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Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal invests $92M in Ola
Feb 19, 8:50AM
The money is starting to flow from India’s largest startup exit. Ola has added a major name to its ongoing financing round after it confirmed that Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal has invested 650 crore INR (around $92 million) into the Indian ride-hailing business. The deal rumored in January when Paper.vc, an intelligence service that sifts through company […]
212 holds a $34 million close to invest in Turkey and Eastern Europe's growing technology scene
Feb 19, 8:30AM
Eight years after raising its first $30 million fund, 212 is back in the market with a $30 million first close for its latest fund focused on investments in Turkish and Eastern European startups. Looking to invest in business-to-business software as a service startups, financial services technologies, and marketplace businesses, the firm has already launched four […]
Antescofo's Metronaut adds an orchestra when you play music
Feb 19, 8:12AM
Meet Metronaut, an app for smartphones and tablets that could change the way you play classical music. The startup behind the app, Antescofo, raised a $4.5 million funding round (€4 million) and has attracted 160,000 downloads. Daphni and OneRagTime are leading the round, with Nobuyuki Idei, Yann LeCun, Sophie Gasperment and Thibault Viort also participating. […]
'There's no way the US can crush us,' Huawei founder claims
Feb 19, 7:02AM
Huawei’s founder has come out fighting against the U.S. government after he claimed that “there’s no way the US can crush us.” Ren Zhengfei, who founded the telecom company in 1987, doesn’t often make public statements, but, in a rare interview with the BBC, he defiantly claimed that Huawei’s business is growing stronger amid pressure […]
Litho is a finger-worn controller for augmented reality, IoT and other 'spatial' interactions
Feb 19, 7:01AM
I first encountered the founders of Litho, a new hardware and software startup developing a new finger-worn controller, at London’s Pitch@Palace last April. The event sees startups pitch in front of the British royal family and other esteemed guests, and naturally the company’s young founders, 24-year-old Nat Martin (CEO) and 25-year-old Charlie Bruce (CTO), were […]
Nissan's old Leaf batteries can power this smart pop-up camper for one week
Feb 19, 6:25AM
Nissan has turned its old Leaf batteries into an off-grid camping companion. The automaker’s Nissan Energy subsidiary worked with camper manufacturer Opus to create the ultimate “smart” pop-up trailer that integrates cells recovered from its first-generation electric vehicles to provide off-grid power. Add in one to two recharges of the accompanying 400W solar panel accessory and […]
Netflix cancels "Friends From College" after two seasons
Feb 19, 6:16AM
Netflix comedy series "Friends From College" will not return for a third season. The show's co-creator Nicholas Stoller announced the news earlier today on Twitter. Friends from College will not be returning for a third season. Thanks to everyone who watched it. Happy Presidents' Day! — nicholasstoller 🇺🇸 (@nicholasstoller) February 19, 2019 Despite a very […]
India's state gas company leaks millions of Aadhaar numbers
Feb 19, 2:28AM
Another security lapse has exposed millions of Aadhaar numbers. This time, India’s state-owned gas company Indane left exposed a part of its website for dealers and distributors, even though it’s only supposed to be accessible with a valid username and password. But the part of the site was indexed in Google, allowing anyone to bypass […]
What an American artificial intelligence initiative really needs
Feb 18, 11:30PM
The American AI Initiative as it stands does little to blunt the fears that America will fall behind in its technological edge. In fact, its lack of particulars sends exactly the opposite message.
Oculus co-founder shipping free Rift repair kits to users with VR headset audio issue
Feb 18, 11:20PM
Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey isn’t in the VR hardware business these days since getting canned by Facebook (he’s focused on smart border security at his new company Anduril), but he still wants people to like the product he helped design. A couple of months back he detailed some of the rather intricate mods he had […]
TCL leaks foretell a weird future for foldable phones
Feb 18, 10:51PM
Foldables are going to get weird. And I'm here for it. Just check out these leaked TCL renders from CNET. All manner of strange and wonderful folding devices — two tablets and three smartphones, including one that flips all the way around into a Futurama-style bracelet. There are renders for tablets and phones that fold […]
HiHello raises $2.5 million to finally fix contact management
Feb 18, 10:30PM
HiHello, the latest startup to take aim at business cards with its own digital alternative, has raised a $2.5 million seed round to continue its efforts in building a better contact management solution designed for the mobile era. The new financing was led by August Capital, K9 Ventures and TenOneTen Ventures, and will see Villi Iltchev […]
Instagram's fundraiser stickers could lure credit card numbers
Feb 18, 10:04PM
Mark Zuckerberg recently revealed that commerce is a huge part of the 2019 road map for Facebook’s family of apps. But before people can easily buy things from Instagram etc., Facebook needs their credit card info on file. That’s a potentially lucrative side effect of Instagram’s plan to launch a Fundraiser sticker in 2019. Facebook’s own […]
Google Assistant Actions up 2.5x in 2018 to reach 4,253 in the US
Feb 18, 8:15PM
In addition to competing for smart speaker market share, Google and Amazon are also competing for developer mindshare in the voice app ecosystem. On this front, Amazon has soared ahead — the number of available voice skills for Alexa devices has grown to top 80,000 the company recently announced. According to a new third-party analysis […]
SoftBank and Mubadala grow closer
Feb 18, 7:47PM
The Japanese conglomerate SoftBank and Mubadala, the Abu Dhabi state investment company, have a closely intertwined relationship, and it’s one that the two are further cementing. According to the Financial Times, SoftBank has just committed half the capital for a new $400 million fund from Mubadala that aims to back European startups. Industry observers might […]
VPN protocol WireGuard now has an official macOS app
Feb 18, 7:02PM
WireGuard could be the most promising VPN protocol in years. It lets you establish a connection with a VPN server that is supposed to be faster, more secure and more flexible at the same time. The developers launched a brand new app in the Mac App Store today. WireGuard isn't a VPN service, it's a […]
YouTube under fire for recommending videos of kids with inappropriate comments
Feb 18, 6:31PM
More than a year on from a child safety content moderation scandal on YouTube and it takes just a few clicks for the platform’s recommendation algorithms to redirect a search for “bikini haul” videos of adult women towards clips of scantily clad minors engaged in body contorting gymnastics or taking an ice bath or ice lolly […]
Apple could be looking for its next big revenue model
Feb 18, 6:19PM
Apple has always been an evolving company. While it never really invented any product categories, it always seemed to make those product categories work better and smarter. It also found a way to make us want them, even when they were more expensive. Today, the WSJ reports, Apple is trying to find its way to […]
Daily Crunch: Stop repeating this privacy lie
Feb 18, 5:40PM
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. Stop saying, 'We take your privacy and security seriously' Zack Whittaker says that in his years covering cybersecurity, there's one variation […]
Netflix cancels 'Jessica Jones' and 'The Punisher,' its last Marvel shows
Feb 18, 5:33PM
Netflix is no longer in the Marvel superhero business, with the cancellation of “Jessica Jones” and “The Punisher.” The writing has been on the wall since last fall, when the streaming service canceled its other three Marvel shows — “Iron Fist,” “Luke Cage” and “Daredevil.” Plus, showrunner Melissa Rosenberg was already announced to leave “Jessica Jones” […]
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