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Trump's Huawei ban also causing tech shocks in Europe
May 20, 2:17PM
The escalating US-China trade war that’s seen Chinese tech giant Huawei slapped on a US trade blacklist is causing ripples of shock across Europe too, as restrictions imposed on US companies hit regional suppliers concerned they could face US restrictions if they don’t ditch Huawei. Reuters reports shares fell sharply today in three European chipmakers, […]
Google's own data proves two-factor is the best defense against most account hacks
May 20, 1:30PM
Every once in a while someone will ask me what is the best security advice. The long answer is “it depends on your threat model,” which is just a fancy way of saying what’s good security advice for the vast majority isn’t necessarily what nuclear scientists and government spies require. My short answer is, “turn […]
Smart TVs add fuel to Xiaomi's Q1 earnings
May 20, 1:29PM
Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi just released its first quarterly results since announcing its $1.48 billion pledge to focus on smartphones and ‘AIoT’, an acronym for Internet of Things powered by artificial intelligence. Xiaomi’s adjusted net profit for the first quarter increased 22.4 percent year-over-year to 2.1 billion yuan ($300 million), while total revenue climbed 27.2 […]
Identity platform Auth0 raises $103M, pushing its valuation over $1B
May 20, 1:00PM
Auth0, a 2013-founded identity and authentication platform, has pushed into unicorn territory with a $1 billion valuation after raising $103 million in its latest Series E round. The round was led by Sapphire Ventures, with participation from K9 Ventures, Telstra Ventures and several others. In all, Auth0 total funding tops $210 million to date. Auth0 […]
Robin picks up $20 million Series B to optimize the office
May 20, 12:37PM
Robin Powered, a startup looking to help offices run better, has today announced the close of a $20 million Series B funding. The round was led by Tola Capital, with existing investors Accomplice and FirstMark participating in the round, along with a new strategic Allegion Ventures. Robin started as part of an agency called One […]
Wagestream closes $51M Series A to plug the payday gap without putting workers in debt
May 20, 12:35PM
Getting your work wages on a monthly (not weekly nor biweekly) basis has become a more widespread trend as the price of running payrolls has gone up, and organizations’ cashflow has gone down. That 30-day shift may be a boost to employers, but not employees, who may need access to those wages more immediately and […]
Clinc raises $52m Series B as it marches towards IPO
May 20, 12:06PM
Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Clinc is today announcing a $52 million Series B. The company behind the conversational AI platform netted cash from Insight Partners, DFJ Growth, Drive Capital, Hyde Park Venture Partners, and others. This round of financing brings Clinc’s total amount of funding to $60 million and will help Clinc scale its conversational AI […]
Vote now in #TheEuropas Awards to find its hottest startups, and join Europe's key players
May 20, 11:19AM
In partnership with TechCrunch, The Europas Awards, recognising the hottest tech startups in Europe since 2009, is now open for its public vote. We've sorted and sifted through a record number of entries this year to compile an editorially driven long list of some of Europe's most exciting startups and investors. Voting is now live, […]
GDPR adtech complaints keep stacking up in Europe
May 20, 11:16AM
It’s a year since Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force and leaky adtech is now facing privacy complaints in four more European Union markets. This ups the tally to seven markets where data protection authorities have been urged to investigate a core function of behavioral advertising. The latest clutch of GDPR complaints […]
Ikea invests in Livspace, a one-stop platform for interior design based in India
May 20, 10:32AM
Fresh from raising $70 million last year via big names including Goldman Sachs and TPG Growth, Livspace, an India-based startup that offers a one-stop-shop for interior design, has lured yet another marquee investor: Ikea. The startup said today it has taken an undisclosed investment from Ingka Investments, the VC arm of Ikea parent Ingka Group, which […]
Huawei responds to Android ban with service and security guarantees, but its future is unclear
May 20, 9:28AM
Huawei has finally gone on the record about a ban on its use of Android, but the company’s long-term strategy on mobile still remains unclear. In an effort to appease its worried customer base, the embattled Chinese company said today that it will continue to provide security updates and after-sales support to its existing lineup […]
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May 20, 8:00AM
Around here at TechCrunch we like to reward action with savings, and right now, the earlier you act the more money you save. Do we have your attention? Here's the deal. Disrupt Berlin 2019 takes place on 11-12 December, and you can't buy passes until the official registration opens in June. But by taking one […]
Facebook's latest account purge exposes Africa's misinformation problem
May 20, 7:30AM
Facebook last week purged a network of hundreds of pages, groups and Instagram accounts it labeled as producing "coordinated inauthentic behavior" toward Africa. The activity originated in Israel and was largely targeted toward Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, Angola, Niger, and Tunisia. It was mostly political in nature and primarily paid for by Archemedes Group, a global […]
Several chip companies, including Qualcomm and Intel, have reportedly stopped supplying Huawei after blacklist
May 20, 7:22AM
Several key suppliers are reportedly cutting off Huawei after the Trump administration added the Chinese telecom equipment and smartphone giant to a trade blacklist last week. According to Bloomberg, semiconductor companies Intel, Qualcomm, Xilinx and Broadcom will no longer supply Huawei until further notice. This follows another report earlier today that Google has suspended some […]
Google says its app store will continue to work for existing Huawei smartphone owners
May 20, 6:54AM
Google said today that existing users of Huawei Android devices can continue to use Google Play app store, offering some relief to tens of millions of users worldwide even as it remains unclear if the Chinese tech giant will be able to use the fully-functioning version of Android in its future phones. Existing Huawei phone […]
TikTok owner ByteDance's long-awaited chat app is here
May 20, 2:49AM
In WeChat -dominated China, there’s no shortage of challengers out there claiming to create an alternative social experience. The latest creation comes from ByteDance, the world’s most valuable startup and the operator behind TikTok, the video app that has consistently topped the iOS App Store over the last few quarters. The new offer is called […]
These Johns Hopkins students are slashing breast cancer biopsy costs
May 19, 11:03PM
Over 2 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018. And while the diagnosis doesn’t have to be a death sentence for women in countries like the United States, in developing countries three times as many women die from the disease. Breast cancer survival rates range from 80% or over in North America, Sweden […]
Game of Thrones petition reaches 1M signatures ahead of finale
May 19, 8:28PM
Life is short, difficult and, most likely, ultimately meaningless. In this age of immediate fan service, it's important to remember that you can't always get what you want. That goes double when it comes to the final season of a beloved television series (I'm looking at you, The Wire). TV, like life, rarely has a […]
Google reportedly suspends select business with Huawei over U.S. ban
May 19, 7:14PM
The Trump administration Huawei ban is sure to have wide-ranging and long lasting effects for all parties. In the meantime, it seems, a number of those involved in the periphery are treading lightly in hope of not burning bridges on either side. Google has taken accidental center stage, in its role providing Android and a […]
Week-in-Review: Apple has a Supreme headache and Bitcoin bites back
May 19, 6:53PM
For all of the swirling conversations of tech regulation that have continues the past several years, few of those waxing poetic on the topic likely assumed that Apple would be the first tech giant to capture the government’s ire, but a Supreme Court ruling this week cleared the way for an anti-trust reckoning for Apple’s […]
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