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Hands-on with the bizarrely fascinating Looking Glass volumetric display
Aug 23, 12:01AM
What good is 3D? Does depth and definition give you anything worthwhile in an interface that’s most likely flat anyway? Is “immersion” as a metric really worth that much? Even as a ton of startups and big companies have invested in 3D-centric hardware and software, there has undoubtedly been some pushback on whether it’s all […]
Apple removed Facebook's Onavo from the App Store for gathering app data
Aug 22, 11:21PM
If you were on the edge of your seat wondering what Facebook’s next major consumer privacy headache would be, the wait is over! The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple has deemed Facebook-owned app Onavo in violation of its App Store policies and will be giving it the boot shortly. In a statement to TechCrunch, […]
Court rules warrants are needed for cops to access smart electrical meter data
Aug 22, 11:00PM
You can tell a lot about what's going on in a home from how much electricity it's using — especially when that information is collected every few minutes and recorded centrally. It's revealing enough that a federal judge has ruled that people with smart meters have a reasonable expectation of privacy and as such law enforcement will require a warrant to acquire that data.
Facebook VP of partnerships Dan Rose is leaving the company
Aug 22, 10:44PM
Facebook’s vice president of partnerships Dan Rose will leave the company early next year. Rose announced the move on his public Facebook page, indicating that he would stay on through Mobile World Congress in February. During his long tenure at the company, Rose oversaw Facebook’s transformation into a media giant, steering it toward partnerships with […]
Thoughts on Xiaomi's eighth anniversary and inaugural month as a public company
Aug 22, 10:30PM
On August 16, Xiaomi celebrated the seventh anniversary of the release of its first phone, and the eighth anniversary of MIUI's launch. As an early investor in Xiaomi in spring 2010 and a former board member of the company, I attended Xiaomi's IPO in Hong Kong on July 9. I felt nostalgic and grateful, and marveled at how much Xiaomi -- which seemed like a crazy idea to many back in January 2010 -- has achieved over the past eight years.
Plant-focused startup The Sill raises $5M
Aug 22, 10:05PM
The Sill, a startup that sells potted plants online and in physical stores, announced this weekend that it has raised $5 million in Series A funding led by Raine Ventures. The company was founded in 2012 and has now raised a total of $7.5 million. It was bootstrapped until last year, when it raised seed […]
A new unicorn is born: Root Insurance raises $100 million for a $1 billion valuation
Aug 22, 8:57PM
Root Insurance, an Ohio-based car insurance startup with a tech twist, said Wednesday it has raised $100 million in a Series D funding round led by Tiger Global Management, pushing the company’s valuation to $1 billion. Redpoint Ventures, Ribbit Capital and Scale Venture Partners all participated as follow-on investors in this latest round. The car […]
Crater rebrands as Shyft to focus on helping global nomads move
Aug 22, 8:46PM
After finally settling on a new apartment, packing your last box and rushing out to pick up your moving van for the measly three hours you could book it — have you ever taken a moment to think, “Wow, this is so easy?” Nope, and neither has anybody else. But Shyft, a logistics platform company […]
Latch raises $70M for its apartment smart lock system
Aug 22, 7:49PM
Latch announced this morning that it has raised $70 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Brookfield Ventures, the investment arm of Brookfield Asset Management. As part of the deal, Brookfield Properties will also be installing Latch systems in its multi-family properties that are currently under development. "We are thrilled to support […]
Hackers failed to hack into DNC voter database, says security firm
Aug 22, 6:18PM
The Democratic National Committee has prevented an attempt to hack into its database of tens of millions of voters. CNN and the Associated Press reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed party official, that the political organization was warned Tuesday of the attempt. DNC officials reportedly contacted the FBI. When contacted, a spokesperson for the FBI declined […]
Ubiquity6 CEO Anjney Midha is coming to Disrupt SF 2018
Aug 22, 6:11PM
2018 has been the year that AR promises came face-to-face with reality. While Apple’s ARKit and Google’s ARCore sparked a ravenous response from developers that had grown worried about VR’s near-term market and the fate of AR headsets from Microsoft and Magic Leap, little seemed to resonate deeply with consumers. That realization is part of […]
The top 10 startups from Y Combinator's Demo Day S18 Day 2
Aug 22, 5:57PM
Fifty-nine startups took the stage at Y Combinator’s Demo Day 2, and among the highlights were a company that helps developers manage in-app subscriptions; a service that lets you create animojis from real photos; and a surplus medical equipment-reselling platform. Oh… and there was also a company that’s developed an entirely new kind of life form […]
Google's G Suite apps and Calendar are getting Gmail's side panels
Aug 22, 5:32PM
One of the best features of the new Gmail is its quick-access side panel with easy access to Google Calendar, Tasks, Keep and your Gmail extensions. Now, Google is bringing this same functionality to Google Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drawings, too. In Google Calendar, you’ll be able to quickly access Keep and Tasks, while […]
ESA's Aeolus mission launches to map Earth's winds with lasers
Aug 22, 5:07PM
An ESA mission 20 years in the making is set to take off today, launching the first satellite to monitor the planet's winds directly — and using a giant laser, at that. Aeolus takes off from French Guiana at nearly midnight there, about 2:20 PM Pacific time, and you can watch the launch live here.
48 hours left to grab a spot in Startup Alley at Disrupt SF 2018
Aug 22, 5:00PM
According to Chinese numerology, 48 represents a determination to prosper — as in business. How fitting, because 48 also represents the number of hours you have left to reserve your place in Startup Alley, the huge exhibition floor at TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2018, which takes place on September 5-7. Disrupt events are all about […]
Lyft hires Google veteran to build out business platforms
Aug 22, 5:00PM
Lyft has hired Google veteran Manish Gupta as vice president of engineering to build out the ride-hailing company’s business platforms, including enterprise, partnerships and healthcare. Gupta will report directly to Peter Morelli. He will work alongside Ran Makavy, who heads up Lyft’s ride-share technology team, CTO Chris Lambert and Katie Dill, the company’s vice president […]
Target's same-day delivery reaches 1,100+ stores, Drive Up to reach 1,000 by year-end
Aug 22, 4:50PM
Amazon may be betting on the convenience of cashier-less stores, but Target is instead focused on order-ahead e-commerce. The company’s Drive Up service, which allows shoppers to place orders online, then pick up at a nearby store without getting out of their car, is now on track to reach nearly 1,000 U.S. stores before the […]
Mail digitizing service Earth Class Mail acquires receipt digitizing service Shoeboxed
Aug 22, 4:07PM
Earth Class Mail, a company that digitizes your physical mail so you don’t have to go to the mailbox every day, today announced that it has acquired receipt scanning and expense tracking service Shoeboxed. The reason Earth Class Mail would be interested in Shoeboxed is pretty obvious, given that both companies focus on taking the […]
Slack must use cash hoard to find new ways to keep competition at bay
Aug 22, 4:03PM
It was quite a week for Slack, wasn’t it? The enterprise communications platform confirmed this publication’s earlier report that it had scored another $427 million investment on an over-the-moon valuation of over $7 billion. Slack took a market that had once been in the doldrums and turned it into something significant by making itself more than […]
Monument Valley is becoming a movie
Aug 22, 3:49PM
Monument Valley, the award-winning and beautifully designed mobile puzzler from ustwo Games, is being turned into a movie, according to a report from Deadline. While the game involves a manipulating Escher-like architecture in order to guide a princess through her quest, the movie version will feature live-action characters being thrown into the game’s “mind-bending world,” […]
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