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Ubuntu 15.04 Launches With Support For OpenStack Kilo, New LXD Hypervisor And Snappy Core
7:00 am PDT • April 21, 2015
Canonical today announced that the next version of Ubuntu, 15.04 Vivid Vervet, will be available for download on Thursday. This release introduces a couple of new features for desktop users,…
Vaporization Startup Pax Labs Introduces Juul, Its Next-Gen E-Cigarette
5:00 am PDT • April 21, 2015
Pax Labs is best know for its development of the Pax Vaporizer, which changed how a lot of people thought about consuming leafy, botanical materials. Now the company wants to…
A Platonic Dialogue On Security By Benchmark’s Matt Cohler
5:00 am PDT • April 21, 2015
The security market has never been more important than now, of course. We’ve backed a couple of companies in this market recently at Benchmark, Duo and HackerOne, which is the…
Startups
U.K. Gov’t-Funded Startup Skills Courses Get 12,000 Early Sign Ups
4:51 am PDT • April 21, 2015
Some early stats on uptake for a U.K. government-funded initiative to teach digital business skills: more than 12,000 people have registered for a clutch of free online courses which launched…
Enterprise
Confirmed: BlackBerry Is Buying File Security And DRM Startup WatchDox for up to $150M
4:34 am PDT • April 21, 2015
Canadian handset maker BlackBerry has been on a mission to turn around its beleaguered handset business by focusing more on software, and it looks like it has taken a significant step in…
Startups
TradeGecko Snags $6.5M Series A To Help Businesses Wrangle Inventory
4:30 am PDT • April 21, 2015
TradeGecko, a software-as-a-service startup that lets business owners manage inventory and orders without resorting to spreadsheets or enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, has raised a $6.5 million series A round.
The 3D printed future is looking increasingly cartoonish if this crowdfunder for one-piece flexible nylon eyewear is making a prescient design call. Called Mono, the designer specs look like they’ve…
Startups
Zhiguoguo, Which Lets Chinese Companies Register Trademarks For Free, Raises $3.7M Series A
1:29 am PDT • April 21, 2015
Protecting intellectual property in China is notoriously difficult, even though the country is trying to set up legal safeguards to aid emerging industries. Zhiguoguo wants to help businesses preserve their…
Startups
Early Twitter Vets Launch Color Genomics To Make Genetic Screenings For Breast Cancer Affordable
9:01 pm PDT • April 20, 2015
I’m always excited when an experienced team from the consumer mobile world crosses over into a complex and formidable area like healthcare or biotech. With Color Genomics, we’re getting just…
It’s very early days for Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and for the company’s overhaul from a 1990s PC company to a service and cloud company. And it’s too soon to…
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Google Brings Street View To Loch Ness
4:01 pm PDT • April 20, 2015
Exactly eighty-one years ago today, the Daily Mail printed what is now the most famous photo of the Loch Ness monster. To celebrate this special day in cryptozoology, Google today…
Media & Entertainment
Got A Team Distributed All Over The World? Teleport’s Tool, Flock, Finds You A Meeting Hub
3:43 pm PDT • April 20, 2015
The thesis behind Teleport, a new Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup from a group of early Skype alums, is that workers should be free to migrate to whichever city and country suits them best.…
Most of us have embarrassing stories about things we’ve shared on social media, but it’s hard to top Ethan Czahor’s. He was hired as Jeb Bush’s chief technology officer, but…
Enterprise
IBM Reports Higher-Than-Expected Q1 Profit, But Revenue Of $19.6B Disappoints
2:45 pm PDT • April 20, 2015
Following the cessation of regular trading this afternoon, IBM reported its first-quarter financial performance. The company reported higher-than-expected adjusted profit on a per-share basis of $2.91, but the company’s $19.59…
While they never expected to get famous from High Maintenance, the show has found a devoted following. That in turn led Vimeo to invest in more episodes to appear as…
Ever since Uber launched to enable users to hail a ride with a mobile app, any number of on-demand and same-day delivery services have emerged. In most cases, those companies…
For the first few years, there was no response from Wall Street. The Wall Street Journal didn’t mention bitcoin until a blog post in June 2011. As the bitcoin community…
Hardware
Disney’s Lab Builds Buttons That Work By Manipulating Soundwaves Rather Than Electricity
1:54 pm PDT • April 20, 2015
I’m a fan of Disney’s research labs. Meant largely to help Disney discover new ways to innovate in their parks and products, it’s a seemingly endless stream of crazy thinking.…
Startups
Pitch Your Startup In The TechCrunch Radio Pitch-Off On Sirius XM
1:18 pm PDT • April 20, 2015
Another week, another episode of TechCrunch Radio on Sirius XM, and this week is no different. We’ll be bringing on the illustrious Anthony Ha from TechCrunch as a co-host while…
Media & Entertainment
HBO Just Bought A New Web Series With Pick Up Of Vimeo’s ‘High Maintenance’
12:07 pm PDT • April 20, 2015
With timing that’s not at all coincidental, HBO today – 4/20 for those in the know – announced it has acquired a web series called “High Maintenance” which follows the…
