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Serverless monitoring startup Espagon expands to cover broader microservices
May 07, 1:13PM
When Espagon launched last Fall, the Israeli startup had an idea to monitor serverless, architectures, specifically AWS Lambda. But the company didn’t want to confine itself to monitoring a narrow class of applications, and today it announced it is now able to monitor a broader set of microservice development approaches. CEO and co-founder Nitzan Shapira […]
Freedom Mobile server leak exposed customer data
May 07, 1:00PM
A security lapse at Canada’s fourth largest cell network Freedom Mobile exposed customer data. Security researchers Noam Rotem and Ran Locar found an Elasticsearch server leaking five million logs containing customer data. The server wasn’t protected with a password, allowing anyone to access the data. Rotem and Locar, who shared their findings exclusively with TechCrunch […]
GM Cruise raises $1.15B at a $19B valuation from Softbank and Honda
May 07, 1:00PM
GM Cruise has raised another $1.15 billion in new equity from a group of investors that includes T. Rowe Price Associates, Honda, Softbank Vision Fund and its parent company GM as the self-driving vehicle company pushes to launch a commercial autonomous ride-hailing service this year. This investment increases Cruise's post-money valuation to $19 billion, inclusive […]
Facebook unveils an automated ad builder and an appointment manager for small businesses
May 07, 12:30PM
Facebook said it’s launching a number of new products aimed at small businesses today — which is appropriate, since we’re currently in the middle of National Small Business Week. These new features include Automated Ads, which Director of Product Management Nikila Srinivasan said are “really built for small businesses that are one- to two-person businesses […]
K-Zen Beverage, a nascent cannabis-infused drink brand, has raised $5 million in seed funding
May 07, 11:00AM
There’s a new cannabis-infused drink company coming together, helped along by the venture firm DCM, which just plugged $5 million in seed funding into the company. Called K-Zen Beverages, the months-old startup represents the second cannabis-related investment for DCM after Eaze, the on-demand cannabis delivery platform. So what’s the appeal? The opportunity to unlock a […]
Tencent promises its technology will 'do good'
May 07, 10:17AM
Tencent, one of Asia’s most valuable companies with a current market cap of around $460 billion, has introduced a new motto after co-founder and CEO Pony Ma said this week he wanted ‘tech for good’ to be part of the company’s vision and mission in the future. The company has not yet officialized the new […]
Hubtype raises $1.1M to help developers build richer chat support
May 07, 10:06AM
Barcelona-based Hubtype has raised a €1 million (~$1.1M) seed round led by Madrid-based early stage VC firm, K Fund. The team last raised when the business was founded, back in February 2016, when they took in €235,000 in a mix of public and angel funding. Hubtype targets enterprises and developers with customer service focused tools […]
Announcing the Corvid by Wix Challenge at the TC Hackathon at VivaTech
May 07, 10:00AM
Hey there hackers, il n'y a pas de temps à perdre! You heard it here first, there's no time to lose. Today's the last day you can sign up to compete in the TechCrunch Hackathon at VivaTech 2019 on 17-18 May — days two and three of the conference — in Paris. Come and join […]
Gett raises $200M at $1.5B valuation for its B2B ride-hailing service, aims for 2020 IPO
May 07, 9:35AM
As Uber gears up for an IPO, one of its smaller rivals has raised some money as it prepares to take its own turn on the public market. Gett — the ride-hailing startup that focuses primarily on the business market, currently in Israel, the UK, Russia and New York — has picked up $200 million in […]
Nokia Chairman Risto Siilasmaa backs machine learning startup Aito.ai
May 07, 8:00AM
Aito, a Helsinki-based machine learning startup that is developing “predictive database” technology, has raised €1 million in pre-seed funding, including from Nokia Chairman Risto Siilasmaa (via his investment company First Fellow Partners). Others backing the round are Hermitage, UMO Capital, together with funding from Business Finland. Previous Aito investors include Futurice and the company’s own […]
Urban Jungle raises £2.5M to make insurance accessible to 'generation rent'
May 07, 8:00AM
Urban Jungle, a digital insurance startup targeting so-called “generation rent” with a range of insurance products, has raised £2.5 million in seed funding round. The round is said to be backed by a mixture of new and previous investors, including Rob Devey, ex CEO of Prudential UK, and Simon Rogerson, CEO of Octopus Group. Described […]
Tourlane raises a $47M C round led by Sequoia and Spark Capital
May 07, 7:39AM
There still exists an old-fashioned problem in travel: group travel which requires individuals and groups to plan and book personalized, multi-day tours online. Tourlane is a major player in this sector and has today announced it's raised $47 million in a round led by Sequoia and Spark Capital alongside investors from the B round, including […]
Brankas wants to bring Southeast Asia's banks and e-commerce into the digital era
May 07, 7:04AM
Fintech continues to be among the biggest topics driving startups and investment in Southeast Asia. The region’s ‘internet economy’ is forecast to grow massively as its 600 million people increasingly come online — already Southeast Asia more internet users (350 million) than the U.S. has people but developing a robust payment landscape underpins those heady […]
Luckin Coffee plans to raise over $500M in US IPO
May 07, 4:57AM
Luckin Coffee, the ambitious Chinese upstart that’s going after Starbucks, could raise nearly $600 million from its upcoming IPO. That’s according to a price range released by the Chinese startup. In a new filing, Luckin said it plans to sell 30 million shares at an initial range of $15-$17. That gives an estimated raise of […]
Apple and Google Play remove three dating apps after FTC warning about underage users
May 07, 3:01AM
The Federal Trade Commission said today that Google and Apple have removed three dating apps from their app stores because they could potentially be used by sexual predators to find children. In a parental advisory, FTC attorney Lisa Weintraub Schifferle wrote that FastMeet, Meet24 and Meet4U, all made by Ukrainian company Wildec, appeared to violate […]
Apple Watch may be getting more independent at WWDC
May 07, 12:36AM
Apple may be preparing some tweaks to watchOS that will leave you fumbling for your phone less often. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman just published a long list of software tweaks his sources say are coming to iOS, watchOS and macOS at WWDC. One of the most interesting takeaways from the report is that Apple is reportedly […]
iOS reportedly getting its very own swipe-to-type keyboard
May 07, 12:25AM
Apple may be bringing an Android favorite to iOS at its software developers conference next month. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has published a big list of little software tweaks his sources say are coming to iOS at WWDC. One of the more interesting notes is that Apple is reportedly going to be releasing its own swipe-to-text […]
New study shows human development is destroying the planet at an unprecedented rate
May 06, 10:28PM
"We are eroding the very foundations of our economies, livelihoods, food security, health and quality of life worldwide." That’s the word from Sir Robert Watson, the chair of a massive multinational research effort to survey the impact of human development on the natural world. In the most comprehensive effort undertaken to date, some 145 expert […]
Twitter gives Retweets an upgrade
May 06, 9:41PM
Twitter is finally letting you do more with Retweets. In a small but useful update rolled out today, Twitter will now allow users to add a photo, video or GIF to a Retweet, instead of only text. The feature is live today on iOS, Android and Twitter’s mobile website. Though a seemingly minor upgrade, the […]
An Xbox controller with a built-in Braille display is Microsoft's latest gaming accessibility play
May 06, 7:03PM
Microsoft has been leaning into accessibility in gaming lately, most visibly with its amazing Adaptive Controller, and a new patent suggests another way the company may be accommodating disabled gamers: an Xbox controller with a built-in braille display.
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