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Disrupt Berlin 2017 Startup Battlefield applications are now open!
Sep 01, 6:00AM
Startup Battlefield applications for Disrupt Berlin are now open. TechCrunch is hunting for innovative startups to launch on the famous Disrupt stage this December. Read MoreCrunch Report | Postmates Shows Signs of Hard Times
Sep 01, 3:00AM
The first ICO unicorns have arrived, the Nest Thermostat E is a new cheaper, simpler thermostat, Postmates laid off all its city managers yesterday and the latest SanDisk microSD card can now hold 400 GBs of data. All this on Crunch Report! Read More
Spotify's head of video and podcasts departs amid strategy shift
Sep 01, 1:11AM
Tom Calderone, Spotify’s head of video and podcasts, is departing the company amid a shift in content strategy. The news was first identified by Bloomberg. The digital streaming business, known for its music playlists, had expanded into other categories like original video, but the company has confirmed that it’s changing its approach. Said a spokesperson, going forward… Read MoreGoogle's Transformer solves a tricky problem in machine translation
Sep 01, 1:02AM
Machine learning has turned out to be a very useful tool for translation, but it has a few weak spots. The tendency of translation models to do their work word by word is one of those, and can lead to serious errors. Google details the nature of this problem, and their solution to it, in an interesting post on its Research blog. Read MorePlease let The Friendship Code and its tech-savvy girls be the new Baby-Sitters Club
Aug 31, 11:29PM
Okay, full disclosure, I never read any Baby-Sitters Club book. But you know what I’m talking about, right? We all had some endless series we read where a few kids just like us navigated the vicissitudes of life, teaching us lessons along the way. I’m hoping that The Friendship Code, which aims to do that — but with tech and coding woven in — will become that series for… Read MoreBasis Set Ventures gets real to get to the heart of AI startups
Aug 31, 11:23PM
Lan Xuezhao has spent the last few months pulling together $136 million for her new machine intelligence-focused venture capital fund, Basis Set Ventures. I met Xuezhao for tea on a park bench in Potrero Hill earlier this week to chat about her strategy for the fund. Read MoreTwitch's new extensions let streamers customize their channel, make money from Amazon sales
Aug 31, 11:10PM
Twitch today is introducing a suite of tools called Twitch Extensions that will allow its streamers to customize their channel pages with interactive features, including polls, leaderboards, tickers, schedules, overlays and even virtual pets, among other things. Beyond simply personalizing their channel to make it more engaging to fans, the extensions in some cases will help streamers… Read MoreUber hires former Facebook exec and Firefox founder Blake Ross
Aug 31, 10:11PM
Uber has hired Firefox co-founder Blake Ross to work with them on product strategy. Ross will be working with the ridesharing company part-time from Los Angeles. He announced it on Facebook, where he once worked as director of product. Read MoreRazer's gunmetal Blade Stealth is like dressing a gaming laptop in a suit
Aug 31, 9:14PM
An all-black exterior, backlit triple snake logo and a keyboard with every color in the rainbow is often what kept corporate types and minimalists away from Razer’s laptop portfolio. Now for the first time, Razer is making a laptop with a new color scheme, with a basic backlit keyboard, sans snake light show — it’s refreshing. Read MoreNest invites press to a "big announcement" on September 20
Aug 31, 8:30PM
Earlier today Nest announced a new thermostat but it appears the company has more things to announce. Nest just sent invites to an event on September 20, saying it’s a big announcement. No other details were offered. The company needs a hit and the product announced earlier today is not a hit in the same league as the Learning Thermostat. Nest has been seemingly slow to roll out new… Read MoreFirst impressions of Essential's 360-degree camera attachment
Aug 31, 8:06PM
Essential has a unique port around back on its debut Phone, which can handle data and power transfer, and which attaches to accessories via magnets. The first such accessory is Essential’s own 360 camera, which offers you an easy way to capture immersive images and video in a very small package. The Essential 360 camera is much smaller than most other consumer 360 cameras out there, and… Read MoreBlack Girls Code raises $154K after turning down six figures from Uber
Aug 31, 7:31PM
Last week, we reported Black Girls Code turned down a $125,000 grant from Uber in what Black Girls Code CEO Kimberly Bryant described to me as a multi-layered decision. Shortly after we broke the news of this decision, many members of the tech community stepped up to donate to Black Girls Code. Since last Saturday, when Slack Head of Communication Design Kristy Tillman donated $1,000 and… Read MoreSamsung secures self-driving car testing permit for California roads
Aug 31, 7:21PM
Samsung got approval to test autonomous vehicles on state roads in California, according to the CA Department of Motor Vehicle’s website. The DMV maintains an ongoing list of companies and organizations it has granted autonomous testing permits to, and that list includes a growing number of automakers and tech companies, including Apple, Nvidia, GM, BMW and now Samsung. Samsung has… Read MoreFacebook's new Watch video hub rolls out to U.S. users
Aug 31, 7:07PM
Facebook’s latest push into video is now live. On Thursday, the new Watch tab popped up for U.S. users as the feature begins its proper roll-out. The Watch tab sits in some premium Facebook real estate, just under the News Feed and Messenger buttons on the main desktop navigation menu. On mobile, the feature hangs out at the bottom of the navigation bar where users can launch it with… Read MoreThe White House has removed an important report on sexual violence from its website
Aug 31, 7:06PM
Since Trump took office, how many times have you asked yourself “What fresh hell is this?” Today is one of those days I feel I’m asking every five minutes. Our current administration recently took down from its website a 2014 report published during the Obama administration detailing facts and information on sexual violence. Read MoreThe Moto X4 has Alexa and a multi-device music streaming feature
Aug 31, 7:04PM
LG’s V30 is clearly the most hyped handset at this year’s IFA, but Motorola’s got a surprise contender for the most interesting. While the Lenovo-owned company is clearly pumping most of its resources into its Z line of modular flagships, its return to the mid-range X line actually packs a couple of compelling surprises. The company made its intentions to embrace Amazon… Read MoreThe littleBits Droid Inventor Kit lets you build an R2-D2 of your very own
Aug 31, 6:59PM
Ever wanted to build an R2-D2 to call your own? You could drop a few million dollars to get all the screen-used parts/props… Or you could spend a few weeks in the shop bangin’ on scrap metal to build one from scratch. Or you could grab littleBit’s new Droid Inventor Kit and call it a day. It’s pint-sized and not quite as intense as the aforementioned options, but hey… Read MoreUber catches a break in lawsuit involving alleged 'Hell' program
Aug 31, 6:37PM
Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley has dismissed a lawsuit involving Uber’s alleged use of a program called “Hell.” The lawsuit was originally filed in April by Michael Gonzales, who drove for Lyft during the time Uber allegedly used the software. He sought $5 million in a class action lawsuit. Today, Judge Corley granted Uber’s motion to dismiss the claim with leave to amend. Read MoreThe Destiny 2 live action trailer is out and it's hilarious
Aug 31, 6:28PM
The Destiny 2 live action trailer is officially out, and it’s one of the most comical video game trailers ever. The live action trailer heralds the coming of the new game, which is set to drop on September 6. The trailer stars Cayde-6, voiced by Nathan Fillion, and was directed by the same guy who directed Kong: Skull Island, Jordan Vogt-Roberts. Oh, and it doesn’t show a single… Read MoreSony's RX0 is a tiny camera with big ideas
Aug 31, 6:21PM
Sony just announced a new camera called the RX0, but breaking from the trend of lower number = fancier camera, this one is a tiny device that combines an action-cam form factor with some traditional imaging prowess. It’s an unusual combination, yet somehow tempting. 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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