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Food delivery's untapped opportunity
May 16, 7:30PM
Tri Tran Contributor Share on Twitter Tri Tran is a principal at Applico and the former chief executive and co-founder of Munchery. Investors may have already placed their orders in the consumer food delivery space, but there’s still a missing recipe for solving the over $250 billion business-to-business foodservice distribution problem that’s begging for venture firms to […]
Watch a truly driverless car navigate city streets
May 16, 7:08PM
Drive.ai, the company that’s gearing up to launch an autonomous ride-hailing pilot in Frisco, Texas, just released a video showing off its driverless capabilities. Drive.ai’s service will initially launch with safety drivers in July, but the goal is to ultimately operate the ride-hailing platform without a driver behind the wheel. In the video below, you […]
Apple reportedly looks to Virginia for another US campus
May 16, 6:36PM
It seems Virginia is for tech lovers. According to a report in The Washington Post, Apple has been searching for places to put hubs as it contemplates how to spend the $30 billion it has committed for new facilities and 20,000 new employees in the U.S. over the next five years — and it looks like […]
Uber's plan to fly you around
May 16, 6:24PM
Welcome back to CTRL+T, the TechCrunch podcast where Megan Rose Dickey and I talk about the stories we want to talk about and connect them to the culture in which we're all trying to live. We first tackled the flying taxi phenomenon that isn't really a phenomenon anymore. It's more like we're all going to […]
Watch every panel from TC Sessions: Robotics
May 16, 6:12PM
Last week at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall, TechCrunch held its second TC Sessions: Robotics event. It was a full day of panels and demos, featuring the top minds in robotics, artificial intelligence and venture capital, along with some of the most cutting-edge demonstrations around. If you weren’t able to attend, though, no worries; we’ve got […]
Coinbase's first investment, Compound, earns you interest on crypto
May 16, 6:04PM
Compound wants to let you borrow cryptocurrency, or lend it and earn an interest rate. Most cryptocurrency is shoved in a wallet or metaphorically hidden under a mattress, failing to generate interest the way traditionally banked assets do. But Compound wants to create liquid money markets for cryptocurrency by algorithmically setting interest rates, and letting you […]
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong to talk the future of cryptocurrency at Disrupt SF
May 16, 5:45PM
Coinbase has come a long way since its launch in 2012. The company has raised more than $225 million and paved the way for cryptocurrencies to enter the mainstream by providing a digital currency exchange. Which is why we’re absolutely thrilled to have Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong join us on the main stage […]
OpenClassrooms raises another $60 million
May 16, 5:17PM
French startup OpenClassrooms is raising $60 million from General Atlantic, with existing investors Citizen Capital, Alven and Bpifrance also participating. OpenClassrooms is the most popular massive open online course platform in France. But the startup has evolved beyond on-demand courses to provide full-fledged degrees. You can now get a degree certified by the French state […]
Hulu's mobile and web apps get the new live TV guide, better recommendations and more
May 16, 5:00PM
Hulu’s mobile and web apps are getting an upgrade. The company is introducing a series of new features to make the apps more personalized, as well as better support Hulu’s newer Live TV experience, among other things. It’s also adding HDMI support for iOS and improving the Chromecast option, so it’s easier to watch on […]
OnePlus' latest flagship arrives May 22 for $529
May 16, 5:00PM
OnePlus has never been the flashiest or most cutting edge — the Chinese company has mostly left that stuff to the Apples and Samsungs of the world. But in spite of some stumbles along the way, the upstart smartphone manufacturer has consistently delivered one of the best deals in mobile, a trend it most definitely […]
OnePlus' new Bluetooth headphones are only $69
May 16, 5:00PM
One of the keys to OnePlus' success has been focusing on one phone at a time — and aside from cases and, of all things, a backpack, the company hasn't strayed too far from phones. Along with this week's release of the OnePlus 6, however, the company's adding another key piece of hardware to its […]
A $400 Microsoft Surface may be on the way
May 16, 4:59PM
Microsoft's always taken a premium approach to its Surface line, showing users what its operating system can do when run on top of the line hardware. It's a model that makes sense for a company with so many ties to third-party hardware manufacturers. But the line that's been so focused on the high-end needs of […]
Twitter delays shutdown of legacy APIs as it launches a replacement
May 16, 4:04PM
Twitter is giving developers more time to adjust to its API platform overhaul, which has affected some apps‘ ability to continue operating in the same fashion. The company clarified this morning, along with news of the general availability of its Account Activity API, that it will be delaying the shutdown of some of its legacy […]
Deliveroo employees are getting shares, riders are getting nothing
May 16, 3:32PM
Food delivery startup Deliveroo is feeling generous today. The company is handing out equity to all full-time staff members. In other words, 2,000 employees are going to receive the equivalent of $13.5 million in Deliveroo shares. "Our phenomenal growth and success has been made possible thanks to the hard work, commitment and passion of the […]
Alexa developers get 8 free voices to use in skills, courtesy of Amazon Polly
May 16, 2:47PM
Now Alexa’s voice apps don’t have to sound like Alexa. Amazon today is offering a way for developers to give their voice apps a unique character with the launch of eight free voices to use in skills, courtesy of the Amazon Polly service. The voices are only available in U.S. English, and include a mix […]
Circle raises $110 million (or 13,300 BTC)
May 16, 2:24PM
Cryptocurrency startup Circle has raised a $110 million funding round, which values the company near $3 billion. Cryptocurrency mining company Bitmain is leading the round. Existing investors IDG Capital, Breyer Capital, General Catalyst, Accel, Digital Currency Group and Pantera are investing more money. Blockchain Capital and Tusk Ventures are investing in Circle for the first […]
Gear for getting better at your side gig
May 16, 2:00PM
This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, it may earn affiliate commissions that support its work. In this day and age, either you have a side gig or you know someone who does. The type of work that's done outside of your 9 to […]
To make Stories global, Facebook adds Archive and audio posts
May 16, 1:30PM
Facebook’s future rests on convincing the developing world to adopt Stories. But just because the slideshow format will soon surpass feed sharing doesn’t mean people use them the same way everywhere. So late last year, Facebook sent a team to India to learn what features they’d need to embrace Stories across a variety of local […]
Senate votes today on rollback of net neutrality rollback
May 16, 1:15PM
Today's the big day for the Senate's big push to undo the FCC's "Restoring Internet Freedom" order nullifying 2015's net neutrality rules. A vote is scheduled for this afternoon on whether to repeal that order, though as of this writing the coalition is still one vote shy of making it happen.
Parsable secures $40M investment to bring digital to industrial workers
May 16, 1:07PM
As we increasingly hear about automation, artificial intelligence and robots taking away industrial jobs, Parsable, a San Francisco-based startup sees a different reality, one with millions of workers who for the most part have been left behind when it comes to bringing digital transformation to their jobs. Parsable has developed a Connected Worker platform to […]
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