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Roblox responds to the hack that allowed a child's avatar to be raped in its game
Jul 18, 10:06PM
There’s a special place in Hell for people who think it’s funny to rape a 7-year-old girl’s avatar in an online virtual world designed for children. Yes, that happened. Roblox, a hugely popular online game for kids, was hacked by an individual who subverted the game’s protection systems in order to have customized animations appear. […]
Essential discounts its 360 Camera to $19, a day after its phone was half-off
Jul 18, 9:50PM
At $250, the Essential Phone was arguably the best deal of Amazon Prime Day. Which is saying a lot. But no matter how you slice it, 50 percent off an Android flagship is a pretty tough deal to beat. I know of at least one TechCruncher who couldn't resist the lure of that kind of […]
Coinbase didn't get (or need) SEC approval for acquisitions after all, company says
Jul 18, 9:39PM
Hmm. Well, after Coinbase confirmed to Bloomberg (and us) that they had received regulatory approval for some acquisitions that would let it eventually usher in trading tokenized securities on its exchange, the company is now walking back from which agencies it received approval. While a Coinbase spokesperson had initially indicated that the company had received […]
New law forces Airbnb to open its books to New York authorities
Jul 18, 9:33PM
The New York City Council has voted in favor of a new law requiring Airbnb and similar companies to share data on their users. The company has fought the law tooth and nail, but city authorities say it's basically common sense for the local government to be informed of the number and nature of residents using the service.
Facebook can now sync your Instagram contacts to Messenger
Jul 18, 9:19PM
Facebook wants to expand your Messenger contact list with a little help from Instagram. The company has launched a feature in Messenger that pulls in your contacts from Instagram, if you opt to connect your account. The option appears in Messenger’s “People” tab, alongside the existing option to sync your phone’s contacts with Messenger. The […]
Rolls-Royce demonstrates robotic bugs as the future of engine maintenance
Jul 18, 9:14PM
Rolls-Royce showed off its new vision for the future of engine maintenance this week at the Farnborough Airshow, and it might make your skin crawl. As part of its IntelligentEngine vision (which the company announced at the Singapore Airshow earlier this year), it demonstrated plans for both a robotic snake and swarm of cockroach-like miniature robots […]
Reddit expands chat rooms to more subreddits
Jul 18, 9:03PM
If you’d rather spend time chatting with strangers who share a hyper-specific interest instead of keeping up with your co-workers’ stale memes on Slack, Reddit is ready for you. The platform has quietly been working on a chat room feature for months now, and today it expands beyond its early days as a very limited […]
Gorilla Glass 6 is here to withstand your clumsy hands
Jul 18, 8:45PM
A bit of good news for the perpetually clumsy. Corning unveiled the latest version of its ubiquitous smartphone-encasing material today at an event in California. Gorilla Glass 6 is, naturally, designed to be more durable than its predecessor, introduced roughly this time two years ago. The big takeaways here are the ability to withstand drops […]
Fortnite maker Epic Games beefs up its Unreal game engine in new update
Jul 18, 8:23PM
After a wildly successful last few months thanks to Fortnite, Epic Games is delivering some substantial new updates to its Unreal game engine, which supports a variety of cross-platform titles and experiences. Some features like smoother compatibility on mobile and better support for Switch come directly from the fact that they’ve had to iterate so […]
Funko is getting into Fortnite toys because it'd be dumb not to
Jul 18, 8:14PM
Funko. Even if you don't know the name, you've probably seen their toys. They're the ones that make those figurines with the big ol' heads that line the walls of half the stores at the mall — the ones that seem to exist for just about every pop culture-related license on the planet, from random 80's horror movies to mega properties like Star Wars or Marvel.
InkHunter heads to YC to build a try-and-buy tattoo marketplace
Jul 18, 8:10PM
InkHunter, an augmented reality tattoo try-on app that was born out of a 48-hour hackathon back in the altogether gentler days of 2014, has bagged a place in Y Combinator’s summer 2018 batch, scoring itself the seed accelerator’s standard $120,000 deal in exchange for 7 percent equity. We first covered InkHunter in April 2016 when it […]
The best Amazon Prime Day deals you can still grab
Jul 18, 7:34PM
Amazon Prime Day this year, despite its slow start, broke records and boosted the fortunes of its competitors. And now that it's over, we found some deals you can still take advantage of.
Russian indictments show that the US needs federal oversight of election security
Jul 18, 7:30PM
President Trump's Helsinki summit with Vladimir Putin, on the heels of 12 Russian intelligence officials indicted for hacking the 2016 election, made it clear that this administration has zero commitment to protect our elections from future Russian attacks.
Apple releases third iOS 12 beta to everyone
Jul 18, 7:16PM
Apple just released the third version of the iOS 12 beta as part of the public beta program. It means that everyone can now install a development build of iOS 12, the next major version of the operating system for iPhone and iPad. Don't forget this is still a beta version. Things will crash, things […]
Comic sales are down as readers abandon print
Jul 18, 7:06PM
Comic book and graphic novel sales fell 6.5% in 2017 from a 2016 high of $1.015 billion. Graphic novels brought in $570 million while comic books brought in about $350 million. A report posted to Comichron notes that comic stores are still the biggest source for revenue while $90 million is attributable to digital downloads. […]
Uber hires first chief privacy officer
Jul 18, 6:52PM
Uber has hired its first chief privacy officer, as well as a former TomTom executive in charge, ensuring the ride-hailing company complies with the EU’s data protection laws. The new hires, which were announced to Uber employees in an internal email, aim to help the company strengthen its privacy standards and data protections. Ruby Zefo, […]
Prime Day boosted other large retailers' sales by 54%, says report
Jul 18, 5:43PM
Amazon’s Prime Day again broke records this year, but the sales holiday also boosted sales across the broader U.S. e-commerce industry. According to Adobe Analytics data released this morning, larger retailers – meaning those with over a billion in annual revenue – saw a 54 percent increase in sales on Prime Day, compared with an average […]
LEGO made James Bond's Aston Martin, complete with working ejector seat
Jul 18, 5:40PM
There’s a new Aston Martin DB5 on the market and it’s everything you’d expect from the vehicle used by James Bond in the movie Goldfinger. The only drawback: It’s too small to drive. LEGO has created a replica of the Aston Martin DB5 used by super spy James Bond, but in miniature. The 1964 sports […]
Apply for TechCrunch Include Office Hours with August Capital
Jul 18, 5:00PM
TechCrunch is partnering with August Capital for Include Office Hours on July 27. From 3:30-5:00 pm (before the Summer Party), founders will have the opportunity to get key insight and feedback from Villi Iltchev, Lisa Marrone and Abie Katz. Founders can apply here. Founded in 2014, the TechCrunch Include program works to leverage the broad network and resources […]
Top VCs Megan Quinn, Sarah Tavel and Aileen Lee are coming to Disrupt SF
Jul 18, 4:42PM
In many ways, it’s the best of times and the worst of times to be a venture capitalist. While money continues to flood into Silicon Valley, the math keeps getting harder to square. At what point do rising valuations stop making sense? How much mental bandwidth does one spend on blockchain technologies? Can the world […]
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