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Two years later, I still miss the headphone port
Dec 26, 1:16AM
Bluetooth? Whoops, forgot to charge them. Or whoops, they're trying to pair with my laptop, which is turned off and in my backpack. Dongle? Whoops, left it on my other pair of headphones at work.
Amid plummeting stocks and political uncertainty, VCs urge their portfolios to prepare for winter
Dec 26, 12:28AM
The warning signs are flashing faster and more furiously now and investors are increasingly urging their startups to take notice. With the Dow Jones Industrial Average enduring a Christmas Eve rout of historic proportions and other indices entering bear market territory, the long-predicted end of the latest bull market is upon the technology industry. Stock […]
We finally started taking screen time seriously in 2018
Dec 25, 10:27PM
At the beginning of this year, I was using my iPhone to browse new titles on Amazon when I saw the cover of "How to Break Up With Your Phone" by Catherine Price. I downloaded it on Kindle because I genuinely wanted to reduce my smartphone use, but also because I thought it would be […]
Why you need to use a password manager
Dec 25, 7:11PM
If you thought passwords will soon be dead, think again. They're here to stay — for now. Passwords are cumbersome and hard to remember — and just when you did, you're told to change it again. And sometimes passwords can be guessed and are easily hackable. Nobody likes passwords but they're a fact of life. […]
Two-factor authentication can save you from hackers
Dec 25, 7:10PM
If you find passwords annoying, you might not like two-factor authentication much. But security experts say it’s one of the best ways to protect your online accounts. Simply put, two-factor authentication adds a second step in your usual log-in process. Once you enter your username and password, you’ll be prompted to enter a code sent […]
How to protect your cell phone number and why you should care
Dec 25, 7:07PM
Assuming you have your strong passwords in place and your two-factor authentication set up, you think your accounts are now safe? Think again. There’s much more to be done. You might think your Social Security or bank account numbers are the most sensitive digits in your life. Nowadays, hackers can do far more damage with […]
How to browse the web securely and privately
Dec 25, 7:04PM
So you want to browse the web securely and privately? Here’s a hard truth: it’s almost impossible. It’s not just your internet provider that knows which sites you visit, it’s also the government — and other governments! And when it’s not them, it’s social media sites, ad networks or apps tracking you across the web […]
How to choose and use an encrypted messaging app
Dec 25, 7:00PM
Text messaging has been around since the dawn of cellular technology, and sparked its own unique language. But it’s time to put sending regular SMS messages out to pasture. If you have an iPhone, you’re already on your way. iPhones (as well as iPads and Macs) use iMessage to send messages between Apple devices. It’s […]
What history could tell Mark Zuckerberg
Dec 25, 3:00PM
Perhaps Mark Zuckerberg obsessed over the wrong bit of history. Or else didn’t study his preferred slice of classical antiquity carefully enough, faced, as he now is, with an existential crisis of ‘fake news’ simultaneously undermining trust in his own empire and in democracy itself. A recent New Yorker profile — questioning whether the Facebook founder can fix […]
Tesla shares fall 7.6% following price cuts in China and Elon Musk's promise to reimburse missed tax credits
Dec 25, 5:27AM
Monday was a tough day for the U.S. stock market, but Tesla shares were hit especially hard. The stock fell by 7.6 percent after Tesla cut the Model 3's price in China and CEO Elon Musk promised to reimburse U.S. customers if they miss a tax credit deadline due to Model 3 shipment delays. Reuters […]
Salesforce keeps rolling with another banner year in 2018
Dec 25, 1:13AM
The good times kept on rolling this year for Salesforce with all of the requisite ingredients of a highly successful cloud company — the steady revenue growth, the expanding product set and the splashy acquisitions. The company also opened the doors of its shiny new headquarters, Salesforce Tower in San Francisco, a testament to its […]
My product launch wishlist for Instagram, Twitter, Uber and more
Dec 25, 12:00AM
‘Twas the night before Xmas, and all through the house, not a feature was stirring from the designer’s mouse . . . Not Twitter! Not Uber, Not Apple or Pinterest! On Facebook! On Snapchat! On Lyft or on Insta! . . . From the sidelines I ask you to flex your code’s might. Happy Xmas […]
Four ways to bridge the widening valley of death for startups
Dec 24, 8:30PM
As early and late-stage funding becomes more abundant, founders and their early VC backers need to get smarter about how to position their companies for a looming valley of death in-between.
Stock markets suffer their worst Christmas Eve trading day
Dec 24, 7:34PM
Twas the last trading day before Christmas, and on the trading floor, Most stocks were falling, and then falling some more, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin all the banks had called, In hopes that full coffers were still in their vaults. Bruising #stock selloff continues, as Treasury sec #Mnuchin tries to calm jittery #markets https://t.co/Ejcurl74nV via […]
Silicon Valley's year of reckoning
Dec 24, 7:05PM
Tech companies have always branded themselves as the good guys. But 2018 was the year that the long-held belief that Silicon Valley is on the right side of progress and all things good was called into question by a critical mass. As startups grow bigger and richer, amassing more power and influence outside of the […]
Alphabet spins off moonshot project Malta with backing from Gates's BEV fund
Dec 24, 5:59PM
Malta, the renewable energy storage project born in Alphabet’s moonshot factory X, is now on its own and flush with $26 million from a Series A funding round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures . Concord New Energy Group and Alfa Laval also invested in the round. Project Malta launched last year in Alphabet's X (formerly Google X) with […]
Dolls Kill is raising up to $15 million for its edgy fashion brand made for 'misfits'
Dec 24, 4:58PM
When founder Bobby Farahi met Shaudi “Shoddy” Lynn, it was at a rave in L.A. Farahi has said he was immediately drawn to the fashion sense of Lynn, who was a DJ at the time; she, meanwhile, might have appreciated the business acumen of Farahi, who had already sold a broadcast monitoring service called Multivision […]
On Christmas Eve, Chevrolet drivers can track Santa from their cars
Dec 24, 4:31PM
North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, has been tracking Santa’s progress around the globe every Christmas Eve for more than 60 years. Even a government shutdown won’t prevent NORAD from completing its once-a-year mission. Now, General Motors is getting in on the annual tradition. On December 24, owners of the company’s Chevrolet -branded vehicles, […]
Remembering the startups we lost in 2018
Dec 24, 4:30PM
There are few things in this world more difficult than launching a successful startup. It takes talent, know-how, money and a hell of a lot of good timing and luck. And even with all of those magical components in place, the odds may still be against you. At TechCrunch, we take pride in covering the […]
Captiv8 report highlights data for spotting fake followers
Dec 24, 4:13PM
Captiv8, a company offering tools for brands to manage influencer marketing campaigns, has released its 2018 Fraud Influencer Marketing Benchmark Report. The goal is to give marketers the data they need to spot fake followers — and thus, to separate the influencers with a real following from those who only offer the illusion of engagement. […]
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