August 2018 ~ HmD Technology

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Here's how you can still get a free Windows 10 upgrade

Jul 30, 12:15PM

Microsoft's much-hyped free upgrade offer for Windows 10 ended in 2016, right? Not exactly. The GWX tool may be gone, but all the other upgrade tools still work. The end result is an apparently valid digital license, and there's no evidence that the free upgrades will end any time soon.

Work by phone: 11 best smartphones for business users

Aug 27, 4:29PM

Looking to buy a new smartphone? Here are the best options -- if you consider yourself a business user. These devices stand up in the workplace because they'll either get you through a full day, offer superior communications features, or come with smart security enhancements designed for the enterprise.

The 10 best smartphones of 2018

Aug 21, 4:53PM

The major smartphone launch season is upon us and one of the first out of the gates is the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, immediately taking over the top spot in our list of best smartphones.

Microsoft Windows zero-day vulnerability disclosed through Twitter

Aug 28, 8:19AM

Updated: There is no known workaround for the security flaw.

Raspberry Pi-based ZeroPhone promises 'an open-source, Linux-powered' handset

Aug 30, 2:03PM

A project to build the $50 phone has been launched on Crowd Supply.

Windows 10 laptop with 25-hour battery life? Lenovo shows new Yoga line-up at IFA

Aug 31, 11:46AM

Lenovo unveils a mix of 2-in-1 hybrids and novel laptops at the Berlin tech conference.

Free, easy to use, and available to anyone: The powerful malware hiding in plain sight on the open web

Aug 28, 3:01PM

"When the Russian military is using free stuff, you know how good that stuff is."

How to turn your iPhone into a business workhorse: Add these apps and accessories, and tweak these settings

Aug 28, 1:24PM

Here's how, with a few tweaks and accessories, you can transform your iPhone into a business workhorse that will allow you to get serious work done.

The web as a database: The biggest knowledge graph ever

Aug 30, 3:00PM

Imagine you could get the entire web in a database, and structure it. Then you would be able to get answers to complex questions in seconds by querying, rather than searching. This is what Diffbot promises.

Asus shows off compact ZenBook laptops with clever LED touchpads at IFA

Aug 30, 11:52AM

New ZenBook and ZenBook Flip models boast productivity-boosting features and military-grade construction.

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California lawmakers are one step closer to bringing back Obama-era net neutrality protections

Aug 31, 12:14AM

California’s state Assembly voted 58-17 on Thursday to advance a bill, called S.B. 822, that would implement the strongest net neutrality provisions in the U.S. The bill now heads back to the Senate for final approval. If a vote is not held by end of day tomorrow — the deadline for lawmakers to pass any […]

Enveritas' technology lets small growers tap into the market for sustainable coffee

Aug 30, 11:37PM

Demand for sustainable coffee is growing, a boon for socially conscious coffee lovers — but many small growers are missing out because they lack the ability to verify that their coffee beans are grown using fair labor and eco-friendly practices. In fact, verification is often accessible only to large coffee estates or cooperatives. Enveritas wants […]

Weebly brings more e-commerce features to mobile

Aug 30, 11:08PM

Weebly is part of Square now, but it continues to update as a standalone product. This week, for example, the company announced a number of new e-commerce features for the Weebly mobile app. Those features include the ability to ship and print labels, to respond to customer questions (via Facebook Messenger, which can be embedded […]

John McAfee's 'unhackable' Bitfi wallet got hacked — again

Aug 30, 9:36PM

If the security community could tell you just one thing, it’s that “nothing is unhackable.” Except John McAfee’s cryptocurrency wallet, which was only unhackable until it wasn’t — twice. Security researchers have now developed a second attack, which they say can obtain all the stored funds from an unmodified Bitfi wallet. The Android-powered $120 wallet […]

Margin of safety in venture capital

Aug 30, 9:00PM

Can you fundamentally build a margin of safety into an early-stage venture investment? Can you fundamentally be "wrong" about your investment and still turn out alright?

Skip and Scoot are the only companies awarded scooter permits in SF

Aug 30, 8:35PM

The great San Francisco scooter decision has been made. And Skip and Scoot have claimed the prize. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) issued one-year permits to Skip and Scoot on Thursday, a decision that ends months of waiting for 12 companies that applied to operate within the city. JUMP, which Uber acquired in April, as well as Lyft, Skip, […]

VNTANA CEO Ashley Crowder will talk holograms at TechCrunch Sessions: AR/VR

Aug 30, 8:00PM

VNTANA CEO Ashley Crowder calls the company's technology, "the world's first scalable, affordable and interactive hologram." The startup's tech has certainly wowed crowds in recent years. In 2016, it collaborated with Microsoft on HOLLAGRAM, beaming in a live hologram of MS executives during a HOLLAGRAM for a keynote at HackSC. The company's technology has also […]

Watchdog says 2020 Census systems are riddled with security flaws

Aug 30, 7:38PM

With a census just two years away, the Census Bureau has a cybersecurity problem. That’s a key takeaway from the congressional watchdog, the Government Accountability Office, which oversees the government’s spending. In a new report published Thursday, the non-partisan agency said that the government’s Census Bureau has only a few months to fix thousands of […]

Santa Monica will allow Lime, Bird, Lyft and JUMP to operate e-scooters

Aug 30, 7:37PM

The city of Santa Monica has officially awarded Bird, Lime, Lyft and JUMP Bikes, which Uber acquired in April, permits to operate both electric scooters and/or bikes in the city as part of its 16-month pilot program beginning September 17. The city will allow Bird and Lime to each manage 750 scooters. Lyft and JUMP were granted permission […]

Leak reveals a new Apple Watch Series 4 with an edge-to-edge display

Aug 30, 7:15PM

In addition to a leak showing off photos of the new iPhone XS models, 9to5Mac also got a hold of a photo of the upcoming Apple Watch Series 4. The new Watch, which now sports an edge-to-edge display, is expected to be revealed on September 12, at the just-announced Apple press conference, along with the […]

Huge leak shows off the new iPhone XS

Aug 30, 6:48PM

Get ready for a leaked look at the new iPhone XS. 9to5Mac has gotten its hands on an image of Apple’s next generation of iPhone hardware, and the future looks pretty swanky. The leaked image showcases the new sizing of Apple’s soon-to-be-unveiled flagship bezel-less devices, which likely will have 5.8-inch and 6.5-inch screens, respectively. The […]

Amazon is quietly doubling down on cryptographic security

Aug 30, 6:48PM

The growth of cloud services — with on-demand access to IT services over the Internet — has become one of the biggest evolutions in enterprise technology, but with it, so has the threat of security breaches and other cybercriminal activity. Now it appears that one of the leading companies in cloud services is looking for […]

Lenovo's Yoga Book C930 swaps the keyboard for an E Ink display

Aug 30, 6:30PM

Lenovo's going all-in on IFA this year. The company announced a new Chromebook, a Snapdragon-powered Windows laptop and some smart home devices, among others. The most compelling bit from the bunch, however, has to be the Yoga Book C930. The laptop follows in the footsteps of the Yoga Book A12, the convertible that was all […]

Lenovo launched a bunch of smart home products

Aug 30, 6:30PM

Lenovo's got its hands in basically everything else at this point, so why not extend that reach into smart home devices? Today at IFA, the company announced the upcoming release of a smart light bulb, plug and connected security camera, all tied together by the company's new Link app. The play here is pretty clear, […]

Firefox will soon start blocking trackers by default

Aug 30, 6:22PM

Mozilla today announced that its Firefox browser will soon by default automatically block all attempts at cross-site tracking. There are three parts to this strategy. Starting with version 63, which is currently in testing in the browser’s nightly release channel, Firefox will block all slow-loading trackers (with ads being the biggest offender here). Those are […]

OpenStack's latest release focuses on bare metal clouds and easier upgrades

Aug 30, 5:42PM

The OpenStack Foundation today released the 18th version of its namesake open-source cloud infrastructure software. The project has had its ups and downs, but it remains the de facto standard for running and managing large private clouds. What’s been interesting to watch over the years is how the project’s releases have mirrored what’s been happening in the […]

YouTube launches a suite of fundraising tools

Aug 30, 5:09PM

YouTube today announced a suite of new features designed to offer creators and their fans new ways to contribute to charitable causes. This includes beta versions of new fundraising and campaign matching tools, as well as a variation of YouTube’s Super Chat service, called “Super Chat for Good.” Explains the company, YouTube creators have already […]

Twitter announces new policy and certification process for 'issue ads'

Aug 30, 5:04PM

Twitter continues to roll out new policies aimed at increasing transparency, particularly around political advertising. Amidst ongoing concerns about Russian election interference and misinformation on social media, the company recently announced political ad guidelines and launched an Ads Transparency Center where you can find more information about advertisers. Initially, however, Twitter’s stricter standards were limited […]

The Google Assistant is now bilingual

Aug 30, 5:00PM

The Google Assistant just got more useful for multilingual families. Starting today, you’ll be able to set up two languages in the Google Home app and the Assistant on your phone and Google Home will then happily react to your commands in both English and Spanish, for example. Today’s announcement doesn’t exactly come as a […]

Apple's next big event is September 12

Aug 30, 4:10PM

The invites have dropped, and the big show's official. After months of speculation, Apple just let slip that its next event will be going down September 12, at the company's shiny new headquarters in Cupertino. The invite bears the words “Gather round,” along with a large gold circle, which appears to be a reference to […]

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VirtualDJ 2018

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Here's how you can still get a free Windows 10 upgrade

Jul 30, 12:15PM

Work by phone: 11 best smartphones for business users

Aug 27, 4:29PM

The 10 best smartphones of 2018

Aug 21, 4:53PM

The major smartphone launch season is upon us and one of the first out of the gates is the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, immediately taking over the top spot in our list of best smartphones.

Microsoft Windows zero-day vulnerability disclosed through Twitter

Aug 28, 8:19AM

Updated: There is no known workaround for the security flaw.

Free, easy to use, and available to anyone: The powerful malware hiding in plain sight on the open web

Aug 28, 3:01PM

"When the Russian military is using free stuff, you know how good that stuff is."

Private browsing: 16 good reasons to use incognito mode

Jun 21, 2:57PM

Also known as private browsing or porn mode, your browser privacy setting has all sorts of useful applications that have nothing to do with hiding the consumption of adult content.

How to turn your iPhone into a business workhorse: Add these apps and accessories, and tweak these settings

Aug 28, 1:24PM

Here's how, with a few tweaks and accessories, you can transform your iPhone into a business workhorse that will allow you to get serious work done.

Why Facebook is powerless to stop its own descent

Aug 26, 10:00PM

People are engaging far less on the world's largest social network, and trust in the company has plummeted.

Did you love Windows 95? It's now a free app for macOS, Windows, Linux

Aug 24, 12:54PM

A Slack developer has released Windows 95 as an app to run on Windows, Mac or Linux.

Fake news: The tech products that fooled or failed us

Aug 27, 4:14PM

Some tech make the cut, others don't. But there's a special sort of gadget or technology that on the face of it looks like it has what it takes to take the world by storm, only to fall flat on its face.

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Bessemer is reportedly raising $1.6B for its tenth fund

Aug 29, 11:51PM

Bessemer Venture Partners is gearing up for its next billion-dollar fund. The early-stage venture capital firm, which had filed to raise new capital in early August, has reportedly set a $1.6 billion target for its tenth flagship fund, an amount that a source familiar with the fundraise tells us is “directionally correct.” Bessemer declined to […]

Netflix releases the trailer for Orson Welles' final film

Aug 29, 10:40PM

“The Other Side of the Wind” has had a long, torturous path to completion. In a way, it’s one of the final chapters in the longer saga of Orson Welles — who, after making “Citizen Kane” (often cited as the greatest film of all time) and “The Magnificent Ambersons,” spent most of the ensuing decades in […]

Tesla is having some big network issues

Aug 29, 9:50PM

Tesla’s fleet internet network and website appear to currently be down for some users and it’s causing problems for vehicle owners who rely on the Tesla app. Electrek reported on the outage earlier and users across Twitter have been complaining about being unable to log into the company’s desktop site or mobile app. Reports have been […]

Tesla's chief people officer takes leave of absence

Aug 29, 9:49PM

Tesla’s chief people officer Gaby Toledano, and one of the few female executives at the automaker, is on leave of absence 15 months after taking the senior management position. The company confirmed she was on leave and did not provide a timeline of when she might return or if this move was more permanent. "Gaby […]

SurveyMonkey files for NASDAQ IPO

Aug 29, 9:02PM

SurveyMonkey, which helps businesses gather feedback through its survey platform, has submitted paperwork to the SEC for its upcoming NASDAQ public offering. The company plans to raise $100 million in the IPO, per the filing, though that’s likely a placeholder amount. The company, which will list under the symbol SVMK, has yet to price its […]

Announcing the winners of Disrupt SF 2018's sponsored hackathon contests

Aug 29, 9:00PM

Thousands of developers, designers, hackers and marketers from around the world worked for months to submit their creations to our first Virtual Hackathon, which takes place at Disrupt San Francisco on September 5-7. It wasn't easy, but we narrowed the field down to 30 semi-finalists, and we can't wait to reveal the winner at the […]

Google, Facebook, Twitter chiefs called back to Senate Intelligence Committee

Aug 29, 8:55PM

Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey and Facebook chief operations officer Sheryl Sandberg will testify in an open hearing at the Senate Intelligence Committee next week, the committee’s chairman has confirmed. Larry Page, chief executive of Google parent company Alphabet, was also invited but has not confirmed his attendance, a committee spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch. Sen. […]

Valimail offers US election boards, campaigns and voting vendors its email anti-spoofing service for free

Aug 29, 6:36PM

Valimail, an enterprise email security firm, announced that it will offer its email protections for free to relevant government workers and campaigns through the 2018 midterms. That offer covers state election boards, voting system vendors and major party U.S. election campaigns, including congressional, statewide and gubernatorial candidates. The company will also offer the same email […]

DuckDuckGo gets $10M from Omers for global privacy push

Aug 29, 6:18PM

Pro-privacy search engine DuckDuckGo, which offers an alternative to surveillance engines like Google, has quietly picked up $10M in fresh funding from Canadian pension fund Omers’ VC arm. The Globe and Mail reported the news earlier this month. It’s only the second funding round for the ten year old company — which last picked up $3M in […]

Privacy groups ask senators to confirm US surveillance oversight nominees

Aug 29, 6:14PM

A coalition of privacy groups are calling on lawmakers to fill the vacant positions on the government’s surveillance oversight board, which hasn’t fully functioned in almost two years. The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, known as PCLOB, is a little-known but important group that helps to ensure that intelligence agencies and executive branch policies […]

Bernie Sanders fires back against Amazon, calling subsidy reliance 'absurd'

Aug 29, 6:03PM

Next week, Bernie Sanders will introduce legislation aimed firmly at large companies he believes have taken advantage of "corporate welfare" by underpaying employees. Amazon and Walmart in particular have bore the brunt of the Senator's criticisms, and the rhetoric has become increasingly heated over the the past few days. Earlier today, Amazon accused Sanders of […]

The Atlantic poaches Alex Hardiman from Facebook to lead product

Aug 29, 5:45PM

The Atlantic has hired Facebook's Alex Hardiman to lead its business and product efforts. She'd been with Facebook, serving as the social media giant's head of news products.

Space investors are coming to Disrupt SF 2018

Aug 29, 4:59PM

In the past couple of decades, Elon Musk's efforts with SpaceX have partially kicked off a space race in the VC-funded rocket startup scene. At Disrupt SF 2018, we're thrilled to host a panel of some of Silicon Valley's top investors whose firms are eyeing the stars. Rob Coneybeer from Shasta Ventures, Tess Hatch from […]

Diver attacked by Elon Musk as 'pedo guy' is prepping a libel suit

Aug 29, 4:51PM

A British cave diving expert who helped save the young Thai football team that got trapped in caves this summer is preparing a legal action against Elon Musk for making “false and defamatory statements”, TechCrunch has confirmed. BuzzFeed reported the development earlier, after obtaining a letter sent to Musk’s home on August 6 by a firm […]

Playstation Vue expands its lineup with 200 more local channels

Aug 29, 4:31PM

Sony’s Playstation Vue, the over-the-top TV streaming service that’s now up against a host of new competitors including Hulu and YouTube TV, is expanding its lineup to include more local stations. While the service had already offered some limited access to locals in select markets, this expansion brings 200 more stations across the U.S. to […]

Google takes a step back from running the Kubernetes development infrastructure

Aug 29, 4:09PM

Google today announced that it is providing the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) with $9 million in Google Cloud credits to help further its work on the Kubernetes container orchestrator and that it is handing over operational control of the project to the community. These credits will be split over three years and are meant to cover the […]

Nintendo's next mobile game arrives September 27

Aug 29, 4:09PM

Nintendo was slow on the draw to enter the mobile market, but now that the company's in, the titles are starting to come at pretty steady clip. The gaming giant's got another RPG arriving on Android and iOS September 27. We don't know a ton about Dragalia Lost at the moment. The title was announced […]

Sonos releases new speaker Amp, partners with Sonance for in-wall speakers

Aug 29, 4:00PM

Sonos is doubling down on the custom in-home audio market with new products and partnerships. The company today announced a new version of the Sonos Amp and a partnership with Sonance that will result in three architectural speakers — in-wall, in-ceiling and outdoor — that Sonos says will gain additional functionality when paired with a […]

Box builds a digital hub to help fight content fragmentation

Aug 29, 4:00PM

The interconnectedness of the cloud has allowed us to share content widely with people inside and outside the organization and across different applications, but that ability has created a problem of its own, a kind of digital fragmentation. How do you track how that piece of content is being used across a range of cloud […]

Vernā Myers joins Netflix in new VP role focused on inclusion

Aug 29, 3:56PM

Netflix has hired Vernā Myers in the newly-created role of vice president, inclusion strategy. Myers has spent the past two decades at the head of The Vernā Myers Company, where she consulted on issues around diversity and inclusion. She’s also written and spoken broadly on those topics. In the announcement, Netflix notes that it’s already […]

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Lightweight, state-of-the-art protection that won't slow down your PC. Avast Free Antivirus has been redesigned to be easier to use...

CCleaner

Jun 27, 3:00AM

CCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your system allowing Windows to...

VirtualDJ 2018

Aug 13, 3:01AM

VirtualDJ is a software used by DJs to replace their turntables and CD players, and use digital music instead of vinyl and CDs. It...

Here's how you can still get a free Windows 10 upgrade

Jul 30, 12:15PM

Work by phone: 11 best smartphones for business users

Aug 27, 4:29PM

Free, easy to use, and available to anyone: The powerful malware hiding in plain sight on the open web

Aug 28, 3:01PM

"When the Russian military is using free stuff, you know how good that stuff is."

The 10 best smartphones of 2018

Aug 21, 4:53PM

The major smartphone launch season is upon us and one of the first out of the gates is the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, immediately taking over the top spot in our list of best smartphones.

Microsoft Windows zero-day vulnerability disclosed through Twitter

Aug 28, 8:19AM

Updated: There is no known workaround for the security flaw.

Private browsing: 16 good reasons to use incognito mode

Jun 21, 2:57PM

Also known as private browsing or porn mode, your browser privacy setting has all sorts of useful applications that have nothing to do with hiding the consumption of adult content.

Fake news: The tech products that fooled or failed us

Aug 27, 4:14PM

Did you love Windows 95? It's now a free app for macOS, Windows, Linux

Aug 24, 12:54PM

A Slack developer has released Windows 95 as an app to run on Windows, Mac or Linux.

How to turn your iPhone into a business workhorse: Add these apps and accessories, and tweak these settings

Aug 28, 1:24PM

Here's how, with a few tweaks and accessories, you can transform your iPhone into a business workhorse that will allow you to get serious work done.

Why Facebook is powerless to stop its own descent

Aug 26, 10:00PM

People are engaging far less on the world's largest social network, and trust in the company has plummeted.

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Cleo Capital sets $10M target to fund female entrepreneurs

Aug 28, 11:50PM

Former ProDay founder Sarah Kunst has filed to raise $10 million for her debut venture capital fund, Cleo Capital, per an SEC filing. The firm, according to Axios, will give cash to female entrepreneurs who will act as scouts. The scouts look for viable early-stage startups for Cleo to invest in and then receive a cut of the profits on the investments. Kunst herself is a scout for Sequoia; it's unclear if that will change now that she's running her own firm.

Security tokens will be coming soon to an exchange near you

Aug 28, 10:30PM

While cryptocurrencies have generated the lion's share of investment and attention to date, I'm more excited about the potential for another blockchain-based digital asset: security tokens.

Pandora introduces capabilities for shorter, more personalized ads

Aug 28, 10:18PM

Pandora announced three new capabilities for advertisers today — the ability to dynamically assemble different audio ads for different listeners, the ability to sequentially target ads so that they fit together into a larger strategy and shorter ad formats that range from four to 10 seconds in length. Claire Fanning, Pandora’s vice president of ad […]

Civil, the blockchain journalism startup, has partnered with one of the oldest names in media

Aug 28, 10:17PM

Civil, the two-year-old crypto startup that wants to save the journalism industry by leveraging the blockchain and cryptoeconomics, has partnered with the 172-year-old Associated Press to help the wire service stop bad actors from stealing its content. Civil, using its blockchain-enabled licensing mechanism, which is still in development, will help the AP track where its […]

Facebook has removed all cross-posted tweets

Aug 28, 9:38PM

Facebook users are complaining the company has removed the cross-posted tweets they had published to their profiles as Facebook updates. The posts’ removal took place following the recent API change that prevented Twitter users from continuing to automatically publish their tweets to Facebook. According to the affected parties, both the Facebook posts themselves, as well as […]

You can now apply to get a verified badge on Instagram — here's how

Aug 28, 9:36PM

Instagram is at last quenching the thirst of its thirsty, thirsty unverified users. The company just introduced a trio of new features designed to make Instagram a generally safer and more authentic place to hang out (third-party 2FA — enable it!) and for the first time the platform now offers users a straightforward way to […]

Another food delivery startup, Foodsby, rakes in venture capital funding

Aug 28, 9:26PM

Venture capitalists are still hungry for food delivery startups. Foodsby, the provider of a lunch delivery service based out of Minneapolis, has raised a $13.5 million Series B led by Piper Jaffray Merchant Banking. Greycroft Partners, Corazon Capital and Rally Ventures also participated. With the new capital, Foodsby plans to expand to 15 to 25 […]

Robinhood gives investors international targets to aim for with launch of ADR products

Aug 28, 9:04PM

Robinhood, the app-based investment platform for all your speculative investing needs, has launched a tool for investors to throw money at publicly traded international companies through the rollout of American depositary receipts. ADRs are the investment mechanism that U.S. investors use to invest in foreign companies whose shares aren’t traded on U.S. stock exchanges like […]

Will big brands disrupt higher education?

Aug 28, 9:00PM

The role of brands in higher education may be changing. Mega brands from outside education are beginning to transform the way students and employers think about learning.

New Knowledge just raised $11 million more to flag and fight social media disinformation meant to bring down companies

Aug 28, 8:32PM

Back in January, we told you about a young, Austin, Tex.-based startup that fights online disinformation for corporate customers. Turns out we weren’t alone in finding it interesting. The now four-year-old, 40-person outfit, New Knowledge, just sealed up $11 million in new funding led by the cross-border venture firm GGV Capital, with participation from Lux […]

Yahoo still scans your emails for ads — even if its rivals won't

Aug 28, 8:01PM

You’re not the only one reading your emails. A deep dive in The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday dug out new details on a massive email scanning operation by Oath, the Verizon-owned subsidiary that’s the combined business of AOL and Yahoo. The email-scanning program analyzes over 200 million AOL and Yahoo inboxes for data that […]

Distributor of plans for 3D-printed guns puts his product back in circulation

Aug 28, 8:00PM

Cody Wilson, the self-described crypto-anarchist who on Monday was blocked from distributing schematics for 3D-printed guns online, is making good on his promise for “one hell of a week.” I am about to give you one hell of a week. — Cody R. Wilson (@Radomysisky) August 26, 2018 Exploiting what Wilson says is a loophole […]

Microsoft will soon automatically transcribe video files in OneDrive for Office 365 subscribers

Aug 28, 6:31PM

Microsoft today announced a couple of AI-centric updates for OneDrive and SharePoint users with an Office 365 subscription that bring more of the company’s machine learning smarts to its file storage services. All of these features will launch at some point later this year. With the company’s Ignite conference in Orlando coming up next month, […]

Facebook has committed to using 100% renewable power for global operations by 2020

Aug 28, 6:02PM

Earlier today, Facebook said that it has committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 75 percent and using 100 percent renewable energy to power global operations at the social networking giant by the end of 2020. So, while the company may have problems keeping foreign nationals from using the platform for influence operations (or garbage […]

Yes, Slack is having connectivity issues again (Update: It's back)

Aug 28, 5:40PM

No, it’s not just you. Yes, Slack is having connectivity issues yet again. Though this time, they seem a bit less pronounced. I know we’re having some problems off and on, with different channels appearing offline. For the most part, however, communication is still up, so you probably won’t be able to convince your boss […]

Instagram announces verification requests, transparency tools and stronger 2FA

Aug 28, 5:25PM

Instagram has introduced a wide-ranging set of new tools today with security and transparency in mind. In a blog post titled “New Tools to Keep Instagram Safe,” the company is announcing three significant updates: an “About This Account” section to provide users more context about accounts with large followings, a form through which accounts can […]

Facebook expands its Express Wi-Fi program for developing markets via hardware partnerships

Aug 28, 4:57PM

Facebook is today launching a partner program for its Express Wi-Fi initiative, which helps bring higher-speed connections to developing markets, including India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania. The program itself involves having local business owners install Wi-Fi hotspots, where internet service is provided by local ISPs, mobile network operators, and others that Facebook has partnered […]

FirstMark Capital's Catherine Ulrich is joining us at TechCrunch Sessions: AR/VR

Aug 28, 4:32PM

One of the underlying trends of VR/AR investment in 2018 is that money has become harder to come by for startups which may have had no trouble pulling together a round in 2016. Who better to chat with about why this is happening than a partner at one of the leading early-stage venture capital firms. […]

Five (more) reasons why Disrupt SF is where you should be on Sept. 5-7

Aug 28, 4:30PM

A few weeks ago, we posted the five top reasons why anyone in the startup scene — from new entrants to seasoned founders and investors — would be glad they attended Disrupt SF next Wednesday through Friday at San Francisco's Moscone West. Among other great features, we mentioned the 107 interviews and Q&As on the […]

Juul Labs co-founder James Monsees is coming to Disrupt SF

Aug 28, 4:27PM

To say Juul Labs has had a meteoric rise would be an understatement. The company, which spun out of Pax Labs in 2017, now accounts for a staggering 72 percent of the e-cigarette market. And the product only came to market in 2015. Let that sink in. But the company’s wild success hasn’t come easily. […]

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Aug 21, 4:53PM

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Microsoft Windows zero-day vulnerability disclosed through Twitter

Aug 28, 8:19AM

Updated: There is no known workaround for the security flaw.

How to turn your iPhone into a business workhorse: Add these apps and accessories, and tweak these settings

Aug 28, 1:24PM

Here's how, with a few tweaks and accessories, you can transform your iPhone into a business workhorse that will allow you to get serious work done.

Why Facebook is powerless to stop its own descent

Aug 26, 10:00PM

People are engaging far less on the world's largest social network, and trust in the company has plummeted.

Windows 10 version 1809: Act fast to delay this big upgrade

Aug 24, 12:00PM

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How to upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Pro for free

Aug 02, 4:22PM

You've got a new PC running Windows 10 Home. You want to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro. Here's how to get that upgrade for free. All you need is a Pro/Ultimate product key from an older version of Windows.

Buyer's remorse: Phones, tablets and more tech purchases we regret

Aug 18, 1:30PM

Regrets, we've had a few. Exploding phones. Just plain useless phones. Unstable devices and not-very-smart devices. Hardware that was obsolete before we got it setup. Stuff we wish we'd never heard of.

Galaxy Note 9 cost too much? Great smartphones in every price range

Aug 28, 2:20PM

It's a great time to buy a smartphone, no matter what your budget. You can find functional and reliable handsets from about $200 to over $1,000.

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What I learned from Flipkart

Aug 27, 11:30PM

Two weeks ago, Walmart concluded its investments to acquire a majority stake in Flipkart. This is one of the largest transactions in e-commerce and in the internet space globally, with Walmart deploying US$16 billion to obtain an approximate 77% shareholding at closing. As part of this transaction, my company, Naspers, exited fully, selling our 11.18% stake for $2.2 billion.

Eventbrite just made some pricing changes as it moves toward an IPO

Aug 27, 10:08PM

Reaching event organizers to help them sell tickets isn’t cheap. Eventbrite — the 12-year-old, San Francisco-based ticketing company that announced plans last week to go public and sell $200 million worth of shares on the NYSE — has been losing money since 2016, posting losses of $40.4 million in 2016, $38.5 million for 2017 and […]

Graphika visualizes Twitter's filter bubbles in the US

Aug 27, 8:10PM

It’s no surprise that political discourse in America is divided — especially online. And last week in MIT Technology Review, data visualization company Graphika brought those divides to life with 3D, colored depictions of the kind of filter bubbles found on Twitter in the U.S. Co-written by Graphika’s CEO John Kelly and the company’s research director Camille François, […]

Toyota invests $500 million into Uber

Aug 27, 8:07PM

Toyota and Uber are partnering to bring an on-demand autonomous ride-hailing service to market, a deal that includes a $500 million investment from the Japanese automaker. Under the agreement, Toyota Sienna minivans will be equipped with Uber’s self-driving technology and then deployed on the ride-hailing company’s network, the companies said. The deal, which was first reported […]

Facebook comms VP Rachel Whetstone is heading to Netflix

Aug 27, 7:55PM

In Facebook’s latest high–profile departure, corporate communications lead Rachel Whetstone will leave for a top PR role at Netflix. Whetstone joined Facebook about a year ago after leaving a similar position running communications at Uber during some of the company’s most fraught days. Prior to Uber, Whetstone worked for Google as its SVP of communications […]

HP is 'printing' drugs for the CDC to speed up antibiotic testing

Aug 27, 7:44PM

At least 2 million people in the U.S. become infected with so-called “super bugs” and at least 23,000 people die as a direct result of these infections each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Now, HP’s Biohacker technology is working with the CDC on a pilot program to “print” and test antibiotics […]

Ipsy's new subscription delivers full-size beauty products, not samples

Aug 27, 7:09PM

Ipsy, the beauty box subscription service and e-commerce site founded in 2011 by YouTube creator Michelle Phan, is expanding its business beyond sample-sized products. The company today is debuting a more expensive “Glam Bag Plus” subscription, which will ship customers five full-sized products for $25 per month. The move aims to capitalize on Ipsy’s established customer […]

Hangouts Chat, Google's Slack competitor, gets emoji reactions

Aug 27, 7:07PM

Hangouts Chat, Google’s business-focused Slack competitor, is getting emoji reactions. That’s a feature that Slack has long had, so if anything, today’s move makes Hangouts Chat even more Slack-like than before. Hangouts Chat, you may remember, is very different from Hangouts, Google’s chat app for regular users which at one point was supposed to be […]

T-Mobile quietly reveals uptick in government data demands

Aug 27, 6:34PM

T-Mobile has revealed an uptick in the number of demands for data it receives from the government. The cellular giant quietly posted its 2017 transparency report on August 14, revealing a 12 percent increase in the number of overall data demands it responded to compared to the previous year. The report said the company responded […]

AutoX is using its self-driving vehicles to deliver groceries

Aug 27, 6:12PM

Autonomous vehicle startup AutoX has launched a grocery delivery and mobile store pilot in a partnership with GrubMarket.com and local high-end grocery store DeMartini Orchard. The pilot will initially be limited to an area of about 400 homes in north San Jose. The company, which employees nearly 90 people, has just two autonomous vehicles that […]

VMware acquires CloudHealth Technologies for multi-cloud management

Aug 27, 6:02PM

VMware is hosting its VMworld customer conference in Las Vegas this week, and to get things going it announced that it’s acquiring Boston-based CloudHealth Technologies. They did not disclose the terms of the deal, but Reuters is reporting the price is $500 million. CloudHealth provides VMware with a crucial multi-cloud management platform that works across […]

VMware pulls AWS's Relational Database Service into the data center

Aug 27, 5:35PM

Here’s some unusual news: AWS, Amazon’s cloud computing arm, today announced that it plans to bring its Relational Database Service (RDS) to VMware, no matter whether that’s VMware Cloud on AWS or a privately hosted VMware deployment in a corporate data center. While some of AWS’s competitors have long focused on these kinds of hybrid […]

Oculus co-founder trashes Magic Leap headset in review, calling it a 'tragic heap'

Aug 27, 5:16PM

It isn’t the most usual situation for a founder to write a review trashing a competitor’s new product, but Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey has never been the most conventional entrepreneur. Yesterday, Luckey published a review of Magic Leap’s developer kit on his personal blog titled “Magic Leap is a Tragic Heap.” In it, he offered a few […]

Don't miss the Disrupt SF 2018 After Party

Aug 27, 5:00PM

The biggest, most ambitious Disrupt event ever is less than two weeks away! Disrupt SF 2018 takes place at Moscone Center West on September 5-7 — that's three action-packed, business-oriented days of programming. But like you, we know how to have a good time, too. It's all about balance, friends. And that's why you do not want […]

'Disney Play' is the company's Netflix competitor UPDATE: Nope

Aug 27, 4:55PM

Update: It seems the original source on of the report misconstrued a comment from Iger, who was referring more broadly to “a Disney Play,” rather than giving name to the service itself. A spokesperson for the service told TechCrunch, "A name for the upcoming Disney steaming service has not yet been announced" It's been a full […]

Moosejaw is the first of Walmart's acquired brands to open a digital store on the site

Aug 27, 3:59PM

Last year, Walmart acquired outdoor retailer Moosejaw for $51 million – a company that’s now one of several brands Walmart picked up during a speciality retail buying spree, along with ShoeBuy, Jet.com, Hayneedle, ModCloth, and Bonobos. Now, the company is making good on that purchase, as Moosejaw is the first of Walmart’s acquired brands to arrive […]

OVH gets a new CEO

Aug 27, 3:51PM

French cloud hosting company OVH just announced a new CEO. Michel Paulin is now heading the company. Founder Octave Klaba remains Chairman of the Board and plans to focus on the big picture. Paulin recently worked at telecom company SFR. If you look further in the past, he also was a key member at Neuf […]

Bellwether Coffee raises $10M to bring more transparency to the coffee industry

Aug 27, 3:17PM

Caffeine-infused meal replacement products may be all the rage among techies, but a good ol’ cup of joe is still the choice morning beverage for most of us. To capitalize on America’s insatiable coffee habit, Bellwether Coffee has raised a $10 million Series A and begun selling its zero-emissions commercial roaster and online coffee bean […]

Microsoft is about to announce Xbox All Access subscription

Aug 27, 3:04PM

Microsoft published a news item announcing Xbox All Access on the Xbox blog and then unpublished it. But multiple news outlets spotted the article before Microsoft could take the post down. So now that the cat is out of the bag, it looks like Microsoft's new hardware and software subscription is real. (Update: Microsoft has […]

No one should be surprised that pirates hijacked the Logan Paul/KSI boxing match on Twitch

Aug 27, 3:01PM

Over the weekend, pirates made off with millions in potential YouTube revenues by hijacking the live-streams of its pay-per-view “boxing” match between YouTube celebrities Logan Paul and KSI and broadcasting them on the rival streaming platform Twitch. The theft represents a pretty bold move in the continuing cat-and-mouse game between rival entertainment platforms Twitch (for live streaming) […]

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The 10 best smartphones of 2018

Aug 21, 4:53PM

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Why Facebook is powerless to stop its own descent

Aug 26, 10:00PM

People are engaging far less on the world's largest social network, and trust in the company has plummeted.

Windows 10 version 1809: Act fast to delay this big upgrade

Aug 24, 12:00PM

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Buyer's remorse: Phones, tablets and more tech purchases we regret

Aug 18, 1:30PM

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These 12 laptops deliver the best battery life

Aug 20, 2:02PM

If you need a notebook that can last all day away from a power outlet, these dozen can handle it -- and then some. Your options include top-rated Windows, Mac and Chromebook systems.

Review: Surface Go running Windows 10 Home in S Mode

Aug 27, 3:56PM

Does Microsoft's Surface Go fill an overlooked productivity niche? Here's my 'non-reviewer's review' take after three weeks with the device.

Work by phone: 11 best smartphones for business users

Aug 27, 4:29PM

Windows 10 alert: All versions get new Intel patches for Spectre, Foreshadow bugs

Aug 22, 12:29PM

Microsoft releases Intel's microcode updates, including one to address the recently revealed Foreshadow flaw.

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Update: Mass shooting at Madden Championship Series event in Florida leaves several dead

Aug 26, 8:50PM

This post has been updated to indicate that three people, including the shooter, were killed in the Jacksonville mass shooting event earlier today. At least eleven people have been shot and three people were killed in a mass shooting attack at a livestreamed competition for the “Madden NFL 19” game at an arcade in Jacksonville, […]

Cryptocurrency and blockchain bring Asia funds to the forefront of U.S. tech

Aug 26, 4:07PM

Since early 2017, there's been a new trend in the U.S. where a number of Asian funds have been actively involved in early-stage crypto investing. Many folks in traditional tech have not heard of them before, but these funds will only be growing more important as cryptocurrency and blockchain solidify their position in the American […]

Rebuilding employee philanthropy from the bottom up

Aug 26, 3:44PM

In tech circles, it would be easy to assume that the world of high-impact charitable giving is a rich man's game where deals are inked at exclusive black tie galas over fancy hors d'oeuvre. Both Mark Zuckerberg and Marc Benioff have donated to SF hospitals that now bear their names. Gordon Moore has given away $5B […]

Kencko wants to help you eat more fruit and vegetables

Aug 26, 2:05PM

People don’t eat enough fruit and vegetables, that’s despite an embarrassment of options today that include fast grocery delivery and takeout services with a focus on health. A study from the U.S-based Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released last November found that just one in ten adults in America “meet the federal fruit […]

Hating the wrong tech people for the right reasons

Aug 26, 1:00PM

The slings and arrows aimed at tech’s titans these days are almost too numerous to count. Jeff Bezos: squandering money on space while exploiting warehouse employees. Mark Zuckerberg: complicit in everything from genocide to the death of democracy. Larry Page and Sergey Brin: in bed with China and the military. Elon Musk: where even to […]

Only 24 hours left to apply for Startup Battlefield at Disrupt Berlin 2018

Aug 26, 8:00AM

What's standing between you and a chance to launch your pre-Series A startup in front of Europe's influential technorati? A mere 24 hours. That's how much time you have left before we stop accepting applications to Startup Battlefield at Disrupt Berlin 2018, which takes place on November 29-30. There's still time, but not a moment to waste. […]

China's Didi suspends carpooling service after another female passenger is murdered

Aug 26, 7:30AM

Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing, the $60 billion-valued company that bought out Uber’s China business, has suspended its carpooling service after the murder of a female passenger. The fatality is the second such incident this year after a passenger was murdered in May. Police this weekend arrested a man who is accused of raping and […]

Pirated Twitch streams hijack YouTube's pay-per-view Logan Paul/KSI boxing match

Aug 25, 11:06PM

Today, there was a little bit of a skirmish between two professional YouTubers. Our dear old friend Logan Paul and KSI had an actual boxing match at the Manchester Arena where 15,000 tickets were sold (!!!!!!!!) for an event that ultimately ended in a draw and vows for a rematch. The action onstage wasn’t the […]

Learn more about the future of robotics at Disrupt SF

Aug 25, 5:52PM

What’s next for robotics? At at Disrupt SF, we’ll be joined by four experts to discuss how new technologies are changing the field. Those experts include Peter Barrett, founder and CTO and Playground, a venture fund and design studio focused on hardware startups. Barrett is a 30-year veteran of the tech industry, whose accomplishments include […]

Weak passwords let a hacker access internal Sprint staff portal

Aug 25, 5:43PM

It’s not been a great week for cell carriers. EE was hit with two security bugs and T-Mobile admitted a data breach. Now, Sprint is the latest phone giant to admit a security lapse, TechCrunch has learned. Using two sets of weak, easy-to-guess usernames and passwords, a security researcher accessed an internal Sprint staff portal. Because […]

The filmmakers behind 'Searching' know why you're skeptical about computer screen movies

Aug 25, 5:00PM

If you’re not sure about watching a whole movie where your point-of-view is limited to computer and smartphone screens, you’re not alone — “Searching” filmmakers Aneesh Chaganty and Sev Ohanian told me they had very similar reservations. Chaganty said that when the pair was first approached by Timur Bekmambetov’s Bazelevs (the production company behind the […]

The alumni of these universities raised the most VC in the past year

Aug 25, 4:09PM

Joanna Glasner Contributor More posts by this contributor Global unicorn exits hit multi-year high in 2018 Boston-area startups are on pace to overtake NYC venture totals Whatever criteria we look at, whether it's schools with the highest number of well-capitalized founders, highest funding totals or even where startup investors went to college, the same names top […]

For IGTV, Instagram needs slow to mean steady

Aug 25, 3:29PM

Instagram has never truly failed at anything, but judging by modest initial view counts, IGTV could get stuck with a reputation as an abandoned theater if the company isn’t careful. It’s no flop, but the long-form video hub certainly isn’t an instant hit like Instagram Stories. Two months after that launched in 2016, Instagram was […]

Amazon isn't the only tech company getting tax breaks

Aug 25, 1:00PM

Amazon has a big target on its back these days, and because of its size, scope and impact on local business, critics are right to look closely at tax breaks and other subsidies they receive. There is nothing wrong with digging into these breaks to see if they reach the goals governments set in terms […]

48 hours left to apply for Startup Battlefield at Disrupt Berlin 2018

Aug 25, 8:00AM

"Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity." H. Jackson Brown, Jr. threw down a heavy dose of truth with those wise words. It's almost like he knew the opportunity to apply to Startup Battlefield at Disrupt Berlin 2018 on November 29-30 will evaporate — in just about 48 hours — on August 27 at 9 p.m. PST. […]

Elon Musk: Tesla will remain a public company

Aug 25, 3:50AM

Tesla will remain a public company, CEO Elon Musk said Friday night, less than three weeks after he announced to the world via Twitter that he was considering taking the electric automaker private at $420 a share. Musk, who posted the announcement via Tesla’s blog, said Friday that after speaking with shareholders and investigating the […]

Fortnite's Android installer shipped with an Epic security flaw

Aug 25, 12:23AM

Google has clapped back in tremendous fashion at Epic Games, which earlier this month decided to make the phenomenally popular Fortnite available for Android via its own website instead of Google's Play Store. Unfortunately, the installer had a phenomenally dangerous security flaw in it that would allow a malicious actor to essentially install any software they wanted. Google wasted exactly zero time pointing out this egregious mistake.

The lobbying is fast and furious as gig companies seek relief from pro-labor Supreme Court ruling

Aug 24, 11:00PM

For four years, Edhuar Arellano has left his house at 7 a.m. on weekdays to drive customers around the Bay Area for Lyft and Uber. Most days, he doesn't get home to Santa Clara until 11 p.m. On weekends, he delivers pizzas to make ends meet.

Facebook and Microsoft briefed state officials on election security efforts today

Aug 24, 10:47PM

So much for summer Fridays. Yesterday, BuzzFeed reported that a dozen tech companies, including Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Snapchat, would meet at Twitter headquarters on Friday to discuss election security. For two of them, that wasn’t the only meeting in the books. In what appears to be a separate event on Friday, Facebook and Microsoft […]

UK phone giant EE hit by another security lapse

Aug 24, 6:34PM

For the second time this week, U.K. phone giant EE has fixed a security lapse, which allowed a security researcher to gain access to an internal site. The researcher, who goes by the pseudonym Six, found the company’s internal training site indexed on Google. (We’re not linking to the page as it remains an active […]

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Aug 21, 4:53PM

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Windows 10 version 1809: Act fast to delay this big upgrade

Aug 24, 12:00PM

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Buyer's remorse: Phones, tablets and more tech purchases we regret

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These 12 laptops deliver the best battery life

Aug 20, 2:02PM

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Windows 10 alert: All versions get new Intel patches for Spectre, Foreshadow bugs

Aug 22, 12:29PM

Microsoft releases Intel's microcode updates, including one to address the recently revealed Foreshadow flaw.

How to upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Pro for free

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Intel 'gags' Linux distros from revealing performance hit from Spectre patches

Aug 23, 4:14PM

You can test performance after using our patches, but don't publish the results, say Intel's new license terms.

Phone it in: 11 best smartphones for business users

Aug 24, 12:00PM

Gartner's global head of research abruptly steps down

Aug 22, 3:04PM

Gartner has cut ties with Peter Sondergaard due to workplace misconduct.

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Pirated Twitch streams hijack YouTube's pay-per-view Logan Paul/KSI boxing match

Aug 25, 11:06PM

Learn more about the future of robotics at Disrupt SF

Aug 25, 5:52PM

Weak passwords let a hacker access internal Sprint staff portal

Aug 25, 5:43PM

The filmmakers behind 'Searching' know why you're skeptical about computer screen movies

Aug 25, 5:00PM

The alumni of these universities raised the most VC in the past year

Aug 25, 4:09PM

For IGTV, Instagram needs slow to mean steady

Aug 25, 3:29PM

Amazon isn't the only tech company getting tax breaks

Aug 25, 1:00PM

48 hours left to apply for Startup Battlefield at Disrupt Berlin 2018

Aug 25, 8:00AM

Elon Musk: Tesla will remain a public company

Aug 25, 3:50AM

Fortnite's Android installer shipped with an Epic security flaw

Aug 25, 12:23AM

The lobbying is fast and furious as gig companies seek relief from pro-labor Supreme Court ruling

Aug 24, 11:00PM

Facebook and Microsoft briefed state officials on election security efforts today

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UK phone giant EE hit by another security lapse

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Hear how to build a brand from Tina Sharkey, Emily Heyward and Philip Krim at Disrupt

Aug 24, 6:03PM

For startups, especially e-commerce companies, branding is everything. A slogan, an ad, even the design of the logo can make the difference between success and failure. But understanding how to develop a brand and strategically evolve that brand over time isn’t the easiest task. Luckily, three experts are coming to Disrupt to talk through the […]

Last chance to buy a Disrupt SF 2018 Startup Alley Exhibitor Package

Aug 24, 5:00PM

Last call, folks! Last call to take advantage of the potentially life-changing connections and opportunities that await early-stage founders in Startup Alley. Today is the final day you can secure an exhibit table in Startup Alley at Disrupt San Francisco 2018 — which takes place September 5-7. Buy your Disrupt SF Startup Alley Exhibitor Package today before […]

Alibaba continues to gain cloud momentum

Aug 24, 4:28PM

When Alibaba reported its earnings yesterday, the cloud data got a bit buried in other stories, but it’s worth pointing out that its cloud business grew 93 percent in the most recent quarter to $710 million. That’s down a smidgen from the gaudy triple digit growth of last report, but their market share has doubled […]

World Bank launches first bond instrument built on a blockchain with the Australian Bank

Aug 24, 4:17PM

The World Bank has launched the first bond on a blockchain with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. The A$110 million ($87 million) bond-i (blockchain operated new debt instrument) — so named, I’m assuming, because of Australia’s famed Bondi Beach (bankers have the funnies!) — is the first bond to be created, allocated, transferred and managed […]

A majority of U.S. teens are taking steps to limit smartphone and social media use

Aug 24, 4:01PM

It’s not just parents who are worrying about their children’s device usage. According to a new study released by Pew Research Center this week, U.S. teens are now taking steps to limit themselves from overuse of their phone and its addictive apps, like social media. A majority, 54% of teens, said they spend too much […]

DiDi's Fengmin Gong and Duo's Mike Hanley to talk future of security at Disrupt

Aug 24, 3:09PM

Cyber security has never gone away as a hot topic in the technology sphere and in 2018 it remains an enormous issue. As the next 3 billion or so of the planet's people come online, it's never been more important to secure their safety, their privacy and the security of their personal data. As the […]

Samsung's Galaxy Note 9 and Galaxy Watch are available now

Aug 24, 3:06PM

Need something to put on that new Wireless Charging Duo? Good news — the Galaxy Note 9 and Galaxy Watch are available now. Here's the my full 3,000 word review of the Note 9. The TLDR version is, essentially: Good screen Very good camera Decently long battery Interesting new S-Pen tricks Way, way too pricey […]

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