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By TechCrunch - Feb 16, 2019
STEVE JURVETSON TELLS ALL: ABOUT HIS NEW $200 MILLION FUND, HIS NEW PARTNER, HIS NEW SHOPPING LIST, AND MORE

Steve Jurvetson is staging a comeback, disclosing today that his new San Francisco-based, early-stage venture firm Future Ventures...
Facebook, TC, Venture Capital, Future Ventures, steve jurvetson
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By TechCrunch - Feb 15, 2019
APPLE ACQUIRES TALKING BARBIE VOICETECH STARTUP PULLSTRING

Apple has just bought up the talent it needs to make talking toys a part of Siri, HomePod, and its voice strategy. Apple has acquired...
Google, Apple, Apps, Artificial Intelligence, Developer, Entertainment, Exit, Fundings & Exits, Gadgets, Hardware, M&A, Startups, TC, Hello Barbie, pullstring, toytalk, voice apps, voice assistant
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By TechCrunch - Feb 15, 2019
MARRIOTT NOW LETS YOU CHECK IF YOU'RE A VICTIM OF THE STARWOOD HACK

Hotel chain giant Marriott will now let you check if you're a victim of the Starwood hack. The company confirmed to TechCrunch that...
Phone, Hack, Security, computer security, data breach, data security, Marriott, Prevention, security, security breaches, starwood
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By TechCrunch - Feb 15, 2019
DEPLOY THE SPACE HARPOON

Watch out, starwhales. There's a new weapon for the interstellar dwellers whom you threaten with your planet-crushing gigaflippers,...
Gadgets, Hardware, Robotics, Science, Space, airbus, harpoons, moby dick, space debris, space junk
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By TechCrunch - Feb 15, 2019
GOTRENDIER RAISES $3.5 MILLION TO TAKE ON SPANISH-LANGUAGE FASHION MARKETPLACES

Thanks to environmentally conscious young buyers, throwaway culture is dying not only in the U.S., but also in Latin America - and...
TC, Chile, Colombia, designer, e-commerce, GGV, latin america, menlo ventures, Mexico, online marketplaces, peer to peer
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By TechCrunch - Feb 15, 2019
EVEN YEARS LATER, TWITTER DOESN'T DELETE YOUR DIRECT MESSAGES

When does “delete” really mean delete? Not always or even at all if you're Twitter . Twitter retains direct messages for years, including...
Twitter, Apps, Privacy, Security, Social, api, Europe, journalist, law, microblogging, operating systems, technology
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By TechCrunch - Feb 15, 2019
DAILY CRUNCH: AMAZON SCRAPS HQ2 PLANS IN NYC

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...
Samsung, eCommerce, Policy, Amazon, Daily Crunch, hq2
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By TechCrunch - Feb 15, 2019
OPENDOOR FILES TO RAISE ANOTHER $200M AT A $3.7B VALUATION, DOCUMENTS SHOW

The housing market is predicted to cool this year, but the market for startups selling houses? It seems to be heating up. Opendoor...
Mobile, TC
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By TechCrunch - Feb 15, 2019
AS GE AND AMAZON MOVE ON, GOOGLE EXPANDS PRESENCE IN BOSTON AND NYC

NYC and Boston were handed huge setbacks this week when Amazon and GE decided to bail on their commitments to build headquarters in...
Tech, Google, Enterprise, Real Estate, TC, Amazon, boston, cambridge, ge, MIT, new york city
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By TechCrunch - Feb 15, 2019
UBER REPORTS $3B IN Q4 REVENUE, RISING OPERATING LOSSES

Ahead of its anticipated initial public offering this year, Uber reported a net loss of $865 million in the fourth quarter. That figure,...
Transportation, earnings, Uber
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By TechCrunch - Feb 15, 2019
TWITTER CONSIDERING A TWEET ‘CLARIFYING' FUNCTION

Clarification hasn't always been Twitter's strong suit. Fittingly, there's a bit of confusion around the long standing succession that...
Twitter, Apps, TC, jack dorsey
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By TechCrunch - Feb 15, 2019
AMAZON LEADS $700M ROUND IN ELECTRIC AUTOMAKER RIVIAN

Rivian, the electric automaker that debut its first two vehicles just three months ago, has raised $700 million in a round led by Amazon...
Automotive, Transportation, Amazon, electric vehicles, michigan, Mitsubishi, Rivian, san jose, United States
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By TechCrunch - Feb 15, 2019
PALMETTO GETS $20 MILLION CREDIT LINE FOR ITS SOLAR AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY INSTALLATION MARKETPLACE

For homeowners that want to go green, but have trouble figuring out how to do it, Palmetto Clean Technologies has the answer. The company...
TC, david stern, energy, greycroft, national basketball association, NBA, renewable energy, solar panel, sustainable energy, United States, universe, venture capital
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By TechCrunch - Feb 15, 2019
DUBAI AIRPORT BRIEFLY HALTS FLIGHTS AFTER DRONE SPOTTED

Earlier today, Dubai's International airport shut down flights for roughly half an hour, owing to the sighting a drone flying nearby....
Twitter, TC, Transportation, drones, Dubai
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By TechCrunch - Feb 15, 2019
URBAN UNICORN RENEWAL

Three cities, three dead urban unicorn renewal projects. In just the past few days, we've had Foxconn renege on Wisconsin , Amazon...
Tech, iPhone, Government, Policy, Amazon, Economic Development, Foxconn, ge, hq2, Patreon, Softbank
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By TechCrunch - Feb 15, 2019
COINBASE USERS CAN NOW WITHDRAW BITCOIN SV FOLLOWING BCH FORK

If you're a Coinbase user, you may have seen some new tokens on your account. The Bitcoin Cash chain split into two different chains...
Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Distributed Ledger, BCH, Bitcoin, Bitcoin ABC, bitcoin cash, Bitcoin SV, BSV, coinbase
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By TechCrunch - Feb 15, 2019
HOW TO DECARBONIZE AMERICA - AND THE WORLD

Ramez Naam Contributor More posts by this contributor The Ultimate Interface Is Your Brain The Green New Deal has burst onto the American...
Column, TC, energy storage, General Motors, Solar Power, Wind power
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By TechCrunch - Feb 15, 2019
PELOTON PEDDLES TOWARD AN IPO, SELF-DRIVING IS BIG BUSINESS AND SAAS'S NEW HIGHS

And welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch's venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week...
TC, DoorDash, Equity podcast, Peloton, Postmates
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By TechCrunch - Feb 15, 2019
3DEN RAISES $2M TO CREATE PAY-AS-YOU-GO URBAN SPACES

3DEN is building spaces for what it calls the “in-between moments” of your day. The name comes from the idea of the “ third place ”...
Apps, Funding, Startups, TC, 3DEN, Ben Silver, coworking
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By TechCrunch - Feb 15, 2019
BRCK ACQUIRES ISPS EVERYLAYER AND SURF TO BOOST AFRICA'S PUBLIC WI-FI

Jake Bright Contributor Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa . More posts by this...
Hardware, Column, TC, africa, broadband, ceo, EveryLayer, Facebook, hotspot, Indonesia, kenya, Mexico, Nairobi, Rwanda, San Francisco, smartphone, steve case, SupaBRCK, telecommunications, United States, wi-fi, wifi
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STEVE JURVETSON TELLS ALL: ABOUT HIS NEW $200 MILLION FUND, HIS NEW PARTNER, HIS NEW SHOPPING LIST, AND MORE

Steve Jurvetson is staging a comeback, disclosing today that his new San Francisco-based, early-stage venture firm Future Ventures...

APPLE ACQUIRES TALKING BARBIE VOICETECH STARTUP PULLSTRING

Apple has just bought up the talent it needs to make talking toys a part of Siri, HomePod, and its voice strategy. Apple has acquired...

MARRIOTT NOW LETS YOU CHECK IF YOU'RE A VICTIM OF THE STARWOOD HACK

Hotel chain giant Marriott will now let you check if you're a victim of the Starwood hack. The company confirmed to TechCrunch that...

DEPLOY THE SPACE HARPOON

Watch out, starwhales. There's a new weapon for the interstellar dwellers whom you threaten with your planet-crushing gigaflippers,...

GOTRENDIER RAISES $3.5 MILLION TO TAKE ON SPANISH-LANGUAGE FASHION MARKETPLACES

Thanks to environmentally conscious young buyers, throwaway culture is dying not only in the U.S., but also in Latin America - and...

EVEN YEARS LATER, TWITTER DOESN'T DELETE YOUR DIRECT MESSAGES

When does “delete” really mean delete? Not always or even at all if you're Twitter . Twitter retains direct messages for years, including...

DAILY CRUNCH: AMAZON SCRAPS HQ2 PLANS IN NYC

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...

OPENDOOR FILES TO RAISE ANOTHER $200M AT A $3.7B VALUATION, DOCUMENTS SHOW

The housing market is predicted to cool this year, but the market for startups selling houses? It seems to be heating up. Opendoor...

AS GE AND AMAZON MOVE ON, GOOGLE EXPANDS PRESENCE IN BOSTON AND NYC

NYC and Boston were handed huge setbacks this week when Amazon and GE decided to bail on their commitments to build headquarters in...

UBER REPORTS $3B IN Q4 REVENUE, RISING OPERATING LOSSES

Ahead of its anticipated initial public offering this year, Uber reported a net loss of $865 million in the fourth quarter. That figure,...

TWITTER CONSIDERING A TWEET ‘CLARIFYING' FUNCTION

Clarification hasn't always been Twitter's strong suit. Fittingly, there's a bit of confusion around the long standing succession that...

AMAZON LEADS $700M ROUND IN ELECTRIC AUTOMAKER RIVIAN

Rivian, the electric automaker that debut its first two vehicles just three months ago, has raised $700 million in a round led by Amazon...

PALMETTO GETS $20 MILLION CREDIT LINE FOR ITS SOLAR AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY INSTALLATION MARKETPLACE

For homeowners that want to go green, but have trouble figuring out how to do it, Palmetto Clean Technologies has the answer. The company...

DUBAI AIRPORT BRIEFLY HALTS FLIGHTS AFTER DRONE SPOTTED

Earlier today, Dubai's International airport shut down flights for roughly half an hour, owing to the sighting a drone flying nearby....

URBAN UNICORN RENEWAL

Three cities, three dead urban unicorn renewal projects. In just the past few days, we've had Foxconn renege on Wisconsin , Amazon...

COINBASE USERS CAN NOW WITHDRAW BITCOIN SV FOLLOWING BCH FORK

If you're a Coinbase user, you may have seen some new tokens on your account. The Bitcoin Cash chain split into two different chains...

HOW TO DECARBONIZE AMERICA - AND THE WORLD

Ramez Naam Contributor More posts by this contributor The Ultimate Interface Is Your Brain The Green New Deal has burst onto the American...

PELOTON PEDDLES TOWARD AN IPO, SELF-DRIVING IS BIG BUSINESS AND SAAS'S NEW HIGHS

And welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch's venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week...

3DEN RAISES $2M TO CREATE PAY-AS-YOU-GO URBAN SPACES

3DEN is building spaces for what it calls the “in-between moments” of your day. The name comes from the idea of the “ third place ”...

BRCK ACQUIRES ISPS EVERYLAYER AND SURF TO BOOST AFRICA'S PUBLIC WI-FI

Jake Bright Contributor Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa . More posts by this...

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Nintendo pourrait bientôt faire une annonce concernant la Nintendo Switch et...

Si Nintendo est parfaitement au courant des avancées de la réalité virtuelle, le géant trouve la technologie pas encore assez mature pour ses consoles. La situation aurait-elle...

Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e is an Android-based Surface Go killer

Well ahead of MWC 2019 , Samsung has revealed the Galaxy Tab S5e, its next major 10.5-inch Android tablet that's squarely aimed at competing with Microsoft's Surface Go and...

Jeux vidéo: les 3 sorties qu'il ne faut pas rater

Metro Exodus, Jump Force et Far Cry New Dawn étaient très attendus et sont enfin disponibles

FCC certifies three LG G8 ThinQ variants for the US

LG's next flagship was just spotted going through the FCC and the document certifies three different variants headed to the US. The model number is LM-G820UM, LM-G820TM, and...

Nokia 1 Plus to come with 8GB storage in EU, 16GB in LTA

Nokia 1 Plus is one of the upcoming Nokia smartphones and may see its launch on February 24 at MWC 2019. While we reported about its major specifications and other leaks...

Crackdown 3 Review - With Great Powers Come Great Predictability

Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Developer: Sumo Digital Release: February 15, 2019 Rating: Mature Reviewed on: PC Also on: Xbox One Crackdown was a surprise hit back in 2007...

Metro Exodus Release Date & Buying Guide: Prices, Bonuses

Metro Exodus is now available, having released on February 15. It continues Artyom and his allies' stories after the events of Metro: Last Light. The game is out for Xbox One...

Keep refreshing this page to see AI-generated faces that look completely real

The young woman's face at the top of this post might not strike you at first glance as strange or off in any way. Which is arguably what's so extraordinary about it. Don't...

Here's the Working Title for BLACK WIDOW

It is normal for films to have working titles during production. For example, Star Wars: Episode IX had the working title trIXie. We now know the working title for Marvel's...

Far Cry: New Dawn - Far Cry 5 Stories, References, And Easter Eggs

The post-apocalyptic world of Far Cry: New Dawn is different in a lot of ways from every other Far Cry game that's come before it. But New Dawn is also a direct sequel to Far...