TechCrunchflipped into News about startups from TechCrunchStartups Bird’s chief legal & policy officer is leaving the companyTechCrunch - Kate ClarkBird, the $2.5 billion electric scooter business, is losing its chief legal and policy officer. David Estrada, who was hired last year from Kitty Hawk, is joining another mobility company, SoftBank-backed
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology Harley pulls plug on LiveWire production shortly after EV debutTechCrunch - Jake BrightHarley Davidson has halted production and delivery of its first electric motorcycle LiveWire, after discovering what the Milwaukee-based manufacturer described as a non-standard condition. Harley Davidson
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology Libra claims 180 potential replacements for 7 mutineersTechCrunch - Josh ConstineAttempting to signal its popularity despite high-profile defections from Visa, Stripe, and more, the Facebook-led cryptocurrency Libra Assocation announced that 1,500 organizations have expressed interest
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology Leo Labs and its high-fidelity space radar track orbital debris better than ever — from New ZealandTechCrunch - Devin ColdeweyAsk anyone in the space business and they’ll tell you that orbital debris is a serious problem that will only get worse,but dealing with it is as much an opportunity as it is a problem. Leo Labs is building
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesWeWork WeWork pulls thousands of phone booths out of service over formaldehyde scareTechCrunch - Natasha LomasWeWork, the co-working empire once valued at $47 billion before reality struck, plunging the business and its investors into crisis, has another problem to add to its growing pile — one which doesn’t reflect
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesHulu Hulu rolls out 4K content to Xbox One, with Amazon Fire TV and others coming ‘soon’TechCrunch - Sarah PerezHulu this summer finally brought back 4K content to its service, after abruptly removing it in 2018 while it focused on other priorities. Initially, its 4K content was only available on Apple TV 4K and
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology Jackson Square Ventures just closed its third fund with $193 million; here’s how it plans to invest itTechCrunch - Connie LoizosJackson Square Ventures (JSV), an eight-year-old, San Francisco-based early-stage venture firm that takes its name from the neighborhood in San Francisco where it’s headquartered, has closed its third
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology Announcing TechCrunch Robotics & AI on March 3, 2020 at UC BerkeleyTechCrunch - Ned DesmondRobotics is back! We are excited to announce that on March 3 next year TechCrunch will host its fourth annual TC Sessions: Robotics & AI at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall. Last year, 1500 founders, technologists,
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesUber Uber lays off another ~350 across Eats, self-driving and other departmentsTechCrunch - Megan Rose DickeyUber has just laid off around 350 employees across a variety of teams within the organization, marking what the company says is its third and final phase of layoffs of the process it began earlier this
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesMarkets Founder’s guide to the pre-IPO secondary marketTechCrunch - Ryan ConnerThe increase in activity in the pre-IPO secondary market means that founders, early employees, and investors are receiving liquidity much sooner in a company’s lifecycle than ever before. For most startups
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesFacebook Daily Crunch: Facebook has a weak stance on political adsTechCrunch - Anthony HaThe Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. Facebook formalized
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology Shipping giant Pitney Bowes hit by ransomwareTechCrunch - Zack WhittakerShipping tech giant Pitney Bowes has confirmed a cyberattack on its systems. The company said in a statement that its systems were hit by a “malware attack that encrypted information” on its systems, commonly
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesWalt Disney Company Disney+ tweets all the movies and shows coming to its streaming serviceTechCrunch - Sarah PerezIn an impressive bit of pre-launch marketing, Disney today announced basically every movie and TV show coming to its upcoming streaming service Disney+ by way of a massive Twitter thread. The thread, was
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesSecurity Google updates its Titan security keys with USB-CTechCrunch - Zack WhittakerGoogle has revealed its latest Titan security key — and it’s now compatible with USB-C devices. The latest Titan key arrives just weeks after its closest market rival Yubico — which also manufactures Titan
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesFortnite Fortnite’s black hole stunt is the kind of alpha energy we’re here forTechCrunch - Jordan CrookAs you are likely already aware, Epic Games is pulling a massive PR stunt that has shrunk the world’s most popular game down to a single black hole. As part of Fortnite’s Season 10 live event, called End”,
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesJio India’s Reliance Jio unveils video call assistant to help businesses automate customer supportTechCrunch - Manish SinghBefore Google moves to bring its human-sounding robot calling service Duplex to help users automate their interactions with businesses to international markets, an Indian giant is deploying its own solution
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology UK biotech startup Mogrify injects $16M to get novel cell therapies to market soonTechCrunch - Natasha LomasCambridge, UK-based biotech startup Mogrify, which is working on systematizing the development of novel cell therapies in areas such as regenerative medicine, has closed an initial $16 million Series The
TechCrunchflipped into MobileAndroid News Samsung opens Android 10 One UI beta ahead of final launchTechCrunch - Brian HeaterAfter pushing back a planned early-October launch, Samsung has introduced the Android 10 beta of its One UI. The 2.0 version of the Android skin follows a little under a year after the first version’s
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesReddit Reddit now lets iOS users share to SnapchatTechCrunch - Sarah PerezReddit users can now share their favorite content from the site to Snapchat, thanks to a new integration that allows sharing of text, link, and image-based posts on iOS from Reddit’s “Safe for Work” communities.
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesDoorDash DoorDash opens a shared kitchen in Redwood CityTechCrunch - Anthony HaDoorDash is opening its first shared commissary kitchen in Redwood City, Calif., bringing new delivery and pickup options to customers in Peninsula towns including Atherton, Menlo Park and Palo Alto. is
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesCalifornia Pelion Venture Partners adds Jeff Kearl as a managing director, opens Southern California presenceTechCrunch - Jonathan ShieberThe Salt Lake City-based Pelion Venture Partners is opening an outpost in Southern California and has added Jeff Kearl as a managing director to head up operations in the region. Kearl was the chief executive
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology Thoma Bravo makes $3.9 billion offer to acquire security firm SophosTechCrunch - Ron MillerSophos announced this morning that private equity firm Thoma Bravo, has agreed to buy the British company for £3.1 billion ($3.9 billion USD). The price is based on $7.40 USD per share and the company
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesStartups Opendoor appoints CFO, CPOTechCrunch - Kate ClarkOpendoor has named Gautam Gupta its chief financial officer and chief business offer, critical roles as the business continues to alter the way in which homes are bought and sold. Uber’s former head of
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology State-run IRCTC delivers India’s best trading debut in 2 yearsTechCrunch - Manish SinghIndian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a state-run firm that offers train ticketing and catering services in India, more than doubled on its first day of public trading in the best debut
TechCrunchflipped into MobileStartups Foodvisor automatically tracks what you eat using deep learningTechCrunch - Romain DilletMeet Foodvisor, a startup that has built a mobile app that helps you log everything you eat in order to lose weight, follow a diet or get healthier. You can add data by capturing a photo of your plate
TechCrunchflipped into News about startups from TechCrunchStartups Friday deadline alert: Apply to TC Top Picks @ Disrupt Berlin 2019TechCrunch - Leslie HitchcockWe dedicate this countdown post to all the early-stage startup founders who hunger for an opportunity to break new ground. This is the final week you can apply to be a TC Top Pick and exhibit your startup
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology Porsche has a new, cheaper version of the all-electric TaycanTechCrunch - Kirsten KorosecPorsche introduced Monday the Taycan 4S, a third version of its all-electric vehicle. The 4S, which will offer a performance battery plus option, looks like the Taycan that Porsche unveiled in September.
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesFacebook Facebook should ban campaign ads. End the lies.TechCrunch - Josh ConstinePermitting falsehood in political advertising would work if we had a model democracy, but we don’t. Not only are candidates dishonest, but voters aren’t educated, and the media isn’t objective. And now,
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesSoftBank Group SoftBank reportedly preps a package to take control of WeWork parent companyTechCrunch - Jonathan ShieberSoftBank Group, the multi-billion dollar Japanese technology conglomerate and investment firm, has put together a bid that would save WeWork parent company We Co., just weeks before the co-working real
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesTechnology Original Content podcast: For better or for worse, ‘The Politician’ is absolutely bonkersTechCrunch - Anthony HaWe all agree: “The Politician” is a crazy show that tries to do everything at once. After all, why settle for a fast-talking satire about a high school election; a more serious treatment of wealth, illness
