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Watch a tiny turtle get a 3D-printed mask
Today is your lucky day because, in my mind, it’s Terrapin Friday! In today’s episode we present Patches, a black-breasted leaf turtle who lives at the Knoxville Zoo. This 30-year-old turtle was living high on the hog for a number of years until she developed a hole near her nostril, probably caused during mating (“Male turtles are very rambunctious when they are trying to woo… Read More
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BlackBerry’s KEYone ‘Black Edition’ offers more than just good looks
BlackBerry’s most interesting phone in years – if not an entire decade – is the KEYone, an Android device with a classic BlackBerry hardware keyboard that finally answers the needs of truly dedicated thumb typists with a modern mobile OS. Now, the KEYone ‘Black Edition’ has arrived, and it’s more than just a fresh coat of paint on an older gadget. In fact… Read More
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Apple reportedly isn’t producing enough iPhone X units for first weekend sales
According to a new report from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is still facing supply chain constraints for the upcoming iPhone X. The company will have around 2 to 3 million units before the launch on November 3rd, which shouldn’t be enough to meet demand. While Apple didn’t disclose exact numbers for first-weekend sales last year, the company sold 13 million iPhone… Read More
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Spotify launches RISE, a new emerging artist program
Spotify already has a reputation of being a hitmaker for new artists and other up-and-comers, but now the company is turning its prowess into a product. Today, Spotify announced the launch of RISE, a new program designed to “identify and break the next wave of music superstars,” the company says. The idea here is that Spotify will leverage its platform and its sizable reach… Read More
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Grab raises $700M in debt to add more drivers to its ride-hailing service in Southeast Asia
Grab is in the process of raising $2.5 billion for it ride hailing service in Southeast Asia, but that hasn’t stopped the Uber rival from tapping banks for $700 million in debt facilities to develop its business. The Singapore-based company said it had pulled in the financing from “leading global and regional banks” to expand its car rental fleet in Singapore and Indonesia… Read More
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This hack connects you to the Internet via a virtual modem
Legend tells of a programmer named Martin Kirkholt Melhus who worked at a client site where there was no Internet. Realizing most of his work involved cutting and pasting from StackOverflow, he needed a way to get online. And so he turned his speaker and microphone into a working (in theory) modem. “This was only ever intended as a gimmick and a proof of concept – not something that… Read More
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Original Content podcast: Marvel’s ‘Inhumans’ are here, and they’re very cheesy
We’re breaking the rules a little for this one. While TechCrunch’s Original Content podcast is focused on new shows and movies from streaming services like Hulu and Netflix, we’ve also gone out of our way to remind listeners that Inhumans, the new Marvel series airing on ABC, looks very bad. This week, your hosts Darrell Etherington and Anthony Ha decided to take the plunge… Read More
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Equity podcast: IPOs for Stitch Fix, MongoDB and SendGrid, and Alphabet’s Lyft investment
Welcome to Equity, TechCrunch’s podcast about venture capital and the tech business. On the latest episode, we were joined by Barry Eggers, co-founder and a general partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. There was a lot of IPO news this week. MongoDB debuted and we saw filings on Thursday for both Stitch Fix and SendGrid. And, of course, there was the inevitable ridesharing news. Read More
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Serial entrepreneur Ben Metcalfe joins newly independent VC Ridge Ventures
Ridge Ventures, which is the new incarnation of the old IDG Ventures USA, has made a significant new hire in its path towards its future as a newly independent VC firm. It’s brought on Ben Metcalfe, formerly of WP Engine and Uber, as its first-ever Principal. He brings a very broad experience as an entrepreneur, angel investor, software engineer, product developer and operator, said… Read More
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Because someone had to make the first Cortana smart speaker
People often stop after Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant when rattling off the list of smart assistants. Cortana really gets no love at all. The oversight can be chalked up, in part, to the fact that AI has been mostly desktop-bound. No one’s really bothered to take Cortana to the next level — Microsoft certainly isn’t taking the initiative. Read More
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You can now PayPal friends in Messenger and get help via chat
PayPal users in the U.S. will now be able to send and receive person-to-person payments over Facebook Messenger, the company announced this morning. The deeper integration with Messenger’s platform, which will also include PayPal’s first customer service bot for handling customer questions and requests for help, follows a series of tie-ups between the two companies. Last year… Read More
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Southeast Asia’s Sea, formerly Garena, to raise upwards of $884M in US IPO
Sea, the Singapore-based digital entertainment firm formerly known as Garena, is set to raise upwards of $884 million when it lists on the New York Stock Exchange Friday under ‘SE’. The company, which specializes in publishing games but also offers payment and e-commerce services, has priced its shares at $15 — above the $12-$14 range it previously set out. Sea… Read More
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When $100BN is not enough… Softbank is planning Vision Fund sequels
Softbank looks to be preparing follow on raises to its first ~$100BN Vision Fund. Speaking to Nikkei today CEO Masayoshi Son said: “The Vision Fund was just the first step, 10 trillion yen is simply not enough… Read More
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Let CrunchMatch curate your Disrupt Berlin experience
TechCrunch Disrupt events are famous for attracting the best and brightest minds the tech world has to offer. This December, Disrupt Berlin will be rife with opportunity both for startup founders and venture capitalists. The tricky bit is finding the right fit amidst hundreds of companies and thousands of attendees. That’s why we created CrunchMatch. Read More
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Crunch Report | Lyft Raises $1 Billion
Lyft raises $1 billion at an $11 billion valuation, Swedish lock maker Assa Abloy acquires August Home, MongoDB up 34% on stock market debut and Facebook is testing paywalls for Instant Articles. All this on Crunch Report. Read More
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Madison Reed just raised another $25 million to open hair color bars across the U.S.
You get to a certain age, and if you’re remotely vain (and let’s face it, you are), you need to have your hair colored fairly frequently. You’re hardly alone. Roughly 75 percent of women in the United States color their hair, which today adds up to an $18 billion opportunity for brands like L’Oréal and Clairol. It used to look that way, anyway. Eating into a… Read More
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Google’s AVA data set raises the bar for identifying human actions in videos
Today Google announced a new labeled data set of human actions taking place in videos. That may sound obscure, but it’s a big deal for anyone working to solve problems in computer vision. Read More
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18 pessimistic opinions on the next 10 years of fake news (and 5 optimistic ones)
A topic like fake news (more broadly the question of trust and verification on the internet) is a complex one. Sometimes you just have to poll the room and get a feel for what people are thinking before drawing any conclusions. That’s what Pew Internet did, contacting thousands of experts in tech, internet, and social policy and asking how they thought things would go. They were not… Read More
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Adobe wants to let you draw data visualizations by letting you draw data visualizations
Every year at its MAX conference, Adobe shows off a couple of interesting prototypes that may or may net end up in one of its products. This year is no exception as the company highlighted 11 projects from its labs today. These included Project Lincoln, a tool that everybody who has ever tried to visualize data would surely welcome with open arms. Read More
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Studio makes running more exciting with coaching, music and competition
Jason Baptiste wants you to run — Studio is all about “turning fitness into entertainment,” while also making sure you get a good workout. Read More
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Grab
- $700M Debt Financing
- HQ: Midview City, Central Region
- Categories: internet, mobile, transportation, travel, ride sharing
- Investors: Not available
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Ninebot
- $100M
- HQ: Beijing, Beijing
- Categories: manufacturing, robotics, transportation
- Investors: China Mobile Innovation Industry Fund, SDIC Fund Management
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Thin Film Electronics ASA
- $110M Post IPO Equity
- HQ: Oslo, Oslo
- Categories: internet of things, nanotechnology, nfc
- Investors: Not available
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AirHelp
- Not available
- HQ: New York, New York
- Categories: legal, transportation, document management, internet
- Investors: Nordic Eye Venture Capital
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CupoNation
- $12M
- HQ: München, Bayern
- Categories: coupons, internet, e-commerce
- Investors: Deutsche Telekom, ru-Net, Deutsche Bank, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures
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CupoNation
- $10M Debt Financing
- HQ: München, Bayern
- Categories: coupons, internet, e-commerce
- Investors: Not available
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WIFIPLUG
- Not available
- HQ: Not available
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Madison Reed, Inc.
- $25M
- HQ: San Francisco, California
- Categories: beauty, retail technology, wellness, cosmetics
- Investors: Comcast Ventures, Calibrate Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners - NVP, True ... See More
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Winnow
- $7.4M
- HQ: London, England
- Categories: hospitality, food trucks, catering, waste management
- Investors: Circularity Capital, Mustard Seed
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ADC Therapeutics
- $200M Private Equity
- HQ: Epalinges, Vaud
- Categories: developer platform, medical, biotechnology
- Investors: Redmile Group, Auven Therapeutics, AstraZeneca
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Claret Medical
- $21M
- HQ: Santa Rosa, California
- Categories: hardware, medical, enterprise software
- Investors: Gore Range Capital
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Fair
- Not available
- HQ: Santa Monica, California
- Categories: automotive, financial services, point of sale
- Investors: Penske Automotive Group, BMW i Ventures
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Fair
- $1.0B Debt Financing
- HQ: Santa Monica, California
- Categories: financial services, point of sale, automotive
- Investors: Not available
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Janasense
- 177K EUR Debt Financing
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: artificial intelligence, elder care, health care, smart home, cloud ... See More
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Moovenda
- Not available
- HQ: Roma, Lazio
- Categories: e-commerce, transportation, internet
- Investors: SS Lazio
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Horizon Robotics
- $100M
- HQ: Beijing, Beijing
- Categories: robotics, semiconductor, service industry
- Investors: Intel Capital, Hillhouse Capital Group, Harvest Investments, Linear ... See More
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Fieldly
- 2.8M SEK
- HQ: Helsingborg, Skane Lan
- Categories: construction, mobile, software, saas
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Hashtiv
- Not available ICO
- HQ: Norfolk, Virginia
- Categories: social media
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Flamingo Ventures
- $5.1M
- HQ: New York, New York
- Categories: artificial intelligence, customer service, information services, ... See More
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Dave.com
- $13M
- HQ: Los Angeles, California
- Categories: internet, fintech, artificial intelligence
- Investors: Financial Solutions Lab
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XTREME DESIGN Inc.
- 312M JPY
- HQ: Tokyo, Tokyo
- Categories: software, information technology, cloud computing
- Investors: World Innovation Lab (WiL)
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Playkey
- $1.3M ICO
- HQ: Moscow, Moscow City
- Categories: video games, video streaming, gaming
- Investors: Not available
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Zoyi
- 4.5B KRW
- HQ: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi
- Categories: advertising, advertising platforms
- Investors: Korea Investment Partners, Global Brain Corporation, Bon Angels Venture ... See More
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eROCKIT
- Not available Round
- HQ: Berlin, Berlin
- Categories: transportation, battery, automotive, e-commerce
- Investors: Not available
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Collectly
- $1.9M Round
- HQ: Walnut Creek, California
- Categories: debt collections, financial services, apps
- Investors: Pulsar Venture Capital
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Bloom Impact
- Not available
- HQ: Boston, Massachusetts
- Categories: financial services, social entrepreneurship, fintech, emerging markets
- Investors: Engineers Without Borders Canada
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BikesBooking.com
- Not available Seed
- HQ: Dublin, Dublin
- Categories: travel, tourism, e-commerce, leisure, transportation
- Investors: Enterprise Ireland
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CoinLoan
- Not available ICO
- HQ: Tallinn, Harjumaa
- Categories: fintech, lending, cryptocurrency, finance
- Investors: Not available
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DataSine
- 1.0M EUR Seed
- HQ: London, England
- Categories: psychology, machine learning, information technology, fintech
- Investors: Sistema Venture Capital, Force Over Mass
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Clash Royale Deck
- Not available
- HQ: Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Categories: online games, video games, casual games
- Investors: Not available
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