Startups
Actor and HitRecord founder Joseph Gordon-Levitt says we should all get off YouTube
11:16 am PDT • October 2, 2019
The multi-hyphenate actor-director-entrepreneur, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (best known for roles in “3rd Rock from the Sun,” “Inception,” “Snowden” and “10 Things I Hate About You,”) came to TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2019…
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase wants to foster USDC adoption by letting you earn rewards when you keep USDC on your Coinbase account. Essentially, if you’re a U.S. customer, your Coinbase account…
Meet Impala, a London-based startup that wants to make it easier to interact with hotel data. The startup is building a layer on top of legacy hotel systems to standardize…
European peer-to-peer car rental service Drivy has a new name. It is now called Getaround, which shouldn’t surprise anyone who has been following Drivy’s recent news. Back in April, Getaround…
Startups
DataHawk provides e-commerce analytics so you can optimize your listings
2:10 am PDT • October 1, 2019
Meet DataHawk, a French startup that wants to build a sort of App Annie for Amazon listings. The company lets you track products and search results so you can learn…
Startups
Jen Rubio to tell us the secrets behind Away’s success at Disrupt Berlin
1:30 am PDT • October 1, 2019
If you’ve been to an airport recently, you’ve probably spotted a ton of iconic Away suitcases. The company has built one of the most successful consumer brands in recent years,…
Fintech startup Bunq is launching in 22 additional markets today. It is now going to be available in all European Union markets as well as Norway and Iceland. Overall, users…
Startups
Bnext raises $25 million for its mobile banking alternative
11:00 pm PDT • September 30, 2019
Fintech startup Bnext has raised a $25 million funding round. The Spanish company is building a banking product and has managed to attract 300,000 active users. DN Capital, Redalpine and…
Law firms have to parse thousands of pages a week to figure out if everything makes sense and there’s no anomalies. Luminance wants to make that work much less tedious…
BlaBlaCar, the marketplace that matches people for long-distance ridesharing between cities, has announced plans to acquire Busfor, the leading bus ticketing platform in Russia and Ukraine. “This is the biggest…
Media & Entertainment
iOS, iPadOS and tvOS 13.1 updates are now available
10:05 am PDT • September 24, 2019
Apple has just released iOS 13.1. This update brings everything new in iOS 13 in case you haven’t updated yet, as well as many bug fixes. I recommend updating to…
Privacy
Europe’s top court rules that ‘right to be forgotten’ only applies in Europe
3:00 am PDT • September 24, 2019
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that Google doesn’t have to de-reference at a global scale results related to the so-called “right to be forgotten.” Europe’s…
Startups
Jellysmack launches program to scale audiences from YouTube creators
1:10 am PDT • September 24, 2019
Jellysmack originally started as a social media company with popular brands on Facebook and other social platforms, such as Beauty Studio, Oh My Goal, Gamology and Riddle Me This. The…
Hardware
iPhone 11 Pro teardown reveals smaller logic board, larger battery
9:04 am PDT • September 22, 2019
iFixit has disassembled Apple’s new iPhone models, which tells us more about the differences with last year’s phones. iFixit shot a live-stream video of the iPhone 11 Pro teardown and…
Apple released iOS 13, the new major version of iOS. This isn’t a groundbreaking release that is going to change the way you use your phone. But Apple has done…
Featured Article
How Automattic wants to build the operating system of the web
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Longreads, Simplenote and soon Tumblr, is now worth $3 billion. But its founder and CEO Matt Mullenweg has a bigger goal. He wants to make the web better, more open and diverse. With the rise of social networks and closed platforms, Automattic’s mission statement has never sounded so important.…
9:54 am PDT • September 19, 2019
Apple has just released the final version of iOS 13. This update brings many much needed quality-of-life improvements — and there are also a bunch of new features. The update…
Startups
Automattic raises $300 million at $3 billion valuation from Salesforce Ventures
6:01 am PDT • September 19, 2019
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce and soon Tumblr, has closed a $300 million funding round at a $3 billion post-money valuation. The Series D round has a single investor,…
Startups
Macron announces €5 billion late-stage investment pledge from institutional investors
11:52 am PDT • September 17, 2019
President Emmanuel Macron announced in a speech ahead of France Digitale Day that the French government has convinced institutional investors to invest more heavily in late-stage VC funds and asset…
Startups
Apple awards another $250 million to precision glass maker Corning
5:28 am PDT • September 17, 2019
As part of Apple’s Advanced Manufacturing Fund, Apple is investing $250 million in Corning, a supplier that has been working on glass for the iPhone, Apple Watch and iPad. Apple…
Startups
FairMoney raises $11 million for its challenger bank for emerging markets
4:25 am PDT • September 17, 2019
Fintech startup FairMoney is building a challenger bank in Nigeria. The company first started offering microcredit and now plans to expand to current accounts and savings. FairMoney just raised an…
Media & Entertainment
Apple Arcade is now available for some iOS 13 beta users
11:51 am PDT • September 16, 2019
If you’re running a beta version of iOS 13 or 13.1, chances are you can now open the App Store and subscribe to Apple Arcade. The company has been rolling…
Media & Entertainment
Canal+ will bundle Netflix subscriptions in France
10:50 am PDT • September 16, 2019
Canal+ wants to provide an alternative to the great unbundling of video streaming services. France’s leading pay-TV group announced that it will sell Netflix subscriptions starting on October 15. Instead…
French startup Leeto provides a service for French works councils, better known as comités d’entreprise. The fintech startup lets you hand out perks to employees using a simple web service…
Google to pay $549 million fine and $510 million in back taxes in France
8:45 am PDT • September 12, 2019
After years of back and forth with tax authorities in France, Google has settled a fiscal fraud probe, as the financial prosecutor’s office told Reuters and AFP. Overall, Google will…
Startups
Zyl raises $1.1 million to resurface old memories from your photos
1:10 am PDT • September 12, 2019
French startup Zyl has raised $1 million (€1 million) in a round led by OneRagtime. The company has developed an app that uses artificial intelligence to find the most interesting…
Startups
Akeneo raises $46 million for its product information management service
12:01 am PDT • September 12, 2019
French startup Akeneo has raised a $46 million Series C round led by Summit Partners, with existing investors Alven, Partech, Salesforce Ventures and Stephan Dietrich also participating. The company develops…
Media & Entertainment
Apple is releasing macOS Catalina in October
11:53 am PDT • September 10, 2019
After a summer of beta testing, Apple is about to release the next major version of macOS: macOS Catalina. But not so fast; the new version will arrive in October,…
Apple announced in a press release that iOS 13 will be available on September 19. Even if you don’t plan to buy a new iPhone, you’ll be able to get…
Apple is announcing new iPhone models today. The iPhone 11 uses an Apple A13 Bionic system-on-a-chip. It is a nice improvement over the A12 Bionic in the iPhone XR, XS…
