2017
Watch the first nine episodes of the Silicon Valley mockumentary ‘Bubbleproof’
We’re excited to be premiering a new mockumentary series about the startup world; watch the first seven episodes of Bubbleproof right here on TechCrunch.
Google looks to prove VR is more than a toy with updated Daydream View headset
Google’s latest Daydream View build is by no means a major departure from the previous iteration. While it’s sturdier, more thought-out and a bit more expensive, it encapsulates much of…
Microsoft appeals to power users with the Surface Precision Mouse
Once upon a time, Microsoft had a whole line of gaming hardware under the Sidewinder brand, and while they never really put a dent in Razer or Logitech, they put…
A dormant chip in the Pixel 2 will soon let developers write better camera and AI apps
Here’s a surprise: Google’s Pixel 2 phones include a custom system-on-a-chip (SoC) that’s optimized for image processing — but it currently just sits there, doing nothing. Google says it’ll turn…
Two sizes really do fit all with Google’s Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL
Google’s Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL have a number of strengths to recommend them, but what makes them really unique is that they offer two versions of phone that…
Microsoft Surface Book 2 is a well-rounded portable powerhouse
It’s well past time to put to rest any doubt surrounding Microsoft’s hardware ambitions. Over the past few years, the company has transformed the Surface line from boutique proof of…
Google wanted to announce more than just a boatload of products at its event the other week. The company hoped to foster a new conversation around consumer hardware, moving from…
Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL reaffirm Google’s top spot among smartphone cameras
Google’s changes to the Pixel cameras are mostly on the software side, but they gain some excellent additional abilities, including a new Portrait mode, as well as optical image stabilization…
Microsoft’s Panos Panay discusses the past and future of Surface
In the earliest days of the Surface, it was hard to shake the notion that the line was something of a reference design for Windows 8. Things have evolved quite…
Polkadot passes the $140M mark for its fund-raise to link private and public blockchains
Polkadot is a project which has emerged from the Blockchain world, and was designed to do something increasingly important. In effect, Polkadot is the interchange and translator between multiple blockchains…
Spain’s biggest companies are charging into crypto
The global adoption of blockchain technology is starting to feel like an inevitability. Following on the news that Moscow is launching a cryptocurrency (creatively called the CryptoRuble… because of course…
Cruise’s self-driving Chevrolet Bolts are coming to New York next year
GM’s Cruise Automation will expand its test pool, while keeping a focus on city driving, something it has said gives it an edge in the autonomous driving space. What better…
Venmo users can now shop online anywhere PayPal is accepted in the U.S.
PayPal this morning announced its mobile payments service Venmo is now available at over 2 million online U.S retailers, allowing Venmo users to shop on the mobile web at almost…
Feedzai closes $50M Series C to help banks and merchants identify fraud with AI
Feedzai is announcing a $50 million Series C this morning led by an unnamed VC with additional capital from Sapphire Ventures. The six year old startup builds machine learning tools…
Daimler shows off what its automated Mercedes-Benz Arocs trucks can do
Mercedes-Benz Arocs trucks are an autonomous means to an end: The industrial vehicles can work without drivers, and without requiring a bevy of expensive sensors equipped on the truck itself.…
Apple responds to Senator Franken’s Face ID privacy concerns
Apple has now responded to a letter from Senator Franken last month in which he asked the company to provide more information about the incoming Face ID authentication technology which is…
Facebook tests a resume “work histories” feature to boost recruitment efforts
As LinkedIn ads in video and other features to look a little more like Facebook, Facebook continues to take on LinkedIn in the world of social recruitment services. In the…
Indiez aims to raise the quality of freelancer platforms
Indiez is an up-and-coming freelance service that aims to bring a higher standard to a world that is dominated by the likes of Gigster, Upwork and Fiverr by taking a…
Strava launches posts to bring athletes back for everything else beyond their workouts
When you walk upstairs at the Strava offices over on Third Street in San Francisco, you’ll find boards as tall as your typical human. They’re covered with images — screenshots…
Unpacking the late-stage funding round at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin
TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin this December is a chance for the European tech scene to take stock and assess the biggest trends affecting the industry. One of those trends is that…
BridgeU raises $5.3m to close the gap between education and industry needs
Students deciding on their next phase in higher education face a daunting choice and an array of options. Most schools have zero capability to deal with sifting 40,000 undergraduate courses…
Docker gives into inevitable and offers native Kubernetes support
When it comes to container orchestration, it seems clear that Kubernetes, the open source tool developed by Google, has won the battle for operations’ hearts and minds. It therefore shouldn’t…
Spotahome raises €13.6M to let you view and book mid to long-term accommodation online
Spotahome, a Madrid-based startup that lets you view and book mid to long-term accommodation online, has closed €13.6 million in Series A backing. This brings the total raised to €20.7…
Google Maps ditches automatic calorie estimates after users say it’s not helpful and even potentially harmful
Google Maps will remove a widely criticized experimental iOS feature that estimated how many calories its users could potentially burn by walking a route. A Google rep told TechCrunch that…
Uber-SoftBank deal “very likely” to be finalized in the next week
The Uber-SoftBank deal is almost done, said Arianna Huffington on stage at WSJ D.Live in Laguna Beach on Monday. When pressed whether SoftBank’s multi-billion dollar investment in Uber could be…
Crunch Report | TBH, Facebook Bought TBH So Snap Couldn’t
Facebook acquires tbh, the Samsung connected tag, Terminal offers international-office-as-a-service and IBM now has its own blockchain solution. All this on Crunch Report.
Opternative sues Warby Parker for allegedly stealing its online eye exam
Eyewear e-commerce giant Warby Parker is accused of signing partnership contracts and NDAs with online eyeglass prescription test startup Opternative, then stealing the technology to launch its own competing “Prescription…
Indiegogo is now an e-tailer, too
Indiegogo, the nine-year-old, crowdfunding site, is changing things up, it announced today. Not only can startups now raise money through the site, but in what seems like a natural evolution,…
Upload exec tasked with turning things around at the troubled VR startup has already quit
The executive tasked with building back community trust in Upload, the VR startup shaken by a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former employee earlier this summer, has quit less…
Mapping the blockchain project ecosystem
It’s easy to miss the forest for the trees without a comprehensive view of what the proverbial forest looks like. As a result, here’s a compiled a list of all…
