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Watch NASA astronauts spacewalk to install a new dock for the International Space Station
Aug 19, 12:00PM
NASA astronauts are venturing out into space to install a component key to the future of commercial crew mission. The International Space Station is getting a new dock, which will be used in 2017 by Boeing and SpaceX to start ferrying crew to and from the station, marking the first time private companies have been able to do so, and ending the current Russian monopoly on ISS astronaut transit.… Read More
Foodpanda is selling its Indonesia business and rethinking the rest of Southeast Asia
Aug 19, 10:56AM
Foodpanda, the food delivery startup backed by Rocket Internet, is selling its operations in Indonesia and evaluating its presence in the rest of Southeast Asia as part of a push towards profitability. Read More 
Ticwatch 2 team clarifies which apps its Kickstarter smartwatch will initially support
Aug 19, 9:31AM
The team beyond Ticwatch 2, the Chinese smartwatch project that has crossed $1.5 million on Kickstarter, has clarified the apps and services its wearable device will initially support. Read More 
Tickets to Startup and Hardware Alley at Disrupt London 2016 are now available
Aug 19, 9:00AM
Listen up, startups in the U.K. and around the world. Disrupt London 2016 is right around the corner, and we’re happy to announce that tickets to display your company in Startup and Hardware alley are now available. You can get your hands on Startup and Hardware Alley tickets here. Read More
Rakuten buys struggling bitcoin startup Bitnet to create a 'blockchain research lab'
Aug 19, 5:29AM
Rakuten has confirmed that it has acquired the assets of Bitnet, a bitcoin wallet startup it invested in, which will be used to create a ‘bitcoin lab’ for the Japanese retail giant. Read More 
Crunch Report | Uber's self-driving cars
Aug 19, 3:00AM
Uber’s self-driving cars start driving this month in Pittsburgh, Rothenberg Ventures might be in some financial trouble, Twitter increases its efforts to remove terror propaganda, CNN adds drones to its arsenal, and Gawker.com is shutting down. All this on Crunch Report. Read More
What the Fitbit lawsuit means for clinical researchers
Aug 19, 1:00AM
Fitbit is facing a class-action lawsuit regarding the accuracy of their heart-rate data, which have been shown to be inaccurate by a margin of up to 20 beats per minute. This news risks sending back to the drawing board many of us who have been experimenting with biotelemetry. Here we seek to present a balanced view of the state of these and other related issues, and chart a viable path forward. Read More 
Espresa wants to help companies pamper their employees
Aug 18, 11:47PM
The range of benefits that Silicon Valley companies offer employees may vary from dental, vision and 401(k) all the way to yoga massages, car washes and beauty services. With tech giants like Facebook and Google making a big deal about the benefits they offer, delivering and managing perks is a key part of any company’s strategy to attract talent now — and this is… Read More 
Analytics company Heap raises $11M
Aug 18, 10:53PM
Heap announced today that it has raised $11 million in Series A funding. We’ve written about the company’s “capture everything” approach to analytics before — it aims to collect data about every tap, swipe and other action that a user takes on a website or app. CEO Matin Movassate said this should allow anyone at a company to answer any question they might have… Read More 
A pocket-sized power bank that'll help your laptop stay alive
Aug 18, 10:02PM
I’ve lived through a lot of live blogs in my life, mostly by the skin of my teeth, desperately watching as my battery ticks down, hoping desperately that the company is nearing the finish line. Of course, the fact that both my personal work computers sometimes feel like they’re on their last legs doesn’t help much, but the fact remains: There are few things in this life as… Read More 
Nintendo 3DS sales up 80% year-over-year on Pokémon Go success
Aug 18, 9:43PM
Nintendo had a very good month in mobile gaming, according to NPD Group’s latest data. The 3DS won in both hardware and software sales for the analyst firm’s latest tracker report, with the 3DS and its family of systems (including New 3DS, 3DS XL and 2DS devices) up 80 percent for July this year versus July 2015. Pokémon Omega Red and Alpha Sapphire, the latest console titles in… Read More 
Tesla Model S aftermarket wireless charging is almost here
Aug 18, 8:38PM
Aftermarket EV charging company Evatran is almost ready to start shipping its Plugless wireless charging aftermarket solution to Tesla Model S owners who pre-ordered the product, and a new video shows the production system in action. As you can see, what the company offers is a way to create a drive-up wireless charging pad, which provides induction power via an add-on module installed on… Read More 
Microsoft helps Mac users ditch Evernote for OneNote with new tool
Aug 18, 7:56PM
Microsoft is making it easier for Mac users to ditch Evernote in favor of OneNote, its rival note-taking app, and a part of the Microsoft Office suite. The company has today released a new app called the OneNote Importer tool, which allows Mac users to move all their saved items from the Evernote for Mac application into OneNote automatically. This is not the first time Microsoft targeted… Read More 
Jobless in the self-driving economy
Aug 18, 7:54PM
Uber’s self-driving cars will hit the road this month, earlier than anticipated. That’s an exciting surprise…unless of course you’re a driver. They won’t be the only ones affected, though. The consequences of robot-induced unemployment could eventually ripple through the rest of the economy. What will happen to Uber’s 1 million drivers? And the 3.5… Read More 
The business side of the Karma reboot
Aug 18, 7:44PM
In 2009, I went to what was probably the saddest auto show Detroit has ever seen. It was the January after the economy collapsed and auto makers were teetering on the edge of going bust. But there were a couple of bright spots in the hall filled with smaller car companies, where Tesla and Fisker Automotive both had vehicles on display. (There was also a Chevy Volt in the bigger hall.) The… Read More 
At Rothenberg Ventures, the rise and fall of a virtual Gatsby
Aug 18, 7:41PM
We reported yesterday that several high-level employees had parted ways with Rothenberg, including its director of finance and the head of its SF office, who happen to be father and son (Tom and Tommy Leep). We’ve subsequently learned that firm departures run far more widely. Other top executives who’ve left include the company’s chief revenue officer, who quit… Read More 
The art of interviewing 10x engineers
Aug 18, 7:35PM
Greylock Talent Partner Dan Portillo sat down with Twitter Head of Revenue Engineering Wade Chambers to outline the best interview process to attract and retain talent. Read More 
Genesis owners can now start their engines with Amazon Alexa
Aug 18, 7:14PM
Amazon’s Alexa skill set continues to grow, and owners of the Genesis G80 and G90 from Hyundai’s standalone luxury car brand are the latest to benefit. Genesis now uses lets Amazon Echo, Tap, Dot and Fire TV owners use voice commands to remotely start their engine, set climate control, lock and unlock doors and honk the horn or turn on the lights, all from the comfort of their… Read More 
Realizing the potential of drones, yet preserving our privacy
Aug 18, 7:00PM
Drones have the potential to revolutionize our lives in many ways. However, some people have concerns. In the case of drone technology, one we hear often is the possible invasion of privacy. After months of discussions, a collaborative process resulted in a consensus set of voluntary best practices that balance people’s rights to operate drones with all of our rights to privacy. Read More 
Dexter, the betaworks-backed platform for building bots, raises $2.3 million in seed
Aug 18, 6:42PM
Dexter, the betaworks-backed company that helps people build integration-based apps, has today announced the close of a $2.3 million seed round. The funding round was led by Rakuten Ventures, with participation from Social Starts and betaworks. Dexter lets developers build integration-based apps without all the messy work of building the actual infrastructure. Using plug-and-play blocks,… Read More 
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