Samsung vice chairman arrested on bribery charges

Samsung vice chairman/heir apparent Jay Y. Lee has been arrested in Korea on charges of corruption. Lee is accused of paying bribes to an advisor of President Park Geun-hye in exchange for political

Crunch Report | Elon Musk’s Tunnel Project

Apple's WWDC moves to San Jose, an update on Elon Musk's tunnel project, Google makes an update that plays piano duets and Google Home steps on Alexa's turf. All this on Crunch Report.

What Zuck’s letter didn’t say

He might not want to run for office any time soon, but Mark Zuckerberg has perfected the time-honored political art of talking a lot without saying anything. In a sprawling letter consisting mostly o

Car startup Beepi sold for parts after potential exits to Fair, and then DGDG, broke down

Yet more developments for Beepi, the used car marketplace that had raised $150 million but then went bust: The company has completely shut down and has been sold off in parts to repay creditors.

The new Pokémon just went live in Pokémon GO and the servers are melting again

The good news: the 80+ new Pokémon that were supposed to hit Pokémon GO “later this week”? They just went live. I caught a Chikorita! The bad news: If you were a player in the early days

Loom helps entrepreneurs lure freelance developers with equity

According to Loom founder Chase White, there's a familiar cycle that tech entrepreneurs go through: When they're first getting started, they sell equity to angel investors, then they use the money to

What Betsy DeVos means for edtech

Betsy DeVos was barely confirmed last week as the new Secretary of Education –- or should I say bearly. In her welcome address to the Department of Education on Wednesday, Secretary DeVos made light

Facebook plans customizable filters for nudity and violence

Facebook wants to give you the power to define what is and isn't objectionable, and influence the local defaults of those who don't choose voluntarily. You'll eventually be able to select how much nud

Trucks will talk to each other using Peloton Technology

Many studies have been done on the potential effects of semi trucks being able to travel in platoons. It could be more fuel efficient, it could be safer, it could be easier on the drivers. And now, it

Transcend VR sues investor Mike Rothenberg for fraud and breach of contract

Mike Rothenberg has been in a heap of trouble over a series of purportedly fraudulent transactions within his investment firm Rothenberg Ventures and his virtual reality startup River Studios. Now Tra

Twitter makes another anti-abuse update

Twitter will no longer notify you about replies in conversations started by people you’ve either blocked or muted, Twitter said today. You will, however, still get notified if someone you follo

Trump supporters boycott Meetup after company creates #Resist groups, makes its politics known

Meetup, the site that helps people organize get-togethers like hiking trips and cooking classes, is taking a very solid political stance in the face of the new administration’s policies here in

LG reveals even more details about the G6 ahead of launch

LG is doing a downright terrible job keeping the lid on the G6 ahead of its launch at Mobile World Congress in a couple of weeks. Numerous leaks involving the handset have popped up recently, and toda

Mark Zuckerberg’s humanitarian manifesto

"Are we building the world we all want?" That's a question often reserved for the lips of presidents and religious leaders, and too rarely asked by CEOs. But technology has risen as a force that unite

Why Snap would lowball its IPO valuation

The short answer for why Snap lowballed its initial valuation for its initial public offering is that it probably won’t be that low for long. Normally these prices are set by expectations the u

This baby monitor uses radar to detect infant breathing patterns

I’ll be honest, hearing about what Raybaby does made me happy I don’t have kids. The mere thought of needing a device to monitor a child’s breathing stresses me out. But it’s a legitimate conc

After Puzder withdraws, Trump names his new pick for labor secretary

Less than 24 hours after his first pick to head the Department of Labor withdrew his nomination over intense scrutiny of his various professional and personal controversies, President Trump is ready

OxSight uses augmented reality to aid the visually impaired

One percent of the world's population, approximately 70 million people, are blind. That is not a huge number when you think of it in terms of a potential use base for a consumer product, but it is mas

How Alphabet’s Project Loon balloons learned to loiter

When Google launched Project Loon a few years ago, the plan was to provide internet access to underserved areas with the help of a series of balloons that would constantly circumnavigate the earth.

Dobby’s foldable pocket drone is the perfect mix of portability and functionality

Most consumer drones available on the market today fit in one of two categories: full-fledged UAVs like DJI’s Inspire, Phantom or Mavic, or portable “selfie” drones like Hover that
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