lead's self-driving startup Aurora
Apr 19, 9:03PM
Tesla has settled a lawsuit it filed against Sterling Anderson, a former employee and past director of Autopilot. Anderson was a key leader of Tesla’s semi-automated highway driving features, prior to leaving the company to found his own self-driving startup, Aurora, along with former Google self-driving car project CTO Chris Urmson. Read MoreThat fancy smart gadget you put in your car could let hackers turn off the engine while you drive
Apr 19, 8:33PM
More and more devices, from smart dash cams to head-up displays to Bluetooth-enabled diagnostics dongles, are looking to tap your car’s built-in diagnostic (or OBD-II) port for power and data. The problem: this port… really wasn’t built to be used like that. Read MoreEBay unveils first-quarter earnings results
Apr 19, 8:29PM
EBay reported first-quarter results after the bell on Wednesday. The company posted an adjusted 49 cents per share, when Wall Street was forecasting 48 cents. EBay reported revenue of $2.2 billion, when analysts were expecting roughly the same at $2.21 billion. This is up 4 percent from last year. Read MoreNature Conservancy gives forest management a digital makeover
Apr 19, 8:18PM
Keeping a forest healthy often means deciding what to do tree by tree and acre by acre. That’s easy enough with a square mile of it, but what about a thousand? The Nature Conservancy is working on tools that will make it easy for park services, fire control and conservationists to keep entire forests alive, thriving and — you know, not on fire. Read MoreKip is using data to make therapy better for both patients and therapists
Apr 19, 7:00PM
Kip connects patients with qualified therapists, and helps them track outcomes over time. By combining in-person therapy with a mobile app that allows patients to provide feedback on a day-to-day and week-to-week basis, the company believes it can improve the process for patients and therapists. Read MorePlanned Parenthood enrolls in 500 Startups' seed program
Apr 19, 6:41PM
Planned Parenthood has been threatened repeatedly with blockage of access in several states since Trump became our 45th president. But it also, as a consequence, has received a serious spike in donations. The organization’s leaders are now looking to 500 Startups’ seed program to help them capitalize on the recent surge and harness technology to help further the momentum. Read MoreMicrosoft to shut down Wunderlist in favor of its new app, To-Do
Apr 19, 6:38PM
Microsoft acquired the popular mobile to do list application Wunderlist back in 2015, and now it’s preparing users for its eventual demise with the release of its new application “To-Do,” announced today. The new app was built by the team behind Wunderlist, and will bring in the favorite elements of that app in the months ahead, Microsoft says. The company also added that… Read MoreThe world of Minority Report is about to be unlocked, and the key is inside your phone
Apr 19, 6:38PM
Remember that scene in Minority Report where Tom Cruise’s character walks into a Gap and an AI voice asks him if he’s still enjoying the trousers he bought last week? That vision was dreamt up by MIT consultants for the film many years ago, and as of today it would be entirely possible to reproduce, given we all now walk around with smartphones which could be alerted in such a manner. Read MoreFacebook wants to help you hear through your skin
Apr 19, 6:36PM
During the last keynote at Facebook’s F8 conference, Regina Dugan, leader of the enigmatic “Building 8” frontier research group, explained that an internal team is exploring ways that humans could utilize their skin to hear. Don’t worry, this sounds just as crazy to me as it does to you, but whenever a company with a billion dollar R&D budget decides to… Read MoreFacebook's augmented future could involve brain implants, but it's not '1984' yet
Apr 19, 6:33PM
Facebook’s augmented reality future may be taking the form of selfie filters today, but in the future, the company wants to let you interact with the world only by using your brain. Read MoreTwitter is reviewing whether to store some user data in Russia
Apr 19, 6:16PM
Twitter is considering localizing the storage of some of its Russian users’ personal data in order to comply with data localization laws, TechCrunch has learned. Read MoreFacebook is building brain-computer interfaces for typing and skin-hearing
Apr 19, 5:55PM
Today at F8, Facebook revealed it has a team of 60 engineers working on building a brain-computer interface that will let you type with just your mind without invasive implants. They also have people working on a way for humans to hear through their skin. 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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