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Learn from the screw-ups of your fellow entrepreneurs on Growth Quarters, our new sub-brand
2 days ago –
When people come to me for advice on how to start or grow a
company — or on entrepreneurship in general — my first piece of advice
is always this: Ignore my advice. Why? Because the worst kind of advice
is from people (like me) who have done something a certain way, and
because it worked, now co...
Japan’s central bank looks to Europe for guidance on China’s digital yuan
2 days ago –
A central bank “think tank” will meet for the first time in
mid-April to discuss the viability of launching their own digital
currencies, Nikkei reports. Top execs from the central banks of Europe,
Canada, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK — as well as the Bank of
International Settlements —...
Steam users clocked almost 2.5 million years of game time in 2019
a day ago –
Valve today released details about Steam in 2019, and if you
were even remotely worried that users would be neglecting Steam in favor
of its competitors… don’t be. The platform saw a lot of action this
year, in terms of how much time gamers spent on it and how much stuff is
changing. The primary ...
This indoor cycling app is making me suffer, and it’s highly effective
a day ago –
Welcome to Riding Nerdy, TNW’s fortnightly dive into
bicycle-based tech, where we go into too much detail and geek out on all
things related to pedal-powered gadgets. In November last year, I
started using Zwift, an online gaming-come-indoor cycle training
platform. Whilst still remaining very mu...
Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Grayscale saw Wall Street pour into Bitcoin in 2019’
16 hours ago –
Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every
fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I,
Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past
24 hours. As Hannah Arendt used to say: Buy low, sell high! Bitcoin
price We closed the day, ...
How to save data while watching Netflix on Android
17 hours ago –
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice
on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other
stuff. Netflix is quite addictive, and sometimes you want to watch shows
on the go. But, streaming video can eat up a lot of data. So, the
company has adopted a new c...
Bartenders watch out: A robot server in Tokyo can make cocktails in one minute
13 hours ago –
A bar in Tokyo is tackling its problems finding new staff by
employing an automated alternative: A robotic bartender that can pour a
beer in 40 seconds and mix a cocktail in a minute. Customers at
the Zeroken Robo Tavern in Ikebukuro train station first order their
drinks at an automated kiosk, w...
Implement OKR, they said. The whole company will love it, they said.
13 hours ago –
OKR has gained popularity as the secret sauce behind Google’s
unparalleled success. Many companies and startups around the world
choose to implement OKR to help accelerate their business growth. In a
nutshell, the goal management method OKR stands for “Objectives” and
“Key Results.” The Objective...
ViacomCBS wants to compete with itself in the streaming wars
a day ago –
Image: CBS
The parent company of the $10-per-month CBS All Access streaming
platform is reportedly about to launch... another $10-per-month
streaming platform. For some reason, the newly merged ViacomCBS is
planning a separate service that will “build on” CBS All Access by
adding content from ...
Tech Crunch
Brilliant makes your smart home more manageable
11 hours ago –
Controlling your smart home gadgets from your phone or by voice
isn’t exactly a chore, but after setting up a bunch of smart lights, a
Wi-Fi lock, thermostat and a few more smart devices, I came to miss the
ability to control at least some of them with a physical switch. Add to
that the […]
New Early Stage speakers to tackle growth marketing, media strategy and M&A
11 hours ago –
In a little less than three months, TechCrunch will bring its
Early Stage event to SF for the very first time. Early Stage is meant to
bring together more than 50 experts across startup core competencies,
from funding to marketing to operation. Today, I’m pleased to announce
another four experts ...
Why is One Medical worth more than Casper?
12 hours ago –
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture
capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the
headlines. This week was something fun. First, we were back as a group
in the San Francisco studio, which is always fun. Even better, we had
NEA’s Rick Yang on hand to chat with ...
Unpacking Uber’s new profitability promise
8 hours ago –
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private
companies, public markets and the gray space in between. Yesterday Uber
reported its Q4 2019 financial performance. Today, following the news,
shares of the ride-hailing giant are up over 9%, pushing Uber’s stock
above $40 per share. W...
Daily Crunch: Netflix makes autoplay previews optional
9 hours ago –
The 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. 1. Netflix’s
horrible autoplay previews can be turned off Netflix’s autoplay trailers
are now optional. Th...
Daily Crunch: Netflix makes autoplay previews optional
9 hours ago –
The 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. 1.
Netflix’s horrible autoplay previews can be turned off Netflix’s
autoplay trailers are now optional. Th...
Our.News fights misinformation with a ‘nutrition label’ for news stories
9 hours ago –
A startup called Our.News is working to make its users smarter
consumers of the news. In other words, it’s confronting some big,
seemingly intractable problems. For one thing, there’s a tremendous
amount of disinformation online — as Our.News founder and CEO Richard
Zack put it, “Unfortunately, y...
Facebook’s Twitter account compromised, hacker group claims credit
an hour ago –
There’s this brilliant feeling on Fridays if you’re a reporter
when you think that all the things you have to write about are complete.
You kickstart some work for Monday. Maybe you tighten up a to-do list.
Hell, you might even read some email. But then on Fridays like today,
something eye-catchi...
Los Angeles-based SureSale is developing an independent certification service for used cars
2 hours ago –
Donny Hall, the chief executive and co-founder of the used car
certification service, SureSale, knows used cars. The serial
entrepreneur built and sold a previous business, CarSure, which was an
insurance plan for vehicle repairs. After selling that business in 2017
to Innovative Aftermarket Syst...
White House reportedly aims to double AI research budget to $2B
3 hours ago –
The White House is pushing to dedicate an additional billion
dollars to fund artificial intelligence research, effectively the budget
for that purpose outside of Defense Department spending, Reuters
reported today, citing people briefed on the plan. Investment in quantum
would also receive a majo...
The Verge
ViacomCBS wants to compete with itself in the streaming wars
a day ago –
Image: CBS
The parent company of the $10-per-month CBS All Access streaming
platform is reportedly about to launch... another $10-per-month
streaming platform. For some reason, the newly merged ViacomCBS is
planning a separate service that will “build on” CBS All Access by
adding content from ...
a day ago –
In 2018, Google executive T. Jay Fowler confirmed on Twitter
that the company planned to migrate Google Play Music subscriber
catalogs, playlists, and preferences over to YouTube Music, which at the
time it had just re-relaunched as its own paid streaming service with
Fowler at the helm. A few mo...
Handshake bans to stop the coronavirus might be overkill in most places
11 hours ago –
Fear of the spreading coronavirus has led groups around the
world to abandon niceties and recommend against handshakes, which are
now discouraged at next month’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona where
high-profile companies are already dropping out due to coronavirus
concerns. The gesture is al...
12 hours ago –
20 years of ‘sul sul’
Trying to buy the new Motorola Razr on its ‘release date’ was a frustrating failure
9 hours ago –
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
Yesterday was the official release date for the Motorola Razr on
Verizon Wireless. Or was it? By the end of an entire day spent searching
for this nostalgia-inducing phone, I was feeling pretty duped.
The Razr is arriving not long after Samsung’s Galaxy Fold ...
10 hours ago –
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales
This week on The Verge, we saw tech troubles with the Iowa caucuses,
the US attorney general said the US should own a controlling stake in
Nokia, Microsoft’s Surface chief took over both Windows and hardware,
and Google revealed its quarterly earnings.
Those bi...
The coronavirus could stick around, but the way we fight it will change if it does
6 hours ago –
Photo by STR / AFP via Getty Images
Countries around the world are actively searching for cases of the new
coronavirus in an effort to stop its spread around the world. But if
they can’t contain the virus, public health officials may need to start
fighting a different battle. Right now, countr...
7 hours ago –
Photo by Sean O’Kane / The Verge
Nvidia is no longer attending Mobile World Congress, citing coronavirus risk
12 minutes ago –
Photo by Stefan Etienne / The Verge
The world’s biggest mobile trade show just took another blow —
graphics giant Nvidia, one of the conference’s sponsors, just announced
it’s not sending employees to Mobile World Congress 2020 in Barcelona
due to the “public health risks around the coronaviru...
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