June 27, 2017
Dating apps are embracing video
Dating apps are, in their own way, a form of social networking – especially as they expand into new areas like friend-finding or professional networking. So it only…
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June 27, 2017
View raises $200M for their electrochromic smart glass
When you hear about companies raising tons of money for “smart glass,” the first thing that hits your mind might be something augmented reality-related like the HoloLens. But…
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App economy to grow to $6.3 trillion in 2021, user base to nearly double to 6.3 billion
The global app economy will be worth $6.3 trillion by 2021, up from $1.3 trillion last year, according to a new report this morning from app analytics firm…
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Box deepens partnership with Microsoft and turns its attention to AI and machine learning
Surely Box is of sufficient size with enough data running through its systems to take advantage of machine learning. Today, the company announced a deepening relationship with Microsoft…
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Uber now lets you request a ride for someone else
Uber is adding a new feature that lets you specify someone else in your phone’s contact book as the rider for the trip. It was always possible to…
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Sumo Logic lands $75 million Series F, on path to IPO
Sumo Logic, the cloud-based log analysis platform, announced a $75 million round today, as the seven year old company could be entering the home stretch before an IPO.…
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Instacart CMO Cheryl Law is no longer at the company
Instacart CMO Cheryl Law is no longer at the company, Techcrunch has learned. Instacart confirmed the departure. We were tipped off about her departure a bit before the…
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Stayawhile gets $1.5M to target the sweet spot between Airbnb and long-term rentals
New York-based startup Stayawhile announced today that it’s scored $1.5 million in seed funding to provide travelers with what founder Janine Yorio refers to as “medium-term housing.” It’s…
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Sony to demo 3D face biometric running on an Xperia smartphone
If smartphone hardware rumors are on the money, and they are usually at least in the ballpark (with the exception of transparent, bendable phones; apparently forever doomed to…
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iOS 11’s blue bar will shame apps that overzealously access your location
Apple’s new mobile operating system iOS 11, which ships to the public in September, will give users a better understanding over how apps are using their location data.…
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