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Fortnite gets into Christmas mode with snow, planes and ziplines in season 7
Dec 07, 5:32AM
Fortnite, the world’s most popular game, is getting into the festive period after it released its much-anticipated Season 7 update which includes lots of Christmasy touches. The new season sees an iceberg smash into the island where the battle royale smash hit is located, that means there’s frozen terrain in the form of places like Frosty […]
7 things to think about voice
Dec 06, 11:00PM
Voice won't change everything but it will be part of a movement that heralds a new way to think about our relationship with devices, screens, our data and interactions.
Microsoft calls on companies to adopt a facial recognition code of conduct
Dec 06, 10:39PM
Over the summer, Microsoft President Brad Smith called for governments to take a closer look at how facial detection technology is being implemented across the globe. This week, he returned with a similar message — only this time the executive is calling out fellow technology purveyors to help address myriad issues around the technology before […]
MoviePass announces new pricing plans for 2019
Dec 06, 10:11PM
It’s been a rocky year for MoviePass, something that CEO Mitch Lowe acknowledged in an interview this week with Variety. "We have a lot to prove to all our constituents," Lowe said. "We don't just have to prove ourselves to our members, we also have to prove ourselves to the investment community, our employees, and […]
TransferWise keeps growing money transfers despite global turbulence
Dec 06, 9:43PM
You don't have to follow the financial technology industry or work with developers in faraway lands to know TransferWise, arguably the world's leading peer-to-peer money-transferring startup. Thanks to its presence in more than 70 countries, low-cost rates for moving money internationally and, of course, its famous "nothing to hide" PR campaign that featured its semi-naked […]
Lightspeed hires 5 new partners from Slack, Twitter and more
Dec 06, 9:29PM
Lightspeed has announced several new partners, including Slack's former head of growth, who joins the firm's enterprise team.
Google partners with media outlets to provide on-demand news audio
Dec 06, 9:02PM
Getting news in the morning has long been my most used feature on Google Assistant. Asking Home "what's in the news" brings up a quick flash briefing from a handful of selected outlets. It's quick, it's easy and it helps fill me in on the way out the door. Google's long promised to improve on […]
Mozilla and Qualcomm are bringing a native version of Firefox to Windows 10 on ARM
Dec 06, 9:00PM
Microsoft is working with Google to bring a native ARM64 version of Chrome to Windows 10 on ARM and as Mozilla announced today, it, too, is working on bringing a native version of Firefox to Windows 10 on ARM. The organization is doing so in cooperation with Qualcomm. Typically, to make any Windows 10 application […]
Qualcomm expands its PC bet with its new 7nm 8cx platform
Dec 06, 9:00PM
Qualcomm wants to become a major player in the PC/laptop market. Now that there is Windows 10 on ARM, that’s more than a pipe dream, but in its earliest iterations, those Qualcomm-based Windows 10 laptops used the Snapdragon 850 system on a chip that was specifically designed for PCs but still very much a direct […]
Artie aims to bring you closer to your digital idols with autonomous AR avatars
Dec 06, 8:18PM
If you spend enough time scrolling through manicured photos of manicured lives on social media, you might come to the realization that maybe the fakeness of the online world has started to look too real. This might be why so many investors are starting to stare headlong into the world of avatars and digital influencers […]
Netflix tops other streamers with most Golden Globes nods, but Amazon beats it on TV
Dec 06, 8:02PM
Netflix is having another good year when it comes to racking up the Golden Globe nominations. Last year, Netflix topped the list of the most-nominated networks alongside HBO with 12 nods, even if that didn’t translate to many wins for the streaming service. This time around, Netflix has scored eight nominations for its TV series and another […]
Let's meet in Poland this month
Dec 06, 7:42PM
I’m heading back to Europe to run a pitch-off in Wroclaw and Warsaw, Poland. Are you ready? The Wrocwal event, called In-Ference, is happening on December 17 and you can submit to pitch here. The team will notify you if you have been chosen to pitch. The winner will receive a table at TC Disrupt in […]
Walgreens enlists FedEx to offer speedy drug delivery
Dec 06, 7:26PM
Walgreens is gearing up for a battle with Amazon. The country's second-largest pharmacy chain announced this week that it's teaming up with FedEx to offer quick drug delivery. Through Walgreens Express, patients will be able to get prescriptions delivered to their home as quickly as the next day. Customers will get a text notification when […]
Ericsson software problem has been causing widespread cell phone outages
Dec 06, 6:01PM
A problem with the software in Ericsson equipment is causing outages across the world, including O2 users in Great Britain and SoftBank users in Japan, according to a report in the Financial Times earlier today. Ericsson took blame for the outage in a press release. It apparently involves faulty software on certain Ericsson equipment used […]
Contentful raises $33.5M for its headless CMS platform
Dec 06, 5:58PM
Contentful, a Berlin- and San Francisco-based startup that provides content management infrastructure for companies like Spotify, Nike, Lyft and others, today announced that it has raised a $33.5 million Series D funding round led by Sapphire Ventures, with participation from OMERS Ventures and Salesforce Ventures, as well as existing investors General Catalyst, Benchmark, Balderton Capital and Hercules. In […]
FB QVC? Facebook tries Live video shopping
Dec 06, 5:35PM
Want to run your own home shopping network? Facebook is now testing a Live video feature for merchants that lets them demo and describe their items for viewers. Customers can screenshot something they want to buy and use Messenger to send it to the seller, who can then request payment right through the chat app. […]
Join TechCrunch for our 2nd Annual Winter Party
Dec 06, 5:30PM
After last year's stellar turn out of almost 1,000 Silicon Valley shakers and movers at our inaugural Winter Party, TechCrunch is returning with the 2nd Annual Winter Party in San Francisco on February 8. The party will feature tasty cocktails and canapés, party games and activities, plenty of photo ops, giveaways and some fun surprises. […]
Rideshare advertising startup Firefly launches with $21.5M in funding
Dec 06, 5:15PM
Firefly, a startup that allows rideshare drivers to make money through digital advertising, is officially launching today. It’s also announced that it has raised $21.5 million in seed funding. The idea of sticking advertising on a cab isn’t new, but Firefly offers drivers what it calls a “digital smart screen,” allowing advertisers to run targeted, […]
Microsoft Edge goes Chromium (and macOS)
Dec 06, 5:00PM
The rumors were true: Microsoft Edge is moving to the open-source Chromium platform, the same platform that powers Google’s Chrome browser. And once that is done, Microsoft is bringing Edge to macOS, too. In addition, Microsoft is decoupling Edge from the Windows update process to offer a faster update cadence — and with that, it’ll […]
Pandora's Podcast Genome Project goes live for all
Dec 06, 4:50PM
Last month, Pandora announced it would soon be bringing its “Genome” technology to a new space outside of music: it would leverage a similar classification system to make podcast recommendations, too. Initially, the feature was only available to select users on mobile devices, ahead of a broader public launch. Today, Pandora says its Podcast Genome […]
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