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Apple still has work to do on privacy

Aug 31, 5:00PM

There’s no doubt that Apple’s self-polished reputation for privacy and security has taken a bit of a battering recently. On the security front, Google researchers just disclosed a major flaw in the iPhone, finding a number of malicious websites that could hack into a victim's device by exploiting a set of previously undisclosed software bugs. […]


Original Content podcast: Netflix's new 'Dark Crystal' is a visual delight, no nostalgia needed

Aug 31, 4:00PM

“The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance” returns viewers to the world of Thra — a distant, magical planet ruled over by the sinister, long-lived Skeksis, who have lied their way into ownership of the titular crystal and dominance of the elf-like Gelflings. The series is a prequel to Jim Henson and Frank Oz’s 1982 film […]


Meet Olli 2.0, a 3D-printed autonomous shuttle

Aug 31, 2:00PM

>From afar, Olli resembles many of the “future is now!” electric autonomous shuttles that have popped up in recent years. The tall rectangular pod, with its wide-set headlights and expansive windows nestled between a rounded frame, gives the shuttle a friendly countenance that screams, ever so gently, “come along, take a ride.” But Olli is […]


Startups Weekly: Peloton's 29 secret weapons

Aug 31, 12:00PM

In this week's newsletter: Peloton's going public, Boll & Branch raised another $100M and more.


Did your aluminum Apple Watch mysteriously crack itself? Apple might replace the screen for free

Aug 31, 12:47AM

So your aluminum Series 2 or Series 3 Apple Watch is suddenly cracking around the edges… but you don’t remember bumping it on anything, or being particularly rough with it. Surprise! It might not be your fault at all. Apple says that they’ve determined that “under very rare circumstances”, the displays on aluminum Series 2 […]


Labor Day Special: One extra week on early-bird pricing for Disrupt SF 2019

Aug 31, 12:00AM

Happy (almost) Labor Day to all the hardworking members of the early-startup community — entrepreneurs, founders, investors, engineers and everyone in between. We know how hard you work to build your dream, so we're cutting you a break and extending our early-bird pricing on passes to Disrupt San Francisco 2019 through 11:59 p.m. (PST) on […]


VW Group to pay $96.5M to settle inflated fuel economy lawsuit

Aug 30, 11:14PM

VW Group of America said Friday it has reached an agreement with thousands of U.S. customers over alleged inflated fuel economy information on about 98,000 gas-powered vehicles from its four brands, Audi, Bentley, Porsche and Volkswagen. The agreement involves alleged misinformation about fuel economy on 98,000 vehicles, or about 3.5% of the model year 2013-2017 […]


Bear Robotics is raising big bucks for robots that deliver food to restaurant patrons

Aug 30, 10:07PM

Some days, it feels like there’s almost no end to the number of jobs that might be replaced altogether or in some part by smart machines, from radiologists to truck drivers to, gulp, journalists. You might be tempted to sob about it to your friendly restaurant server, but wait! It’s a robot, too! So it […]


At-home blood testing startup Baze rakes in $6 million from Nature's Way

Aug 30, 10:06PM

By now, the venture world is wary of blood testing startups offering health data from just a few drops of blood. However, Baze, a Swiss-based personal nutrition startup providing blood tests you can do in the convenience of your own home, collects just a smidgen of your sanguine fluid through an MIT manufactured device, which, […]


A hacker has compromised Jack Dorsey's Twitter account

Aug 30, 7:56PM

A hacker has compromised Jack Dorsey’s Twitter account. A stream of rogue tweets — including racial slurs — were posted to the Twitter chief executive’s own Twitter account just after 3:30pm ET. One of the tweets posted a Twitter handle for someone who purported to take credit for the account takeover. That account was quickly suspended. […]


…or you can always buy a $40 wood case for your Apple Card

Aug 30, 7:34PM

Apple really unleashed the spoofs and goofs when the care instructions were spotted online for its new credit card. Of particular note were warnings against contact with denim and leather— common materials for people who own wallets and/or wear pants. In the intervening week and change, I'm sure more than one entrepreneur had the thought […]


Xbox Live is down for many (Update: It's back up)

Aug 30, 7:14PM

If you were trying to sneak in a quick game on Xbox Live during your Friday afternoon lunch break and found that you can’t get online: don’t worry, you’re not alone. While Microsoft’s Xbox Live Status page still says all things are good to go (Update: Microsoft’s status page has now caught up with the outage, […]


Skype upgrades its messaging feature with drafts, bookmarks and more

Aug 30, 7:10PM

Skype is best known for being a video calling app and, to some extent, that’s because its messaging feature set has been a bit underdeveloped. Today, the company is working to change that image with a series of improvements to Skype’s chatting features aimed at further differentiating it from rival apps. One of the most […]


Credit Sesame, a platform for managing loans and credit scores, picks up $43M en route to IPO

Aug 30, 6:34PM

Household debt in the U.S. continues to rise and as of this year now stands at nearly $14 trillion. Now, one of the startups that’s building tools to help consumers better cope with that is announcing a round of funding and plans for an IPO — signs of the demand for its services, and its […]


Gmail can now tell your co-workers you're on vacation BEFORE they email you

Aug 30, 6:07PM

Emailing a co-worker without realizing they’re on vacation is a bummer for everyone involved. The second you get that “out of office” auto-reply, you suddenly remember the 20-minute conversation you had about their upcoming trip to Hawaii and feel like a goober. Meanwhile, they come back to a thousand “Hey, can you help with this? […]


Fitbit, Andela, AfricaTech, startups and Brexit, plus content moderation

Aug 30, 5:36PM

Programming note: Happy Labor Day! To our U.S.-based readers, happy Labor Day weekend. Extra Crunch will be off on Monday and will resume publishing next Tuesday. Reminder: EC ticket discounts for Enterprise Sessions and Disrupt SF Next week, we will be hosting our Enterprise Sessions event at Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. It's a […]


Daily Crunch: Apple will unveil the next iPhone on Sept 10

Aug 30, 4:50PM

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 will unveil the next iPhone September 10 Apple has sent out invites confirming rumors that its next major press event […]


YouTube's Neal Mohan is coming to Disrupt SF

Aug 30, 4:46PM

YouTube has found itself front-and-center in the recent debates about free speech, the internet and how the online world is shaping our offline lives. There’s no denying the site’s tremendous reach and influence, but that’s also why it has faced so much criticism for the role it can play in spreading misinformation, harassment and hate […]


You can now share music from Spotify to Facebook Stories

Aug 30, 4:18PM

Spotify this morning announced a new way for you to share music with friends (or fans, if you’re an artist) — by way of a new Facebook Stories integration that includes 15-second song previews. Viewers can also optionally tap on the “Play on Spotify” button in the Story to be redirected to the Spotify app […]


Minecraft Earth closed beta goes live on Android in five cities

Aug 30, 4:15PM

When the beta for Minecraft Earth (think the building concepts of Minecraft mashed up with the real-world wandering/augmented reality/collecting concepts of Pokémon GO) first went live back in July, it did so with a catch or two: it only worked on iOS, and only players in Seattle or London were actually able to play. The […]



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