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Small businesses love free stuff, so Gusto is giving them free HR Basics
Mar 16, 4:32PM
Gusto, formerly ZenPayroll, is the rare startup unicorn that has stayed relatively mum on its product and growth — it's last press release, for instance, was more than a year ago. The company's core offering remains payroll for small businesses, and it has been working to expand its customer base across the nation, including have […]
Zoosk relaunches dating app Lively as a way to meet new people while playing trivia games
Mar 16, 4:32PM
Hoping to capitalize on the popularity of trivia applications like HQ Trivia, dating app maker Zoosk has just released an experimental app that combines trivia with the potential for meeting someone new. The app is a relaunch and complete makeover of Zoosk’s Lively, which first debuted in July 2016 as a dating app that used […]
Tokyoflash has created a radar watch that scans the skies (or your wrist)
Mar 16, 4:21PM
Tokyoflash is one of my favorite watchmakers. Unabashedly analog, the watches pay homage to giant robots and old tech, looking like a cross between something that you could find in the hatch in Lost and a Shinjuku fever dream. Now the company has launched the Radar LED watch, a clever piece that shows the time with […]
Google expands its Cloud Platform region in the Netherlands
Mar 16, 4:10PM
Google today announced that it has expanded its recently launched Cloud Platform region in the Netherlands with an additional zone. The investment, which is worth a reported 500 million euros, expands the existing Netherlands region from two to three regions. With this, all four of the Central European Google Cloud Platform zones now feature three […]
Cloud security startup Zscaler opens at $27.50, a pop of 72% on Nasdaq, raising $192M in its IPO
Mar 16, 3:16PM
The first big tech IPO of the year has opened with a bang. Zscaler, a security startup that confidentially filed for an IPO last year, started trading this morning as ZS on Nasdaq at a price of $27.50/share. This was a pop of 71.9 percent on its opening price of $16, and speaks to a […]
Google Lens arrives on iOS
Mar 16, 3:08PM
On the heels of last week’s rollout on Android, Google’s new AI-powered technology, Google Lens, is now arriving on iOS. The feature is available within the Google Photos iOS application, where it can do things like identify objects, buildings, and landmarks, and tell you more information about them, including helpful details like their phone number, […]
Ava DuVernay will direct a 'New Gods' movie for DC
Mar 16, 3:00PM
A Wrinkle in Time director Ava DuVernay is closing a deal with Warner Brothers to direct a movie based on DC’s New Gods comics. The news was first reported in Deadline, and DuVernay seemed to confirm it by subsequently tweeting a tribute to New Gods creator Jack Kirby. While beloved by many comics fans, The […]
Watch Thanos explain his simple plan in new 'Avengers: Infinity War' trailer
Mar 16, 2:29PM
The new trailer for Avengers: Infinity War is here, and it gives us a look at Thanos with a helmet on, and provides some signet into what he hopes to accomplish by invading Earth (kill half the people on it). Also, there are still a ton of characters in this movie, and it looks like […]
Alexa's new 'Brief Mode' replaces verbal confirmations with chimes
Mar 16, 2:09PM
Alexa is rolling out an optional “Brief Mode” that lets users configure their Echo devices to use chimes and sounds for confirmations, instead of having Alexa respond with her voice. For example, if you ask Alexa to turn on your lights today, she will respond “okay” as she does so. But with Brief Mode enabled, […]
Apple is holding an education event March 27
Mar 16, 2:01PM
Apple has a long legacy of providing services to schools and teachers, but the industry has shifted in recent years as the Chromebook has completely changed the way classrooms work. The company is no doubt looking to take back some of that mindshare. This morning, it sent out invites for an event, asking attendees to, […]
Reverie Labs uses new machine learning algorithms to fix drug development bottlenecks
Mar 16, 1:15PM
Developing new medicines can take years of research and cost millions of dollars before they are even ready for clinical trials. Several biotech startups are using machine learning to revolutionize the process and get drugs into pharmacies more quickly. One of the newest is called Reverie Labs, which is part of Y Combinator's latest batch. […]
Equity podcast: Theranos's reckoning, BroadQualm's stunning conclusion and Lyft's platform ambitions
Mar 16, 1:10PM
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch's venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week Katie Roof and I were joined by Mayfield Fund’s Navin Chaddha, an investor with early connections with Lyft to talk about, well, Lyft — as well as two bombshell news events in the form of an SEC fine for […]
With great tech success, comes even greater responsibility
Mar 16, 12:00PM
As we watch major tech platforms evolve over time, it's clear that companies like Facebook, Apple, Google and Amazon (among others) have created businesses that are having a huge impact on humanity — sometimes positive and other times not so much. That suggests that these platforms have to understand how people are using them and […]
Li Ka-Shing to step down as chairman of CK Hutchison, owner of 3 and other tech holdings
Mar 16, 9:59AM
A significant changing of the guard is underway in the world of telecoms and tech out of Asia. CK Hutchison, a Hong Kong conglomerate that owns the European mobile carrier 3 among other mobile and tech holdings, has announced that Li Ka-Shing is stepping down as the company’s chairman and executive director, after 46 years […]
Detectify raises €5M for its crowdsourced website vulnerability scanner
Mar 16, 9:00AM
Sweden-based Detectify, which offers a website vulnerability scanner that is in part powered by the crowd, has raised €5 million in new funding. The round was led by New York-based venture capital and private equity firm, Insight Venture Partners. Existing investors, Paua Ventures and Inventure, also participated. Founded in late 2013 by a self-described group […]
Samsung's Galaxy S9 gets Disney AR Emojis at launch
Mar 16, 8:00AM
I wasn't alone in suggesting that Samsung's Animoji competitors were, well, creepy. AR Emojis sit firmly in the uncanny valley between face scans and cartoon characters — generally lacking the adorableness of Apple's offering. They have, however, had one saving grace: Disney, the entertainment company that essentially owns all of your best childhood memories. Samsung […]
AirAsia, Southeast Asia's low-cost airline, is considering an ICO
Mar 16, 6:52AM
AirAsia, the low-cost airline in Southeast Asia, is considering an initial coin offering (ICO) as part of a push into financial services. Tony Fernandes, CEO of the $3 billion company which is publicly listed in Malaysia, told TechCrunch that he is analyzing the potential to hold an ICO that would raise money by introducing its […]
Lyft is testing monthly subscriptions for riders
Mar 15, 11:02PM
Lyft is testing a monthly subscription plan for people who tend to take a lot of rides, The Verge first reported. This is no surprise, given Lyft CEO and co-founder Logan Green said earlier this week Lyft would like to achieve in transportation what Netflix achieved in streaming media with subscriptions. There seems to be […]
Stock trade app Robinhood raising at $5B+, up 4X in a year
Mar 15, 10:55PM
By adding a cryptocurrency exchange, a web version and stock option trading, Robinhood has managed to quadruple its valuation in a year, according to a source familiar with a new round the startup is raising. Robinhood is closing in on around $350 million in Series D funding led by Russian firm DST Global, the source […]
Google adds a wheelchair-accessible option for transit maps
Mar 15, 10:53PM
Google Maps has a pretty solid set of data for taking transit from here to there, but anyone with a physical disability knows it isn't quite that simple. Some stations may be wheelchair-unfriendly, have out-of-service elevators, that kind of thing. A new update to the service adds an option for you to specify a wheelchair-accessible route — though that's just a start on what's really needed.
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