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Apply today for a free exhibit table in Startup Alley at Disrupt Berlin 2017
Sep 29, 8:00AM
In just 66 days, the top tech startups, entrepreneurs, movers, shakers and investors across Europe will gather at Disrupt Berlin 2017. As if that’s not exciting enough, we’re looking for 30 pioneering startups to exhibit their stuff in Startup Alley — for free. Read MoreEverything SpaceX revealed about its updated plan to reach Mars by 2022
Sep 29, 6:09AM
“The future is vastly more exciting and interesting if we’re a space-faring species than if we’re not,” Musk said as he took the stage. “It’s about believing in the future and thinking the future will be better than the past.” This plan will obviously be very expensive, and Musk led with that since it was a considerable criticism of what… Read MoreFirst China, now South Korea has banned ICOs
Sep 29, 5:47AM
South Korea has banned ICOs, the up-and-coming method of raising funding via crypto tokens, due to concerns over the potential for financial scams. China’s Central Bank became the first to outlaw ICOs, which are also known as token sales, in a move made earlier this month and now Korea is following suit. Companies from across the world have raised more than $1.8 billion this year to… Read MoreCrunch Report | GoPro Releases The Hero 6 Black
Sep 29, 5:44AM
The GoPro Hero 6 and Fusion 360 camera are released, IKEA buys Instacart and Aston Martin is building a submarine. All this on Crunch Report. Read More
SpaceX plans to use spaceships for Earth passenger transit
Sep 29, 5:25AM
Elon Musk was at IAC showing off his ambitious plan to ultimately make Earth an interplanetary species, and one of the new pieces of his plan he revealed was Earth-to-Earth transport using SpaceX rockets to cut down trips to almost anywhere on Earth in under an hour, and to most destinations in under 30 minutes. The plan would essentially fly passengers up to an altitude where the craft… Read MoreSpaceX aims to replace Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Dragon with one spaceship
Sep 29, 5:05AM
When Elon Musk took the stage at the International Astronautical Congress today to expand on the Mars plan he revealed at the event last year, he started where people had the most questions last time around: How will you pay for trips to Mars? The answer, Musk said, had a lot to do with simplifying the companies lineup, and rendering redundant some of its current products. To do that,… Read MoreLockheed Martin's Mars Base Camp would stage Mars surface missions
Sep 29, 4:02AM
Lockheed Martin shared more information about its Mars Base Camp (MBC) architecture and operation plans at this year’s International Astronautical Congress, as reported by Space. The concept images shared by Lockheed reveal a platform from which large interplanetary ships, as well as surface landers which can ferry passengers back and forth from the station. The Mars Base Camp plan… Read MoreElon Musk shares images of "Moon Base Alpha" and "Mars City" ahead of IAC talk
Sep 29, 2:59AM
Elon Musk is giving us a sneak peak of what he’ll be talking about in just a few hours at the International Astronautical Congress in Australia. The SpaceX founder shared an image he captioned “Moon Base Alpha” on Instagram today, featuring a computer rendered image of the proposed moon base, which he called for originally during a talk at the International Space Station… Read MoreApple would like to remind the FCC that it can't activate imaginary FM radios that iPhones don't have
Sep 29, 2:24AM
Apple responded today to FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai, who issued a statement that “urged” Apple to activate the FM chips that he claimed are in iPhones in the name of public safety. The recent hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria were the hook for the reasoning. The only problem? Apple hasn’t even included FM radio chips in iPhones since the iPhone 6s. That’s right, Pai… Read MoreThis edible sensor could help keep food fresh
Sep 29, 12:14AM
Making sure fresh food is kept at the right temperature during transit is a harder problem than one might think — but the Swiss are on the job. Not only did they create robo-fruit to mix in with the real ones, but another research team has created a biodegradable temperature sensor that sticks to food all the way from its starting point to the inside of your mouth. Read MoreGoogle is building a smart screen competitor to Amazon's Echo Show
Sep 28, 11:58PM
Multiple sources tell TechCrunch that Google is building a tabletop smart screen for video calling and more that will compete with Amazon’s Echo Show. The device could help Google keep up in the race for the smart home market after Amazon just revealed a slew of new Echos and as Facebook continues to work on its codename “Aloha” video calling screen. Two sources confirm to… Read MoreHere are the 12 startups in Techstars NYC's Summer 2017 class
Sep 28, 11:17PM
The 12 startups of Techstars NYC‘s latest class are taking over tonight’s NY Tech Meetup. This “community demo day” is part of Managing Director Alex Iskold attempt to rethink the traditional accelerator demo day. (Don’t worry, the startups will get to meet with investors too, through one-on-one sessions during Techstars’ investor week.) I recently visited… Read MoreUber adds a new feature for riders that teaches basic sign language
Sep 28, 10:15PM
Uber has added a new feature to its app this month to support its deaf and hard of hearing drivers, a group the company says number in the thousands across its service. Uber says that these drivers have together completed millions of trips, and while it has added a number of features to its app over the years to provide additional support for those with hearing impairments, it’s going a… Read MoreSenate investigators learned about Jared Kushner's private email server from the news
Sep 28, 9:58PM
The U.S. Senate’s Select Committee on Intelligence, which is investigating possible collusion between members of the White House staff and the Russian government in Russia’s attempts to manipulate last year’s Presidential election, first learned about Jared Kushner’s use of a private email server from news reports… and they ain’t happy about it. Read MoreMoscow officially turns on facial recognition for its city-wide camera network
Sep 28, 9:24PM
Like many cities, Moscow has an enormous network of CCTV cameras, but unlike many cities, thousands of those cameras are now hooked up to a powerful facial recognition system that can track criminals (and trash collectors) wherever they go. The privacy implications are serious, of course, but a large scale rollout like this will help make them part of the public discussion. The facial… Read MoreTwitter opens up on Russia after meeting with Congress
Sep 28, 8:41PM
Following its meeting with members of the Senate and House’s respective intelligence committees, Twitter has issued new details on the information it is providing to aid the congressional investigations into Russia’s potential interference in the 2016 U.S. election. Twitter, like Facebook, is being examined for its part in spreading content created or paid for by Russian… Read MoreThe FDA has approved a blood sugar monitor that doesn't require a finger prick
Sep 28, 8:17PM
Further proof the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been warming up to modern technology — it has just approved the first continuous blood sugar monitor that doesn’t require the user to prick themselves over and over for a blood sample. Today, the FDA cleared Abbot’s FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System, a device that uses a small sensor wire inserted under… Read MoreAccela gets acquired by Berkshire Partners as it looks to move govtech services to the cloud
Sep 28, 8:05PM
Boston-based private equity shop Berkshire Partners announced this afternoon that it is acquiring Accela — a nearly 20 year old startup that sells regulatory management solutions to government clients. Accela has gone through a troika of CEOs in the last year. Previously acting CEO Mark Jung replaced Maury Blackman last October who had managed the company for about a decade. We… Read MoreA quick look at the evolving software engineering jobs market
Sep 28, 7:40PM
Hired, a recruiting platform that connects companies with tech talent, published a new report this week on the state of software engineering jobs that suggests contract workers can make more than full-time software engineers. According to its data, which comes from 175,000 interview requests from 10,000 companies on the platform (they have to state how much they are willing to pay an… Read MoreBlackBerry, yes BlackBerry, is making a comeback as a software company
Sep 28, 7:39PM
When you think about dead companies walking, BlackBerry was clearly one that came to mind, but under the leadership of CEO John Chen, the company is actually making a comeback as a software company focused on security, and it’s latest quarterly earnings report suggests the pivot is working splendidly. The company reported revenue of $249 million, which shattered analyst’s… 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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