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FreedomPop moves into financial services, in partnership with Prudential
Mar 06, 4:09PM
Ahead of a big fundraising to fuel its mobile ambitions, “free” mobile service startup FreedomPop is taking an unexpected strategic side-road to expand into a completely different area: financial services. The company is licensing its customer conversion platform to Prudential, which plans to use it to up-sell existing customers to more of its products. FreedomPop itself is not… Read MoreGrabr gets $8M to connect travelers with space with those longing for products abroad
Mar 06, 4:00PM
You might get to actually save money while you’re traveling if you just leave some free space in your bag — or not pay for that travel at all — if Daria Rebenok’s plan plays out. As avid travelers, and ones longing for products from home they can’t get abroad, she and Artem Fedyaev decided to start Grabr to work on exactly this problem. While you might not be… Read MoreGoogle's keyboard app Gboard now works in Chinese, Korean and more
Mar 06, 3:38PM
Despite declining consumer interest in third-party keyboard apps, Google is continuing to develop Gboard, its alternative keyboard app for mobile devices. Today, it’s greatly expanding Gboard reach, with the addition of 20 more languages – including, notably, traditional and simplified Chinese as well as Korean. The new languages are arriving first on the Gboard app for Android.… Read MoreForeign workers can now get health insurance abroad with this new startup
Mar 06, 3:30PM
As work in the digital domain becomes increasingly portable, a slew of (mostly young) professionals have taken to the skies and seas to travel the globe while clocking in and collecting their directly deposited paychecks. These digital nomads now roaming the world may look like they’ve got it made — mid-century modern decorated workspaces dotting the world’s most desirable… Read MoreUber self-driving trucks are now moving cargo for Uber Freight customers
Mar 06, 3:00PM
Uber’s autonomous trucks are now doing actual work for customers via Uber Freight, Uber’s commercial cargo shipping on-demand app. The first runs are being done in Arizona, with regular hauls operating with both human drivers and autonomous trucks working in tandem. How it works is that Uber will load up the freight on a conventional, human driven truck who collects the load from… Read MoreDyson's Cyclone V10 cordless vacuum spells the end for corded cleaning
Mar 06, 3:00PM
The Dyson Cyclone V10 cord-free vacuum that Dyson unveiled today at an event in New York is a new milestone for the company’s strong line of battery-powered vacuums. In fact, it spells the end for plug-in models, even for holdouts who’ve been reluctant to ditch their big bulky continuous power versions. Dyson’s Cyclone V10 has Dyson’s most advanced digital motor yet. In… Read MoreDyson's new Pure Cool fans are better at both purifying and communicating
Mar 06, 3:00PM
Dyson has a few new products it’s revealing today, including the latest Pure Cool line of purifying fans. These fans have built-in air purifying technology, which can detect and weed out pollutants, particulate matter and more of the nasty stuff we sometimes breathe in that we probably should not be breathing in. The new fans have a new built-in LCD display that actually shows you a graph… Read MoreLeap.ai looks to instantly match job-seekers with employers with just a few questions
Mar 06, 3:00PM
Searching for a new job can be a daunting process — especially if you aren’t sure what you’re great at — and even finding the right companies and what jobs are out there is probably enough to make you freeze for a second. Leap.ai, an intelligent recruiting platform, is looking to make life a little easier for those job seekers. The company is today launching what… Read MoreData.world introduces enterprise data collaboration platform
Mar 06, 2:56PM
Imagine a tool that’s a kind of Facebook for data inside large organizations. You could build data projects and teams, upload and share data sets, then discuss your raw data and findings with colleagues in a community setting. That’s precisely what Data.world, an Austin startup, released today. Data is the lifeblood of most modern organizations and Data.world has tried to build a… Read MoreAmazon brings Whole Foods deliveries to Atlanta, an HQ2 contender, plus San Francisco
Mar 06, 2:53PM
Just a month after Amazon began to offer Whole Foods grocery deliveries via its Prime Now service in a handful of cities, the company announced today it’s expanding that service to two more key markets, San Francisco and Atlanta. The latter city is especially interesting, given that it’s on Amazon’s shortlist of potential HQ2 picks. The two new additions join existing markets… Read MoreThe Moleskine PEN+ ELLIPSE lets you record your scribblings right into your pen
Mar 06, 2:51PM
Moleskine, to the uninitiated, makes notebooks and stationery popular with artistes, travelers, and folks who jot down poetry in between sips of chai latte in some delicate cafe in Kreuzberg. They are rugged little things that resisted the encroachment of high tech but now, thanks to the PEN+ ELLIPSE, you can turn your musings into digital files instantly. The PEN+ ELLIPSE is a surprisingly… Read MoreMIT to revisit ride-sharing study after Uber rebuttal
Mar 06, 2:39PM
The lead academic behind an MIT CEEPR research paper which casts doubt on the sustainability of driving for Uber or Lyft has accepted Uber’s criticism of how driver income data was gathered and said he will revise the research using more generous income calculations. Read MoreWethos looks to match freelancers with non-profits
Mar 06, 2:23PM
With the boom of tech startups and the digitization of incumbent industries, there is a talent shortage in Silicon Valley But no sector has felt that shortage more than the non-profit space. Wethos is looking to change that. The company was founded by Rachel Renock, Claire Humphreys and Kristen Ablamsky with the express intent to connect freelancers with non-profit organizations fighting… Read MoreWeWork acquires SEO and marketing company Conductor
Mar 06, 2:12PM
WeWork is acquiring Conductor. The two businesses might not seem like an obvious fit. Why would a coworking giant buy a company that’s best known for search engine optimization? Well, Conductor co-founder and CEO Seth Besmertnik said that he and WeWork CEO Adam Neumann went to college together, and they’ve “kept reconnecting and reconnecting over the years.” More… Read MoreMobcrush flips the switch on monetization with new ad platform
Mar 06, 2:05PM
Mobcrush, the unified mobile gaming streaming service for Facebook, Twitter, Twitch and YouTube, is shaking its moneymaker for the first time with the unveiling of its advertising platform. “There’s what you’re able to do while begging for tips and subscriptions and then there’s being able to connect with real brands,” says Mobcrush’s shade-throwing… Read MoreDegreed gets $42M to help build a tool to help employees learn the right skills
Mar 06, 2:00PM
When an employee is looking to advance in their career, where they work might have a kind of strict hierarchical path for the role they’re in and what titles come next — but there’s a good chance that employee might want to try something new without leaving their company. Instead of going from just an agent to a manager of agents, or following some existing promotion line,… Read MoreJustworks raises $40M to build a simpler business operations suite
Mar 06, 2:00PM
Isaac Oates runs a startup that’s looking to be a complete suite of operational tools like human resources and payroll for businesses — but he and his team initially didn’t get why users kept asking better reporting tools over and over again. It’s indicative of the constant push-and-pull startups and founders face when having to juggle the hopes and dreams of their own… Read MoreBumble is becoming the LA Clippers' jersey sponsor
Mar 06, 2:00PM
The latest company to sponsor an NBA team by putting a patch on a jersey is…Bumble, the female-led dating and networking app. The company’s logo will now be appearing on the jersey of the LA Clippers. The deal brings some serious brand recognition to the four-year old dating app, which is now adding between 75k-100k users per day, with a total of just under 30M. The multi-year… Read MoreSnyk snares $7 million Series A to help developers deliver open source components securely
Mar 06, 2:00PM
Open source libraries provide a tremendously valuable resource for developers, but in today’s rapid fire application development environment, it’s not always a simple matter to make sure you’re using secure code. Snyk, a software service startup wants to help developers find and fix vulnerabilities in their open source code before it goes into production. The company announced… Read MoreCoursera teams with 5 universities to expand its full masters and bachelors degree programs
Mar 06, 1:49PM
With traditional university programs getting more expensive and competitive, we’re seeing a boom in the number of alternative programs that are taking advantage of the internet and more flexible teaching and learning formats to fill the gap in the market. The latest development comes from Coursera. Today, the online education startup with 31 million students and some 2,700 courses is… 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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