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iMovie's big iOS update adds 80 new soundtracks, green screen effects, image overlays
Jun 12, 3:33PM
Ahead of the public launch of Apple’s revamped suite of first-party apps on iOS 13, the company has rolled out a new version of its popular video editor, iMovie for iOS. With the app’s most recent update, iMovie has received a host of new features — most notably, support for a green screen effect that […]
'This is Your Life in Silicon Valley': Philz Coffee CEO Jacob Jaber on tech culture and Blue Bottle
Jun 12, 3:12PM
Welcome to this week's transcribed edition of This is Your Life in Silicon Valley. We're running an experiment for Extra Crunch members that puts This is Your Life in Silicon Valley in words – so you can read from wherever you are. This is your Life in Silicon Valley was originally started by Sunil Rajaraman and Jascha […]
KKR leads $300M investment in phishing training company KnowBe4
Jun 12, 3:06PM
You might not have known about KnowBe4 before, but you should now because this morning, the company announced a massive $300 million investment led by private equity firm KKR. The deal is based on a $1 billion valuation. Existing investors Elephant and TenEleven Ventures also participated in the round. The massive influx of cash comes […]
SpaceX successfully re-launches and recovers Falcon 9 flown in March
Jun 12, 2:28PM
SpaceX’s launch today from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base went off without a hitch, carrying three satellites that make up the RADARSAT constellation to be used for observation by the Canadian government. The launch today included use of a Falcon 9 first stage that flew a mission only a few months ago, when it carried […]
Uber unveils new Volvo self-driving vehicle in a step toward robotaxi service
Jun 12, 2:18PM
Uber Advanced Technologies Group unveiled Wednesday a new generation of self-driving Volvo XC90 SUVs that are designed and built to be fully driverless, a critical milepost for the company as it inches towards deployment of a robotaxi service Volvo and Uber have developed several prototypes since entering into a joint engineering partnership in September 2016. […]
Facebook's Blood Donations feature arrives in US, will alert donors in times of need
Jun 12, 2:15PM
Facebook today is expanding its set of features focused on blood donations. The company since 2017 has been working with blood donation centers worldwide who have been able to use the platform to reach potential donors and then reach out to them in times of need. Now, Facebook is bringing its Blood Donations feature to […]
Fortnite maker Epic acquires social video app Houseparty
Jun 12, 2:08PM
What does a gaming company do after raising $1.25 billion? Acquisitions seem like a pretty good place to start. Epic Games — of Unreal Engine and the ridiculously successful Fortnite phenomenon — has has just picked up Houseparty. The social video app announced the news via blog post this morning. The deal seems like a […]
Dissecting value systems and exclusion in 'big tech', with Jessica Powell (Part Two)
Jun 12, 2:07PM
In this second of my two-part conversation on the ethics of technology with Jessica Powell, the former head of PR at Google turned author of the wonderful satirical novel, The Big Disruption: A Totally Fictional But Essentially True Silicon Valley Story, we discuss the meaning of "genius" in the tech world; why Silicon Valley multi-millionaires […]
Symphony, a messaging app that's been a hit with Wall Street, raises $165M at a $1.4B valuation
Jun 12, 2:00PM
Slack’s rapid rise and upcoming IPO are clear signs of the ripe opportunity to be had in the field of enterprise messaging. Today, a startup that’s built a messaging product specifically for the financial services vertical is also proving that out. Symphony, which offers secure messaging and other collaboration tools for bankers and those who […]
India's Zomato flies drone to deliver food in successful test
Jun 12, 1:35PM
Zomato, one of India's largest food delivery firms, may have figured out a faster way to crawl through dense populated routes: going air with drones. The company, which has expanded its restaurant listing and booking service to about two-dozen markets in recent years, said today it has successfully tested a payload delivery from a hybrid […]
Orca Security scores $6.5M seed round to solve cloud native security
Jun 12, 1:25PM
Orca Security, a startup based in Israel, announced a healthy $6.5 million seed round today led by YL Ventures, a firm that makes a living investing in Israeli security startups. That’s a lot of money for a seed round, but the company, which is led by two former Check Point Security executives, is trying to […]
The future of car ownership: Building an online dealership
Jun 12, 1:05PM
Buying a car is painful. Dealerships are the worst, and the options are endless. The rise of the Internet produced powerful tools for shoppers, but in the end, most buyers still have to trudge down to a car lot. For this series of articles, TechCrunch spoke with several founders and investors attempting to rethink car […]
Uber will start testing Eats drone delivery
Jun 12, 1:03PM
Uber is gearing up to start testing drone delivery for Uber Eats in dense urban environments. This comes after the Federal Aviation Administration awarded Uber and San Diego, Calif. the right to test commercial food delivery via drone. This comes shortly after Amazon announced it would begin drone deliveries “within months.” Uber completed the initial […]
Amazon revamps Echo Dot Kids Edition and FreeTime
Jun 12, 1:02PM
Announced in April of last year, the Echo Dot Kids Edition got something of a mixed reception, primarily due to privacy concerns surrounding the broader smart speaker category. Amazon is back with a version of the $70 device. Design-wise, the product looks like a lot more like the latest version of the Dot, swapping the […]
Spotify launches 'Your Daily Drive,' a personalized playlist that combines music and podcasts
Jun 12, 1:01PM
Recently, Spotify was spotted testing a new personalized playlist called “Your Daily Drive,” that included both music and podcasts. Today, the company is officially launching this playlist in the U.S. in an effort to better cater to commuters who spend 70 billion collective hours behind the wheel, the company says. The playlist includes the music […]
Argo AI is taking its new generation of self-driving vehicles into downtown Detroit
Jun 12, 12:52PM
Argo AI, the Pittsburgh-based autonomous vehicle startup that Ford invested $1 billion in 2017, has expanded its testing to downtown Detroit with a new third-generation self-driving car. Argo AI is developing the virtual driver system and high-definition maps designed for Ford's self-driving vehicles. The third-generation self-driving vehicle is still based on a Ford Fusion Hybrid […]
BetterUp raises $103M to fast-track employee learning and development
Jun 12, 12:50PM
Lightspeed Venture Partners has led BetterUp's Series C financing.
Report: Chinese spend nearly 5 hours on entertainment apps daily
Jun 12, 12:47PM
Like the rest of the world, China is getting more glued to smartphones that can perform an endless list of tasks, from talking to workmates, shopping for groceries, all the way to getting a dose of dopamine through games. Chinese internet users now spend an average of 4.7 hours on their handsets a day just […]
Uber's JUMP scooters get a makeover
Jun 12, 12:10PM
Uber has unveiled a new model of its JUMP electric scooters, featuring a bigger frame and hand brakes. Uber plans to deploy these scooters in the U.S. on June 24 and in Europe later this summer. Uber first deployed electric scooters last October in Santa Monica, Calif. At launch, JUMP relied on Xiaomi Ninebot scooters, […]
Xiaomi's budget Mi Band wearable now sports a color screen and voice assistant
Jun 12, 11:44AM
Xiaomi has refreshed its smart fitness tracker and unveiled a range of other gadgets in China, giving a glimpse at some of its affordable products that it will likely be bringing to other markets in the coming future. The wearable fitness tracker, called Mi Smart Band 4, sports a bigger AMOLED display (39.9% increase in […]
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