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Spy on your smart home with this open source research tool
Apr 13, 10:16AM
Researchers at Princeton University have built a web app that lets you (and them) spy on your smart home devices to see what they’re up to. The open source tool, called IoT Inspector, is available for download here. (Currently it’s Mac OS only, with a wait list for Windows or Linux.) In a blog about […]
Did you fly a drone over Fenway Park? The FAA would like a chat
Apr 13, 12:29AM
Drones are great. But they are also flying machines that can do lots of stupid and dangerous things. Like, for instance, fly over a major league baseball game packed with spectators. It happened at Fenway Park last night, and the FAA is not happy.
Hackers publish personal data on thousands of US police officers and federal agents
Apr 13, 12:16AM
A hacker group has breached several FBI-affiliated websites and uploaded their contents to the web, including dozens of files containing the personal information of thousands of federal agents and law enforcement officers, TechCrunch has learned. The hackers breached three sites associated with the FBI National Academy Association, a coalition of different chapters across the U.S. […]
China's startup ecosystem is hitting back at demanding working hours
Apr 13, 12:07AM
In China, the laws limit work to 44 hours a week and require overtime pay for anything above that. But many aren’t following the rules, and a rare online movement puts a spotlight on extended work hours in China’s booming tech sector. People from all corners of society have rallied in support for improvements to […]
Data tells us that investors love a good story
Apr 12, 10:17PM
Here's how pitch decks are successfully bringing in funding today, according to DocSend.
Pitching your product will kill your fundraising
Apr 12, 10:16PM
Hint: investors want to know why you are the team to build your product now, and more data from DocSend.
Facebook spent $20 million last year on Zuckerberg's personal protection
Apr 12, 10:02PM
2018 was by all means a very rough year for Facebook . The company, which spent the year reeling from the Cambridge Analytica scandal and a general bubbling-up of public anger, also had to deal with animosity toward the company’s founder, and gave the executive a lot of cash to handle a full security detail […]
A focus on diversity reaps rewards for this Los Angeles investor
Apr 12, 10:00PM
The Los Angeles startup scene has come a long way in the three-and-a-half years since Marlon Nichols, Troy Carter and Trevor Thomas launched Cross Culture Ventures. The city and its surrounding Orange County exurbs were at the beginning of a venture capital surge that has seen invested capital in the region rise from $3.63 billion […]
Facebook taps Peggy Alford for its board, Reed Hastings and Erskine Bowles to depart
Apr 12, 9:34PM
Facebook’s board is undergoing its biggest shakeup in memory. On Friday, the company announced that Peggy Alford would be nominated to join the company’s board of directors. “Peggy is one of those rare people who’s an expert across many different areas — from business management to finance operations to product development,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg […]
IAM Robotics puts a unique spin on warehouse automation
Apr 12, 9:01PM
Before robots get to do the fun stuff, they're going to be tasked with all of the things humans don't want to do. It's a driving tenet of automation — developing robotics and AI designed to replace dull, dirty and dangerous tasks. It's no surprise, then, that warehouses and fulfillment centers have been major drivers […]
Facebook accidentally shipped VR hardware with conspiratorial messages hidden inside
Apr 12, 8:43PM
In the almost weekly tradition of Facebook talking about something embarrassing they did on a Friday, the company is now fessing up to the fact that thousands of their next-gen virtual reality headset controllers have “easter-egg” messages inscribed on internal components that weren’t meant to be on non-prototype editions. “Tens of thousands” of unreleased consumer […]
OpenStack Stein launches with improved Kubernetes support
Apr 12, 8:41PM
The OpenStack project, which powers more than 75 public and thousands of private clouds, launched the 19th version of its software this week. You’d think that after 19 updates to the open-source infrastructure platform, there really isn’t all that much new the various project teams could add, given that we’re talking about a rather stable […]
Harry Potter, the Platform, and the Future of Niantic
Apr 12, 8:30PM
What is Niantic? If they recognize the name, most people would rightly tell you it’s a company that makes mobile games, like Pokémon GO, or Ingress, or Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. But no one at Niantic really seems to box it up as a mobile gaming company. Making these games is a big part of […]
Matt Cutts on solving big problems with lean solutions at the US Digital Service
Apr 12, 8:00PM
Updating the federal government's digital infrastructure seems like a Herculean task akin to cleaning out the Augean stables. Where do you even start shoveling? Former Googler and current head of the U.S. Digital Service Matt Cutts says it's not quite that hard — but he's had to leave his Silicon Valley startup outlook at the door.
Trump, FCC unveil plan to accelerate 5G rollout
Apr 12, 7:56PM
In a press conference today in the White House's Roosevelt Room, the president laid out a number of initiatives focused on helping accelerate the U.S. role in the 5G race. "This is, to me, the future," Trump said, opening the press conference flanked by Ajit Pai, Ivanka Trump and a room full of communications representatives […]
Nancy Pelosi warns tech companies that Section 230 is 'in jeopardy'
Apr 12, 7:35PM
In a new interview with Recode, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made some notable comments on what by all accounts is the most important law underpinning the modern internet as we know it. Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act is as short as it is potent — and it’s worth getting familiar with. It […]
HQ Trivia replaces Quiz Daddy Scott Rogowsky
Apr 12, 7:02PM
Quiz Khalifa aka Host Malone aka Trap Trebek aka HQ Trivia’s Scott Rogowsky has been pushed out of the live mobile gaming startup. The two split due to disagreements about Rogowsky attempting to take a second full-time job hosting sports streaming service DAZN’s baseball show ChangeUp while moving to only hosting HQ on weekends, TMZ first […]
This little translator gadget could be a traveling reporter's best friend
Apr 12, 6:28PM
If you're lucky enough to travel abroad, you know it's getting easier and easier to use our phones and other gadgets to translate for us. So why not do so in a way that makes sense to you? This little gadget seeking funds on Kickstarter looks right up my alley, offering quick transcription and recording — plus music playback, like an iPod Shuffle with superpowers.
Juul launches a pilot program that tracks how Juul devices get in the hands of minors
Apr 12, 5:41PM
Juul Labs is today launching a pilot for its new Track & Trace program, which is meant to use data to identify exactly how Juul devices wind up in the hands of minors. Juul vaporizers all have a serial number down at the bottom, by the Juul logo. However, it wasn’t until recently that Juul […]
With a new CEO and fresh funding from Upfront, healthy prepared food delivery service Territory looks to grow
Apr 12, 5:37PM
With a new chief executive officer and $4 million in fresh funding from investors including the Los Angeles-based investment firm, Upfront Ventures, Territory Foods is poised for growth. The company recently hired powerhouse executive Abby Coleman, the former vice president of marketing and strategy at Quidsi and head of e-commerce at Diapers.com as its new […]
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