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Elon Musk defends tweets in SEC's contempt proceedings

Mar 23, 1:00AM

Tesla CEO Elon Musk argued Friday that his Twitter use did not violate a settlement agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and that the agency’s request to have him held in contempt is based on a “radical interpretation” of the order, according to court papers filed in Manhattan federal court. The SEC has asked […]


What's the cost of buying users from Facebook and 13 other ad networks?

Mar 23, 12:30AM

This post reveals the cost of acquiring a customer on every ad channel my agency has tested.


Equity Shot: Pinterest and Zoom file to go public

Mar 22, 10:36PM

In the latest Equity Shot, Kate Clark and Alex Wilhelm take a closer look at Pinterest and Zoom's IPO filings.


This is how much money Pinterest execs made last year

Mar 22, 9:32PM

Silicon Valley is known for its massive wealth. When these companies file to go public, we all finally get to know how much money these executives take home each year, and the millions they’ll take home after the IPO. In Pinterest’s S-1, which it filed earlier today, we see that co-founder and CEO Ben Silbermann […]


Our 9 favorite startups from Y Combinator W19 Demo Day 2

Mar 22, 9:05PM

Heathcare kiosks, a home-cooked food marketplace, and a way for startups to earn interest on their funding topped our list of high-potential companies from Y Combinator’s Winter 2019 Demo Day 2. 88 startups launched on stage at the lauded accelerator, though some of the best skipped the stage as they’d already raised tons of money. […]


Drone analytics startup Aria Insights suddenly shutters

Mar 22, 8:39PM

Earlier this year, Helen Greiner-founded drone startup CyPhy Works announced a major change. The company was rebooting and renaming itself Aria Insights, a move that arrived with a newfound AI/data-driven focus. Now, just over two months later, the company is no more. Reports that Aria had shuttered began surfacing earlier this week. Moments ago, the […]


Pinterest drops its IPO filing

Mar 22, 8:25PM

The visual search engine will go public on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "PINS."


Zoom, a profitable unicorn, files to go public

Mar 22, 8:20PM

Zoom posted $330 million in revenue in the year ending January 31, 2019, a remarkable 2x increase year-over-year


What to expect from Apple's 'Show Time' event

Mar 22, 8:18PM

The biggest surprise about next week's Apple event may be the fact that the company has anything left to announce. This week, several core pieces of Apple hardware received upgrades, including the iPad Air and mini, iMac and AirPods. Given the company's rush to get all of that out the door, we don't expect to […]


Clark, a venture-backed tutoring platform, will now help tutors build their own sites

Mar 22, 8:00PM

A couple of years ago, Clark, a New York-based startup, appeared on the scene with tutoring software that aimed to both make it easier for educators to start and manage a tutoring business by handling on its platform all the work that tutors struggle to find time to do, from drumming up students, to managing […]


Gates-backed Lumotive upends lidar conventions using metamaterials

Mar 22, 7:28PM

Pretty much every self-driving car on the road, not to mention many a robot and drone, uses lidar to sense its surroundings. But useful as lidar is, it also involves physical compromises that limit its capabilities. Lumotive is a new company with funding from Bill Gates and Intellectual Ventures that uses metamaterials to exceed those limits, perhaps setting a new standard for the industry.


Mailchimp and Shopify break up

Mar 22, 6:28PM

Mailchimp today announced that the Mailchimp app, which let its users use their Shopify data to create targeted email campaigns, for example, is no longer available in the Shopify marketplace. The reason for this, Shopify itself says, is that it “had growing concerns about Mailchimp's app because of the poor merchant experience and their refusal […]


Firefox is now a better iPad browser

Mar 22, 5:50PM

Mozilla today announced a new iOS version of Firefox that has been specifically optimized for Apple’s iPad. Given the launch of the new iPad mini this week, that’s impeccable timing. It’s also an admission that building a browser for tablets is different from building a browser for phones, which is what Mozilla mostly focused on […]


Talk about the big news from GDC with TechCrunch writers

Mar 22, 5:29PM

The Game Developers Conference concludes today in San Francisco but that doesn’t mean our coverage is over. TechCrunch writer Lucas Matney and Extra Crunch contributor Eric Peckham were at the Moscone Center and got a first-hand glimpse into what is coming up for gamers and developers alike. And at noon PT today they’ll be sharing […]


Crunchyroll raises its monthly subscription price to $7.99

Mar 22, 5:00PM

Crunchyroll is announcing its first major price increase since the anime streaming service launched in 2006. Prices for its premium subscription will go up in the United States, Great Britain, Australia and the Nordics — in the U.S. and Australia, the monthly price will increase from $6.95 to $7.99 (or $79.99 per year), while British […]


Daily Crunch: Facebook admits password security lapse

Mar 22, 4:50PM

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. Facebook admits it stored 'hundreds of millions' of account passwords in plaintext Prompted by a report by cybersecurity reporter Brian Krebs, […]


How Salesforce paved the way for the SaaS platform approach

Mar 22, 3:56PM

When we think of enterprise SaaS companies today, just about every startup in the space aspires to be a platform. That means they want people using their stack of services to build entirely new applications, either to enhance the base product, or even build entirely independent companies. But when Salesforce launched Force.com, the company’s Platform […]


GM investing $300 million to build a new electric Chevy in the US

Mar 22, 3:24PM

GM announced Friday it will invest $300 million into a Michigan factory to produce a new Chevrolet electric vehicle, reversing a decision to build the EV outside of the United States. The announcement comes on the heels of recent job cuts and plant closures by GM, moves that have complicated bargaining with union workers over […]


Respondology helps brands and influencers hide toxic comments

Mar 22, 3:13PM

“Don’t read the comments” is one of those clichés that sticks around because it’s still good advice — maybe the best advice. But the team at Respondology is trying to change that. The company started out by helping brands find and respond to messages on social media. Senior Vice President of Sales Aaron Benor explained […]


Could Walmart be the next big company to launch a game streaming service?

Mar 22, 2:17PM

Google stole the spotlight at this year's GDC with the launch of Stadia. What the game streaming service lacked in specifics, it more than made up for in buzz. The software giant certainly isn't the only one eyeing the space, however. A new report from US Gamer puts Walmart in the running, as well. The […]



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