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The next revolution will be reclaiming your digital identity
An identity is a difficult thing to lose. I found this out the hard way when my passport was stolen while backpacking through Asia and Africa earlier this year. The bureaucratic process to get a new passport gave me a glimpse at how broken our system of identity management is today. Fortunately, technology is on the cusp of a major paradigm shift in the field of identity. Read More
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Amazon Studios head Roy Price steps down amid sexual harassment allegations
Less than a week after being suspended from his gig as the head of Amazon Studios, Roy Price has officialyl stepped down from his role, TechCrunch has learned. The resignation came after producer Isa Hackett told The Hollywood Reporter that she was subject to “shocking and surreal” sexual harassment by Price. CNN’s Brian Stelter reported the news on Twitter, which an… Read More
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More than 3,000 tech employees are volunteering their skills to turn the tables politically
There have always been outliers, people in tech who are willing to volunteer to help certain candidates. An even smaller percentage of techies quit their jobs to join campaigns. Still, it’s probably safe to say that most tech employees, who are also U.S. citizens, have long viewed the extent of their obligation as Americans to vote for their preferred candidate — then get back… Read More
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Barry Diller takes shots at VCs, startup valuations
Media mogul and IAC chairman Barry Diller had some choice words for venture capitalists when he took the stage at WSJ D.Live in Laguna Beach on Tuesday. “These valuations don’t bear reality,” said Diller, speaking about the high multiples that some startups are generating. “They’re truly made up.” Read More
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Microsoft looks to iOS and Android for its path forward in mobile
Between the release of Windows 10 Fall Creators Edition and the announcement of a new Surface Book, today’s Microsoft news was firmly focused on the desktop. But as the company works to build its future ecosystem, it’s keenly aware that no play in the space is complete without a mobile strategy. What shape that strategy will take, however, has been pretty unclear in the wake… Read More
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Magic Leap confirms $502 million Series D round
Mixed reality slash augmented reality startup Magic Leap announced today that it raised a $502 million Series D round led by Temasek with participation from EDBI, Grupo Globo, Janus Henderson, Alibaba Group, Fidelity Management and others. Just last week, a Delaware filing confirmed that Magic Leap authorized up to $1 billion in new shares. Read More
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Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield Australia, Sydney Nov 16
Hard to believe that TechCrunch’s first Startup Battlefield Australia is just one month away. The Sydney event on November 16 at ATP’s Locomotive Workshop will present a tremendous day of programming and an epic competition to find early-stage best startups across Australia and New Zealand. TechCrunch and our partner, Elevacao, are very pleased to announce the agenda for the big day. Read More
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Crunch Network
The Trump team has failed to address the nation’s mounting cybersecurity threats
Government civilian and military agencies had a 90-day deadline to review and assess their cybersecurity status and propose improvements. Eight deadlines related to this have come and gone, and more are approaching. Why the sluggish performance? Read More
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Robots will touch more tenderly when they wear this sensitive skin
Robots increasingly have to interact with ordinary (that is to say, human-focused) objects and environments, and part of that is imitating the extremely delicate and complex human grip. A new type of electronic skin allows a robot to feel not just the pressure from its grip, but whether and in what direction an object is sliding or slipping. Read More
Latest TC Videos
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Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs to turn Toronto area into a model smart city
Alphabet-owned Sidewalk Labs, the Google parent’s company focused on smart city technologies, will build a “mixed-use, complete community in Toronto on its eastern waterfront, with the aim of building a livable space from the ground up using innovations in construction techniques, self-driving, climate friendly energy systems and more to build a community that’s affordable… Read More
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Amazon patents a drone that delivers a charge to power up EVs on the go
A recent Amazon patent could be an answer to range anxiety, albeit one that sounds a bit more sci-fi than practical solution at the moment: the newly granted patent (via Roadshow) describes a drone that could carry a battery charge for electric cars, and deliver them to any cars out on the road that need them while in route, providing enough juice to get to a proper charging… Read More
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Facebook’s Building 8 head, Regina Dugan, is leaving the company
Facebook’s Regina Dugan, who led the company’s secretive Building 8 hardware lab, is leaving the company after just 18 months in the role. Dugan detailed in a Facebook post that she would be leaving to focus on “building and leading a new endeavor.” She will be staying in her position until “early next year” to help the team transition into 2018. Read More
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Intel to ship new Nervana Neural Network Processor by end of 2017
Intel has formally unveiled its Nervana Neural Network Processor family of chips designed for machine learning use cases. The technology underlying the chips is heavily tied to Nervana Systems, a deep learning hardware startup Intel acquired. Intel’s NNP chips nix standard cache hierarchy and use software to manage on-chip memory to achieve faster training times for deep learning models. Read More
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Microsoft already published a KRACK fix, Apple and Google are working on it
Security researcher Mathy Vanhoef publicly disclosed a serious vulnerability in the WPA2 encryption protocol yesterday that affects all devices that use WiFi. While we’ve listed many ways to protect yourself against KRACK, the best way to completely eradicate it from your network is to update all your WiFi devices. And some companies have been faster than others. First, you should… Read More
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Walmart says it will acquire more startups
Walmart has bought a handful of startups lately, and the company says this acquisition spree will continue. It’s looking to buy businesses in the technology, retail and digital native brands categories, said Marc Lore, CEO of Walmart eCommerce U.S., onstage at WSJ D.Live in Laguna Beach on Tuesday. Read More
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Vine’s founders are back with HQ, a live trivia game show app
“It’s a way to give people a chance to have fun, maybe win, maybe learn something new.” That’s how former Vine co-founder Rus Yusupov describes his new trivia game show app HQ, which feels like Who Wants to Be a Millionaire meets Facebook Live. Read More
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StockX is adding a streetwear marketplace, starting with Supreme
StockX, the “stock market of things” that originally started with high-end sneakers and expanded into handbags and watches, is now adding support for streetwear. Supreme gear is live now in the app. While not quite as mainstream as the sneaker market, streetwear is a fast-growing industry with extremely high demand — especially for Supreme gear, which often sells out in a… Read More
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SelfMade helps you post better photos online
SelfMade brings professional photo editing to your phone — yes, literally. The startup, which is announcing that it has raised $11 million in funding, was founded by CEO Brian Schechter and CTO Zach Lloyd. Schechter was previously co-founder at IAC-acquired dating startup HowAboutWe, and he points to HowAboutWe as the starting point for his interest in photo editing. After all, he… Read More
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ZTE’s new foldable smartphone is actually going on sale next month
The foldable smartphone has been strange sort of white whale for the mobile industry. You could fill a Raiders of the Lost Ark-sized warehouse will all of the attempts to bring the technology to the market. At the very least, ZTE’s new Axon M has one key advantage over many of its predecessors: it’s actually going on sale. And it’s coming to the US, no less. It’s… Read More
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BlueVine
- $130M Debt Financing
- HQ: Redwood City, California
- Categories: small and medium businesses, fintech, finance
- Investors: Bank Leumi, Silicon Valley Bank, TriplePoint Venture Growth, Suntrust
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Feedzai
- $50M
- HQ: San Mateo, California
- Categories: analytics, risk management, fintech, information technology, big data
- Investors: Sapphire Ventures
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Pluto TV
- $8.3M
- HQ: Los Angeles, California
- Categories: internet, video, media and entertainment
- Investors: Samsung Ventures
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Allset
- $5.0M
- HQ: San Francisco, California
- Categories: mobile apps, consumer applications, service industry, food and beverage, ... See More
- Investors: Vaizra Investments, FJ Labs, SMRK VC Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, Compound, ... See More
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Vacasa
- $104M
- HQ: Portland, Oregon
- Categories: travel, tourism, vacation rental
- Investors: NewSpring Capital, Riverwood Capital, Level Equity, Assurant Growth ... See More
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WIFIPLUG
- Not available
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: ios, internet of things, manufacturing, consumer electronics, smart home ... See More
- Investors: Not available
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Spotahome
- 14M EUR
- HQ: Madrid, Madrid
- Categories: rental, reservations, real estate
- Investors: Nordic Makers - Peace, love and seed funding, Passion Capital, Howzat ... See More
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BridgeU
- $5.3M
- HQ: London, England
- Categories: analytics, machine learning, saas, edtech, education, big data, enterprise ... See More
- Investors: Octopus Ventures, Downing Ventures, Fresco Capital
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Janasense
- 177K EUR Debt Financing
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: apps, smart home, cloud computing, health care, elder care, internet of ... See More
- Investors: Not available
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Appzio
- 450K EUR Convertible Note
- HQ: Sofia, Grad Sofiya
- Categories: software, android, developer tools, ios, mobile apps, apps, enterprise ... See More
- Investors: UniCredit Bulbank
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SenGenix
- $6.3M
- HQ: Durham, North Carolina
- Categories: health care, service industry, sensor
- Investors: Not available
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eROCKIT
- Not available Round
- HQ: Berlin, Berlin
- Categories: battery, automotive, transportation, e-commerce
- Investors: Not available
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Collectly
- $1.9M Round
- HQ: Walnut Creek, California
- Categories: debt collections, apps, financial services
- Investors: Pulsar Venture Capital
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Fluent City
- $3.0M
- HQ: Brooklyn, New York
- Categories: language learning
- Investors: Lerner Investments, WorldQuant Ventures, New Ground Ventures, ZG Ventures ... See More
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BikesBooking.com
- Not available Seed
- HQ: Dublin, Dublin
- Categories: transportation, leisure, e-commerce, tourism, travel
- Investors: Enterprise Ireland
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CoinLoan
- Not available ICO
- HQ: Tallinn, Harjumaa
- Categories: finance, lending, cryptocurrency, fintech
- Investors: Not available
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CanYa
- $1.5M ICO
- HQ: Melbourne, Victoria
- Categories: internet
- Investors: Not available
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Bankbazaar
- $30M
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Not available
- Investors: Experian
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TrackTik
- 7.0M CAD
- HQ: Montreal, Quebec
- Categories: software
- Investors: iNovia Capital, Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec
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ModiusHealth
- $1.6M Equity Crowdfunding
- HQ: San Diego, California
- Categories: health care
- Investors: Not available
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BELL RESOURCES
- Not available Seed
- HQ: Sydney, New South Wales
- Categories: solar, wind energy, mining, oil and gas, renewable energy
- Investors: Not available
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Welcome Pickups
- 1.6M EUR
- HQ: Athens, Attiki
- Categories: transportation, e-commerce, travel
- Investors: Openfund, VentureFriends
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Clash Royale Deck
- Not available
- HQ: Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Categories: casual games, video games, online games
- Investors: Not available
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Fingerlix
- $7.0M
- HQ: Pune, Maharashtra
- Categories: food processing, food and beverage, manufacturing
- Investors: Zephyr Peacock India, Accel Partners
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ONDURO
- 100K EUR Seed
- HQ: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
- Categories: saas, human resources, scheduling
- Investors: Not available
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papernest
- 10M EUR
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Not available
- Investors: Idinvest Partners, Kima Ventures, Partech Ventures
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Gemini Therapeutics
- $42M
- HQ: Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Categories: Not available
- Investors: OrbiMed, Lightstone Ventures, Atlas Venture
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Matic
- $3.0M
- HQ: Dubai, Dubai
- Categories: home services
- Investors: Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)
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CyberX Project
- Not available
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: bitcoin, cryptocurrency, fintech
- Investors: Not available
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GREYSTAR
- $201M
- HQ: Charleston, South Carolina
- Categories: Not available
- Investors: Not available
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