The Oscars

Fire TV launches a new dedicated Oscars hub that lets users predict the winners

Amazon announced today the launch of a dedicated Oscars hub on Fire TV where movie buffs can get ready for the 2023 Academy Awards ceremony, including watching all the nominated movies and casting the

How the myth of the ‘girlboss’ harms emerging women in tech

On Lafayette Street in SoHo, young, fashionable women lined up around the block to enter a minimalist, millennial oasis, the most perfect Instagram feed brought to life. Staff members glided around th

Luxus wants the crown jewel of your portfolio to be an actual diamond

A much-anticipated market downturn may finally be here, and investors have been preparing for it by diversifying their portfolios away from the traditional stock and bond holdings, and into alternativ

Samsung teases videocalling on its next foldable during the Oscars

It was South Korea’s — rather than Netflix’s — night at the Oscars, thanks to Bong Joon-ho’s biting class satire Parasite, which won a well-deserved best picture.  But t

DOJ reportedly warns Academy about changing Oscar rules to exclude streaming

It seems that the Department of Justice has thoughts on whether Netflix movies should be eligible for Oscars. Variety reports that the DOJ has sent the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences a le

Hollywood gets its own open-source foundation

Open source is everywhere now, so maybe it’s no surprise that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (yes, the organization behind the Oscars) today announced that it has partnered with

Facebook Watch to live-stream ‘The Oscars: All Access’

Awards season might be coming to a close, but there is still one awards show left, and it’s a big one. The Academy Awards air Sunday, March 4. Obviously, the awards show will air live on ABC, bu

How To Stream The 2016 Oscars Tonight

The Oscars are finally here. Will Leonardo DiCaprio finally get his Oscar? Will we see another epic celeb-filled selfie from Ellen? If you want to catch all the action but won’t be in front of a

Meet The Startups Vying For The Crunchie For Fastest Rising Startup Of 2015

The 9th Annual Crunchies are almost upon us. On February 8, people from some of the best and brightest startups around will descend upon San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House to take part in an e

Samsung To Donate $3M To Charities Chosen By Ellen, Says It Was Included “Organically” In Her Oscar Selfie

So ... what was the deal with Ellen DeGeneres' <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2014/03/03/and-the-oscar-goes-to-samsung-jennifer-lawrence-and-selfies/">already-famous, celebrity-packed selfie</a> at t

The Oscars, On Twitter: Over 1.2 Million Tweets, 388K Users Tweeting

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/screen-shot-2011-02-28-at-1-54-11-pm.png" />Twitter has changed the way we watch television. Say what you will about the <a href="https://tech

Infographics (Attempt To) Predict The Oscars

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/screen-shot-2011-02-27-at-3-51-51-pm.png" />The folks over at online analysis service <a href="http://www.meltwater.com">Meltwater,</a> who W