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Crunch Report | Jay Z Is Planning a VC Fund
Verizon is finally buying Yahoo, Jay Z is planning a VC fund, Uber investigates sexual harassment claims, Boeing doubles down on satellites and Skurt offers on-demand rental cars. All this on Crunch Report. Read More
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How Uber can permanently regain trust
This week, Uber has taken steps to let employees — and the broader world — know that it plans to address its cultural failings as a company. Read More
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Google’s latest research aims to make mixed reality videos a little less alien
Consumer VR has been around for a nearly a year and there are a ton of questions floating around that still boggle even the sharper minds in the industry. One that’s been answered (to some degree), however, is how on earth developers can show consumers what VR is actually like without needing them to experience it in person. Researchers have made pretty quick work of answering… Read More
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Modders are turning the NES Classic Edition into an all-purpose retro gaming machine
If you were lucky enough to get your hands on an NES Classic Edition this last holiday season, you were probably impressed (as was I) with the quality of the emulation — so much so you wished it had a few more games, or maybe even that there was an SNES version. Well, your dream is coming true — kind of, anyway. Read More
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Apple quietly bought iCloud.net domain, shuts down eponymous social network
It looks like Apple has finally picked up one of the last remaining pieces of internet property linked to one of its key service brands: the iPhone and Mac giant has quietly taken over ownership of iCloud.net, TechCrunch has learned. Subsequent to that, the small-time Asian social network that existed at the site has informed its users that it will be shutting down by the end of this… Read More
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Smartwatches need to get better
Android Wear 2.0 was bound to be a disappointment. There was just too much hanging on the second generation of the wearable operating system. After all, a significant chunk of declining smartwatch shipments was laid at the feet of the OS’s ongoing delay and, as last year drew to a close, studies like this report from IDC pointed to a dismal end to the year for a space so many were once… Read More
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Dick Costolo joins Maybe Capital — a new satirical board game about Valley VC
As the TV show Silicon Valley has shown, the tech community there is ripe for satire. So it’s not surprising that the next “product” to be born into this satirical “vertical” is a board game where you must go through the sometimes tortuous process of raising money. Read More
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Incubating innovation
Stanford University is regularly credited for playing a key role in the economic and technological success story that is Silicon Valley. So what should universities elsewhere be doing to emulate that same success? One academic says the schools of the future should be great, big incubators. Read More
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Uber board member Arianna Huffington releases statement after company all-hands
Following a scathing report of sexual harassment at Uber over the weekend, CEO Travis Kalanick hosted an all-hands meeting today, along with board member Arianna Huffington and Chief Human Resources Officer Liane Hornsey, to discuss the company’s next steps. Read More
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UPS tests residential drone delivery
UPS tested the use of drones for residential delivery for the first time in Tampa, Florida. The company demonstrated an octocopter launching from the roof of a hybrid electric delivery van, making a delivery, then returning to re-dock on the van which had moved to a new location further down the road. UPS’s new HorseFly UAV Delivery system was tailored to work with an existing fleet of electric hybrid trucks.
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Hanging out at Snap’s unremarkable IPO roadshow
One of the remarkable things about the roadshow presentations for hotly-anticipated IPOs — where they’ll make a pitch to investors and answer questions — is that they are often unremarkable. That seemed about the same case for Snap, which was presenting to potential investors at the Mandarin Hotel in New York this afternoon. Over lunch, a packed ballroom 30 stories up at… Read More
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Self-driving Ubers are now picking people up in Arizona
Uber pinned hopes on running its self-driving fleet in San Francisco but motored off to Arizona two months ago when that plan ran up against some local red tape. Now, just as Uber is dealing with an explosive report of sexual harassment within its engineering team, the company has officially rolled out its self-driving cars in the Grand Canyon state. Starting today, those in Tempe, Arizona… Read More
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Exyn unveils AI to help drones fly autonomously, even indoors or off the grid
A startup called Exyn Technologies Inc. today revealed AI software that enables drones to fly autonomously, even in dark, obstacle-filled environments or beyond the reaches of GPS. Read More
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Boeing wants to turn satellites into a cheaper, highly-automated business
Aerospace company Boeing is in the process of changing the way satellites are built and made operational, according to the Wall Street Journal, with an eye toward automating much of the process and making it easier to ramp production while also increasing overall efficiency. Boeing’s efforts reflect the general transformation of the private space industry, driven by pressure put on… Read More
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Terpon is making VR webcams just for live streaming porn
A Swiss startup, Terpon SA, is making virtual reality webcams specifically for the adult entertainment industry. The cameras aren’t available for purchase, but customers can rent them for about $30 a month, a price that includes around the clock technical support. Terpon Chief Executive Jean-Claude Artonne said he wants to empower adult performers around the world to create immersive… Read More
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Data.world raises $18.7 million to remedy our post-fact society
As our society continues to devalue facts and statistics, Data.world, a two year old data collaboration startup out of Austin, Texas, is fighting back with its passionate community of data nerds. Today the company is announcing a $18.7 million Series B led by Pat Ryan’s family investment group to further build out its platform for aggregating and analyzing data. CEO Brett Hurt… Read More
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Users spent more on apps in 2016, with games and entertainment apps leading the way
The amount of money U.S. users are spending on iPhone apps is steadily climbing, but one category in particular saw significant growth last year: Entertainment apps. The category – home to streaming services like Netflix, Hulu and HBO NOW – saw consumers’ average spending increase by 130 percent year-over-year, according to a new report from app intelligence firm Sensor… Read More
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Trump’s new national security adviser is a futurist with warnings about technology
A week after Michael Flynn’s abrupt fall from grace, President Trump will smooth things over with a national security adviser that at least some people can agree on. Called everything from a “warrior scholar” to the “rarest of soldiers,”, Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster is an about-face from the divisive Flynn, who resigned amid the escalating controversy over his… Read More
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Jay Z is planning a VC fund. Here’s how his investments are doing
Jay Z invested in Uber in 2011 and today it’s worth 200X more. Now he’s getting serious about investing in startups with plans to create his own venture capital firm, according to respected tech journalist Dan Primack’s publication Axios. Jay Z is building the fund with long-time partner and Roc Nation co-founder Jay Brown. They plan to focus on seed investments in young… Read More
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MobiTV
- $21M Venture
- HQ: Emeryville, California
- Categories: Digital Entertainment, Mobile, Video Streaming, TV
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Qumram
- 1.5M CHF Angel
- HQ: Zürich, Zurich
- Categories: Software, Information Technology
- Investors: Not available
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ecobee
- $0K Private Equity
- HQ: Toronto, Ontario
- Categories: Energy Management, Internet of Things, Consumer Electronics
- Investors: Not available
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Skurt
- $10M Series A
- HQ: Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Transportation, Rental, Internet, Automotive
- Investors: Not available
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UBIqube
- Not available Series A
- HQ: Dublin, Dublin
- Categories: Software
- Investors: Not available
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DSTLD
- $1.6M Equity Crowdfunding
- HQ: Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Fashion, E-Commerce, Lifestyle
- Investors: Not available
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Commerce Signals
- Not available Series B
- HQ: Palo Alto, California
- Categories: Analytics, Software, Mobile, Retail, Advertising
- Investors: Not available
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Adimo
- 1.0M GBP Seed
- HQ: Glasgow, Glasgow City
- Categories: Internet, Marketing, Shopping
- Investors: Not available
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Productsup
- Not available Private Equity
- HQ: Simmelsdorf, Bayern
- Categories: Software, Big Data, Analytics, E-Commerce
- Investors: Not available
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Agolo
- Not available Venture
- HQ: New York, New York
- Categories: Natural Language Processing, Apps
- Investors: Not available
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TactoTek
- $20M Angel
- HQ: Kempele, Oulu
- Categories: Internet of Things, 3D Technology, Electronics, Automotive, Product Design ... See More
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Visabot
- $475K Seed
- HQ: Palo Alto, California
- Categories: Service Industry, Internet
- Investors: Not available
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VATBox
- $20M Venture
- HQ: Tel Aviv-yafo, Tel Aviv
- Categories: Enterprise Software, FinTech, Finance, SaaS
- Investors: Not available
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HowGood
- Not available Series A
- HQ: Brooklyn, New York
- Categories: Data Integration, Organic Food
- Investors: Not available
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CRUMZ
- Not available Angel
- HQ: Washington, District of Columbia
- Categories: Apps, Android, iOS
- Investors: Not available
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Planity
- 1.5M EUR Seed
- HQ: Paris, Ile-de-France
- Categories: Not available
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Travauxlib
- Not available Seed
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: SaaS, Marketplace, Construction
- Investors: Not available
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onTracks
- Not available Angel
- HQ: Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
- Categories: Service Industry, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Software
- Investors: Not available
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HealthLX
- Not available Convertible Note
- HQ: Grafton, Wisconsin
- Categories: Information Technology, Health Care, Medical
- Investors: Not available
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iQiyi
- $1.5B Private Equity
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Photography, TV, Content
- Investors: Not available
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Haoqiao.cn
- $17M Series B
- HQ: Haidian, Beijing
- Categories: Hotel, Tourism, Mobile
- Investors: Not available
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Arus
- 30M IDR Seed
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Not available
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ClickWings
- Not available Series A
- HQ: Mexico City, Distrito Federal
- Categories: Mobile Payments, Telecommunications, Wireless, Mobile Advertising
- Investors: Not available
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MicroPhonon
- Not available Angel
- HQ: Not available
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RuPie
- Not available Seed
- HQ: Not available
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House Doctor
- $13K Seed
- HQ: Not available
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Goodr Food Rescue
- Not available Seed
- HQ: Not available
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Money Table
- $1.5M Seed
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Not available
- Investors: Not available
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SkillLane
- Not available Venture
- HQ: Bangkok, Krung Thep
- Categories: Internet
- Investors: Not available
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Parcompare
- Not available Venture
- HQ: Not available
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