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How to source hard-to-fill programming positions
Zack Burt Contributor Zack Burt is an American computer programmer. He founded Code For Cash, the tech recruiting firm. The competition is intense for great tech talent,
How to source hard-to-fill programming positions
Zack Burt Contributor Zack Burt is an American computer programmer. He founded Code For Cash, the tech recruiting firm. The competition is intense for great tech talent,
Elon Musk on taking Tesla private: ‘That ship has sailed’
Elon Musk would prefer if Tesla, which is known for its volatile share price and is among the most heavily shorted stock, were a private company, but acknowledged during
Tesla plans to launch an insurance product ‘in about a month’
Tesla is developing an insurance product, which could be launched in about a month, CEO Elon Musk said during a call with analysts Wednesday following its first-quarter e
Scientists pull speech directly from the brain
In a feat that could eventually unlock the possibility of speech for people with severe medical conditions, scientists have successfully recreated the speech of healthy s
Apply to participate in the Hackathon at Disrupt San Francisco 2019
Great news for all you coders, hackers, developers and creative tech makers — our onsite Hackathon returns to Disrupt San Francisco 2019 on October 2-4. Applications to
The Oscars won’t change their rules to exclude streaming
It looks like movies produced by Netflix and other streaming services will be able to compete for next year’s Academy Awards without any changes to eligibility. Aft
Despite declines for the quarter, Tesla is bullish on its overall energy business
Even as its solar business declined in step with its overall earnings, Tesla is bullish on the prospects for the energy side of its business over the course of the year.
Tesla reports $702 million loss in first quarter
Tesla reported Wednesday wider-than-expected loss of $702 million, or $4.10 a share, in the first quarter after disappointing delivery numbers, costs and pricing adjustme
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You might hate it, but Facebook Stories now has 500M users
You might think it’s redundant with Instagram Stories, or just don’t want to see high school friends’ boring lives, but ephemeral Snapchat-style Stories
Samsung Galaxy Fold review: future shock
The Galaxy Fold has been the most polarizing product I can recall having reviewed. Everyone who saw it wanted to play with the long-promised smartphone paradigm shift. Th
Slack to extend collaboration to folks who don’t want to give up email
As Slack gathered with its growing customer base this week at the Frontiers Conference in San Francisco, it announced several enhancements to the product including extend
Microsoft beats expectations with $30.6B in revenue as Azure’s growth continues
Microsoft reported its quarterly earnings for Q3 2019 today. Overall, Wall Street expected earnings of about $1 per share and revenue of $29.84 billion. The company handi
Facebook reserves $3B for FTC fine, but keeps growing with 2.38B users in Q1
A massive penalty hangs over Facebook’s head, but it otherwise had a very strong Q1 earnings report. Facebook reached 2.38 billion monthly users, up 2.5 percent fro
NASA and FEMA are contingency planning for a potential asteroid armageddon
When it comes to planning for a potential asteroid strike on planet Earth, The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Federal Emergency Management Agency
41% of voice assistant users have concerns about trust and privacy, report finds
Forty-one percent of voice assistant users are concerned about trust, privacy and passive listening, according to a new report from Microsoft focused on consumer adoption
Robotics VCs on what’s real, what’s coming, and what to keep in mind
Last week, at TechCrunch’s robotics event at UC Berkeley, we sat down with four VCs who are making a range of bets on robotics companies, from drone technologies to
Robotics VCs on what’s real, what’s coming, and what to keep in mind
Last week, at TechCrunch’s robotics event at UC Berkeley, we sat down with four VCs who are making a range of bets on robotics companies, from drone technologies to
Network with CrunchMatch at TC Sessions: Mobility 2019
If you’re planning to attend TC Sessions: Mobility 2019 on July 10, then get ready to network like never before. And by that, we mean easily. TC’s day-long event
Airbnb wants to get into streaming media… because why not?
Airbnb is looking to book a place in the streaming media business. The company best known for its controversial marketplace of on-demand accommodations is now plotting a
Mary Meeker raises $1.25B for Bond, her debut growth fund
As the Kleiner Perkins empire crumbles, Meeker builds her own.
Pinterest employee #1 launches blockchain art market MakersPlace
Pinterest is a great place to find digital art but a terrible place to sell it. The fact that anything online is infinitely copyable makes it tough for artists to establi
Pinterest employee #1 launches blockchain art market MakersPlace
Pinterest is a great place to find digital art but a terrible place to sell it. The fact that anything online is infinitely copyable makes it tough for artists to establi
It’s now easier to find work-from-home jobs in Google Search
Over the course of the last year or so, Google started adding more job search features to its search engine. Today, it’s expanding this program by also making it ea
Bumble’s ‘Private Detector’ uses AI to detect dick pics
Dating apps are finally leveraging AI to clean up users’ chat messages. Badoo has introduced a new feature coming to its network of dating apps, including most nota
Microsoft is considering dropping its Windows password expiration policy
Microsoft has proposed scrapping a policy in Windows that requires users to periodically change their login password. In a blog post, the software giant said its new draf
In the future, everyone will have a podcast — and by “future,” I mean like mid-2020. But one step at a time, starting with Facebook founder, CEO and definite human
Vue.ai raises $17M to equip online retailers with AI smarts
Vue.ai, a U.S/India startup that develops an AI platform to help online retailers work more efficiently and sell more, has announced a $17 million Series B round. The inv
Are women better gamers than men? This startup’s AI-driven research says yes
Last year the Gosu.ai startup, which has developed an AI assistant to help gamers play smarter and improve their skills, raised $1.9 million. Using machine learning, it a
Are women better gamers than men? This startup’s AI-driven research says yes
Last year the Gosu.ai startup, which has developed an AI assistant to help gamers play smarter and improve their skills, raised $1.9M. Using machine learning, it analyzes
The Brave browser launches ads that reward users for viewing
With the latest desktop version of the Brave browser, users can now opt-in to the Brave Ads program. Brave is an ad-blocking web browser startup led by Brendan Eich, crea
The Brave browser launches ads that reward users for viewing
With the latest desktop version of the Brave browser, users can now opt-in to the Brave Ads program. Brave is an ad-blocking web browser startup led by Brendan Eich, crea
Indian court lifts ban on TikTok in India
An Indian state court has reversed its ban on TikTok, allowing the short video app to return to both Apple and Google’s app stores, according to a report this morni
Samsung Galaxy Fold teardown reveals ‘alarmingly fragile’ display
While Samsung performs its own internal investigations, the folks at iFixit had plenty to say about the Galaxy Fold in their own teardown. The writeup is a bit of a rolle
MongoDB to acquire open source mobile database Realm for $39 million
MongoDB announced today that is acquiring Realm, an open source database geared for mobile applications for $39 million. The startup had raised just over $40 million befo
Aaron Patzer launched Mint to help consumers organize their finances. Now he’s raised $5.2 million from investors to launch Vital to bring that consumer-focused min
Aaron Patzer launched Mint to help consumers organize their finances. Now he’s raised $5.2 million from investors to launch Vital to bring that consumer-focused min
Momentus seeks up to $25 million as it inks deals to transport cargo beyond low Earth orbit
Just nine months after launching from Y Combinator with a new propulsion technology, Momentus has inked its first customers for its transportation technology that can tak
How to avoid PR disasters, the new web, and who owns Huawei?
Soon: Live conference call with Anthony Ha on TED At 2pm EST / 11am PST, we will have TechCrunch writer Anthony Ha talking live with Extra Crunch readers about all things
Google today announced that Google Fit, the company’s fitness tracking app that launched on Android back in 2014, is now available on iOS. It definitely took Google
Pew: U.S. adult Twitter users tend to be younger, more democratic; 10% create 80% of tweets
A new report out this morning from Pew Research Center offers insight into the U.S. adult Twitter population. The firm’s research indicates the Twitterverse tends t
Managed By Q launches a new task management feature for office managers
Managed By Q, the office management platform recently acquired by WeWork, has today announced the launch of Task Management. The feature comes to Managed By Q by way of H
Managed By Q launches a new task management feature for office managers
Managed By Q, the office management platform recently acquired by WeWork, has today announced the launch of Task Management. The feature comes to Managed By Q by way of H
SoftBank to invest $1B into German digital payments provider Wirecard in new fintech partnership
SoftBank is making a huge investment into one of the providers of the kind of digital commerce infrastructure that underpins many of the companies that it backs. Today, W
