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At the sixth annual Pear Demo Day, weather balloons, branded credit cards, and lots of top degrees
Sep 26, 8:57PM
Pear, a Palo Alto-based seed stage fund that has made its name through early bets on Guardant Health, DoorDash, Memebox, and Gusto, among others, hosted its sixth annual demo day this week in what proved to be a scorchingly hot afternoon in Woodside, California — not that invitees were put off by the heat. Hundreds […]
'We are seeing volume and interest in Peloton explode,' says company president on listing day
Sep 26, 8:39PM
Making the world more fit one $2,245 bike at a time
DoorDash confirms data breach affected 4.9 million customers, workers and merchants
Sep 26, 8:21PM
DoorDash has confirmed a data breach. The food delivery company said in a blog post Thursday that 4.9 million customers, delivery workers and merchants had their information stolen by hackers. The breach happened on May 4, the company said, but added that customers who joined after April 5, 2018 are not affected by the breach. […]
Facebook tries hiding Like counts to fight envy
Sep 26, 7:59PM
If their post has lots of Likes, you feel jealous. If your post doesn’t get enough Likes, you feel embarrassed. And when you just chase Likes, you distort your life seeking moments that score them, or censor it fearing you won’t look popular without them. That’s why Facebook is officially starting to hide Like counts […]
Tesla V10.0 car software update adds Smart Summon, Netflix/YouTube, Spotify, karaoke and more
Sep 26, 7:48PM
Tesla is rolling out a new software update that adds a slew of new features to its cars. These include the new “Smart Summon” feature, which will allow cars equipped with the optional $5,000 full-self driving package to automatically drive themselves from a parking spot to collect you in a parking lot. This is one […]
MediaRadar's new product helps event organizers maximize sales
Sep 26, 7:20PM
MediaRadar CEO Todd Krizelman describes his company as having “a very specific objective, which is to help media salespeople sell more advertising” by providing them with crucial data. And with today’s launch of MediaRadar Events, Krizelman hopes to do something similar for event organizers. These customer groups might actually be one and the same, as […]
Dating app maker Match sued by FTC for fraud
Sep 26, 7:01PM
They’re just not that into you. Or maybe it was a bot? The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday announced it has sued Match Group, the owner of just about all the dating apps — including Match, Tinder, OKCupid, Hinge, PlentyofFish, and others — for fraudulent business practices. According to the FTC, Match tricked hundreds […]
Apple's new 'For All Mankind' trailer focuses on the people dealing with a Soviet space race win
Sep 26, 6:57PM
Apple’s new premium subscription TV service is launching on November 1, and there’s a new trailer for one of its original shows, the Ronald D. Moore project ‘For All Mankind.’ The series is a fictional period piece set in the late 60s/early 70s that follows an alternate timeline in which Soviet Russia, not the U.S., […]
Europe shows the way in online privacy
Sep 26, 6:31PM
After passively watching for many years as tech giants developed dominant market positions that threaten consumer privacy and stifle competition, American antitrust regulators seem to have finally...
Oculus CTO: 'We missed an opportunity' with Gear VR
Sep 26, 5:38PM
At the Oculus Connect developer conference, one of the company’s veteran executives offered some insights on the end of its best-selling product. “As we move forward into the future with Quest, it is probably time for me to give a bit of a eulogy for Gear VR,” CTO John Carmack told the audience Carmack detailed […]
Daily Crunch: Amazon announces new Alexa devices
Sep 26, 5:32PM
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. Everything Amazon announced at its Alexa event Amazon held a big shindig yesterday to announce a whole bunch of new hardware […]
Gatsby raises $15M Series A for its modern web development platform
Sep 26, 5:26PM
Gatsby, a platform that uses modern web technologies like React and GraphQL to help developers build better sites faster, today announced that it has raised a $15 million Series A round led by CRV. Previous investors Trinity Ventures, Mango Capital, Fathom Capital and Dig Ventures also participated, as did Kong CEO Augusto Marietti and Adobe […]
Israeli VC PICO Venture Partners closes on $80M
Sep 26, 5:23PM
The 4-year-old firm is an investor in Vroom, a used car marketplace, and cloud automation tool Spotinst.
Uber Incubator launches to develop new products and services
Sep 26, 5:20PM
Uber today announced Uber Incubator, an initiative open to both Uber employees and those outside the Uber organization to develop products and services on top of Uber’s platform. “Our process follows lean startup methodologies,” Uber wrote in a blog post. “We provide support and resources to teams with a compelling opportunity, so they can rapidly […]
Uber is adding the ability to text 911 in-app
Sep 26, 5:06PM
Sexual assaults and other safety-related issues are unfortunately a reality in the ride-hailing business. Uber, which has been the subject of some of these allegations, just announced the ability for riders to text 911 from within the app. During a ride, riders can access Uber’s safety toolkit to text 911 a prepopulated message of all […]
My Galaxy Fold display is damaged after a day
Sep 26, 4:53PM
Samsung’s new rebooted Galaxy arrives this week with one job: it just needs to not break. I'd already spent thousands of words breaking down the ins and outs of the product the first time around. This round, on the other hand, was more about making sure everything worked. Back in April, I was among the […]
App Annie acquires analytics firm Libring, bringing ad tech-related insights to its platform
Sep 26, 4:50PM
App Annie, a go-to source for mobile app market data and analytics, is expanding its platform with the acquisition of mobile analytics provider Libring. The deal will allow App Annie to present its mobile app market data side by side with advertising analytics data, in order to paint a more complete picture of an app’s […]
25+ launches from Uber's big event
Sep 26, 4:34PM
Uber’s best bet is to use its ubiquity and product breadth to beat rivals in ride hailing, scooters and food delivery. It’s the only U.S. company doing all three, but competition threatens to nibble away at its margins on each. But if it can become your one-stop shop for getting yourself or a meal from […]
The time is right for Apple to buy Sonos
Sep 26, 4:20PM
It’s been a busy couple of months for smart speakers — Amazon released a bunch just this week, including updated versions of its existing Echo hardware and a new Echo Studio with premium sound. Sonos also introduced its first portable speaker with Bluetooth support, the Sonos Move, and in August launched its collaboration collection with […]
Kobalt's edge in changing the music industry
Sep 26, 4:12PM
Kobalt Music Group is driving the music industry to provide more transparency and faster royalty payments to musicians and challenging the traditional record labels and publishers with its own alternative service offerings that don't take ownership of copyrights. Competition and market size are headwinds in its future growth, however, and the incumbents are thriving not […]
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