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Change.org's latest round was actually a recap
Jun 27, 2:40AM
A few weeks ago we reported on LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman’s investment in social justice petitions site Change.org. Since then a few people with direct knowledge of the situation have told us that the funding round was actually a recap at a significantly lower valuation. In other words, there was a dramatic change to the ownership structure and most existing investors now own… Read MoreCrunch Report | Caldbeck and Mazzeo leave Binary Capital
Jun 27, 2:08AM
Today’s Stories Binary Capital co-founder Justin Caldbeck quits as Matt Mazzeo steps away from the firm Pandora co-founder and CEO Tim Westergren will step down according to reports Houzz raises a huge $400M round at a $4B valuation Avis signs on to manage Waymo’s self-driving vehicle fleet in Phoenix MIT’s new drones switch between flying and driving for… Read More
Apple acquires SMI eye-tracking company
Jun 26, 11:20PM
In a move that is sure to stoke rumors about Apple’s future work in augmented and virtual reality technologies, Apple has acquired SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI), an eye-tracking firm. The German company has done significant work in eye-tracking research with proprietary eyeglass hardware while also working on consumer-focused applications like eye-tracking for virtual reality. Read MoreInstacart CMO Cheryl Law is no longer at the company
Jun 26, 10:21PM
Instacart CMO Cheryl Law is no longer at the company, TechCrunch has learned. Instacart confirmed the departure. We were tipped off about her departure a bit before the whole Amazon making a $13.7B bid for Whole Foods thing went down. Law joined Instacart at the beginning of the year and was previously the CMO of Prosper. Instacart’s challenges can change on a nearly daily basis… Read MoreStayawhile gets $1.5M to target the sweet spot between Airbnb and long-term rentals
Jun 26, 10:19PM
New York-based startup Stayawhile announced today that it’s scored $1.5 million in seed funding to provide travelers with what founder Janine Yorio refers to as “medium-term housing.” It’s a midway point between your standard hotel/Airbnb stay and a year-plus apartment lease, aimed at vacations and business travelers who’d like to spread out their stay in a new city… Read MoreDisney experiments look to make kid-robot interactions more natural
Jun 26, 10:01PM
Sooner or later, our children will be raised by robots, so it’s natural that Disney, purveyor of both robots and child-related goods, would want to get ahead of that trend. A trio of studies from its Research division aim at understanding and improving how kids converse with and otherwise interact with robots and other reasonably smart machines. Read MoreThe Amazon Echo now doubles as a home intercom system
Jun 26, 9:02PM
Amazon will officially release the Show in a few days, but in the meantime, the company is introducing a long-awaited intercom feature for existing Echo devices. The addition uses Drop-In, a teleconferencing feature introduced on the Show that lets close friends and family members call into one another’s device with little warning. I really didn’t like the feature when I tested… Read MoreAutotalks brings motorcycles into the conversation
Jun 26, 8:57PM
Autotalks has been developing technologies that allow vehicles to talk to anything — V2X, to the nerds in the know. It’s one of the technologies that will enable fully autonomous vehicles to roam our roads. But where does that leave motorcycles, which will still have riders who rely on interactions with human drivers? That’s where B2V, or bike to vehicle, technology comes in. Read MoreSony to demo 3D face biometric running on an Xperia smartphone
Jun 26, 8:37PM
If smartphone hardware rumors are on the money, and they are usually at least in the ballpark (with the exception of transparent, bendable phones; apparently forever doomed to be mocked up in Photoshop) — then a 3D depth sensor is coming to the front-facing camera of a handset near you in the not too distant future. Read MoreiOS 11's blue bar will shame apps that overzealously access your location
Jun 26, 8:33PM
Apple’s new mobile operating system iOS 11, which ships to the public in September, will give users a better understanding over how apps are using their location data. One notable change, which will be immediately obvious, is a more prominent blue status bar that appears when an app is actively using your location while running in the background. The change could impact apps that… Read MoreApple just released the first iOS 11 beta to everyone
Jun 26, 8:06PM
Are you excited about trying out the new features coming up with iOS 11? If so, Apple just released the first public beta of iOS 11 now available to download for everyone. You don’t need to pay $99 for a developer account to download it. But remember, it is still a beta. While the company still plans to release the final version of iOS 11 this fall, Apple is going to release regular… Read MoreiOS 11 turns your iPad into a completely different machine
Jun 26, 8:01PM
I’ve been playing with a beta version of iOS 11 on a 10.5-inch iPad Pro for the past few weeks. While the final version of iOS 11 is not coming until later this fall, Apple just launched the public beta. Here’s a preview of what you can expect. If you’re using an iPad, get ready to be disoriented by the update because the iPad simply doesn’t work the same way. Apple… Read MoreSlack's head of communication design on building teams and improving diversity in tech
Jun 26, 8:00PM
Kristy Tillman is the head of communication design at Slack. In our 20th episode, she talks about what it’s like building a team from scratch and how brand and communication design plays a role in an organization. She also explains why diversity is less about numbers and more about having the right perspectives present. Starting from nothing is not an easy task, but it’s one… Read MoreArms brings the punch to the Nintendo Switch
Jun 26, 7:36PM
Arms, a flagship Nintendo Switch title from the same folks who brought us Splatoon, is a fighting game only Nintendo could release. The object of the game, as in many fighting games, is to knock down your opponent. How you do it, obviously, is the trick. In Arms your weapons are, well, your arms. There are 30 different arms for ten characters and the arms spring out and can twist towards enemies. Read MoreLet's meet in Warsaw
Jun 26, 7:18PM
Just in time for Disrupt SF I’d like to invite you all to a micro meet-up in Warsaw on July 4. We’ll be holding it at Campus Warsaw, 33C Ząbkowska, 03-736 Warszawa, Poland. The fun starts at 6pm and ends at 8pm with some after-event drinks nearby. The winner of the pitch-off will get a table at Disrupt SF and the second-place winner will get two tickets to Disrupt SF. There are… Read MoreFacebook, Microsoft, YouTube and Twitter form Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism
Jun 26, 7:12PM
Today Facebook, Microsoft, YouTube and Twitter collectively announced a new partnership aimed at reducing the accessibility of internet services to terrorists. The new Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism adds structure to existing efforts by the companies to target and remove from major web platforms recruiting materials for terror groups. Read MoreMiles and Milan is a new online retailer selling baby clothes that don't suck
Jun 26, 6:23PM
Why must baby clothes be so cheesy? Why can’t they just come in basic colors, using good materials and at a relatively affordable price? Miles and Milan wants to bring the Zuckerberg ethos of minimalism to the baby and toddler set. Read MoreInfarm wants to put a farm in every grocery store
Jun 26, 6:18PM
To paraphrase science fiction writer William Gibson, the farm of the future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed. Read MorePlaid puts out a 'request for startups' in nine underserved fintech sectors
Jun 26, 6:00PM
Plaid wants to make it easier for financial services companies to serve consumers and businesses, but it sees significant holes in the fintech ecosystem. As a result, the company has issued a Y Combinator-like “request for startups” to tackle particular issues where it believes significant innovation is lacking. Read MoreStartups, apply to Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF today
Jun 26, 5:00PM
We are still searching for innovative startups that want to launch on our Disrupt SF stage and aren’t afraid to get a little competitive! The winning company takes home the legendary Disrupt Cup and an equity-free check for $50,000 — not to mention a place in the startup history books. 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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