September 2017
Equity podcast: Google goes shopping, and IPO madness
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Today’s episode was especially fun, coming during what we might call “IPO Week”…
Original Content explores the politics and space battles of ‘Star Trek: Discovery’
Star Trek: Discovery, the first Trek TV show in more than 10 years, premiered on CBS this week before making the leap to the network’s new streaming service, CBS All…
The Federal Aviation Administration announced new rules for drone use around key US landmarks including monuments and dams. Under the new restrictions, drones are not to fly within 400 feet…
With the Sphero Mini, you get a robotic ball for just $49.99
It’s been a busy year for Sphero, with the release of products like R2-D2, Spider-Man and Lightning McQueen. But the robotic toy startup is still making non-licensed, non-tie in products…
Watch Elon Musk’s keynote where he announced SpaceX’s new rocket and Mars colonization
Elon Musk gave a keynote address yesterday to the International Aeronautical Congress in Adelaide, Australia. During the 43 minute talk, which is embedded above, Musk laid out SpaceX’s future including…
Uber CEO to meet London transport chief after license loss
Uber’s new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will go to London to meet with the city’s transport commissioner following the regulator’s decision to withdraw licensing.
After a 4% pop, Rovio closes at a lackluster €11.50, level with its IPO price
Rovio, maker of the Angry Birds gaming franchise, saw a small pop of 4.3 percent in its first day of trading as a public company, but like the very birds…
Apply today for a free exhibit table in Startup Alley at Disrupt Berlin 2017
In just 66 days, the top tech startups, entrepreneurs, movers, shakers and investors across Europe will gather at Disrupt Berlin 2017. As if that’s not exciting enough, we’re looking for…
Everything SpaceX revealed about its updated plan to reach Mars by 2022
“The future is vastly more exciting and interesting if we’re a space-faring species than if we’re not,” Musk said as he took the stage. “It’s about believing in the future…
First China, now South Korea has banned ICOs
South Korea has banned ICOs, the up-and-coming method of raising funding via crypto tokens, due to concerns over the potential for financial scams. China’s Central Bank became the first to…
Crunch Report | GoPro Releases The Hero 6 Black
The GoPro Hero 6 and Fusion 360 camera are released, IKEA buys Instacart and Aston Martin is building a submarine. All this on Crunch Report.
SpaceX plans to use spaceships for Earth passenger transit
Elon Musk was at IAC showing off his ambitious plan to ultimately make Earth an interplanetary species, and one of the new pieces of his plan he revealed was Earth-to-Earth…
SpaceX aims to replace Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Dragon with one spaceship
When Elon Musk took the stage at the International Astronautical Congress today to expand on the Mars plan he revealed at the event last year, he started where people had…
Lockheed Martin’s Mars Base Camp would stage Mars surface missions
Lockheed Martin shared more information about its Mars Base Camp (MBC) architecture and operation plans at this year’s International Astronautical Congress, as reported by Space. The concept images shared by…
Elon Musk shares images of “Moon Base Alpha” and “Mars City” ahead of IAC talk
Elon Musk is giving us a sneak peak of what he’ll be talking about in just a few hours at the International Astronautical Congress in Australia. The SpaceX founder shared…
Apple would like to remind the FCC that it can’t activate imaginary FM radios that iPhones don’t have
Apple responded today to FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai, who issued a statement that “urged” Apple to activate the FM chips that he claimed are in iPhones in the name of…
Making sure fresh food is kept at the right temperature during transit is a harder problem than one might think — but the Swiss are on the job. Not only…
Google is building a smart screen competitor to Amazon’s Echo Show
Multiple sources tell TechCrunch that Google is building a tabletop smart screen for video calling and more that will compete with Amazon’s Echo Show. The device could help Google keep…
Here are the 12 startups in Techstars NYC’s Summer 2017 class
The 12 startups of Techstars NYC‘s latest class are taking over tonight’s NY Tech Meetup. This “community demo day” is part of Managing Director Alex Iskold attempt to rethink the…
Uber adds a new feature for riders that teaches basic sign language
Uber has added a new feature to its app this month to support its deaf and hard of hearing drivers, a group the company says number in the thousands across…
Senate investigators learned about Jared Kushner’s private email server from the news
The U.S. Senate’s Select Committee on Intelligence, which is investigating possible collusion between members of the White House staff and the Russian government in Russia’s attempts to manipulate last year’s…
Moscow officially turns on facial recognition for its city-wide camera network
Like many cities, Moscow has an enormous network of CCTV cameras, but unlike many cities, thousands of those cameras are now hooked up to a powerful facial recognition system that…
Twitter opens up on Russia after meeting with Congress
Following its meeting with members of the Senate and House’s respective intelligence committees, Twitter has issued new details on the information it is providing to aid the congressional investigations into…
The FDA has approved a blood sugar monitor that doesn’t require a finger prick
Further proof the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been warming up to modern technology — it has just approved the first continuous blood sugar monitor that doesn’t require the…
Accela gets acquired by Berkshire Partners as it looks to move govtech services to the cloud
Boston-based private equity shop Berkshire Partners announced this afternoon that it is acquiring Accela — a nearly 20 year old startup that sells regulatory management solutions to government clients. Accela has gone…
A quick look at the evolving software engineering jobs market
Hired, a recruiting platform that connects companies with tech talent, published a new report this week on the state of software engineering jobs that suggests contract workers can make more than…
BlackBerry, yes BlackBerry, is making a comeback as a software company
When you think about dead companies walking, BlackBerry was clearly one that came to mind, but under the leadership of CEO John Chen, the company is actually making a comeback…
American Airlines teams up with Casper to offer new in-flight sleep products
American Airlines and Casper are announcing a new partnership that could help passengers (like me) who have trouble sleeping on flights. They’re not going as far as putting Casper mattresses…
Angry Birds-maker Rovio priced IPO, valuing company at $1 billion
Angry Birds-maker Rovio Entertainment priced its IPO at 11.50 euros, at the top of its proposed range. It raises 30 million euros in proceeds. This values the company a little…
Keep calm and automate to unlock the opportunity in the vertical Internet of Things
Since the term Internet of Things, or IoT, was coined in 1999, the industry has had its share of hype, consternation, successes, and now even twitter parody accounts (@InternetOfShit). Although…
