Hi there!
Here's the latest feed from TechCrunch.
Add feeds@feed2email.net to your contact list to make sure you receive all your emails
Make sure to visit feed2email.net to get more feeds sent to your inbox.
To find out which feeds you are subscribed to, or to get further help, just reply to this email.
Remember when WhatsApp didn't want to make money?
Sep 06, 5:51AM
WhatsApp is preparing to make money by facilitating conversations between business and consumers. It’s a great move. Messaging is huge, and there is vast scope for bringing brands and businesses on board. It’s a process that’s been happening for years, predominantly with Asia-based chat apps that let users follow official accounts, but enterprising business people in… Read MoreCrunch Report | China's Central Bank Puts a Ban on ICOs
Sep 06, 3:15AM
China’s central bank puts a ban on ICOs, the next generation of the Lily drone is here, WhatsApp for Business is launching and Alphabet creates a new holding company to complete 2015 corporate reorganization. All this on Crunch Report! Read More
Only Six Days Left to Apply for Startup Battlefield Australia
Sep 06, 2:15AM
Ready to give your Startup the global recognition it deserves? Founders, there are 6 more days to apply for the inaugural Startup Battlefield Australia. The deadline for submission is September 11th at midnight AEST. When you apply, you’re giving your startup the opportunity to join the ranks of almost 700 early-stage founders who’ve come before you to hone their pitch with… Read MoreThe new 2018 Nissan Leaf offers 150 miles of EV range
Sep 06, 1:00AM
Nissan unveiled its new 2018 all-electric Leaf at a special event on Tuesday, and the much-anticipated successor to one of the earliest production EVs had some interesting tricks up its sleeve. Most of these focused on intelligent driver assistance features, including ProPILOT semi-autonomous driving and parking capabilities. The Leaf also had an updated body design, with a more aerodynamic… Read MoreResearchers propose Iron Man style flight for humanoid robot
Sep 06, 12:35AM
The way Iron Man flies may be cool, but it’s also impractical. Even if your core strength is off the chart, as I assume Tony Stark’s is (you’re basically planking the whole time), putting jets on your hands and feet is just asking for broken bones. But the seeming foolishness of this method hasn’t stopped a handful of Italian researchers from suggesting we give it a… Read More23andMe is raising about $200 million, led by Sequoia
Sep 06, 12:21AM
23andMe, the Mountain View-based genetic testing and analysis company, is raising close to $200 million in a funding round led by Sequoia Capital, multiple sources tell us. Sources say that Fidelity is also looking to participate. We’d first heard in spring that the 11-year-old company was looking for more money to expand its genetics research arm and develop new products. The fresh… Read MoreUK's FiveAI gets $35M to build a taxi service powered by its own self-driving car platform
Sep 05, 11:49PM
The race is on for autonomous vehicle technology, and now a startup out of the U.K. is the latest to throw its hat into the ring to help build it. Cambridge-based FiveAI — a partner in the U.K.’s StreetWise self-driving project — has raised £14M ($18M) and £12.8M ($17M) in two tranches to fill out its plans for a two-part business in the world of self-driving services. Read MoreSmile, you're in augmented reality dentistry
Sep 05, 11:30PM
For someone getting major dental work or reconstructive surgery, it can be hard to visualize what they’ll look like afterwards. You can do casts and make wax molds, but that’s a bit… 19th century, isn’t it? A Swiss startup brings the, in retrospect, obvious solution of augmented reality to the problem, giving patients a virtual view of the smile they could soon have. Read MoreBetterview just raised $2 million to analyze drone footage for insurers
Sep 05, 11:24PM
Betterview, a 2.5-year-old, San Francisco-based company whose software can analyze detailed aerial footage captured by drones to help insurers better understand a property’s condition, has raised $2 million in funding from a long list of investors. Read MoreWatch Nissan debut its new 2018 LEAF electric car live right here
Sep 05, 10:10PM
Nissan’s new LEAF is making its official world premiere today at 5:30 PM PDT (8:30 PM EDT). That’s when we’ll get the first detailed look at the car, though we’ve seen some teasing images of headlights and tail lights thus far. Read MoreOn Voyager's 40th anniversary, here are 20 of the mission's best images and discoveries
Sep 05, 9:56PM
It’s been 40 years to the day since the Voyager mission commenced with the launch of Voyager 1, with its twin Voyager 2 launching two weeks later. This groundbreaking and incredibly ambitious mission touched on practically every aspect of our solar system and planetary neighbors. Here are 20 of the most important images and bits of science sent back by the pioneering spacecraft. Read MoreAs trial begins, GrubHub looks to defend itself as a 1099 employer
Sep 05, 9:35PM
On day one of GrubHub v. Lawson, the first-ever case to go to trial in California regarding the debate involving 1099 contractors and W-2 employees in the gig economy, lawyers for both sides presented their opening statements. Read MoreThe Red Sox used an Apple Watch to steal signs from the Yankees
Sep 05, 9:30PM
Here’s another innovative use case Apple can mention when they announce the next Apple Watch: The device has reportedly played a key role in a baseball sign-stealing scheme run by the Boston Red Sox. Read MoreWorld View's stratospheric balloon spends a record 27 hours in flight
Sep 05, 8:14PM
World View’s most recent Stratollite mission broke some records for the high altitude aeronautics company: the balloon-based stratospheric vehicle managed to stay aloft for around 27 hours during a mission carried out last weekend, which marks the first time it’s managed to successfully stay aloft and controlled through a full day and night cycle. Why is that important for World View? Read MoreFacebook Watch original video tab launches to all U.S. users
Sep 05, 7:29PM
Today Facebook officially opened its new Watch tab of original video content to everyone in the U.S. after a limited rollout a month ago and expansion to some more users last week. Available on Facebook’s native mobile apps, desktop site, and TV apps, Watch lets users subscribe to their favorite series instead of just haphazardly stumbling upon one-off videos in the News Feed. U.S.… Read MoreHere's the complete list of tech CEOs supporting the repeal of DACA
Sep 05, 7:01PM
1) 2) 3) (There are none.) Meanwhile, here’s how the leaders of tech’s biggest companies have responded to the repeal. Drop us a comment below if you see any tech leader who supports the repeal of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and we’ll update our list. Read MoreMake your own 3D-printed mask that reacts to your emotions
Sep 05, 7:01PM
This wild mask which looks like a cross between Hello Kitty and a face-hugger is made of soft electronics and colored liquid. It is based on a Masters thesis project made by Sirou Peng, Adi Meyer, and Silvia Rueda and uses Harvard’s Soft Robotics Toolkit. The mask is mapped to the wearer’s face and uses a Myoware muscle sensor to assess the patterns your face makes when you… Read MoreGoogle launches a new certification program for mobile web developers
Sep 05, 6:33PM
Google today launched a new certification program for mobile web developers. As the name implies, the Mobile Web Specialist Certification is meant to help developers show off their mobile web development skills, no matter how they learned them. The program joins Google’s existing certification programs for Android developers, cloud architects and data engineers. Taking the open book… Read MoreGood games make good investments at Good Shepherd
Sep 05, 6:25PM
Game development is a risky business — in the literal sense, that is. Hoping a title becomes a million-seller and justifies its staff and years of gestation often leads to the ruin of game studios and publishers. And that’s if the game ever even releases. But Good Shepherd has found that careful curation, help with pain points like localization, and other avenues of stewardship… Read MoreSpaceX opens applications for its 2018 Hyperloop Pod competition
Sep 05, 6:04PM
SpaceX confirmed at its second Hyperloop Pod design competition that there would definitely be a third, and now it’s opening up registration for that test, which is set to run next year. The 2018 competition will again take place at SpaceX’s 0.77-mile long test track near its Hawthorne HQ, and will challenge student teams to design the best pod they can create. The… 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.
To stop all future emails from feed2email.net you can reply to this email with STOP in the subject line. Thanks
