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Crunch Report | MoviePass pulls out of 10 AMC theaters
Google experiments in local news, MoviePass pulls out of AMC theaters and the Kalanick-Benchmark lawsuit has officially been dismissed. All this on Crunch Report. Read More
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Japanese exchange says hackers stole over $400M in cryptocurrency
A Japanese cryptocurrency exchange has claimed it lost more than $400 million in tokens following an alleged hack on its service. Coincheck said Friday that some 500 million tokens of NEM, worth around $400 million at the time of writing, according to comments at a press event attended by Bloomberg. NEM, the tenth largest cryptocurrency based on total coin market cap, is a distributed… Read More
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A young startup with a timely offer: fighting propaganda campaigns online
The prevalence of so-called fake news is far worse than we imagined even a few months ago. Just last week, Twitter admitted there were more than 50,000 Russian bots trying to confuse American voters ahead of the 2016 presidential election. It isn’t just elections that should concern us, though. Read More
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Madden NFL 18 esports are coming to Disney XD and ESPN
With the Super Bowl just a few weeks away, the world of football has some relatively unexpected news. Madden NFL, one of the most popular gaming titles in the world, is going even more mainstream. ESPN2 and Disney XD will broadcast Madden e-sports tournaments thanks to a new deal inked by EA, Disney, and the NFL. Madden NFL 18 is one of the top ten best-selling games in the last 12 months, and… Read More
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Facebook lets you tip game live streamers $3+
Facebook Live is launching monetization for video gameplay streamers, allowing users to tip creators a minimum of $3 via the desktop site. Right now, the contributor of the tips doesn’t get any special call-out or privileges, though Facebook tells me it’s considering different options for creators and gamers. Read More
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Strix Leviathan wants to build a better enterprise platform for crypto trading
We are still in the early days of cryptocurrency — or at least that’s what all of the startups that are jumping into this space NOW hope. And when there’s a gold rush, there’s plenty of money to be made by selling shovels (or ASIC rigs) to miners. It’s no surprise, then, that we are now seeing the emergence of a new class of B2B startups in crypto, too. Read More
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MoviePass pulls out of AMC’s top theaters as negotiations fail
MoviePass, the monthly subscription service for seeing movies in theaters, has pulled out of 10 high-traffic AMC theaters, as a negotiating tactic with the theater chain. AMC, so far, has shown no interest in working with MoviePass or sharing revenue with the service for the foot traffic it brings to theaters. For instance, in a call with analysts in last year, AMC’s chief executive… Read More
Latest TC Videos
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Up close with Apple’s HomePod
The HomePod is much smaller than I remember. I hadn’t seen one since June, when Apple announced the speaker back at WWDC. Apple pushed back its projected December launch date because the company needed, “a little more time.” That time, it seems, has finally arrived, and I spent a bit more time with the smart speaker this week. Read More
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Original Content podcast: We revisit the crime scene of Netflix’s ‘Ozark’
Ozark launched on Netflix back in July — before we’d even started Original Content, our podcast covering the latest streaming news, shows and movies. However, TechCrunch’s Jordan Crook was a big fan, so at her urging, we all checked out the series, which stars Jason Bateman as a financial advisor who moves to the Ozarks with his family (including his wife, played by Laura… Read More
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Hoodline is trying to fix local news deserts with a new automated news wire
Local news is kind of a mess. While the global platforms have been exploding, making it easier to follow events at a world wide level, local news sources have atrophied. Those two things are, obviously, intertwined. As the news moved online, the revenue sources that powered local papers and news stations have taken a hit, resulting in smaller news rooms and outlet closures. What this adds up to… Read More
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More startup lawyers are accepting cryptocurrencies as payment
A growing number of law firms working with startups are beginning to accept their payment in cryptocurrencies. It’s an interesting shift, and one that’s very reminiscent of service providers who were paid in equity during the go-go dot.com days of the late ’90s — a move that paid off hugely for some and far less profitably for others. Read More
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LittleBits’ Droid Inventor kit is the first STEM toy that works
I’ve been watching STEAM and/or STEAM toys with great interest and great skepticism. While many parents and teachers report great success with programming toys like Cleverbot and whatever this thing is, I’ve found that kids (and parents) I know find many STEM toys to be sterile, boring, and just no fun. The same held true for the notoriously fiddly LittleBits kits. These kits… Read More
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Microsoft’s Mixer follows Twitch with addition of direct tipping and game sales
Mixer, Microsoft’s answer to Twitch, will soon allow its streamers to start selling games and other downloadable content via its service, and will introduce tipping, the company announced this week in its year-end wrap-up. The game sales will be made possible through the new Mixer Direct Purchase program, which is now in testing ahead of a broad, public launch, Microsoft says. Initially… Read More
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Intel does its best to tamp down impact of Spectre and Meltdown in earnings call
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich was delighted to report that Intel had a record year in the company’s quarterly earnings call with analysts yesterday. Of course, he also had to acknowledge the Spectre and Meltdown chip vulnerabilities revealed earlier this month in perhaps the ultimate good news-bad news moment. Like any good salesman, Krzanich led with the good news. “2017 was a record… Read More
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Ford files a patent for an autonomous police car
If the fourth season of Black Mirror didn’t thoroughly freak you out, buckle up! Ford has filed for a patent on an autonomous police car. While patent filings don’t always come to fruition, the mere fact that this idea is in development is mildly unnerving. The patent, first spotted by Motor1, describes an autonomous police vehicle that would be able to detect infractions performed… Read More
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Google experiments in local news with an app called Bulletin
Google is testing a tool called Bulletin that would allow anyone to publish local news stories and events, according to a report from Slate, which Google later confirmed. The company described Bulletin as a way for others to communicate information of local interest, like bookstore readings, high school sporting events, or information about street closures, for example. Slate found a website… Read More
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Poptheatr is a bucket you put on your head so you can watch movies
Are you afraid of human contact? Do you like movies? Do you like buckets? Sister, have I got a product for you. Poptheatr is a bucket that you put over your head. You put your telecommunications device on top of the bucket and then look up at movies, television, and pornography while you lie comfortably on your back. This keeps your hands free to manage your video playback using an… Read More
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Homebell
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- HQ: Berlin, Berlin
- Categories: professional services, home improvement, construction
- Investors: Global Founders Capital, Index Ventures, Kompass Digital, Helvetia Venture ... See More
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Heetch
- $20M
- HQ: Paris, Ile-de-France
- Categories: collaborative consumption, apps, transportation, car sharing, ride sharing ... See More
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Blue Prism Group PLC
- 40M GBP
- HQ: London, England
- Categories: robotics, innovation management, professional services
- Investors: Not available
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Simudyne
- 2.1M GBP
- HQ: London, England
- Categories: big data, software, paas, simulation, analytics, artificial intelligence ... See More
- Investors: Techstars
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Goxip
- $5.0M
- HQ: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island
- Categories: visual search, fashion, mobile, e-commerce, image recognition
- Investors: The Mills Fabrica Fund
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Axio Biosolutions Private Limited
- $7.4M
- HQ: Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Categories: health care, emergency medicine, medical device, military
- Investors: IDG Ventures India, Accel Partners, RNT Capital
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Evatic AS
- Not available
- HQ: Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag
- Categories: information technology, information services
- Investors: Viking Venture Management
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Traiilo
- Not available
- HQ: New York, New York
- Categories: delivery, grocery, e-commerce, mobile, same day delivery
- Investors: Not available
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guuru.com
- 800K CHF
- HQ: Zürich, Zurich
- Categories: messaging, communications infrastructure
- Investors: QDN Partners
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Codexia Studios
- 88K SGD
- HQ: Singapore, Central Region
- Categories: education, enterprise, web development, developer tools, non profit, mobile ... See More
- Investors: StartVenture Capital, Mercalix Ventures
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Rally Rd.
- $2.6M
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Helm Squared
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- HQ: Plymouth, Plymouth
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JUPTER
- $460K
- HQ: Curitiba, Parana
- Categories: education, financial services, venture capital, finance
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Kandu
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- HQ: London, England
- Categories: saas, professional networking, b2b, marketplace
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Zenome Platform
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- HQ: Moscow, Moscow City
- Categories: data storage, genetics
- Investors: Not available
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Leo Aerospace
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- HQ: Marina Del Rey, California
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Hsuanzhang
- 200M CNY
- HQ: Beijing, Beijing
- Categories: accounting
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SwipedOn
- $1.0M
- HQ: Tauranga, Gisborne
- Categories: software
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Gartenzwerg Technologies
- 100K GBP
- HQ: London, England
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Orby Inc.
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Bagan Innovation Technology
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- HQ: Yangon, Yangon
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ZAR X
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- HQ: Johannesburg, NA - South Africa
- Categories: stock exchanges
- Investors: Public Investment Corporation
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Global Gourmet
- $10M
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: food and beverage
- Investors: India Agri Business Fund II
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FESCO Energy
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- HQ: Not available
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- Investors: Safer World Group
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