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To truly protect citizens, lawmakers need to restructure their regulatory oversight of big tech
May 28, 7:30PM
Gillian Hadfield Contributor Gillian Hadfield is the author of Rules for a Flat World: Why Humans Invented Law and How to Reinvent It for a Complex Global Economy and a professor of law and economics at the University of Southern California. More posts by this contributor To control AI, we need to understand more about […]
SPACE Administration would streamline federal oversight of commercial launches
May 28, 7:15PM
As part of an ongoing effort to improve the regulatory conditions weathered by companies doing business in space, the Commerce Department has proposed to unify several offices under a new banner: the Space Policy Advancing Commercial Enterprise Administration.
Gillmor Gang: Auto Immunity
May 28, 5:00PM
The Gillmor Gang — Frank Radice, Keith Teare, Denis Pombriant, Michael Markman, and Steve Gillmor . Recorded live Sunday, May 27, 2018. Digital cars, food, Hollywood, and other disruptions. G3: Firedrills and Fascinators — Mary Hodder, Elisa Camahort Page, Francine Hardaway, Maria Ogneva, and Tina Chase Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, May 18, 2018. @stevegillmor, @denispombriant, […]
This sensor stops your quadcopter before it can cut you
May 28, 3:32PM
The folks at Spectrum have found a truly cool project for quadcopter pilots. It’s a spinning sensor that will stop the rotors if your finger gets too close to the blades, thereby preventing you – or your kids – from getting cut. Researchers at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia created so-called Safety Rotor […]
Pandora now offers a Premium Family plan for $14.99 a month
May 28, 11:35AM
Pandora just launched a family version of its Premium service. For $14.99 a month, up to six users can access Premium features (the individual version costs $9.99 a month). The new subscription option was added with little fanfare and spotted earlier today by Android Police. This better positions Pandora to compete with Spotify Premium and […]
Saul Klein joins TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin, tickets on sale now
May 28, 9:41AM
TechCrunch Disrupt is coming back to Berlin this winter, and you can already buy tickets. It will feature technologists, investors, entrepreneurs and media outlets; Startup Alley, where over 400 pre-Series A companies exhibit; Startup Battlefield, our premier startup pitch competition where a curated group of tech's top early-stage startups will compete for the $50,000 grand […]
Sign up: 2-4-1 Innovator passes for Disrupt Berlin available Wednesday
May 28, 9:02AM
We love Berlin. It's the epicenter of Europe's vibrant startup scene, and we can't wait to see what the continent's tech titans and rising stars will bring to Disrupt Berlin 2018 on November 29-30. These two action-packed days offer tremendous value at full freight but, on this Wednesday, May 30 at 12pm CEST / 6am […]
Grab launches a food delivery service in Southeast Asia
May 28, 7:30AM
Fresh from completing its acquisition of Uber’s Southeast Asia business, ride-hailing firm Grab has officially launched its food delivery business — GrabFood — today. The service is already available in beta in a handful of countries, including Thailand, but now it is available in Singapore (Grab HQ) with plans to reach Grab’s core six markets […]
Customer opinions of ISPs somehow drop even lower
May 27, 9:54PM
Disliking one's internet provider is such a common condition that it's hard to imagine that ISPs have anywhere to go but up in the eyes of their customers. Nope! There are new lows ahead, if the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index is any indication.
Review: Cult of the Machine at the de Young
May 27, 7:35PM
Let’s flash back to the Machine Age, the period in American history that gave us the assembly line, the first nonstop transcontinental flight, regular radio broadcasts, and the first robot capable of performing more than 20 movements. These technological advancements inspired a style of art called Precisionism, popularized by big names like Georgia O’Keefe, Charles Sheeler […]
Vermont passes first law to crack down on data brokers
May 27, 7:17PM
While Facebook and Cambridge Analytica are hogging the spotlight, data brokers that collect your information from hundreds of sources and sell it wholesale are laughing all the way to the bank. But they're not laughing in Vermont, where a first-of-its-kind law hems in these dangerous data mongers and gives the state's citizens much-needed protections.
Desperate for jobs, Venezuelan immigrants turn to ride-hailing services across Latin America
May 27, 6:30PM
Matthew Carpenter-Arévalo Contributor Share on Twitter Matthew Carpenter-Arévalo is a former Google and Twitter Manager and current CEO of Céntrico Digital, a Latin American based digital agency. One month ago, Yonathan Segovia, a Cabify driver originally from Venezuela, was allegedly attacked by a mob of taxi drivers on the streets of Quito in Ecuador. In […]
The well-funded startups driven to own the autonomous vehicle stack
May 27, 6:11PM
At some point in the future, while riding along in a car, a kid may ask their parent about a distant time in the past when people used steering wheels and pedals to control an automobile. Of course, the full realization of the "auto" part of the word — in the form of fully autonomous automobiles — is a long way off, but there are nonetheless companies trying to build that future today.
Jeff Bezos details his moon colony ambitions
May 27, 5:01PM
Jeff Bezos has big plans for the moon, if he can just get there. With a little elbow grease our trusty satellite could become a platform from which to build out the space industry — and while a partnership with NASA, the ESA and others would be best, Blue Origin will do it solo if it has to.
Pornography and the butterfly effect
May 27, 1:00PM
“Whatever happens to musicians happens to everybody,” said Bruce Sterling years ago, referring to the effects of free downloadable music on their industry; and so it has come to pass for pornographers, as depicted by the great Jon Ronson in his equal parts charming and spellbinding podcast series “The Butterfly Effect.” Pornography, however, is much […]
Amazon leads $12M investment in India-based digital insurance startup Acko
May 27, 12:00PM
Amazon appears to be restarting its funding efforts in India after Acko, the digital insurance startup in India, confirmed that the U.S. retail giant led a new round of funding for its business. Amazon — which has been linked with an Acko investment since the start of this year — backed lending startup Capital Float last […]
Location-based virtual reality is increasing its footprint in the U.S.
May 27, 2:08AM
Earlier this year, in a small, grey-walled storefront inside a very large mall in Torrance, Calif. (just past the AMC Center) , the virtual reality game-maker Survios planted its first flag in the market for location-based gaming. It’s one of several companies (many based in Los Angeles) that are turning the city into a hub […]
'The Expanse' finds a new home on Amazon Prime
May 26, 7:39PM
After an outcry among fans following Syfy’s discontinuation of the series on its network, The Expanse will be getting a fourth season on Amazon Prime after an announcement from Jeff Bezos. Bezos revealed the news at the International Space Development Conference where members of the show's cast were amongst those in the audience. I'll just […]
Here is where CEOs of heavily funded startups went to school
May 26, 5:10PM
CEOs of funded startups tend to be a well-educated bunch, at least when it comes to university degrees. Yes, it's true college dropouts like Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates can still do well. But Crunchbase data shows that most startup chief executives have an advanced degree, commonly from a well-known and prestigious university.
CommerceDNA wins the TechCrunch Hackathon at VivaTech
May 26, 3:40PM
It's been a long night at VivaTech. The building hosted a very special competition — the very first TechCrunch Hackathon in Paris. Hundreds of engineers and designers got together to come up with something cool, something neat, something awesome. The only condition was that they only had 24 hours to work on their projects. Some […]
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