May 15, 2017
Facebook cracks down on fake live videos
Facebook is banning misleading uses of its Live video format. The company tells TechCrunch that it’s adding a section to its Live API Facebook Platform Policy that reads…
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May 15, 2017
Nintendo is planning a Legend of Zelda mobile game
Following up on the massive success of Pokémon GO and the less massive success of Super Mario Run, Nintendo is reportedly planning a Legend of Zelda for smartphones…
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reVIVE wins the Disrupt NY 2017 Hackathon Grand Prize
It’s been a long night at Pier 36, the site of the Disrupt NY Hackathon. Around 750 engineers and designers got together to come up with something cool,…
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CityConnect shows you how climate change will impact your own home
We’ve all seen the maps that show Florida being consumed by rising sea levels. But many of us still underestimate the impact of climate change because we can’t…
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‘Elderly Alexa’ helps families care for their remote loved ones via voice
Last night on Saturday Night Live, a spoof advertisement for an “Alexa Silver” poked gentle fun at how an Alexa speaker could be used with the elderly to…
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RoboWaiter wants to make American restaurants great again with robots
RoboWaiter’s crack team, consisting of a developer, designer and a robotics expert, came together at last night’s Disrupt NY hackathon to create a faster, better, smarter waiter using…
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Val.ai lets self-driving cars bid for parking spots
Where will self-driving cars go once they drop you off? In big cities, parking can be expensive and take forever to find. But TechCrunch Disrupt NY hackathon team…
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BikeParking.Club connects a social network to bike locks in a city
Palo Alto has a bike lock problem, and a pair of software developers and a designer took a shot at trying to solve that problem in 24 hours…
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VCs see fertile ground in agtech
Agriculture startups that raised seed rounds in recent years are blossoming into businesses sought after by later-stage investors. Investment in the agtech space is up sharply this year,…
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Time is running out to exhibit at Disrupt’s Hardware Alley
We want to see you in New York for Disrupt NY 2017, our annual celebration of all things startup. It’s a great time. You get to meet great…
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