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Alibaba's Ant Financial Takes Minority Stake In Security Software Maker V-Key To Beef Up Alipay
Nov 18, 3:33AM
V-Key, a security software maker for mobile apps, has raised $12 million from Alibaba Group affiliate Ant Financial Services and IPV Capital, a venture capital firm based in China. The Series B round means that Ant Financial now has a minority stake in V-Key, which is based in Redwood City, California. A close relationship with V-Key will come in handy for Ant Financial because it operates… Read More
Source: Facebook Is Testing 'Facebook At Work', Separately Hosted Version To Roll Out In A Few Months
Nov 18, 1:54AM
This afternoon an industry source confirmed for me that Facebook is indeed piloting ‘Facebook at Work’ a product aimed at enterprise collaboration and the source told me such a product will be rolled out in a few months. Back in June, TechCrunch’s Ingrid Lunden reported that Facebook was working on a business collaboration product called ‘Facebook at Work‘, and… Read More 
Snapcash Could Bring Real Identity And Ad Targeting Data To Snapchat
Nov 18, 1:22AM
Snapchat doesn’t ask for your real name, but its on the debit card you use for its new peer-to-peer payments feature Snapcash. That could prove very lucrative for the ephemeral messaging service. To use the feature for sending friends money that launched today, users connect their debit card to their Snapchat accounts through a partnership with Square Cash. The real names, addresses,… Read More 
inMarket Says Its Beacon Platform Reaches 18% Of US Mobile Shoppers
Nov 18, 1:22AM
Looks like I might have to revise my perception of in-store beacons as technology that won’t matter until a year or two or three from now (at best). I don’t have industry-wide numbers, but on its own, startup inMarket says it’s already reaching a significant percentage of US consumers — 31.5 million of them each month. If you’re skeptical, well, inMarket is… Read More 
Students Build Objects With Metal Using A MIG Welder And An Off-The-Shelf 3D Printer
Nov 18, 1:03AM
Today in the Department of Overkill Department we present students from the University of Delft who have built a metal printer using a basic Prusa 3D printer – essentially a hobbyist printer – and a MIG welder. The system extrudes and melts a length of wire which is then laid down just like it is in plastic printers. The resulting objects, while far from pretty, prove that 3D… Read More 
The Drop Connected Kitchen Scale Is Not As Easy As Apple Pie, Yet
Nov 18, 12:37AM
The next frontier of hardware is in your kitchen. Drop hopes to be a part of that connected experience with a kitchen scale and an iPad app that uses Bluetooth technology to take you step-by-step through hundreds of curated recipes. It’s an Irish invention that has been on pre-sale all summer long. It’s now available for purchase in the U.S., the U.K., Canada and Europe for $99.95. Read More 
White House Says It "Strongly Supports" The Senate's NSA Reform Bill
Nov 18, 12:25AM
The White House issued a statement this afternoon saying that it “strongly supports” the Senate’s USA FREEDOM Act, which could see a vote this week. The bill would curtail some practices of the United States’ surveillance apparatus. Congress, in this lame duck session, only has so many hours and days to conduct its final business. Before the session, it seemed… Read More 
Hands-On With Super Smash Bros. For Wii U
Nov 18, 12:12AM
Later this week, Nintendo launches Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the fifth game in the wildly popular fighting game franchise that brings together all the company’s biggest characters. We’ve had a chance to play through some of the game this weekend and wanted to share some quick thoughts before our full review. Read More 
Goat Simulator Satirizes World Of Warcraft With An MMO Expansion
Nov 18, 12:00AM
On Thursday, Goat Simulator’s developers are releasing a new expansion that will give fans of the game a whole new world to explore (and completely destroy) as one of the game’s absurdly powerful goats. Read More 
For Windows 10, A Feedback Test
Nov 17, 11:11PM
Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system is a large project, and one that is being built partially in plain sight. The software company, leaving behind its former ways, is working to integrate its community into the development process, even highlighting their feedback when it results in new features and changes that were sourced from people outside the firm. Such it was last week… Read More 
EyeEm's Algorithms Are Learning What Makes A Photo Great
Nov 17, 11:01PM
With its collection on Getty Images, photosharing startup EyeEm has blurred the line between professional photography and the casual shooting we all do that most smartphones have decent cameras and myriad ways to share them. Read More 
Intel's MICA Smart Bracelet Will Be In Stores Before Christmas For $495
Nov 17, 10:03PM
Intel today debuted the Intel MICA bracelet (short for “My Intelligent Communications Accessory), which was developed in collaboration with Opening Ceremony, the CFDA and sold exclusively at Barneys. The company also announced that it will go on sale in time for Christmas, and will retail for $495. That price includes at AT&T Sim card, complete with data and SMS messages, for two years. Read More
Built In Brooklyn: HowAboutWe Is An Online Dating Service With An Offline Focus
Nov 17, 9:33PM
There’s a good chance you’ve already heard about HowAboutWe, the latest startup featured in our TechCrunch TV series Built in Brooklyn — not just if you use the service yourself, but also because it was acquired by IAC a few months ago. To be clear, this episode won’t tell you what the company has been up to post-acquisition, because we actually recorded it back in April. Read More 
SourceLair Lets You Code Right In Your Browser
Nov 17, 8:42PM
Editing code isn’t that hard. A terminal, a little Vim, a little PHP, some beer, and maybe a few Google searches and you’re off and running. But what if you want to work on a project without compromising your personal server or don’t really have an environment for coding? SourceLair is one answer. The freemium service lets you build projects right in your browser. It… Read More 
RealScout Raises $6 Million Series A For Better Real Estate Search Technology
Nov 17, 8:35PM
When consumers are home shopping these days, they tend to be drawn to consumer-friendly portals like Zillow, Trulia, Redfin and others, which offer simple, user-friendly tools to take on what’s otherwise a complex and confusing process. But these services can also sideline real estate agents, who are often still stuck using dated technology while their customers are being lured away… Read More 
Snapchat Now Lets You Send Money To Friends Through Snapcash Deal With Square Cash
Nov 17, 8:34PM
While Venmo, Google Wallet, and more try to take a business approach to peer-to-peer payments, Snapchat today swooped in from the consumer side. It just added a “Snapcash” payments option to its app through a deal with Square Cash. Now you can add a debit card, type a dollar amount into Snapchat’s text-chat feature, and hit the green pay button to instantly send a… Read More 
Tony Hawk Rides An Actual Hoverboard To Make Up For That Last Time
Nov 17, 8:25PM
Remember when Tony Hawk (and a heap of other celebs) broke our hearts with that super phony hoverboard video? Eight months later, Tony is back with a video of him riding an actual hoverboard — or, at least, the closest thing we’ve got to date. The board in the video above is the Hendo — a project that set out to raise $250,000 on Kickstarter, and has since raised nearly 2x… Read More 
Chromebooks Get Blanket Approval For NYC Schools
Nov 17, 7:43PM
Google is already leading the pack in terms of tablets and notebooks sold to K-12 education providers, according to recent numbers from research firm IDC, and now it has gained another powerful new ally: The New York City Department of Education. The NYC CIO has signed on with Chromebooks, and Google Apps for Education, as par of their approved and supported (from an IT standpoint) tools for… Read More 
Spaces Debuts A Community Where UX Designers Can Share App Prototypes
Nov 17, 7:33PM
A new site called Spaces is now launching as a place where mobile app designers can showcase interactive prototypes of their work, or browse one of many common user experiences from other popular apps – like the navigation in Facebook Paper, or how Dropbox’s Carousel app appears to first-time users, for example. The service is akin to a “Dribbble for UX.” Or, in… Read More 
iOS 8.1.1 Brings Bug Fixes, Hope For iPhone 4S And iPad 2 Device Owners
Nov 17, 7:29PM
iOS 8.1.1 is now available, as the first update since Apple’s launch of Apple Pay on the platform. It includes a number of bug fixes, improved overall stability, and, most importantly, performance improvements for older devices including the iPhone 4s and iPad 2. These devices, while technically supported with iOS 8.0, suffered a performance hit according to some as a result of the… Read More 
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