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Original Content podcast: For better or for worse, 'The Politician' is absolutely bonkers
Oct 13, 9:11PM
We all agree: “The Politician” is a crazy show that tries to do everything at once. After all, why settle for a fast-talking satire about a high school election; a more serious treatment of wealth, illness and emotional turmoil; or a showcase for the musical talents of “Dear Evan Hansen” star Ben Platt? Instead, why not […]
Fortnite is just a black hole right now
Oct 13, 7:32PM
Fortnite just blew up its entire map and all that’s left is a black hole. Some are speculating that this is simply a teaser for a new Fortnite map, but it’s unclear when that new map will arrive. On Epic Games’ status page, it says Fortnite is currently experiencing a minor service outage, noting “anomaly detected.” […]
Kik says it's 'here to stay,' following shutdown reports
Oct 13, 3:50PM
It's been a rough run for Kik of late. The once mighty messaging service announced in late September that it would be shutting down its app. CEO Ted Livingston noted in a blog post that the startup would be trimming its headcount from over 100 people to “an elite 19 person team,” following a protracted […]
Samsung's Galaxy Fold concierge service is live in the US for those who need it
Oct 13, 1:50PM
Part of Samsung's reboot of the Galaxy Fold was the announcement of a Premiere Service. Along with a reinforced version of the phone and a lot more warning labels, the company announced that it would also be a 24/7 care service…just in case something happened with the device. I had some issues with my in […]
Week in Review: The 'smart home' is still so, so stupid
Oct 13, 12:00PM
Hey everyone. Thank you for welcoming me into you inbox yet again. Last week was a short one, but I talked about the merger of a couple of the worst adtech companies in the world. If you’re reading this on the TechCrunch site, you can get this in your inbox here, and follow my tweets […]
AI-based firefighter safety startup Prometeo wins IBM Call for Code Challenge
Oct 13, 1:00AM
During an event at the United Nations Delegates Dining Room in New York City, IBM unveiled the winners to its annual Call for Code Global Challenge. The competition, which is targeted at computing solutions for global problems, crowned five winners, ranging from first responders to health care info. Prometeo took the top price for its […]
Why each Libra member's mutiny hurts Facebook
Oct 12, 11:07PM
There's a strategic cost to the defection of Visa, Stripe, eBay, and more from the Facebook -led cryptocurrency Libra Association . They're not just names dropping off a list. Each potentially made Libra more useful, ubiquitous, or reputable. Now they could become obstacles to the token's launch or growth. Fearing regulators' inquiries not just into […]
Google's Pixel 4 briefly went up for preorder on Best Buy Canada
Oct 12, 7:28PM
The Pixel 4 is set to be unveiled at an event on Tuesday. This much we know for sure. We know a bunch more, too, (as outlined in this rumor roundup from yesterday), thanks to both official reveals and unofficial leaks. How much of this was planned is hard to say, but Google seemingly doesn't […]
Samsung's Galaxy Watch Active 2 is a solid smartwatch for Android users
Oct 12, 7:06PM
Samsung makes good, underrated smartwatches. It's just been difficult to get much attention in a category so utterly dominated by a single player. Even still, the company has managed to hold onto the number two spot in global market share, according to recentish numbers. At 11.1 percent, it's a little less than a third of […]
California's Privacy Act: What you need to know now
Oct 12, 5:00PM
This week California’s attorney general, Xavier Becerra, published draft guidance for enforcing the state’s landmark privacy legislation. The draft text of the regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) will undergo a public consultation period, including a number of public hearings, with submissions open until December 6 this year. The CCPA itself will take […]
The Yeti X brings real-time level monitoring to the popular USB mic
Oct 12, 3:45PM
It's clear why Logitech bought Blue back in July 2018. The Southern Californian audio company (an acronym for "Baltic Latvian Universal Electronics," incidentally) has become synonymous with USB microphones since releasing the first Snowball back in 2005. What seemed like a niche at the time has since become a cultural touchstone, positioning the company well […]
Startups Weekly: YC grad Revel's plan to connect women over 50
Oct 12, 12:00PM
In this week's newsletter: Uber buys Cornershop and two startups named Revel raised VC dollars.
VC Brad Feld on WeWork, SoftBank, and why venture firms may have to slow down their pacing in 2020
Oct 12, 12:42AM
Yesterday, we had a chance to talk with longtime venture investor Brad Feld of Foundry Group, whose book “Venture Deals” was recently republished for the fourth time, and for good reason. It’s a storehouse of knowledge, from how venture funds really work to term sheet terms, from negotiation tactics to how to choose (and pay […]
Pegging Libra to just the $ could soothe regulators, a16z says
Oct 11, 11:53PM
What if Libra wasn’t backed by a basket of international currencies, but only the dollar? Regulatory pushback to the Facebook-led cryptocurrency Libra has caused major partners — including Visa, Mastercard, PayPal and eBay — to pull out of the Libra Association. But one of the remaining members has floated a major change to the stablecoin […]
Amid security concerns, the European Union puts 5G — and Huawei — under the microscope
Oct 11, 11:47PM
The European Union is putting under the microscope the rollout of new, high-speed mobile networking technologies known as 5G in a move that could affect the technology’s dominant company — Huawei. Regulators focused on specific security threats linked to technology providers headquartered in countries with “no democratic and legal restrictions in place,” according to a […]
Confirmed: Nike has picked up Russell Wilson's Tally/TraceMe in a rare acquisition
Oct 11, 10:47PM
Nike has long been synonymous with premium sneakers and other sports gear, but now the company could be extending its brand into another area — digital media — thanks to the rumored acquisition of a Seattle-based startup. TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that the multibillion-dollar sports giant has acquired TraceMe, which originally built an app […]
Apple creates its own TV studio, will produce WWII drama 'Masters of Air'
Oct 11, 10:03PM
While Apple has a long list of new programming lined up for its TV+ subscription streaming service, the company won’t actually own any of the announced shows — until now. That’s changing because Apple has formed its own in-house studio, which will produce “Masters of Air,” a follow-up to “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific,” […]
Cryptocurrency's bad day continues as the SEC blocks Telegram's $1.7 billion planned token sale
Oct 11, 9:39PM
Cryptocurrency’s bad news day continues to get worse as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has said it has filed an emergency action and received a restraining order for the $1.7 billion planned token offering of Telegram’s blockchain. The move from the SEC follows the continued dissolution of the corporate alliance that was supporting Facebook’s […]
Why it might have been time for new leadership at SAP
Oct 11, 9:35PM
SAP CEO Bill McDermott announced he was stepping down last night after a decade at the helm in an announcement that shocked many. It’s always tough to measure the performance of an enterprise leader when he or she leaves. Some people look at stock price over their tenure. Some at culture. Some at the acquisitions […]
Alexa now speaks Spanish, including in multi-lingual mode
Oct 11, 9:09PM
At Amazon’s hardware event last month in Seattle, the company announced plans to launch multi-lingual modes for its Alexa devices in the U.S., Canada, and India, where the smart voice assistant would be able to speak a combination of English and Spanish, French and English, and Hindi and English, respectively. Today, Amazon says the multi-lingual […]
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