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Powered by $25 million, Arcadia Power looks to expand its distributed renewable energy services
Aug 15, 11:14PM
As renewable energy use surges in the U.S. and the effects of global climate change become more visible, companies like Arcadia Power are pitching a nationwide service to make renewable energy available to residential customers. While states like New York, California and regions across the upper Midwest have access to renewable energy through their utilities […]
Tesla whistleblower tweets photos of allegedly damaged batteries
Aug 15, 11:01PM
Martin Tripp, the former Tesla employee who was fired from Tesla and then sued by the company, has tweeted a number of photos that allegedly show damaged batteries and flawed practices at Tesla’s battery factory, CNBC first reported. In an attempt to corroborate some of his claims, Tripp has posted photos of vehicle identification numbers that […]
Shelf Engine uses machine learning to stop food waste from eating into store margins
Aug 15, 10:35PM
While running Molly's, the Seattle-based ready meal wholesaler he founded, Stefan Kalb was upset about its 28 percent food wastage rate. Feeling that the amount was "astronomical," he began researching how to lower it — and was shocked to discovered Molly's was actually outperforming the industry average. Confronted by the sheer amount of food wasted […]
VR optics could help old folks keep the world in focus
Aug 15, 9:57PM
The complex optics involved with putting a screen an inch away from the eye in VR headsets could make for smart glasses that correct for vision problems. These prototype "autofocals" from Stanford researchers use depth sensing and gaze tracking to bring the world into focus when someone lacks the ability to do it on their own.
Reports indicate that Tesla has been subpoenaed over Elon Musk's tweets
Aug 15, 9:39PM
The long week for Tesla is getting even longer as the company has now been subpoenaed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to multiple reports. First reported by the Fox Business Network and confirmed by The New York Times, federal regulators appear to be interested in Elon Musk’s August 7 tweet regarding his plans for […]
LA to become the first city to use body scanners in rail transit systems
Aug 15, 9:15PM
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority just announced its plans to become the first city to use portable body scanners in its subway and light-rail systems to help detect the presence of explosive devices. "We're dealing with persistent threats to our transportation systems in our country," TSA administrator David Pekoske in a statement. "Our […]
Making way for new levels of American innovation
Aug 15, 8:35PM
New fifth-generation "5G" network technology will equip the United States with a superior wireless platform, unlocking transformative economic potential. However, 5G's success is contingent on modernizing outdated policy frameworks that dictate infrastructure overhauls and establishing the proper balance of public-private partnerships to encourage investment and deployment.
Asian investors have plenty of cash, a hearty appetite for investments and a different approach to doing deals
Aug 15, 8:00PM
If you're being courted by Asian investors, you'll need to adjust the VCs' expectations. That can be a challenging task when the parties have different perspectives on appropriate management styles and levels of control.
Google releases a searchable database of US political ads
Aug 15, 7:04PM
In an effort to provide more transparency and deliver on a promise to Congress, Google just published an archive of political ads that have run on its platform. Google’s new database, which it calls the Ad Library, is searchable through a dedicated launch page. Anyone can search for and filter ads, viewing them by candidate […]
Uber reports Q2 losses of $404 million, up 32 percent from Q1
Aug 15, 7:00PM
While Uber isn’t required to disclose its financial results, Uber has done so for the past few quarters as it gears up to go public next year. In Q2 2018, Uber’s net revenue was up 8 percent quarter-over-quarter, at $2.7 billion. Year-over-year, that’s a 51 percent increase. Uber recorded gross bookings — the total taken […]
Coinbase acquires Distributed Systems to build 'Login with Coinbase'
Aug 15, 6:59PM
Coinbase wants to be Facebook Connect for crypto. The blockchain giant plans to develop “Login with Coinbase” or a similar identity platform for decentralized app developers to make it much easier for users to sign up and connect their crypto wallets. To fuel that platform, today Coinbase announced it has acquired Distributed Systems, a startup […]
Spotify is falling behind on lyrics and voice
Aug 15, 6:59PM
Spotify’s lack of full lyrics support and its minimal attention to voice are beginning to become problems for the streaming service. The company has been so focused on the development of its personalization technology and programming its playlists, it has overlooked key features that its competitors – including Apple, Google, and Amazon – today offer […]
Grabb-It wants to turn your car's window into a trippy video billboard
Aug 15, 6:52PM
It reminds me of something out of Blade Runner. Maybe it’s because it looks a bit futuristic — a bit unreal. Maybe it’s because I’m looking at an ad somewhere I never expected to see one, like the skyscraper-height ads of Ridley Scott’s future. Grabb-It turns a car’s side rear window into a full-color display, […]
Turkish President Erdogan calls for boycott of US tech
Aug 15, 6:48PM
Yesterday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for a boycott of all U.S. technology during a speech in the country’s capital city of Ankara. "Every product that we buy in foreign currency from outside, we will produce them here and sell abroad," said Erdogan during the speech. "We will boycott the electronics products of the U.S." […]
LinkedIn to relaunch Groups in the flagship app as it looks to reverse 'ghost town' image
Aug 15, 6:40PM
LinkedIn, the Microsoft-owned social networking platform for the working world with over 500 million users, is making a significant change as it continues to look for ways to make its platform more useful (and used). The company is relaunching Groups by rolling it into its main app by the end of the month after quietly […]
Android 9 Pie (Go edition) arrives this fall
Aug 15, 6:19PM
With Android Pie now available (on a handful of devices, at least), Google's prepping the launch of its low-powered counterpart. Android 9 Pie (Go edition) — the successor to the more pithily named Android Go — will be hitting arriving on devices this fall. Like Android Oreo (Go Edition), the latest OS is a stripped […]
Meet the Disrupt SF 2018 Virtual Hackathon judges and our semi-finalists
Aug 15, 6:00PM
Holy hackathon, people. Here’s an exciting update on the judges and semi-finalists who are set to make the Virtual Hackathon — at TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2018 on September 5-7 — an event that redefines "epic." Since June, more than 1,000 developers, programmers, hackers and tech makers all over the world have been hard at work […]
Top execs from 6D.AI are joining us at TechCrunch Sessions AR/VR
Aug 15, 5:25PM
While the potential for entertainment in virtual and augmented reality has grabbed the most headlines, these new platforms promise radical transformations across industries and the very way that people interact with their world. And no company is doing more to develop the toolkit for how to build applications for these new interactions than 6D.AI. At […]
Square can now process chip cards in two seconds
Aug 15, 5:01PM
If you’ve made any payments with a chip card, you’ve probably had awkward moments — those long seconds after you’ve inserted the card and everyone behind you is (literally or metaphorically) tapping their foot, waiting for the card to be processed. Well, Square has been working on this problem for a while now. Last fall, […]
Catching up with startup advisor and Wealthfront CEO Andy Rachcleff
Aug 15, 4:45PM
Andy Rachleff, who co-founded the venture firm Benchmark back in 1995 and has more recently been leading the wealth management firm Wealthfront and teaching at Stanford, is widely sought for his startup advice. It has become harder to come by, though, given the demands on Rachleff’s time. Most notably, Rachleff has had to dial back his […]
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