techcrunch TechCrunch Offers $45 Student Tickets for Robotics and AI Event TechCrunch provides deeply discounted $45 student tickets for its upcoming Robotics + AI 2019 event at UC Berkeley, saving attendees over $200.
techcrunch TechCrunch Daily Crunch Highlights Privacy Lies And Australian Cyberattacks TechCrunch's latest roundup covers the true meaning behind corporate privacy claims and a major cyberattack on Australia's political networks. The summary also touches on flying boats, WeChat homework bans, and the sudden closure of the Razer game store.
amazon Amazon HQ2 Fallout, Spotify Buys Podcast Firms, Samsung Unveils New Wearables TechCrunch's Daily Crunch covers Amazon canceling its New York HQ2 plans, Spotify confirming a $340 million podcast acquisition, and Samsung preparing to launch new sports wearables alongside the Galaxy S10.
google maps Google Maps AR Walking Directions Aim to Eliminate Navigation Confusion Google is testing an augmented reality mode for Maps that projects directional arrows onto your phone's camera view to prevent users from walking the wrong way.
lilt Lilt Combines Human Translators With AI for Enterprise Grade Accuracy Lilt builds a machine translation platform that keeps human translators in the loop to ensure high-quality results for complex documents. The company claims its hybrid approach increases translator speed by up to five times compared to traditional methods.
iphone Popular iPhone Apps Secretly Record User Screens, Exposing Sensitive Data Major iPhone apps use session replay technology to record every tap and swipe without user permission, inadvertently exposing sensitive information like credit card details and passport numbers.
spotify Spotify Bets Hundreds of Millions on Podcasting Future Spotify spends up to $500 million to acquire podcast companies Gimlet and Anchor as it pushes into the audio medium. The streaming giant sees podcasting as a key growth area to stay ahead of competitors like Apple Music.
apple Apple Cracks Down on Facebook and Google Over Misused Enterprise Certificates Apple revokes special developer certificates from Facebook and Google after the companies use them to distribute data-collecting apps outside their organizations. The punishment causes widespread internal app downtime for both tech giants.
facebook Snopes Exits Facebook Fact-Checking Program as AP Renegotiates Role Snopes pulls out of Facebook's fact-checking initiative, citing inefficient tools and a lack of meaningful engagement. The Associated Press is simultaneously renegotiating its own position within the partnership.
aadhaar Unprotected Jharkhand Government Site Exposes Over 100,000 Aadhaar Numbers A lack of password protection on a state government attendance system in India exposes more than 100,000 Aadhaar numbers through easily accessible photo file names.
facebook Facebook Defends Controversial Data Collection App in Internal Memo Facebook releases an internal memo attempting to justify its paid user data collection program after TechCrunch exposes the controversial practices.
apple Apple Revokes Facebook Developer Certificate Over Spyware Research App Apple takes decisive action by revoking Facebook's Enterprise Certificate, effectively disabling the social giant's data-collecting Research app and internal employee tools.
buzzfeed BuzzFeed Staff Petition for PTO Payouts After Mass Layoffs Over 400 BuzzFeed employees demand the company pay out earned paid time off to all laid-off U.S. workers, not just those in California. Human resources leadership states they are open to re-evaluating the policy following the 250-person workforce reduction.
privacy Privacy Experts Debate Whether Tech Data Practices Shift in 2019 TechCrunch surveys eight leading privacy experts to determine if the tech industry's approach to user data fundamentally changes in 2019. The discussion follows a record GDPR fine against Google and ongoing tension between data-driven profits and user protection.
facebook Opinion Piece Challenges Zuckerberg's Rosy Facebook History A TechCrunch article critically examines Mark Zuckerberg's WSJ defense of Facebook by tracing the company's problematic origins back to the unauthorized FaceMash dorm room project.