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Weights & Biases raises $5M to build development tools for machine learning
May 31, 8:26PM
Machine learning is one of those buzzwords that nearly every tech company likes to throw around nowadays — but according to Lukas Biewald, it represents a genuinely new approach to programming. “Software has eaten a lot of the world, and machine learning is eating software,” Biewald said. In his view, there are “fundamental” differences between the […]
Motiv's fitness ring can help you find a lost iPhone
May 31, 8:09PM
I was surprisingly impressed when I tested out Motiv's fitness ring. Honestly, I'm not a ring wearer myself, but it's nice to see a hardware start think outside the fitness band — and produce a surprisingly capable product in the process. The company's also done a pretty decent job continuing to add features to the […]
To become a public company, start operating like one early on
May 31, 8:00PM
There is a generation of well-funded, fast-growing technology companies now eyeing the public markets as the platform for continued rapid growth. The pipeline is healthy. But what needs to be done to get ready for an IPO and, crucially, what comes next?
No-fees mobile bank Chime raises $70M Series C, valuing its business at $500M
May 31, 7:50PM
Chime, the San Francisco-based challenger bank known for its consumer-friendly features and lack of fees, has raised $70 million in Series C financing, led by Menlo Ventures. The round, which also included existing investors Forerunner Ventures, Aspect Ventures, Cathay Innovation, Northwestern Mutual, Crosslink Capital, and Omidyar Network, brings the company to over $100 million in total […]
Google's Area 120 incubator aims to improve your NYC subway commute with Pigeon
May 31, 6:33PM
There’s a new app coming out of Google’s Area 120 incubator that could help New York City subway commuters navigate the ever-growing number of delays. While the Pigeon app is already live on the Apple App store, it currently requires an invite code to access, so I wasn’t able to try it out myself. However, […]
Roblox follows Minecraft into the education market
May 31, 6:18PM
Roblox, the massively multiplayer online game favored by the under 13 crowd, is following in Minecraft’s footsteps with a move into the education market. The company this morning announced a new education initiative, Roblox Education, that will offer a free curriculum to educators, along with international summer coding camps, and a free online “Creator Challenge” in […]
Come mix your realities at our AR/VR event in LA in October
May 31, 5:49PM
TechCrunch is hosting one of our single-topic Sessions events centered on AR/VR and mixed reality in Los Angeles on October 18th at UCLA's Royce Hall. We're going to be doing some very cool stuff that we're not quite ready to talk about, but at the core we're looking to have incredible discussions with the best […]
Steve Case and JD Vance are speaking at Disrupt SF on startup opportunities outside of Silicon Valley
May 31, 5:47PM
We're excited to announce Steve Case and JD Vance will sit down for a fireside chat at Disrupt SF this September. There's plenty to talk about, too, including the pair's latest venture: A massive $150 million seed fund backed by an impressive group of investors that are targeted at startups outside of Silicon Valley. As The […]
The Microsoft Launcher for Android now lets you track your kids' whereabouts
May 31, 5:46PM
Microsoft is launching an update to its Android launcher today that gives parents the ability to track their kids’ location. This is one out of a number of parent- and kid-focused announcements the company made today. Others include the ability to block sites in Microsoft Edge on Android and the launch of MSN Kids, a […]
Spotify's CEO says company botched 'hateful conduct' policy roll out
May 31, 5:40PM
Two weeks after his company attempted to impose a policy targeted at curbing "hate content and hateful conduct," Spotify's CEO admitted the company mishandled its roll out. During an interview at this week's Code Conference, Daniel Ek told the crowd, "The whole goal with this was to make sure that we didn't have hate speech […]
Klaxoon gets $50M to try to make boring meetings more interactive and productive
May 31, 5:39PM
If you’ve ever been in a pointless meeting at work, odds are you’ve spent part of the time responding to messages or just putzing around on the Internet — but Klaxoon hopes to convert that into something a bit more productive with more interactive meetings. The French startup today said it’s raised $50 million in […]
This newly funded startup wants to help women gauge their reproductive health a lot sooner in life
May 31, 5:34PM
It’s often the case that women don’t think much about their reproductive health until they have to. Sometimes it begins with an aside from a well-meaning gynecologist — or one’s impatient parents. Sometimes, it’s because a couple is ready to try conceiving and it’s proving harder than they imagined it would be. A San Francisco-based […]
AWS launches pay-per-session pricing for its QuickSight BI tool
May 31, 5:08PM
Amazon QuickSight, the company’s business intelligence tool for AWS, launched back in 2015, but it’s hard to say how much impact the service has made in the highly competitive BI market. The company has far from given up on this project, though, and today, it’s introducing a new pay-per-session pricing plan for access to QuickSight dashboards that […]
Waymo expands autonomous driving partnership with Fiat Chrysler
May 31, 4:59PM
On the same day of a massive $2.25 billion Softbank investment into General Motors’ Cruise, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is announcing an expanded partnership with Waymo that will add up to 62,000 more Chrysler Pacifica minivans to Waymo’s self-driving car fleet later this year. This isn’t too surprising, given Waymo said earlier this year that […]
Philo's low-cost TV service expands its lineup with Cheddar, Tastemade, and PeopleTV
May 31, 4:29PM
Following the new trend among streaming TV services to combine digital-first channels with traditional TV content, Philo today announced it’s expanding its live TV service with the addition of Cheddar Big News, People TV, and Tastemade. The Tastemade channel goes live today, with the other two shortly after. Philo is a relative newcomer to the […]
Scout.fm turns podcasts into personalized talk radio
May 31, 4:00PM
Scout.fm wants to change the way people listen to podcasts. Instead of scouring through the over 500,000 shows in your current podcast app, this startup’s new curated podcast service will just ask you a few questions to find out what you like, then create a podcast station customized to you. The experience is primarily designed […]
iOS App Store has seen over 170B downloads, over $130B in revenue since July 2010
May 31, 3:43PM
The App Store has seen over 170 billion downloads over the past decade, totaling over $130 billion in consumer spend. This data was shared this morning by app intelligence firm App Annie, which is marking the App Store’s 10th Anniversary with a look back on the store’s growth and the larger trends it’s seen. These […]
Canon has sold its last film camera
May 31, 3:29PM
Mark this date on your calendar. It's the end of yet another tech era. Though, granted, this one's been been death rattling for nearly a decade now. Canon this week announced with no fanfare that it's sold its last film camera. The news was spotted by PetaPixel on the camera giant's Japanese support forum. The […]
New York VC Steve Schlafman has a new gig with Primary Venture Partners
May 31, 2:27PM
Steve Schlafman has been an East Coast investor for roughly a decade — scouring deals for the Kraft Group ahead of joining Lerer Hippeau as an early employee, then spending more than four years as a principal with RRE Ventures before announcing on Twitter, to the surprise of some, that he was leaving the New […]
Alcatel's $100 Android Go phone hits the U.S. next week
May 31, 2:17PM
At MWC, ZTE promised that its Tempo Go would be the first device to bring Android Oreo (Go Edition) to the States. But, well, stuff happened, and the company's had a lot bigger things to deal with in the intervening months. Alcatel, however, is on the case with the 1X. TCL announced this morning that […]
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