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GoGoVan becomes Hong Kong's first $1 billion startup following merger deal
Sep 02, 4:16AM
At our TechCrunch China event in June we discussed the bright future that Hong Kong’s startup scene has, despite some big challenges. This week the country passed a notable milestone as it got its first $1 billion valued startup, better known as a unicorn. The company in question is GoGoVan, a logistics on-demand provider that connects van drivers and customers for transporting goods. Read MoreCrunch Report | Juicero Runs Out Of Juice
Sep 02, 3:00AM
Juicero, the company that created the $400 juicer, is shutting down, Tinder hits top-grossing app on the App Store, and Google reveals the top things people want to find out how to do. All this on Crunch Report. Read More
Understanding Roku's IPO and its growing platform revenues
Sep 02, 12:56AM
In a pleasant Friday surprise, Roku dropped its S-1 document today, detailing its financial performance and corporate strategy. The filing indicates that the company intends to raise $100 million in its debut. The figure is a widely-recognized placeholder number. The company could raise more or less in its IPO. Follow Crunchbase News on Twitter & Facebook As a private company,… Read MoreHackers claim to have personal info of millions of Instagram accounts, including celebs
Sep 01, 11:23PM
A group of hackers used a bug earlier this week to scrape the phone numbers and email addresses of six million Instagram accounts and are now selling that information on the web. The hackers mainly targeted celebrities and verified users, including Selena Gomez, who’s account was hacked two days ago. The hackers used this glitch in Instagram’s system to start posting nude pictures… Read MoreWhat messaging means for the future of customer care
Sep 01, 9:30PM
Have you ever spent time on hold with an airline, a credit card company, or your insurance provider? Of course you have, I bet you’re still humming the tune from that hold music you had to listen to. For years, the frustration of traditional customer service, be it phone or email, have pushed us all over the edge at one point or another. And for what? The reality is most people have… Read MoreSoFi responds to sexual harassment and wage lawsuits
Sep 01, 9:08PM
Last month a SoFi senior operations manager filed a lawsuit saying he was wrongfully terminated for reporting sexual harassment, as well as for outing managers who he claims improperly recorded loans. Five former SoFi employees filed a separate lawsuit alleging they weren’t given breaks or paid in accordance with California law. Now, SoFi CEO Mike Cagney is sharing more info about… Read MoreRoku files for $100M IPO
Sep 01, 9:04PM
Roku has filed for an initial public offering and is looking to raise up to $100 million. The company will be listed on the NASDAQ appropriately under the ticker of ROKU. Read MoreRIP Juicero, the $400 venture-backed juice machine
Sep 01, 6:36PM
It sounds like America’s favorite $400 juice machine will be no longer. “After selling over a million Produce Packs, we must let you know that we are suspending the sale of the Juicero Press and Produce Packs immediately,” reads the company blog post. Juicero will also be giving people money back. “For the next 90 days, we are offering refunds for your purchase of… Read MoreTwitter has a big bot problem
Sep 01, 6:15PM
Twitter bots – robots that interact with humans – have a long history. The Twitter API is fairly easy to use (I made a bot that plays Zork with a friend two years ago) and there is little protection against creating new accounts automatically. This ease of use used to be great for programmers but now Twitter has a huge bot problem. Bots have expanded beyond the traditional tactics.… Read MoreAlexa's 'flash briefing' can now update you on the latest music news and events
Sep 01, 5:35PM
Amazon Alexa’s popular “Flash Briefing” skill, designed to give you the latest news and information from a series of customizable news sources, can now tell you about what’s happening in the world of music, too. On Thursday, Amazon introduced a new skill called “Today in Music,” which will provide daily music news updates, including new releases, details… Read MoreDesigned for iPhone 8, Weather Atlas is a great replacement for your stock weather app
Sep 01, 4:32PM
There’s no shortage of weather apps on the market, but you may have noticed that few of them are actually all that good. That’s where a new entry called Weather Atlas, from the developer behind the popular productivity app Launch Center Pro, comes in. This newly launched weather application aims to be a better alternative to the stock weather app, offering a more modern take on… Read MoreDell Foundation pledges $36 million to Harvey relief effort
Sep 01, 3:59PM
Michael and Susan Dell have doubled down on the tech industry’s commitment to bail out Texas as it recovers from Hurricane Harvey. The couple pledged a whopping $36 million to the effort through their foundation today. The money, which represents the largest single contribution to date for the disaster, comes in the form of an $18 million seed contribution, followed by a dollar… Read MoreGoogle's Search app on iOS gets a Twitter-like Trends feature, faster Instant Answers
Sep 01, 2:52PM
Google’s search app on iOS is adding a Trending Searches feature, similar to Twitter or Facebook’s Trends, with an update that rolled out later in the day on Thursday. According to the app’s added “What’s New” text on the App Store, Google will now show you searches that are “trending around you” when you tap into the search box to start a search. Read MoreAhoy.ai is a robot that can plan your schedule in Slack
Sep 01, 2:44PM
Ahoy, mateys! A Columbus, Ohio-based company called Ahoy.ai aims to schedule yer deck swabbing sessions with just one arrrrrmail or Slack. Ahoy is the brainchild of Jesse Rowe and Alex Ogorek. Rowe is a senior at OSU and this is his first company. He has raised $14,000 from a small fund in Ohio and is looking to expand his idea. “Majority of our competitors still involve back and… Read MoreTechCrunch's Original Content battles evil alongside Amazon's new version of 'The Tick'
Sep 01, 2:24PM
For the latest episode of Original Content, TechCrunch’s podcast covering the latest streaming shows and movies, we checked out Amazon’s new take on The Tick. You may remember the animated show that ran in the ’90s, or the live action version starring Patrick Warburton that Fox broadcast a few years later. Did we really need another version of the comically oblivious… Read MoreTinder hits top grossing app in the App Store on heels of Tinder Gold launch
Sep 01, 2:00PM
Tinder has hit number 1 in the App Store’s top grossing category for the very first time. Claiming top spot in the App Store likely has to do with the global launch of Tinder Gold, which lets users see who has liked them without swiping at all, among other premium features. Tinder’s initial foray into monetization came in 2015 with the launch of Tinder Plus, which lets users… Read MoreThe coolest new Star Wars toys from Force Friday
Sep 01, 2:00PM
Today marks the second Force Friday. Disney started the tradition back in 2015 ahead of the release of The Force Awakens as an opportunity to build hype and announce a bunch of products without giving up too many secrets ahead of the film’s release. The impending arrival of Episode VII: The Last Jedi has brought a ton of new Star Wars merch. Here are a few highlights hitting stores. Read MoreEquity podcast: The Uber saga, delayed IPOs and just what is an ICO?
Sep 01, 1:10PM
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a social experiment regarding how many acronyms an audience can endure before passing out. Each week we dive into the world of venture capital, looking to understand exactly what’s going on behind the money. This week Katie Roof, Matthew Lynley, and myself — Alex! — were joined by Samuel Angus, a partner on the corporate team of Fenwick and… Read MoreGoogle reveals the top things people want to find out 'How to' do
Sep 01, 1:06PM
Google has a new website compiled using search data and built by its News Lab, working together with Xaquin G.V., an interactive visual data journalist. The site uses data related to searches made by users about “How To” do things, which represents a massive amount of activity on Google, it turns out. Xaquin explains in the visual essay that he was inspired by his own searches… Read MoreThe Windows 10 Fall Creators Update will launch on October 17
Sep 01, 12:30PM
Microsoft today announced that the Fall Creators Update, the next major release of Windows 10, will start rolling out to all users on October 17. That’s a little bit later than some pundits expected but still well within Microsoft’s promised release window. When Microsoft announced this update at its Build developer conference earlier this year, some of the more hyped features… 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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