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Boston Dynamics will start selling its dog-like SpotMini robot in 2019
May 11, 6:22PM
After 26 years, Boston Dynamics is finally getting ready to start selling some robots. Founder Marc Raibert says that the company’s dog-like SpotMini robot is in pre-production and preparing for commercial availability in 2019. The announcement came onstage at TechCrunch’s TC Sessions: Robotics event today at UC Berkeley. “The SpotMini robot is one that was […]
Deep learning with synthetic data will democratize the tech industry
May 11, 6:11PM
The visual data sets of images and videos amassed by the most powerful tech companies have been a competitive advantage, a moat that keeps the advances of machine learning out of reach from many. This advantage will be overturned by the advent of synthetic data.
Google Clips gets better at capturing candids of hugs and kisses (which is not creepy, right?)
May 11, 5:50PM
Google Clips’ AI-powered “smart camera” just got even smarter, Google announced today, revealing improved functionality around Clips’ ability to automatically capture specific moments — like hugs and kisses. Or jumps and dance moves. You know, in case you want to document all your special, private moments in a totally non-creepy way. I kid, I kid! […]
Hollywood producer plans to incentivize content viewers with tokens
May 11, 4:40PM
With so much controversy swirling around the advertising-driven business models typified by Facebook and Google, and the increasing rigors of regulations like GDPR, it's no wonder the blockchain world is starting to whet its appetite at the prospect of paying users for attention with crypto assets. Now a company involved in the production of Hollywood […]
YouTube rolls out new tools to help you stop watching
May 11, 4:17PM
Google’s YouTube is the first streaming app that will actually tell users to stop watching. At its Google I/O conference this week, the company introduced a series of new controls for YouTube that will allow users to set limits on their viewing, and then receive reminders telling them to “take a break.” The feature is […]
Wes Blackwell joins Scout Ventures to invest in early-stage, veteran-led startups
May 11, 3:55PM
We haven’t written much about Scout Ventures, but the New York City-based firm has built up a big portfolio over nearly a decade of investing, with exits like Olapic (acquired by Monotype for $130 million) and Kanvas (acquired by TechCrunch’s parent company AOL). And, it’s done all of this with just one full-time partner, Bradley […]
Cleveland offered $120 million in freebies lure Amazon to the city
May 11, 3:12PM
A Cleveland.com article detailed the lengths the small midwestern city would go to lure Amazon’s in 50,000-person HQ2. In a document obtained by reporter Mark Naymik, we learn that Cleveland was ready to give over $120 million in free services to Amazon including considerably reduced fares on Cleveland-area trains and buses. The document, available here, […]
VC firm SparkLabs launches a security token to let anyone invest in its accelerator programs
May 11, 3:00PM
Ardent crypto enthusiasts believe ICOs and cryptocurrencies will replace venture capital, but what if VC investors absorb crypto into their existing operations? That’s the thesis that SparkLabs, a U.S.-Korean firm that runs multiple global funds and early-stage accelerator programs, is putting to the test with the introduction of a security token today. The firm said it […]
Capital One acquires digital identity and fraud alert startup Confyrm
May 11, 2:58PM
Capital One has acquired the San Francisco-based digital identity and fraud alert startup Confyrm, the company announced through a blog post on Thursday. The deal will bring Confyrm’s technology to the bank in order to help speed its development and implementation of consumer identity services at scale. CEO Andrew Nash founded Confyrm in 2013, along […]
There's an access code for Visible in its online ad
May 11, 2:54PM
Sometimes it pays to click on the ads. Verizon’s poorly kept startup secret, Visible, the new app-based phone service that provides all-in voice, data and text for $40 does have an access code for the hoi polloi. It’s in the online ads for the company’s service and it’s: 0abfa You’re welcome.
Why Snapchat's re-redesign will fail and how to fix it
May 11, 2:29PM
Snap screwed it all up jumbling messages and Stories, banishing creators to Discover and wrecking auto-advance. Prideful of his gut instincts, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel refused to listen to the awful user reviews and declining usage. Now a YouGov study shows a 73 percent drop in user sentiment toward Snapchat, the app’s user count shrank […]
This three-axis tourbillon movement is a 3D printed marvel
May 11, 2:09PM
The three-axis tourbillon is one of the most complex watch complications in the world. Originally based on a design by watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet, this type of tourbillon – literally “whirlwind” – rotates the balance wheel of a watch in order to ensure that gravity doesn’t adversely affect any part of the watch. It’s a clever, […]
ConsenSys, Enigma, Monaco, EximChain and Benetech join TechCrunch's blockchain event
May 11, 2:00PM
Let’s talk events… TechCrunch events: we’re confirming five more names for our upcoming blockchain show on July 6. Joe Lubin, a co-founder of Ethereum and the founder of ConsenSys, Enigma founder and CEO Guy Zyskind, Monaco CEO and co-founder Kris Marszalek, EximChain CEO and co-founder Hope Liu, and Jim Fruchterman, CEO and founder of Benetech, will all join us for […]
Equity podcast: Robinhood raises, Flipkart exits and MoviePass is running out of cash
May 11, 1:10PM
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch's venture capital-themed podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week Matthew Lynley, Connie Loizos and myself were joined by Villi Iltchev, a partner at August Capital. It was good that we had a full crew on deck, as the news flew thick and varied this week. In honor of […]
China's Didi Chuxing suspends carpooling service following murder of a passenger
May 11, 10:21AM
Didi Chuxing, China’s largest ride-hailing service, has suspended its Hitch, one of its carpooling services, for one week as it investigates the murder of a passenger. The victim was a 21-year-old air stewardess identified only as Ms. Li. State-run news agency Global Times reports that the incident took place in the evening of May 5, […]
Silver Lake makes a $3B offer to buy property portal Zoopla, the Zillow of the UK
May 11, 9:45AM
The UK housing market has cooled down on the heels of the EU/Brexit referendum vote, but that hasn’t stopped M&A activity around property market companies. Property portal Zoopla — a leader in the UK market with 50 million visits across its apps and sites, and 25,000 business partners integrated with its platform — has announced that […]
LightTag is a text annotation platform for data scientists creating AI training data
May 11, 8:00AM
LightTag, a newly launched startup from a former NLP researcher at Citi, has built a “text annotation platform” designed to assist data scientists who need to quickly create training data for their AI systems. It’s a classic picks ‘n’ shovels move, in that the bootstrapped Berlin-based company is hoping to take advantage of the current […]
Xiaomi is bringing its smart home devices to the US — but still no phones yet
May 11, 5:21AM
Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone maker that’s looking to raise as much as $10 billion in a Hong Kong IPO, is continuing to grow its presence in the American market after it announced plans to bring its smart home products to the U.S.. The company is best known for its well-priced and quality smartphones, but Xiaomi […]
FCC slaps robocaller with record $120M fine, but it's like 'emptying the ocean with a teaspoon'
May 10, 11:13PM
Whoever thought we would leave telemarketing behind in this brave new smartphone world of ours lacked imagination. Robocalls are a menace growing in volume and even a massive $120 million fine leveled against a prominent source of them by the FCC likely won't stem the flood.
Algo-Rhythms: The future of album collaboration
May 10, 10:30PM
Taryn Southern Contributor Share on Twitter Taryn Southern is a digital artist and filmmaker. She is currently co-directing a documentary about the brain, and her album I AM AI is set to release this September. As a recovering YouTuber, she's produced more than 1000 videos that have garnered more than 500 million views online. One […]
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