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Meet Binky, the anti-social media simulator
Jun 10, 10:48PM
Something happened to social media recently. I don’t know exactly when things changed, but almost overnight, randomly scrolling through feeds became a lot less enjoyable. Flame-wars, bad news, fake news, worse news and anxiety-fueling comment sections meant that social media is no longer the escapism it once was. Along comes Binky counter all of that, creating the ultimate anti-social… Read MoreEA announces Star Wars Battlefront II, Madden 18 and more new games from E3 2017
Jun 10, 7:07PM
Today, Electronic Arts makes some of the most successful video games in the world and are announcing new titles at this year’s E3 . If you love Star Wars, Assassin’s Creed, FIFA, Madden, Need for Speed or any other games developed by EA, chances are you’ll love what was announced today. Click through (desktop) or scroll down (mobile) to see what new games you’ll be… Read More'Man fighting in the middle of town' is not Grand Theft Auto for iOS
Jun 10, 6:39PM
“Man fighting in the middle of town” may not be the Grand Theft Auto VI we’ve been waiting for, but it’s the one 2017 deserves. The iOS game, which launched its 1.0 version yesterday initially piqued my attention through its perhaps-not-quite fair use of Grand Theft Auto V screenshots as the app icon and description photos. My hopes that someone had snuck a free port of… Read MoreVenture-backed Ravel Law sells to LexisNexis
Jun 10, 5:45PM
Ravel Law, a legal search, analytics, and visualization platform that aims to turn lawyers into data analysts, has sold itself five years after its 2012 founding. The buyer: the New York-based legal research giant LexisNexis, which is paying an undisclosed sum for the company and whose tech it plans to incorporate into its own products. Ravel, based in San Francisco, will continue to operate… Read MoreGillmor Gang: Emotional Healing
Jun 10, 5:00PM
The Gillmor Gang — Keith Teare, Doc Searls, Denis Pombriant, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, June 9, 2017. Denis Pombriant joins the Keith Gang for a vigorous rubdown of fake views and Comey smackdown of the Obstructor in Chief. +Doc’s biting tracking indictment and Apple’s Safari fix for adtech fatigue. Google ? @stevegillmor, @dsearls, @DenisPombriant, @kteare… Read MoreHere's what the top accelerators in North America are funding
Jun 10, 4:30PM
The top startup accelerators have a history of seeing the future in ideas that sounded silly at the time. After all, who would have foreseen billion-dollar businesses based on renting your air mattress to strangers, or shopping for their groceries? So when prestigious accelerators invest around common themes, it’s worth taking note of what’s resonating. Read MoreWatch Electronic Arts kick off E3 live right here
Jun 10, 4:00PM
Today, Electronic Arts will kick off E3 2017 with a live press conference, which you can watch right here. EA makes some of the most popular games in the world, like The Sims, Battlefield, Madden, FIFA, Titan Fall, and the studio is sure to deliver even more goodness today. We expect to see at least one Star Wars title, and potentially a new FIFA. But the bigger question remains: Will EA… Read MorePostmates acqhires Secret CEO David Byttow's startup Bold
Jun 10, 2:47PM
The founder of one of Silicon Valley’s most famous flameouts, anonymous social app Secret, is the new product lead for Postmates’ app. After Secret shut down and gave investors back their money, David Byttow went on to raise a $1 million seed round from Index to launch a blog publishing tool for enterprises called Bold. Today Bold was acqhired by Postmates, Byttow confirmed to… Read MoreHow augmented reality could save tech from itself
Jun 10, 1:00PM
Indeed, as technology marches relentlessly forward, it feels like many of today’s positions could soon be displaced. But just as with past technological inflection points — whether the steam engine, the telegraph, the computer or even industrial robots — technology will always give as much as it takes, as it always has. That matters little to people who have lost their… Read MoreThe most hilariously awful volume controls ever
Jun 09, 10:41PM
Fed up with those sensitive volume sliders? It could be A LOT worse. Redditors dreamed up the most absurd possible interfaces for controlling the sound on a video. Click through (desktop) or scroll down (mobile) to see these witty, frustrating, and hysterical designs. Read MoreUber's head of finance is heading to Opendoor
Jun 09, 10:23PM
Uber’s soon-to-be former head of finance, Gautam Gupta, is set to join real estate startup Opendoor as its first-ever chief operating officer. Read MoreAmazon launches 'My Mix,' a personalized shop filled with your favorite things
Jun 09, 9:14PM
Amazon has quietly launched a new feature offering shoppers personalized suggestions of products they might like to buy. Called “My Mix,” the addition is tied to Amazon’s “Interesting Finds” — the curated gift shop introduced last year that provides a Pinterest-like experience for discovering products across Amazon’s vast website. Read MoreApple unveils Business Chat, which brings customer service and shopping into iMessage
Jun 09, 8:34PM
Apple just unveiled Business Chat, its bid to turn iMessage into a communication platform that can compete with Facebook Messenger – and perhaps, make iMessage one of the main ways you interact with businesses. The company quietly announced the service earlier this week with an update to its developer site, but few details were available at the time. Today was the real introduction, with… Read MoreAR startup Meta sues former head of optics over trade secrets theft
Jun 09, 7:55PM
A top augmented reality startup is suing its former head of optics for breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets in the creation of his own AR company. Meta, which builds augmented reality hardware and software, filed suit earlier this week in a Northern California court against former employee Zhangyi Zhong, his company Dreamworld USA and 20 unnamed defendants. Read MoreHouzz raising $400 million at $4 billion valuation
Jun 09, 6:56PM
Home improvement platform Houzz continues to grow, and is in process of raising another huge round of funding. The company confirms that it is raising $400 million in new financing, at a valuation that multiple reports peg at around $4 billion. Read MoreHyperX's Revolver S is the right example for Dolby 7.1 gaming headsets
Jun 09, 6:10PM
If you’re into the booming eSports scene, you’ve heard of HyperX. Their prevalence at professional gaming tournaments as the de facto gaming headphones for pros is difficult to deny, especially if you actually watch eSports. My interest grew, but I was still surprised that the Revolver S, a Dolby 7.1 surround sound gaming headset, made such a positive impression on me. As soon as… Read MoreEurope eyeing direct access to cloud services for police data requests
Jun 09, 5:30PM
In the wake of a spate of terror attacks across Europe, regional interior ministers have been talking tough on tech. Encryption is one technology that’s been under fire from certain quarters. There has also been renewed discussion about ways to speed up how law enforcement agencies request data from tech companies — so called e-evidence. Read MoreApple legalizes and taxes in-app tipping for content creators
Jun 09, 5:26PM
Apple’s newly published update to its App Store policies officially designates voluntary tipping via virtual currency as in-app purchases that Apple taxes 30 percent. By taking tipping out of the grey area, more app developers might institute digital tip jars as an alternative way to get creators paid without having to offer ad revenue sharing. Read MoreGoFundMe, now with $4B in donations from 40M donors, plots Euro expansion
Jun 09, 5:20PM
If you’ve ever contributed to a charitable fundraising campaign online in the last seven years, chances are that one of those campaigns have been through GoFundMe, a web platform where people can set up and donate to campaigns for charitable causes. The site and the company that created it have been on a long-term growth tear — and now it’s gearing up for the next step. Read MoreCortana can now do price comparisons when you're shopping online
Jun 09, 5:11PM
Microsoft’s digital assistant Cortana will now be able to save you money when you’re shopping online. The company announced today that it will begin a pilot test of a new Cortana feature that will pop up the best price and availability of similar products, when you’re shopping the websites of over a dozen top retailers in the U.S., including Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Best Buy,… 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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