In January Venmo announced that users will soon be able to use Venmo to pay inside other apps, similar to how most e-commerce apps already offer PayPal or Apple Pay as payment options. And now (well, technically tomorrow) the feature is leaving beta and will be available to all V … | Continue reading
Every quarter, we expect big things from big companies. To our minds, each three-month cycle needs to be a big win capitalized by a those companies raking in a ton of cash. Twitter didn’t do that today. And it hasn’t for some time. Really, for the better part of its decade-long e … | Continue reading
Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between science and technology ó almost all the time when it has to do with the brain. But this research from MIT that allows for vastly improved scans of the networks inside the brain is too cool to pass up, whether it’s tech, science, … | Continue reading
Im Osten der USA lassen es die Sommergewitter gerade wieder ordentlich krachen und wiederum gibt's dazu ein anschauliches Filmchen aus Chicago, in diesem Fall dann ohne gescheite Zeitlupe, Röntgenkamera oder Weltraumblick aber dafür mit authentischem... | Continue reading
For some Android users, calling for help is about to get upgraded.Dialing an emergency number the UK and Estonia will now instantly send information about your location if you're calling from an Android device, Google announced yesterday. With the change, 999 operators (the emerg … | Continue reading
Motorola has formally stated that they will be unable to keep the Moto Z and the Moto Z Force updated with monthly security patches. | Continue reading
On one hand, the donut in this combo looks delicious. The decision to only sprinkle half the donut implies culinary expertise, because while tasty, sprinkles can quickly overpower chocolate icing. I give this donut a tentative 9.5 / 10. I say tentative because I’m going purely of … | Continue reading
World of Tanks: Blitz [Free] continues to add features with every update - though the pace is not fast enough for some members of the community - and update 3.0 is no exception. The main addition in this update is a new mode, Supremacy, which will play quite differently from the … | Continue reading
When meeting new people, sometimes you gel and conversation flows for hours. More often than not though (at least for me), it ends up with awkward small talk (or silence) while you count down the seconds before you can make a polite exit. If conversation is a game, we can’t all b … | Continue reading
Twitter has a new number that’s killing its share price, down 9.5% in after-hours following grim earnings. First there was the user growth problem that still plagues it. Twitter’s monthly user count grew less than 1% this quarter and just 3% this year to 313 million MAU. But now … | Continue reading
Apple just reported earnings for Q3 2016, and the company soundly beat analyst’s expectations. However, there was one number that we’re not used to seeing. Apple’s cash on hand actually decreased for the first time in seven quarters. Cash on hand this quarter amounted to $231.5 b … | Continue reading
Apple's iPhone sales continue to decline. Apple just reported its latest Q3 earnings, and the company sold 40.4 million iPhones in the recent quarter, compared to 47.5 million this time last year. That's a 15 percent drop, and a sign that iPhone growth momentum has significantly … | Continue reading
Apple just reported its Q3 2016 earnings, and investors are sending its stock through the roof. While the company managed to beat analysts’ expectations, Apple is selling less iPhones, iPads and Macs than last year during the same period. The long period of endless growth on all … | Continue reading
To commemorate its 25th anniversary Blizzard Entertainment has erected a statue of World of Warcraft villain Lich King Arthas Menethil in Taiwan.Created by… | Continue reading
With an IPO on the horizon, subprime lender Elevate will have an additional $545 million credit faculty to support its growing customers. Elevate’s niche right now is providing loans to borrowers with creditscores between 575 and 625. As the company expands, it wants to provide l … | Continue reading
As the Obama administration nears its final months, the White House has released a framework for handling cyberattacks. The Presidential Policy Directive on United States Cyber Incident Coordination builds on the action plan that Obama laid out earlier this year, and it’s intende … | Continue reading
In 2016, Forbes reported there were 159 technology billionaires, and four of the 10 richest people in the world made their money in the tech sector. We believe there are opportunities for these technology developers to play a differential role in philanthropy — one that brings to … | Continue reading
Coinbase has expanded to Australia, bringing the total number of countries it supports to 33. | Continue reading
Whether you’re thinking about starting a company, revamping your current business, adding a new product line, or just making sure your current SEO approach is on the right track, keyword research is a fundamental part of the process. The reason keyword research is so indispensabl … | Continue reading
Thiel sees the American government locking down innovation and keeping it out of the hands of the American everyman. Instead of innovation for all, he described a dystopian world of governmental incompetence and stifled innovation. But Thiel is wrong. Our government is more innov … | Continue reading
Subtle web design features can go a long way. Here are six design elements for your website aimed to boost your conversions. | Continue reading
Twitter's latest quarterly earnings report looks, at first glance, like a step up from its previous missteps. The company beat Wall Street expectations on user growth, and its expensive video-streaming deals appear to be a step in the right direction for the company that wants to … | Continue reading
Tracking your period, peeing on a stick and carrying around a thermometer have been the dominant technologies over the past twenty years to help families conceive. If it sounds outdated, that’s because it is. TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield alum Ava is hoping to change tha … | Continue reading
Apple just reported earnings for its third quarter of 2016, and managed to beat Wall Street expectations — although expectations had been set fairly low after disappointing earnings last quarter.Apple reported $42.4 billion in quarterly revenue for its third quarter 2016, and qua … | Continue reading
I really did think I knew the whole future of luggage. A rideable suitcase? That seemed to be the pinnacle of innovation. But only a mere five days after discovering the Modobag, it’s being usurped in my mind by the Cowarobot R1, which its manufacturer says is the "world’s first … | Continue reading
Match Group reported earnings after the bell on Tuesday. The owner of datings sites including Tinder, OkCupid and Match.com reported $301 million in revenue for the second quarter and adjusted earnings per share of 17 cents. Shares rose roughly 2% on the news. “Q2 showed solid pe … | Continue reading
So, here’s something I wasn’t expecting: Those Carpool Karaoke segments on James Corden’s Late Late Show are being turned into a standalone show — a show that’s been picked up by Apple Music. According to a number of stories in the Hollywood press, Apple will be airing 16 episode … | Continue reading
iPhone sales have fallen for the second time in the device’s history, proving the drop last quarter was not just a one-off. As part of the company’s latest quarterly earnings announcement, Apple revealed today that it sold 40.4 million iPhones, 9.95 million iPads, and 4.25 millio … | Continue reading
Jason Dressen leads an average life. He's happily married with a teenage son, teaches physics at a local college, and generally gets by, until one night he's kidnapped and drugged. Before he slips into unconsciousness, his kidnapper asks him if he's happy. When he wakes up, he's … | Continue reading
Apple needed a breakout quarter after its last whiff, and boy did it get one. The company reported revenue of $42.4 billion and earnings of $1.42 per share. Analysts were expecting earnings of $1.38 per share on revenue of $42.09 billion. As a result the company added tens of bil … | Continue reading
Apple’s push into original content continues. As it’s casting a show about real-life developers, Apple has also purchased the rights to produce a show based on the ‘Carpool Karaoke’ segment from The Late Late Show With James Corden. The new show will air exclusively on Apple Musi … | Continue reading
People in Scotland have started exploring different currency options following Brexit. There have been calls for the Scottish referendum in the past. While Scotland decided against leaving the United Kingdom in the past, the recent vote by Englanders to leave the European Union … | Continue reading
If you've been watching and enjoying the Netflix Narcos TV show, based on the life of the infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar, then you'll probably want to check out the upcoming Narcos: Cartel Wars, developed by FTX Games, which wants to put you in the middle of a drug war while ho … | Continue reading
In the post-9/11 world, the Bush administration once created a color-coded guide used for fear-mongering detailing the current threat level from bad actors worldwide. This tool — which came to be known as the Homeland Security Advisory System — ranged from green (good) to red ( … | Continue reading
Last week TechCrunch came to you with the dramatic departure of AR helmet maker Skully’s CEO and co-founder Marcus Weller and now several sources from inside the company tell us the startup is no more.Operations have ceased within the company, and we’re told the website will be t … | Continue reading
The water is still toxic for many residents of Flint, MI yet one automotive supply company has plans to turn the crisis into an opportunity. An auto parts supplier today announced plans to relocate a facility from China to Flint, MI in part to turn discarded water bottles into pl … | Continue reading
Funding may be becoming a bit harder to come by for some startups in the current climate, but generally as long as a company has the right idea someone will always be there with a checkbook in hand. A studio building a virtual reality baby brawler seems to have fit that bill. Kit … | Continue reading
Twitter today reported Q2 earnings, and the woe that is its poor user growth continues, with its 313 million monthly active users up just 3% on a year ago, and up less than 1% on its previous quarter. The company reported revenues of $602 million with adjusted earnings per share … | Continue reading
I joined Twitter on a lark in the summer of 2007. My art gig at the Onion News Network had a hurry-up-and-wait rhythm to it: rush to construct and dress a set, then loiter around the craft table until a PA needed me to make a prop or repair a broken flat. I'd heard of Twitter fro … | Continue reading
On a random morning, if you’re invited to come watch David Chang: chef, personality and owner of the Momofuku restaurants cook a “meat burger made of plants” — you go. Read More | Continue reading
For 72 episodes, What’s Tech has invited guests to explain technology and its cultural periphery — from drones and fan fiction to ASMR and biohacking. We were bound to make a podcast about podcasts eventually. This was inevitable.For this momentous occasion, our guest is Alex Gol … | Continue reading
Today T-Mobile’s controversial CEO John Legere took his video blog to announce that T-Mobile has added 16 new partners to their streaming service Binge On. He also had some colorful words for the company's competitors. | Continue reading
Self-driving race cars are a few years away but why not simulate the roar of robotic Formula 1 cars with a little Raspberry Pi magic? The folks at Piborg are offering the opportunity for hackers and makers to try and drive their own autonomous car brain in a centralized race. The … | Continue reading
Apple is turning Carpool Karaoke, the Late Late Show with James Corden segment that regularly goes viral, into its own TV show, which will air on Apple Music. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Apple has ordered 16 episodes, which will be released weekly once the series is read … | Continue reading
In about an hour, Apple will announce its quarterly earnings. So you’ll soon be able to read all about it on TechCrunch as we have a team ready to look at all these numbers and find out if they’re moving up or down. But I’m going to use this opportunity to give you a few thoughts … | Continue reading
If you've been playing Telltale's Minecraft: Story Mode [$4.99], you'll be glad to know that the seventh episode of this long-running series, Access Denied, is available for download - or will be available today at some point. As we talked about recently, this episode moves away … | Continue reading
It has been a decade since forex trading had made its debut on internet. And as it is evident, the industry hasn’t looked back ever since, and is now among the largest markets in the world with its daily trading volume hitting as high as $USD5.3 trillion. There is no harm in sayi … | Continue reading