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Hacking the websites responsible for election information is so easy an 11 year-old did it
Aug 12, 11:28PM
It’s time to talk about election security. Over the weekend at Def Con, the annual hacker convention in Las Vegas to discuss some of the latest and greatest (or scariest) trends in the wild world of hacking, a pair of election security hacking demonstrations set up for adults and kids alike offered up some frightening […]
Inside Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles VR Interview Experience
Aug 12, 10:30PM
Maggie Lane Contributor Share on Twitter Maggie Lane is a writer and producer of virtual reality experiences and covers the industry for various publications. More posts by this contributor Does Ready Player One reveal the future of VR? Last month at San Diego Comic Con, I fulfilled my childhood (and let's be honest, current) dream […]
A private Tesla backed by Saudi Arabia might not be as far-fetched as you think
Aug 12, 10:09PM
This week the business and tech world was stunned when Elon Musk hinted on August 7, via Twitter of course, that he wanted to take Tesla private. The estimated price tag for such a move is commonly put at up to $72 billion. Shortly after that no 'white knights' appeared and Tesla's shares plummeted. But […]
How Airbnb went from renting air beds for $10 to a $30 billion hospitality behemoth
Aug 12, 9:33PM
Happy 10th anniversary Airbnb. When we first wrote about the company a decade ago, it was a spare website cobbled together by its founders for the low low price of $20,000. AirBed And Breakfast Takes Pad Crashing To A Whole New Level In the years since, the marketplace Airbnb created has radically transformed the rental […]
California may mandate a woman in the boardroom, but businesses are fighting it
Aug 12, 8:30PM
Antoinette Siu Contributor Share on Twitter Antoinette Siu is a reporter for CALmatters. California is moving toward becoming the first state to require companies to have women on their boards –assuming the idea could survive a likely court challenge. Sparked by debates around fair pay, sexual harassment and workplace culture, two female state senators are […]
Understanding smartwatches
Aug 12, 7:52PM
I was wrong. Several years ago I reviewed the first Garmin Fenix 3 smartwatch. This was before the release of the Apple Watch. That's key to this story. I declared Garmin would have a hard time selling the Fenix 3. The Apple Watch would be better in every way, I pointed out. Therefore, there would […]
Electric scooters are going worldwide
Aug 12, 5:23PM
Despite regulatory hurdles on a city-by-city basis, electric scooter companies and their respective services are continuing to make their way to markets all over the world. Earlier this week, for example, Lime announced its entrance into Madrid, launching hundreds of electric scooters in the Spanish capital. About a week before that, competitor Bird launched in […]
Spotify runs test in Australia, allowing users to skip ads at any time, potentially boosting targeting and revenues
Aug 12, 1:39PM
If you want to test out a feature on a large, well-known, global, platform, there's a very simple solution: Test it in Australia. At a population of 24 million and with a predominantly Western culture, it's a large enough test bed and small enough market, so ideal for testing new features before (maybe) rolling them […]
24 hours left to apply to Startup Battlefield Latin America
Aug 12, 11:30AM
The clock is ticking: only 24 hours left to submit your application to compete in the first TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Latin America on November 8, 2018, in São Paulo, Brazil. Is your startup one of Latin America’s best? If so, don't waste another minute. Apply right here, right now before the 24-hour clock runs out. Don't miss your chance […]
Voatz: a tale of a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad idea
Aug 12, 1:07AM
Let’s get the fish in the barrel out of the way. Voatz are a tech startup whose bright idea was to disrupt democracy by having people vote on their phone, and store the votes on, you guessed it, a blockchain. Does this sound like a bad idea? Welp. It turned out that they seemed awfully […]
Blind loyalty
Aug 11, 6:35PM
There is a secret behind every open office in Silicon Valley -- and it isn't the drain on productivity. Tech companies have been the vanguards for pushing corporate culture forward toward "radical transparency." Mark Zuckerberg works in a fully transparent four-walled glass office surrounded by the rest of Facebook. Valve got rid of managers and titles so everyone can be their own boss. Startup founders host weekly town halls, Friday all-hands, and AMAs. Companies go to painstaking lengths to signal that they trust their employees – to show that this is your company.
Openbook is the latest dream of a digital life beyond Facebook
Aug 11, 5:00PM
As tech’s social giants wrestle with antisocial demons that appear to be both an emergent property of their platform power, and a consequence of specific leadership and values failures (evident as they publicly fail to enforce even the standards they claim to have), there are still people dreaming of a better way. Of social networking beyond outrage-fuelled […]
Supergiant VC rounds aren't just raised in China
Aug 11, 5:00PM
In the venture capital market, big is in. Firms are raising significant sums to finance a growing number of large startup funding rounds.
Samsung Galaxy Note 9: an AR Emojireview
Aug 11, 1:40PM
Hi, I wrote a 3K word review of the new Samsung Galaxy Note 9. But you’re busy and it’s the weekend. I get it. For the sake of saving time, here’s a distilled version, narrated by the magic of the company’s deeply troubling AR Emoji version of me. Design Battery Camera Audio/Visual Bixby Price Anyway, […]
Only 48 hours left to apply for Startup Battlefield Latin America
Aug 11, 11:30AM
Corra, o tempo está se esgotando! You have only 48 hours left to apply for Startup Battlefield Latin America on Nov. 8 in São Paulo, Brazil. Want to launch your company to the world — and possibly become the first Startup Battlefield Latin America champion? It can't happen unless you submit your application here before Monday, […]
Facebook is the recruiting tool of choice for far-right group the Proud Boys
Aug 11, 2:59AM
Twitter may have suspended the Proud Boys and their controversial leader Gavin McInnes, but it was never their platform of choice. The Proud Boys, a self described “Western chauvinist” organization that often flirts with more hard-line groups of the far right, runs an elaborate network of recruiting pages on Facebook to attract and initiate members. […]
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 review
Aug 11, 12:40AM
There are no secrets in consumer electronics anymore. Sometimes it's the fault of flubs and flaws and leakers. Sometimes it's by design. In the case of the Galaxy Note 9, it's a little bit of both. The Galaxy S9 wasn't the blockbuster Samsung's shareholders were expecting, so the company understandably primed the pump through a […]
Hackers on new 'secure' phone networks can bill your account for their roaming charges
Aug 11, 12:02AM
I have good news! The infamous SS7 networks used by mobile operators to interoperate, e.g. when you’re roaming — which were built on trust, essentially devoid of security, and permitted rampant fraud, SMS hijacking, eavesdropping, password theft, etc. — are being replaced. Slowly. But I have bad news, too! Which is: the new systems still […]
Founder Zain Jaffer may be looking to take back control of Vungle
Aug 10, 9:48PM
Zain Jaffer may be gearing up for a fight to take back control of Vungle, the mobile ad company he founded. Jaffer was removed from his role as CEO last fall following his arrest on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and performing a lewd act on a child. However, a San Mateo County […]
Federacy wants to put bug bounty programs in reach of every startup
Aug 10, 6:54PM
Federacy, a member of the Y Combinator Summer 2018 class, has a mission to make bug bounty programs available to even the smallest startup. Traditionally, bug bounty programs from players like Bugcrowd and HackerOne have been geared toward larger organizations. While these certainly have their place, founders William and James Sulinski, who happen to be […]
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