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Original Content podcast: We can't resist the thoughtful glamour of 'The Crown'
Oct 14, 8:44PM
We weren’t expecting to like “The Crown.” Yes, there are talented actors and fancy costumes on-screen, and yes, there’s an acclaimed writer at the helm who specializes in dramatizing real history. But did we really need to watch another 20 hours of serious, scripted drama about England’s royal family? Well, we were convinced to give […]
Distributed kitchen service Pilotworks is shutting down
Oct 14, 8:44PM
Pilotworks, the distributed kitchen service which raised $13 million in venture funding from investors including Campbell’s Soup Co.’s investment arm, is shutting down. The company issued a brief statement on its website yesterday with the news It is with a heavy heart that after failing to raise the necessary capital to continue operations, Pilotworks will […]
At what point do we admit that geoengineering is an option?
Oct 14, 1:00PM
In 1883, Krakatoa erupted, spewing volcanic ash and gas into the stratosphere, making clouds more reflective and cooling the entire planet by roughly 1° C that year. In 2018, the UN reported that human activity has already raised Earth’s temperature by 1°, and if we don’t do something drastic soon, the results will be catastrophic. […]
Make your own phone with MakerPhone (some soldering required)
Oct 13, 8:29PM
There's no shortage of interesting electronics kits out there to occupy an idle Sunday, but with this one you get a phone out of the bargain. The MakerPhone is a kit looking for funds on Kickstarter that lets you assemble a working mobile phone from a number of boards and pieces, and the end result looks about as wild as you'd expect.
What to expect from the return of electric scooters in SF
Oct 13, 7:16PM
The time has come. Electric scooter sharing services are returning to the streets of San Francisco — this time with explicit permission from the SF Municipal Transportation Agency. On Monday, we’ll see both Skip and Scoot deploy their respective electric scooters throughout the city. And if you remember what it was like earlier this year, […]
NASA plans 'on schedule' Soyuz launch despite failure of Russian rocket
Oct 13, 6:36PM
The high-profile failure of a normally reliable Soyuz rocket during a crewed mission to the International Space Station earlier this week spooked the space community in more ways than one, but NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said he expects to launch a new crew in December via Soyuz anyway.
A fictional Facebook Portal videochat with Mark Zuckerberg
Oct 13, 6:00PM
TechCrunch: Hey Portal, dial Mark Portal: Do you mean Mark Zuckerberg? TC: Yes Portal: Dialling Mark… TC: Hi Mark! Nice choice of grey t-shirt. MZ: Uh, new phone who dis? — oh, hi, er, TechCrunch… TC: Thanks for agreeing to this entirely fictional interview, Mark! MZ: Sure — anytime. But you don’t mind if I […]
International growth, primarily in China, fuels the VC market today
Oct 13, 5:11PM
The venture capital business model has gone global. VC is still an exclusive club of financiers, but now with worldwide scope and scale.
Gillmor Gang:
Oct 13, 5:00PM
The Gillmor Gang — Keith Teare, Esteban Kolsky, Frank Radice, Michael Markman, and Steve Gillmor . Recorded live Friday October 12, 2018. Smartspeaker UI, Post-Advertising micropayments, and other mythical creatures. Produced and directed by Tina Chase Gillmor @tinagillmor @kteare, @ekolsky, @fradice, @mickeleh, @stevegillmor Liner Notes Live chat stream The Gillmor Gang on Facebook
SF judge denies Lime's request to block electric scooter deployment
Oct 13, 2:08AM
A judge today denied Lime’s request for a temporary restraining order that would block Skip and Scoot from deploying their electric scooters in San Francisco on Monday. This means San Franciscans will be able to use electric scooter services again first thing next week. Following the SFMTA's decision to grant Skip and Scoot electric scooter […]
Venmo bumps up instant transfer fee to 1 percent of the total amount
Oct 13, 1:48AM
If you’re a frequent Venmo user, you might want to double-check your settings because the company just changed up their fee structure for instant transfers and it may result in more of your balance slipping away. The fee for instant transfers where a user would move their Venmo balance to their bank account via debit […]
Stephen Hawking's final paper about black holes is now online
Oct 13, 12:29AM
Stephen Hawking passed away earlier this year at the age of 76, but his incredible intellect isn’t yet done contributing to the scientific community. The acclaimed physicist’s final paper is now online for anyone to read and it revisits some mysteries of the physical world that came to define his illustrious career. Titled “Black Hole […]
Snapchat now has cat lenses. (Yes, for your cat.)
Oct 12, 11:58PM
It’s 8:00 PM on Friday night and you’re home alone and already drunk. Oh, is that just me? Well no matter. Snapchat has made lenses for your cat now. Yes, that’s right. Your cat! This is what the internet is made for, friends. Not all that fake news and trolling. Not having to read tweets […]
FCC resorts to the usual malarkey defending itself against Mozilla lawsuit
Oct 12, 11:46PM
Mozilla filed a lawsuit in August alleging the FCC had unlawfully overturned 2015's net neutrality rules, by among other things "fundamentally mischaracteriz[ing] how internet access works." The FCC has filed its official response, and as you might expect it has doubled down on those fundamental mischaracterizations.
AllTrails gets $75M to keep hikers happy
Oct 12, 11:41PM
Spectrum Equity is making a big bet on AllTrails, that app for outdoorsy folk.
Walmart continues M&A spree with acquisition of lingerie retailer Bare Necessities
Oct 12, 10:41PM
Walmart has acquired online lingerie retailer Bare Necessities one week after its purchase of ELOQUII.
U.S. lawmakers warn Canada to keep Huawei out of its 5G plans
Oct 12, 10:28PM
In a letter addressed to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Senators Mark Warner and Marco Rubio make a very public case that Canada should leave Chinese tech and telecom giant Huawei out of its plans to build a next-generation mobile network. “While Canada has strong telecommunication security safeguards in place, we have serious concerns that […]
The team behind 'First Man' aims to de-mythologize the space program
Oct 12, 9:05PM
Even for those of us born decades after the event itself, Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the moon remain among history’s most iconic and indelible images. Can a Hollywood movie tell us anything new about that moment? With “First Man” (which opens today), “La La Land” director Damien Chazelle certainly tries. The film climaxes with […]
At 10 trillion frames per second, this camera captures light in slow motion
Oct 12, 9:00PM
Light is the fastest thing in the universe, so trying to catch it on the move is necessarily something of a challenge. We've had some success, but a new rig built by Caltech scientists pulls down a mind-boggling 10 trillion frames per second, meaning it can capture light as it travels along — and they have plans to make it a hundred times faster.
New wave founders are headed to Startup Battlefield Latin America
Oct 12, 8:28PM
TechCrunch is thrilled to announce that Rappi co-founder Sebastian Mejia, Enjoie founder Ana McLaren and KonfÃo founder and CEO David Arana will be joining us on stage at Startup Battlefield Latin America for a panel about new wave startups coming out of the region. What does scaling a delivery startup out of Latin America look like? Where do you find […]
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