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Why we're still waiting on the Postmates S-1
Oct 06, 7:18PM
Postmates CEO Bastian Lehmann on 'choppy' public markets, competitors and more.
"Human Compatible" is a provocative prescription to re-think AI before it's too late
Oct 06, 6:01PM
Dr. Stuart Russell, a distinguished AI researcher and computer scientist at UC Berkeley, believes there is a fundamental and potentially civilization-ending shortcoming in the "standard model" of AI, which is taught (and Dr. Russell wrote the main textbook) and applied virtually everywhere. Dr. Russell’s new book, Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control, […]
An interview with Dr. Stuart Russell, author of "Human Compatible, Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control"
Oct 06, 6:01PM
(UC Berkeley’s Dr. Stuart Russell’s new book, “Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control, goes on sale Oct. 8. I’ve written a review, “Human Compatible” is a provocative prescription to re-think AI before it’s too late,” and the following in an interview I conducted with Dr. Russell in his UC Berkeley office on […]
No one could prevent another 'WannaCry-style' attack, says DHS official
Oct 06, 4:26PM
The U.S. government may not be able to prevent another global cyberattack like WannaCry, a senior cybersecurity official has said. Jeanette Manfra, the assistant director for cybersecurity for Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), said on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt SF that the 2017 WannaCry cyberattack, which saw hundreds of thousands of computers […]
Top VCs in Edtech, Dropbox, first mover advantage, India's Netflix, scooters, and more
Oct 06, 3:17PM
Editor's Note This week, we hosted 23 panels on all aspects of building startups on the Extra Crunch stage at TechCrunch Disrupt SF. Thanks to the thousands of attendees who attended those talks, as well as the workshops we held on the Breakout Stage — your enthusiasm was palpable. We also had hundreds of new […]
The siphon and the forge
Oct 06, 1:00PM
The tech industry has won at capitalism. From America to China, from Amazon to Alibaba, from Alphabet to Tencent, the most valuable and most dynamic companies in the world are technology companies. But what kind of capitalism? Because there are really two different modes, two ways to get rich. One is to claim a share […]
Week in Review: Tech's trashiest merger
Oct 06, 12:00PM
Hey everyone. Thank you for welcoming me into you inbox yet again. Last week, I talked about Juul’s unraveling mission statement and the highly-valued startup’s new Big Tobacco CEO. I got some great email responses and plenty of a pro-Juul DMs. If you’re reading this on the TechCrunch site, you can get this in your […]
Miss out on Startup Battlefield? Apply to TC Top Picks at Disrupt Berlin 2019
Oct 06, 8:00AM
Did you miss the deadline to apply for Startup Battlefield at Disrupt Berlin 2019? Well don't despair, founders. There's more than one way to place your early-stage startup in front of thousands of influential technologists, investors and global media. Apply to be considered for our TC Top Picks program and the opportunity to exhibit in Startup Alley for […]
HTC stopped innovating on smartphones, new CEO admits
Oct 05, 11:57PM
Several months back, we invited HTC cofounder and CEO Cher Wang to appear on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt. Sometimes, however, life happens. Two weeks ago, the company announced that Wang would be stepping down from the role, which would immediately be filled by longtime telecom vet, Yves Maitres. Thankfully, the former Orange exec also agreed […]
NASA shares 3D Moon data for CG artists and creators
Oct 05, 10:41PM
If you want to set your movie or game on the Moon, it's not hard to find imagery of our photogenic satellite. But NASA has just released a useful and beautiful new set of data just for creators that includes not just imagery but depth data, making it simple to build an incredibly detailed 3D map of the Moon.
Report: WeWork cofounder Adam Neumann may have to unload property to pay off a giant loan
Oct 04, 11:19PM
Adam Neumann may be out of the daily flow of WeWork, but he seemingly remains top of mind to some of the company’s bankers. According to a new Business Insider piece, Neumann is working with JPMorgan, UBS, and Credit Suisse to consider new terms for a $500 million loan that he took out before WeWork […]
And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF 2019 is… Render
Oct 04, 11:16PM
Startups participating in the Startup Battlefield have all been hand-picked to participate in our highly competitive startup competition. They all presented in front of multiple groups of VCs and tech leaders serving as judges for a chance to win $100,000 and the coveted Disrupt Cup. After hours of deliberations, TechCrunch editors pored over the judges' […]
NASA calls for input on Moon spacesuits and plans to source them commercially in future
Oct 04, 11:07PM
NASA issues a new formal request for info from industry specifically around spacesuits. The agency is hoping to gather information in order to help it figure out a future path for acquisition of spacesuit production and services from external industry sources. That doesn’t mean it’s outsourcing its spacesuit design and production immediately – NASA will […]
$35M-funded Omni rentals in acqui-hire talks with Coinbase
Oct 04, 10:17PM
Physical storage-turned-rentals startup Omni is dealing with layoffs today, two sources familiar with the situation tell TechCrunch. Omni just shed seven operations team members. The startup is in talks to sell its engineering team to Coinbase after also receiving interest from Thumbtack. Omni’s rental business was doing poorly without enough users paying a few bucks […]
HTC's new CEO discusses the phonemaker's future
Oct 04, 10:00PM
On September 17, HTC announced that cofounder Cher Wang would be stepping down as CEO. In her place, Yves Maitre stepped into the role of Chief Executive, after more than a decade at French telecom giant, Orange. It's a tough job at an even tougher time. The move comes on the tail of five consecutive […]
How 'the Internet broke America' with The New Yorker's Andrew Marantz
Oct 04, 9:44PM
When Elizabeth Warren took on Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook earlier this week, it was a low moment for what New Yorker writer Andrew Marantz calls "techno-utopianism." That the progressive, populist Massachusetts Senator and leading Democratic Presidential candidate wants to #BreakUpBigTech is not surprising. But Warren's choice to spotlight regulating and trust-busting Facebook was nonetheless noteworthy, […]
PayPal is the first company to drop out of the Facebook-led Libra Association
Oct 04, 8:44PM
PayPal has become the first company to walk away officially from Facebook’s Libra, a cryptocurrency and related association that it announced earlier this year with a chain of nearly 30 big names behind the effort to help build and operate services around it. “PayPal has made the decision to forgo further participation in the Libra Association […]
Annual Extra Crunch members can receive $1,000 in AWS credits
Oct 04, 8:43PM
We’re excited to announce a new partnership with Amazon Web Services for annual members of Extra Crunch. Starting today, qualified annual members can receive $1,000 in AWS credits. You also must be a startup founder to claim this Extra Crunch community perk. AWS is the premier service for your application hosting needs, and we want […]
As Sinai Ventures returns first fund, partner Jordan Fudge talks new LA focus
Oct 04, 8:08PM
At age 27, Jordan Fudge is quietly making a splash in the VC world. Fudge is the managing partner of Sinai Ventures, a multi-stage VC fund that manages $100 million and has more than 80 portfolio companies including Ro, Drivetime, Kapwing, and Luminary. His 2017 investment in Pinterest — a secondary shares deal from his […]
Snap CEO isn't expecting much from Facebook antitrust investigations
Oct 04, 7:42PM
Facebook’s relentless feature copy of Snapchat has been seen as one of the chief examples of the company’s competitive overreach, but Snap CEO Evan Spiegel isn’t sure whether antitrust activity from the government is going to change the company’s near-term prospects of competing with Instagram. “I mean the history of antitrust would basically say that […]
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