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Original Content podcast: 'I Think You Should Leave' brings deranged laughs to Netflix
Jun 29, 4:00PM
A sketch on Netflix’s “I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson” doesn’t just settle for one funny idea. As soon as you start to get comfortable and assume that you know where things are going, there’s usually a wild left turn, and sometimes a third and fourth for good measure. We review the new […]
Startups at the speed of light: Lidar CEOs put their industry in perspective
Jun 29, 3:41PM
As autonomous cars and robots loom over the landscapes of cities and jobs alike, the technologies that empower them are forming sub-industries of their own. One of those is lidar, which has become an indispensable tool to autonomy and spawned dozens of companies, which have in turn attracted hundreds of millions in venture funding.
With a single wiretap, prosecutors collected 9.2 million text messages
Jun 29, 3:35PM
For four months in 2018, U.S. prosecutors in Texas collected more than 9.2 million messages under a single court-authorized wiretap order, newly released figures show. The wiretap, granted by a federal judge in the Southern District of Texas, was granted as part of a narcotics investigation and became the federal wiretap with the most intercepts […]
BMW's EV concept gets Blade Runner-style sound
Jun 29, 2:00PM
BMW Vision M NEXT, the electric vehicle concept that had its world debut June 25, won’t be in showrooms anytime soon, if ever. But let’s hope the sound of the vehicle, which was created by famous film score composer Hans Zimmer and Renzo Vitale, an acoustic engineer and sound designer at the BMW Group, makes […]
Unregulated facial recognition technology presents unique risks for the LGBTQ+ community
Jun 29, 1:30PM
Carlos Gutierrez Contributor Share on Twitter Carlos Gutierrez is deputy director and general counsel at LGBT Tech. It seems consumers today are granted ever-dwindling opportunities to consider the safety and civil liberties implications of a new technology before it becomes widely adopted. Facial recognition technology is no exception. The well-documented potential for abuse and misuse of these tools […]
Rocket Lab successfully launches seventh Electron rocket for 'Make It Rain' mission
Jun 29, 12:41PM
Private rocket launch startup Rocket Lab has succeeded in launching its ‘Make It Rain’ mission, which took off yesterday from the company’s private Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. On board Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket (its seventh to launch so far) were multiple satellites flow for various clients in a rideshare arrangement brokered by Rocket […]
Startups Weekly: What's next for WeWork?
Jun 29, 12:00PM
In this week's newsletter: Postmates preps its IPO, Cameo gets $50M and Elizabeth Holmes gets a court date.
Huawei can buy from US suppliers again — but things will never be the same
Jun 29, 11:09AM
U.S. President Donald Trump has handed Huawei a lifeline after he said that U.S. companies are permitted to sell goods to the embattled Chinese tech firm following more than a month of uncertainty. It’s been a pretty dismal past month for Huawei since the American government added it and 70 of its affiliates to an […]
A rare glimpse into the sweeping — and potentially troubling — cloud kitchens trend
Jun 29, 3:06AM
Such is the conclusion of a growing chorus of observers who’ve been closely watching a new and powerful trend gain strength: that of cloud kitchens, or fully equipped shared spaces for restaurant owners, most of them quick-serve operations. While viewed peripherally as an interesting and, for some companies, lucrative development, the movement may well transform […]
Google finance head joins Postmates board ahead of anticipated IPO
Jun 29, 12:49AM
Google’s vice president of finance, has joined Postmates’ board of directors, the latest sign that the on-demand food delivery startup is prepping to take the company public. Postmates announced Friday that Kristin Reinke, vice president of Finance at Google, will join the San Francisco startup as an independent director. Reinke has been with Google since […]
SpaceX aims to provide commercial Starship launches by 2021
Jun 29, 12:40AM
SpaceX is only getting started launching Falcon Heavy commercial missions, but it already has its eyes on the next prize – launching Starship. Now, we know that it’s hoping to start commercial service for this next-generation, fully reusable rocket by 2021, according to SpaceX Vice President of Commercial Sales Jonathan Hofeller. Hofeller was speaking at […]
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to stand trial in 2020
Jun 28, 10:18PM
Holmes, facing 11 criminal charges, was indicted by a grand jury last June.
Check out the breakout sessions at TC Sessions: Mobility
Jun 28, 10:03PM
TC Sessions: Mobility on July 10 in San Jose is fast approaching. Get ready for a superb lineup of speakers like Dmitri Dolgov (Waymo), Eric Allison (Uber) and Summer Craze Fowler (Argo AI). See the full agenda here. In addition to the outstanding main stage content, TechCrunch is proud to partner with today’s leading mobility […]
Facebook SDK bug crashed apps like Timehop
Jun 28, 8:33PM
A malfunction in Facebook’s Software Development Kit that lets apps add Login With Facebook, sharing, and other features caused apps that integrate it like Timehop to repeatedly crash for about three hours. TechCrunch received a tip that developers were getting tons of user complaints and crash reports starting around noon pacific today due to a […]
Happy weekend, Slack is down for real this time
Jun 28, 8:26PM
It’s not just you. After a minor hiccup this morning, Slack is down again — and this time it’s really for real. This morning, the popular workplace chat service experienced issues resulting in double posting. This time out, however, this appear to be more severe, with the company’s Status page moving from 9/10 to 10/10 […]
Tesla's in-dash sketchpad gets a boost in next update, music tools coming later
Jun 28, 7:34PM
Tesla owners will be better able to express themselves artistically using their in-vehicle infotainment touchscreen with the next update of their vehicle’s in-car software. Tesla revealed via Twitter today that the forthcoming software update will bring improved Sketchpad features, providing essential upgrades to an Easter Egg it first debuted over two years ago that lets […]
Apple tries out the 'choose-your-own adventure' Twitter thread format that recently went viral
Jun 28, 6:52PM
It looks like choose-your-own-adventure Twitter games won’t be a one-hit wonder, now that Apple’s social team has adopted the format. A new tweet from the @AppleTV Twitter account today helps users find a movie to watch by having them click through a series of Twitter threads. However, their effort (so far at least) pales compared […]
Apple is reportedly moving Mac Pro assembly to China
Jun 28, 6:51PM
Back in 2013, Apple announced that it would it would be assembling its high-end desktop in the U.S. After manufacturing had mostly moved out the country, the company made a point of touting its use of its Texas plant to help produce the Mac Pro. When the long-awaited followup was announced earlier this month at […]
How startups can make influencer marketing work on a budget
Jun 28, 6:40PM
Influencer Marketing has ballooned into a $25 billion industry, yet many marketing managers are left confused by this, because for them, it's really not delivering the results to justify the hype...
Shuttl is winning over office workers in India with safer bus commute option
Jun 28, 5:47PM
Miles away from the fancy parts of Gurgaon, where a cohort of Uber and Ola cars race all day to dot the surrounding, hundreds of people are working on a different solution to contribute to India's push for improved mobility. When Uber entered India six years ago, and its local rival Ola began to expand […]
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