Jack Dorsey just met with Trump to talk about the health of Twitter’s public discourse
Twitter’s co-founder and CEO historically doesn’t have the most discerning tastes when it comes to who he decides to engage with. Fresh off the podcast circuit,…
Julia Angwin Is Out as Editor of New Tech Watchdog Site The Markup
Ms. Angwin was one of three founders of The Markup, which is dedicated to investigating technology and its effects on society. Five journalists resigned. …
Postmates has launched in 1,000 new cities since December
The on-demand delivery platform is expanding rapidly ahead of its 2019 IPO. …
Manufacturing giant Aebi Schmidt hit by ransomware
Aebi Schmidt, a European manufacturing giant with operations in the U.S., has been hit by a ransomware attack, TechCrunch has learned. The Switzerland-based maker of airport…
Japan Has a New Emperor. Now It Needs a Software Update.
It isn’t exactly Y2K, but the country is scrambling to reconcile its systems with the ancient demands of an imperial calendar. …
$35M-funded Omni pivots from storage to rentals via retailers
Omni simply couldn’t scale storing stuff in giant warehouses while dropping it and off picking it up from people on demand. Storage was designed to bootstrap…
Verizon Q1 beats analyst expectations with earnings per share of $1.22
Verizon just released its first quarter earnings report, with earnings per share that came in significantly ahead of analyst expectations, while revenue was right in line…
The robot-recruiter is coming — VCV’s AI will read your face in a job interview
With remote working becoming more of a norm than ever before, remote interviews have, in turn, become a necessity. But how can you truly assess someone…
Harness hauls in $60M Series B investment on $500M valuation
Series B rounds used to be about establishing a product-market fit, but for some startups the whole process seems to be accelerating. Harness, the startup founded…
After the Bust, Are Bitcoins More Like Tulip Mania or the Internet?
To understand where cryptocurrencies are going, it helps to look beneath the price gyrations to see how people are actually using the technology. The data provides…
This Estonian Start-Up Has Become a Thorn in Uber’s Side
The Estonian ride-hailing company Bolt is an unexpected success story. The start-up points to Uber’s global challenges. …
Smartcar accuses $50M-funded rival Otonomo of API plagiarism
Ruthless copying is common in tech. Just ask Snapchat. However, it’s typically more conceptual than literal. But car API startup Smartcar claims that its competitor Otonomo…
India’s ZestMoney raises $20M to grow its digital lending service
Fintech is very much still hot in Asia. ZestMoney, a startup that helps consumers with no credit history get loans to buy online, announced today it…
Elon Musk Predicts Tesla Driverless Taxi Fleet Next Year
Mr. Musk said Tesla cars would soon drive themselves and serve as robot taxis. But many experts think autonomous cars are at least several years away….