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How to work with top influencers and avoid ad blockers
Sep 13, 8:01PM
We've aggregated the world's best growth marketers into one community. Twice a month, we ask them to share their most effective growth tactics, and we compile them into this Growth Report.
This prosthetic arm combines manual control with machine learning
Sep 13, 7:26PM
Prosthetic limbs are getting better every year, but the strength and precision they gain doesn't always translate to easier or more effective use, since amputees have only a basic level of control over them. One promising avenue being investigated by Swiss researchers is having an AI take over where manual control leaves off.
Amazon tests a one-tap review system for product feedback
Sep 13, 6:42PM
Amazon is testing an easier way for people to leave product feedback with the launch of one-tap ratings. The change is meant to encourage those who don’t have the time, energy or interest in writing reviews to still share their opinion about the product, which benefits the larger Amazon community of shoppers who are reliant […]
Despite tipping policy changes, DoorDash says back pay is not 'at issue here'
Sep 13, 6:31PM
When DoorDash announced changes in its tipping model last month, it was certainly a step in the right direction. Some workers, however, have said it’s not enough. In addition to wanting fair wages, they want back pay. In light of DoorDash’s announcement, labor group Working Washington said a key question remained: “Will they pay workers […]
Daily Crunch: AR startup Daqri is shutting down
Sep 13, 6:11PM
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. Another high-flying, heavily funded AR headset startup is shutting down In an email obtained by TechCrunch, Daqri — which built enterprise-grade […]
JUMP pulled its bikes from a number of markets in the last few months
Sep 13, 4:08PM
Uber -owned JUMP pulled its bikes and scooters from a handful of markets over the last few months. The latest city affected is San Diego, where JUMP’s bikes and scooters will no longer be available as of September 19, with the exception of two naval bases in the city. “We understand this may have a […]
Calculating sales efficiency in a startup: The magic number that will help you scale
Sep 13, 4:02PM
Sales efficiency is the best way to understand the economics of a business. It answers whether a business can ever scale. The harsh truth is, if it can't scale, investors won't be interested...
J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot sign exclusive deal with WarnerMedia
Sep 13, 4:01PM
After being courted by seemingly every major entertainment and streaming company, Bad Robot has signed an exclusive deal with WarnerMedia. While the production company — led by Star Wars director J.J. Abrams and his wife/co-CEO Katie McGrath — was already working with Warner Bros. to create shows like “Castle Rock” and “Westworld,” this new deal […]
Space is the next economic frontier… hear more about it at Disrupt SF
Sep 13, 4:00PM
For decades space has been the playplace for world powers, but the advent of (relatively) cheap and frequent rocket launches has opened it up for new business opportunities. But it's still hard as hell, as early adopters of this orbital economy Tess Hatch of Bessemer Ventures, Swarm's Sara Spangelo, and OneWeb's Adrian Steckel can attest.
YouTube Music cracks down on rampant chart manipulation with new pay-for-play ban
Sep 13, 3:48PM
YouTube will no longer allow paid views and advertising to influence its YouTube Music Charts, the company announced this morning. Instead, it will calculate its rankings based only on view counts coming from organic plays. In addition, it’s changing its methodology for reporting on 24-hour record debuts to also only count views from organic sources, […]
Ten questions for 2020 presidential candidate John Delaney
Sep 13, 3:32PM
In November 2020, America will go to the polls to vote in perhaps the most consequential election in a generation. The winner will lead the country amid great social, economic and ecological unrest. The 2020 election will be a referendum on both the current White House and the direction of the country at large. Nearly […]
24-hour Friday flashback on Disrupt SF passes
Sep 13, 2:46PM
We here at TechCrunch love a good flashback, like when Sebastian Thrun’s puppy, Charlie, was in the spotlight during Thrun’s fireside chat at Disrupt SF a few years ago. Since then, the serial entrepreneur and inventor seems to have doubled down on his vision of the future of transportation with his current flying car company, […]
Apple introduces a 'grace period' for lapsed App Store subscriptions
Sep 13, 2:22PM
Apple is changing how subscriptions work on its App Store. Before, any lapse in payment could cut off the customer from being able to use the app’s subscription-based features — and make it more difficult for the developer to reacquire that customer’s business in the future. Now, Apple says developers will have the option to […]
Boston gets a new biotech accelerator with the launch of Petri
Sep 13, 1:16PM
As biotechnology becomes more central to new innovations in healthcare, material science and manufacturing, one of the nation’s research hubs is getting a new accelerator called Petri to launch companies focused on the commercialization of new technologies. Backed by the Boston-based venture capital firm Pillar, Petri has a three-year $15 million commitment to back companies […]
WeWork and Uber are proof valuations are meaningless
Sep 13, 1:00PM
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch's venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week Kate and Alex were back to cover a lot of late-stage news, which they rounded up with some early-stage notes toward the end. As a reminder, come check out the show at Disrupt SF if you […]
This game uses troll tactics to teach critical thinking
Sep 13, 12:15PM
The best medicine against online disinformation is an informed society that’s thinking critically. The problem is there are no shortcuts to universal education. Enter Finnish Public Broadcasting Company, Yle, which is hoping to harness the engagement power of gamification to accelerate awareness and understanding of troll tactics and help more people spot malicious internet fakes. […]
Element AI raises $151M on a $600-700M valuation to help companies build and run AI solutions
Sep 13, 12:04PM
While tech giants like Google and Amazon build and invest in a multitude of artificial intelligence applications to grow their businesses, a startup has raised a big round of funding to help those that are not technology businesses by nature also jump into the AI fray. Element AI, the very well-funded, well-connected Canadian startup that […]
UK police arrest a number of climate activists planning Heathrow drone protest
Sep 13, 9:30AM
U.K. police have arrested a number of environmental activists affiliated with a group which announced last month that it would use drones to try to ground flights at the country’s busiest airport. The group, which calls itself Heathrow Pause, is protesting against the government decision to green-light a third runway at the airport. In a […]
India's OkCredit raises $67M to help small merchants digitize their bookkeeping
Sep 13, 6:04AM
OkCredit, a Bangalore-based startup that enables small merchants to digitize their bookkeeping, has raised $67 million in a new financing round to grow its business in the nation. The Series B financing round for the two-year-old startup was led by Lightspeed and Tiger Global. The new round, which follows the Series A in June, increases […]
Another high-flying, heavily funded AR headset startup is shutting down
Sep 13, 3:10AM
While Apple and Microsoft strain to sell augmented reality as the next major computing platform, many of the startups aiming to beat them to the punch are crashing and burning. Daqri, which built enterprise-grade AR headsets, has shuttered its HQ, laid off many of its employees and is selling off assets ahead of a shutdown, […]
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