Oct 28th
TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
San Francisco, CA
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Tito Vlog Day 1 – Meet the TC Staff
3:14 AM PDT • May 11, 2016
Recorded on May 10, 2016. Techcrunch Disrupt NY 2016 kicked off on May 9th 2016 and thats my day. Crunch Report and introducing you to…
Startups
Drayson Technologies raises £8M for RF energy harvesting tech aimed at IoT devices and wearables
1:30 am PDT • May 11, 2016
There’s no such thing as a free lunch or free energy, right? Not necessarily. Drayson Technologies, the London startup founded by Lord Paul Drayson, a successful serial entrepreneur and former…
Naspers Plants a Flag in U.S., with New Venture Group
12:01 am PDT • May 11, 2016
Naspers, the 101-year-old, internet and entertainment group, is finally planting a flag in the U.S., establishing a Naspers Ventures unit that will operate largely out of San Francisco. The 30,000-person…
Startups
Software piracy claims can ruin your business and reward those responsible
8:00 pm PDT • May 10, 2016
There is a highly divisive and costly practice that software companies have inflicted on their customers for nearly a decade. This practice brings with it significant emotional duress, time investment…
WhatsApp launches desktop apps for Mac and Windows
7:17 pm PDT • May 10, 2016
WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging service that claims a billion users, has launched desktop clients for Mac and Windows. The release comes about 15 months after WhatsApp released its first web…
Transportation
Hyperloop Technologies becomes Hyperloop One, pulls in $80 million and announces global partners
5:52 pm PDT • May 10, 2016
The news comes just days after rival hyperloop builder Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) announced a licensing deal to power its own prototype with magnetic levitation technology. Both Hyperloop One (formerly…
Startups
The TC Disrupt NY Battlefield Finalists are Bark, Beam, BitPagos, Ritual, SeaDrone, and WaterO
5:30 pm PDT • May 10, 2016
Thus far at TC Disrupt NY, we’ve seen a handshake stalemate between IAB’s Randall Rothenberger and AdBlocker’s Till Faida. We’ve seen the Siri founders debut the next-generation of voice powered…
Please don’t learn to code
5:00 pm PDT • May 10, 2016
There’s an idea that’s been gaining ground in the tech community lately: Everyone should learn to code. But here’s the problem with that idea: Coding is not the new literacy.…
HP Launches Tech Venture Group
4:14 PM PDT • May 10, 2016
Recorded on May 10, 2016. HP Launches Tech Venture Group
Red Hook Initiative’s Jill Eisenhard
4:04 PM PDT • May 10, 2016
Recorded on May 10, 2016. Founder and Executive Director Jill Eisenhard tells Sam O’Keefe that Red Hook Initiative nurtures young people in Brooklyn’s Red Hook.…
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Ritual, the Open-Source Vitamin for Women
3:34 PM PDT • May 10, 2016
Recorded on May 10, 2016. Ritual is and “open-source” vitamin from the source to the cell. Its vitamin formulations mimic how nutrients work in cells.…
3D Printler: Quick, Local, and Customer Rated Printing
3:24 PM PDT • May 10, 2016
Recorded on May 10, 2016. 3D Printler searches hundreds of 3D-printing services and materials to find the best price for 3D-printing projects. Chat bot enabled,…
HomeMe: Free Pre-Approval for Apartment Hunters
2:58 PM PDT • May 10, 2016
Recorded on May 10, 2016. HomeMe is a free mobile app that pre-approves potential renters for apartments. It shows apartment options, floorplans and other information—and…
Bark Bites Back for Children’s Online Safety
2:56 PM PDT • May 10, 2016
Recorded on May 10, 2016. Bark subscription service detects children’s online messages containing cyberbullying, sexting and signs of depression or suicidal thoughts – without parents…
Shaving for the Red Hook Initiative
2:51 pm PDT • May 10, 2016
We’re here in Red Hook, Brooklyn for TechCrunch Disrupt NY and Jon Shieber’s beard is getting out of control. It’s getting shaved for the Red Hook Initiative. Use this GoFundMe…
Who do you call if you want to 3D print something? Step forward 3Dprintler, a startup that has made a search engine for locating 3D printing services in your area.…
Transportation
Uber says that 20% of its rides globally are now on UberPool
2:34 pm PDT • May 10, 2016
Uber, the world’s biggest unicorn, got its start as a limo service that typically cost more than traditional taxi services. But as Uber looks to add an ever more mainstream…
Splice Co-Founder Steve Martocci
2:33 PM PDT • May 10, 2016
Recorded on May 10, 2016. Splice Co-Founder Steve Martocci
Nestio CEO & Co-Founder Caren Maio
2:26 PM PDT • May 10, 2016
Recorded on May 10, 2016. Nestio CEO & Co-Founder Caren Maio
Credit card reward programs can be confusing, and each can be totally different from the next. So managing all your points and rewards can quickly become a headache. Enter Birch,…
