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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.

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.

Remove yourself from people search sites and erase your online presence

Sep 20, 12:05PM

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Google secretly logs users into Chrome whenever they log into a Google site

Sep 24, 2:05AM

Browser maker faces backlash for failing to inform users about Chrome Sync behavioral change.

Windows 10 October 2018 Update: New clues 17763 is final build, plus launch date

Sep 26, 11:41AM

Microsoft will reportedly give Windows 10 preview 17763 to OEMs as the final build of Windows 10 version 1809.

iPhone XS Max review: The iPhone's future is big and bright

Sep 28, 12:23PM

Linux now dominates Azure

Sep 27, 6:36PM

The most popular operating system on Microsoft's Azure cloud today is -- drumroll please -- Linux.

UK issues first-ever GDPR notice in connection to Facebook data scandal

Sep 25, 7:09AM

Canadian firm AggregateIQ, linked to the Facebook & Cambridge Analytica data scandal, is the first to be put on notice.

Windows 10: We're cutting download sizes with smaller x64 option, says Microsoft

Sep 27, 1:15PM

Microsoft is addressing one obstacle to large Windows 10 rollouts with a new x64-only option coming this month.

Top 12 Raspberry Pi alternatives (September 2018 edition)

Sep 06, 1:50PM

Here is a selection of single board computers for homebrew projects and automation, with prices starting at only $5. Edited September 2018

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Solve, MIT's take on social innovation challenges, may be different enough to work

Sep 29, 10:43PM

Since McKinsey released a report on how best to use prizes to incentivize innovation nearly a decade ago, an entire industry has grown around social innovation challenges. The formula for these "save the world" competitions has become standard. Drum up a lot of buzz around an award. Partner with big names to get funding and […]

Ne-Yo wants to make Silicon Valley more diverse, one investment at a time

Sep 29, 10:15PM

Ne-Yo made his first investment in the coding academy Holberton School about a year ago. This month, he visited the campus for its grand opening and spoke to TechCrunch about his Silicon Valley ambitions.

Elon Musk agrees to resign as Tesla chairman in settlement with SEC

Sep 29, 9:35PM

Tesla CEO Elon Musk will step down as chairman of the electric automaker and pay a $20 million fine under a settlement reached with the U.S Securities and Exchange commission. Musk will remain CEO and he will still keep a seat on the board, just not as chairman. The agreement settles what could have turned into […]

Best Buy stocked an unannounced Chromecast ahead of Google's hardware event

Sep 29, 8:56PM

Google’s big hardware event, scheduled for October 9, is expected to feature the new Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL phones. But now we know that Google will probably reveal a third-generation model of Chromecast, thanks to one recent Best Buy customer who discovered the device on store shelves. Whoops. “GroveStreetHomie” detailed his experience on a […]

The 2019 BMW i3 now has 153 miles of range thanks to a bigger battery

Sep 29, 7:57PM

The BMW i3 is getting an upgraded battery — plus a bunch of other improvements —that will give the 2019 model about 153 miles of range. That’s roughly a 30% improvement from the previous model. The boost in range is noteworthy, yet it still lags behind the Chevy Bolt and the Tesla Model S, Model X […]

Autonomous shuttle startup May Mobility expands to a third U.S. city

Sep 29, 5:25PM

May Mobility launched its first low-speed autonomous shuttle service in Detroit this summer. By March, the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company will be operating in at least three U.S. cities. The company, which just announced plans to expand to Columbus, Ohio, is planning to add another route in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It’s a rapid acceleration for […]

Bots replacing office workers drive big valuations

Sep 29, 5:12PM

A lot of people still get paid to sit in offices and do repetitive tasks. In recent years, however, employers have been pushing harder to find ways to outsource that work to machines.

Facebook is weaponizing security to erode privacy

Sep 29, 4:00PM

At a Senate hearing this week in which US lawmakers quizzed tech giants on how they should go about drawing up comprehensive Federal consumer privacy protection legislation, Apple’s VP of software technology described privacy as a “core value” for the company. “We want your device to know everything about you but we don’t think we should,” Bud […]

Two weeks with a $16,000 Hasselblad kit

Sep 29, 2:00PM

For hobbyist photographers like myself, Hasselblad has always been the untouchable luxury brand reserved for high-end professionals. To fill the gap between casual and intended photography, they released the X1D — a compact, mirrorless medium format. Last summer when Stefan Etienne reviewed the newly released camera, I asked to take a picture. After importing the raw file […]

What each cloud company could bring to the Pentagon's $10 B JEDI cloud contract

Sep 29, 1:00PM

The Pentagon is going to make one cloud vendor exceedingly happy when it chooses the winner of the $10 billion, ten-year enterprise cloud project dubbed the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (or JEDI for short). The contract is designed to establish the cloud technology strategy for the military over the next 10 years as it begins […]

What Instagram users need to know about Facebook's security breach

Sep 28, 11:34PM

Even if you never log into Facebook itself these days, the other apps and services you use might be impacted by Facebook’s latest big, bad news. In a follow-up call on Friday’s revelation that Facebook has suffered a security breach affecting at least 50 million accounts, the company clarified that Instagram users were not out […]

Facebook blocked users from posting some stories about its security breach

Sep 28, 9:31PM

Some users are reporting that they are unable to post today’s big story about a security breach affecting 50 million Facebook users. The issue appears to only affect particular stories from certain outlets, at this time one story from The Guardian and one from the Associated Press, both reputable press outlets. Facebook is preventing users from […]

Betterment keeps growing as fintech competitors rise

Sep 28, 9:08PM

Betterment, which Barron's recently declared the largest independent online financial adviser, is betting that the future of online investing includes a blend of robot and human advisers. And the plan is working, according to chief executive Jon Stein. However, incumbents like Vanguard have leveraged existing strengths to move in to the market, and other startups […]

5 takeaways on the state of AI from Disrupt SF

Sep 28, 9:06PM

The promise of artificial intelligence is immense, but the roadmap to achieving those goals still remains unclear. Onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt SF, some of AI’s leading minds shared their thoughts on current competition in the market, how to ensure algorithms don’t perpetuate racism and the future of human-machine interaction. Here are five takeaways on the […]

Everything you need to know about Facebook's data breach affecting 50M users

Sep 28, 8:48PM

Facebook is cleaning up after a major security incident exposed the account data of millions of users. What’s already been a rocky year after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the company is scrambling to regain its users trust after another security incident exposed user data. Here’s everything you need to know so far. What happened? Facebook […]

Pulling back the curtain on how SoftBank's massive Vision Fund works — including just how big a check it can write

Sep 28, 8:38PM

Picture it. The scene is Silicon Valley. Suddenly an investment firm materializes on the scene and starts writing checks bigger than anyone is accustomed to seeing. Fellow investors start to privately complain. Its partners are poseurs, they say. The firm is driving up valuations, they continue. It’s going to ruin venture capital, they conclude. It […]

Y Combinator is changing up the way it invests

Sep 28, 8:31PM

To keep up with the growing sizes of early-stage funding rounds, Y Combinator announced this morning that it will increase the size of its investments to $150,000 for 7 percent equity starting with its winter 2019 batch. Based in Mountain View, Calif., YC funds and mentors hundreds of startups per year through its 12-week program that […]

US government loses bid to force Facebook to wiretap Messenger calls

Sep 28, 7:53PM

US government investigators have lost a case to force Facebook to wiretap calls made over its Messenger app. A joint federal and state law enforcement effort investigating the MS-13 gang had pushed a district court to hold the social networking giant in contempt of court for refusing to permit real-time listening in on voice calls. […]

Online education unicorn Udacity has quietly laid off 5% of staff — at least 25 people — since August

Sep 28, 6:59PM

Online education is a $160 billion+ industry today, but as it continues to mature, there are some inevitable ebbs and flows. In the latest development, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that Udacity — the $1 billion startup co-founded by Sebastian Thrun that specialises in “nanodegrees” in tech subects that range from AI and coding through […]

Intel acknowledges supply issues, will prioritize premium chips

Sep 28, 6:53PM

Intel interim CEO Bob Swan issued an uncharacteristically frank letter today, highlighting the company's supply issues. The executive blames the surprising growth of an unexpectedly rebounding PC industry for the shortage. Swan says that rebound is driven by “strong demand for gaming as well as commercial systems.” It's a bit of a perfect storm here. […]

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

Jul 30, 12:15PM

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.

Remove yourself from people search sites and erase your online presence

Sep 20, 12:05PM

Here is a step-by-step guide to reducing your digital footprint online, whether you want to lock down data or vanish entirely.

Windows 10 October 2018 Update: New clues 17763 is final build, plus launch date

Sep 26, 11:41AM

Microsoft will reportedly give Windows 10 preview 17763 to OEMs as the final build of Windows 10 version 1809.

UK issues first-ever GDPR notice in connection to Facebook data scandal

Sep 25, 7:09AM

Canadian firm AggregateIQ, linked to the Facebook & Cambridge Analytica data scandal, is the first to be put on notice.

Google secretly logs users into Chrome whenever they log into a Google site

Sep 24, 2:05AM

Browser maker faces backlash for failing to inform users about Chrome Sync behavioral change.

Linux now dominates Azure

Sep 27, 6:36PM

The most popular operating system on Microsoft's Azure cloud today is -- drumroll please -- Linux.

iPhone XS Max review: The iPhone's future is big and bright

Sep 28, 12:23PM

Top 12 Raspberry Pi alternatives (September 2018 edition)

Sep 06, 1:50PM

Here is a selection of single board computers for homebrew projects and automation, with prices starting at only $5. Edited September 2018

Windows 10: We're cutting download sizes with smaller x64 option, says Microsoft

Sep 27, 1:15PM

Microsoft is addressing one obstacle to large Windows 10 rollouts with a new x64-only option coming this month.

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What Instagram users need to know about Facebook's security breach

Sep 28, 11:34PM

Facebook blocked users from posting some stories about its security breach

Sep 28, 9:31PM

Betterment keeps growing as fintech competitors rise

Sep 28, 9:08PM

5 takeaways on the state of AI from Disrupt SF

Sep 28, 9:06PM

Everything you need to know about Facebook's data breach affecting 50M users

Sep 28, 8:48PM

Pulling back the curtain on how SoftBank's massive Vision Fund works — including just how big a check it can write

Sep 28, 8:38PM

Y Combinator is changing up the way it invests

Sep 28, 8:31PM

US government loses bid to force Facebook to wiretap Messenger calls

Sep 28, 7:53PM

Online education unicorn Udacity has quietly laid off 5% of staff — at least 25 people — since August

Sep 28, 6:59PM

Intel acknowledges supply issues, will prioritize premium chips

Sep 28, 6:53PM

As its own reports reveal the disaster of climate inaction, Trump proposes climate inaction

Sep 28, 6:39PM

If the current presidential administration’s approach to climate change could be summarized in one sentence, it seems that sentence would be “smoke em if you got em.” By the administration’s own estimate, on its current course (if nations around the world do nothing more to respond to the climate change threat) the planet will warm […]

The 7 most eyebrow-raising details in the Elon Musk fraud complaint

Sep 28, 5:59PM

The securities fraud complaint filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission against Tesla CEO Elon Musk contains an eye-opening view into the events leading up to the “funding secured” tweet heard round the internet. And luckily, TechCrunch has read through the document and highlighted the most compelling details, including new insights from the SEC’s […]

Facebook hack could hasten regulation as Sen. Warner says Congress must "step up"

Sep 28, 5:54PM

Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) has issued a stern reprimand to Facebook over today’s revelation that 50 million users had their access token stolen by a hacker. “This is another sobering indicator that Congress needs to step up and take action to protect the privacy and security of social media users” Warner writes. As I've said […]

This is the Razer Phone 2

Sep 28, 5:52PM

Remember phone reveals? Once upon a time, companies were able to save a little for the event. These days, however, we nearly always know exactly what we're getting ourselves into. Due to be announced next month, the second iteration of Razer's gaming-centric handset is no different. Bits and pieces of the forthcoming phone have already […]

Blok.Party raises $10M, will adapt Settlers of Catan to its blockchain game console

Sep 28, 5:00PM

Blok.Party, the company that built the upcoming PlayTable game console, announced today it raised $10 million in new funding. It’s also unveiling a big content partnership, where Blok.Party will create its own version of the popular board game Settlers of Catan. I first wrote about Blok.Party and PlayTable earlier this year, when co-founder and CEO […]

Facebook says at least 50 million users affected by security breach

Sep 28, 4:55PM

Facebook has said at least 50 million user accounts may be at risk after hackers exploited a security vulnerability on the site. The company said in a blog post Friday that it discovered the bug earlier in the week. The bug is part of the site’s “View As” feature that lets a user see their […]

Chaos engineering service Gremlin raises $18M, launches new resiliency tools

Sep 28, 4:30PM

"Slack is down." It’s a headline we have had blaring at TechCrunch on numerous occasions (mostly because we actually get work done when not distracted by a constant waterfall of GIFs). But Slack is not alone — issues with uptime and reliability plague modern web services, from Alexa to WhatsApp to Apple Maps. As any […]

Spotify ends test that required family plan subscribers to share their GPS location

Sep 28, 4:10PM

Spotify has ended a test that required its family plan subscribers to verify their location, or risk losing accessing to its music streaming service. According to recent reports, the company sent out emails to its “Premium for Family” customers that asked them to confirm their locations using GPS. The idea here is that some customers […]

Last day to buy early-bird tickets for TC Sessions: AR/VR 2018

Sep 28, 3:00PM

Holy smokes, TC Sessions: AR/VR 2018 is less than a month away, and it's going to be an epic, day-long event. But listen up tech fans, the following reality is neither augmented nor virtual: our $99 early-bird ticket price — a 50 percent savings — ends today. If you want to join us in Los […]

The new Wear OS starts hitting smartwatches

Sep 28, 2:38PM

Google's in a tough spot with Wear OS. It's been four and half years since the operating system arrived as Android Wear, and while plenty of manufacturers have tried their hand at devices, the operating system has failed to make a large dent on the smartwatch category. Apple continues to dominate the space, while top […]

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

Jul 30, 12:15PM

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.

Remove yourself from people search sites and erase your online presence

Sep 20, 12:05PM

Here is a step-by-step guide to reducing your digital footprint online, whether you want to lock down data or vanish entirely.

UK issues first-ever GDPR notice in connection to Facebook data scandal

Sep 25, 7:09AM

Canadian firm AggregateIQ, linked to the Facebook & Cambridge Analytica data scandal, is the first to be put on notice.

Here's how much it costs to charge a smartphone for a year

Sep 28, 1:37PM

How much does the electricity needed to charge a smartphone over the course of a year cost? Under a dollar? A few dollars? Tens of dollars? Hundreds of dollars? Let's find out. Updated: September 2019.

Linux now dominates Azure

Sep 27, 6:36PM

The most popular operating system on Microsoft's Azure cloud today is -- drumroll please -- Linux.

iPhone XS Max review: The iPhone's future is big and bright

Sep 28, 12:23PM

Google secretly logs users into Chrome whenever they log into a Google site

Sep 24, 2:05AM

Browser maker faces backlash for failing to inform users about Chrome Sync behavioral change.

Windows 10 October 2018 Update: New clues 17763 is final build, plus launch date

Sep 26, 11:41AM

Microsoft will reportedly give Windows 10 preview 17763 to OEMs as the final build of Windows 10 version 1809.

Top 12 Raspberry Pi alternatives (September 2018 edition)

Sep 06, 1:50PM

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Enter to win* a fully-equipped hybrid for pros!

Sep 24, 7:00PM

We're giving away a Microsoft Surface Pro bundle including the tablet, keyboard case, stylus and more. This giveaway ends October 14, 2018.

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

Jul 30, 12:15PM

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.

Google secretly logs users into Chrome whenever they log into a Google site

Sep 24, 2:05AM

Browser maker faces backlash for failing to inform users about Chrome Sync behavioral change.

Remove yourself from people search sites and erase your online presence

Sep 20, 12:05PM

Here is a step-by-step guide to reducing your digital footprint online, whether you want to lock down data or vanish entirely.

Windows 10 October 2018 Update: New clues 17763 is final build, plus launch date

Sep 26, 11:41AM

Microsoft will reportedly give Windows 10 preview 17763 to OEMs as the final build of Windows 10 version 1809.

Amazon's new retail store is stocked with the site's top rated items

Sep 26, 9:45PM

Called Amazon 4-star, the store will only feature items that are rated four stars or above by Amazon's online buyers.

Microsoft starts rolling out Office 2019 for Windows and Mac

Sep 24, 4:02PM

Microsoft is starting to roll out Office 2019, its on-premises Office suite for Windows and Mac, and will be delivering the Office 2019 servers within the coming weeks.

Microsoft to bring multi-user virtualization to Windows and Office with Windows Virtual Desktop service

Sep 24, 6:43PM

Microsoft's new Windows Virtual Desktop service will allow enterprise subscription customers to run Windows, Office and third-party apps in Azure virtual machines.

Windows update problems: Microsoft reveals why recent patches broke some PCs

Sep 24, 12:24PM

Microsoft will now label all Windows 7 servicing stack updates as security updates, even though they're not.

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YC grad The Lobby raises $1.2M to help job seekers break into Wall Street

Sep 27, 1:46AM

The Lobby will use the funds to build out its finance job marketplace, which founder and CEO Deepak Chhugani says is like a "personalized Glassdoor."

Hands-on with Oculus Quest, Facebook's best shot at a mainstream VR device

Sep 27, 1:46AM

Most mobile VR headsets have left me with the impression of, “well… you have to start somewhere,” but after spending some time with Facebook’s newly-announced Oculus Quest, it’s clear that the standalone hardware is far less caged by its limitations and has a lot to offer as what is clearly the company’s most balanced consumer […]

UK cybersecurity firm Darktrace raises $50M, now valued at $1.65B

Sep 26, 11:00PM

U.K.-based cyber defense firm Darktrace has raised $50 million in its recent Series E round of funding, putting the company’s valuation at $1.65 billion. The company said Wednesday that the funding — led by Vitruvian Partners, with help from KKR and 1011 Ventures — will drive further international expansion. Darktrace is one of the largest […]

NASA's bold-ish plan for the next era takes us to the moon and Mars… eventually

Sep 26, 10:17PM

NASA has issued a report summarizing its official plans for exploring our solar system, and it makes for exciting reading — if you don’t mind that it comes with a dose of realism. Crewed missions to the moon’s surface; a semi-permanent base orbiting it; a Mars sample return mission; all these and more are there, […]

Facebook poisons the acquisition well

Sep 26, 10:12PM

Who should you sell your startup to? Facebook and the founders of its former acquisitions are making a strong case against getting bought by Mark Zuckerberg and Co. After a half-decade of being seen as one of the most respectful and desired acquirers, a series of scandals has destroyed the image of Facebook’s M&A division. That […]

Juul, the popular e-cig startup under growing FDA scrutiny, says removing flavors is 'on the table' among other things

Sep 26, 9:26PM

Juul has been on an incredible, and in some ways, nightmarish, ride this year. The three-year-old, San Francisco-based company has handily won 75 percent of the e-cigarette market in the U.S., thanks in large part to the sleek design of its nicotine vaporizer. It is reportedly on track to see at least $1 billion in […]

Amazon is opening a new brick-and-mortar store in NYC featuring its best sellers

Sep 26, 8:19PM

Amazon is expanding its brick-and-mortar footprint with a new kind of store, the company announced this afternoon. On Thursday, the retailer will open an “Amazon 4-Star” store in New York, where all the items it sells are rated 4 stars and above, are a top seller or are new and trending on Amazon. It’s effectively […]

At Oculus Connect keynote, original co-founders absent onstage

Sep 26, 7:37PM

As Facebook execs took to the stage during the opening keynote for the company’s VR-focused Oculus Connect 5 conference, one thing was clearly missing, the founding team that had built the virtual reality startup Facebook bought for $2 billion in 2014. None of the five original OculusVR co-founders took to the stage at the company’s […]

FCC cracks the whip on 5G deployment against protests of local governments

Sep 26, 7:27PM

The FCC is pushing for speedy deployment of 5G networks nationwide with an order adopted today that streamlines what it perceives as a patchwork of obstacles, needless costs, and contradictory regulations at the state level. But local governments say the federal agency is taking things too far.

Star Wars: Vader Immortal is a virtual reality series coming in 2019

Sep 26, 7:19PM

Few properties seem better suited to tap VR than Star Wars, if only because… you know, lightsabers. And Lucasfilm knows it. They’ve just announced Star Wars: Vader Immortal — a three-part, at-home experience that’ll launch on Oculus’ just announced standalone Quest headset. Alas, there’s not much to go on besides the name, a quick teaser […]

Farmer's Fridge wants to make eating healthy food as easy as getting money from an ATM

Sep 26, 7:00PM

Fast, healthy food is one of those concepts that just seems too good to be true. But Farmer’s Fridge, a Chicago-based startup that recently closed a $30 million Series C round led by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s Innovation Endeavors, aims to make that a reality. Farmer’s Fridge retrofits vending machines to serve up healthy […]

Bipartisan bill seeks to elevate the federal CIO position

Sep 26, 6:57PM

On Wednesday, Texas Rep. Will Hurd and Illinois Rep. Robin Kelly introduced a bipartisan bill that would reorganize how IT is managed throughout the federal government. The bill, the Federal CIO Authorization Act of 2018, would make a handful of changes with the intention of making the government run more smoothly and securely. Among those […]

Stripe is now valued at $20B after raising another $245M led by Tiger Global

Sep 26, 6:33PM

Payments startup Stripe has changed the landscape for how businesses can collect funds online by using a few lines of code, and today the company is announcing that it’s picked up more funding of its own. Stripe has raised $245 million, valuing the company at $20 billion. This is a big jump on its previous […]

Uber to pay $148 million in data breach settlement

Sep 26, 6:26PM

Uber has agreed to pay $148 million to settle a data breach that affected some 57 million customers in 2016. The agreement was with the attorneys general of all 50 states and the District of Columbia to resolve their legal inquiries on this matter, Uber’s chief legal officer Tony West said in a statement released Wednesday. The […]

Chegg resets 40 million user passwords after data breach

Sep 26, 6:18PM

Chegg, a technology giant specializing in textbook rental, has confirmed a data breach affecting some 40 million customers. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said it will reset all user passwords after hackers gained access to the company’s customer database. That database includes users for Chegg’s website but also other […]

CollegeHumor unveils Dropout, a subscription service for comedy videos, comics and more

Sep 26, 6:05PM

CollegeHumor is getting into the subscription business with a new service called Dropout. Dropout is part of CH Media, the IAC -owned subsidiary that also includes Dorkly, Drawfree and CollegeHumor proper. It’s not just a subscription video service. Yes, there will be ad-free video series, many of them starring familiar faces from previous CollegeHumor shows, […]

Oculus Hybrid Apps let you use 2D & 3D software simultaneously in VR

Sep 26, 5:53PM

Oculus showed off the future of working in VR today. Rather than just splaying out 2D software on an infinite desktop, the new Oculus Hybrid Apps system lets you see both 2D screens and 3D models in VR at the same time. That means you could use a traditional image editing suite to change the […]

YouTube's VR app is coming to Oculus Go

Sep 26, 5:51PM

For a while, the best thing Google Daydream had going for it was YouTube, the platform has had a ton of 360 content on it but has been unavailable on Facebook’s Oculus Go headset. At the company’s Oculus Connect 5 keynote, the company announced that a YouTube VR app will soon be arriving on the […]

Soviet camera company Zenit is reborn!

Sep 26, 5:50PM

If you’re familiar with 20th century Soviet camera clones you’ll probably be familiar with Zenit. Created by Krasnogorsky Zavod, the Nikon/Leica clones were a fan favorite behind the Iron Curtain and, like the Lomo, was a beloved brand that just doesn’t get its due. The firm stopped making cameras in 2005 but in its long […]

Oculus mobile app will now let users remote install PC games

Sep 26, 5:44PM

Having to deal with using a PC is honestly the worst part about dealing with virtual reality. The same goes for having to wait for lengthy installs of big VR game downloads. Today at its Oculus Connect 5 keynote, the company announced that its mobile app for iOS and Android will now connect to the […]

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Jul 30, 12:15PM

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.

Google secretly logs users into Chrome whenever they log into a Google site

Sep 24, 2:05AM

Browser maker faces backlash for failing to inform users about Chrome Sync behavioral change.

Windows 10 October 2018 Update: New clues 17763 is final build, plus launch date

Sep 26, 11:41AM

Microsoft will reportedly give Windows 10 preview 17763 to OEMs as the final build of Windows 10 version 1809.

Microsoft starts rolling out Office 2019 for Windows and Mac

Sep 24, 4:02PM

Microsoft is starting to roll out Office 2019, its on-premises Office suite for Windows and Mac, and will be delivering the Office 2019 servers within the coming weeks.

Samsung's S Pen is fantastic, but Bixby is another good reason to buy the Galaxy Note 9

Sep 26, 1:02PM

Bixby is more than you may think, once you understand what its real purpose is.

Microsoft to bring multi-user virtualization to Windows and Office with Windows Virtual Desktop service

Sep 24, 6:43PM

Microsoft's new Windows Virtual Desktop service will allow enterprise subscription customers to run Windows, Office and third-party apps in Azure virtual machines.

Windows update problems: Microsoft reveals why recent patches broke some PCs

Sep 24, 12:24PM

Microsoft will now label all Windows 7 servicing stack updates as security updates, even though they're not.

New Apple connection problem? iPhone XS users report subpar cell and Wi-Fi reception

Sep 25, 2:00PM

Eight years after Apple's iPhone 4 Antennagate fiasco, we are seeing complaints from iPhone XS and XS Max users that Wi-Fi and cellular reception and performance isn't living up to expectations. FCC lab test results appear to lend credence to these concerns.

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As Magic Leap preps for its first developer conference, the focus shifts to content

Sep 26, 1:21AM

Even as Magic Leap has cleared the milestone of its first hardware release, the augmented reality startup still has big challenges ahead as it aims to entice developers to build the content for its wild new device. The $2,295 Magic Leap One headset is a very polished-looking developer kit, but it didn’t ship with a […]

Mars orbiter spots silent, dust-covered Opportunity rover as dust storm clears

Sep 25, 11:57PM

Mars rover Opportunity has been operating on the surface of the Red Planet since 2004, but a dust storm this summer may prove to be the mission's toughest challenges. The enormous storm caked Opportunity in dust and blocked out the sun, its source of energy — and there's no guarantee the batteries aren't dead for good. But now that the skies have cleared, we at least have our first look at the workhorse rover from orbit.

Tinder's 'Swipe the Vote' campaign aims to educate young voters and get them to polls

Sep 25, 11:38PM

Tinder has partnered with nonprofit Rock the Vote for a second time, in the hopes of driving young people to the polls through in-app messaging. The company claims a young adult user base where more than half are in the 18 to 24 demographic, and believes it’s well-positioned to mobilize younger voters during the 2018 […]

DoorDash customers say their accounts have been hacked

Sep 25, 11:22PM

Food delivery startup DoorDash has received dozens of complaints from customers who say their accounts have been hacked. Dozens of people have tweeted at @DoorDash with complaints that their accounts had been improperly accessed and had fraudulent food deliveries charged to their account. In many cases, the hackers changed their email addresses so that the […]

See the new iPhone's 'focus pixels' up close

Sep 25, 9:44PM

The new iPhones have excellent cameras, to be sure. But it's always good to verify Apple's breathless on-stage claims with first-hand reports. We have our own review of the phones and their photography systems, but teardowns provide the invaluable service of letting you see the biggest changes with your own eyes — augmented, of course, by a high-powered microscope.

What to expect from Facebook's big Oculus Connect 5 keynote

Sep 25, 9:29PM

The Oculus Connect 5 conference kicks off tomorrow in San Jose where FB and company will let their latest virtual reality efforts loose and attempt to prove to the world that VR is coming at last and there’s nothing we can do to stop it. Tomorrow is going to be a big day for hardware, […]

Protesters call on Salesforce to end contract with border patrol agency

Sep 25, 9:01PM

A dozen or so people accompanied by a 14-foot, 800-pound cage gathered in downtown San Francisco Tuesday morning to protest Salesforce’s contract with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), the agency within the Department of Homeland Security responsible for enforcing the Trump Administration’s zero-tolerance immigration policy. Today is the first day of Dreamforce, Salesforce’s annual user conference that […]

The new era in mobile

Sep 25, 9:00PM

A stagnating mobile app industry eyes automobiles and a driverless future as the path to much needed diversification and exponential revenue growth.

Hear from investors at General Catalyst, FirstMark and Shasta at TC Sessions: AR/VR

Sep 25, 8:49PM

The worlds of augmented reality and VR theoretically represent a boundless expanse for startups looking to create a new digital future. Realizing that future is the tough part, and doing so while Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Apple all look to plant their flags is even harder. While plenty of investors have taken a look at […]

Live streams of karate and niche sports are terrifying major sports leagues

Sep 25, 8:32PM

Of the 100 most-watched live telecasts in the US in 2005, 14 were sporting events; in 2015, sporting events comprised 93 of the top 100 telecasts. That shift occurred because TV shows are shifting to online or on-demand viewing, and live broadcasts of the biggest sports are the main thing TV networks have left to […]

Big cameras and big rivalries take center stage at Photokina

Sep 25, 8:05PM

Photokina is underway in London and the theme of the show is "large." Unusually for an industry that is trending towards the compact, the cameras on stage at this show sport big sensors, big lenses, and big price tags. But though they may not be for the average shooter, these cameras are impressive pieces of hardware that hint at things to come for the industry as a whole.

The death of once high-flying VC funds

Sep 25, 7:47PM

They all started with the best of intentions. Formation 8 talked about bringing “smart enterprise” to the corporate world. Social Capital talked about how to “fix capitalism" and Binary Capital wanted to "affect global behaviour change." Rothenberg Ventures set out to “work on the biggest problems that change the world." Young founding partners debuting change-the-world […]

Trump's new presidential limo is a beastly take on the Cadillac CT6

Sep 25, 7:21PM

The new presidential limousine — and an identical one called a “spare” that travels in President Donald Trump’s motorcade for added security — was spotted this week on the streets of New York. This new “Beast,” like so many before it, is a Cadillac . But this time, the heavily armored vehicle produced by GM is […]

Federal appeals court rules Uber drivers must arbitrate claims

Sep 25, 6:07PM

A federal appeals court has handed a defeat to Uber drivers who were suing the company in three separate lawsuits over claims that they were misclassified as independent contractors instead of full-time employees. The litigants must go through arbitration to pursue their claims against the company rather than have the claims heard in open court. […]

Qualcomm doubles down on claims that Apple stole chip secrets for Intel

Sep 25, 5:32PM

If you happen to crack open that fancy little iPhone XS casing on your new phone, you’ll notice there’s a dwindling amount of Qualcomm chips in there and that they’re increasingly being replaced by Intel hardware. The swap is representative of the cooling state of affairs between the two as the companies’ legal teams battle […]

Cody Wilson out as CEO of Defense Distributed

Sep 25, 5:09PM

Defense Distributed announced during a press conference in Austin today that Cody Wilson has resigned as CEO. The announcement comes as the 3D-printed firearm activist faces charges of sexually assaulting a minor. Wilson was in Taipei last week when the charges were made public, only to be extradited to Texas and ultimately released on $150,000 […]

Watchdog says face scanning at US airports is plagued with technical problems

Sep 25, 4:51PM

A watchdog report has warned that Homeland Security’s face scanning program, designed to track all departing travelers from the U.S., is facing “technical and operational challenges” that may not see the system fully working by the time of its estimated completion in 2021. The report by Homeland Security’s inspector general said that although Customs and […]

The Horological Machine 9 puts a rocket on your wrist

Sep 25, 4:36PM

If you’ve been keeping up with watchmaker MB&F you’ll be familiar with their Horological Machine series, watches that are similar in construction but wildly different when it comes to design. This watch, the HM9, is called the Flow and hearkens back to roadsters, jets and 1950s space ships. The watch, limited to a run of […]

Google's blanket ban of cryptocurrency ads ends next month

Sep 25, 4:21PM

Google is rolling back its ban on cryptocurrency advertisements – following a similar move made by Facebook earlier this summer, CNBC reports. Google in March was among the first of the major platforms to announce it would no longer run ban cryptocurrency ads, due to an abundance of caution around an industry where there’s so […]

Alexa skills can now offer one-time-use purchases, like in-game hints or points

Sep 25, 3:47PM

Alexa skill developers will now be able to sell “consumables” within their voice apps, aka Alexa skills, Amazon announced this morning. The company says that, starting today, developers in the U.S. will be able to take advantage of this new feature to sell products to Alexa device owners, which can be purchased, used, then purchased […]

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Google secretly logs users into Chrome whenever they log into a Google site

Sep 24, 2:05AM

Browser maker faces backlash for failing to inform users about Chrome Sync behavioral change.

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 to bring multi-user virtualization to Windows and Office with Windows Virtual Desktop service

Sep 24, 6:43PM

Microsoft's new Windows Virtual Desktop service will allow enterprise subscription customers to run Windows, Office and third-party apps in Azure virtual machines.

Microsoft starts rolling out Office 2019 for Windows and Mac

Sep 24, 4:02PM

Microsoft is starting to roll out Office 2019, its on-premises Office suite for Windows and Mac, and will be delivering the Office 2019 servers within the coming weeks.

Windows update problems: Microsoft reveals why recent patches broke some PCs

Sep 24, 12:24PM

Microsoft will now label all Windows 7 servicing stack updates as security updates, even though they're not.

Remove yourself from people search sites and erase your online presence

Sep 20, 12:05PM

Here is a step-by-step guide to reducing your digital footprint online, whether you want to lock down data or vanish entirely.

This Windows file may be secretly hoarding your passwords and emails

Sep 19, 7:41AM

A little-known Windows feature will create a file that stores text extracted from all the emails and plaintext-files found on your PC, which sometimes may reveal passwords or private conversations.

Apple Watch's Walkie-Talkie is practically useless

Sep 24, 2:56PM

It's a great idea, but the implementation is just plain awful.

Apple macOS Mojave, First Take: Eye-candy and productivity in equal measure

Sep 24, 7:39AM

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Instagram's founders are reportedly resigning from Facebook

Sep 25, 2:12AM

Eight years after launching Instagram and six years after selling it to Facebook, Instagram co-founders CEO Kevin Systrom and CTO Mike Krieger are leaving the company, according to The New York Times. The founders apparently did not give a reason for their departure when they informed the company today that they’ll depart in the next […]

Car-sharing network Turo expands service in UK

Sep 25, 1:38AM

Turo — the peer-to-peer car-sharing marketplace sometimes referred to as the ‘Airbnb of cars’ — is expanding to the UK. And this time, everyday car owners can actually use it. The San Francisco-based company expanded to the UK once before in 2016. But at the time, the Turo platform was only offered to small rental […]

As English burns, Scrabble plays the fiddle adding 300 words like Bitcoin, botnet and emoji

Sep 25, 12:49AM

Attention, Scrabble enthusiasts! A whopping 300 new words have been added to Merriam-Webster’s Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, including a few that are sure to satisfy millennials and aggravate everyone else: Bitcoin, emoji and botnet. Merriam-Webster likes to keep up with the hip, younger crowd and often adds words that began as slang but infiltrated the average person’s vocabulary. […]

After extradition to Texas, 3D-printed gunmaker Cody Wilson is out on bail

Sep 24, 10:37PM

Last week, after Hatreon creator and 3D-printed gun activist Cody Wilson was charged with the sexual assault of a minor, he managed to evade arrest briefly in Taipei. On Friday, authorities successfully located Wilson and extradited him back to Texas, booking him into a Harris County jail. Now, Wilson is out on a $150,000 bond. Facing […]

TC Sessions: AR/VR early-bird sale extended to Friday

Sep 24, 10:00PM

You heard it here first! Early-bird ticket sales are extended till September 28 for TechCrunch Sessions: AR/VR on October 18 at UCLA. Don’t miss out on the biggest savings for this event — book your $99 tickets here. Students, get your tickets for just $45 when you book here. What’s going to happen at TC […]

MetroPCS is now Metro by T-Mobile

Sep 24, 10:00PM

It's been five years since T-Mobile picked up MetroPCS, and now the prepaid service is finally getting a fresh coat of paint. The "PCS" bit is getting the old heave-ho, while the brand's owners are letting you know who's boss with the new Metro by T-Mobile brand name. The new name involves some new plans, […]

You can play Alto's Adventure on your Mac now

Sep 24, 9:31PM

Everyone’s favorite endless, serene snowboarding game just made the leap from mobile to the Mac App Store. Available now for $9.99, Alto’s Adventure for Mac is a desktop port of the side-scrolling snowscape game that’s won hearts and accolades since it first hit iOS in 2015. Earlier this year, the team behind Alto’s Adventure introduced […]

Mike Curtis, Airbnb's VP of engineering, is leaving

Sep 24, 8:51PM

Airbnb’s head of engineering will leave the company before the end of 2018 to pursue other projects and focus on his family. The news was first reported by The Information and later confirmed to TechCrunch by Airbnb. Curtis joined the home-sharing platform in 2013 after about two years as the director of engineering at Facebook. […]

The 7 most important announcements from Microsoft Ignite today

Sep 24, 8:39PM

Microsoft is hosting its Ignite conference in Orlando, Florida this week. And although Ignite isn’t the household name that Microsoft’s Build conference has become over the course of the last few years, it’s a massive event with over 30,000 attendees and plenty of news. Indeed, there was so much news this year that Microsoft provided […]

Technology doesn't have to be disposable

Sep 24, 8:07PM

Dust off your old Bose 501 speakers. New devices are coming that will give traditional audio equipment a voice. Amazon recently announced a mess of new Echo devices and among the lot are several small, diminutive add-ons. These models did not have a smart speaker built into the devices but rather turned other speakers into […]

Zoho pulled offline after phishing complaints, CEO says

Sep 24, 8:06PM

Zoho .com was pulled offline on Monday after the company’s domain registrar received phishing complaints, the company’s chief executive said. The web-based office suite company, which also provides customer relationship and invoicing services to small businesses, tweeted that the site was “blocked” earlier in the day by TierraNet, which administers its domain name. In an email […]

iPhone XS Max is reportedly dramatically outselling the XS

Sep 24, 7:51PM

According to some early numbers from Apple analyst extraordinaire Ming-Chi Kuo, the iPhone Max XS is currently running laps around its smaller counterpart. In a note posted by MacRumors, Kuo suggested that the 6.5-inch handset sold three to four times as well as the XS during its inaugural weekend. "We have determined that the demand for […]

Sleep Cycle adds 'snore detection' to its sleep-tracking Android app

Sep 24, 7:37PM

Sleep-tracking app Sleep Cycle is bringing a new feature to its Android app to help snoring users track the sleep effects of their rather loud ailment. Sleep Cycle is a great little app that helps you learn about your quality of sleep and helps wake you up at a time where you’re more likely to […]

BloomThat pauses on-demand flower services

Sep 24, 7:29PM

Following an acquisition by FTD Companies earlier this year for a reportedly small amount of cash, on-demand flower service BloomThat is pausing its services as it works “to figure out how to best integrate BloomThat as part of the FTD portfolio of brands,” the founders wrote to its customers a few days ago. “Before we […]

Alaska Airlines is trying to make VR part of its first-class experience

Sep 24, 7:24PM

When it comes to public areas where you are most free to surrender self-awareness and self-consciousness, lounging on a multi-hour airline flight is probably prime territory. Coincidentally, it’s also a venue where virtual reality companies see an opportunity to open people to a world of VR content. Today, Alaska Airlines announced that it will be […]

Here's everything Google announced today at its "Future of Search" event

Sep 24, 7:20PM

Google has changed a lot in 20 years. What started as an index of “just” a few million pages is now reaching into the hundreds of billions; what was once a relatively simple (if very clever!) search engine is now an impossibly complex brew of machine learning, computer vision, and data science that finds its […]

China splits the internet while the U.S. dithers

Sep 24, 7:19PM

There are few stories as important right now as the internet being ripped asunder by the increasing animosity between the U.S. and China. Eric Schmidt, the former chairman of Alphabet, said last week at a private event in San Francisco that "I think the most likely scenario now is not a splintering, but rather a […]

Google and Yandex may collaborate on a real-time blacklist of all known pirated works

Sep 24, 7:13PM

A meeting on the status of anti-piracy efforts at search engines has produced a collaborative approach to better addressing the issue of pirated works appearing in search results. An international collective of search giants thinking of creating a blacklist of all known pirated works, which will be compared with search results every five minutes and any matches removed.

Walmart is betting on the blockchain to improve food safety

Sep 24, 7:00PM

Walmart has been working with IBM on a food safety blockchain solution and today it announced it’s requiring that all suppliers of leafy green vegetable for Sam’s and Walmart upload their data to the blockchain by September 2019 . Most supply chains are bogged down in manual processes. This makes it difficult and time consuming […]

Snapchat lets you take a photo of an object to buy it on Amazon

Sep 24, 6:50PM

See, snap, sale. In a rare partnership for Amazon, the commerce giant will help Snapchat challenge Instagram and Pinterest for social shopping supremacy. Today Snapchat announced it’s slowly rolling out a new visual product search feature, confirming TechCrunch’s July scoop about this project, codenamed “Eagle.” Users can use Snapchat’s camera to scan a physical object […]

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

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The 10 best smartphones of 2018

Aug 21, 4:53PM

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Apple macOS Mojave, First Take: Eye-candy and productivity in equal measure

Sep 24, 7:39AM

Windows 10 October 2018 Update: Dump your files to avoid crashes, warns Microsoft

Sep 20, 11:58AM

Got a 32GB Windows 10 device? You probably shouldn't have bought it, but here's how to make sure it doesn't stumble during the next Windows 10 update.

This Windows file may be secretly hoarding your passwords and emails

Sep 19, 7:41AM

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Top 12 Raspberry Pi alternatives (September 2018 edition)

Sep 06, 1:50PM

Here is a selection of single board computers for homebrew projects and automation, with prices starting at only $5. Edited September 2018

Microsoft starts rolling out Office 2019 for Windows and Mac

Sep 24, 4:02PM

Microsoft is starting to roll out Office 2019, its on-premises Office suite for Windows and Mac, and will be delivering the Office 2019 servers within the coming weeks.

After riches and jail, Belarusian ex-hacker's life lesson? 'Don't steal from Americans. Ever'

Sep 21, 11:27AM

ZDNet talks to a former infamous hacker whose "mostly true" book offers a glimpse into the minds of Eastern Europe's cybercriminals.

Windows 10 Mobile's last gasp? Wileyfox revives its dead Windows 10 phone

Sep 21, 1:00PM

Back by popular demand, apparently, and the Wileyfox Pro now costs around $100, down from $260.

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Sep 23, 9:00PM

I’ve long theorized that one’s moral character is inversely proportional to the number of syllables in one’s Starbucks order. (Yes, this is a tech column. We’ll get to that. Have faith.) To which a friend pointed out that what Starbucks offers is control — your drink, exactly how you want it — and the smaller […]

Happy 10th anniversary, Android

Sep 23, 7:30PM

It’s been 10 years since Google took the wraps off the G1, the first Android phone. Since that time the OS has grown from buggy, nerdy iPhone alternative to arguably the most popular (or at least populous) computing platform in the world. But it sure as heck didn’t get there without hitting a few bumps […]

The New York Times sues the FCC to investigate Russian interference in net neutrality decision

Sep 23, 7:22PM

The ongoing saga over the FCC’s handling of public comments to its net neutrality proposal continues after The New York Times sued the organization for withholding of information that it believes could prove there was Russian interference. The Times has filed multiple Freedom of Information Act requests for data on the comments since July 2017, […]

Beau Willimon shows us the path to Mars in 'The First'

Sep 23, 6:16PM

Beau Willimon, the screenwriter and playwright who created Netflix’s “House of Cards”, has turned his attention from Washington, D.C. to outer space in his latest series “The First”. The shows have more in common than I expected. Sure, “The First” is about a future expedition to Mars, not present day political machinations. And instead of […]

Airbnb wants to give its hosts equity in its business

Sep 23, 1:19PM

Airbnb wants to give the homeowners who power its service the opportunity to own a piece of its business. That’s why, as Axios reports, the $31-billion-valued company has written to the SEC to ask if its rules around security ownership can be revised. Specifically, Airbnb is seeking a change to the SEC’s Rule 701 — which […]

Toyota's autonomous mobility lead to speak at Startup Battlefield MENA

Sep 23, 8:00AM

Hard to believe, but Startup Battlefield MENA is just over a week away. We've got some of the top founders and investors in the region speaking, including Magnus Olsson of Careem, Imad Kreidieh of Ogero, Mai Medhat of Eventtus, Konstantinos Papamiltiadis of Facebook and Henri Asseily of Leap Ventures, and many more! As we told […]

Swiping right on virtual relationships

Sep 23, 12:36AM

Sextech entrepreneur and advocate Bryony Cole is planning for a future when entire relationships exist in virtual reality.

White House says a draft executive order reviewing social media companies is not "official"

Sep 22, 9:18PM

A draft executive order circulating around the White House “is not the result of an official White House policymaking process,” according to deputy White House press secretary, Lindsay Walters. According to a report in The Washington Post, Walters denied that White House staff had worked on a draft executive order that would require every federal agency to […]

Cinematic train wreck, "The Room", is now on YouTube in its entirety

Sep 22, 6:48PM

The Room has been ranked with Plan 9 From Outer Space as a strong contender for the “best” worst movie ever made — and it’s now available in its entirety on YouTube. Written, directed, and starring Tommy Wiseau, The Room belongs in the same category as Plan 9, and Coven (which was immortalized in the 1999 documentary American […]

Comcast outbids Fox in $40B battle for Sky

Sep 22, 6:33PM

Comcast has outbid Twenty-First Century Fox for the UK's Sky, a final step in what's been a years-long takeover battle between the two media conglomerates.

Corporate venture investment climbs higher throughout 2018

Sep 22, 6:00PM

Many corporations are pinning their futures on their venture investment portfolios. If you can't beat startups at the innovation game, go into business with them as financial partners. Though many technology companies have robust venture investment initiatives—Alphabet's venture funding universe and Intel Capital's prolific approach to startup investment come to mind—other corporations are just now doubling down on venture investments.

Singapore is the crypto sandbox that Asia needs

Sep 22, 5:31PM

Singapore Blockchain Week happened this past week. While there have been a few announcements from companies, some of the most interesting updates have come from regulators, and specifically, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The financial regulator openly discussed its views on cryptocurrency and plans to develop blockchain technology locally. For those who are unfamiliar, Singapore historically […]

Fintech startups: Apply to exhibit for free as a TC Top Pick at Disrupt Berlin 2018

Sep 22, 5:25PM

Fintech promises to be one of the hottest topics at Disrupt Berlin 2018, and you can take that to the bank — see what we did there? On 29-30 November thousands of attendees will descend on Berlin, and what better way to get your fintech business in front of them than to exhibit in Startup Alley? Oh […]

Seven reasons not to trust Facebook to play cupid

Sep 22, 5:00PM

This week Facebook has launched a major new product play, slotting an algorithmic dating service inside its walled garden as if that’s perfectly normal behavior for an ageing social network. Insert your [dad dancing GIF of choice] right here. Facebook getting into dating looks very much like a mid-life crisis — as a veteran social […]

Understanding Renaud Laplanche's next Upgraded act

Sep 22, 4:45PM

Renaud Laplanche spent ten years building LendingClub. In the process, he created an industry from scratch. Circumventing conventional banking channels for consumer credit began in 1996 when Chris Larsen started E-LOAN, which ultimately led to Prosper Marketplace. But LendingClub, which Laplanche founded in 2007, was and remains the poster child for the business of marketplace […]

A Lime scooter rider died in Washington, D.C., marking the second fatality this month

Sep 22, 1:35AM

Lime, the 18-month-old, San Francisco-based company whose bright green bicycles and scooters now dot cities throughout the U.S., launched a pilot program in Tacoma, Washington, today, but that tiny victory might have felt short-lived. The reason: on the opposite side of the country, a Lime rider was killed today by an SUV while tooling around Washington […]

Japan's Hayabusa 2 mission lands on the surface of a distant asteroid

Sep 21, 10:55PM

The coolest mission you haven't heard of just hit a major milestone: the Japanese Hayabusa 2 probe has reached its destination, the asteroid Ryugu, and just deployed a pair of landers to its surface. Soon it will touch down itself and bring a sample of Ryugu back to Earth! Are you kidding me? That's amazing!

Mithril Capital Management, cofounded by Ajay Royan and Peter Thiel, is leaving the Bay Area

Sep 21, 9:04PM

>From its glass-lined offices in San Francisco’s leafy Presidio national park, six-year-old Mithril Capital Management has happily flown under the radar. Now it’s leaving altogether and relocating its team to Austin, a spot that, among others the firm had considered, has “enough critical mass of a technical culture, an artisanal culture, an artistic culture, and […]

VCs say Silicon Valley isn't the gold mine it used to be

Sep 21, 9:01PM

In the days leading up to TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018, The Economist published the cover story, ‘Why Startups Are Leaving Silicon Valley.’ The author outlined reasons why the Valley has “peaked.” Venture capital investors are deploying capital outside the Bay Area more than ever before. High-profile entrepreneurs and investors, Peter Thiel, for example, have left. Rising […]

Polestar unveils first production EV with aim to overtake Tesla

Sep 21, 6:58PM

Polestar debuted its first production EV and previewed its electric car line in New York with the CEO squarely taking aim at Tesla. The Volvo subsidiary pulled the cover off its Polestar 1, which it positioned less as a hybrid and more as a fully electric (gas optional) car to attract fence sitters to EVs.

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