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Alt-social network Gab booted from Google Play Store for hate speech
Gab, the conservative social network that has acted as a haven for people banned from the usual platforms, has been removed from the Google Play Store for violating the company’s hate speech policy, the company announced on Twitter. Apple removed it from the App Store in June for similar reasons. Read More
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An iOS 11 feature could let you quickly disable TouchID and keep cops out
TouchID has always been a legal grey area when it came to cops and border patrol asking you to fork over your phone. But with the new update in iOS 11, that no longer seems to be a problem. Read More
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Original Tech helps banks offer better loan applications
Americans apply for more than 250 million new financial products each year, but the majority of those applications are completed on paper or over the phone. A startup called Original Tech wants to change that by providing white-label software to improve loan applications completed online. Read More
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‘Airbnb for boats’ startup Boatsetter buys competitor Boatbound
You don’t have to be rich or T-Pain to be “on a boat.” You can rent one plus a captain for the day from Boatsetter. And now it’s got boats in more than 300 locations around the U.S. since it just acquired rival maritime marketplace Boatbound. Read More
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Crunch Network
Changing the security landscape for entrepreneurs
Cloud computing and the IoT have given rise to seemingly intractable security exposure. The good news is that a new technological advance could unleash the full promise of cloud computing and put IoT on the verge of everyday use by U.S. intelligence agencies and in the private sector. Called “homomorphic encryption,” it allows data to be queried and analyzed without decrypting it. Read More
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New Star Wars movie focused on Obi-Wan Kenobi is in the early stages
The next standalone spin-off series set in the Star Wars universe could be focused on Obi-Wan Kenobi, the Jedi who took Luke Skywalker under his wing in the original series, and who also helped train the child who would become Darth Vader. Variety reports that Disney is in the early stages of development on the project, with Stephen Daldry in talks to potentially direct. Read More
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LiftIgniter raises $6.4M to bring website personalization to the rest of the internet
You’ve probably had the experience of going to a website and seeing a lot of content that’s not really relevant. For the most part, a lot of this is organized in a way that’s either pre-defined or based on a limited number of signals that aims to sort of personalize the experience for a normal user. But as time goes on and the competition for eyeballs continues to heat up… Read More
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Forever Labs preserves young stem cells to prevent your older self from aging
Stem cells have the potential to become any type of cell needed in the body. Forever Labs, a startup in Y Combinator’s latest batch, is preserving adult stem cells with the aim to help you live longer and healthier. Read More
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First round of Disrupt SF Hackathon tickets now available
The wait is over, hackathon fans. Disrupt SF 2017 is right around the corner, and with just a few short weeks until we kick off the best startup show in the Bay Area, we thought it was high time we released the first batch of tickets to the Disrupt SF Hackathon. Read More
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Independent inquiry called for in FCC’s secretive cyberattack claims
The FCC’s claim that its commenting system was attacked on the night of May 7 has been the subject of considerable controversy, but not because of the attack itself. The agency has been so reluctant to release any substantive details about the attack or the countermeasures it has taken since that Congress is calling for an independent investigation by the Government Accountability Office. Read More
Latest TC Videos
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Cloudflare CEO calls for a system to regulate hateful internet content
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince has called for the implementation of a framework to govern how the internet’s gatekeepers deal with cases like The Daily Stormer. This comes after a number of tech companies have revoked support for the neo-Nazi website for its close association with the violent far-right demonstrations in Charlottesville. Seven-year-old Cloudflare took the step of… Read More
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Survey adds detail to patterns of sexism and harassment in the tech industry
The problem of sexism is front and center in the technology industry right now, but for those not directly affected (read: men like me) the problem can languish in the middle: too close to see the scale of it, but not close enough to see the details. A new survey of tech workers fills out this picture nicely, and identifies interesting — and depressing — contrasts in… Read More
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Apple’s ARKit could be huge for virtual car showrooms and online sales
Apple’s iOS 11 includes ARKit, developer tools that make it surprisingly easy to build great quality augmented reality experiences. This could have an impact in the automotive world, since it makes it a lot easier to bring virtual showroom experiences to potential car buyers and automakers via ordinary consumer devices. Here’s an example of what that could look like: Developer… Read More
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Steve Jurvetson on why the digital divide needs to be addressed now
Space and autonomous driving are longtime areas of interest for Steve Jurvetson, as is the digital divide that technology has helped create between the haves and the have-nots. We’re delighted to be able to explore these issues with Jurvetson during a fireside chat at our upcoming Disrupt SF show. Read More
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Reddit rolls out its own video platform
Reddit today is officially launching its own native video hosting across both desktop and mobile. The platform, still in beta, was one of the company’s promised initiatives following its recent $200 million round of funding that valued its business at $1.8 billion, announced earlier this summer. Video today, along with GIFs, make up a major part of the content shared across… Read More
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Bitcoin wallet ‘Blockchain’ adds Ethereum support
This isn’t a game of bingo, the company called Blockchain is maintaining the world’s most popular bitcoin wallet. And starting today, Blockchain users will also be able to create Ethereum wallets and hold ethers. Blockchain isn’t a centralized exchange like Coinbase or Kraken. It is simply a wallet so that you can safely story all your cryptocurrencies. Compared to many… Read More
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Social Capital adds a new partner to the mix: Mike Ghaffary
If you’ve worked in tech in the Bay Area over the last decade or more, you quite possibly know Mike Ghaffary, a USC grad who nabbed both his MBA and JD from Harvard before beginning to work his way through a number of well-known institutions. Read More
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Tomorrow is the last day to save $1,000 on Disrupt SF tickets
With Disrupt SF 2017 just a few short weeks away, the window to purchase early-bird Disrupt tickets is quickly closing. You have until the end of day tomorrow, August 18, to get tickets for just $1,995 apiece, a full $1,000 less than what you’ll pay if you wait until Saturday. Read More
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A defense company put a machine gun on a drone
Duke Robotics, a military contractor, has produced a video for their unique and uniquely dangerous new tool, TIKAD. This drone platform looks fairly basic – a custom multi-rotor drone with a chassis on the bottom to hold what looks like a stripped down machine gun, sniper rifle, or grenade launcher – but what it suggests about the future of warfare is pretty scary. A gimbal at… Read More
Recent Funding Data by
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China Unicom
- $12B
- HQ: Beijing, Beijing
- Categories: telecommunications, wireless, mobile
- Investors: Not available
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Investcorp
- $0K
- HQ: Manama, Al Manamah
- Categories: financial services
- Investors: Not available
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Tokopedia
- $1.1B
- HQ: Jakarta, Jakarta Raya
- Categories: marketplace, shopping, internet, e-commerce
- Investors: Not available
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Codacy
- $5.1M
- HQ: London, England
- Categories: software, saas, b2b, developer tools
- Investors: Not available
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Atreca
- $35M
- HQ: San Carlos, California
- Categories: therapeutics, biotechnology, health care
- Investors: Not available
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BotsAndUs Ltd
- 100K GBP
- HQ: London, England
- Categories: machine learning, robotics, hospitality, events, artificial intelligence, ... See More
- Investors: Not available
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Intec Pharma
- $58M
- HQ: Jerusalem, Yerushalayim
- Categories: biotechnology
- Investors: Not available
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Ripcord
- $40M
- HQ: Hayward, California
- Categories: software, digital media, office administration
- Investors: Not available
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Kiadis Pharma
- 15M EUR
- HQ: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
- Categories: pharmaceutical, biopharma, biotechnology
- Investors: Not available
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Tifosy
- Not available
- HQ: London, England
- Categories: sports
- Investors: Not available
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Simpl
- Not available
- HQ: Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Categories: fintech, payments
- Investors: Not available
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for; to (do) Centers
- Not available
- HQ: New York, New York
- Categories: logistics, shipping, cloud computing, customer service
- Investors: Not available
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HiScene
- $15M
- HQ: Pudong, Shandong
- Categories: augmented reality
- Investors: Not available
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DisLedger
- Not available ICO
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: financial services, communities, information technology
- Investors: Not available
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SQand
- $500K
- HQ: Daejeon, Taejon-jikhalsi
- Categories: Not available
- Investors: Not available
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Netology Group
- $20M
- HQ: Moscow, Moscow City
- Categories: education, career planning, internet
- Investors: Not available
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Unisound
- 300M CNY
- HQ: Beijing, Beijing
- Categories: natural language processing, cloud data services, speech recognition
- Investors: Not available
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Jincor
- Not available ICO
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: cryptocurrency
- Investors: Not available
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Margdarshak Financial Services
- $3.0M
- HQ: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
- Categories: finance
- Investors: Not available
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BOTique.ai
- Not available
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: enterprise software, artificial intelligence
- Investors: Not available
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Swarna Pragati Housing
- 500M INR
- HQ: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Categories: Not available
- Investors: Not available
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Social Finance Israel
- $20M
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Not available
- Investors: Not available
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clevergig
- Not available
- HQ: Not available
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- Investors: Not available
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Komed Health
- 500K CHF
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Not available
- Investors: Not available
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modum
- $1.2M ICO
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Not available
- Investors: Not available
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Xeniapp Inc
- Not available
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Not available
- Investors: Not available
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LVL Technologies
- $6.8M
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Not available
- Investors: Not available
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Zeitus
- $50K
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Not available
- Investors: Not available
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The Parfait Co
- Not available
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Not available
- Investors: Not available
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