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European early-stage VC firm 'Project A' on Europe's startup scene taking the next step
Sep 30, 7:48PM
Project A, the Berlin-based VC, just raised a new $200 million fund (€180 million) to continue backing European startups at Seed and Series A stage. In addition, the firm — whose investments include WorldRemit, Catawiki, Voi and Uberall — announced it will now have a presence in London and Stockholm in order to put people […]
Microsoft OneDrive Personal Vault rolls out worldwide, launches expandable storage
Sep 30, 7:00PM
Earlier this summer, Microsoft introduced an extra layer of security to its Dropbox competitor, OneDrive. The security features, called OneDrive Personal Vault, allow users to protect their files with two-step verification, like a fingerprint or facial recognition, PIN code or a one-time code sent through email, SMS or Microsoft Authenticator. At the time of launch, […]
Daily Crunch: Facebook faces VR challenges
Sep 30, 6:44PM
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. Not all is predictable on Facebook's social Horizon Last week, Facebook unveiled Horizon, a massively multiplayer VR world that’s scheduled to […]
Verizon picks up the assets of Disney-backed VR startup Jaunt
Sep 30, 6:43PM
After raising $100 million, virtual reality content startup Jaunt has been in a precarious position for a few years now. It seems like the saga has finally come to a close as the startup announced that Verizon has purchased the company's technology. The studio rode the wave of VR hype following Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus, […]
Google brings its Jacquard wearables tech to Levi's Trucker Jacket
Sep 30, 6:11PM
Back in 2015, Google’s ATAP team demoed a new kind of wearable tech at Google I/O that used functional fabrics and conductive yarns to allow you to interact with your clothing and, by extension, the phone in your pocket. The company then released a jacket with Levi’s in 2017, but that was expensive, at $350, […]
'Stranger Things 4' takes Netflix's hit retro sci-fi show beyond Hawkins
Sep 30, 5:46PM
“Stranger Things 4” got its first teaser today, courtesy of the official Stranger Things Twitter account. The Netflix series, which is in its fourth season (although the creators, brothers Matt and Ross Duffer, maintain that each installment isn’t really a “season” in the traditional TV sense, but rather more like a movie broken up across […]
Hyundai is getting into the flying car business
Sep 30, 5:36PM
Hyundai Motor Group has launched a new air mobility division aimed at developing technology for the commercialization of flying cars, the latest company to dive into the emerging industry. The division will be led by Dr. Jaiwon Shin, an aeronautics engineer who most recently led the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate at NASA. While at NASA, […]
Instagram launches a 'creators' account to encourage more… creation
Sep 30, 4:55PM
Instagram deployed a new tool today that should help it continue to build a more viable alternative to YouTube for individual creators looking to try a different platform. It’s a dedicated account called @creators, which will deliver tips and tricks for people hoping to become more active on the platform. Based on the pinned FAQ […]
SmartNews' head of product on how the news discovery app wants to free readers from filter bubbles
Sep 30, 4:29PM
Since launching in the United States five years ago, SmartNews, the news aggregation app that recently hit unicorn status, has quietly built a reputation for presenting reliable information from a wide range of publishers. The company straddles two very different markets: the U.S. and its home country of Japan, where it is one of the […]
Microsoft's Windows Virtual Desktop service is now generally available
Sep 30, 4:00PM
Microsoft today announced that Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD), its Azure-based system for virtualizing the Windows and Office user experience it announced last September, is now generally available. Using WVD, enterprises can give their employees access to virtualized applications and remote desktops, including the ability to provide multi-session Windows 10 experiences, something that sets Microsoft’s own […]
PayPal to enter China through GoPay acquisition
Sep 30, 3:38PM
The People's Bank of China has approved PayPal’s acquisition of a 70% equity state in GoPay (Guofubao Information Technology Co. [GoPay], Ltd.), which will make PayPal the first foreign payment platform to provide online payment services in China. GoPay has licenses for online and mobile transactions, and mainly provides payment products for industries including e-commerce, […]
WeWork withdraws its S-1 filing, will delay its IPO
Sep 30, 3:29PM
WeWork’s parent organization The We Company just announced that it’s withdrawing the S-1 filing for its IPO. The co-working company has had a turbulent month since the filing went public, around both the general state of its finances and the behavior of co-founder/CEO Adam Neumann. As a result, Neumann stepped down down as CEO last week (he […]
Confluent adds free tier to Kafka real-time streaming data cloud service
Sep 30, 3:00PM
When Confluent launched a cloud service in 2017, it was trying to reduce some of the complexity related to running a Kafka streaming data application. Today, it introduced a free tier to that cloud service. The company hopes to expand its market beyond large technology company customers, and the free tier should make it easier […]
US sanctions two Russians for cyber-related election interference
Sep 30, 2:45PM
The U.S. Treasury has imposed sanctions against two Russian nationals accused of working for a notorious disinformation unit. In a statement, the Treasury said Igor Nesterov, 34, and Denis Kuzmin, 28, worked for the so-called Internet Research Agency, a secretive organization tasked with spreading disinformation and false news. The IRA was critical to the Russian […]
YouTube TV is now available on Fire TV devices
Sep 30, 2:30PM
Earlier this year, Google and Amazon reached an agreement to bring their streaming video apps to each other’s platforms, following years of anti-competitive, anti-consumer behavior on both of their parts. Initially, the official YouTube app launched on Fire TV devices, while Prime Video launched on Chromecast and Android TV. Today, YouTube TV has also now […]
McDonald's starts selling its Beyond Meat-based "P.L.T." sandwich in Canada
Sep 30, 2:20PM
McDonald’s first foray into the plant-based protein patty market in North America is launching today in Canada. The company’s “P.L.T.” (plant, lettuce, and tomato) sandwich, which uses patties from Beyond Meat, is now on sale at several locations in Canada. This isn’t the first new vegetarian sandwich to launch at a “Golden Arches” location this […]
Spotify now lets you add podcasts to playlists
Sep 30, 1:48PM
Spotify this morning announced a new feature that will allow users to add their podcasts to playlists. With the addition, users can create their own custom playlists of their favorite podcasts, or even those that combine music and audio — similar to Spotify’s own newly launched “Your Daily Drive.” With “Your Daily Drive,” Spotify put […]
Tencent to take 29% stake in multiplayer games maker Funcom
Sep 30, 10:59AM
Chinese social media and gaming giant Tencent is taking a 29% stake to become the largest shareholder in Oslo-based Funcom. The indie games developer is responsible for multiple adaptations involving the “Conan the Barbarian” franchise, such as “Age of Conan” and “Conan Exiles,” as well as a number of other multiplayer titles — including a […]
Amboss, the knowledge platform for medical professionals, scores €30M Series B
Sep 30, 8:00AM
Amboss, the Berlin-based “medtech” startup that originally offered a learning app for students but has since pivoted to a knowledge platform for medical professionals, has raised €30 million in Series B funding. The round is led by Partech's growth fund, with Target Global acting as a co-investor. Existing investors Cherry Ventures, Wellington Partners and Holtzbrinck […]
Africa's top mobile phone seller Transsion lists in Chinese IPO
Sep 30, 1:30AM
Chinese mobile phone and device maker Transsion has listed in an IPO on Shanghai's STAR Market, a Transsion spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch. Headquartered in Shenzhen, Transsion is a top seller of smartphones in Africa under its Tecno brand. The company has also started to support venture funding of African startups. Transsion issued 80 million A […]
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