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Ricoh's Theta Z1 is the first truly premium consumer 360 camera
Sep 19, 8:05PM
Ricoh has a well-earned good reputation when it comes to building smart, technically excellent photographic equipment – including the almost legendary Ricoh GR series of pocketable APS-C cameras, which are a favorite among street photographers everywhere. Earlier this year, the company released the Ricoh Theta Z1, which builds on its success with its pioneering Theta […]
Google announces 18 new renewable energy deals
Sep 19, 8:00PM
Google today announced its largest package of renewable energy deals yet. Worth a total of 1,600-megawatts, the package includes 18 deals in the U.S., Chile and Europe. This brings Google’s current set of wind and solar agreements to about 5,500 megawatts (MW) and the company’s number of total renewables projects it’s involved in to 52. […]
Finding sustainable success with Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman
Sep 19, 7:21PM
"We were so low that people would take advantage of us. People we knew well would just lie to us. One of my favorites was a company we did an enormous amount of work for and really helped save. We then went to see the CEO and he said, 'I really love you guys but […]
Thinkful confirms data breach days after Chegg's $80M acquisition
Sep 19, 7:08PM
Thinkful, an online education site for developers, has confirmed a data breach, just days after it confirmed it would be acquired. “We recently discovered that an unauthorized party may have gained access to certain Thinkful company credentials so, out of an abundance of caution, we are notifying all of our users,” said Erin Rosenblatt, the […]
Founders, get to Disrupt SF for answers to the really hard questions
Sep 19, 6:44PM
One lesson from TechCrunch’s Disrupt SF is that founders can’d get enough programming on the really hard questions. How do I get into Y Combinator? How do I hire a technical lead? How do I raise my first round? That’s why we created a special stage at Disrupt SF for the sole purpose of bringing […]
Inside Apple's reimagined Fifth Ave. store
Sep 19, 6:16PM
After two years of work, the wrapper comes off the giant glass cube this week, as Apple's Fifth Avenue flagship opens to the public this Friday. The big reveal coincides with the company's latest releases, including new iPhones and an Apple Watch — an appropriately grandiose homecoming for new gear. This morning, the company offered […]
iOS 13 pushes the envelope across the board
Sep 19, 5:44PM
Apple released iOS 13, the new major version of iOS. This isn't a groundbreaking release that is going to change the way you use your phone. But Apple has done some tremendous work across the board to improve some low-level features as well as most Apple apps. In many ways, iOS 13 feels like a […]
Payments giant Stripe is raising another $250M at a $35B pre-money valuation
Sep 19, 5:16PM
After a week of launching new services to bring payments giant Stripe into the areas of lending and credit, the company is announcing another big step forward to fuel its growth: it’s raising another $250 million in funding at a pre-money valuation of $35 billion, money to fuel more international expansion, launching more products and […]
Wing will test drone delivery in the US with Walgreens and FedEx
Sep 19, 5:02PM
Wing, the drone delivery company that started its life within the Google X lab before spinning out into its own thing under the Alphabet umbrella, is prepping for takeoff. The company announced this morning that it’s launching a test program in Virginia with Walgreens, FedEx, and local retailer Sugar Magnolia. As part of the program, […]
YouTube overhauls its problematic verification program
Sep 19, 5:00PM
YouTube’s verification program is getting a massive overhaul, the company announced today, which will likely result in a number of less prominent creators losing their verification status. Previously, YouTube allowed any channel that reached 100,000 subscribers to request verification. That limit is being removed, with a change to the verification program that rolls out in […]
How Automattic wants to build the operating system of the web
Sep 19, 4:54PM
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Longreads, Simplenote and soon Tumblr, is now worth $3 billion. But its founder and CEO Matt Mullenweg has a bigger goal. He wants to make the web better, more open and diverse. With the rise of social networks and closed platforms, Automattic's mission statement has never sounded so important. […]
iOS 13 is now available to download
Sep 19, 4:52PM
Apple has just released the final version of iOS 13. This update brings many much needed quality-of-life improvements — and there are also a bunch of new features. The update is currently rolling out and is available both over-the-air in the Settings app, and by plugging your device into iTunes for a wired update. Many […]
iOS 13: Here are the new security and privacy features you need to know
Sep 19, 4:50PM
It’s finally here. Apple’s new iOS 13, the thirteenth major iteration of its popular iPhone software, is out to download. We took iOS 13 for a spin with a focus on the new security and privacy features to see what’s new and how it all works. Here’s what you need to know. You’ll start to […]
Is that supplement safe to take? This AI tool scours research to find out
Sep 19, 4:43PM
Dietary supplements are used by millions who accept the occasionally scarce evidence they help out with some condition or another. But also scarce is documentation of potential harmful interactions with other supplements or drugs. A new tool called Supp.ai looks through years of health research papers to extract potential conflicts that may not be listed anywhere else.
Amazon's "climate pledge" commits to net zero carbon emissions by 2040 and 100% renewables by 2030
Sep 19, 4:30PM
In Washington today, Amazon announced a series of initiatives and issued call for companies to reduce their carbon emissions ten years ahead of the goals set forth in the Paris Agreement as part of sweeping effort to reduce its own environmental footprint. "We're done being in the middle of the herd on this issue—we've decided […]
Groww, an investment app for millennials in India, raises $21.4M
Sep 19, 4:30PM
Of the 1.3 billion people who live in India, more than 100 million of whom are using digital payment apps each day, only about 20 million today invest in mutual funds and stocks. An Indian startup that is betting on changing that figure by courting millennials has just received a big backing. Groww, a Bangalore-based […]
Daily Crunch: Automattic raises $300M
Sep 19, 4:18PM
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. Automattic raises $300 million at $3 billion valuation from Salesforce Ventures Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce and soon Tumblr, has […]
Marissa Mayer and Alfred Lin are coming to Disrupt SF 2019
Sep 19, 4:03PM
Twenty+ startups, each with six minutes to tell the world what they’re about. If they can prove to our panel of judges that they’re the best of the best, they’ll walk away with $100,000 and their name forever etched on the Disrupt Cup. That’s the core idea behind the Startup Battlefield, a pillar of TechCrunch […]
Darkstore raises $21 million Series B round
Sep 19, 4:00PM
Darkstore, the tech-driven fulfillment solution to enable e-commerce companies to offer same-day delivery, just raised a $21 million Series B round led by EQT Ventures. The deal will bring EQT principal Laura Yao to Darkstore’s board of directors. This Series B round comes less than one year after Darkstore raised a $7.5 million Series A […]
Silicon Valley is terrified of California's privacy law. Good.
Sep 19, 4:00PM
Silicon Valley is terrified. In a little over three months, California will see the widest-sweeping state-wide changes to its privacy law in years. California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) kicks in on January 1 and rolls out sweeping new privacy benefits to the state’s 40 million residents — and every tech company in Silicon Valley. California’s […]
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