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Google updates to a cleaner, simpler Play Store design with no Music section
Aug 21, 7:00PM
Google’s Play Store has gotten a big visual makeover, the company announced today, with changes that include a cleaner look-and-feel, new navigation, an easier way to to see app information, and more. Most notably, however, is that Google has taken a page from Apple’s playbook with the priority given to its two distinct sections for […]
Our 12 favorite startups from Y Combinator's S19 Demo Day 2
Aug 21, 6:56PM
After two days of founders tirelessly pitching, we’ve reached the end of YC’s Summer 2019 Demo Days. TechCrunch witnessed more than 160 on-the-record startup pitches coming out of Y Combinator, spanning healthcare, B2B services, augmented reality and life-extending. The full list is worth a gander, you can read about the 84 startups from Day 1 […]
Twitter picks up team from narrative app Lightwell in its latest effort to improve conversations
Aug 21, 5:24PM
Twitter’s ongoing, long-term efforts to make conversations easier to follow and engage with on its platform is getting a boost with the company’s latest acquihire. The company has picked up the team behind Lightwell, a startup that had built a set of developer tools to build interactive, narrative apps, for an undisclosed sum. Lightwell’s founder and […]
Classic Hangouts will hang in there a bit longer
Aug 21, 5:19PM
Earlier this year, Google said it would transition all Hangouts users on G Suite to Hangouts Chat and Meet by October 2019 and then retire the classic version of Hangouts. But a lot of G Suite users love their classic Hangouts, so Google has now revised Hangouts’ retirement date to “no sooner than June 2020.” […]
Daily Crunch: DoorDash acquires Scotty Labs
Aug 21, 5:19PM
The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. DoorDash acquires autonomous driving startup Scotty Labs DoorDash seems to be very interested in self-driving technology — not only did it […]
Google denies reports of unannounced changes to Android app review process
Aug 21, 5:11PM
Multiple reports this week claimed Google had quietly rolled out a more in-depth app review process to all developers — changes designed to keep the Play Store safer from spam, malware and copycat apps. Those reports are inaccurate, Google tells TechCrunch. Instead, the company is giving itself more time to review apps from new, unestablished […]
Bring your posse to Disrupt SF 2019 with group discounts
Aug 21, 5:05PM
Disrupt San Francisco 2019, our flagship event on October 2-4, features three full days of programming, more than 10,000 attendees, over 1,200 exhibiting startups and sponsors — and that's just for starters. That's a lot of ground to cover. Here's a hot tip: take advantage of group discounts, saddle up and bring your whole posse […]
How Dropbox, Nike, Salesforce, MailChimp, Google and Pepsi welcome their new hires
Aug 21, 5:02PM
The first day of work at a new job can be very stressful. Different companies have their own traditions to help make this period of transition more comfortable and memorable for new hires...
Apple exec Susan Prescott is coming to TechCrunch Sessions: Enterprise
Aug 21, 4:50PM
Susan Prescott, Apple’s vice president of markets, apps and services, has been at Apple since 2003. She worked with the company’s co-founder Steve Jobs, and has witnessed such milestones as the launch of the iPhone and the iPad. Prescott will be coming to TechCrunch Sessions: Enterprise in San Francisco on September 5 to discuss Apple’s […]
BuzzFeed's new MoodFeed recommends content based on how you're feeling
Aug 21, 4:23PM
BuzzFeed is offering readers a new approach to finding content that fits the way they’re feeling right now. It’s not the boring old approach of following a link on social media or search, or of typing BuzzFeed.com into your browser. Instead, on MoodFeed, readers can identify their mood, then they’ll get a list of articles […]
Deadline extended one week: apply to Hardware Battlefield @ TC Shenzhen
Aug 21, 4:20PM
Whether you're a time-crunched procrastinator or a last-minute decision-maker, we have great news for early-stage hardware startup founders! You get one more week to apply to compete in Hardware Battlefield at TC Shenzhen on November 11-12 in China. Did we just hear a collective sigh of relief? Take advantage of the reprieve and grab this […]
Workspace provider Knotel secures $400M, putting it in WeWork's rear-view mirror
Aug 21, 4:07PM
While some analysts are calling WeWork's IPO filing a “masterpiece of obfuscation,” the esteemed tech observer Professor Scott Galloway simply calls it “WeWTF.” There is another company that is coming up fast in the "WeViewMirror" — if you will — and that's Knotel. Also a “flexible workspace provider,” Knotel has reversed the WeWork model and […]
Verified Expert Growth Marketing Agency: We Are Off The Record
Aug 21, 4:02PM
Unlike most agencies, We Are Off The Record's (WAOTR) mission is to advise and train in-house growth teams to scale their business. CEO and founder Bas Prass prides his team’s "train and transfer method" because it has allowed them to work with tech startups and giant corporations from all around the world. WAOTR is based […]
SiriusXM undercuts rivals with a $4 per month student subscription
Aug 21, 3:07PM
SiriusXM is making its streaming service more affordable for younger consumers with the launch of a new subscription package for college students. While SiriusXM’s Premier package is $12.99 per month, the new streaming-only student offering will be just $4 per month — a 69% discount. This comes in at a dollar less than competitors’ student […]
YouTube is closing its private messages feature…and many kids are outraged
Aug 21, 2:12PM
People love to share YouTube videos among their friends, which is why in mid-2017 YouTube launched a new in-app messaging feature that would allow YouTube users to private-send their friends videos and chat within a dedicated tab in the YouTube mobile app. That feature is now being shut down, the company says. After September 18, […]
Crossbeam gets $12.5M Series A to help companies organize their partnerships
Aug 21, 2:05PM
When Crossbeam CEO and co-founder Bob Moore was working at previous startups, he noticed a problem around sharing information with potential partners. In fact, it was so acute he decided to create a startup to solve that problem, and today, Crossbeam announced a $12.5 million Series A round led by FirstMark Capital, with participation from […]
Only 3 days left: Get your 2-for-1 passes to Disrupt Berlin 2019
Aug 21, 1:43PM
Holy sonderangebot, startup fans — yet another special offer you don't want to miss! You've got just three days left to take advantage of our a 2-for-1 summer flash sale on passes to Disrupt Berlin 2019. Imagine scoring two Innovator, Founder or Investor passes for the price of one. That's some mighty big ROI. Don't […]
Volocopter reveals its first commercial aircraft, the VoloCity air taxi
Aug 21, 1:15PM
It’s a race to the skies in terms of which company actually deploys an on-demand air taxi service based around electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft. For its part, German startup Volocopter is taking another key step with the revelation of its first aircraft designed for actual commercial use, the VoloCity. The VoloCity is the […]
Europe's top data protection regulator, Giovanni Buttarelli, has died
Aug 21, 1:14PM
Europe’s data protection supervisor, Giovanni Buttarelli, has died. His passing yesterday, aged 62, was announced by his office today — which writes: It is with the deepest regret that we announce the loss of Giovanni Buttarelli, the European Data Protection Supervisor. Giovanni passed away surrounded by his family in Italy, last night, 20 August 2019. […]
Andrew Ng's AI companies expand to Medellin, Colombia
Aug 21, 1:00PM
After his tenure as chief scientist at Baidu, Andrew Ng, the founder of the Google Brain project and former CEO of Coursera, set up a number of different projects that all focus on making AI more approachable. These include the education startup Deeplearning.ai, the AI Fund startup studio for building AI companies and Landing.ai, which […]
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