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Crunch Network
Jason Kilar on founding Vessel and the wonderful world of customer service
Jason Kilar’s interest in customer service was sparked by a visit to Disney World when he was 10 years old. The wonder he felt as he walked underneath the train station and out onto Main Street stays with him to this day. Read More
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Crunch Report | Uber Ordered to Stop Self-Driving Pilot in SF
Uber stops self-driving pilot in SF, sweet Tesla Gigafactory drone footage, VW dreams of a self-driving future and Tesla won’t let autopiloters speed. All this on Crunch Report. Read More
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12 Days of Doug: Doug mirrors his laptop screen to his Roku
Gadget reviewer Doug Aamoth loves Roku's nearly endless parade of available content, but sometimes wants to watch stuff that isn't available. Luckily, slinging his computer's display to his TV via Roku is as easy as falling in love thanks to the screen mirroring feature. Aamoth then offers to help you get a job with TechCrunch while simultaneously threatening to come after you "like a tornado made of arms, teeth, and fingernails" if you take HIS job. Tune in to the 12 Days of Doug, as we end 2016 with a new Doug video every single day, yay.
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The Canary Flex is a cool little camera with some kinks to work out
The security camera space was different when Canary blew past $1.9 million in pledges on Indiegogo way back in 2013. These days, it’s a packed space with high-profile competition from Nest, Netgear, Blink and Netatmo, to name just a smattering. The original Canary camera was an imperfect but solid debut from the New York-based hardware startup, with good hardware featuring built-in… Read More
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Twitter overcharged video advertisers, issues refunds
Now it’s Twitter copying Facebook… but in the worst way. Following several embarrassing disclosures of inaccurate metrics by Facebook, today Business Insider’s Alex Heath broke news that Twitter overcharged some advertisers. Between November 7th and December 12th, a source tells BI that video ad buyers were overcharged up to 35 percent. Twitter apparently informed these… Read More
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Uber explains why it looks like its app is still tracking your location, long after drop-off
Uber responded today to reports that its app continues to check users’ locations even when they hadn’t used the ride-hailing service for days or weeks. The company explained that the issue is being caused by the iOS operating system itself, not direct tracking by its app. Many users had realized that Uber’s app appeared to have recently checked their location, according… Read More
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Facebook kills off exact location sharing in Nearby Friends, adds “Wave”
Nearby Friends didn’t turn into the Foursquare-killer it could have been, but Facebook is still trying to help people meet up in person… with a few changes. Facebook has removed the precise location-sharing feature from Nearby Friends, which now only lets you opt-in to broadcasting your approximate distance from friends and current neighborhood. Unmapped Previously, you could select… Read More
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Autonomous cars seen as smarter than human drivers
PwC released the results of its latest survey on the future of automotive technology, and it seems Americans are coming around to the idea of autonomous cars, ride hailing and car sharing. So much so that 66 percent of respondents said they think autonomous cars are probably smarter than the average human driver. PwC, a global provider of professional services, directly surveyed 1,584 people… Read More
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In 2017, Airbnb needs to grow into your full-fledged travel bookings hub
Airbnb can find you a well-appointed place to crash during your next big trip, but it’d really prefer to hang out every step of the way. To that end, in 2017, we can expect Airbnb to expand its horizons considerably, moving well beyond the vacation rentals that it’s remained synonymous with since launching in 2008. As the company confirmed last month, its plans to expand… Read More
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Uber lawsuit alleges employees were misled on equity compensation
An Uber employee has filed a lawsuit accusing the company of misleading employees about their equity compensation. Uber “devised a fraudulent scheme to recruit highly sought software engineers,” according to the case. The lawsuit claims that Uber promised a more tax favorable type of options at the time employees were hired and then later changed the plan. The… Read More
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Crunch Network
How technology is merging with the human body
The gulf between “human” and “machine” is closing. Machine learning has enabled virtual reality to feel more “real” than ever before, and AI’s replication of processes that were once confined to the human brain is ever-improving. Both are bringing technology into ever-closer proximity with the human body. Things are getting weird. And they are going to… Read More
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Crunch Network
The top 7 trends in the auto industry for 2017
In an industry such as automotive where technology is pouring in at an unprecedented rate, incipient trends are multiplying like vehicles on the roadways at rush hour. Some trends for 2017 are inevitable given developments in recent years while others are more disruptive, bleeding into multiple areas. Consider how Uber disrupted the taxi market and fundamentally changed the transportation sector. Read More
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Signal for Android update ducks censorship, adds stickers and doodles
As mainstream interest in online privacy expands, Signal wants to grow along with it. This week, the app added two features, one a serious response to international censorship and the other a light, fluffy feature set meant to make the app even more user friendly for those who might be new to this whole encryption thing. As detailed in a post on the Open Whisper Systems blog, the latest… Read More
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Google hits the reset button
This year, however, it moved it out (and outdoors) to an amphitheater in Mountain View, right next to its campus. Looking back, that move now feels symbolic. In many ways, 2016 was a year of change for Google: It was the first full year after the surprise Google/Alphabet reorg and the year that saw Google get serious about its own hardware, the cloud and the enterprise. Across the… Read More
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Uber deploying self-driving cars from San Francisco pilot in Arizona instead
Uber will be rolling out its third-generation self-driving test vehicles, which are sensor-lated Volvo XC90 SUVs, in Arizona following their loss of registration in California. An Uber spokesperson tells TechCrunch that the cars actually left for Arizona by truck on Tuesday morning, and that they will be deployed there “in the next few weeks” with the full support of state… Read More
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Listen is a 'smart' phone number
Listen is an app that aims to be your “smart phone number.” What does that actually mean? Well, it’s about giving you more features than a regular phone number. If something comes up in a text conversation that you need to take care of, you can set up a reminder. Or you can save texts to so that they show up directly on a caller profile. You can also hide notifications from anyone except your favorite contacts, and also set up auto responses. And if there’s someone you don’t want to hear from, you can mute them or disable voicemails.
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LG takes the fun out of CES by announcing five phones ahead of time
That’s one way avoid the CES scrum – just go ahead and start making all of your announcements before the show even starts. LG will likely still have a few other tricks up its sleeve at Vegas in a few weeks, but the company picked Christmas week to start unloading its show announcements, including a quintet of new smartphones. The set it pretty uninspired – so maybe LG is… Read More
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Twitter didn’t fix itself in 2016 and Wall Street isn’t happy
Layoffs, a borked acquisition and continued tepid user growth defined Twitter in 2016. And these are all things that make Twitter’s future uncertain, which we know Wall Street does not like. Jack Dorsey’s one-year tenure as CEO was more or less defined by a continue decline in its stock price and, amid all its attempts to try and re-make the service and make it more palatable… Read More
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SignOnSite
- $590K Seed
- HQ: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
- Categories: Public Safety, Information Technology, Apps
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Bulb Technologies
- 2.0M EUR Venture
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TalentAdore
- Not available Venture
- HQ: Kerava, Southern Finland
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AppSyte
- $100K Seed
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- Categories: Social Network, Mobile Apps, Ediscovery
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BABBLER
- $2.5M Venture
- HQ: Paris, Ile-de-France
- Categories: Public Relations, Journalism, Email
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Mapendo
- 1.1M EUR Seed
- HQ: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna
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AudioEye
- $550K Post IPO Equity
- HQ: Tucson, Arizona
- Categories: Audio, Software, Infrastructure
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STERCUS Solutions
- 300K EUR Seed
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Noq
- 200K CAD Seed
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Commsignia
- Not available Convertible Note
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- Categories: Wireless, Automotive, Internet of Things
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1Drop Diagnostics
- $140K Grant
- HQ: Neuchâtel, Neuchatel
- Categories: Medical Device, Health Care, Life Science, Health Diagnostics, Information ... See More
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Diggmeup
- $20K Seed
- HQ: Nasik, Maharashtra
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Xplenty
- $4.0M Venture
- HQ: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv
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Bolt Mobility
- Not available Equity Crowdfunding
- HQ: Delft, Zuid-Holland
- Categories: Automotive, Mobile
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Persondoc
- 70K EUR Angel
- HQ: Madrid, Madrid
- Categories: CRM, Mobile Apps, Document Management
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onTracks
- Not available Angel
- HQ: Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
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Beyond Comparison Group
- $200K Seed
- HQ: Manchester, Manchester
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Diggmeup
- $50K Seed
- HQ: Nasik, Maharashtra
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Waterford Institute of Technology
- 2.5M EUR Venture
- HQ: Waterford, Waterford
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Diggmeup
- $20K Seed
- HQ: Nasik, Maharashtra
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Exago Inc.
- Not available Round
- HQ: Shelton, Connecticut
- Categories: Software, Business Intelligence
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Commerce Signals
- Not available Series B
- HQ: Palo Alto, California
- Categories: Software, Analytics, Advertising, Retail, Mobile
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Lybra Tech
- 120K EUR Seed
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Huochebang
- $115M Series B
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: Transportation, Internet, Logistics
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Axiom Space
- $3.0M Seed
- HQ: Houston, Texas
- Categories: Aerospace, Space Travel, Manufacturing
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Stocard
- Not available Seed
- HQ: Mannheim, Baden-Wurttemberg
- Categories: Mobile
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Vend
- 13M NZD Series D
- HQ: Auckland, Auckland
- Categories: Point of Sale, Retail, Enterprise Software, Software, SaaS
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Tpaga
- $1.0M Convertible Note
- HQ: Bogotá, Distrito Especial
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iBAN
- Not available Seed
- HQ: London, England
- Categories: Sharing Economy, FinTech, E-Commerce
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Min Doktor
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