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Amazon's Alexa app for iOS finally gets voice control
Jun 26, 9:43PM
Way back at the beginning of the year (seemingly 24 or 25 months, at this point), Amazon brought voice control to its Alexa app for Android. The move marked a big step toward the company's push onto third party mobile devices. At the time, it added that it would bring similar functionality to the iPhone […]
Seattle gets its first staffed Amazon pickup delivery hub
Jun 26, 9:32PM
You’d think Seattle would be first in line for all things Amazon, but apparently the online retailer’s home city didn’t yet have a dedicated brick and mortar Amazon pickup location. The locations function as little centralized Amazon shipping hubs for normal pickups and returns, but they also enable one-day pickup for a large selection of […]
Questions remain after the CEO of fintech VC Anthemis resigns
Jun 26, 9:23PM
Anthemis Group, the fintech VC fund based in London, has lost its long-time CEO after Nadeem Shaikh handed in his resignation earlier this week. The Financial Times broke the story yesterday, quoting Shaikh citing a “shift in the company's strategy.” However, TechCrunch understands from sources that Shaikh’s decision to leave Anthemis came after a formal […]
Casio Chairman Kazuo Kashio dies at 89
Jun 26, 8:13PM
Casio Chairman and CEO Kazuo Kashio passed on June 19, 2018 at the age of 89. The cause of death was pneumonia. Kashio was the third eldest of the four brothers who founded Casio Computer in 1957. Their first product, the all-electric 14-A calculator, led to the release of the Casio Mini calculator in 1972, […]
These five trends are rocking the animation industry
Jun 26, 8:00PM
I've been very lucky to have been in the animation industry since the mid-1980s. Here's a quick survey of trends in the animation landscape that have me pretty optimistic about the future.
Honk, the Uber for towing services, raises $18 million
Jun 26, 7:41PM
Honk Technologies, a marketplace for towing services for consumers and insurance companies, has raised $18 million in a new round of funding a little over a year after inking a massive contract with the insurance company, Farmers. The investment was led by Altpoint Ventures, with participation from existing investors Structure Capital and Venture 51. The […]
Microsoft's facial recognition just got better at identifying people with dark skin
Jun 26, 7:06PM
Microsoft’s facial recognition tools just made some significant technological strides, though the timing probably couldn’t be worse. On Tuesday, the company revealed in a blog post that its Face API, part of Azure Cognitive Services, can now identify men and women with darker skin far more successfully than previous iterations of the technology. The updates […]
Audi taps Israeli startup Cognata to accelerate AV ambitions
Jun 26, 6:50PM
Audi is turning to Israeli startup Cognata to help the automaker validate its autonomous vehicles in the virtual world before they head out on the road for testing. Autonomous Intelligent Driving, Audi’s self-driving unit led by a team of former Microsoft, Tesla and internal Audi veterans, says it will use Cognata’s autonomous vehicle simulation platform […]
Facebook reverses its crypto ad ban
Jun 26, 6:47PM
As there’s clearly too much ad revenue potential to ignore, Facebook today announced it’s reversing its cryptocurrecy ad ban effective immediately. The decision comes with a few caveats, however. The company says it will allow ads and related content from “pre-approved advisers,” but will still not allow ads promoting binary options and initial coin offerings. […]
CarBlip's car buying app raises $2 million
Jun 26, 5:53PM
CarBlip, a new car-buying mobile application that’s aiming to compete with services like Wyper, has raised $2 million in a new round of financing. The investment was led by Nordic Eye Venture Capital with participation from the startup studio and seed investment firm, Science. CarBlip chief executive Brian Johnson said that the company’s main purpose was […]
Confirmed: Sequoia has already secured three-quarters of what will be an $8 billion global fund
Jun 26, 5:39PM
Sequoia Capital, the 46-year-old venture firm, has secured $6 billion in capital commitments for an $8 billion global fund, according to a new report in the Financial Times. The report echoes a late April piece in The Wall Street Journal that reported Sequoia investors had already committed “roughly” $6 billion to the new fund. A […]
Pandora and iHeartRadio subscription streams to impact Billboard's charts
Jun 26, 5:32PM
Billboard will begin using Pandora Premium and iHeartRadio subscription streams to inform its Billboard 100 and Billboard 200 charts, along with other streaming-inclusive charts, the company announced this week. Before, only Pandora’s radio spins were included. According to Pandora, the change goes into effect on July 14 and will bring nearly 6 million Pandora subscribers’ spins […]
Airbnb partners with Century 21 to let Parisians sublet their homes
Jun 26, 5:29PM
Airbnb needs to find new places to list in Paris to keep up with growth. That's why the company announced a partnership with real estate company Century 21 in France, according to Les Echos and various French media. Airbnb is in an awkward position in France. It is the company's most important market, but the […]
Pepper the robot gets a job at HSBC Bank in New York
Jun 26, 5:17PM
Starting today, customers at HSBC's New York City flagship will be greeted by a friendly humanoid face. The bank's Fifth Avenue location is employing Pepper, the customer service 'bot that has become the face of Softbank's growing robotics wing in recent years. In the few years it's been available, Pepper has held a veritable factotum […]
macOS Mojave 10.14 first look
Jun 26, 5:17PM
Seems like iOS gets all the love these days. And it’s easy enough to see why. The smartphone has long been the dominant device in many users’ lives, while the desktop/laptop category has been on the decline. But macOS still has some life left in it yet. A year after introducing the more incremental High […]
Mike Judge to join us at Disrupt SF 2018
Jun 26, 5:07PM
Silicon Valley, for better and oftentimes worse, provides an uncanny valley view of the ups and downs of IRL Silicon Valley. The HBO series has shown what it's like to deal with an incumbent who steals an idea or IP, the humiliation of saving the day, only to be fired as CEO by your VC, […]
Instagram now lets you 4-way group video chat as you browse
Jun 26, 5:00PM
Instagram's latest assault on Snapchat, FaceTime and Houseparty launches today. TechCrunch scooped back in March that Instagram would launch video calling, and the feature was officially announced at F8 in May. Now it's actually rolling out to everyone on iOS and Android, allowing up to four friends to group video call together through Instagram Direct. With […]
Uber is helping Saudi Arabia drive its cultural transformation
Jun 26, 4:56PM
Uber has about 95,000 monthly active drivers in Saudi Arabia. And right now, only one is a woman. But that’s about to change. Uber (as well as Middle East ride-hailing rival Careem) is launching programs aimed at leveraging the sweeping cultural and economic changes afoot in the country. On Sunday, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman lifted […]
The new Google Maps with personalized recommendations is now live
Jun 26, 4:52PM
At its I/O developer conference last month, Google previewed a major update to Google Maps that promised to bring personalized restaurant recommendations and more to the company’s mapping tool. Today, many of these new features started rolling out to Google Maps users. The core Google Maps experience for getting directions hasn’t changed, of course, but […]
Uber wins appeal and gets a provisional 15-month license to operate in London
Jun 26, 4:26PM
After failing to secure a renewal for a license to operate a private hire vehicle service in London last September, Uber — the controversial transportation startup valued at around $62 billion — has finally had a short reprieve. Today, a judge hearing the Uber appeal (appearing as Uber London Limited, or ULL) against the city’s […]
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