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13 ways to screw over your internet provider
Sep 02, 6:24PM
Internet providers are real bastards: they have captive audiences whom they squeeze for every last penny while they fight against regulation like net neutrality and donate immense amounts of money to keep on lawmakers’ good sides. So why not turn the tables? Here are 13 ways to make sure your ISP has a hard time […]
Revolut ramps up customer support with plans to hire 400 people in Porto
Sep 02, 4:32PM
Fintech startup Revolut has been growing like crazy and now has 6 million customers. The company has to scale its support team accordingly. That's why Revolut just announced plans to open a customer operations centre in Porto, Portugal. There are already 70 people working for Revolut in Porto. Eventually, Revolut plans to hire 400 people […]
Another US visa holder was denied entry over someone else's messages
Sep 02, 3:30PM
It has been one week since U.S. border officials denied entry to a 17-year-old Harvard freshman just days before classes were set to begin. Ismail Ajjawi, a Palestinian student living in Lebanon, had his student visa canceled and was put on a flight home shortly after arriving at Boston Logan International Airport. Customs & Border […]
Now Facebook says it may remove Like counts
Sep 02, 2:34PM
Facebook could soon start hiding the Like counter on News Feed posts to protect users' from envy and dissuade them from self-censorship. Instagram is already testing this in 7 countries including Canada and Brazil, showing a post's audience just a few names of mutual friends who've Liked it instead of the total number. The idea […]
India's Oyo acquires Copenhagen-based data science firm Danamica for $10M
Sep 02, 1:00PM
India's Oyo said on Monday it has acquired Copenhagen-based data science firm Danamica as the fast-growing lodging startup works to expand its business in Europe. Neither of the parties disclosed financial terms of the deal, but a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch that Oyo paid about $10 million to acquire the Danish firm. […]
3D printers on the final frontier: Made In Space is building satellites that build themselves
Sep 02, 1:00PM
In a nondescript building near Moffett Field, still undistracted by any VC funding, an 80-person company named Made In Space is building tools for the next generation of satellites and space exploration, including most remarkably, the first self-manufacturing satellite, due for launch in three years’ time. Building in space rather than on the ground, courtesy […]
We want you: Apply to Startup Battlefield at Disrupt Berlin 2019
Sep 02, 11:10AM
You've worked hard to build your dream to this point, and now it's time to launch your early-stage startup on a world-class stage and shift your momentum into high gear. If that description fits, we want you to apply to compete in the Startup Battlefield at Disrupt Berlin 2019. Our early-stage startup pitch competition is the most […]
Watch the Porsche Taycan make a 0-90-0 test run on the USS Hornet flight deck
Sep 02, 10:00AM
Porsche is squeezing in one more teaser ahead of the global debut of the all-electric Porsche Taycan. And this time, the German automaker didn’t hold back. Professional racer Shea Holbrook drove a prototype Taycan from a standstill up to 90.58 miles per hour (145 km/h), then slammed on the brakes back to zero all within […]
Only 5 days left for super early bird savings at Disrupt Berlin 2019
Sep 02, 8:08AM
Our super early bird countdown continues startup fans. If you don't have your pass to Disrupt Berlin 2019 yet, it's time to mach schnell — make it quick! Buy your pass now before the deadline strikes on 6 September at 11:59 p.m. (CEST), and you'll save up to €600. Just five days left, friends. What […]
Urban, the on-demand wellness platform, adds physiotherapy to its roster of on-demand services
Sep 02, 8:00AM
Urban, the London-headquartered company that lets you book a growing range of “wellness” services on demand — spanning massage, osteopathy, to various beauty treatments — is adding physiotherapy to its roster in a bid to become a “one-stop-shop” for physical wellbeing. The new pay-as-you-go physiotherapy offering will let you book a HCPC-registered physio via the […]
Spotawheel picks up €5M for its online used car dealership
Sep 02, 7:00AM
Spotawheel, a startup operating in Greece and Poland with a car dealership model quite similar to Carvana in the U.S., has picked up €5 million in new funding. Backing the online used car dealership is VentureFriends, which led the round, with participation from Velocity Partners and unnamed “strategic” investors. The investment includes both equity and […]
What you missed in cybersecurity this week
Sep 01, 6:00PM
There’s not a week that goes by where cybersecurity doesn’t dominates the headlines. This week was no different. Struggling to keep up? We’ve collected some of the biggest cybersecurity stories from the week to keep you in the know and up to speed. Malicious websites were used to secretly hack into iPhones for years, says […]
Police hijack a botnet and remotely kill 850,000 malware infections
Sep 01, 2:38PM
In a rare feat, French police have hijacked and neutralized a massive cryptocurrency mining botnet controlling close to a million infected computers. The notorious Retadup malware infects computers and starts mining cryptocurrency by sapping power from a computer’s processor. Although the malware was used to generate money, the malware operators easily could have run other […]
Week in Review: Apple makes a rare apology, Nintendo tries to reinvent its invention
Sep 01, 12:00PM
Hey. This is Week-in-Review, where I give a heavy amount of analysis and/or rambling thoughts on one story while scouring the rest of the hundreds of stories that emerged on TechCrunch this week to surface my favorites for your reading pleasure. Last week, I talked about Google’s Android naming switch-up. The big story Like clockwork, […]
Sources say China used iPhone hacks to target Uyghur Muslims
Aug 31, 11:34PM
A number of malicious websites used to hack into iPhones over a two-year period were targeting Uyghur Muslims, TechCrunch has learned. Sources familiar with the matter said the websites were part of a state-backed attack — likely China — designed to target the Uyghur community in the country’s Xinjiang state. It’s part of the latest […]
Tesla's Model 3 interior (even the steering wheel) is now 100% leather-free
Aug 31, 9:49PM
Tesla said Saturday that its Model 3 interiors are now completely free of leather, fulfilling a promise made by CEO Elon Musk at this year’s annual shareholder meeting. Tesla has been closing in on a leather-free interior for a couple of years now. But a sticking point was the steering wheel, which Musk made mention […]
Apple products under pricing pressure as new 15% tariffs drop Sunday
Aug 31, 7:39PM
A new 15% tariff on Chinese imports will go in effect just after midnight Sunday, placing levies on hundreds of household goods and consumer tech, including a bevy of Apple products. The tariffs, put in place by President Donald Trump as part of an escalating tit-for-tat trade war with China, were entered into the Federal […]
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 […]
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