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Xbox One will work with keyboard and mouse as of November 14th, starting with Fortnite
Nov 11, 12:49AM
We knew the Xbox One was set to get keyboard and mouse support eventually, but now we know exactly when.
The top 10 cities for $100M VC rounds in 2018 so far
Nov 10, 5:09PM
Crunchbase News recently profiled a selection of U.S. companies' largest VC raised in 2018, and no surprise here: the 10 largest rounds all topped out well north of $100 million.
Growing pains at venture-backed Moogsoft lead to layoffs
Nov 10, 12:41AM
Moogsoft has laid off 30 employees and completed two C-suite hires. Its new COO Amer Deeba recently resigned from Qualys following SEC charges of insider trading.
Can the startup building a Fortnite for VR become the Fortnite of VR?
Nov 10, 12:35AM
Virtual reality hasn’t proven itself to be the lucrative escape of the every-man, but the medium has done a fairly good job enticing the gaming community and keeping that niche (mostly) happy. While a couple of big titles have gotten some halfway-decent ports to VR, for the most part VR users are confined to whatever […]
Gift Guide: The best security and privacy tech to keep your friends safe
Nov 09, 11:53PM
Libertarian on lockdown? Privacy minded or paranoid? Security is more front of mind today than ever before. If it’s not a company vacuuming up your data or nation states trying to hack your email, it’s your own “opsec” that needs a refresh. For this holiday season, we have more than a dozen gift ideas — […]
Mary Meeker is said to be raising up to $1.25 billion for her new growth fund
Nov 09, 11:05PM
Mary Meeker, who revealed in September plans to leave Kleiner Perkins after an eight-year run with the venture firm, is reportedly looking to raise up to $1.25 billion for her debut fund. So says Business Insider, citing multiple sources. We’ve reached out to Meeker for more information. As Meeker told Recode a couple of months […]
Limiting social media use reduced loneliness and depression in new experiment
Nov 09, 10:52PM
The idea that social media can be harmful to our mental and emotional well-being is not a new one, but little has been done by researchers to directly measure the effect; surveys and correlative studies are at best suggestive. A new experimental study out of Penn State, however, directly links more social media use to worse emotional states, and less use to better.
Why you're about to see a lot of drifting Tesla Model 3 videos
Nov 09, 10:34PM
Tesla Model 3 owners who opted for the Performance variant now have a reason to go to the track. Or, if history is a guide, they’ll skip the track and try the newly released Track Mode software feature in a parking lot or winding road. Track Mode — to be clear — is designed for, […]
Facebook launches Lasso, its music and video TikTok clone
Nov 09, 10:33PM
Done cloning Snapchat, Facebook is now chasing Chinese short-form video sensation TikTok with the launch of its knock-off Lasso. Available now for iOS and Android, Lasso is Facebook’s answer to the zany mobile lipsyncing playground that's gained ground with young users, both in China and in the West. The release confirms TechCrunch's scoop from last month […]
PayPal shuts down accounts for Proud Boys and founder McInnes as well as antifa groups
Nov 09, 8:46PM
PayPal has shut down several accounts, including those for far-right group the Proud Boys and their founder, Gavin McInnes, for the promotion of "hate, violence, or other forms of intolerance." Several anti-fascist groups were also banned as part of the same wave of policy enforcement.
Pure Bit, a South Korean exchange, pulls a $2.8 million exit scam
Nov 09, 8:41PM
Another day, another exit scam. This time it comes to us from South Korea, where an exchange, Pure Bit, has completely shut down after raising $2.8 million in Ethereum from investors. The exchange, which promised to deliver something call Pure Coin, was live yesterday and today is completely shut down after posting “Sorry” and “Thanks” […]
Listen to the music of a Martian sunrise
Nov 09, 8:15PM
Two researchers, Dr. Domenico Vicinanza of Anglia Ruskin University and Dr. Genevieve Williams, have “sonified” a video of the 5,000th Martian sunrise captured by the Mars rover, Opportunity. The music is a representation of the experience of seeing the sun rise over the red dunes as light pierces the planet’s atmosphere. It’s beautiful. From the […]
Rocket Lab's big 'It's Business Time' launch targets this weekend for takeoff
Nov 09, 7:52PM
Upstart launch provider Rocket Lab aims to finally launch its first fully commercial payload to orbit this weekend after months of delays. The small Electron rocket will take six satellites from four companies to orbit as early as tomorrow evening Pacific time — Sunday afternoon at the company's launch site in New Zealand.
Hackers stole income, immigration and tax data in Healthcare.gov breach, government confirms
Nov 09, 7:45PM
Hackers siphoned off thousands of Healthcare.gov applications by breaking into the accounts of brokers and agents tasked with helping customers sign up for healthcare plans. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said in a post buried on its website that the hackers obtained “inappropriate access” to a number of broker and agent accounts, which […]
Amazon expands its assortment of Apple inventory, including the latest devices
Nov 09, 7:09PM
Amazon has signed a new deal with Apple that will allow the retailer to increase the selection of Apple products on its site, according to a report from CNET, which Amazon also confirmed. The deal will give Apple-authorized resellers the ability to sell a wide range of devices on Amazon — including Apple’s recently launched […]
Sony's PlayStation Classic uses an open-source emulator to play its games
Nov 09, 6:58PM
The worm has turned, it seems. Emulators, which let people run old console games on their computers, were once the scourge of the gaming industry. Now Sony is using one of the very pieces of software the industry decried as the basis for its PlayStation Classic retro console.
Everything you missed from the Startup Battlefield Latin America
Nov 09, 4:56PM
The tech scene in São Paulo is an absolute delight, and we’re honored to have seen such an amazing turnout at the Startup Battlefield Latin America. In case you missed it, we’ve put together a little recap of the event below. Editor’s Note: We will embed videos from the event as soon as they’re available. […]
Utah man pleads guilty to causing 2013 gaming service outages
Nov 09, 4:52PM
A Utah man has pleaded guilty to computer hacking charges, after admitting to knocking several gaming services offline five years ago. Austin Thompson, 23, launched several denial-of-service attacks against EA’s Origin, Sony PlayStation and Valve’s Steam gaming services during the December holiday season in 2013. At the time, those denial-of-service attacks made it near-impossible for […]
Rakuten has SoftBank in its sights
Nov 09, 4:14PM
This week, I've tried to do something new at TechCrunch with this experimental column — getting obsessed about a topic broadly in tech and writing a continuous stream of thoughts and analysis about it. With my research consultant and contributor Arman Tabatabai, we've covered two topics: Form Ds, the filing that startups usually submit to […]
Disney to invest in more original content for Hulu, expand service internationally
Nov 09, 3:49PM
In addition to plans to launch its own Netflix rival, Disney+, next year, the company says it also plans to increase investment in its other streaming service, Hulu. Thanks to its buyout of 21st Century Fox, Disney now own 60 percent of the TV streaming service, which it gives it “considerable say” in how Hulu […]
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