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Blockchain technology could be the great equalizer for American cities
Brooks Rainwater Contributor Brooks Rainwater is the director of the Center for City Solutions and Applied Research at the National League
After twenty years of Salesforce, what Marc Benioff got right and wrong about..
Grant Miller Contributor Share on Twitter Grant Miller is the co-founder of Replicated As we enter the 20th year of Salesforce, there’
Original Content podcast: ‘Queer Eye’ season two is even more of a tearje..
It’s only been a couple months since we reviewed the first season of Netflix’s revival of Queer Eye, but the show’s Fab F
People hate hubris and hypocrisy more than they hate evil, which is, I think, why we’re seeing the beginnings of a bipartisan cultura
TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield is coming soon to Beirut, São Paolo and L..
Everyone knows there are thriving startup communities outside of obvious hubs, like San Francisco, Berlin, Bangalore and Beijing, but they
Facebook’s new AI research is a real eye-opener
There are plenty of ways to manipulate photos to make you look better, remove red eye or lens flare, and so on. But so far the blink has pr
First look at Instagram’s self-policing Time Well Spent tool
Are you Overgramming? Instagram is stepping up to help you manage overuse rather than leaving it to iOS and Android’s new screen time
VCs serve up a large helping of cash to startups disrupting food
Here is what your daily menu might look like if recently funded startups have their way.
VCs serve up a large helping of cash to startups disrupting food
Here is what your daily menu might look like if recently funded startups have their way.
UK report warns DeepMind Health could gain ‘excessive monopoly power’
DeepMind’s foray into digital health services continues to raise concerns. The latest worries are voiced by a panel of external revi
Crown, a new app from Tinder’s parent company, turns dating into a game
If you’re already resentful of online dating culture and how it turned finding companionship into a game, you may not be quite ready
Teaching computers to plan for the future
As humans, we’ve gotten pretty good at shaping the world around us. We can choose the molecular design of our fruits and vegetables, trav
Elizabeth Holmes reportedly steps down at Theranos after criminal indictment
Elizabeth Holmes has left her role as CEO of Theranos and has been charged with wire fraud, CNBC and others report. The company’s for
Machines learn language better by using a deep understanding of words
Computer systems are getting quite good at understanding what people say, but they also have some major weak spots. Among them is the fact
Apple and Oprah sign a multi-year partnership on original content
Apple announced today a multi-year content partnership with Oprah Winfrey to produce programs for the tech company’s upcoming video s
Kustomer gets $26M to take on Zendesk with an omnichannel approach to custome..
The CRM industry is now estimated to be worth some $4 billion annually, and today a startup has announced a round of funding that it hopes
With its new in-car operating system, BMW slowly breaks with tradition
When you spend time with a lot of BMW folks, as I did during a trip to Germany earlier this month, you’ll regularly hear the word
Showcase your country or state’s startups at Startup Alley
Disrupt SF is just a few months away (September 5-7 at Moscone Center West) and we’re looking for delegations of international startup gr
Lemonade files lawsuit against wefox for IP infringement
Lemonade, the insurance platform based out of NYC, has filed a lawsuit against German company ONE Insurance, its parent company wefox, and
Lemonade files lawsuit against wefox for IP infringement
Lemonade, the insurance platform based out of NYC, has filed a lawsuit against German company ONE Insurance, its parent company wefox, and
Uber’s unrelenting desire to be everything
Welcome back to CTRL+T, the TechCrunch podcast where Megan Rose Dickey and I talk about stories from the week that we either found interest
Apple Maps outage disrupts search and navigation for all users
Apple Maps is experiencing a widespread outage, according to the company’s System Status page. Maps routing, navigation and search ar
European and Indian regulators team up to defend net neutrality
Representatives of Europe’s BEREC (Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications) and India’s TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Auth
Venmo is discontinuing web support for payments and more
PayPal-owned, peer-to-peer payments app Venmo is ending web support for its service, the company announced in an email to users. The change
Fitbit employees charged with stealing Jawbone trade secrets
Six current and former Fitbit employees have been hit with a federal indictment over the theft of trade secrets from one-time rival, Jawbon
Gmail proves that some people hate smart suggestions
Gmail has recently introduced a brand new redesign. While you can disable or ignore most of the new features, Gmail has started resurfacing
Adobe could be the next $10 billion software company
Adobe reported its Q2 FY’18 earnings yesterday and the news was quite good. The company announced $2.2 billion in revenue for the quarter
YC alum Modern Health, a startup focused on emotional wellbeing, gets $2.26M ..
About one year ago, a note from a CEO thanking his employee for using sick days to take care of her mental health went viral. It was a remi
YC alum Modern Health, a startup focused on emotional wellbeing, gets $2.26M ..
About one year ago, a note from a CEO thanking his employee for using sick days to take care of her mental health went viral. It was a remi
Zelle forecast to overtake Venmo this year
Despite some concerns over its adoption by scammers, new payment service Zelle is shaping up to overtake rival Venmo this year, according t
Scooters go mad, Opendoor wants to buy your house and Meituan’s IPO
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This we
Scooters go mad, Opendoor wants to buy your house, and Meituan’s IPO
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This we
Cheq raises $5M for a proactive, AI-driven approach to safe ad placement
While brand safety and fraud prevention have been big topics in the online ad industry over the past couple years, Cheq CEO Guy Tytunovich
Cheq raises $5M for a proactive, AI-driven approach to safe ad placement
While brand safety and fraud prevention have been big topics in the online ad industry over the past couple years, Cheq CEO Guy Tytunovich
Dank learning system autogenerates memes
We all know that in the near future humanity will come to a crossroads. With 99% of the world’s population currently tasked with crea
Union wins right to challenge Deliveroo on human rights grounds
The UK High Court has granted a union permission to challenge Deliveroo’s opposition to collective bargaining for its couriers on hum
Here are the finalists for The Europas Awards 2018, July 3, London
The Europas Awards and Unconference for tech and crypto startups will be held on July 3, in London. Tickets are selling fast, so grab yours
Tainted, crypto-mining containers pulled from Docker Hub
Security companies Fortinet and Kromtech found seventeen tainted Docker containers that were essentially downloadable images containing pro
Tainted, crypto-mining containers pulled from Docker Hub
Security companies Fortinet and Kromtech found seventeen tainted Docker containers that were essentially downloadable images containing pro
AT&T completes its acquisition of Time Warner
AT&T has sealed the deal to buy Time Warner in a major piece of media and technology consolidation. The deal — which is $85.4 b
China’s Didi Chuxing continues its international expansion with Australia l..
Didi Chuxing, China’s dominant ride-hailing company, is continuing its international expansion after it announced plans to launch in
NXP-Qualcomm $44B deal to clear China as Trump authorizes $50B tariffs
The U.S.-China trade battle enters an important new phase. The South China Morning Post is reporting that China’s Ministry of Commerce wi
AI edges closer to understanding 3D space the way we do
If I show you a single picture of a room, you can tell me right away that there's a table with a chair in front of it, they're probably abo
Facebook’s VP of communications and public policy leaves after a decade
In a high-level departure, Facebook is saying goodbye to its VP of communications of public policy, Elliot Scharge, who announced today tha
Facebook’s longtime head of policy and comms steps down
A prominent figure that helped shape Facebook public perception over the course of the last decade is on the way out. In a Facebook post to
Developers – hack your way to free passes to Disrupt SF 2018
You’ve heard how TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2018 is going to be the biggest, most ambitious Disrupt ever — and we’re se
The problem with ‘explainable AI’
The first consideration when discussing transparency in AI should be data, the fuel that powers the algorithms. Because data is the foundat
Google releases first diversity report since the infamous anti-diversity memo
Google has released its first diversity report since the infamous James Damore memo and the fallout that resulted from it. Those are both l
3,000 journalists covering Kim-Trump this week is WTF is wrong with media
Media businesses are in the dumper. Every week, we hear of new layoffs, budget cuts, diminished editorial quality and more, way more. And y
After taking a year off, I returned to E3 this week. It’s always a fun show, in spite of the fact that the show floor has come to rival C