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Theranos documentary review: The Inventor's horrifying optimism
Jan 25, 4:35AM
A blood-splattered Theranos machine nearly pricks an employee struggling to fix it. This gruesome graphical rendering is what you'll walk away from HBO's "The Inventor" with. It finally gives a visual to the startup's laboratory fraud detailed in words by John Carreyrou's book "Bad Blood". The documentary that premiered tonight at Sundance Film Festival explores […]
Go-Jek makes first close of $2 billion round at $9.5 billion valuation
Jan 25, 2:05AM
Southeast Asia-based ride-sharing firm Go-Jek is making progress with its plan to raise up to $2 billion in fresh capital to fund its battle with close rival Grab . Indonesia-headquartered Go-Jek has closed an initial chunk of that round after a collection of existing investors, including Google, Tencent and JD.com, agreed to invest around $920 million […]
Ultima Thule shows its lumps in latest images from New Horizons flyby
Jan 25, 1:37AM
The rendezvous between the New Horizons probe and the distant object known as Ultima Thule was an historic moment, but after the mind-blowing imagery the craft sent back from Pluto, you could be forgiven for being a little disappointed in how indistinct the early imagery was. Those concerns should be partly alleviated by the latest image from the probe, which shows the rocky world in considerably greater detail.
Hidden screen in iOS 12.2 beta hints at AirPods that can handle 'Hey Siri'
Jan 25, 12:54AM
It’s a weird quirk of the current generation of AirPods: they support Siri, but only if you double-tap one of the earbuds first. Unlike with iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and HomePods, you can’t just say “Hey Siri” and babble out your request. Rumors have been floating around for a while suggesting that a new iteration […]
StarCraft II-playing AI AlphaStar takes out pros undefeated
Jan 25, 12:42AM
Losing to the computer in StarCraft has been a tradition of mine since the first game came out in 1998. Of course, the built-in “AI” is trivial for serious players to beat, and for years researchers have attempted to replicate human strategy and skill in the latest version of the game. They’ve just made a […]
Lightning Motorcycles is taking reservations for its $12,998 electric motorcycle
Jan 24, 11:53PM
A teaser image of headlights plus a few details about the upcoming electric Strike motorcycle from Lightning Motorcycles was apparently too much for some to bear. The company, prompted by an unexpectedly high number of customer requests, has now opened reservations for U.S. customers. Customers will still have to wait until March to see what the Strike […]
Cannabis startup Caliva raises $75M from former Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz and Joe Montana
Jan 24, 10:32PM
San Jose cannabis company Caliva is proving that weed’s still hot, even as some markets cool off. The company is announcing a $75 million round of investment that includes participation from former Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz and football legend Joe Montana . If that pair seems unlikely, it just goes to show that cannabis attracts […]
Asian food delivery startup Chowbus raises $4M
Jan 24, 10:27PM
Greycroft Partners and FJ Labs have led the round, with participation from Hyde Park Angels and Fika Ventures.
Smartphones are about to get more interesting, but is it enough to drive growth?
Jan 24, 10:22PM
Smartphone numbers are down. In 2018, global shipments dropped 3 percent, and while the long-promised arrival of 5G will help numbers get back into the black, IDC predicts that even then growth will be in the low-single digits. With a few exceptions, handset makers are starting to feel the pain of stagnation, due to a […]
Swarm Technologies raises $25M to deploy its own 150-satellite constellation
Jan 24, 10:15PM
Swarm Technologies is one of several companies looking to populate low Earth orbit with communications satellites, setting itself apart with the sheer smallness of its devices — and of course with the notoriety of having defied the FCC and earned a fine. But investors are bullish, and the company has just raised a $25 million round A to put 150 of its tiny SpaceBEEs in orbit.
Massive mortgage and loan data leak gets worse as original documents also exposed
Jan 24, 10:11PM
Remember that massive data leak of mortgage and loan data we reported on Wednesday? In case you missed it, millions of documents were found leaking after an exposed Elasticsearch server was found without a password. The documents contained highly sensitive financial data on tens of thousands of individuals who took out loans or mortgages over […]
Why the world's first smart highway will most likely be in China
Jan 24, 10:05PM
China's fast-paced growth has resulted in it being one of the most extremely flexible nations in terms of technological integration into existing infrastructure.
Going long on LA, India, AI and tech infrastructure March Capital raises $300 million
Jan 24, 9:48PM
March Capital Partners, the Los Angeles-based venture capital firm, has raised $300 million for its latest fund. It’s another indicator that the Los Angeles technology ecosystem is coming of age, but also a sign that March’s core investment strategies — to invest in companies applying artificial intelligence to business use cases and investing in the […]
Intel shares drop 6% after delivering poor Q1 guidance
Jan 24, 9:11PM
Intel shares are down 6 percent after-hours after the company announced a rare revenue miss in its Q4 earnings report and lower-than-expected Q1 guidance. The company reported a Non-GAAP EPS of $1.28 on revenue of $18.66 billion (up 9 percent year-over-year). Wall Street was expecting an EPS of $1.22 on revenue of $19.01 billion. The […]
Whim, the all-in-one mobility app for ridesharing, public transit and rentals is coming to the US
Jan 24, 8:56PM
MaaS Global, the company behind the all-in-one mobility app Whim, which offers a subscription service for public transportation, ridesharing, bike rentals, scooter rentals, taxis or car rentals, will be making its U.S. debut later this year. The company will choose its American launch city from Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas and Miami, according to Sampo Hietanen, […]
Parse.ly's new feature helps writers find topics that are (relatively) under-covered
Jan 24, 8:44PM
Okay, I’ll admit it: Sometimes, I write stories because I think they’re going to be popular. And sometimes, those stories fall flat anyway. It makes sense — both on a cosmic level, because life isn’t fair, but also in the more specific sense that some topics are simply over-covered. Yes, people seem to like reading […]
Facebook is shutting down Moments; here's how to save all your photos
Jan 24, 7:39PM
Facebook Moments, the standalone mobile app designed to let users privately share photos and videos, is shutting down next month. Facebook confirmed the app’s services will end February 25. Facebook decided to end support for the app, which hasn’t been updated in some time, because people weren’t using it. "We’re ending support for the Moments […]
Vangst just raised $10 million to plug more people into the fast-growing cannabis industry
Jan 24, 7:30PM
People are increasingly interested in finding a way to participate in the cannabis industry, and for good reason. It’s growing like a weed (yes, we said it). According to a San Francisco-based research company, Grand View Research, the global legal marijuana market is expected to reach $146.4 billion by the end of 2025. Still, it […]
Tradeshift says it's seen a 'huge drop' in UK transactions amid Brexit uncertainty
Jan 24, 6:56PM
The U.K. is experiencing a significant and drastic fall in the volume of business-to-business transactions, according to the CEO of one of the world's largest B2B payments and supply chain logistics platforms. In an exclusive interview with TechCrunch at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tradeshift CEO and co-founder Christian Lanng said: "We see […]
Rory Stirling, ex-BGF Ventures, has joined London seed VC Connect Ventures
Jan 24, 6:49PM
When BGF Ventures, the London-based early-stage venture fund of BGF, had a change in “strategy” in early 2018, seeing partners Harry Briggs, Rory Stirling and Wendy Tan White step down, it was always going to be interesting to see where the VC trio would land. Earlier this week, this publication broke news that Tan White […]
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