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Lyft drivers' lawsuit against Uber over 'Hell' program isn't over
Apr 19, 6:21PM
A class-action lawsuit led by a number of Lyft drivers against Uber regarding the alleged “Hell” spying program is moving forward in an amended way. The lawsuit, brought by Lyft driver Michael Gonzales on behalf of other Lyft drivers, alleges Uber wrongfully intercepted the communications and whereabouts of Lyft drivers, and resulted in the loss of […]
Cheddar's digital news network is coming to Hulu, too
Apr 19, 5:00PM
Cheddar isn’t done making deals with the over-the-top streaming TV providers. Only yesterday, news came out that Cheddar was the first digital-only network to launch a channel on YouTube’s streaming TV service, YouTube TV. Today, the company is announcing a similar deal with Hulu, which will bring its programming to Hulu’s more than 17 million subscribers. […]
Apple has a new iPhone recycling robot named 'Daisy'
Apr 19, 5:00PM
Meet Daisy. Apple's latest recycling robot was revealed, not coincidentally, a few days before Earth Day, in a press announcement summing up the company's recent environmental accomplishments. The new ‘bot is an update to Liam, the recycling robot the company announced back in 2016. Daisy was developed in-house by Apple engineers, using some of Liam's […]
Laura Tyson will be speaking at TC Sessions: Robotics May 11 at UC Berkeley
Apr 19, 4:30PM
We're less than a month out from TC Sessions: Robotics, and we've still got some key names to share with you for the big event. We've already announced some of the top names in robotics, including Playground's Andy Rubin, Boston Dynamics' Marc Raibert, Ayanna Howard of Zyrobotics, Chris Urmson of Google and UC Berkeley professor […]
Crypto-collectibles and Kitties marketplace Rare Bits raises $6M
Apr 19, 4:00PM
Rare Bits wants to be eBay for the blockchain, where you buy, sell and trade non-fungible crypto-goods. After CryptoKitties raised $12 million from Andreessen Horowitz last month for its digital collectibles game, there’s been an explosion of interest in the space. But without a popular marketplace, it’s hard to find the goods you want at the […]
Walmart launches 'Check Out With Me' for on-the-spot checkouts in hundreds of US stores
Apr 19, 3:37PM
Walmart announced on Thursday it’s beginning to test new technology that arms store staff with mobile devices for checking out customers from the floor. The devices will first be put into use in Walmart’s “Lawn & Garden Centers” in more than 350 U.S. stores, where there’s the most need for a mobile checkout experience like […]
3D-printing marketplace Shapeways raises a $30 million Series E
Apr 19, 3:34PM
Investors, it seems, aren't entirely soured on the world of 3D printing. The technology is still making progress in the enterprise sector, and Shapeways is certainly continuing to make a case for it in the world of online marketplaces. This morning, the New York-based company announced the closing of a $30 million Series E. The […]
Jaquet Droz is shipping its mechanical signing machine
Apr 19, 3:02PM
Watchmaker Jaquet Droz announced its Signing Machine — a mechanical device that will sign your name for you using a series of miniature gears and springs — in 2014. Four years later, the company is ready to ship their miraculous contraption just in time for you to ink the deal you’ve made with Cybereus, lord […]
MoviePass's parent company is getting crushed after offering new stock
Apr 19, 2:56PM
Helios and Matheson Analytics is looking to push additional capital into its prime and wildly popular asset, MoviePass, by raising money in a new stock sale that appears to be giving Wall Street fits. Looking to raise additional capital, Helios and Matheson said it would sell up to $150 million in a stock sale that […]
Eventbrite acquires Spanish ticketing platform Ticketea
Apr 19, 2:33PM
Eventbrite has been shopping again in Europe — announcing today that it’s picked up Spanish ticketing firm, Ticketea. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. The Madrid-based events discovery and ticketing platform lets people find and book tickets for a variety of live experiences — including festivals, concerts and performing arts shows. It focuses on […]
Rylo brings some new software tricks to their not-a-360 camera
Apr 19, 2:18PM
Rylo wants people to use 360 cameras to capture everything around them, then use software to determine what exactly they want after the fact. Today, the startup is adding a new feature to the app, a new feature to the camera and a new camera effect to keep things interesting on the company’s 360 camera […]
eBay's mobile app can now fill out your listings for you
Apr 19, 2:16PM
Ebay is rolling out an app update designed to make it easier to list items for sale on its online marketplace. Instead of filling out detailed forms on your mobile phone’s small screen, you can now scan the barcode on the item in question or type a description, choose the item’s condition, then click “list […]
Oculus implements its own GDPR-compliant privacy controls
Apr 19, 2:00PM
While Facebook is still struggling to regain user trust following a data fiasco that ultimately brought Zuckerberg to testify in front of Congress, the company still has plenty to do to ready itself for GDPR and appease EU lawmakers. This includes making sure that everything is up to snuff at its virtual reality company, Oculus […]
mParticle hires Adobe's John Sedlak as chief revenue officer
Apr 19, 2:00PM
mParticle, which helps companies like Airbnb and Spotify manage their customer data, has hired four new executives — including John Sedlak, most recently a vice president at Adobe, who’s joining the company as chief revenue officer. In addition, Kiran Hebbar (formerly CFO of Social Tables) is joining as chief financial officer, Will Rogers (previously an engineer […]
Motorola introduces four new phones
Apr 19, 2:00PM
Motorola's phones aren't always the flashiest, but there sure are a lot of them. And today, there are even more. The Lenovo-owned brand is launching not one, but four new handsets for your budget-phone-buying pleasure. The new handsets were launched at an event in São Paulo, Brazil. We, sadly, were not there. Instead, we played […]
PlayVS wants every high school to have an esports team
Apr 19, 2:00PM
Nearly 200 colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada are actively recruiting for esports scholarships. But unlike other sports, there is currently no real infrastructure for high school esports. PlayVS, a Science-backed startup out of Los Angeles, is looking to change that. Founded by Delane Parnell, PlayVS has signed an exclusive contract with the […]
Intel abandons Vaunt smart glasses project
Apr 19, 1:45PM
It might just be time for Intel to admit that it's not great at this whole wearables thing. A few months after their flashy online debut, the Vaunt smart glasses are dead, the chipmaker has confirmed. Some things, it seems, are just too beautiful to live — or receive sufficient investment from their parent company. […]
Open Mineral plans to disrupt commodities trading with blockchain
Apr 19, 1:35PM
Commodity trading is a very old industry that focuses on raw materials, like lead or copper, that are worth hundreds of billions. These materials are constantly moving from producers to consumers in a global market worth about $80 billion, but it often lacks efficiency and transparency. Meanwhile, intermediaries make a lot of money just by […]
Lyft invests millions of dollars to offset its effect on climate change
Apr 19, 1:00PM
Lyft, recognizing the impact of its ride-hailing platform on the environment, is making a “multi-million” dollar investment in carbon offsets. Within the first year of this effort, Lyft says it expects to be able to offset about one million metric tons of carbon. “The stark reality is that transportation is one of the largest sources of […]
TheWaveVR wraps $6M Series A to fuel its immersive, social VR music app
Apr 19, 1:00PM
Music and visual art creation VR startup TheWaveVR just wrapped a $6 million Series A round, and when all was said and done, it seemed appropriate for the team to actually sign the term sheet with their lead investor inside virtual reality. The round, led by RRE Ventures, brings the startup’s total funding to $10 million. […]
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