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Fintech
AlphaSense, a search engine for analysis and business intel, raises $50M led by Innovation Endeavors
3:10 am PDT • July 17, 2019
Google and its flagship search portal opened the door to the possibilities of how to build a business empire on the back of organising and navigating the world’s information, as…
Enterprise
Contract management startup Icertis becomes unicorn with $115M new round
2:52 am PDT • July 17, 2019
Icertis, a Washington-headquartered startup that develops cloud-based software to help large companies manage contracts, has raised $115 million at more than a billion-dollar valuation to become the latest SaaS unicorn…
Enterprise
ContractPodAi scores $55M for its ‘AI-powered’ contract management software
1:00 am PDT • July 17, 2019
ContractPodAi, a London-based startup that has developed what it describes as AI-powered contract lifecycle management software, is disclosing $55 million in Series B funding. The round is led by U.S.-based…
AI
Elon Musk’s Neuralink looks to begin outfitting human brains with faster input and output starting next year
8:58 pm PDT • July 16, 2019
Neuralink, the Elon Musk-led startup that the multi-entrepreneur founded in 2017, is working on technology that’s based around “threads,” which it says can be implanted in human brains with much…
Media & Entertainment
Apple reportedly planning to fund creation of exclusive original podcasts
7:54 pm PDT • July 16, 2019
Apple is said to be planning to bankroll the creation of original podcasts from third-parties that it will offer exclusively on its own streaming services, Bloomberg reports. The report says…
Media & Entertainment
AI photo editor FaceApp goes viral again on iOS, raises questions about photo library access
7:16 pm PDT • July 16, 2019
FaceApp. So. The app has gone viral again after first doing so two years ago or so. The effect has gotten better but these apps, like many other one-off viral…
iOS and Android are about to get a bunch of new emoji
4:27 pm PDT • July 16, 2019
Tomorrow is World Emoji Day. Why is there a World Emoji Day? No idea! But it’s tomorrow! To recognize the day, Apple and Google have both shed some light on…
Porsche Digital: Mobility–Lifestyle: The Digital Future of Porsche
2:37 PM PDT • July 16, 2019
Recorded on July 16, 2019. Innovation Break at TC Sessions: Mobility brought to you by Porsche Digital.
Startups
CES will allow sex tech on a one-year trial basis, and finally bans booth babes
1:55 pm PDT • July 16, 2019
The Consumer Technology Association, the organization behind the annual Consumer Electronics Show, is slowly getting up to speed with the modern day. Today, CTA announced it will allow sex tech…
Retail role play
1:01 pm PDT • July 16, 2019
Retail isn’t dying, it’s evolving. How democratizing data access is changing the rules — and roles — for both brands and merchants.
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Startups
Final ticket release to the 14th Annual TechCrunch Summer Party
1:00 pm PDT • July 16, 2019
One of Silicon Valley’s most fun and enduring traditions — the 14th Annual TechCrunch Summer Party — takes place on July 25. If you don’t have a ticket yet, know this:…
Media & Entertainment
Amazon Prime Day sees competition from more than expected number of retailers
12:14 pm PDT • July 16, 2019
Amazon’s Prime Day continues to gain competition from rival retailers piggybacking on the annual event with their own sales. Ahead of this year’s Prime Day, RetailMeNot had forecast that this…
Crypto
Facebook reportedly hasn’t contacted the regulator it says will oversee Libra’s privacy and data security
12:03 pm PDT • July 16, 2019
A Swiss regulatory agency that Facebook executive David Marcus said in congressional testimony would be responsible for overseeing data and privacy protections for the company’s newly launched cryptocurrency, Libra, has…
Media & Entertainment
Minecraft Earth starts rolling out in beta in Seattle and London
12:02 pm PDT • July 16, 2019
If you’ve been waiting to check out Minecraft Earth (Mojang’s Pokémon GO-style augmented reality reimagining of its hugely popular game, Minecraft), good news: it’s starting to roll out to some…
Peter Thiel says Elizabeth Warren is ‘dangerous;’ Warren responds: ‘Good’
11:45 am PDT • July 16, 2019
Senator Elizabeth Warren doesn’t seem too unhappy about being labeled “dangerous” by investor Peter Thiel. Thiel, who co-founded PayPal, Palantir and Founders Fund, made the comments in an interview on…
Space
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Toyota sign 3-year deal to develop a fuel cell Moon rover
11:23 am PDT • July 16, 2019
Toyota will work with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on a fuel cell Moon rover vehicle, with a target launch date of a Moon mission currently set for 2029.…
Featured Article
What seed-stage dilution tells us about changing investor expectations
Round sizes are up. Valuations are up. There are more investors than ever hunting unicorns around the globe. But for all the talk about the abundance of venture funding, there is a lot less being…
11:02 am PDT • July 16, 2019
Startups
Social chat app Capture launches to take a shot at less viral success
11:00 am PDT • July 16, 2019
At first glance launching a new social app may seem as sensible a startup idea as plunging headfirst into shark-infested waters. But with even infamous curtain-ripper Facebook now making grand…
Planet M: Advancing the Future of Mobility
10:55 AM PDT • July 16, 2019
Recorded on July 16, 2019. Innovation Break at TC Sessions: Mobility brought to you by Planet M.
Transportation
One of Uber’s flying taxi partners just raised a $25 million Series A round
10:42 am PDT • July 16, 2019
Uber Air, the transportation company’s upcoming flying taxi service, needs vehicle partners in order to make it a reality. Karem Aircraft, which Uber partnered with last year, has just raised…
