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Early bird pricing ends next week for TC Sessions: Enterprise 2019
Aug 02, 6:00PM
Here are five words you'll never hear spring from the mouth of an early stage startupper. "I don't mind paying more." We feel you, and that's why we're letting you know that the price of admission to TC Sessions Enterprise 2019, which takes place on September 5, goes up next week. Our $249 early-bird ticket […]
Don't miss this epic Twitter fight between the IAB's CEO and actual publishers
Aug 02, 5:38PM
Grab popcorn. As Internet fights go this one deserves your full attention — because the fight is over your attention. Your eyeballs and the creepy ads that trade data on you to try to swivel ’em. In the blue corner, the Internet Advertising Association’s CEO, Randall Rothenberg, who has been taking to Twitter increasingly loudly […]
The evolving airspace ecosystem
Aug 02, 5:30PM
Potential drone applications are limited only by our imaginations... and our ability to operate them safely.
What to expect from Samsung's Galaxy Note event
Aug 02, 5:28PM
Samsung's never been particularly good at keeping things under wraps. That's no doubt, at least in part, by design. The company loves priming the rumor pump ahead of product announcements, and like clockwork, we've already seen plenty of what we expect is planned for next Wednesday's Unpacked event in Brooklyn. Samsung targets iPad Pro with […]
Journalist behind Cambridge Analytica story launches crowd-funder after libel threat
Aug 02, 5:15PM
There have been millions of words written about the story of how Cambridge Analytica (CA) was employed by the Trump campaign to affect the 2016 U.S. election and the U.K.'s Brexit referendum via the use of millions of Facebook profiles it had illegally bought, not least our recent review and analysis of the recent Netflix […]
A closer look at China's smartphone market
Aug 02, 4:00PM
In February 2013, China surpassed the United States to become the world's largest smartphone market. More than half a decade on, it still proves an elusive target for international sellers. A glance at reports from the past several shows reveals the top spots dominated by homegrown names: Huawei, Vivo, Oppo, Xiaomi. Combined, the big four […]
Digitizing construction sites with Scaled Robotics
Aug 02, 3:32PM
Approximately 20% of construction costs are wrapped up in fixing errors. Barcelona-based Scaled Robotics wants to minimize the rework by automating progress monitoring with autonomous mobile robots. Leveraging lidar and autonomous vehicle technology (similar to what’s used by Google cars to map the world), Scaled Robotics built a WALL-E doppelgänger to navigate and build maps […]
Google to auction slots on Android default search 'choice screen' in Europe next year, rivals cry 'pay-to-play' foul
Aug 02, 3:14PM
Starting early next year Google will present Android users in Europe with a search engine choice screen when handsets bundle its own search service by default. In a blog post announcing the latest change to flow from the European Union’s record-breaking $5 billion antitrust enforcement against Android last year, when the Commission found Google had […]
Following Ninja's news, Mixer pops to top of the App Store's free charts
Aug 02, 2:00PM
Yesterday, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins announced that he’s leaving Twitch, moving his streaming career over to Microsoft’s Mixer platform. This morning, Mixer has shot to the top of the App Store’s free app charts. Microsoft acquired Mixer in 2016, back when it was called Beam, and has been trying to grow the platform since. However, Mixer […]
Texas joins growing list of AGs looking to block T-Mobile/Sprint merger
Aug 02, 1:51PM
Late last week, the DOJ greenlit T-Mobile and Sprint's $26 billion deal to become the nation's No. 3 carrier. The deal isn't officially official just yet, with some prominent opposition facing the merger. A growing list of attorneys general have sued to block the merger, and another big name just came on board. With the […]
SpaceX details launch and landing plans for Starship and Super Heavy in new document
Aug 02, 1:25PM
SpaceX has prepared a draft environmental assessment around its plans for the new Starship and Super Heavy spacecraft launches it intends to begin, in a test capacity, very soon. Preparing and finalizing this environmental assessment is a key ingredient in actually launching both Super Heavy, the first stage for SpaceX’s forthcoming fully reusable, high-capacity launch […]
Unpacking DoorDash's $410M Caviar acquisition
Aug 02, 1:00PM
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch's venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.
Scottish spaceport closer to launch after land lease signed
Aug 02, 12:09PM
Plans to open a new spaceport in Sutherland in Scotland have moved closer to final approval: The real estate companies working on the deal have signed a 75-year lease for the land to be used for Space Hub Sutherland, which will look to launch small satellites via private launch services from companies including startup Orbex, […]
Google ordered to halt human review of voice AI recordings over privacy risks
Aug 02, 11:49AM
A German privacy watchdog has ordered Google to cease manual reviews of audio snippets generated by its voice AI. This follows a leak last month of scores of audio snippets from the Google Assistant service. A contractor working as a Dutch language reviewer handed more than 1,000 recordings to the Belgian news site VRT which […]
Biome Makers closes $4M to assess the quality of the 'gut bacteria' of a farm's soil
Aug 02, 11:01AM
The agriculture industry faces huge problems of sustainability. The world’s population is increasing, leading to higher food demand, but this then threatens increasing deforestation, pesticide use and some fertilizers that are responsible for greenhouse emissions. Farming can also be a source of carbon sequestration, but how to preserve that? Plus, land quality is being decreased […]
Bring your team to Disrupt Berlin 2019 and save big
Aug 02, 8:00AM
Early-stage startuppers around the world are getting ready for Disrupt Berlin 2019, which takes place on 11-12 December. Our premier tech conference attracts an international startup community from more than 50 countries. It's the intersection of current and future tech and an incomparable networking opportunity. You reap big savings with our super early-bird pricing (up […]
Babylon Health confirms $550M raise at $2B+ valuation to expand its AI-based health services
Aug 02, 7:31AM
Babylon Health, the U.K.-based startup that has developed a number of AI-based health services, including a chatbot used by the U.K’.s National Health Service to help diagnose ailments, has confirmed a massive investment that it plans to use to expand its business to the U.S. and Asia, and expand its R&D to diagnose more serious, […]
Digital identity startup Yoti raises additional £8M at a valuation of £82M
Aug 02, 7:00AM
Yoti, the London startup offering a digital identity platform and app that lets you prove who you say you are when accessing services or making age-verified purchases, has raised £8 million in additional funding. Backing the round is unnamed private investors, Yoti employees and Robin Tombs, the startup’s co-founder and CEO, who previously founded and […]
Africa Roundup: Canal+ acquires ROK, Flutterwave and Alipay partner, OPay raises $50M
Aug 02, 6:45AM
In July, French television company Canal+ acquired the ROK film studio from VOD company IROKOtv. Canal+ would not disclose the acquisition price, but confirmed there was a cash component of the deal. Founded by Jason Njoku in 2010 — and backed by $45 million in VC — IROKOtv boasts the world’s largest online catalog of Nollywood: a Nigerian movie […]
UrbanClap, India's largest home services startup, raises $75M
Aug 02, 4:04AM
UrbanClap, a marketplace for freelance labor in India and the UAE, has raised $75 million in a new financing round to expand its business. The Series E round for the four-and-a-half-year old India-based startup was led Tiger Global. Existing investors Steadview Capital, which led the startup’s Series D in December last year, and Vy Capital also […]
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