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Lyft breaks down how much drivers can make

Apr 12, 5:55PM

How much drivers can make working for Lyft and Uber has long been a topic of conversation and third-party studies. Now, Lyft is providing some more clarity around how much people can make driving for its platform. “Understandably, we've seen a few external groups take their own guesses at what Lyft drivers make, usually as […]


Amazon officially owns Ring, so let's talk product integration

Apr 12, 5:40PM

Amazon's acquisition of Ring officially closed today. Now the companies (or company, rather) are marking the occasion by discounting the Ring Video Doorbell $30, down to $100 — because what better way to celebrate scalability and maximum distribution than a price drop? Amazon is quick to note in its press material that the Ring name […]


Uber expands privacy settlement with FTC

Apr 12, 5:36PM

Uber is expanding the proposed settlement it made with the Federal Trade Commission last August pertaining to data mishandling, privacy and security complaints that date back to 2014 and 2015. In August, Uber agreed to 20 years of privacy audits. That proposed settlement happened prior to Uber’s disclosure of the massive 2016 data breach that […]


Impossible Foods goes to White Castle

Apr 12, 5:20PM

Impossible Foods is taking another bite out of the meat supply chain, with the announcement that its meatless burger substitute is coming to America’s first fast-food burger chain — White Castle. That’s right, now stoned vegan hippies can join stoned slackers in their quest for cheap, delicious burger-y goodness. The “Impossible Slider,” which is made […]


Dutch uni spinout gets $1.2M for its zero ink printing tech

Apr 12, 5:15PM

Tocano, a spinout from Delft Technology University in the Netherlands which is working on an inkless printing technology, has closed a €1 million angel round to fund the next stage of its tech development and move a step closer to building its first commercial product. The startup began as the graduate student project of co-founder Venkatesh Chandrasekar […]


Applications for Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF are now open

Apr 12, 5:00PM

Listen up startup fans — the moment you've all been waiting for has arrived. Applications to Startup Battlefield are finally open! Now, we told you that Disrupt San Francisco 2018 is going to be our biggest, boldest, most ambitious Disrupt ever: triple the floor space, 12 technology tracks, four unique stages and more than 10,000 […]


SpaceX has authorized new shares that could value it at $24B

Apr 12, 4:30PM

SpaceX has authorized a new Series I round for 3 million shares in a new round that will be worth up to $507 million, according to a certificate of incorporation document filed in Delaware. If all shares in this round are issued, the new round would value SpaceX at around $23.7 billion, according to the […]


Sophia Amoruso, Carbon's Joseph DeSimone, and Adidas' Eric Liedtke to crash Disrupt SF

Apr 12, 4:26PM

Disrupt lands in San Francisco this September, and the agenda is shaping up to be absolutely amazing. With new digs at Moscone West and expanded capacity, we expect Disrupt SF (September 5-7) to be the biggest and best conference TechCrunch has ever had. And, in large part, that’s credited to our incredible guests. Today, we’re […]


Spotify acquires music licensing platform Loudr

Apr 12, 4:20PM

Spotify announced this morning it has acquired the music licensing platform Loudr, which offers products and services that allow content creators, aggregators, and digital music services to identify, track and pay royalties to music publishers. Proper licensing and royalty payments have been a difficult issue for Spotify over the years. The company has faced multiple […]


ServiceTitan is LA's least likely contender to be the next billion-dollar startup

Apr 12, 4:08PM

The city of Glendale, Calif. seems like an unlikely place to grow one of the next billion-dollar startups in the booming Los Angeles tech ecosystem. Located at the southeastern tip of the San Fernando Valley, the Los Angeles suburb counts its biggest employers as the adhesive manufacturer Avery Dennison; the Los Angeles industrial team for […]


Bubblz lets you collaborate on painful processes

Apr 12, 3:47PM

Meet Bubblz, a French startup that wants to optimize all the boring processes that slow you down. If you're trying to hire someone, if you need to collect information from many people, if you regularly put together marketing campaigns, you can use Bubblz to automate all the steps and collaborate with your coworkers. Many people […]


Uber introduces a bunch of new safety features

Apr 12, 3:41PM

In a post today, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced a slew of new features for the app, designed to address growing concerns over rider safety. A majority of the additions are contained within a handy Safety Center landing page inside the app. The section features a bunch of insight into the company's process for screening […]


Last call on Early Bird tickets for TC Robotics at UC Berkeley, May 11

Apr 12, 3:30PM

After tomorrow, April 13, ticket prices for TC Sessions: Robotics will jump $100 for the May 11 event hosted at UC Berkeley. Buy your early bird $249 tickets today before these savings fly the coop! You'll get full access to the conference, workshops and closing networking reception. Lunch and breakfast are included. The event's stage […]


Investing app Stash partners with Green Dot to expand into banking

Apr 12, 3:05PM

Stash, the finance app favored by first-time investors who are just learning the market, is getting into banking. The company announced this morning it will roll out a set of mobile-first banking services aimed at those left behind by traditional banks. The services include bank accounts with debit cards, no overdraft fees, access to a network of […]


Marketing platform Punchh raises $20M Series B to give brick-and-mortar retailers better data analytics

Apr 12, 3:00PM

Founded in 2010 as an online loyalty card service, Punchh has since grown into a marketing platform serving more than 115 restaurant chains, including Pizza Hut and Quiznos. Now it's raised a $20 million Series B to expand into more retail verticals and increase the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in its cloud […]


HelpSelf uses simple AI to help those in legal trouble

Apr 12, 2:10PM

HelpSelf is a AI-assisted legal app that helps you deal with simple issues. Need protection against debt collectors? Need an expungement? Want to deal with domestic violence? This robot can help. The project is an “automated legal technology company” that automates simple legal procedures. They currently work in the above areas but are moving into […]


Firefox updates its iOS web browser to turn Tracking Protection on by default

Apr 12, 2:08PM

At a time when web users are becoming more concerned about their online privacy and personal data, Mozilla today is launching a new version of its Firefox for iOS web browser that includes Tracking Protection turned on by default. That means when you use the browser, websites won’t be able to track your activity and capture […]


Here's what the new Gmail looks like

Apr 12, 2:03PM

Yesterday, Google pressed the Send button too quickly and informed G Suite customers that a new Gmail was coming soon. TechCrunch obtained a few screenshots of the new interface from a tipster called Chaim. I confirmed the authenticity of those screenshots with another person who saw the new design. So here's what you can expect. […]


Tastemade executive team is getting a Goop makeover with new COO pick

Apr 12, 1:59PM

Tastemade is getting a Goop makeover with the announcement that the former president of Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle empire, Geraldine Martin-Coppola, is coming on board as Tastemade’s new chief operating officer. Martin brings a wealth of experience in lifestyle branding to Tastemade’s online video and pictorial food, travel and home design channel. At Tastemade, Martin-Coppola will […]


ESPN launches its streaming service ESPN+

Apr 12, 1:38PM

ESPN’s subscription streaming service ESPN+ arrives today. In addition to being the sports media giant’s first big push into digital subscriptions, ESPN+ is also parent company Disney’s first streaming launch since it took a majority stake in technology company BAMtech last year, with the explicit goal of helping Disney move into streaming. “I consider these […]



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