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Netflix cuts ties with House of Cards actor Kevin Spacey
Nov 04, 9:25AM
More fallout from allegations surrounding House of Cards actor, Kevin Spacey: Netflix has said it will no longer work with the actor at all. Read More
4 TechCrunch writers bought the iPhone X. Here are our thoughts
Nov 03, 11:08PM
Happy iPhone X day! A few of us over here at TechCrunch received our new toys today and wanted to share some initial thoughts with y’all. Leggo. Read More
Evolve Foundation launches a $100 million fund to find startups working to relieve human suffering
Nov 03, 10:58PM
It seems there’s nothing but bad news out there lately, but here’s some good news — the nonprofit Evolve Foundation has raised $100 million for a new fund called the Conscious Accelerator to combat loneliness, purposelessness, fear and anger spreading throughout the world though technology. Read More
Tusk Ventures has closed its debut fund with $36 million
Nov 03, 10:29PM
Bradley Tusk, a former political operative who helps companies launch political-style campaigns, runs several businesses. One of them, Tusk Ventures, has been working with startups for a couple of years and, until recently, accepted its payment in equity only. That changed in early 2016 when the outfit began raising money from outside investors looking to get into some of those deals. Read More
Inside Summit Series, the invite-only getaway striving for altruism
Nov 03, 9:24PM
“Make No Small Plans” is the Summit Series motto, and it doesn’t. The “Burning Man meets Davos” event company has bought a mountain, rented cruise ships and, this week, is taking over Los Angeles. If you can get an invite, Summit Series could see you learn to free dive or meditate, watch Quentin Tarantino or Kendrick Lamar debate art, take a class on polyamory… Read More
Aquantia up 6% following semiconductor IPO
Nov 03, 8:59PM
Tech IPOs have been picking up lately and one lesser-known semiconductor company, Aquantia, made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange today. The company raised $61 million in its offering, after pricing shares at $9.00. It closed the day of trading at $9.51. The San Jose, California-based company describes itself as “a leader in the design, development and marketing of advanced… Read More
StarCraft II will be free to play starting November 14
Nov 03, 8:46PM
It was only in April that Blizzard made the original StarCraft free to play, and now the company has done the same for its sequel. StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty, which is certainly the most-played real-time strategy game ever made, will be free for anyone to play starting on November 14. Of course there’s a catch, but nothing nefarious. Read More
Meural's upgraded Canvas is a surprisingly awesome showcase for art
Nov 03, 8:13PM
Meural’s second-generation Canvas digital art display is now available, and I’ve been testing one out for the past couple of weeks to see how it stacks up. This is my first experience with any kind of digital canvas product, and I have to admit I had very low expectations going into it – but the Meural is actually an outstanding gadget, provided you have the means to commit… Read More
Original Content podcast: We have mixed feelings about 'Stranger Things 2'
Nov 03, 8:12PM
Stranger Things 2 (as Netflix and the Duffer Brothers are calling the second season of their hit show) has been out for a full week, so some serious fans have already watched all nine episodes. That includes TechCrunch’s Darrell Etherington and Anthony Ha, who have been bingeing the show all week. On the latest episode of the Original Content podcast, we discuss our feelings about the… Read More
Snap, where are my anibitmoji?
Nov 03, 8:00PM
The day we’ve all been waiting for is finally here. Apple’s highly anticipated iPhone X has made it into the hands of everyday customers. I’m a big weirdo, so I’ve been mostly looking forward to being able to use Face ID for the purposes of animoji. Animoji takes emoji to the extreme and it works using the iPhone X’s new facial recognition system. Read More
Over 15 Million watched the 'Stranger Things 2' premiere by its third day on Netflix
Nov 03, 7:59PM
Netflix definitely has a hit show on its hands with the recent release of Stranger Things 2. According to new data this week from Nielsen, which only recently began measuring subscription video on demand services, 361,000 viewers binged their way through the entire second season of Stranger Things 2 – that’s 9 straight episodes – within the first day it was… Read More
On iPhone X launch day, Apple draws a crowd
Nov 03, 7:46PM
Today, the iPhone X became available in Apple retail stores across the globe. And given the fanfare around iPhone launches for the past decade, we couldn’t help but show up and chat with one of the world’s most loyal consumer fan bases. At Apple’s 5th Avenue Manhattan store, lines stretched down the block and across Madison Avenue, with some pre-order folks arriving only a… Read More
Early-bird ticket deadline for Disrupt Berlin extended til 22 November
Nov 03, 7:00PM
Friends, if you include yourself among the ranks of world-class procrastinators, we’re here to say that you just got lucky. We’re extending the deadline on deep discount savings for Disrupt Berlin tickets — by one full week. You read that right. You now have until November 10 to save 30 percent over standard ticket pricing. Read More
iPhone X teardown finds major changes inside the gleaming exterior
Nov 03, 6:48PM
The iPhone 8 may have been filled with the expected kit, but we’ve all been looking forward to finding out what fun Apple’s engineers had putting together the all-new iPhone X — and it doesn’t disappoint. iFixit’s excellent-as-always teardown finds a wealth of strange new components inside the biggest redesign of the device in years. Read More
Twitter says it has 'implemented safeguards' to prevent Trump account deactivation
Nov 03, 6:35PM
President Trump’s Twitter account was deactivated on Thursday for 11 minutes at the hands of a rogue employee on their last day at the company. While many cheered the attempt at halting the controversial tweets, others expressed concern at the lack of control Twitter had over its own service. Read More
Unubo makes it easy to track what you or your startup spends on subscription services
Nov 03, 5:59PM
Unubo, a new U.K. startup soft-launched a couple of months ago, is pretty meta: a software-as-a-Service to help you track the cost of SaaS and other subscription-based products or services you are signed up to. Read More
Amazon Fresh is shutting down in some neighborhoods
Nov 03, 5:50PM
Amazon is pulling the plug on Fresh, its grocery delivery service, in parts of nine states throughout the country, Recode reports. So, if you live in certain parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and California, you’re out of luck. Read More
Niantic acqui-hires Evertoon to add a social network to Pokémon Go and other apps
Nov 03, 5:50PM
Niantic, the company behind the hit mobile game Pokémon Go and its predecessor, Ingress, announced today it has acquired the team from the startup Evertoon to help it further build out its mobile products. Deal terms were not disclosed, but from how it’s described, the move seems to be more of an acqui-hire focused on gaining access to talent, rather than Evertoon’s IP. Launched… Read More
Twitter posts a new version of its rules with updated sections on abuse, spam, violence and more
Nov 03, 4:56PM
Twitter today published a new version of its rules, in an effort to further clarify its policies about abuse, spam, self-harm and other topics, as well as to better explain how it determines the appropriate action – like suspending an abuser’s account, for example. The company says the updated documentation doesn’t represent changes to the “fundamentals” of its… Read More
WhatsApp's hour-long outage today was global in scale, likely caused by software bug
Nov 03, 3:56PM
Did WhatsApp go down for you earlier today? You weren’t alone. The Facebook-owned messaging service experienced a roughly hour-long global outage on Friday, which led to difficulties in accessing the app and sending messages to friends. While no online service is immune to the occasional hiccup, this outage was notable for its global scale which impacted WhatsApp’s sizable user… Read More
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