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Crunch Report | Google Pays Apple Lots of $$$ for Search
Google pays Apple lots of money for search, Uber’s next CEO could possibly be Jeff Immelt, Volkswagen electric Microbus is going on sale in 2022 and the Tesla Model X beat a Lambo in a drag race. All this on Crunch Report. Read More
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Wal-Mart takes a cue from Amazon and applies for its own drone-deploying blimp patent
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is taking on Amazon in what appears to be a copycat move — by applying for a drone-deploying blimp patent. You may recall about a year ago Amazon filed a patent for a flying warehouse that will send drones to your door. Now Walmart wants in on Amazon’s idea. Read More
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Elucd’s polling pushes for greater community accountability for police
From his time working as the wunderkind pollster for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign to the launch of his new startup, Elucd, Michael Simon has believed in the power of community feedback. At Elucd, which is graduating from the latest batch of Y Combinator startups, Simon is looking to take the skills he’d honed on the campaign trail and apply them to one of the… Read More
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Blue Apron hit with multiple class action lawsuits
Blue Apron just can’t catch a break. The cooking kit company has seen its share price nearly cut in half since its late June IPO and now it could be in legal trouble, too. Now law firms are coming after the company with proposed class-action lawsuits, alleging that Blue Apron failed to adequately disclose material information. There are allegations that Blue Apron misrepresented its… Read More
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CNN follows NBC with launch of its own daily news show for Snapchat
CNN is launching its own daily news program on Snapchat. This is the second news show to arrive on the social platform, following NBC News’ early success with its twice-daily show “Stay Tuned.” CNN’s program, dubbed “The Update,” will differ in that it only runs once per day. However, breaking news will be delivered as it occurs. Read More
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Crunch Network
An epidemic of risk and reputational hazards
Going viral is central to technology and business today, but one of its most pernicious consequences should get more attention than it does: the virally contagious nature of unethical behavior. Given the risk of viral ethics, a key question for decision-makers is how to minimize the potential for — and mitigate the effects of — the contagion of unethical behavior in their… Read More
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Our collective facepalm has gotten so bad, AI researchers are dedicating time to it
OK, perhaps the events of the last few months have only moved the needle a bit, but the fact remains that we take a heck of a lot of pictures of ourselves with our hands covering our faces. And it turns out that’s a fairly serious problem for facial recognition. Read More
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May Mobility is a self-driving startup with a decade of experience
May Mobility is a startup making its official debut at Y Combinator’s demo day on Monday, focused on offering autonomous driving technology that companies with commercial fleets will be able to use in the near-term, not a decade from now. But the startup, while young, actually has a decade of experience, thanks to a team that’s been working on autonomous tech since the third… Read More
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Online hate crime to be treated the same as face-to-face crime in the UK
Sometimes the most obvious solutions might be the best. While the U.S. wrings its hands over what to do with online haters and abusers on social media, other countries have a more direct approach: throw the book at them. That’s effectively the U.K.’s new approach, which will now treat online “hate crime” as seriously as offences carried out in real life. Read More
Latest TC Videos
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Trump’s sun staring eclipses good solar safety sense
Donald Trump wore proper safety glasses to look at the solar eclipse that crossed the U.S. today — at least at first. Near the end of his viewing, the president seems to have forgotten why he was wearing those stupid glasses to begin with. Read More
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In-memory database provider Redis Labs raises $44M
Redis Labs, a database company that specializes in in-memory databases, said today it has raised $44 million in a funding round led by Goldman Sachs. Read More
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How to get Android Oreo now, if you have a compatible device
If you’re “hungry” for Android Oreo (this is a great joke, what are you talking about), AND you have one of a very small list of compatible devices, you can get it right now. You’ll need either a Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel C or Nexus Player to partake, and a somewhat adventurous spirit — though it’s a far less risky process than it once was. Read More
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So, when will your device actually get Android Oreo?
Google officially just took the wraps off of Android Oreo, but there are still some questions left to be answered — most notably, precisely when each device will be getting the latest version of the mobile operating system. Due to Android’s openness and a variety of different factors on the manufacturing side, it’s not an easy question to answer, but we’ll break it… Read More
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Android Oreo vs iOS 11: What’s different and what’s the same?
Google just announced Android Oreo and it packs a handful of new features. Some are at the system level and speed up the system and extend the battery life, while others are features that will change the way users interact with their phone. Read More
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Meet Android Oreo’s all-new emoji
The newest version of Android (Oreo, officially) doesn’t bring a ton of new stuff to the mobile operating system, but it does overhaul something near and dear to most smartphone user’s hearts: Emoji. Read More
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What’s new in Android Oreo
Google officially launched Android Oreo. today. To be honest, it’s probably one of the least exciting operating system releases in recent memory. While the team did plenty of work on the backend, Android Oreo only includes a few noteworthy user interface updates. The highlight of this release is probably the new Notification Dots — and that sums things up pretty well. Read More
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Android O is officially called Android Oreo
The latest version of Android is officially here, and it’s called Android Oreo, as most people suspected. Google made the interesting decision to reveal the final name and consumer launch details of Android 8.0 coincidentally with the arrival of the solar eclipse over NYC, which is where it held its launch live stream today. Read More
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Watch Google unveil the next version of Android live right here
Google is about to unveil Android O when the solar eclipse hits the East Coast. The live-streamed event should start at 2:40 PM in New York City, 11:40 AM in San Francisco, 7:40 PM in London, 8:40 PM in Paris, etc. Your phone is about to learn new tricks. Read More
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Capital Float
- $45M
- HQ: Bangalore, Karnataka
- Categories: small and medium businesses, fintech, financial services
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Eightydays.me
- $600K
- HQ: San Francisco, California
- Categories: travel, tourism, internet, apps
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eMoov
- 9.0M GBP
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: e-commerce, real estate, internet
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Uniphore
- Not available
- HQ: Taramani, Tamil Nadu
- Categories: information technology, information services, enterprise software
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Prodigy Finance
- $40M
- HQ: London, England
- Categories: fintech, finance, crowdfunding, alumni, education
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Prodigy Finance
- $200M
- HQ: London, England
- Categories: crowdfunding, fintech, finance, education, alumni
- Investors: Not available
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Pouch
- 75K GBP
- HQ: London, England
- Categories: online portals, web browsers, coupons
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BotsAndUs Ltd
- 100K GBP
- HQ: London, England
- Categories: machine learning, robotics, retail technology, retail, artificial ... See More
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Molecular Templates
- $60M
- HQ: Georgetown, Texas
- Categories: therapeutics, biotechnology, health care
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Tifosy
- Not available
- HQ: London, England
- Categories: sports
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Oxford Genetics
- 7.5M GBP
- HQ: Upper Heyford, Somerset
- Categories: biotechnology, genetics
- Investors: Not available
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PayTabs
- $20M
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: financial services, mobile payments, payments, fintech
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PawnHero
- $9.7M
- HQ: Manila, Manila
- Categories: financial services
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PHP Agency Inc.
- $10M
- HQ: Dallas, Texas
- Categories: financial services
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Rootefy.com
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- HQ: New Delhi, Delhi
- Categories: building material
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for; to (do) Centers
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- HQ: New York, New York
- Categories: shipping, cloud computing, customer service, logistics
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DisLedger
- Not available ICO
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: information technology, financial services, communities
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SQand
- $500K
- HQ: Daejeon, Taejon-jikhalsi
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Jincor
- Not available ICO
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- Categories: cryptocurrency
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PapersTime Writing Service
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- HQ: London, England
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Léon & George
- $120K
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AgroSpheres
- $750K
- HQ: Charlottesville, Virginia
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Cerebroz Corporation
- 47M INR
- HQ: Surat, Gujarat
- Categories: advertising
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Novagenic
- $200K
- HQ: Not available
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Xeniapp Inc
- Not available
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Voomfit
- 150K GBP
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Spinning Speakers
- $15K
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