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Gojimo, The U.K. Exam Preparation App, Picks Up Further $1.8M Backing
Dec 23, 12:00AM
Gojimo, an app that helps U.K. high school students prepare for exams, has picked up a further $1.8 million in funding, bringing total raised by the 2013-founded startup to just over $3 million. Read More
A New System Lets Self-Driving Cars "Learn" Streets On The Fly
Dec 22, 11:46PM
SegNet is a new system created by the University of Cambridge that can “read” a road and assess various features including street signs, road markers, people, and even sky. The system looks at an RGB image of a road and then classifies different layers using a Bayesian analysis of the scene. From the release: The first system, called SegNet, can take an image of a street scene… Read More 
Oculus Founder: Rift Launch "On-Target" For Q1 2016
Dec 22, 10:00PM
One of the most asked questions about the Oculus Rift is “when are we getting them?” and the founder of the company continues to update those who are waiting patiently. According to a series of tweets from Palmer Luckey, the Rift is on-target to ship in Q1. @PalmerLuckey Preorders are coming soon after new year. Enjoy a stress-free holiday, we won't launch preorders… Read More 
Flytenow Shuts Down After Court Rules Against Flightsharing Startups
Dec 22, 9:49PM
Airplane ridesharing startup Flytenow today announced that it is shutting down after a court recently upheld the FAA’s power to regulate what does (and does not) constitute a commercial aviation operation. Flytenow wanted to bring together private pilots and those who wanted to fly with them. From the get-go, though, Flytenow and similar startups like Airpooler were going to run into… Read More 
Stop Reading About Social Media Trends And Start Listening
Dec 22, 9:00PM
The Internet is rife with articles espousing digital trends in every shape and form: video is still going strong, IoT, live streaming and “super real-time.” But trends are just that: trends. Today’s hottest thing is tomorrow’s old news. Google Glass anyone? Read More 
Let's Face It, 2015 Was A Pretty Lousy Year For Unicorns
Dec 22, 7:36PM
It’s been a pretty awful year to be a unicorn in 2015. Box and Square went public this year at significantly less than their last private valuation, Box at a 30 percent discount and Square at a 40 percent discount. Meanwhile, Gilt Groupe, a New York-based online shopping destination for designer clothing, is in talks to be bought for $250 million. That’s less than the $268… Read More 
9 Of The Worst Performing Tech Stocks In 2015
Dec 22, 7:32PM
tWho said making money in the stock market is easy? In a year the market was essentially flat, a few tech stocks had a really tough time staying afloat. Companies like Twitter, Groupon, and Yahoo all suffered at the hands of the public markets. Click through to read about nine of the worst performing public technology companies of 2015. And, check out part one which highlighted some of… Read More 
18 Female Founders Who Killed It In 2015
Dec 22, 7:17PM
Last week, on an internal conversational thread here at TechCrunch, the staff began chatting about some of female founders who’ve made a major dent on the tech scene in 2015, and the thread quickly became a very long and involved one. The following are some of the people who popped immediately into mind. This list is in no way comprehensive, so please do reach out to us with your… Read More 
Kim Kardashian's Buttmoji Owns The App Store
Dec 22, 7:13PM
It seems like 2015 was the year of the “emoji.” I mean, a damn emoji was the “word of the year.” This year is ending with a massive bang on the App Store thanks to Kim Kardashian and her…assets. Fire up the App Store on your devices and here’s what you’ll see for the top paid app: The app, KIMOJI, costs $1.99. What do you get? Well, emojis having to… Read More 
How BB-8 Works
Dec 22, 7:05PM
By now, there’s a pretty good chance that you’ve seen the new Star Wars movie — and for those who haven’t, don’t worry: no spoilers here. At long last, we’ve got a much-needed dose of Starfighters, Rebel Alliances, Lasers, and droids. BB-8, the adorable successor to R2-D2, has captured hearts and minds. As lovable as it is, and even with as much life as… Read More 
Instagram Makes It Easier To Share From Boomerang
Dec 22, 7:01PM
Right before the holidays, Instagram snuck in an update for its most second-most popular spun-out app, Boomerang. The app currently sits in the top 250 on the App Store’s free apps. The changes, although subtle, will probably make its users super happy. The premise of the app is to make little clipped-together videos, similar to an animated GIF or an Apple Live Photo. It feeds into… Read More 
Google Begins Testing Password-Free Logins
Dec 22, 6:02PM
Google confirmed this morning it’s now testing a new way to sign into your Google account without having to type in a password. Instead, those who have been invited to try this new method of logging in authenticate by responding to a notification sent to their smartphone. The idea is similar to Yahoo’s recently launched “Account Key,” which also offers a… Read More 
"App Santa" Promo Drops Prices On 20 Top iOS And Mac Apps
Dec 22, 6:00PM
There are a number of holiday app sales now running as mobile developers slash prices in hopes of reaching potential customers who will soon be unwrapping smartphones for Christmas. But one of the better promotions, starting today, is called “App Santa” and involves a group of indie developers behind some of the most popular applications on the iOS and Mac App Stores. The group,… Read More 
OTOY Looks To Give Developers The Tools To Build Lifelike Real-Time 3D Environments
Dec 22, 5:00PM
Around ten years ago, Jules Urbach was sitting at the table at his mom’s house, coding away, when there was a knock at the door. His mom answered, but the visitor was for him. Directors J.J. Abrams and David Fincher had some questions about a rendering technology Urbach was working on, which had the potential to make movie scenes look much more realistic with shorter load times.… Read More 
Games Like Angry Birds Friends And Risk Hit The Chromecast Right Before The Holidays
Dec 22, 5:00PM
We’ve gotten a fair bit of play out of Google’s latest $35 Chromecast leading up to the holidays. The games are pretty fun, and you can’t beat it for the price. In time for said holidays, a few more games are being shoved out to keep your family yelling at the screen. Angry Birds Friends and Driver Speedboat Paradise are two of the titles, created just for Chromecast,… Read More 
Crunchies Tickets Make A Great Holiday Gift
Dec 22, 5:00PM
Can’t figure out what to get your friends and family members for the holidays? How about a ticket to the 9th Annual Crunchies award show in San Francisco? The Crunchies take place on February 8, 2016, at San Francisco’s beautiful War Memorial Opera House, and if your friend or family member is a fan of the Silicon Valley startup scene, the Crunchies are a show they simply… Read More 
Flywheel Launches Uber-Like Operating System For Taxi Cabs
Dec 22, 5:00PM
Flywheel, the no-surge-fee taxi startup that hopes to challenge on-demand ride services like Uber and Lyft, is expanding its TaxiOS platform. Flywheel’s TaxiOS, which launched back in October as part of a pilot program in San Francisco, is a smart meter that features electronic dispatch, payments, navigation and GPS-based metering. “The pilot program in San Francisco was a huge… Read More 
HomeTouch Picks Up Backing From Passion Capital To Disrupt The Notoriously Poor Agency Care Model
Dec 22, 4:15PM
One year old HomeTouch, which has just picked up additional undisclosed funding from Passion Capital, operates a home care marketplace to let families with elderly parents and others needing “care” to find a vetted carer local to them. Read More 
The Startup, The Burnout
Dec 22, 4:00PM
Burnout is as real as it gets. Burnout is a period of life when your thinking has become relentlessly intrusive, and quieting such thinking only makes it worse, similar to that of anxiety, depression and chronic stress. Burnout happens when the separation between your thinking and work has evaporated and your reasoning leads you to the path of trying to work your way to a solution, only… Read More 
Google Brings Its Interactive, 360-Degree "Spotlight Stories" To YouTube
Dec 22, 2:46PM
Google is bringing its Spotlight Stories – immersive, 360-degree animated videos meant to introduce a new form of storytelling – to YouTube, the company announced this morning. The first story to arrive is a holiday film called “Special Delivery,” from Wallace and Gromit creators Aardman Animations. This movie will now be viewable on the YouTube app on many Android… Read More 
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