Thursday, July 11, 2019

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  • May Mobility reveals prototype of a wheelchair-accessible autonomous vehicle a day ago  –  Autonomous transportation startup May Mobility is doing more than just talking about accessibility when it comes to self-driving transportation tech development. The company recently began developing a wheelchair-accessible prototype version of its autonomous shuttle vehicle, and just concluded a...
  • Apple has pushed a silent Mac update to remove hidden Zoom web server a day ago  –  Apple has released a silent update for Mac users removing a vulnerable component in Zoom, the popular video conferencing app, which allowed websites to automatically add a user to a video call without their permission. The Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant told TechCrunch that the update — now r...
  • Bird plans to hire 1,000 people in Paris a day ago  –  Scooter startup Bird is betting on the French market in a significant way. The company plans to open up its biggest European office in Paris. Eventually, Bird wants to hire 1,000 people by mid-2021, which is a meaningful number for a company that has been around for a couple of years. Paris is an...
  • Virgin Orbit performs a successful drop test of its LauncherOne rocket launch system
  • Fintech in Latin America continues to draw big dollars as Softbank invests $231 million in Creditas
  • Waymo has now driven 10 billion autonomous miles in simulation
  • Zoox’s self-driving car will provide a smooth ride via independent active suspension
  • What CISOs need to learn from WannaCry
  • Snap shares its in-house accelerator’s next 10 investments
  • Cars-as-a-service, Alibaba and ridehailing, mental heal
  • Zoox’s self-driving car will provide a smooth ride via inde
  • Presso is piloting dry cleaning vending machines at midwestern hotels 12 hours ago  –  Hotel dry-cleaning is the absolute worst. Seriously. Have you ever attempted to get clothes cleaned on the road? You’ll routinely end up paying $10-15 per shirt. As someone who travels a lot for business, I’ve found myself seeking out local 24-hour cleaners to cut out the middle men. But Presso, ...
  • ‘Robot umpires’ make independent league baseball debut 13 hours ago  –  Four months after being announced, so-called “robotic umpires” have made their debut in baseball’s Atlantic League. The addition is one of several tweaks currently being piloted in the independent league in an attempt to update some fundamentals of America’s pastime. MLB exploring using tech to h...
  • Buy a Startup Alley Exhibitor Package at Disrupt Berlin 2019 13 hours ago  –  We’re opening the doors for you to showcase your tech and talent to the international startup community at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin 2019 on 11-12 December. How? Buy a Startup Alley Exhibitor Package. Disrupt Berlin attracts thousands of attendees from more than 50 countries around the world — in...
    Buy a Startup Alley Exhibitor Package at Disrupt Berlin 2019 13 hours ago  –  We’re opening the doors for you to showcase your tech and talent to the international startup community at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin 2019 on 11-12 December. How? Buy a Startup Alley Exhibitor Package. Disrupt Berlin attracts thousands of attendees from more than 50 countries around the world — in...
  • Google Maps now shows users discounts from nearby restaurants in India
  • India’s Rivigo raises $65M to expand its freight and logistics platform
  • Apple disables Walkie Talkie app due to vulnerability that could allow iPhone eavesdropping
  • Apple opens app design and development accelerator in China
  • VC firm Otium Venture becomes Frst and raises new fund
  • Online community theAsianparent raises Series C to add e-commerce and expand into new markets
  • Bankrupt Maker Faire revives, reduced to Make Commu
  • Runa Capital closes $70M for its third fund aimed at early-stage ‘deep tech’ 8 hours ago  –  Runa Capital, an international VC firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, has now closed $70 million for its third fund aimed at backing early-stage startups in so-called “deep tech.” There are rumors Runa is aiming for a $135 million final target for the fund. Last year, its total funding in the U...
  • Amazon invests $700 million to retrain a third of its US workforce by 2025 8 hours ago  –  Amazon announced this morning a plan to invest more than $700 million to retrain workers across the U.S. to allow them to move into skilled technical and non-technical roles across its corporate offices, tech hubs, fulfillment centers, retail stores and transportation network. The company’s goal ...
  • GetAccept’s workflow and e-signature platform for sales secures $7M Series A funding 9 hours ago  –  Many years ago every sales deal was sealed with a handshake between two people. Today, digitization has moved into the sales process, but it hasn’t necessarily improved the experience. In fact, it’s often become a more time-consuming affair because information and communications are scattered acr...
  • Brooklinen, known for high-quality bed sheets, launches its first line of loungewear
  • Swit, a collaboration suite that offers ‘freedom from integrations,’ raises $6 million in seed funding
  • Boosted’s electric scooter is fast, durable, fun and…really heavy
  • OneTrust raises $200M at a $1.3B valuation to help organizations navigate online privacy rules
  • N26 launches its challenger bank in the US
  • Hospitality business Sonder confirms new investment, $1B+ valuation
  • Signavio raises $177M at a $400M valuation for its busi
  • Andrew Ng to talk about how AI will transform business at TC Sessions: Enterprise 5 hours ago  –  When it comes to applying AI to the world around us, Andrew Ng has few if any peers. We are delighted to announce that the renowned founder, investor, AI expert and Stanford professor will join us onstage at the TechCrunch Sessions: Enterprise show on September 5 at the Yerba Buena Center in San ...
  • Matterport acquires AI special effects startup Arraiy 5 hours ago  –  Real estate computer vision platform startup Matterport is set to acquire Arraiy, an AI startup aiming to automate special effects processing in film. Arraiy raised $13.9 million according to Crunchbase, most recently a $10 million Series A in March of 2018. Lux Capital and SoftBank Ventures Asia...
  • Daily Crunch: Apple disables Walkie Talkie app 6 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. Apple disables Walkie Talkie app due to vulnerability that could allow iPhone eavesdropping The Walkie ...
  • Facebook tries to make ad targeting explanations more useful
  • Unraveling immigration politics and Silicon Valley ethics with Jaclyn Friedman
  • SEC approves 1st consumer RegA+ token Props for cross-app rewards
  • Luminar eyes production vehicles with $100M round and new Iris lidar platform
  • Walmart-owned Sam’s Club launches same-day pickup across the US
  • Demetrix raises $50 million to brew cannabis
  • ‘World’s first Bluetooth hair straighteners’ can be easily
  • David Fincher will direct ‘Mank’ biopic for Netflix 23 minutes ago  –  David Fincher will be directing his first feature film since 2014, and he’s making it for Netflix . The director of “Seven” and “The Social Network” already helped kick off Netflix’s original content boom by directing episodes of “House of Cards” and “Mindhunter.” In fact, the popularity of Finch...
  • Attend TC Sessions: Enterprise and score a free pass to Disrupt SF 2019 an hour ago  –  We can’t wait to dig into the competitive, high-stakes world of enterprise software at TC Sessions: Enterprise 2019 on September 5 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. We’re channeling the excitement into creating extra ROI for you. How’s that work? Read on. It starts with the...
  • This new autonomous startup has designed its delivery robot to conquer winter an hour ago  –  Refraction, a new autonomous delivery robot company that came out of stealth Wednesday at TC Sessions: Mobility, sees opportunity in areas most AV startups are avoiding: regions with the worst weather. The company, founded by University of Michigan professors Matthew Johnson-Roberson and Ram Vasu...
  • Twitter returns after an hour-long outage
  • Microsoft’s $399 Azure Kinect AI camera is now shipping in the US and China
  • Microsoft says Teams now has 13M daily active users
  • Cannabis processing startups hope to unlock new chemicals and treatments
  • New Google Area 120 project Shoelace aims to connect people around shared interests
  • Google is investigating the source of voice data leak, plans to update its privacy policies
  • How Roblox avoided the gaming graveyard and grew int

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  • The Art of Self-Defense functions like a 20-year anniversary remake of Fight Club a day ago  –  In Riley Stearns’ new movie The Art of Self-Defense, a lonely, mild-mannered office drone has an experience that forces him to reevaluate his lowly place in a supposedly civilized society. He joins a group with a charismatic leader who encourages a reclamation of traditional masculinity built aro...
    The Art of Self-Defense functions like a 20-year anniversary remake of Fight Club a day ago  –  In Riley Stearns’ new movie The Art of Self-Defense, a lonely, mild-mannered office drone has an experience that forces him to reevaluate his lowly place in a supposedly civilized society. He joins a group with a charismatic leader who encourages a reclamation of traditional masculinity built aro...
  • Google’s live camera translation is getting better AI and 60 new languages
  • JBL’s long-delayed Android-powered soundbar is finally available to buy
  • Virgin Orbit’s giant plane drops rocket over California during crucial flight test
  • Congress faces ‘hard questions’ on facial recognition as activists push for ban
  • Foxconn will only create 1500 jobs, says Wisconsin governor
  • Snapchat is launching Creator Shows featuring stars and influencers
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 could have a wirelessly charging S Pen, leak suggests
  • Facebook reportedly signed a deal for Splinter Cell and Assassin’s Creed VR games
  • Mobvoi’s TicWatch Pro LTE is available now, but witho


  • Nintendo’s Switch Lite doesn’t have to switch to be a success 8 hours ago  –  The Switch Lite — the newly unveiled spinoff of the full-sized Switch console — doesn’t actually “switch.” Instead of the detachable controllers and TV dock that allows the standard Switch to shape-shift between a TV console, portable gamepad, and a mobile multiplayer machine, the Switch Lite has...
  • The unpredictable legal implications of Trump’s Twitter-blocking defeat
  • How Joey Salads could meme his way into Congress
  • Japanese spacecraft grabs second asteroid sample near blasted crater
  • Amazon to spend $700 million retraining a third of its US workforce by 2025
  • A Japanese hotel has built a lifesize flight simulator into one of its rooms
  • The White House’s social media summit has an ulterior motive
  • Yep, human workers are listening to recordings from Google Assistant, too
  • Ikea’s economical range of smart lights continues expanding
  • Arianespace launch failure destroys military satellite


  • The first trailer for Netflix’s Another Life looks like Arrival meets Stargate SG-1 an hour ago  –  Netflix has released a trailer for its upcoming science fiction series Another Life, starring Battlestar Galactica’s Katee Sackhoff. The 10-episode series premieres on July 25th, and it looks like a fun cross between the first-contact film Arrival and the Syfy Channel’s Dark Matter. The series f...
  • Amazon Prime Day 2019’s deals and drama
  • Twitter goes down during White House social media summit
  • The T-Mobile-Sprint merger will blow past another deadline
  • Microsoft Teams overtakes Slack with 13 million daily users
    3 hours ago  –  Microsoft is finally revealing exactly how many people are using its Slack competitor Microsoft Teams. The software maker says that more than 13 million people are using Microsoft Teams daily, along with more than 19 million weekly active users. This is the first time Microsoft has revealed an ac...
  • Facebook and CMU’s ‘superhuman’ poker AI beats human pros
  • FCC photos confirm Galaxy Note 10 won’t have a headphone jack
  • Disney’s Star Wars theme park is getting its next big attraction this December
  • YouTubers’ first organizing attempt, the Internet Creators Guild, is shutting down
  • LG Gram 17 review: as ultra-portable as 17 inches ca
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