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Marc Benioff will discuss building a socially responsible and successful startup at TechCrunch Disrupt
Aug 29, 7:08PM
Salesforce chairman, co-founder and CEO, Marc Benioff, took a lot of big chances when he launched the company 20 years ago. For starters, his was one of the earliest enterprise SaaS companies, but he wasn’t just developing a company on top of new platform, he was building one from scratch with social responsibility built-in. Fast […]
Target's Drive Up pickup service expands nationwide
Aug 29, 6:58PM
Target’s same-day curbside pickup service, Drive Up, has now reached all 50 U.S. states, the retailer announced on Thursday. The service allows consumers to shop online then pull up to designated spaces at their local store to have their purchases ferried to their vehicle by Target staff. Drive Up has rolled out to Target stores […]
Former Google X exec Mo Gawdat wants to reinvent consumerism
Aug 29, 6:29PM
Mo Gawdat, the former Google and Google X executive, is probably best known for his book Solve for Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy. He left Google X last year. Quite a bit has been written about the events that led to him leaving Google, including the tragic death of his son. While happiness is […]
Daily Crunch: Apple changes audio review program
Aug 29, 6:12PM
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. Apple is turning Siri audio clip review off by default and bringing it in house Following reports that contractors were reviewing […]
Nike Huaraches get updated for the smartphone age
Aug 29, 5:46PM
Ever since they went from Back to the Future fantasy to real world wearable tech, Nike has promised that the Adapt line was more than just a one-off gimmick. Slowly but surely, the company has made its self-lacing motor technology more accessible, most notably though its long awaited Adapt BB sneakers, which arrived earlier this […]
48 hours left: Buy your early-bird passes to Disrupt SF 2019
Aug 29, 5:00PM
We dedicate this post to all the busy, overworked startuppers — the last-minute mamas, procrastinating papas and everyone in between. We empathize and gently offer this swift boot in the booty. You have only 48 hours left to save a bundle on your pass to Disrupt San Francisco 2019. Beat the deadline — 11:59 p.m. […]
Google to pay security researchers who find Android apps and Chrome extensions misusing user data
Aug 29, 4:30PM
Google said it will pay security researchers who find “verifiably and unambiguous evidence” of data abuse using its platforms. It’s part of the company’s efforts to catch those who misuse user data collected through Android apps or Chrome extensions — and to avoid its own version of a scandal like Cambridge Analytica, which saw millions […]
Instagram may allow creators to syndicate IGTV videos to Facebook
Aug 29, 4:22PM
Following the departure of Instagram’s founders, Facebook is working to more closely integrate the photo-sharing app with its flagship social network. It’s already added its brand name next to Instagram’s, and is working to make both platforms’ messaging products interoperable. Now, Facebook is prototyping a means of syndicating Instagram’s IGTV video to Facebook’s video site, […]
Female founders: All Raise AMA applications @ Disrupt SF 2019 close tomorrow
Aug 29, 4:09PM
The future is female and all you fierce female founders have one last shot at receiving 30 minutes of face time with some of the industry's leading female funders. Say what now? We're talking the All Raise "ask me anything" (AMA) sessions at Disrupt SF 2019 — and applications close tomorrow, August 30. All Raise, […]
Apple will unveil the next iPhone September 10
Aug 29, 4:08PM
Invites for the next big Apple event have just landed in press mailboxes everywhere, confirming the rumored September 10 date. Invites for the event, which is set for Steve Jobs Theater on the company’s shiny new Cupertino campus, note that the event is “by innovation only.” It is a small theater, after all. The invite […]
Urbvan raises $9 million for its private shuttle service in Mexico
Aug 29, 4:08PM
As cities in emerging markets grapple with increasingly traffic-clogged and dangerous streets, Urbvan, a startup providing private, high-end transportation shuttles in Mexico, has raised $9 million in a new round of financing. Co-founded by Joao Matos Albino and Renato Picard, Urbvan is taking the reins from startups like the now-defunct Chariot and tailoring the business […]
'The Operators': Finance in startups with Duda CFO Stephanie Hsiung and Zeus Living's Head of Finance Mark Kang
Aug 29, 4:03PM
This week features two finance experts with experience from Calm, Morgan Stanley, Zeus Living, and Duda, discussing careers in finance at tech startups and how to think about hiring and managing...
MIT's new thread-like robots could travel through blood vessels in the brain for more effective surgery
Aug 29, 3:52PM
MIT has developed robotic thread that could make even the least invasive current brain surgery techniques even less so, and potentially make it easier and more accessible to treat brain blood vessel issues like blockages and lesions that can cause aneurysms and strokes. The new development from MIT researchers combines robotics with current endovascular (i.e. […]
Mozilla CEO Chris Beard will step down at the end of the year
Aug 29, 3:09PM
Chris Beard announced via blog post today his plans to step down as Mozilla Corporation CEO at the end of 2019. Beard joined the web software company in 2004, remaining an employee since then, with the exception of 2013, when he left to become Greylock’s "executive-in-residence,” while remaining on as an advisor. Beard was appointed […]
Facebook rolls out new business tools for Messenger, kills the 'Discover' tab
Aug 29, 2:41PM
Facebook today is formally rolling out a new suite of tools for its 40 million active businesses on Messenger, including appointment booking, lead generation and others announced earlier this year at its F8 developer conference. As a part of these changes, Facebook will also begin to phase out the Discover tab in Messenger — a […]
Launching from beta, ProGuides is making money ensuring that gamers never play alone
Aug 29, 2:21PM
When ProGuides pulled the covers off of its service earlier this year, the young Los Angeles-based startup intended to give gamers a way to train with professional and semi-pro esports players from around the world. But as users signed on to the service, it became clear that they weren’t looking for training necessarily… Instead, what […]
Juul introduces new POS standards to restrict sales to minors
Aug 29, 1:56PM
Juul Labs, the e-cigarette behemoth partially owned by Altria, has today announced a new POS age-verification system that it will require all Juul retailers to comply with by May 2021. The Retail Access Control Standards program, or RACS for short, raises the standard for age-restricted POS systems, automatically locking the POS each time a Juul […]
Mews grabs $33M Series B to modernize hotel administration
Aug 29, 1:31PM
If you think about the traditional hotel business, there hasn’t been a ton of innovation. You mostly still stand in a line to check in, and sometimes even to check out. You let the staff know about your desire for privacy with a sign on the door. Mews believes it’s time to rethink how hotels […]
Spotify aims to turn podcast fans into podcast creators with 'Create podcast' test
Aug 29, 1:14PM
Spotify is testing a new “Create podcast” feature that shows up atop a user’s list of their subscribed podcasts in the app interface, as first uncovered by Jane Manchung Wong (@wongmjane) (via Engadget). The button then provides a takeover promotion directing users to download Anchor, the podcast creation app that Spotify acquired in February. This is […]
Plex is launching its own ad-supported video service, starting with content from Warner Bros. TV
Aug 29, 1:13PM
Streaming media company Plex this morning announced it will begin to offer ad-supported video, including movies and TV, by way of a new content agreement with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. Though Plex has more recently expanded into new areas beyond organizing home media — including streaming TV and cloud DVRs, streaming music by way […]
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