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Hours before U.S. election day, Facebook pulls dozens of accounts for 'inauthentic behavior'
Nov 06, 4:33AM
Facebook has pulled the plug on 30 accounts and 85 Instagram accounts that the company says were engaged in “coordinated inauthentic behavior.” Facebook’s head of cybersecurity policy Nathaniel Gleicher revealed the latest batch of findings in a late-night blog post Monday. “On Sunday evening, U.S. law enforcement contacted us about online activity that they recently […]
Tink Labs, which gives free-to-use smartphones to hotel guests, is raising $300M
Nov 06, 4:11AM
Tink Labs, a Hong Kong startup that develops smartphones that hotels provide to their guests for free, is raising a new round of up to $300 million to further its international footprint, TechCrunch has come to understand. The startup is in the final stages of completing the deal that could give its six-year-old business a […]
Some online resources to help voters with disabilities on Election Day
Nov 06, 4:08AM
After Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, more states and counties in the United States are returning to paper ballots from electronic voting machines. While this may help cybersecurity, it also makes it harder for many people with disabilities to cast their vote. To counteract that, RespectAbility, a non-partisan non-profit that works on inclusivity […]
India's Meesho, which enables social commerce via WhatsApp, raises $50M
Nov 06, 3:50AM
Meesho, a Bangalore-based social commerce startup, has closed a $50 million investment to grow its business in its Indian homeland ahead of future international expansion. This Series C round means that Meesho, which graduated Y Combinator in 2016, has now raised three funding rounds in the past year. Its $3.4 million Series A came in […]
One-year-old Bracket Capital is already an investor in Lyft, Bird, Airbnb and Coinbase
Nov 06, 1:49AM
Two former private equity executives have entered the venture capital business via Bracket Capital.
Bots Distorted the 2016 Election. Will the Midterms Be a Sequel?
Nov 06, 1:30AM
Tiffany Olson Kleemann Contributor Tiffany Olson Kleemann is the chief executive officer of Distil Networks. She formerly served in executive roles at Symantec and FireEye and was deputy chief of staff for cybersecurity operations under President George W. Bush. The fact that Russian-linked bots penetrated social media to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election has […]
Automakers invest in Transit, the app that helps people get around without a car
Nov 06, 12:33AM
Transit, a company that built a mobile app designed to help people in cities live without cars, has raised $17.5 million from two automakers in a Series B round. The round was led by RenaultNissan-Mitsubishi’s joint investment arm Alliance Ventures. InMotion Ventures, Jaguar Land Rover’s venture capital fund, also joined the round, as well as two past […]
Pandora beats in Q3 with $417.6M in revenue, fast-growing subscription business
Nov 06, 12:12AM
Streaming music service Pandora released its third quarter earnings today – the first since the news of its impending acquisition by SiriusXM, announced in September. The company reported a quickly growing subscription business for its paid products, Pandora Plus and Pandora Premium, which brought in $125.8 million in Q3 – a figure that’s up 49 […]
You can ride Bird's e-scooters in London starting today — but only in Olympic Park
Nov 06, 12:00AM
Due to ancient British legislation, Bird's scooters will only be available in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
AMC is raising Stubs A-List prices in 15 states
Nov 05, 11:30PM
AMC Theatres is raising the price of its subscription movie plan Stubs A-List — at least in a handful of states. Rather than simply charging $19.95 per month across-the-board, AMC will soon offer differing prices to residents of different states. California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York will see the biggest increase, to $23.95 […]
A Swedish ISP has blocked Elsevier's website in protest for forcing it to block Sci-Hub
Nov 05, 10:41PM
A little known fact about Swedes: when they get angry, they will often scribble down a note on paper — sometimes anonymously — and leave it where it will be seen, rather than confront a person face-to-face. One extremely angry Swedish pro-freedom internet provider took that passive aggression to a whole new level. On Thursday, […]
Subterranean drone mapping startup Emesent raises $2.5M to autonomously delve the deep
Nov 05, 10:39PM
Seemingly every industry is finding ways to use drones in some way or another, but deep underground it's a different story. In the confines of a mine or pipeline, with no GPS and little or no light, off-the-shelf drones are helpless — but an Australian startup called Emesent is giving them the spatial awareness and intelligence to navigate and map those spaces autonomously.
SF fines two landlords $2.25 million for illegal Airbnb rentals
Nov 05, 9:44PM
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera is laying down the law — literally. Today, Herrera’s office announced a $2.25 million settlement with two property owners in the city. The landlords, Darren and Valerie Lee, ran “an illicit hotel chain during San Francisco’s housing crisis rather than lawfully renting the units to residential tenants,” Herrera’s office […]
Supreme Court denies broadband industry petition to scrub favorable net neutrality court decision from history
Nov 05, 7:47PM
The Supreme Court today offered moral support for net neutrality activists and a soft setback for the current FCC’s agenda by declining to revisit a major case supportive of the 2015 rules. It essentially sets in stone the fundamental legality of those rules — not good PR for the agency that just rolled them back […]
How to get to the polls for free at the 2018 midterm elections
Nov 05, 7:40PM
In case you haven’t heard, polls will open Tuesday morning across the U.S. for the 2018 midterm elections. It’s a big deal, so go vote. And this year, there are more free ways to get to the polls than ever before thanks to a variety of non-partisan “get the vote out” campaigns from ride-hailing, bike […]
Instacart nabs Google execs as VPs of engineering and corp dev, acqui-hires MightySignal
Nov 05, 7:21PM
After raising $600 million at a $7.6 billion valuation a few weeks ago, Instacart is doubling down on expanding its talent pool to square up against Amazon and others with ambitions in online grocery ordering and delivery. The company has appointed Varouj Chitilian as it first VP of engineering and Dave Sobota as its first VP […]
2018 Midterms: 4 resources every voter should know about
Nov 05, 7:20PM
Voting in the U.S. can be confusing. By design, every state is different. On top of that, disinformation meant to discourage voting is rampant this election. Cut through the noise, arm yourself with the facts and vote. We’ve got resources to help you. 1. Fill out a sample ballot for your state If you’re not […]
ABC News is covering the midterms in augmented reality
Nov 05, 6:59PM
Augmented reality is certainly the gimmick du jour these days. Case in point: ABC News is covering tomorrow’s U.S. midterms using a custom-made 360-degree stage and AR technology. The media organization posted a behind-the-scenes look at its glitzy and over-the-top “Election Headquarters” AR-powered stage on its Sunday political affairs program “This Week,” and today published […]
Apple rolls out watchOS 5.1.1 after earlier Apple Watch bricking issues
Nov 05, 6:49PM
Apple has rolled out watchOS 5.1.1, less than a week after the company pulled its immediate predecessor, watchOS 5.1, following reports that the software was bricking some Apple Watches. The update also includes bug fixes for the Walkie-Talkie app and an additional issue where some Activity rewards were not displayed. watchOS 5.1 initially went out […]
Instagram prototypes bully-proof moderated School Stories
Nov 05, 6:35PM
Instagram is considering offering collaborative School Stories that only a certain school’s students can see or contribute to. And to make sure these Stories wouldn’t become bullying cesspools, Instagram’s code shows a warning that “School stories are manually reviewed to make sure the community is safe.” School Stories could create a fun space for kids […]
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