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When Google Home was unveiled, many people immediately noted the smart speaker’s striking resemblance to a home fragrance diffuser. Now there’s a smart home fragrance diffuser that looks like a smart speaker. Pium, a self-described “next-generation smart diffuser,” is currently participating in Samsung Electronic’s Creative Square incubator program. Visitors to… Read More 
The rumor mill has been buzzing for a while now about a new, more affordable Nest Thermostat — and sure enough: it’s now official. They’re calling it the Nest Thermostat E. As rumored, they’ve shaved off a good chunk of the price tag; whereas the original Nest Learning Thermostat will continue to sell for $250, the Thermostat E will go for $169. So what’s… Read More 
The popular language learning service Duolingo today announced that Tinycards, it flashcards app, is now available on Android. Tinycards, which marked Duolingo’s first foray beyond its flagship language learning service, launched as an iOS-only app in 2016 and came to the web in 2017. Read More 
While Bill Maris was the CEO of Google’s venture unit, GV, the outfit made a bet in 2013 that drew snickers: it poured $258 million into the ride-share company Uber at a roughly $3.7 billion post-money valuation. The investment was by far GV’s biggest investment at the time. Yet while seemingly rich, the investment looks brilliant in hindsight. (It also looks complicated, of… Read More 
Apple might be getting rid of the home button, Uber confirms that Dara Khosrowshahi is the new CEO, an Uber investor forgets he isn’t a Roman and Alexa and Cortana make friends. All this on Crunch Report. Read More 
Cloud storage company Box reported second quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday. And although the company beat expectations on revenue and losses, it wasn’t enough to please Wall Street. The stock fell almost 4% in after-hours trading. It seems that part of the issue related to the company losing its cash flow positive status for the quarter, coming in at a negative $14.7 million. Read More 
Magic Leap, an AR company best known for raising money, still owes consumers a product, or at least the hint of one. Thanks to a newly-released patent filing, we now have a new look at an old prototype that could be a guiding force for the direction of the $4.5 billion startup’s product design. The design, which credits Magic Leap’s design head Gary Natsume as the inventor,… Read More 
Launching a product and company from scratch is hard, as fresh-faced entrepreneurs and Kickstarter successes often learn to their chagrin. And it turns out even heavy hitters like Andy Rubin and his mobile startup Essential have unpleasant lessons to learn — in this case, about how even a small detail like a mailing list configuration can put your entire company at risk. Read More 
Booze delivery startup Thirstie is adding a new twist to its model — it’s working directly with alcohol brands, starting with Dom Pérignon, to offer on-demand delivery. While Thirstie partners don’t mind the additional sales, the real benefit is in the data. Read More 
Following a big internal meeting at Uber where former Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced his plans as the new CEO of Uber, Expedia said today it has named its CFO Mark Okerstrom as its CEO. Read More 
A bug related to an Instagram API allowed at least one unscrupulous individual to access the email address and phone number of an unspecified number of “high-profile” users of the app. No other personal information, like password or what have you, seems to have been exposed. Read More 
Some of us like sports but don’t want to pay for channels we’ll never watch. Fortunately there are ways to watch the NFL without cable for the 2017-2018 season. I’m a Baltimore Ravens fan, and I live in San Francisco. It will cost me $17.87 per game to watch every Ravens game from the 2017-2018 NFL season without cable, satellite, or antenna. That’s a lot less than it… Read More 
Amazon appears to be planning an expansion of Alexa’s existing messaging capabilities to support sending SMS text messages to friends using your Echo device or Alexa app. That means Echo users could then text anyone using voice commands, not only other Echo owners. According to code found in the Amazon Alexa app, there are references to a new type of phone number – referred to… Read More 
It’s a brand new day for Uber, the transportation startup that has been caught up in a whirlwind of drama. At an all-hands meeting today, Uber employees met their new leader: Dara Khosrowshahi, the former CEO of Expedia, who discussed a number of things, including how Uber should go public within the next 18 to 36 months and how he has the support of former CEO Travis Kalanick. Read More 
Uber has a new CEO and he wasted no time in talking about IPO prospects. Addressing employees at a company meeting today, Dara Khosrowshahi, who recently had the top job at public company Expedia, said that Uber could IPO as soon as 18 months. He also said it could take up to 36 months (three years), but that the timing wasn’t finalized. Read More 
Uber Movement, announced back in January, finally went live today. The service gives anyone access to some of Uber’s internal demand and usage data. The hope is that cities and urban planners can use the data to support projects that would help reduce congestion and generally help people get from point A to point B faster. For now the data is only available for a handful of cities,… Read More 
Today, a Delaware court ruled in the favor of former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, who asked that a case brought against him by early Uber investor Benchmark be moved to arbitration, allowing him to avoid a nasty public battle with one of the company’s earliest supporters. Kalanick quickly sent out a statement to reporters, saying that he is “pleased that the court has ruled in his… Read More 
Last April, LeEco heralded the opening of a new Silicon Valley office in San Jose. The new building would be the home of the company’s US operations, with enough space to house up to 800 workers. The Mayor of San Jose was on-hand to help cut the ribbon. Seventeen months later, the space appears to be a virtual ghost town. The company won’t disclose exact numbers, but did tell… Read More 
If you travel a lot for work, you know there are two kinds of employees. There are those who spend less than the budget allows and those who push it to the very limit. Most people don’t feel incentivized to save money for their employer, so that’s why a handful of startups are attempting to solve this problem by rewarding travelers for cost-savings. TravelBank is the latest. Read More 
Have you ever wanted to print an animated image? Well now you (almost) can. A maker named Abhishek Singh has created an instant camera that outputs a little box that contains a Raspberry Pi connected to a PiTFT screen. When you take a picture the camera transmits a short video to the screen which then plays it over and over again until you take another picture. The entire project is… Read More 
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Pium's smart diffuser wants to design a new user experience for your nose
Aug 31, 5:49AM
When Google Home was unveiled, many people immediately noted the smart speaker’s striking resemblance to a home fragrance diffuser. Now there’s a smart home fragrance diffuser that looks like a smart speaker. Pium, a self-described “next-generation smart diffuser,” is currently participating in Samsung Electronic’s Creative Square incubator program. Visitors to… Read MoreThis is the new, cheaper Nest Thermostat
Aug 31, 4:01AM
The rumor mill has been buzzing for a while now about a new, more affordable Nest Thermostat — and sure enough: it’s now official. They’re calling it the Nest Thermostat E. As rumored, they’ve shaved off a good chunk of the price tag; whereas the original Nest Learning Thermostat will continue to sell for $250, the Thermostat E will go for $169. So what’s… Read MoreDuolingo's Tinycards comes to Android
Aug 31, 4:01AM
The popular language learning service Duolingo today announced that Tinycards, it flashcards app, is now available on Android. Tinycards, which marked Duolingo’s first foray beyond its flagship language learning service, launched as an iOS-only app in 2016 and came to the web in 2017. Read MoreEarly Uber investor Bill Maris suggests he'd buy shares again, but all the sellers "have disappeared"
Aug 31, 3:58AM
While Bill Maris was the CEO of Google’s venture unit, GV, the outfit made a bet in 2013 that drew snickers: it poured $258 million into the ride-share company Uber at a roughly $3.7 billion post-money valuation. The investment was by far GV’s biggest investment at the time. Yet while seemingly rich, the investment looks brilliant in hindsight. (It also looks complicated, of… Read MoreCrunch Report | Apple Might Be Getting Rid of the Home Button
Aug 31, 3:45AM
Apple might be getting rid of the home button, Uber confirms that Dara Khosrowshahi is the new CEO, an Uber investor forgets he isn’t a Roman and Alexa and Cortana make friends. All this on Crunch Report. Read More
Box shares down 4% despite what Levie calls "one of our strongest quarters"
Aug 31, 3:30AM
Cloud storage company Box reported second quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday. And although the company beat expectations on revenue and losses, it wasn’t enough to please Wall Street. The stock fell almost 4% in after-hours trading. It seems that part of the issue related to the company losing its cash flow positive status for the quarter, coming in at a negative $14.7 million. Read MoreLatest Magic Leap patent shows off prototype AR glasses design
Aug 31, 2:17AM
Magic Leap, an AR company best known for raising money, still owes consumers a product, or at least the hint of one. Thanks to a newly-released patent filing, we now have a new look at an old prototype that could be a guiding force for the direction of the $4.5 billion startup’s product design. The design, which credits Magic Leap’s design head Gary Natsume as the inventor,… Read MoreAndy Rubin describes the taste of crow after Essential spills customer data
Aug 31, 12:43AM
Launching a product and company from scratch is hard, as fresh-faced entrepreneurs and Kickstarter successes often learn to their chagrin. And it turns out even heavy hitters like Andy Rubin and his mobile startup Essential have unpleasant lessons to learn — in this case, about how even a small detail like a mailing list configuration can put your entire company at risk. Read MoreThirstie is powering on-demand delivery for Dom Pérignon
Aug 30, 10:37PM
Booze delivery startup Thirstie is adding a new twist to its model — it’s working directly with alcohol brands, starting with Dom Pérignon, to offer on-demand delivery. While Thirstie partners don’t mind the additional sales, the real benefit is in the data. Read MoreExpedia's chief financial officer is now its CEO as Dara Khosrowshahi leaves to run Uber
Aug 30, 9:46PM
Following a big internal meeting at Uber where former Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced his plans as the new CEO of Uber, Expedia said today it has named its CFO Mark Okerstrom as its CEO. Read MoreInstagram bug leaked data on 'high-profile' users, company warns
Aug 30, 9:43PM
A bug related to an Instagram API allowed at least one unscrupulous individual to access the email address and phone number of an unspecified number of “high-profile” users of the app. No other personal information, like password or what have you, seems to have been exposed. Read MoreHere's how much it will cost me to watch the NFL this season without cable
Aug 30, 9:06PM
Some of us like sports but don’t want to pay for channels we’ll never watch. Fortunately there are ways to watch the NFL without cable for the 2017-2018 season. I’m a Baltimore Ravens fan, and I live in San Francisco. It will cost me $17.87 per game to watch every Ravens game from the 2017-2018 NFL season without cable, satellite, or antenna. That’s a lot less than it… Read MoreEcho's messaging service may add support for SMS texts from your own 'Alexa number'
Aug 30, 8:40PM
Amazon appears to be planning an expansion of Alexa’s existing messaging capabilities to support sending SMS text messages to friends using your Echo device or Alexa app. That means Echo users could then text anyone using voice commands, not only other Echo owners. According to code found in the Amazon Alexa app, there are references to a new type of phone number – referred to… Read MoreHere's what happened at Uber today
Aug 30, 8:27PM
It’s a brand new day for Uber, the transportation startup that has been caught up in a whirlwind of drama. At an all-hands meeting today, Uber employees met their new leader: Dara Khosrowshahi, the former CEO of Expedia, who discussed a number of things, including how Uber should go public within the next 18 to 36 months and how he has the support of former CEO Travis Kalanick. Read MoreNew Uber CEO says IPO is 18-36 months out
Aug 30, 8:25PM
Uber has a new CEO and he wasted no time in talking about IPO prospects. Addressing employees at a company meeting today, Dara Khosrowshahi, who recently had the top job at public company Expedia, said that Uber could IPO as soon as 18 months. He also said it could take up to 36 months (three years), but that the timing wasn’t finalized. Read MoreUber Movement traffic data finally makes it out of beta
Aug 30, 8:21PM
Uber Movement, announced back in January, finally went live today. The service gives anyone access to some of Uber’s internal demand and usage data. The hope is that cities and urban planners can use the data to support projects that would help reduce congestion and generally help people get from point A to point B faster. For now the data is only available for a handful of cities,… Read MoreBenchmark-Kalanick Uber board suit sent to arbitration
Aug 30, 8:01PM
Today, a Delaware court ruled in the favor of former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, who asked that a case brought against him by early Uber investor Benchmark be moved to arbitration, allowing him to avoid a nasty public battle with one of the company’s earliest supporters. Kalanick quickly sent out a statement to reporters, saying that he is “pleased that the court has ruled in his… Read MoreLeEco's Silicon Valley offices are a virtual ghost town
Aug 30, 7:53PM
Last April, LeEco heralded the opening of a new Silicon Valley office in San Jose. The new building would be the home of the company’s US operations, with enough space to house up to 800 workers. The Mayor of San Jose was on-hand to help cut the ribbon. Seventeen months later, the space appears to be a virtual ghost town. The company won’t disclose exact numbers, but did tell… Read MoreTravelBank raises $25 million to reward employees who save on travel budgets
Aug 30, 7:32PM
If you travel a lot for work, you know there are two kinds of employees. There are those who spend less than the budget allows and those who push it to the very limit. Most people don’t feel incentivized to save money for their employer, so that’s why a handful of startups are attempting to solve this problem by rewarding travelers for cost-savings. TravelBank is the latest. Read MoreThe Instagif is a camera that 'prints' animated GIFs
Aug 30, 7:27PM
Have you ever wanted to print an animated image? Well now you (almost) can. A maker named Abhishek Singh has created an instant camera that outputs a little box that contains a Raspberry Pi connected to a PiTFT screen. When you take a picture the camera transmits a short video to the screen which then plays it over and over again until you take another picture. The entire project is… 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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