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Hulu unexpectedly releases "Fyre Fraud" days before Netflix's competing documentary
Jan 15, 3:22AM
Not since the literary biopic showdown between "Capote" and "Infamous" has there been such an intense battle for the attention of viewers. This time, the fight is between Hulu and Netflix's competing documentaries about the disastrous Fyre Festival, a 2017 music festival whose failure led to eight lawsuits and a six-year prison sentence for co-founder […]
NBCUniversal announces streaming service that will be free to paid TV subscribers
Jan 15, 12:02AM
NBCUniversal is joining the long list of media giants looking to compete with Netflix. The company today announced plans to launch its own streaming service in early 2020. The still-unnamed service will include advertising and will be available at no additional cost to pay TV subscribers. If you aren’t a pay TV subscriber, or if […]
Turns out the science saying screen time is bad isn't science
Jan 15, 12:02AM
A new study is making waves in the worlds of tech and psychology by questioning the basis of thousands of paper and analyses with conflicting conclusions on the effect of screen time on well-being. The researchers claim is that the science doesn't agree because it's bad science. So is screen time good or bad? It's not that simple.
For AR/VR 2.0 to live, AR/VR 1.0 must die
Jan 14, 10:07PM
The future of AR/VR could be bright, but only if it moves beyond where it is today. Let's look at where we are today, where we're heading tomorrow and some of the changes needed to get us there.
Blindfolded Bird Box Challenger crashes car
Jan 14, 9:55PM
Remember, way back on January 2 when Netflix issued a warning to its customers over the viral Bird Box challenge meme to “PLEASE DO NOT HURT YOURSELVES WITH THIS BIRD BOX CHALLENGE?” That warning wasn’t heard or followed by at least one 17-year-old in Utah who decided to give the challenge — which involves a blindfold — […]
Self-driving car startup Zoox gets a new CEO
Jan 14, 9:42PM
Self-driving car startup Zoox has selected its new CEO following the unexpected firing of co-founder and former CEO Tim Kentley-Klay in August. According to Zoox co-founder and CTO Jesse Levinson, he and the board of directors believed “that to take the company through the next stage and to scale the company, we thought finding someone with […]
New FAA proposal would let drones fly over people and at night without a waiver
Jan 14, 9:35PM
Companies impatient to make drone deliveries a viable reality should have a win to celebrate soon. On Monday, Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced in a “sneak preview” that her department would move forward with plans to remove waiver requirements for two key drone operation circumstances: flying after dark and flying over populated areas. “First, […]
Tesla is entering the Model 3 into Pwn2Own, one of the world's toughest hacking contests
Jan 14, 9:00PM
Tesla is handing over its new Model 3 sedan to Pwn2Own this year, the first time a car has been included in the annual high-profile hacking contest. The prize for the winning security researcher: a Model 3. Pwn2Own, which is in its 12th year and run by Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative, is known as […]
Sling TV rolls out free content to non-subscribers, initially on Roku
Jan 14, 8:40PM
Last year, Dish-owned streaming service Sling TV launched a free tier to its service designed to attract those with lapsed subscriptions to come back and watch. On Roku devices, former customers were able to tune into more than 100 hours of TV shows and movies without a subscription by launching the Sling TV app. Today, […]
Democratic texting platform Hustle lays off a big chunk of its staff
Jan 14, 8:21PM
The company behind a texting platform that powered more than 1,300 Democratic campaigns has slashed its staff in the lull following the 2018 midterms. Hustle co-founder and CEO Roddy Lindsay, a former Facebook engineer, disclosed the layoffs in a recent Medium post, apologizing for the choices that led up to the decision to “right-size” Hustle’s […]
Nissan's IMs 'elevated sports sedan' concept shows what its electric future might look like
Jan 14, 7:55PM
Nissan unveiled Monday its latest vision for electric vehicles at the North American International Auto Show — the third consecutive year the automaker has teased what its EV future might look like. This time it’s a sleek EV concept called the Nissan IMs, which the automaker describes as an “elevated sports sedan.” If the IMs name […]
YouTube just changed how you navigate videos in its mobile app
Jan 14, 7:50PM
YouTube is updating its mobile app to make it easier to navigate through videos. The company announced it will this week roll out a new horizontal swiping gesture that lets you move forward and backward through the videos you’re watching. Swiping forward takes you to the next recommended video, while swiping back will take you […]
The graceful QX Inspiration Concept previews Infiniti's electric lineup
Jan 14, 7:04PM
Today at the North American International Auto Show held in Detroit, Mich., Infiniti revealed its latest electric concept vehicle. Called the QX Inspiration Concept, this crossover is a preview of what's to come from Infiniti. The concept is built on Infiniti's upcoming EV platform that will reportedly be used in all of Infiniti's initial electric […]
Freelancer banking service Shine switches to paid subscriptions
Jan 14, 6:25PM
French startup Shine wants to be the only professional bank account you need if you're a freelancer. So far, 25,000 people have signed up to the service, and the company recently raised a $9.3 million funding round. Shine wants to help freelancers in France all steps of the way. After signing up, the app helps […]
Computer vision startup AnyVision pulls in new funding from Lightspeed
Jan 14, 6:20PM
While there have been a few massive surveillance startups in China that have raised funds on the back of computer vision advances, there’s seemed to be less fervor outside of that market. Tel Aviv-based AnyVision is aiming to leverage its computer vision chops in tracking people and objects to create some pretty clear utility for the […]
A group of Google employees plans to educate people about forced arbitration
Jan 14, 6:16PM
A group of Google employees is taking to Twitter and Instagram tomorrow in an attempt to educate the public about forced arbitration, Recode first reported. From 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. EST, this group will share stories and facts about forced arbitration, as well as interviews from survivors and experts. This comes about one month […]
Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures targets $350M for new funds
Jan 14, 6:03PM
Valar Ventures plans to raise $350 million across two new funds, according to a pair of SEC documents filed this morning.
More investors are betting on virtual influencers like Lil Miquela
Jan 14, 5:41PM
Brud, the company behind the virtual celebrity Lil Miquela, is now worth at least $125 million thanks to a new round of financing the company is currently closing. Meanwhile, new venture-backed companies like the superstealthy Shadows, SuperPlastic and Toonstar are all developing virtual characters that will launch via social media channels like Snap and Instagram, […]
Daily Crunch: Twitter's new app for testing new features
Jan 14, 5:10PM
The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here: 1. A first look at Twitter's new beta app and its bid to remain 'valuable and relevant' In the coming weeks, Twitter’s […]
Automattic announces Newspack to help news organizations publish and monetize
Jan 14, 5:05PM
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, is announcing a new project called Newspack. While details are still thin, the company wants to help news organizations with an all-in-one solution to publish and monetize their content. WordPress, the open-source project that lets you create websites on WordPress.com, is already a solid content management system (we use it […]
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