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Fintech platform Synapse raises $33M to build 'the AWS of banking'
Jun 07, 3:17PM
Synapse, a San Francisco-based startup that operates a platform enabling banks and fintech companies to easily develop financial services, has closed a $33 million Series B to develop new products and go after international expansion. The investment was led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from existing backers Trinity Ventures and Core Innovation Capital . Synapse […]
Walmart to launch in-home grocery delivery in three cities, starting this fall
Jun 07, 2:45PM
Walmart on Friday announced plans for a new, in-home grocery delivery service which would allow the retailer to deliver items directly to a customer’s fridge or freezer, even when the customer isn’t home. The service, called InHome Delivery, works by way of smart entry technology combined with proprietary cameras worn by the delivery associates that […]
Why identity startup Auth0's founder still codes: It makes him a better boss
Jun 07, 2:22PM
If you ask Eugenio Pace to describe himself, “engineer” would be fairly high on the list. “Being a CEO is pretty busy,” he told TechCrunch in a call last week. “But I’m an engineer in my heart — I am a problem solver,” he said. Pace, an Argentinan immigrant to the U.S., founded identity management […]
NASA declares International Space Station 'open for business,' including private astronaut visits
Jun 07, 2:22PM
At an event on Friday, NASA laid out its plans for making the International Space Station a hub for commercial activity in low-Earth orbit. The agency has long planned to make the ISS a key anchor point for helping private business operate in space. “We’re hear because the International Space Station is now open for […]
What happens to late-stage VC if the Vision Fund goes away?
Jun 07, 1:00PM
Hello and welcome back to Equity, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.
NASA's Mars Helicopter begins final testing phase before 2020 mission
Jun 07, 12:43PM
NASA’s Mars Helicopter will be a key experimental craft when it comes to shaping what humanity’s future exploring the Red Planet looks like – when it launches aboard NASA’s Mars 2020 mission, it’ll head to Mars with the aim of testing the viability of flying heavier-than-air vehicles through another world’s atmosphere. After passing its most […]
Swiftly raises $10 million Series A to power real-time transit data in your city
Jun 07, 12:00PM
Swiftly just raised a $10 million Series A round led by VIA ID, Aster Capital, Renewal Funds and Wind Capital to grow its software-as-a-service business for cities transportation agencies. ly works by helping cities manage their transit systems and identify points in the schedule or route that negatively impact service efficiency and reliability. Swiftly also […]
Unmortgage, the 'part own, part rental' housing startup, loses founder and CEO
Jun 07, 11:51AM
Unmortgage, the London-based startup that wants to let people buy as little as five percent of a home and rent the rest, has lost its founder and CEO, TechCrunch has learned. According to a regulatory filing on Companies House, Unmortgage’s Rayhan Rafiq-Omar was terminated as a Director on 4th of May, and has been replaced […]
Depop, a social app targeting millennial and Gen Z shoppers, bags $62M, passes 13M users
Jun 07, 3:59AM
The rising popularity of omni-channel commerce — selling to customers wherever they happen to be spending time online — has spawned an army of shopping tools and platforms that are giving legacy retail websites and marketplaces a run for their money. Now, one of the faster growing of these is announcing an impressive round of […]
Sennheiser debuts its first wireless gaming headset, the GSP 670
Jun 07, 3:51AM
During Computex last week, Sennheiser gave media a sneak peek at its first wireless gaming headset, the GSP 670, slated to ship starting at the beginning of next month. The GSP 670 retails for €349 (about $393), significantly pricier than other popular wireless gaming headsets (as well as its wired predecessor, the Sennheiser GSP 600, […]
FoodShot Global is digging up innovation for soil health as part of its first prize competition
Jun 06, 11:21PM
FoodShot Global, a prize platform devoted to transforming the world’s food and agriculture industries, has awarded the first round of prizes for its Innovating Soil 3.0 competition. Trace Genomics, a startup developing an analytics service for soil health to optimize the use of farmland, has received an undisclosed investment from FoodShot’s investment partner, S2G Ventures. Additional […]
How Amazon's delivery robots will navigate your sidewalk
Jun 06, 11:09PM
Earlier this year, Amazon announced its Scout sidewalk delivery robot. At the time, details were sparse, except for the fact that the company had started to make deliveries in a neighborhood in Washington State. Today, at Amazon’s re:Mars conference, I sat down with Sean Scott, the VP in charge of Scout, to talk about how […]
Apple Store designer proposes restoring Notre-Dame as… basically an Apple Store
Jun 06, 10:46PM
Eight Inc, the design firm best known for conceptualizing the Apple Store and the now-iconic giant glass cube on 5th Ave in New York, has proposed to restore Notre-Dame's sadly destroyed roof and spire — with a giant glass roof and spire. I don't think the French will go for it.
Original Content podcast: Director Grant Sputore explains how 'I Am Mother' draws from real-world robots
Jun 06, 10:43PM
When I first watched the new Netflix Original film “I Am Mother,” I assumed that the robotic Mother (voiced by Rose Byrne) was a CG creation. How else could you create a robot that looked so inhuman, and that that could also run around the film’s post-apocalyptic environments so gracefully? But in a bonus interview […]
A backdoor in Optergy tech could remotely shut down a smart building 'with one click'
Jun 06, 9:49PM
Homeland Security has given the maximum severity score for a vulnerability in a popular smart building automation system. Optergy’s Proton allows building owners and managers to remotely monitor energy consumption and manage who can access the premises. The box is web-connected, and connects to other devices — like air conditioning and heating — in the […]
The Ticket Fairy is tech's best hope against Ticketmaster
Jun 06, 9:45PM
Ticketmaster’s dominance has led to ridiculous service fees, scalpers galore and exclusive contracts that exploit venues and artists. The moronic approval of venue operator and artist management giant Live Nation’s merger with Ticketmaster in 2010 produced an anti-competitive juggernaut. It pressures venues to sign ticketing contracts under veiled threat that artists would otherwise be routed […]
Zoom outperforms in first-ever earnings report
Jun 06, 8:44PM
Zoom shares are gaining ground following report of major revenue growth.
AT&T's WarnerMedia might be punting on its original streaming service plans
Jun 06, 8:29PM
WarnerMedia’s plans for a three-tiered streaming service appear to be in flux. The AT&T-owned company is reportedly scrapping that idea and opting instead to offer HBO, Cinemax and the library of Warner Bros. content in a single subscription service that would cost between $16 and $17 a month, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed […]
Zoox co-founder Jesse Levinson is coming to TC Sessions: Mobility
Jun 06, 8:17PM
Autonomous vehicle startup Zoox has a history of keeping its progressive plans to itself. But that’s starting to change. The venture-backed company that is creating ground-up fully autonomous electric vehicles is ready to share a bit more about its tech, strategy and plans. And who better to talk to than co-founder and CTO Jesse Levinson, […]
Is there potential for blockchain in copyright and licensing applications?
Jun 06, 8:00PM
Does blockchain technology show meaningful promise for real-world copyright and licensing applications? Let's take a closer look.
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