TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology Original Content podcast: ‘Mythic Quest’ is a likable comedy with a single standout episode – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Anthony HaThere’s plenty to like about “Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet,” a new series on Apple TV+ — its sympathetic-but-critical portrayal of the video game industry, its goofy-but-likable characters and a couple
TechCrunchflipped into Top Stories With the development of generalized AI, what’s the meaning of a person? – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Danny CrichtonFor the next installment of the informal TechCrunch book club, we are reading the fourth story in Ted Chiang’s Exhalation. The goal of this book club is to expand our minds to new worlds, ideas, and vistas,
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology Is tech socialism really on the rise? – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Greg EpsteinIn Part 1 of my conversation with Ben Tarnoff, co-founder of leading tech ethics publication Logic, we covered the history and philosophy of 19th century Luddites and how that relates to what he described
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTed Chiang Can we debate free will versus destiny in four pages? – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Danny CrichtonThe informal TechCrunch book club (which is now a whole week off schedule thanks to the news cycle — let’s see if we can catch up here shortly!) is now venturing into the very, very short story What’s
TechCrunchflipped into MobileMobile Technology This Week in Apps: YouTube TV cancels Apple’s rev share, more bad news for mobile voting, WhatsApp hits 2B users – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Sarah PerezWelcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all. The app industry is as hot as ever, with
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology Startups Weekly: A pre-IPO list of unicorn companies that also generate lots of revenue(!) – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Eric Eldon[Editor’s note: Want to get this weekly review of news that startups can use by email? Just subscribe here.] My colleague Alex Wilhelm has been researching the companies that are both getting impressive
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesGaming The drunken HQ Trivia finale before it shut down was insane – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Josh Constine“Not gonna lie. This f*cking sucks. This is the last HQ ever!” yelled host Matt Richards . And it just got crazier from there.The farewell game of HQ Trivia before it shut down last night was a beautiful
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology Silicon Valley Community Foundation challenges donors to address local problems – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Scott BadeOver the last decade, Silicon Valley Community Foundation has become one of the favorite destinations for tech philanthropy. Counting Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey and Reed Hastings among its donors, SVCF
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology ‘Capitalism generates a lot of wealth depending on the situation’ – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Greg EpsteinBen Tarnoff is a columnist at The Guardian, a co-founder of tech ethics magazine Logic and arguably one of the world’s top experts on the intersection of tech and socialism. But what I think you really
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology Living with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Brian HeaterThe Galaxy Z Flip ships with the same “Care Instructions” as the Fold. It’s a five-item list with the following basic points: Don’t scratch the screen with a pen or fingernail • Don’t stick stuff between
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology Astronomers warn of ‘worrisome’ light pollution from satellite constellations – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Devin ColdeweyThe International Astronomical Union has issued the preliminary results from a study on the potential effects of multi-thousand satellite constellations like that being built by StarLink. Finding that
TechCrunchflipped into Game OnGaming HQ Trivia shuts down after acquisition falls through – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Josh ConstineHQ Trivia is dead. Today the company laid off its full staff of 25 and will cease operation of its trivia, sports and word guessing games, a source close to the company confirmed. HQ Trivia had a deal
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesSpace Exploration Rocket Lab will launch a satellite to the Moon for NASA to prepare for the Lunar Gateway – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Darrell EtheringtonLaunch startup Rocket Lab has been awarded a contract to launch a CubeSat on behalf of NASA for the agency’s CAPSTONE experiment, with the ultimate aim of putting the CAPSTONE CubeSat into cislunar (in
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology Vodafone Idea shares tumble 23% after India orders it to pay billions in dues – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Manish SinghShares of Vodafone Idea fell by more than 23% on Friday after India’s apex court ordered the country’s second-largest telecom operator and Airtel, the third-largest telecom network, to arrange and pay
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesClearview AI Class action suit against Clearview AI cites Illinois law that cost Facebook $550M – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Devin ColdeweyJust two weeks ago Facebook settled a lawsuit alleging violations of privacy laws in Illinois for the considerable sum of $550 million. Now controversial startup Clearview AI, which has gleefully admitted
TechCrunchflipped into News about startups from TechCrunchTechnology Tinder founder funds sex tips app Lover – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Josh ConstineWant to spice up the bedroom without paying for pills or awkward visits to a sex therapist? A new app called Lover lets you take a sexual personality quiz, explore carnal knowledge tutorials and discretely
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesSpace Exploration SpaceX’s Crew Dragon is now in Florida to prep for its first flight with astronauts onboard – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Darrell EtheringtonSpaceX has moved its Crew Dragon commercial astronaut spacecraft to Florida, the site from which it’ll launch in likely just two to three months’ time if all goes to plan. The Crew Dragon capsule is now
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology General Catalyst leads $6 million investment in team productivity startup Range – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Lucas MatneyIn case you haven’t heard, VCs are loving on workplace software as of late and productivity tools that help teams collaborate seem to be a particular frothy area of investment. A smattering of top VC and
TechCrunchflipped into News about startups from TechCrunchTechnology Married co-founders are a startup’s secret weapon – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Anna Escher“If I was running Clearbanc by myself, it probably would have gone off the cliff eight times at this point,” says Clearbanc co-founder Andrew D’Souza. “If I were running the company by myself, it would
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesVenture Capital The six strategic stages of seed fundraising in 2020 – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Danny CrichtonSeed fundraising is rarely easy, but it certainly used to be a lot less complicated than it is today. In a simpler world, a seed investor (or maybe two) would lead a round, which meant that they would
TechCrunchflipped into News about startups from TechCrunchVenture Capital Why startups are raising more venture debt as VC dollars near all-time records – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Alex WilhelmHello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. As I write to you, SaaS and cloud stocks are busy setting fresh all-time highs and
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTesla Tesla locks in stock surge with $2B offering at $767 per share – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Kirsten KorosecTesla has priced its secondary common stock offering at $767, a 4.6% discount from Thursday’s share price close, according to a securities filing Friday. Tesla said in the filing it will sell 2.65 million
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology Better know a CSO: Dropbox head of security Justin Berman – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Zack WhittakerJustin Berman has one of the most important jobs at Dropbox. As head of security, he oversees the company’s cybersecurity strategy, its defenses and works daily to keep its more than 600 million users’
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology Blue Origin’s new rocket engine production facility opens on Monday – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Darrell EtheringtonBlue Origin is opening its new rocket engine production center in Huntsville, Ala. on Monday, the company said today on Twitter. The new Huntsville facility will be able to produce its rocket engines a
TechCrunchflipped into SocialTechnology Bloomberg memes push Instagram to require sponsorship disclosure – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Josh ConstineInstagram is changing its advertising rules to require political campaigns’ sponsored posts from influencers to use its Branded Content Ads tool that adds a disclosure label of “Paid Partnership With”.
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology PhotoSquared app exposed customer photos and shipping labels – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Zack WhittakerPopular photo printing app PhotoSquared has exposed thousands of customer photos, addresses, and orders details. At least ten thousand shipping labels were stored in a public Amazon Web Services (AWS)
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology This co-op wants to put money back into patients’ hands – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Megan Rose DickeyToo often, people are asked to give away their insights and time for free. Jen Horonjeff, founder and CEO of healthcare startup Savvy, knows this first hand and is trying to change that by applying a model
TechCrunchflipped into EuropeTechnology Tradeshift cuts headcount by three figures in effort to turn towards profitability – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Mike ButcherLast month Tradeshift, a platform for supply chain payments which has achieved unicorn startups in recent years, had some good news and some bad news. It announced a Series F funding round of $240 million
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology Alibaba Cloud revenue reaches $1.5B for the quarter on 62% growth rate – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Ron MillerAlibaba issued its latest earnings report yesterday, and as part of that the Chinese eCommerce giant reported that cloud revenue grew 62% to $1.5 billion U.S., crossing the RMB10 billion revenue threshold
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesVenture Capital Big meditation money, new VC funds, and how do you value Airbnb? – TechCrunch TechCrunch - Alex WilhelmBig meditation money, new VC funds, and how do you value Airbnb? Equity Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.
