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- Uber debuts Movement, a new website offering access to its traffic data
Uber is opening up in an area where it might make sense competitively for it to stay more closed off: The ride-hailing company’s new Movement website will offer up access to its data around traffic flow in scores where it operates, intended for use by city planners and researchers looking into ways... - INNOVATE2017: Why tech should resist a Trump presidency
According to Ben Jealous the former CEO of the NCAAP, a partner at Kapor Capital and a surrogate for Bernie Sanders during the election, the correct response is to “resist” Trump. That’s because, Jealous argues, Trump is “all over the place” and thus, like other “fickle” dictators in history, defin... - How Amazon and Nvidia won CES this year
- Samsung’s Gear smartwatches finally get their iPhone app
- Off-the-beaten-path innovation could rejuvenate Twitter
- Take a ride with us in a self-driving Audi Q7 using Nvidia autonomous tech
Nvidia had a strong showing overall at CES this year, but its most impressive demo had to be the self-driving vehicles it was showing off in a cordoned course built in a parking lot. The demo wasn’t on city streets, as were others like the Delphi ride, but it was impressive in a different way; most... - Startups are making the rejection letter a thing of the past
It seems clear that job rejections are headed for the nostalgia pile, alongside Pop Rocks, big hair, Fanta and hockey fights. Before too long, we’ll look back on the era of rejection letters as “the good old days.” Read More - HMD’s first Nokia smartphone is heading to China
- Boohoo a step closer to acquiring Nasty Gal’s assets for $20M
- MyTomorrows raises further €10M to help access drugs in development
- At 50, CES is a show in transition
- WTF is a funding round?
- The future is a decentralized internet
- Waymo reveals completely homegrown sensor suite for Pacifica autonomous test car
- Voxer adds end-to-end encrypted ‘private chats’
Voice-focused messaging app Voxer has added an end-to-end encrypted ‘private chats’ feature on its Android and iOS apps — powered by Open Whisper Systems’ Signal Protocol. So all content shared within a private chat, including live voice, text, videos, images, GIFs, and document sharing, is fully e... - Samsung opens up iOS compatibility for its wearables
After a long stint as a closed ecosystem, Samsung’s wearables are now opening up to make some new friends. The Korean tech giant today announced, on the heels of CES 2017, that Samsung wearables would now come with iOS compatibility, allowing iPhone owners to use the smart watches and fitness bands... - Ford CEO Mark Fields on building mobility services, acquisitions and partnerships
- Netflix & Amazon score a few Golden Globes, HBO won none
- Cloud Elements scores $13 million Series B to advance API integration tools
- Ford’s Chariot ride-sharing service will expand to 8 cities in 2017
- Volkswagen’s I.D Buzz concept is a microbus for the self-driving era
- Atlassian acquires Trello for $425M
- Tesla moves towards greater autonomy with Autopilot rollout for HW2 cars
- China’s Tencent takes on the App Store with launch of ‘mini programs’ for WeChat
Today marks the tenth anniversary of the iPhone, a device that practically invented the smartphone genre in itself, but, over in China, a more modern bellwether of the mobile industry rolled out its own innovation which could shape the future. Read More - Microsoft expands its experimental projects program The Garage to Cambridge, India & China
The Garage — Microsoft’s home to experimental projects like smart news apps, Android launchers, productivity add-ons, smartphone keyboards and yes, even that app that tells you what sort of dog you look like — is expanding to three new locations, including Cambridge, Massachusetts, India and China.... - Six truths for successful startups tackling the older adult care opportunity
- Sources: Amazon quietly acquired AI security startup harvest.ai for around $20M
- Next-gen Samsung EV battery gets 300+ miles of range from a 20-minute charge
- 10 of the coolest gadgets we saw at CES 2017
- Samsung rolls out new smart TV services for sports, music & video, plus an updated mobile app
- Facebook to test showing ads mid-video with publisher revenue split
- What if the iPhone had never arrived?
- Time’s AI-powered time tracking app will help you stop procrastinating
Do you like making lists of things to do, but then end up failing to accomplish the items you’ve laid out? A new application aimed at those with a tendency towards procrastination can help. Instead of a simple checklist or time tracker, Time, as the app is called, lets you more obsessively micro-ma... - Trello, Facebook and Uber kick off a news-packed Monday: The Daily Crunch
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday our daily guided tour of the biggest tech stories from the past 24 hours will appear here on TechCrunch.com. To get The Daily Crunch in your inbox every day of the week, sign up here. Atlassian says ‘hello’ to Trello, Uber gets moving, and Facebook does more monet... - Online grocery GrubMarket breaks even, and wants to go public in 2018
- The latest Windows Insider build will help you sleep better
- Salesforce’s Marc Benioff joins Valley notables backing Gaza’s first ever coding academy
- Peeqo is a robot that responds entirely in GIFs
- Nickelodeon gets into e-books with new reading app for kids, Nick Jr. Books
- Airbnb invests in restaurant reservation app Resy
- Activehours, which makes every day a payday, just raised $22 million in Series A funding
- Crunch Report | Atlassian Buys Trello
Atlassian buys Trello for $425 million, Uber debuts Movements to monitor traffic data, Netflix and Amazon get a couple of Golden Globes, Amazon buys harvest.ai and the CES Hardware Battlefield winner is Siren Care. All this on Crunch Report. Read More - Liberty is crowdfunding a legal challenge to UK surveillance law
Civil liberties group Liberty has launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund a U.K. High Court challenge to the bulk powers contained within a new domestic surveillance law. Read More - Marissa Mayer resigning from Yahoo board as remaining company renames itself Altaba
- Bumble is launching video stories to show more of your match
- CyberPowerPC intros VR-ready PC for $499, or $1,100 with Oculus Rift
- Celebrate the iPhone’s 10th birthday by watching the gleeful original announcement
- NHTSA Chief Counsel Paul Hemmersbaugh has left the agency
- Kayak co-founder Paul English raises $15M for his travel startup Lola
- Will U.S. sanctions against Russia fix cybersecurity?
News - US
- The Hunt For Alien Megastructures Is On
Astronomers are continuing to scour the sky in search of these colossal construction projects — both within and beyond our home galaxy. - Putin's Sassy Trolling Sent Message to Trump: Experts
- Why Did Dinosaurs Die Out? Answer Could Be in Their Teeth
- The 5 Biggest Questions About the Universe
- NBA Hall of Famer: 'We Need to Go Save Our Mothers, Sisters, Grandmas'
- Why Millennials Are Embracing France's Far Right
- 50 Photos That Shaped 2016
- Deadly Weekend in Chicago: 5 Killed, 57 Injured
- Riding Elevators to Space Is Closer Than You Think
Long considered an impossible dream, the Space Elevator is now one step closer to reality with the development of carbon nanotube fibers. - 'The Most Unhappy Place in America' Fights Heroin Epidemic
- Trump's Son-in-Law to Serve as Special Adviser to President
- U.S. Warship Fires Warning Shots at Iran Boats: Pentagon
- The Obama Era: The Last Eight Years in Pictures
- Confirmation Chaos: Trump's Picks Could Fail to Get Past Senate
- China Fears Rise of 'Effeminate' Boys, Issues Textbook
- The Long, Hard Road to Repealing Obamacare
- Millions Learn to Live With Smog 'Airpocalypse' in China
- The Self-Driving Car Controlled By Holograms
- Clemson Wins National Championship in Thrilling Upset Over Alabama
Alabama controlled the game through three quarters, but the Tigers staged a slow and steady comeback under the leadership of quarterback Deshaun Watson to snatch the title from Nick Saban with one second left on the clock. - In Historic Move, Sen. Booker to Testify Against Sessions
- What's Next for President Obama? Spotify Has an Idea
- Marissa Mayer Leaving Yahoo Board After Verizon Deal
- 2 Officers Killed in Hunt for Orlando Murder Suspect
- 8-Year-Old Cancer Survivor Charms as Golden Globes Red Carpet Photog
- Could the FBI Have Done More to Stop Airport Shooter?
- What Could Jeff Sessions Mean for Police Reform as Attorney General?
- Air Force Grants Honorable Discharge to 91-Year-Old Gay Vet
- USA Gymnastics Doctor Faces Sex-Abuse Suit by 16 Women
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