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AirPods to get Live Listen feature in iOS 12
Jun 05, 8:17PM
Steven Aquino Contributor Share on Twitter Steven Aquino is a freelance tech writer and iOS accessibility expert. More posts by this contributor For Apple, this year's Global Accessibility Awareness Day is all about education What Apple's education announcements mean for accessibility Apple has one hardware-specific feature planned that wasn't announced at Monday's WWDC keynote. In […]
The Uberization of telcos
Jun 05, 8:00PM
While many expect finance or healthcare to be next on the list of global serial disruptors, small players have cooked up the ingredients that could well marginalize today's prevailing telco business models globally.
Washington sues Facebook and Google over failure to disclose political ad spending
Jun 05, 7:33PM
Facebook and Google were paid millions for political advertising purposes in Washington but failed for years to publish related information — such as the advertiser's address — as required by state law, alleges a lawsuit by the state's attorney general.
Startup Battlefield application deadline extended by one week
Jun 05, 7:32PM
Here's a heartfelt gift for all you procrastinating early-stage startup founders who haven't gotten your act together to apply to compete in Startup Battlefield at Disrupt San Francisco 2018 on September 5-7. You're strapped for time, we get it. So, we're extending the application deadline by one week. You now have until June 13 — […]
Facebook announces Oculus Connect dates Sept. 26-27
Jun 05, 7:30PM
The Oculus Connect developer conference is back for its fifth year of chasing the VR dream. Facebook VP or VR Hugo Barra announced that the company’s virtual reality-centric conference would be returning to San Jose on September 26 and 27. In past years, Oculus has used the conference to reveal its latest prototype hardware and […]
Apple Podcasts now hosts more than 555,000 active shows
Jun 05, 7:15PM
Beyond Watch compatibility, podcasting didn't get a lot of love as Apple blew through announcements at a frenetic pace during its two-hour-plus keynote yesterday. This week, however, the company has announced a few new download milestones and offered a bit more insight into its recently introduced Podcast Analytics offering. iTunes currently hosts north of 550,000 […]
Acorns receives 10,000 pre-orders for its newly launched payments card and debit account
Jun 05, 6:44PM
Acorns, the financial management service for micro-investments, is adding a rewards debit card to its arsenal of tools aimed at getting Americans to create balanced stock portfolios for economic health. The company has already racked up 10,000 pre-orders for its new (gorgeous) payment card that offers perks like investments into Acorns accounts when users purchase […]
Meet the author of The Lean Startup at Disrupt SF
Jun 05, 5:42PM
One of the many new features at TechCrunch Disrupt SF (September 5-7) is the addition of a second stage and programming track at the show, which we’re calling The Next Stage. The goal of The Next Stage is to deliver more insights and wisdom to Disrupt SF attendees, especially founders, to help them navigate the […]
MyHeritage breach exposes 92M emails and hashed passwords
Jun 05, 5:10PM
The genetic analysis and family tree website MyHeritage was breached last year by unknown actors, who exfiltrated the emails and hashed passwords of all 92 million registered users of the site. No credit card info, nor (what would be more disturbing) genetic data appears to have been collected.
Facebook allows videos with copyrighted music, tests Lip Sync Live
Jun 05, 5:01PM
Facebook users will no longer have their uploaded videos with copyrighted background music taken down thanks to a slew of deals with all the major record labels plus many indies. Facebook is also starting to test a feature designed to steal users from teen sensation app Musically. Facebook’s new Lip Sync Live lets users pick […]
SAP gives CRM another shot with with new cloud-based suite
Jun 05, 4:33PM
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is a mature market with a clear market leader in Salesforce. It has a bunch other enterprise players like Microsoft, Oracle and SAP vying for position. SAP decided to take another shot today when it released a new business products suite called SAP C/4HANA. (Ya, catchy I know.) SAP C/4HANA pulls […]
Remote-control driverless car startup partners with vehicle manufacturers
Jun 05, 4:12PM
Phantom Auto, a platform that can remotely control autonomous vehicles if something goes wrong, has partnered with Einride, Transdev and NEVS, formerly known as Saab Automobile. Phantom Auto’s tech enables a remote driver to take control of an autonomous vehicle in the event the car encounters something it can’t handle on its own. The plan for […]
Patreon acquires Kit to let creators bundle merch in subscriptions
Jun 05, 4:02PM
If content creators want to sell pricier monthly content subscriptions, offering stickers, pins, signed photos or t-shirts can convince fans to pay a higher fee and keep them loyal with a physical connection. That’s why patronage platform Patreon just acquired Kit, a startup building a merchandise logistics backend so creators don’t have to fiddle with […]
Highfive's video conferencing platform is now available through Ingram Micro and at Best Buy
Jun 05, 4:00PM
Highfive, a Redwood City-based startup, offers businesses an integrated video conferencing service through its own custom meeting room hardware. While Highfive has been quite successful in selling its service and hardware online, the company today announced that it is adding Best Buy and Ingram Micro as distribution partners in an effort to expand its reach to […]
GitLab's high-end plans are now free for open source projects and schools
Jun 05, 4:00PM
The fact that Microsoft is buying GitHub has left a lot of developers with a deep feeling of unease and a lot of them are now looking for alternatives. One of those is GitLab and that company has decided to strike the iron while it’s hot. To attract even more developers to its platform, GitLab today […]
Bird looks to bring scooters to Europe
Jun 05, 3:48PM
Scooter startup Bird, which is headquartered in Venice, Calif., is looking to expand into Europe, according to a new job posting. The job is for a general manager based in Europe to lead market management and “raise the opportunities and concerns of the market and set the priorities that will grow Bird in your home […]
TransferWise's next partnership could be with U.K. challenger bank Monzo
Jun 05, 3:42PM
Hot on the heels of announcing that it has partnered with France’s BPCE Groupe, TransferWise could be about to unveil another partnership with a bank. According to sources, the international money transfer service and European unicorn is working with the fast-growing U.K. challenger bank Monzo. The tie-in will likely see TransferWise functionality offered within Monzo’s […]
Europe's top court takes a broad view of privacy responsibilities around platforms
Jun 05, 3:33PM
An interesting ruling by Europe’s top court could have some major implications for data mining tech giants like Facebook and Google, along with anyone who administers pages that allow platforms to collect and process their visitors’ personal data — such as a Facebook fan page or even potentially a site running Google Analytics. Passing judgement […]
Scooter startup Lime is reportedly raising $250M led by Uber investor GV
Jun 05, 3:04PM
It’s scooters all the way down this morning, with Lime also reportedly raising $250 million in a funding after a new Delaware filing this morning indicated that competitor Bird authorized the sale of up to $200 million in shares. GV (formerly Google Ventures) is leading this round, according to the report by Axios, as the […]
Zuora Orders aims to drive subscription renewals and expansion
Jun 05, 3:00PM
The goal of subscription-based companies is to not just land the customer, but to keep them and expand over time. Zuora, which has always had the goal of helping companies manage subscriptions announced a new tool called Zuora Orders today, designed to help customers process renewals and more complex deals. Zuora is hitting its 10-year mark […]
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