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Twitter admits it used two-factor phone numbers and emails for serving targeted ads
Oct 08, 9:03PM
Twitter has said it used phone numbers and email addresses, provided by users to set up two-factor authentication on their accounts, to serve targeted ads. In a disclosure Tuesday, the social media giant said it did not know how many users were impacted. The issue stemmed from the company’s tailored audiences program, which allows companies […]
Dig into the key issues in venture today with investor and Techstars co-founder Brad Feld
Oct 08, 8:16PM
Few can hold a candle to Brad Feld’s list of accolades in the startup, tech and venture world. As a multi-time founder of both startups and venture firms alike, Feld is widely known for having co-founded the Techstars accelerator — now a Silicon Valley and startup institution — as well as Foundry Group, the early […]
How I Podcast: Broken Record's Justin Richmond
Oct 08, 8:10PM
The beauty of podcasting is that anyone can do it. It's a rare medium that's nearly as easy to make as it is to consume. And as such, no two people do it exactly the same way. There are a wealth of hardware and software solutions open to potential podcasters, so setups run the gamut […]
Startup says 'Sober is the new black'
Oct 08, 8:09PM
Tempest's online sobriety school offers a tech-infused path to recovery — for a price
The budding industry of cannabis tech
Oct 08, 8:00PM
>From food and drink to health and wellness and beyond, there's one plant we can't seem to get enough of: cannabis. It seems like every consumer product nowadays is taking part in reefer madness.
With $15M round and 100K tablets sold, reMarkable CEO wants to make tech 'more human'
Oct 08, 7:03PM
The reMarkable tablet is a strange device in this era of ultra-smart gadgets: A black and white screen meant for reading, writing, and sketching — and nothing more. Yet the company has sold 100,000 of the devices and now has attracted $15 million in series A funding from Spark Capital. It’s an unusual trajectory for […]
Daily Crunch: Apple releases latest MacOS update
Oct 08, 6:51PM
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. Apple's MacOS Catalina is now available Catalina bucks the trend of recent MacOS updates with some pronounced changes — the underlying […]
After several disappointing quarters, Chinese EV maker Nio's sales surge
Oct 08, 5:38PM
Nio delivered 4,799 vehicles in the third quarter, a 35.1% surge in sales and a positive development for the Chinese electric automaker that has been plagued by cost overruns, a voluntary battery recall and macroeconomic conditions such as declining passenger vehicle sales and reduced EV subsidies. The company said Tuesday it also exceeded the middle […]
Google makes moving music and videos between speakers and screens easier
Oct 08, 5:04PM
Google today announced a small but nifty feature for the Google Assistant and its smart home devices that makes it easier for you to take your music and videos with you as you wander about the different rooms in your home. “Stream transfer,” as Google prosaically calls it, allows you to simply ask the Assistant […]
Arm brings custom instructions to its embedded CPUs
Oct 08, 5:00PM
At its annual TechCon event in San Jose, Arm today announced Custom Instructions, a new feature of its Armv8-M architecture for embedded CPUs that, as the name implies, enables its customers to write their own custom instructions to accelerate their specific use cases for embedded and IoT applications. “We already have ways to add acceleration, […]
Microsoft adds per-app time limits to its parental controls
Oct 08, 4:59PM
Microsoft is following Apple and Google’s lead with today’s launch of per-app and per-game time limits in its parental control software. Already, the company allows parents to limit screen time across Windows 10, Xbox One and Android via the Microsoft Launcher. However, it hadn’t yet allowed parents to limit the amount of time a child […]
Startup studio eFounders has a portfolio valuation of $1 billion
Oct 08, 4:40PM
European startup studio eFounders has shared some metrics about its portfolio companies. The startup studio has launched 23 companies with a focus on software-as-a-service enterprise products. While eFounders might not be a familiar name, some of the companies in its portfolio have become promising startups with impressive growth, such as Front, Aircall, Forest, Spendesk, Mailjet […]
Nadella warns government conference not to betray user trust
Oct 08, 4:29PM
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, delivering the keynote at the Microsoft Government Leaders Summit in Washington, DC today, had a message for attendees to maintain user trust in their tools technologies above all else. He said it is essential to earn user trust, regardless of your business. “Now, of course, the power law here is all […]
Facebook's Workplace hits 3M paying users, launches Portal app in a wider push for video
Oct 08, 4:23PM
The rapid rise of Slack — which has recently broken the 100,000 mark for paying businesses using its service — has ushered in a rush of competition from other companies across the worlds of social media and enterprise software, all aiming to become the go-to conversation layer for businesses. Today, Workplace, Facebook’s effort in that […]
Google's Grasshopper coding class for beginners comes to the desktop
Oct 08, 4:10PM
Google today announced that Grasshopper, its tool for teaching novices how to code, is now available on the desktop, too, in the form of a web-based app. Back in 2018, Grasshopper launched out of Area 120 as a mobile app for Android and iOS and since then, Google says, “millions” have downloaded it. A larger […]
Over 30 civil rights groups demand an end to Amazon Ring's police partnerships
Oct 08, 3:43PM
Over 30 civil rights organizations have penned an open letter that calls on government officials to investigate Amazon Ring’s business practices and end the company’s numerous police partnerships. The letter follows a report by The Washington Post in August that detailed how more than 400 police forces across the U.S. have partnered with Ring to […]
Satya Nadella looks to the future with edge computing
Oct 08, 2:41PM
Speaking today at the Microsoft Government Leaders Summit in Washington, DC, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella made the case for edge computing, even while pushing the Azure cloud as what he called “the world’s computer.” While Amazon, Google and other competitors may have something to say about that, marketing hype aside, many companies are still in […]
Lawyers for former Tinder execs file to dismiss 'retaliatory' defamation lawsuit
Oct 08, 2:29PM
Last week, former Tinder CEO Greg Blatt filed a defamation lawsuit against Sean Rad and Rosette Pambakian, who are part of a group of Tinder founders and former executives who accused Blatt (pictured above) of sexual harassment and assault as part of a broader suit. Now Rad and Pambakian’s attorneys have filed their own motion […]
CBS News is bringing a 60 Minutes-inspired news show to streaming service Quibi
Oct 08, 2:04PM
Jeffrey Katzenberg's streaming service Quibi, due to launch in April, has partnered with CBS News to modernize “60 Minutes”-style programming for the era of bite-sized video. Instead of an hour-long newsmagazine, CBS News will launch “60 in 6,” which will condense original news stories into six-minute episodes, designed for consumption on mobile devices. The deal […]
Robinhood revives checking with new debit card & 2% interest
Oct 08, 2:00PM
This time it actually has insurance. Zero-fee stock-trading app Robinhood is launching Cash Management, a new feature that earns users 2.05% APY interest on uninvested money in their account with the ability to spend it through a special Mastercard debit card. The waitlist opens today in the U.S. with the first users to be admitted […]
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