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Army photogrammetry technique makes 3D aerial maps in minutes
Nov 16, 8:45PM
Aerial imagery is a common asset in military matters, but 3D maps can be difficult to collect on short notice without specialized equipment. This new photogrammetry technique from the Army Corps of Engineers, however, can make accurate 3D maps from ordinary aerial footage in just minutes. Photogrammetry is the process of comparing multiple photos of […]
'Magic: The Gathering' game maker exposed 452,000 players' account data
Nov 16, 7:28PM
The maker of Magic: The Gathering has confirmed that a security lapse exposed the data on hundreds of thousands of game players. The game’s developer, the Washington-based Wizards of the Coast, left a database backup file in a public Amazon Web Services storage bucket. The database file contained user account information for the game’s online […]
This Week in Apps: Apple's vaping app ban, Disney+ gets installed, apps gear up for Black Friday
Nov 16, 3:41PM
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 developers talking about? What do app publishers and marketers need to know? How are politics impacting the App Store and app businesses? And which […]
The House and Senate finally agree on something: Robocalls
Nov 15, 11:48PM
In these times of political strife, it's nice that despite our differences we can still band together as a nation in the face of a catastrophe that affects us all equally. I speak, of course, of robocalls, and it seems that the House and Senate have put their differences aside for the present in order to collaborate on a law combating this scourge.
Those crappy pre-installed Android apps can be full of security holes
Nov 15, 11:00PM
If you’ve ever bought an Android phone, there’s a good chance you booted it up to find it pre-loaded with junk you definitely didn’t ask for. These pre-installed apps can be clunky, annoying to remove, rarely updated… and, it turns out, full of security holes. Security firm Kryptowire built a tool to automatically scan a […]
Facebook's Libra code chugs along ignoring regulatory deadlock
Nov 15, 9:50PM
“5 months and growing strong” the Libra Association announced today in a post about its technical infrastructure that completely omits the fierce regulatory backlash to its cryptocurrency. Forty wallets, tools and block explorers plus 1,700 GitHub commits have how now been built on its blockchain testnet that’s seen 51,000 mock transactions in the past two […]
Why Salesforce is moving Marketing Cloud to Microsoft Azure
Nov 15, 9:30PM
When Salesforce announced this week that it was moving Marketing Cloud to Microsoft Azure, it was easy to see this as another case of wacky enterprise partnerships. But there had to be sound business reasons why the partnership came together, rather than going with AWS or Google Cloud Platform, both of which are also Salesforce […]
D-Wave sticks with its approach to quantum computing
Nov 15, 9:00PM
Earlier this month, at the WebSummit conference in Lisbon, D-Wave and Volkswagen teamed up to manage a fleet of buses using a new system that, among other things, used D-Wave’s quantum technology to help generate the most efficient routes. While D-Wave’s 2000Q only played a small part in this process, it’s nevertheless a sign that […]
VC Cyan Banister on who decides what at Founders Fund (and much more)
Nov 15, 8:28PM
Cyan Banister is an American success story. A homeless teenager who originally supported herself by making hemp necklaces, then silk-screen T-shirts, she went on to become a self-taught engineer and to later hold several management roles at the security startup IronPort. It was a life-changing experience for her. She made an early fortune when it […]
Daily Crunch: TikTok starts experimenting with commerce
Nov 15, 8:20PM
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. TikTok tests social commerce The short-form video app said it’s allowing some users to add links to e-commerce sites (or any […]
Three of Apple and Google's former star chip designers launch NUVIA with $53M in series A funding
Nov 15, 8:08PM
Silicon is apparently the new gold these days, or so VCs hope. What was once a no-go zone for venture investors, who feared the long development lead times and high technical risk required for new entrants in the semiconductor field, has now turned into one of the hottest investment areas for enterprise and data VCs. […]
Twitter makes its political ad ban official
Nov 15, 7:45PM
The ban on political ads announced by Twitter two weeks ago has come into effect, and the rules are surprisingly simple — perhaps too simple. No political content as they define it may be promoted; Candidates, parties, governments or officials, PACs, and certain political nonprofit groups are banned from promoting content altogether.
You've heard of CRISPR, now meet its newer, savvier cousin CRISPR Prime
Nov 15, 7:42PM
CRISPR, the revolutionary ability to snip out and alter genes with scissor-like precision, has exploded in popularity over the last few years and is generally seen as the standalone wizard of modern gene-editing. However, it’s not a perfect system, sometimes cutting at the wrong place, not working as intended and leaving scientists scratching their heads. […]
Hulu increases price for live TV by $10, to $55 per month
Nov 15, 7:35PM
Hulu just sent an email to subscribers of its Hulu + Live TV plan announcing that the price of the basic live TV plan will increase from $44.99 per month to $54.99 per month. This is Hulu + Live TV’s second price hike this year, with a $5 increase in January, followed by this twice-as-large […]
More layoffs at pivoting London ed tech startup pi-top
Nov 15, 6:28PM
London ed tech startup pi-top has gone through another round of layoffs, TechCrunch has learned. Pi-top confirmed that eight jobs have been cut in the London office, saying the job losses resulted from “restructuring our business to focus on the U.S. education market.” In August we broke the news that the STEM hardware-focused company had […]
Know your startup's value so you can communicate it to investors
Nov 15, 6:19PM
Understanding whether you're creating or destroying value is the first step in communicating to investors why your company is worth their money.
Virgin Galactic begins 'Astronaut Readiness Program' for first paying customers
Nov 15, 2:46PM
Virgin Galactic has begun its “Astronaut Readiness Program” this week, which is being run out of Under Armour Global HQ to start. Under Armour is Virgin Galactic’s partner on its official astronaut uniforms, which its first paying space tourists will don on the company’s initial trips beyond Earth. The Astronaut Readiness Program is a preparatory […]
LA warns of 'juice-jacking' malware, but admits it has no cases
Nov 15, 2:33PM
Los Angeles’ district attorney is warning travelers to avoid public USB charging points because “they may contain dangerous malware.” Reading the advisory, you might be forgiven for thinking that every USB outlet you see is just waiting for you to plug in your phone so it can steal your data. This so-called “juice-jacking” attack involves […]
Takeaways from Nvidia's latest quarterly earnings
Nov 15, 2:22PM
Nvidia has been on a wild growth ride the past five years. Surfing a wave around AI deep learning and cryptocurrency where its specialized chip architecture is among the highest performing, the company's share price rose from the low $20s in late 2014 to eventually soar to almost $300 in September 2018. And then crypto […]
Web Summit cancels next year's Rise conference over tension in Hong Kong
Nov 15, 2:15PM
The ongoing tension in Hong Kong between the government and pro-democracy protesters continues to spill into the tech domain. Rise, which is among the largest tech conferences in Asia, will not run next year as planned due to “the ongoing situation in Hong Kong,” according to Web Summit, the Ireland-based company that organizes the show. […]
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