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Vision system for autonomous vehicles watches not just where pedestrians walk, but how
Feb 16, 10:28PM
The University of Michigan, well known for its efforts in self-driving car tech, has been working on an improved algorithm for predicting the movements of pedestrians that takes into account not just what they're doing, but how they're doing it. This body language could be critical to predicting what a person does next.
How to read fiction to build a startup
Feb 16, 7:33PM
"The book itself is a curious artefact, not showy in its technology but complex and extremely efficient: a really neat little device, compact, often very pleasant to look at and handle, that can last decades, even centuries. It doesn't have to be plugged in, activated, or performed by a machine; all it needs is light, […]
ClassPass, Gfycat, StreetEasy hit in latest round of mass site hacks
Feb 16, 7:02PM
In just a week, a single seller put close to 750 million records from 24 hacked sites up for sale. Now, the hacker has struck again. The hacker, whose identity isn’t known, began listing user data from several major websites — including MyFitnessPal, 500px and Coffee Meets Bagel, and more recently Houzz and Roll20 — earlier this week. […]
Investor momentum builds for construction tech
Feb 16, 6:10PM
Although it's not the sexiest of industries, the hefty construction sector in 2018 attracted not only the attention but, more importantly, the dollars of investors.
Visa and Mastercard could raise interchange fees
Feb 16, 3:46PM
According to a report from the WSJ, Visa and Mastercard are considering raising interchange fees on card transactions in the U.S. Visa and Mastercard generate most of their revenue from these small processing fees, and it could have implications for merchants and fintech startups. When you pay with a credit or debit card, merchants pay […]
Uber sues NYC to contest cap on drivers
Feb 16, 3:18PM
Uber filed a lawsuit against New York City, The Verge reported. The company wants to overturn New York City's rule that caps the number of new ride-hailing drivers. Last summer, the city approved legislation that halts the issuing of new licenses to drivers for 12 months. It has been a multi-year fight between Uber and […]
Transportation Weekly: Didi woes, how Nuro met Softbank, Amazon's appetite
Feb 16, 2:00PM
Welcome back to Transportation Weekly; I’m your host Kirsten Korosec, senior transportation reporter at TechCrunch. This is the second edition and seriously people, what happened this week? Too much. Too much! Never heard of TechCrunch’s Transportation Weekly? Catch up here. As I’ve written before, consider this a soft launch. Follow me on Twitter @kirstenkorosec to ensure you […]
Startups Weekly: Is Y Combinator's latest cohort too big?
Feb 16, 1:00PM
Plus, e-scooter subscription services are a thing now, the Vision Fund is betting big on autonomous delivery and Facebook almost bought Unity.
Steve Jurvetson tells all about his new $200 million fund, his new partner, his new shopping list, and more
Feb 16, 1:46AM
Steve Jurvetson is staging a comeback, disclosing today that his new San Francisco-based, early-stage venture firm Future Ventures, has raised $200 million for its debut fund. “It’s good to be back in the saddle again,” says Jurvetson, whose career was somewhat derailed in the fall of 2017 when a former girlfriend wrote a Facebook post, […]
Apple acquires talking Barbie voicetech startup PullString
Feb 15, 10:02PM
Apple has just bought up the talent it needs to make talking toys a part of Siri, HomePod, and its voice strategy. Apple has acquired PullString, also known as ToyTalk, according to Axios’ Dan Primack and Ina Fried. TechCrunch has received confirmation of the acquistion from sources with knowledge of the deal. The startup makes voice […]
Marriott now lets you check if you're a victim of the Starwood hack
Feb 15, 9:54PM
Hotel chain giant Marriott will now let you check if you’re a victim of the Starwood hack. The company confirmed to TechCrunch that it has put in place “a mechanism to enable guests to look up individual passport numbers to see if they were included in the set of unencrypted passport numbers.” That follows a statement […]
Deploy the space harpoon
Feb 15, 8:42PM
Watch out, starwhales.
GoTrendier raises $3.5 million to take on Spanish-language fashion marketplaces
Feb 15, 8:04PM
Thanks to environmentally conscious young buyers, throwaway culture is dying not only in the U.S., but also in Latin America — and startups are poised to jump in with services to help people recycle used clothing. GoTrendier, a peer-to-peer fashion marketplace operative in Mexico and Colombia, has raised $3.5 million USD to do just that. […]
Even years later, Twitter doesn't delete your direct messages
Feb 15, 6:57PM
When does "delete" really mean delete? Not always, or even at all, if you're Twitter.
Opendoor files to raise another $200M at a $3.7B valuation, documents show
Feb 15, 6:30PM
The housing market is predicted to cool this year, but the market for startups selling houses? It seems to be heating up. Opendoor, the company that aims to bypass real estate agents and brokers by providing an online platform — by way of a mobile app — for people to buy and sell properties direct, has […]
Daily Crunch: Amazon scraps HQ2 plans in NYC
Feb 15, 6:30PM
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. Did New York lose anything with Amazon's rejection? It's complicated. Amazon announced yesterday that it's taking its ball and going home, […]
As GE and Amazon move on, Google expands presence in Boston and NYC
Feb 15, 6:06PM
NYC and Boston were handed huge setbacks this week when Amazon and GE decided to bail on their commitments to build headquarters in the respective cities on the same day. But it’s worth pointing out that while these large tech organizations were pulling out, Google was expanding in both locations. Yesterday, upon hearing about Amazon’s decision […]
Uber reports $3B in Q4 revenue, rising operating losses
Feb 15, 6:00PM
Ahead of its anticipated initial public offering this year, Uber reported a net loss of $865 million in the fourth quarter. That figure, however, was aided by a tax benefit that saved the company from reporting a $1.2 billion net loss in the period. On an adjusted, pro-forma basis, Uber's net loss in the final […]
Twitter considering a tweet 'clarifying' function
Feb 15, 4:19PM
Clarification hasn't always been Twitter's strong suit. Fittingly, there's a bit of confusion around the longstanding suggestion that the service could add an "edit" button in order to save users from silly typos and, well, much, much worse. At a Goldman Sachs event this week, Jack Dorsey clarified that, rather than adding a controversial edit […]
Amazon leads $700M round in electric automaker Rivian
Feb 15, 4:08PM
Rivian, the electric automaker that debuted its first two vehicles just three months ago, has raised $700 million in a round led by Amazon . The news follows a report earlier this week by Reuters that GM and Amazon were in talks to invest in the electric vehicle company. "We're inspired by Rivian's vision for […]
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