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Y Combinator Demo Day, revenue-based VC funding, Pivotal, Dell, Tumblr, WeWork, and more

Aug 24, 6:36PM

Editor's note Due to bad travel logistics (thanks SFO), I wasn't able to get the mid-week edition of the Extra Crunch roundup newsletter out. Sorry about that. Instead, here is everything we published this week on Extra Crunch in one fell swoop — and my, we covered a lot of ground. Hope you enjoy some […]


The new Disney+ streaming service is oriented around fans and families

Aug 24, 6:24PM

You can tell a lot about a service by what it prioritizes on its home screen. With the new Disney + service the focus is initially organized by fan base, with different silos for the company’s various studios and the fans that follow them. As the company gets the service off the ground — and […]


Driving Volkswagen's all-electric ID Buggy concept

Aug 24, 5:00PM

The VW electric ID Buggy concept is delightful and bright, stout and smiling. It’s a vehicle fit for the sunshine and sand dunes, or perhaps a less committing slow roll along the beach. And so my first drive in a prototype of the all-electric buggy — along the coast near Spanish Bay in Monterey, Calif., […]


Startups Weekly: Diamond-encrusted disruption

Aug 24, 12:00PM

In this week's newsletter: Andreessen Horowitz's latest investment, Pietra, is tackling the $250 billion jewelry market.


Graphcore founder Nigel Toon to talk about AI chips at Disrupt Berlin

Aug 24, 8:01AM

It's easy to forget that Silicon Valley starts with 'silicon', and that there would be no technology innovation without innovation at the silicon level. And Graphcore is well aware of that as the Bristol-based company is designing its own dedicated AI chipset. That's why I'm glad to announce that Graphcore co-founder and CEO Nigel Toon […]


Confirmed: Disney is making an Obi-Wan series with Ewan McGregor

Aug 24, 12:38AM

The rumors have been suggesting it for a while now, and fans have been pretty much begging for it… and it’s happening: Ewan McGregor will return to the role of Obi-Wan for a new Disney+ series. Disney dropped the news at a panel during D23 this evening, almost immediately after premiering the trailer for its […]


Here's the first trailer for the upcoming Disney+ Star Wars series, The Mandalorian

Aug 24, 12:27AM

It’s here! About ten months after we learned that Jon Favreau would be heading up a Star Wars series called “The Mandalorian” on Disney’s soon-to-launch streaming service Disney+, we have the first full trailer. It premiered this evening during the Disney+ panel at the D23 conference. Everyone involved had stayed relatively hush-hush about the series […]


Vape lung has claimed its first victim, and the CDC is investigating

Aug 23, 11:57PM

A person has died from what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention speculate is a vaping-related condition. Nearly 200 other cases of varying severeness have been reported nationwide, described by the CDC as "severe unexplained respiratory symptoms after reported vaping or e-cigarette use."


Disney introduces "She Hulk", "Moon Knight" and "Ms. Marvel" to Disney+ streaming service

Aug 23, 11:56PM

As part of its big reveal of the slate of shows coming to Disney+ streaming service, Marvel head Kevin Feige introduced three new shows that would be joining the Marvel pantheon: “She Hulk”, “Moon Knight” and “Ms. Marvel” as part of the expanded Marvel Universe. Ms. Marvel tells the story of teenager Kamela Khan, who […]


Trump adds tariffs to $550 billion of Chinese imports in trade war reprisal

Aug 23, 11:51PM

President Trump announced Friday on Twitter that tariffs on Chinese imports will increase 5 percentage points in a tit-for-tat response to China’s own plans to place new duties on U.S. goods. About $250 billion of goods produced by China and imported into the U.S. already have a 25% tariff. This newest increase will push tariffs […]


Bag Week 2019: A whole bunch of fannies

Aug 23, 10:05PM

It's finally Bag Week again! The most wonderful week of the year at TechCrunch. Just in time for back to school, we're bringing you reviews of bags of all varieties: from backpacks to rollers to messengers to… The fanny pack. Or hip pack, waist bag, belt bag, sling, crossbody and sometimes bum bag, because where you're […]


Chinese tariff retaliation, presidential tweets and market unease sends exchanges plummeting

Aug 23, 9:40PM

After a week of modest gains, major stock indexes plummeted on Friday as China retaliated against U.S. tariffs by imposing $75 billion worth of tariffs on U.S. goods coming into the country. China’s foreign ministry said that it would resume tariffs on U.S. imports of automobiles and auto parts and place an additional 5% or […]


Walmart and Tesla are going to try and work things out

Aug 23, 9:35PM

Walmart came out swinging earlier this week in a lawsuit that accused Tesla of breach of contract and gross negligence over problems with rooftop solar panel systems installed at the retail giant’s stores. Now, just days later, the lawsuit has been placed on hold while the two companies try to reach an agreement that would […]


How Pivotal got bailed out by fellow Dell family member, VMware

Aug 23, 8:31PM

When Dell acquired EMC in 2016 for $67 billion, it created a complicated consortium of interconnected organizations. Some, like VMware and Pivotal, operate as completely separate companies. They have their own boards of directors, can acquire companies and are publicly traded on the stock market. Yet they work closely within Dell, partnering where it makes […]


Waxed canvas messengers from Trakke, Waterfield and Mission Workshop are spacious and rugged

Aug 23, 7:14PM

It's nearing the end of Bag Week 2019, where we highlight the best receptacles for the tech we cover daily, and we've got a few more winners for you. Earlier this week I collected a few excellent waxed canvas laptop bags together, a sequel to last year's round-up, but these messenger style bags stood out. So I've collected them here separately.


Netflix tests human-driven curation with launch of 'Collections'

Aug 23, 5:59PM

Netflix is testing a new way to help users find TV shows and movies they’ll want to watch with the launch of a “Collections” feature, currently in testing on iOS devices. While Netflix today already offers thematic suggestions of things to watch, based on your Netflix viewing history, Collections aren’t only based on themes. According […]


Backup service IDrive launches a face recognition API for developers

Aug 23, 5:51PM

I did a bit of a double take when I first saw this announcement. IDrive, an online cloud storage and backup service, is launching a face recognition API today that goes up against the likes of AWS Rekognition and others. That seems like a bit of an odd move for a backup company, but it […]


Daily Crunch: Overstock CEO resigns

Aug 23, 5:39PM

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. Overstock CEO resigns after 'deep state' comments This comes after CEO Patrick Byrne released a statement declaring that he cooperated with […]


Watch a Waymo self-driving car test its sensors in a haboob

Aug 23, 5:27PM

Waymo, the self-driving car company under Alphabet, has been testing in the suburbs of Phoenix for several years now. And while the sunny metropolis might seem like the ideal and easiest location to test autonomous vehicle technology, there are times when the desert becomes a dangerous place for any driver — human or computer. The […]


Is Knotel poised to turn WeWork from a Unicorn into an Icarus?

Aug 23, 5:02PM

The day of reckoning for the “flexible office space as a startup” is coming, and it's coming up fast. WeWork's IPO filing has fired the starting gun on the race to become the game-changer both in the future of property and real estate but also the future of how we live and work. As Churchill […]



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