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Calling all hackers! Join us for TechCrunch China's Shenzhen Hackathon on Nov 17
Nov 09, 4:12AM
Attention coders, designers and all other builders: the TechCrunch China Hackathon is returning to Shenzhen, the city known as the hardware capital of the world, this month and we want you to take part! So if your inner being is to code, design, build and hack cool things; if you want to have fun with others like […]
Walmart is building an AI lab inside one of its store
Nov 09, 1:21AM
Walmart has just announced its plans to launch what it’s calling an Intelligent Retail Lab inside one of its stores in Levittown, New York. The idea is to test both associate and customer experiences. For example, Walmart wants to use artificial intelligence to better identify when items are running low on stock so that it […]
All I want for Christmas are these kitschy VC trading cards
Nov 09, 12:05AM
TouchBase is selling a line of VC trading cards, featuring Paul Graham, Marc Andreessen, Mary Meeker and Bill Gurley.
SpaceX's Starlink aims to put over a thousand of its communications satellites in super-low orbit
Nov 08, 11:54PM
SpaceX's planned communication satellite constellation, known as Starlink, will now be targeting a much lower orbit than originally planned, at least for over a thousand of the satellites, the company revealed in an FCC filing. The move should help mitigate orbital debris and provide better signal for the company's terrestrial users as well.
Google walkout organizers aren't satisfied with CEO's response
Nov 08, 11:40PM
Organizers of the massive walkouts at Google last week are — rightfully so — not letting up on their demands. Earlier this morning, Google CEO Sundar Pichai responded to some of their demands, outlining how Google is getting rid of forced arbitration for sexual harassment and sexual assault claims, offering more transparency around those investigations […]
Three challenges facing blockchain technology
Nov 08, 11:00PM
Blockchain technology will eventually impact many industries, but there is still a long way to go before blockchain technology can realize its true potential. Here are the three most important challenges facing more widespread adoption of blockchain technology.
Roku expands its free streaming channel with entertainment and live sports
Nov 08, 10:49PM
Roku’s ad-supported free streaming channel is expanding. No, not to more platforms — it already did that. But rather, it’s expanding its content lineup. While before the channel offered free-to-stream movies and news, it will now feature live and linear sports and entertainment content, the company says. As of earlier this year, The Roku Channel […]
Disney's new streaming service will be called Disney+
Nov 08, 10:22PM
We knew Disney was building its own on-demand streaming service, Ã la Netflix or HBO GO, but we didn’t know the name. Now we do. Disney’s new streaming service will be called Disney+. While there’s been a few rumored names (it was misreported, at one point, to be “Disney Play”), word of this name comes […]
Gift Guide: 11 picture perfect gifts for your photographer friends
Nov 08, 9:30PM
Photographers are tricky to get gifts for because every one of them has preferences they may already have spent years indulging. But we have blind spots, we photographers. We will spend thousands on lenses but never buy a proper camera bag, or properly back up our shots, or splurge for a gadget that makes certain […]
Virgin Hyperloop One has a new CEO and board chairman
Nov 08, 9:16PM
High-speed futuristic transportation company Virgin Hyperloop One is changing up its leadership. CEO Rob Lloyd has left after three years at the helm and Jay Walder, who ran bike-sharing operator Motivate, is now heading up Virgin Hyperloop One, the company said Thursday. Sir Richard Branson, who stepped down as chairman in October, has been replaced […]
National Grid unveils $250M corporate venture capital arm
Nov 08, 9:13PM
Former Intel Capital managing director Lisa Lambert has launched National Grid Partners.
AdRoll expands its B2B data and tech by acquiring Growlabs
Nov 08, 9:13PM
AdRoll Group announced today that it has acquired Growlabs, a two-year-old startup with business-to-business sales tools and data. While AdRoll is best known for its retargeting technology for consumer advertising, it’s been building out a suite of B2B marketing technology under its RollWorks business unit, which launched earlier this year. The company says that by […]
Vine co-founder plans to launch successor Byte in Spring 2019
Nov 08, 8:57PM
Vine — the much loved and mourned short video hosting platform — will return, kind of, sort of. Co-creator Dom Hofmann announced on Twitter today that its spiritual successor is set to arrive next spring. Details? We don't have many. Though Hofmann did give us a name — Byte — and logo to match. From […]
Olho do Dono is the winner of Startup Battlefield Latin America
Nov 08, 8:52PM
Fifteen startups spent the day presenting onstage in São Paulo, Brazil. For the finalists, that meant presenting twice — once in the initial rounds, then again for our finalist judges. This was all part of Startup Battlefield Latin America, an event that we put on in partnership with Facebook’s FB Start program. After a full day […]
Facebook removed 14 million pieces of terrorist content this year, and the numbers are rising
Nov 08, 8:02PM
Facebook must exert constant vigilance to prevent its platform from being taken over by ne'er-do-wells, but how exactly it does that is only really known to itself. Today, however, the company has graced us with a bit of data on what tools it's using and what results they're getting — for instance, more than 14 million pieces of "terrorist content" removed this year so far.
Charge card startup Brex aims for decacorn success
Nov 08, 6:50PM
By now, Brex, the young startup that is trying to reinvent corporate credit and charge cards, is well-known in Silicon Valley. The tender age of the company's co-founders, Henrique Dubugras and Pedro Franceschi, the big-name backers, the $125 million Series C announced last month, the aggressive billboard advertising in San Francisco and the company's torrid […]
Facebook Portal isn't listening to your calls, but may track data
Nov 08, 6:01PM
When the initial buzz of Portal finally dies down, it's the timing that will be remembered most. There's never a great time for a company like Facebook to launch a product like Portal, but as far as optics go, the whole of 2018 probably should have been a write-off. Our followup headline, "Facebook, are you […]
Chrome adds new security features to stop mobile subscription scams
Nov 08, 6:00PM
Google today announced that Chrome will soon get a new feature that aims to stop mobile subscription scams. Those are the kind of sites that ask you for your phone number and that then, unbeknownst to you, sign you up for a mobile subscription that’s billed through your carrier. Starting with the launch of Chrome […]
81% of VC firms don't have a single black investor — BLCK VC wants to change that
Nov 08, 5:59PM
There's a new group focused on supporting black investors.
Material Impact, a new fund focused on materials technology, just closed its debut fund with $110 million
Nov 08, 5:58PM
Material Impact, a Boston, Mass.-based firm that says it “transforms materials into companies that make an impact,” has closed its debut fund with $110 million in capital commitments from a range of university endowments, foundations, family offices and fund-of-funds. In a sea of fundraising announcements, it’s tempting to shrug off the development. Another new venture […]
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