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Twitter is holding off on fixing verification policy to focus on election integrity
Jul 17, 10:21PM
Twitter is pausing its work on overhauling its verification process, which provides a blue checkmark to public figures, in favor of election integrity, Twitter product lead Kayvon Beykpour tweeted today. That’s because, as we enter another election season, “updating our verification program isn’t a top priority for us right now (election integrity is),” he wrote […]
Instagram is building non-SMS 2-factor auth to thwart SIM hackers
Jul 17, 9:56PM
Hackers can steal your phone number by reassigning it to a different SIM card, use it to reset your passwords, steal your Instagram and other accounts, and sell them for Bitcoin. As detailed in a harrowing Motherboard article today, Instagram accounts are especially vulnerable because the app only offers two-factor authentication through SMS that delivers […]
Bitcoin price passes $7K bringing all 100 top coins up with it
Jul 17, 9:00PM
Bitcoin is moving up, and it’s taking 99 of its best friends along for the ride. In the last 24 hours, every one of the top 100 coins by market cap was in the green with 84 of them posting gains of over 5 percent. At the time of writing, Bitcoin was sitting at $7,310, […]
Self-driving car startup Zoox is raising $500 million at a $3.2 billion valuation
Jul 17, 8:17PM
Zoox, a once-secretive self-driving car startup, is closing a $500 million at a $3.2 billion post-money valuation, Bloomberg Businessweek reports. Prior to the deal, Zoox was valued at $2.7 billion, Zoox confirmed to TechCrunch. The round, led by Mike Cannon-Brookes of Grok Ventures, brings its total amount of funding to $800 million. Zoox’s plan, according […]
Tax robots and Universal Basic Income
Jul 17, 8:01PM
Technological innovation is moving at an ever-accelerating pace, and this comes with vast benefits and inevitable changes. One downside is that machine learning and automation are already replacing jobs. It also has the potential to replace much of that income with Universal Basic Income.
This insane fighting robot can be yours now for $1,600
Jul 17, 8:01PM
Pilot Labs' Zeus Battle Robot captured our hearts at CES back in January, because, well, just look at this crazy thing: Seemingly against all odds, the 'bot is now available for purchase through Amazon. And the price tag is as insane as the rest of it: $1,600 for the kit and $1,700 for a pre-assembled […]
Slack acquires Missions to help users automate work tasks inside chat
Jul 17, 7:26PM
As Slack continues to grow its paid business users, the company is looking for ways to help customers build integrations that make sense for the work they do. Slack announced today that it has acquired Robots and Pencils’ Missions, an app that allows Slack users to build tools to automate simple routines without code. Terms of the […]
No Man's Sky Next seeks to right the game's wrongs
Jul 17, 7:18PM
For a certain kind of gamer, the premise of No Man’s Sky, that of an endless procedurally generated space universe teeming with life, was intoxicatingly perfect, almost too good to be true. After overselling that dream to the disappointment of just about everybody, Hello Games is back to make amends with a major new update: […]
Sharecuts is creating a community for sharing Siri Shortcuts
Jul 17, 7:10PM
With the upcoming release of iOS 12, Apple is introducing a new app called Shortcuts that will allow users to build custom voice commands for Siri that can be used to kick off a variety of actions in apps. While some apps will directly prompt users to add a Shortcut to Siri, the new Shortcuts […]
Twitch streamers can now let viewers react with GIFs
Jul 17, 7:00PM
Giphy is coming to Twitch . For the first time, Giphy is bringing its library of animated GIFs to the Amazon-owned game streaming service. The company today is launching a Giphy extension for Twitch streamers that will allow viewers to react in real-time using GIFs during a broadcast. The idea is that GIFs could make […]
This $20 DIY kit makes your NES, SNES or Mega Drive controller wireless
Jul 17, 6:46PM
I have to hand it to 8BitDo. At first I thought they were just opportunistically hawking cheap hunks of plastic in an era of unparalleled nostalgia for retro games, but... well, who am I kidding? That's exactly what they're doing. But they're doing it well. And these new DIY kits are the latest sign that they actually understand their most obsessive customers.
Oculus starts selling $299 Go business bundle
Jul 17, 6:39PM
Facebook’s virtual reality arm is beginning to sell its Oculus Go headsets directly to business users with a dedicated bundle. Starting today, business users can order a business bundle with a 64GB Oculus Go headset for $299. Oculus isn’t charging much of a premium for business users, tacking on an extra $50 for some added […]
Dems and GOP unite, slamming Facebook for allowing violent Pages
Jul 17, 6:28PM
In a rare moment of agreement, members of the House Judiciary Committee from both major political parties agreed that Facebook needed to take down Pages that bullied shooting survivors or called for more violence. The hearing regarding social media filtering practices saw policy staffers from Facebook, Google and Twitter answering questions, though Facebook absorbed the […]
Peelable circuits make it easy to Internet all the things
Jul 17, 6:14PM
Researchers at Purdue University and the University of Virginia are now able to create “tiny, thin-film electronic circuits peelable from a surface,” the first step in creating an unobtrusive Internet-of-Things solution. The peelable stickers can sit flush to an object’s surface and be used as sensors or wireless communications systems. The biggest difference between these […]
UPS is testing an Amazon Key-style delivery program in New York
Jul 17, 6:01PM
UPS has been quietly testing a program that lets the shipping service deliver packages inside multi-unit homes while occupants are out. The service utilizes smart locks created by Latch, a New York-based smart lock startup that teamed with Jet late last year. The move is clearly an attempt for UPS to stay keep up to […]
Meetup CEO Scott Heiferman moves into chairman role
Jul 17, 6:00PM
Scott Heiferman, Meetup CEO and co-founder, is today moving into the chairman role at the community-building startup. Meetup launched in 2003 with a simple goal: to give communities an easy way to meet up in real life. The company has since grown to 40 million members, with 320,000 Meetup groups and around 12,000 Meetups per […]
BMW's ReachNow adds ride hailing to its car-sharing app
Jul 17, 5:54PM
ReachNow can’t be described as a car-sharing service anymore. The BMW-owned division is now a ride-hailing service too, putting it in direct competition with Uber and Lyft. At least in Seattle. ReachNow launched Tuesday a new app that combines car sharing and ride hailing using a single shared fleet of cars. The service is live […]
The Sonos Beam soundbar is now available
Jul 17, 5:43PM
It took Sonos more than a month, but its new home theater speaker is now available. You can buy it on Sonos' official website for $399 (or €449 if you live in Europe). It's also available on Amazon and other retailers. The Beam is an affordable soundbar for your TV. This isn't the company's first […]
Ultimate Software is acquiring PeopleDoc for $300 million
Jul 17, 5:21PM
Public company Ultimate Software is acquiring French startup PeopleDoc for $300 million in cash and stock. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2018. These two companies both make HR solutions. Ultimate Software has been around for a while. It went public in 1998 and switched to a software-as-a-service solution in […]
CrunchMatch at Disrupt SF 2018 opening soon for founders and investors
Jul 17, 5:18PM
Excuse us as we mangle U.S. history (apologies to Paul Revere), but “CrunchMatch is coming! CrunchMatch is coming! CrunchMatch is TechCrunch’s free business match-making service that connects early-stage startup founders and investors who share similar business interests and profiles. And if you bought — or plan to buy — Founder, Investor or Insiders passes to […]
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