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Can America ever rebuild its neighborhoods and communities?
Nov 09, 10:16PM
We talk a lot about startup ecosystems around these parts, and for good reason. Strong ecosystems have great reservoirs of talent congregated close together, a culture built around helping one another on ambitious projects, and sufficient risk capital to ensure that interesting projects have the resources to get underway. Strip off the ecosystem layer though, […]
Week in Review: Airbnb is just the beginning
Nov 09, 9:00PM
Hey everyone. Thank you for welcoming me into you inbox yet again. I got some awesome responses to the #DeleteLinkedIn newsletter last week, a few dozen emails (some of them angry) and plenty of tweets. Looking forward to chatting with some of you soon. On that note, I'm currently in China for a TechCrunch event […]
Two security researchers earned $60,000 for hacking an Amazon Echo
Nov 09, 5:24PM
Two security researchers have been crowned the top hackers in this year’s Pwn2Own hacking contest after developing and testing several high profile exploits, including an attack against an Amazon Echo. Amat Cama and Richard Zhu, who make up Team Fluoroacetate, scored $60,000 in bug bounties for their integer overflow exploit against the latest Amazon Echo […]
Original Content podcast: Apple's star-studded 'Morning Show' gets off to a bumpy-but-promising start
Nov 09, 5:09PM
We weren't sure what to expect from the launch of Apple's new subscription streaming service. There were reports that the company was committed to staying family friendly, rather than exploring the adult content and creative liberties that both premium cable and streaming can offer. Plus, most of the trailers were pretty underwhelming. For our 100th […]
Watch MIT's 'mini cheetah' robots frolic, fall, flip – and play soccer together
Nov 09, 2:31PM
MIT’s Biomimetics Robotics department took a whole herd of its new ‘mini cheetah’ robots out for a group demonstration on campus recently – and the result is an adorable, impressive display of the current state of robotic technology in action. The school’s students are seen coordinating the actions of 9 of the dog-sized robots running […]
This Week in Apps: Photoshop for iPad bombs, Google Play's new rewards program, iOS bug fixes
Nov 09, 2:00PM
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support, and the money that flows through it all. What are the developers talking about? What Do app publishers and marketers need to know? How is international politics playing out in the App Store? What […]
Startups Weekly: Airbnb's growing pains
Nov 09, 1:00PM
In this week's newsletter: Airbnb's new safety measures, Coveo's unicorn round and the TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin agenda.
Microsoft uses AI to diagnose cervical cancer faster in India
Nov 09, 1:00PM
More women in India die from cervical cancer than in any other country. This preventable disease kills around 67,000 women in India every year, more than 25% of the 260,000 deaths worldwide. Effective screening and early detection can help reduce its incidence, but part of the challenge — and there are several parts — today […]
Roku puts a remote on your wrist with new Apple Watch app
Nov 09, 3:03AM
The Roku remote is coming to your wrist. The company announced today the launch of an Apple Watch app that lets you control your Roku device, including Roku media players and select Roku TVs, with a tap — just like the Roku mobile app, but sized for your wrist. Considered the limited screen real estate, […]
China's news and data site 36Kr tumbles in its stock market debut
Nov 09, 2:46AM
36Kr, a Chinese news and data website that tracks startups, fell 10% in its Nasdaq debut on Friday. The disappointing debut followed 36Kr’s decision to slash the size of its offering from 3.6 million shares to 1.4 million and pricing its shares at $14.5, the bottom of marketed range. This meant that the firm, which […]
Instagram to test hiding Like counts in US, which could hurt influencers
Nov 09, 12:25AM
“We will make decisions that hurt the business if they help people’s well-being and health” says Instagram’s CEO Adam Mosseri. To that end, next week Instagram will expand its test of hiding Like counts from everyone but a post’s creator to some users in the United States. But there are major questions about whether the […]
Relocating Indonesian capital will impact nation's startup ecosystem
Nov 08, 11:13PM
A move to East Kalimantan would allow for further development in the startup industry, with a focus on ecommerce and sustainability-focused enterprises.
"Trump should not be our president" says Ex-Facebook CPO Chris Cox
Nov 08, 10:08PM
Chris Cox’s motivational speeches were at the heart of Facebook’s new employee orientation. But after 14 years at the social network, the chief product officer left in March amidst an executive shake-up and Facebook’s new plan to prioritize privacy by moving to encrypt its messaging apps. No details on his next projects were revealed. Now […]
Inside StockX's authentication center
Nov 08, 10:00PM
Joshua Luber runs a sneaker empire valued at more than $1 billion, but he thinks they're just now scratching the surface. The consumer marketplace recently expanded to include a fifth category (collectibles). "It's an evolution of eBay that works similar to the stock market," Luber states, "but at the core, it's around the concept of […]
Kenzie Academy is scaling up a coding program for 'the heartland'
Nov 08, 9:55PM
The crowded landscape of programs teaching non-technical people to become software developers has been a proving ground for a new model of education financing: income share agreements (ISAs). With an ISA, students avoid paying tuition upfront or taking out private loans, instead paying a percentage of their income for a time after graduation after they’re […]
Extension on early-bird sale to Disrupt Berlin 2019
Nov 08, 9:12PM
We won't bury the lead on this news, startup fans. We're giving all you professional procrastinators and time-delayed decision makers an extra week to pull yourselves together and score early-bird savings on passes to Disrupt Berlin 2019 (11-12 December). Early-bird pricing remains in play until 15 November at 11:59 p.m. (CEST). Don't let this last-chance clock […]
Facebook's first experimental apps from its 'NPE Team' division focus on students, chat & music
Nov 08, 9:05PM
This July, Facebook announced a new division called NPE Team which would build experimental consumer-facing apps, allowing the company to try out new ideas and features to see how people would react. It soon thereafter tapped former Vine GM Jason Toff to join the team as a product manager. The first apps to emerge from […]
Daily Crunch: YouTube redesigns its homepage
Nov 08, 8:32PM
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. YouTube's homepage redesign focuses on usability, giving you control over recommendations The company announced an updated, cleaner design that does away […]
Vape lung 'breakthrough' suggests lethal culprit in THC products could be vitamin E acetate
Nov 08, 8:23PM
Official word has come down from federal authorities on one potential cause of the mystery illness affecting vape users: Vitamin E acetate, a chemical found in some vaping products that has been demonstrated to linger in the lungs long afterwards. The finding has been called a “breakthrough” but is far from the last word on […]
I ran digital ads for a presidential campaign, and Twitter is right to ban them
Nov 08, 7:16PM
Jack Dorsey made a wise choice for both his bottom line and his country. Facebook and Google would do well to follow his lead.
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