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NASA releases the "last light" image taken by Kepler before it retired last year
Feb 08, 3:59AM
NASA has released the final view taken by Kepler in September, shortly before the space telescope was retired after nearly a decade of unprecedented discoveries about the universe beyond our solar system. "It bookends the moment of intense excitement nine and a half years earlier when the spacecraft first opened its eye to the skies […]
Google makes it easier for cheap phones and smart devices to encrypt your data
Feb 08, 1:07AM
Encryption is an important part of the whole securing-your-data package, but it's easy to underestimate the amount of complexity it adds to any service or device. One part of that is the amount of processing encryption takes — an amount that could be impractical on small or low-end devices. Google wants to change that with a highly efficient new method called Adiantum.
Jeff Bezos accuses National Enquirer of blackmailing him — and publishes the details himself
Feb 08, 12:11AM
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he is being blackmailed with nude selfies by AMI, owner of the National Enquirer and reportedly protector of the President's reputation, over claims the publisher has acted as a political operative. The events feel almost as if they have been arranged by cosmic forces as a microcosm of the "tech elite vs. the President" narrative.
Gametime lets you buy tickets for games and concerts that have already started
Feb 07, 10:09PM
Ticketing app Gametime is taking its last-minute approach about as far as it can go, with the launch of a new feature called LastCall. This allows users to purchase tickets through Gametime until 90 minutes after an event has started. Why would you want to do that? Well, prices usually drop precipitously after the event […]
Instagram thinks you want IGTV previews in your home feed
Feb 07, 9:58PM
If you can’t beat or join them… force feed ’em? That appears to be Instagram’s latest strategy for IGTV, which is now being shoved right into Instagram’s main feed, the company announced today. Instagram says that it will now add one-minute IGTV previews to the feed, making it “even easier” to discover and watch content […]
Autonomous cars are driving the reinvention of IP protection
Feb 07, 9:55PM
Our concepts of intellectual property protection will need to evolve, if not require invention of new concepts, to enable transition to autonomous vehicles.
Apple tells app developers to disclose or remove screen recording code
Feb 07, 9:43PM
Apple is telling app developers to remove or properly disclose their use of analytics code that allows them to record how a user interacts with their iPhone apps — or face removal from the app store, TechCrunch can confirm. In an email, an Apple spokesperson said: “Protecting user privacy is paramount in the Apple ecosystem. Our […]
Congress flaunts its ignorance in House hearing on net neutrality
Feb 07, 9:26PM
It's amazing, and yet should surprise no one, that this country's elected representatives can be either so cynical or so ignorant that two decades into the net neutrality debate, the basics still elude them. Today's hearing in the House saw Members of Congress airing musty arguments and grandstanding generically as if they had just been informed of the internet this week.
IAC-owned publishing company Dotdash grew revenue by 44 percent last year
Feb 07, 9:15PM
Holding company IAC just released its fourth quarter earnings report, which includes positive numbers for Dotdash, the rebranded company formerly known as About.com — revenue increased 32 percent in the quarter (to $40.2 million), and it was up 44 percent (to $131 million) for the fiscal year. This comes after big layoff announcements from BuzzFeed, […]
Instagram and Facebook will start censoring 'graphic images' of self-harm
Feb 07, 8:15PM
In light of a recent tragedy, Instagram is updating the way it handles pictures depicting self-harm. Instagram and Facebook announced changes to their policies around content depicting cutting and other forms of self-harm in dual blog posts Thursday. The changes come about in light of the suicide of a 14-year-old girl named Molly Russell, a U.K. […]
T-Mobile plans to offer à la carte media subscriptions, but no TV 'skinny bundle'
Feb 07, 8:00PM
T-Mobile doesn’t want to compete with other carriers or teleco’s by developing its own “skinny bundle” of streaming TV channels, the company said today on its earnings call with investors, noting the market was already oversaturated on that front. Instead, the mobile operator’s strategy will focus on helping customers pick and choose which paid TV […]
Netflix launches 'smart downloads' feature on iOS to automate offline viewing
Feb 07, 8:00PM
Netflix today is launching a new feature on iOS devices that will help make it easier to watch its shows when you’re offline. The “smart downloads” feature, as it’s called, will automatically delete a downloaded episode after you’ve finished watching, then download the next one — but only when you’re connected to Wi-Fi. The idea […]
Apple to compensate teenager who found Group FaceTime eavesdrop bug
Feb 07, 7:25PM
Apple has said it will compensate the teenager who first found a security bug in Group FaceTime that allowed users to eavesdrop before a call was picked up. The bug was initially reported to Apple by 14-year-old Grant Thompson and his mother, but the family struggled getting in contact with the company before the bug was discovered elsewhere […]
Woody Allen just sued Amazon for $68 million
Feb 07, 7:09PM
Woody Allen filed a $68 million suit with the Southern District of New York today over a four-picture deal with Amazon. The suit arrives as Allen's latest film, “A Rainy Day in New York” has been set in limbo, months after release. The film, which stars Selena Gomez, Elle Fanning and Jude Law, among others, […]
MIT's insulin pill could replace injections for people with diabetes
Feb 07, 7:00PM
Insulin pills have long been a kind of Holy Grail for people living with diabetes. A research team at MIT believes it may have taken an important step toward that dream with a new blueberry-sized capsule made of compressed insulin. Once ingested, water dissolves a disk of sugar, using a spring to release a tiny […]
Someone could scoop up Slack before it IPOs
Feb 07, 6:55PM
Earlier this week, Slack announced that it has filed the paperwork to go public at some point later this year. The big question is, will the company exit into the public markets as expected, or will one of the technology giants swoop in at the last minute with buckets of cash and take them off […]
Daily Crunch: Instacart CEO apologizes
Feb 07, 6:55PM
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. Instacart CEO apologizes for tipping debacle On the heels of a recently filed class-action lawsuit over wages and tips, as well […]
Hired buys Y Combinator grad Py, launches assessment tool
Feb 07, 6:51PM
To better measure aptitude of applicants, online career marketplace Hired has acquired Py, which helps companies like Opendoor and Niantic identify talent with app-based interactive courses on Python, iOS development and more. As part of the deal, Hired will launch a new feature called Hired Assessments, leveraging tools from the Py platform, as well as […]
The Raspberry Pi store is much cooler than an Apple Store
Feb 07, 6:41PM
The Raspberry Pi Foundation just unveiled a brand new project — an actual store. If you live in Cambridge in the U.K., you can now buy a bunch of sweet Raspberry Pis with which to tinker and develop some cool stuff. The Raspberry Pi has always been about making coding more accessible. And a physical […]
Update to iOS 12.1.4 to re-enable Group FaceTime
Feb 07, 6:26PM
That nasty FaceTime bug is now a thing of the past. You can now download and update your iPhone and iPad to re-enable Group FaceTime again. iOS 12.1.4 is a bug fix release and doesn't contain any new feature other than this one. Shortly after people found out that you could eavesdrop on somebody's microphone […]
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