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Original Content podcast: Netflix's 'Always Be My Maybe' is a surprisingly sweet romantic comedy
Jun 09, 1:00PM
“Always Be My Maybe” — a new film starring and co-written by Ali Wong and Randall Park — continues Netflix’s streak of solid romantic comedies. That said, anyone expecting it to match Wong’s delightfully dirty stand-up (showcased in the Netflix specials “Baby Cobra” and “Hard Knock Wife”) might be disappointed. Instead, “Always Be My Maybe” […]
Week-in-Review: Google makes a losing bet, Bezos plots his space take-over
Jun 09, 10:00AM
Hey, weekend readers. This is Week-in-Review where I get hopped up on caffeine and give a heavy amount of analysis on one story while scouring the rest of the hundreds of stories that emerged on TechCrunch this week to surface my favorites for your reading pleasure. Last week, I talked about the Apple device that […]
Equity transcribed: What happens to late-stage VC if the Vision Fund goes away?
Jun 08, 10:37PM
Welcome back to the transcribed edition of the wildly popular TechCrunch podcast, Equity. This week Kate Clark and Alex Wilhelm convened in the new studio to discuss the biggest venture capital news of the week. There was a lot of news to get to so they started with some quick hits about Thumbtack, Bird, Scoot, […]
A16Z interview, 5G, Peloton, handling Big Tech issues, and offering better benefits
Jun 08, 9:23PM
Unraveling the "Secrets of Sand Hill Road" and the VC thought process, with Andreessen Horowitz's Scott Kupor Our Silicon Valley editor Connie Loizos hosted an Extra Crunch live conference call with Andreessen Horowitz GP Scott Kupor, who manages all ops for the firm and was formerly head of the National Venture Capital Association. He just […]
48 hours left to apply for Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF and win $100,000
Jun 08, 9:00PM
What's on your to-do list in the next 48 hours? Move "launch my awesome early-stage startup to the world" to the top of the list and apply to compete in the Startup Battlefield at Disrupt San Francisco 2019 on October 2-4 in front of 10,000 live attendees and tens of thousands online. Your opportunity to compete head-to-head against […]
Former Unity Technology VP files lawsuit alleging CEO sexually harassed her
Jun 08, 8:03PM
Unity Technologies, the multibillion-dollar gaming engine, is facing a lawsuit from its former VP of global talent acquisition, Anne Evans, who accuses CEO John Riccitiello of sexual harassment. The sexual harassment allegedly took many forms — ranging from making sexist jokes to propositioning her and other employees for sex, to making references to his erect […]
Everyone loves pizza, including VCs
Jun 08, 5:17PM
What are startup investors doing vis-Ã -vis the pizza industry?
Startups Weekly: The Peloton IPO (bull vs. bear)
Jun 08, 12:00PM
In this week's newsletter: Bird gets acquisitive, Stripe puts on its VC hat and Thumbtack looks for new cash.
India's largest video streaming service, owned by Disney, breaks Safari compatibility to fix security flaw
Jun 08, 5:48AM
Hotstar, India's largest video streaming service with more than 300 million users, disabled support for Apple's Safari web browser on Friday to mitigate a security flaw that allowed unauthorized usage of its platform, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The incident comes at a time when the streaming service — operated by Star […]
Maker Faire halts operations and lays off all staff
Jun 08, 1:06AM
Financial troubles have forced Maker Media, the company behind crafting publication MAKE: magazine as well as the science and art festival Maker Faire, to lay off its entire staff of 22 and pause all operations. TechCrunch was tipped off to Maker Media’s unfortunate situation which was then confirmed by the company’s founder and CEO Dale […]
George R.R. Martin's next project is reportedly the video game, Elden Ring
Jun 08, 12:55AM
E3 doesn't technically start until Tuesday, but the leaks are already arriving fast and furious. Now that winter has come from HBO's Game of Thrones, creator George R.R. Martin's got several other projects in the works, including, reportedly, a new video game. Welp. Looks like everything is leaking before E3. Elden Ring is probably next […]
A peek inside Sequoia Capital's low-flying, wide-reaching scout program
Jun 08, 12:45AM
It was a brilliant idea. It allowed Sequoia to keep tabs on entrepreneurs — and nascent technologies — not yet in its universe. It cemented the firm’s ties to the founders who were already in its family. Not last, it grew Sequoia’s already considerable influence in Silicon Valley. Fast forward, and the ripple effects of […]
The makers of Duet Display and Luna on life after Apple's Sidecar
Jun 07, 11:47PM
Of all of the WWDC announcements this week, Sidecar got me the most excited. I'm on the road a lot these days, and apps like Duet and Luna have been lifesavers. They've afforded me the ability to carry around a reasonably sized laptop, with an optional second screen in the form of the iPad. Both […]
Lyft sues SF over bike-share program
Jun 07, 10:42PM
Lyft is suing the city of San Francisco, claiming that the city is violating its 10-year contract with Lyft that would give the company exclusive rights to operate bike-share programs. San Francisco, however, says the contract does not apply to dockless bike-share, but only station-based bike-share. In its lawsuit, Lyft is seeking a preliminary injunction […]
Walmart's JetBlack personal shopping service customers are spending $1,500 per month
Jun 07, 9:21PM
A year after Walmart’s personal shopping service JetBlack launched in New York, the retailer reports two-thirds of customers engage with the service on a weekly basis, and spend an average of $1,500 per month on JetBlack purchases. To be clear, that doesn’t mean the customers are only buying products from Walmart or its subsidiaries like […]
Uber's COO and chief marketing officer are out
Jun 07, 8:42PM
Uber’s chief operating officer Barney Harford and chief marketing officer Rebecca Messina are stepping down as part of an organizational shakeup put into motion just a month after the ride-hailing company went public. CNBC first reported the departures. The departures, which CEO Dara Khosrowshahi explained in an email to employees, were prompted by his decision […]
FedEx ends express delivery contract with Amazon
Jun 07, 8:10PM
FedEx will not renew a contract with Amazon to provide express delivery for the e-commerce giant’s packages in the United States. FedEx, which made the announcement Friday, said in a statement the change would not affect other existing contracts with Amazon or international services. FedEx Express only impacts air services. FedEx will still serve as […]
On the road to self-driving trucks, Starsky Robotics built a traditional trucking business
Jun 07, 7:13PM
More than three years ago, self-driving trucks startup Starsky Robotics was founded to solve a fundamental issue with freight — a solution that CEO Stefan Seltz-Axmacher believes hinges on getting the human driver out from behind the wheel. But a funny thing happened along the way. Starsky Robotics started a regular ol’ trucking company. Now, […]
Tackling 'big tech' issues through storytelling, with Jessica Powell
Jun 07, 7:03PM
Jessica Powell, Google's former head of PR from 2012-2018 (years in which Google required a not-insignificant amount of PR leadership), is now a rock star writer whose 2018 debut book, The Big Disruption: A Totally Fictional But Essentially True Silicon Valley Story, was the first novel published by Medium. I recently spoke with Powell for […]
FCC passes measure urging carriers to block robocalls by default
Jun 07, 6:29PM
The FCC voted today to adopt an anti-robocall measure, but it may or may not lead to any abatement of this maddening practice — and it might not be free, either. That said, it's a good start towards addressing a problem that's far from simple and enormously irritating.
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