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Cracking the code on podcast advertising for customer acquisition
Sep 27, 8:45PM
Of the various channels available to growth marketers, podcast is among the most misunderstood. Brands like Dollar Shave Club, Squarespace, and ZipRecruiter have deployed podcast advertising for...
SpaceX's orbital Starship prototype comes together ahead of update event
Sep 27, 8:42PM
SpaceX has completed joining the bottom and top halves of the Starship orbital-scale prototype it’s building in Boca Chica, Texas. The gleaming silver spacecraft, which is the ‘Mk 1’ prototype that SpaceX will use for high-altitude testing, using three of the Raptor engines that will ultimately power the production version, saw its bottom and top […]
Not all is predictable on Facebook's social Horizon
Sep 27, 8:04PM
Most of the people I spoke with at Facebook’s Oculus Connect see the proliferation of virtual reality as a foregone conclusion, one that’s just a matter of timing at this point. For Facebook, the conference’s “The Time is Now” catchphrase showcased that they feel their hardware is ready for everyone. But despite the success they […]
Logitech acquires popular game streaming tool Streamlabs for around $89M
Sep 27, 7:30PM
If you’re into live-streaming video games, you’ve probably heard of Streamlabs. They make a popular, free software tool for overlaying content on top of whatever game you’re playing, allowing streamers to pop everything from sponsorship logos to donation alerts on top of their video. Logitech has acquired the company for roughly $89 million, plus $29 […]
Daily Crunch: Facebook hides Like counts
Sep 27, 6:53PM
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. Facebook tries hiding Like counts to fight envy It looks like Facebook wants to end the terrible game of chasing Likes, […]
Get your immigration questions answered by expert lawyer Sophie Alcorn at Disrupt SF
Sep 27, 6:27PM
If you’re a founder facing a tough immigration question, we have a special workshop session for you next week at Disrupt SF. One of our resident legal experts, Sophie Alcorn, is going to be hosting a special workshop where you can ask any immigration question you may have. She’s the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law, […]
Google will soon open a cloud region in Poland
Sep 27, 4:14PM
Google today announced its plans to open a new cloud region in Warsaw, Poland to better serve its customers in Central and Eastern Europe. This move is part of Google’s overall investment in expanding the physical footprint of its data centers. Only a few days ago, after all, the company announced that, in the next […]
Why Maxar CTO Walter Scott thinks now is the time to address the orbital traffic boom
Sep 27, 4:03PM
The number of objects in orbit around Earth has been growing, and growing fast. Before 1957, of course, there were a total of zero human-made objects in the orbital region of outer space just beyond Earth's atmosphere. There were 4,987 satellites orbiting the globe at the start of this year, according to the U.N. Office […]
Get your pitchdeck analyzed by top investors and experts at Disrupt SF next week
Sep 27, 4:00PM
…And see other pitchdecks get the teardown treatment from top early-stage investors Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), Anu Duggal (Female Founders Fund) and Russ Heddleston (CEO of DocSend). All you have to do is send your deck over to ec_editors@techcrunch.com if you’re attending Disrupt, and you can get feedback directly from them in a workshop setting. […]
Nintendo's more portable Switch gets matching 8BitDo controllers
Sep 27, 3:34PM
In way, these new wireless controllers from 8BitDo kind of defeat the purpose of the Switch Lite. So, why do I kind of want them? Honestly, I’m pretty enamored with the new, more portable version of Nintendo’s wildly successful console. As I noted in a recent review, it’s exactly the take on the Switch I […]
TC's Greg Epstein and Kate Clark talk mental health startups and the 'Cult of the Founder'
Sep 27, 3:17PM
Some weeks, tech ethics is in the news. And some weeks, it IS the news. This week was one of the latter. There were so many ethically fraught news stories about technology companies over these past few days, I had trouble keeping track of them all. So I'm delighted that my latest interviewee for this […]
HTC's new CEO Yves Maitre is coming to Disrupt San Francisco
Sep 27, 3:00PM
Earlier this month, HTC co-founder Cher Wang stepped down from her role as CEO. In her place, former Orange EVP Yves Maitre has taken up the reins for the Taipei-based smartphone maker. One of Maitre's first acts as the head of HTC will be to join us at Disrupt in October. The interview — and […]
YouTube Music will be preinstalled on Android 10 and new Android 9 devices
Sep 27, 2:15PM
Here’s one way to play catch-up in the competitive streaming music market: preinstall your app on millions of Android handsets. That’s what Google will now be doing with YouTube Music. The company announced today the app will come preinstalled on all new devices launching with Android 10, as well as Android 9, including its own […]
The Galaxy Fold is now available for purchase in the US
Sep 27, 2:14PM
This is, surely, the moment some loyal fans have waited for. And understandably so. The Galaxy Fold is, by all measures, an exciting phone. It's the sort of bold brashness that has helped Samsung set itself apart from the competition. Many of us laughed at the Galaxy Note, too, and yet here we are, with […]
To curb lobbying power, Elizabeth Warren wants to reinstate the Office of Technology Assessment
Sep 27, 1:02PM
In a move to correct the imbalance of power between technologically sophisticated corporations and the lawmakers who regulate them, presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren is proposing that Congress reinstate the Office of Technology Assessment. It’s a move that gets deep into the weeds of how policy making in Washington works, but it’s something that Warren […]
Director Ang Lee explains why he built a digital Will Smith in 'Gemini Man'
Sep 27, 1:00PM
Before showing “Gemini Man” to a group of reporters last week, director Ang Lee described the movie as a “leap of faith.” Then, to illustrate how nervous he was, he pretended to bite his nails. Was Lee just being self-effacing? Maybe. But afterwards, when we got a chance to grill him about the production, he […]
Peloton, WeWork, Vox, Bodega, Kapwing and oh boy are we tired
Sep 27, 1:00PM
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch's venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.
Last year's Gatwick drone attack involved at least two drones, say police
Sep 27, 12:32PM
A major drone incident at the UK’s second business airport last year continues to baffle police. Last December a series of drone sightings near Gatwick Airport caused chaos as scores of flights were grounded and thousands of travellers had their holiday plans disrupted. The incident, which took place during a peak travel period ahead of […]
DeadHappy, the UK pay-as-you-go life insurance provider, raises £4M Series A
Sep 27, 12:10PM
DeadHappy, a U.K.-based insurtech startup that wants to offer more flexible life insurance and remove the taboo surrounding death, has raised £4 million in Series A funding. Backing comes from e.ventures, alongside the company’s seed investor Octopus Ventures. Founded in 2017, DeadHappy claims to be the U.K.'s “first fully digital pay-as-you-go life insurance provider.” It […]
Worried about a 'no deal' brexit? UK startups should check this guide
Sep 27, 11:11AM
UK startups concerned the country is about to leave the European Union in just a little over a month’s time with nothing agreed to ensure a smooth transition should point their eyes at this guide — put together by startup policy advocacy group, Coadec. While a ‘no deal’ brexit is still not inevitable the chances […]
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