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Unbiased algorithms can still be problematic
Sep 30, 8:45PM
Creating unbiased, accurate algorithms isn’t impossible — it’s just time consuming. “It actually is mathematically possible,” facial recognition startup Kairos CEO Brian Brackeen told me on a panel at TechCrunch Disrupt SF. Algorithms are sets of rules that computers follow in order to solve problems and make decisions about a particular course of action. Whether […]
The war over music copyrights
Sep 30, 6:17PM
VC firms haven't been the only ones raising hundreds of millions of dollars to invest in a booming market. After 15+ years of being the last industry anyone wanted to invest in, the music industry is coming back, and money is flooding in to buy up the rights to popular songs. As paid streaming subscriptions […]
Until data is misused, Facebook's breach will be forgotten
Sep 30, 4:19PM
We cared about Cambridge Analytica because it could have helped elect Trump. We ignored LocationSmart because even the though the company was selling and exposing the real-time GPS coordinates of our phones, it was never clear exactly if or how that data was misused. This idea, that privacy issues are abstract concepts for most people […]
Carpooling service Klaxit partners with Uber for last-minute changes
Sep 30, 4:13PM
French startup Klaxit connects drivers with riders so that you don't have to take your car to work every day. And the company recently announced a new feature with the help of Uber. If your driver cancels your ride home, Klaxit will book an Uber for you. Klaxit is a ride-sharing startup that focuses on […]
Relike lets you turn a Facebook page into a newsletter
Sep 30, 3:03PM
French startup Ownpage has recently released a new product called Relike. Relike is one of the easiest ways to get started with email newsletters. You enter the web address of your Facebook page and that's about it. The company automatically pulls your most recent posts from your Facebook page and lets you set up an […]
What the heck is going on with measures of programming language popularity?
Sep 30, 1:00PM
I looked at the TIOBE index today, as I do every so often, as most of the software pros I know do every so often. It purports to measure the popularity of the world’s programming languages, and its popularity-over-time chart tells a simple story: Java and C are, and have been since time immemorial, by […]
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 […]
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