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Vuzix smart glasses get automatic facial recognition designed for law enforcement
Jun 10, 3:06PM
This is one of those ‘I’m not surprised but I am slightly terrified’ moments in tech development: Enterprise smart glasses company Vuzix announced Monday that it has developed new “fully autonomous” face recognition software in partnership with software developer NNTC. The new solution will work with Vuzix’s Blade smart glasses, which debuted at CES earlier […]
AI security startup Darktrace's CEO defeats buzzword bingo with trust and transparency
Jun 10, 3:01PM
It takes a lot of trust to allow a company to come in and install a mystery box on their network to monitor for threats. It’s like inviting in a security guard to sit in your living room to make sure nobody breaks in. Yet that’s exactly what Darktrace does. (The box, not the security […]
Razer just launched an energy drink for gamers
Jun 10, 3:00PM
Last week it was Xbox body spray. Today it's a Razer energy drink. E3 is officially upon us, and it's time for all of the shamless product tie-ins. Though before you go passing judgement on Respawn, note that this is "no ordinary beverage." No, in a world of of entirely too many energy drinks, this […]
Cvent acquires mobile event technology provider DoubleDutch
Jun 10, 2:39PM
There’s some new consolidation in the mobile event technology space this morning, with news that the meetings, events and hospitality technology provider Cvent has acquired San Francisco-based mobile event app maker DoubleDutch. The deal includes both DoubleDutch’s mobile event app technology as well as the team, the company said in announcing the deal on Monday. […]
Google Assistant comes to Waze navigation app
Jun 10, 2:15PM
Ever since Google acquired Waze back in 2013, features from each have been slowly making their way back and forth between it and Google Maps – and today Waze gets a big upgrade with Google Assistant integration, which means you can use the smart voice companion within the app. Google Assistant in Waze will provide […]
Two-week extension: apply to Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF 2019
Jun 10, 2:00PM
You've been meaning to apply to the Startup Battlefield at Disrupt San Francisco 2019, right? Whether you need more time due to procrastinating, shillyshallying or your propensity for last-minute decision making (hey, we don't judge), we're offering you a reprieve. Yup, we're extending the application deadline for one week. The extended application deadline expires on […]
Salesforce is officially making Seattle its second HQ after its Tableau acquisition
Jun 10, 1:56PM
Here’s an interesting by-product the news today that Salesforce would be acquiring Tableau for $15.7 billion: the company is going to make Seattle, Washington (home of Tableau) the official second headquarters of San Francisco-based Salesforce, putting the company directly in the face of tech giants and Salesforce frenemies Microsoft and Amazon. “An HQ2, if you […]
Microsoft Power Platform update aims to put AI in reach of business users
Jun 10, 1:53PM
Low code and no code are the latest industry buzzwords, but if vendors can truly abstract away the complexity of difficult tasks like building machine learning models, it could help mainstream technologies that are currently out of reach of most business users. That’s precisely what Microsoft is aiming to do with its latest Power Platform […]
Review: The stunning 2019 Audi Q8 has a deal-breaking flaw
Jun 10, 1:36PM
The 2019 Audi Q8 is the shape of the future. It’s beautiful as it successfully merges the look of a sports sedan with the shape of an SUV. It has flowing lines, crisp angles and just the right look on and off the road. Inside, it’s comfortable though a bit smaller than the name suggests. […]
Vectra lands $100M Series E investment for AI-driven network security
Jun 10, 12:38PM
Vectra, a seven-year old company that helps customers detect intrusions at the network level, whether in the cloud or on premises, announced a $100 million Series E funding round today led by TCV. Existing investors including Khosla Ventures and Accel also participated in the round, which brings the total raised to over $200 million, according […]
Salesforce is buying data visualization company Tableau for $15.7B in all-stock deal
Jun 10, 11:08AM
On the heels of Google buying analytics startup Looker last week for $2.6 billion, Salesforce today announced a huge piece of news in a bid to step up its own work in data visualization and (more generally) tools to help enterprises make sense of the sea of data that they use and amass: Salesforce is […]
Student loan refinancing startup Splash Financial raises $4.3 million
Jun 10, 10:30AM
Splash Financial, a Cleveland-based startup that has partnered with the Pentagon Federal Credit Union to refinance student loans, has raised $4.3 million in a round of venture financing. The round was led by CUNA Mutual Group, a PenFed partner, and Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, the corporate investment arm of Northwestern Mutual. As student loan debt […]
The Finalists for The Europas Awards for European tech startups is released
Jun 10, 10:11AM
The The Europas Awards for European Tech Startups is coming, and today it releases its final shortlist after an intense round of public voting and judges’ delioberations. The awards will be held on 27 June 2019, in London, U.K. and TechCrunch is once more the exclusive media sponsor of the awards, alongside new “tech, culture […]
Luxembourg to get €100M investment from Chinese payments startup Pingpong
Jun 10, 9:16AM
For financial services firms looking to enter Europe, Luxembourg has historically been a popular anchoring point for its political and economic stability as well as a favorable regulatory environment. Another bucketload of capital is coming to the country after Chinese fintech startup Pingpong announced to invest more than €100 million ($113 million) in Luxembourg in […]
Wire collaborates with EY for on-premise end-to-end encrypted messaging app
Jun 10, 8:17AM
End-to-end encrypted messaging app and service Wire announced a partnership with accounting and consulting company EY. Essentially, Wire is providing an on-premise version of its messaging service so that EY can control the servers and use it for their communication needs. Both companies announced the deal a few weeks ago, and I talked with Wire […]
Spacemaker scores $25M Series A to let property developers use AI
Jun 10, 6:00AM
Spacemaker, a Norway-based startup that’s created AI software to help property developers and architects make better design decisions, has picked up $25 million in Series A funding. The round is jointly led by Atomico and Northzone, with participation from investors in property and construction tech including Danish property developer NREP, Nordic property developer OBOS, and […]
Fiat Chrysler partners with Aurora to develop self-driving commercial vans
Jun 10, 3:59AM
Aurora, the autonomous vehicle technology startup backed by Sequoia Capital and Amazon, has struck a deal with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to develop self-driving commercial vehicles. The partnership will focus on integrating Aurora’s technology into FCA’s line of Ram Truck commercial vehicles, a portfolio that includes cargo vans and trucks. The deal could extend to FCA’s […]
Doom, Fallout and the rest of the trailers from Bethesda's E3 press conference
Jun 10, 2:40AM
E3 may not officially start until Tuesday, but the announcements are coming fast a furious. A few short hours after Microsoft previewed its streaming service and next get console, Bethesda took to the stage a few blocks a way, with footage from new Elder Scroll and Doom titles, along with a lot more Fallout 76 […]
Fallout 76 is getting a 52-player battle royale mode
Jun 10, 1:05AM
Tonight's Bethesda E3 press conference was all about free additions. In fact, the company actually took to the stage to apologize for Fallout 76's rocky launch. The publisher quickly added that it's continued to improve on the title since late last year, listening to player feedback and adding all sorts of additional content. That includes […]
Here are the game trailers from Microsoft's E3 2019 press conference
Jun 09, 9:48PM
Trailers. You love them, Microsoft’s got them. According to the company, there were a ridiculous 60 games trotted out onstage at today’s big E3 kickoff. Looks like the Xbox got a little extra love at the event since Sony’s MIA this year. Along with more information on its streaming service Project XCloud, a sneak peek […]
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