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Singapore passes controversial 'fake news' law which critics fear will stifle free speech
May 09, 1:37PM
Singapore has passed a controversial bill that could equip the government with extensive powers to police online media and free speech. The bill was first drafted last month and, as had been expected, it passed 72-9 in Singapore’s parliament, dominated by the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) party, late on Wednesday. As we reported last […]
Mint House raises $15m to give business travelers a better hotel
May 09, 1:00PM
Hotels are convenient but rarely homey. Short term rentals through Airbnb or HomeAway are often comfy but can be a pain to book and check-in. Business travelers often have to pick the best of two lousy options. Mint House is summed up best by Tige Savage, Revolution Venture managing partner: “Mint House is the best […]
Factmata gets backed by eyeo, maker of Adblock Plus, and takes over its Trusted News app
May 09, 12:34PM
“Fake news” — news content that either misleads people with half-truths, or outright lies — has become a permanent fixture of the internet. Now, as tech and media platforms continue to search for the best way to fight it, Factmata — a London startup backed by Biz Stone, Craig Newmark, Mark Cuban, Mark Pincus, and […]
Cybersecurity insurance startup Coalition raises $40M in Series B funding
May 09, 12:00PM
Coalition, a cybersecurity insurance company, has raised $40 million in its latest round of funding. Fintech investment giant Ribbit Capital led the investment with participation from Greenoaks Capital and Hillhouse Capital. Coalition’s insurance covers expenses incurred from liabilities related to third-parties, such as fines and penalties — as well as fraud, breach response, extortion and […]
Alexa, does the Echo Dot Kids protect children's privacy?
May 09, 12:00PM
A coalition of child protection and privacy groups has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging it to investigate a kid-focused edition of Amazon’s Echo smart speaker. The complaint against Amazon Echo Dot Kids, which has been lodged with the FTC by groups including the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, the Center […]
With new Fit technology, Nike calls itself a tech company
May 09, 11:30AM
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Fortnite Season 9 adds two locations and wind transport, but is mostly just new virtual items
May 09, 11:30AM
It’s that time again. Parents across the world are doling out $15 to Epic Games after the developer released Season 9, the latest update for its hit game Fortnite that’s particularly popular among kids and young adults. Fortnite is estimated to have over 250 million players, and it has proven to be a major money-spinner […]
Google and Qualcomm launch a dev kit for building Assistant-enabled headphones
May 09, 11:30AM
Qualcomm today announced that it has partnered with Google to create a reference design and development kit for building Assistant-enabled Bluetooth headphones. Traditionally, building these headphones wasn’t exactly straightforward and involved building a lot of the hardware and software stack, something top-tier manufacturers could afford to do, but that kept second- or third-tier headphone developers […]
Masayoshi Son claims Vision Fund LPs are already up 45% — but that's mostly paper gains
May 09, 9:53AM
Uber, WeWork and Slack’s IPOs are poised to pay out for SoftBank’s Vision Fund, but already the megafund is claiming impressive results. At SoftBank Corp’s annual shareholder meeting, chairman Masayoshi Son revealed return rates for LPs for the first time: and funds value is up 45 percent. The Vision Fund is fascinating for many reasons […]
Tencent's new alternative to PUBG is already topping the revenue chart
May 09, 9:43AM
In a move clearly driven by economic interests and an urgency to meet stringent regulations, the world’s largest games publisher Tencent pulled its mobile version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds on Wednesday and launched a new title called Game for Peace (the literal translation of its Chinese name 和平精英 is ‘peace elites’) on the same day. As […]
Check out all the challenges at the TC Hackathon at VivaTech
May 09, 9:00AM
Money, prizes, glory — it could all be yours, but only if you're good enough. Do you have the stamina, focus and coding chops it takes to create something awesome out of nothing in less than 24 hours? Then sign up to compete in the TechCrunch Hackathon at VivaTech 2019 in Paris on 17-18 May. […]
Drone sighting at Germany's busiest airport grounds flights for about an hour
May 09, 8:45AM
A drone sighting caused all flights to be suspended at Frankfurt Airport for around an hour this morning. The airport is Germany’s busiest by passenger numbers, serving almost 14.8 million passengers in the first three months of this year. In a tweet sent after flights had resumed the airport reported that operations were suspended at […]
Uber begins trialing e-bikes and bicycles rides in India
May 09, 8:22AM
Uber has partnered with bicycle sharing platform Yulu in India as it looks to grab a piece of the growing e-bikes market that is increasingly posing a challenge to taxi services in the nation. The San Francisco-headquartered firm, which is expected to go public later this week, said it will provide its users in Bengaluru with […]
How to save an additional €200 off passes for Disrupt Berlin 2019
May 09, 8:00AM
It might feel strange to think about December in May, but the smart money goes to startuppers who do just that. Why? Because we're returning — for the seventh time — to Europe's international city extraordinaire to host Disrupt Berlin 2019, which takes place on 11-12 December. And what better way to celebrate than to offer […]
Chipper Cash convinces Joe Montana to invest in African fintech
May 09, 7:15AM
The African no-fee, cross-border payment startup Chipper Cash has raised a $2.4 million seed round led by Deciens Capital. The payments company also persuaded 500 Startups and Liquid 2 Ventures—co-founded by Joe Montana—to join the round. Chipper Cash's Ugandan chief executive, Ham Serunjogi, pitched the U.S. football legend directly. "He was quite excited about what […]
Tink, the European banking platform, partners with British incumbent NatWest
May 09, 6:30AM
It’s easy to push a narrative of fintech upstarts versus the big incumbent banks, but the more subtle reality is that as well as competing on numerous fronts, there are partnerships being formed across the board. The latest such move sees Tink, the Sweden-based banking platform that raised €56 million in new funding in February, […]
Heetch raises $38M to take on Uber in French-speaking countries
May 09, 6:26AM
With Uber just days away from going public, a small challenger has raised some funds of its own to take it and the rest of the field on in francophone markets. Heetch, a ride-sharing platform based out of Paris with operations across France and French-speaking Africa, has picked up a Series B of $38 million, […]
Educational gaming platform Kahoot acquires math app maker DragonBox for $18M
May 09, 6:00AM
Kahoot, the popular e-learning platform that provides a range of games to teach subjects (it has described itself as the “Netflix of education”), has made its first acquisition: it has acquired DragonBox, a startup that builds math apps, for $18 million in a combination of cash and shares. Ã…smund Furuseth, Kahoot’s CEO and co-founder, said […]
Sharp will resume selling its smart TVs in the US this year
May 09, 5:57AM
Good news for U.S. consumers, the smart TV market is about to get more competitive after Sharp announced plans to resume selling TVs in America before the end of this year. The Japanese firm quit the U.S. in 2015 when crumbling finances threatened its very existence. It was bailed out by Hon Hai Precision — […]
Disney reports strong second-quarter, but takes $353 million write-down on Vice
May 09, 4:04AM
Walt Disney Co. is writing down its investment in Vice Media for the second time in less than a year. In its otherwise upbeat second-quarter earnings report, the company said it was taking an impairment of $353 million for Vice. This follows the $157 million write-down Disney disclosed during its fourth-quarter earnings report in November. […]
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