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Facebook agrees to clearer T&Cs in Europe
Apr 09, 12:11PM
Facebook has agreed to amend its terms and conditions under pressure from EU lawmakers. The new terms will make it plain that free access to its service is contingent on users’ data being used to profile them to target with ads, the European Commission said today. “The new terms detail what services, Facebook sells to […]
Scaling a nonprofit, startup style
Apr 09, 12:00PM
In its second year, All Raise plans to go far and wide to support women on both sides of the table.
Ousted Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn says 'this is a conspiracy' in video message
Apr 09, 11:01AM
While the former CEO of Nissan and Renault Carlos Ghosn is currently in jail, his lawyer and communication team released a new video statement. The seven-minute video was shot hours before his latest arrest. Ghosn claims that there's a conspiracy against him. "This is about back-stabbing," he said. "If you are listening to me through […]
India's Cashfree raises $5.5M from Korea's Smilegate, Y Combinator and others
Apr 09, 10:55AM
Cashfree, an India-based startup that specializes in making corporate banking services more accessible and easier to use, has closed a $5.5 million Series A round. The deal is led by Smilegate Investment — the fund affiliated with Korean games firm Smilegate — with participation from Y Combinator, the U.S. accelerator program that Cashfree graduated from […]
Regulators in China are weighing a ban on Bitcoin mining
Apr 09, 10:37AM
Cryptocurrency mining has become the latest target for the Chinese government seeking to phase out industries considered a drag on the country’s economy. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the top economic planning agency in the world’s largest market for bitcoin mining, released on Monday a list of sectors it plans to promote, restrict […]
One-hour terrorist takedowns backed by EU parliament's civil liberties committee
Apr 09, 9:32AM
The European Parliament’s civil liberties committee (Libe) voted yesterday to back proposed legislation for a one-hour takedown rule for online terrorist content which critics argue will force websites to filter uploads. MEPs on the committee also backed big penalties for service providers that systematically and persistently fail to abide by the law — agreeing they […]
Fantasy sports platform Dream11 nets $1 billion valuation following new investment
Apr 09, 9:31AM
India has a new unicorn after Dream11, an online fantasy sports service, claimed its valuation has surpassed $1 billion following a new investment. This isn’t your regular unicorn valuation deal. Instead, the company — which hosts cricket, NBA, soccer and other sports contests — crossed the milestone through a secondary sale that reportedly involves the […]
Leadfeeder raises €3.1M Series A to turn website visitors into leads
Apr 09, 8:15AM
Leadfeeder, a Helsinki-based startup that helps B2B companies generate new leads from website analytics, has closed a €3.1 million in series A funding. Leading the round is Dutch growth capital firm Endeit Capital, with Finland's Superhero Capital and Vendep Capital participating. The Finnish company says the new capital will be used to further develop its […]
Target Global, the Berlin-headquartered VC, opens London office
Apr 09, 8:00AM
Target Global, the Berlin-headquartered VC that has backed the likes of Auto1, Delivery Hero, Omio (formerly GoEuro) and Wefox, is opening up its first U.K. office — undeterred by Brexit uncertainty. The U.K. expansion, which adds to Target’s Berlin, Tel Aviv and Moscow offices, was overseen by General Partner Yaron Valler. Two of the firm’s […]
Watch Google Cloud Next developer conference live right here
Apr 09, 7:01AM
If you can't stop dreaming about NoSQL databases, Google's Cloud Next conference is the closest thing to heaven that you'll find today. At 9 AM PT, 12 PM ET, 5 PM GMT, some of the brightest minds in cloud computing are going to introduce the upcoming features of Google Cloud. Along with Amazon Web Services […]
Travel activities platform Klook raises $225M led by SoftBank's Vision Fund
Apr 09, 6:59AM
We recently noted that SoftBank’s Vision Fund has stepped up its deal-making in Asia this year, and today it added a new company to its roster: travel services platform Klook. Hong Kong-based Klook announced today that it has raised a $225 million round led by the Vision Fund with participation from existing investors. The deal […]
Blackpink's "Kill This Love" sets new YouTube records, including the biggest Premiere
Apr 09, 5:34AM
Blackpink, one of the highest-profile Korean pop groups, is breaking YouTube records with its latest video. A Google spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch that "Kill This Love" is the fastest music video to hit 100 million views, having hit that number in less than three days. It is also now YouTube's most viewed music video debut, […]
Rocket Lab adds satellite manufacturing to its offerings
Apr 09, 12:07AM
Rocket Lab, one of the biggest startups in the NewSpace category of companies providing launch and satellite services, has added satellite manufacturing to the array of services it offers to customers. The company, which already had developed launch capabilities and has begun sending payloads into space, can now deliver fully built satellites to its customers, […]
Microsoft says its data shows FCC reports massively overstate broadband adoption
Apr 08, 11:28PM
The broadband divide in the U.S. is real, but if you want to know how real, don't ask the FCC. Its yearly broadband deployment report, already under fire for serious data problems, has now been further questioned by Microsoft, which says its own data contradicts coverage data provided by internet providers. Despite $22 billion in government spending, it says, "adoption has barely budged."
Lime just pulled its scooters out of Lubbock ahead of tonight's NCAA game
Apr 08, 11:02PM
Lubbock fans watching tonight’s NCAA Men's National Championship basketball game between the University of Virginia and Texas Tech will have numerous ways to celebrate if the latter wins, but riding Lime -branded electric scooters will not be among them. Six months after Lime rolled out its motorized vehicles in Lubbock — the city in Northwest […]
Don't worry, RED's $1,595 titanium Hydrogen One is finally shipping
Apr 08, 10:13PM
I know it's been tough. All the waiting. The sleepless nights. But fear not, the Titanium version of RED's wholly ridiculous Hydrogen One is finally here. And yes, it costs as much as you remember. The $1,595 phone is essentially the same as its $1,295 counterpart, save for the different material casing. That means the […]
Human rights activist Amira Yahyaoui is battling the US college financial aid system
Apr 08, 9:41PM
Her startup, Mos, is backed by Uber co-founder Garrett Camp and Kleiner Perkin's John Doerr
No one, not even the Secret Service, should randomly plug in a strange USB stick
Apr 08, 9:19PM
If you’ve been on Twitter today, you’ve probably seen one story making the rounds. So the Secret Service stuck Zhang's thumbdrive into their computer. https://t.co/0T6LAfOtEl pic.twitter.com/RSfUgw4I4n — Chris Wysopal (@WeldPond) April 8, 2019 The case follows a Chinese national, Yujing Zhang, who is accused of trying to sneak into President Trump’s private Florida resort Mar-a-Largo […]
Democratic senators question Juul about its Altria deal
Apr 08, 7:34PM
Eleven democratic senators, led by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), have penned a letter to Juul Labs, asking a series of questions around the product’s marketing, its effectiveness as a tool to help people quit smoking combustible cigarettes, sales figures and, perhaps most importantly, more information on the deal that gave Altria a minority stake in […]
An Equity deep dive on Patreon
Apr 08, 7:25PM
The popular TechCrunch podcast Equity this week launched a new series called Equity Dive, wherein a host interviews the writer of the latest edition of the Extra Crunch EC-1. If you’ve ever wanted to know everything there is to know about Patreon, the platform that connects creators with fans and their wallets, then this is […]
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