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WeWork is planning a major expansion in Southeast Asia
April 24, 2018
WeWork is planning a major expansion in Southeast Asia
China takes the limelight as the main focus for WeWork in Asia, but the company is pushing ahead with plans…
Announcing the TC Tel Aviv agenda
April 24, 2018
Announcing the TC Tel Aviv agenda
TechCrunch is coming to Tel Aviv on June 7th. We hosted two Meetup + Pitch-off events in the past, but…
Tableau gets new pricing plans and a data preparation tool
April 24, 2018
Tableau gets new pricing plans and a data preparation tool
Data analytics platform Tableau today announced the launch of both a new data preparation product and a new subscription pricing…
Electric Ford GoBikes are officially here
April 24, 2018
Electric Ford GoBikes are officially here
If you live in San Francisco, you have probably noticed the plethora of bikes and electric scooters. Now, Motivate is…
Andreessen Horowitz is planning to launch a dedicated crypto fund
April 24, 2018
Andreessen Horowitz is planning to launch a dedicated crypto fund
The SEC may be firing off subpoenas to crypto investment funds and ICO projects left, right and center — apparently…
Go-Jek is in talks with former Uber ally ComfortDelGro, Singapore’s top taxi firm
April 24, 2018
Go-Jek is in talks with former Uber ally ComfortDelGro, Singapore’s top taxi firm
ComfortDelGro, Singapore’s largest taxi operator, has held talks with Go-Jek about a potential partnership that could replace its annulled agreement…
The makers of the virtual influencer, Lil Miquela, snag real money from Silicon Valley
April 24, 2018
The makers of the virtual influencer, Lil Miquela, snag real money from Silicon Valley
Brud, the actual company behind one of Instagram’s most popular virtual influencers (it’s a thing), has raised millions of dollars…
Culture Trip picks up $80M for its millennial-focused travel site
April 24, 2018
Culture Trip picks up $80M for its millennial-focused travel site
While a lot of travel startups (Airbnb, Ctrip, Kayak, to name a few) have made waves by disrupting how people…
YouTube releases its first report about how it handles flagged videos and policy violations
April 24, 2018
YouTube releases its first report about how it handles flagged videos and policy violations
YouTube has released its first quarterly Community Guidelines Enforcement Report and launched a Reporting Dashboard that lets users see the…
Drink-a-day startup Hooch adds a perk-filled premium membership plan
April 24, 2018
Drink-a-day startup Hooch adds a perk-filled premium membership plan
Hooch, the subscription startup that allows members to claim one free drink per day from hundreds of different bars and…
Clouds are complicated, and these fabulous 3D renderings of real weather data prove it
April 24, 2018
Clouds are complicated, and these fabulous 3D renderings of real weather data prove it
Some people, when they look up at the sky and see a cloud, think “dog” or “fluffy.” And some people…
8VC has closed its second early-stage fund, seemingly with an eye on logistics and biotech
April 23, 2018
8VC has closed its second early-stage fund, seemingly with an eye on logistics and biotech
8VC, the early-stage, San Francisco-based venture firm founded in 2015 by serial entrepreneur Joe Lonsdale and four other general partners,…
From Ferraris to flying taxis: Q&A with Lilium’s new head of Product Design
April 23, 2018
From Ferraris to flying taxis: Q&A with Lilium’s new head of Product Design
Munich-based Lilium, the super-ambitious company developing an electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) jet and accompanying “air taxi” service, continues…
Unstoppable exploit in Nintendo Switch opens door to homebrew and piracy
April 23, 2018
Unstoppable exploit in Nintendo Switch opens door to homebrew and piracy
The Nintendo Switch may soon be a haven for hackers, but not the kind that want your data — the…
Amazon eyes a move into home shopping TV with possible Evine acquisition
April 23, 2018
Amazon eyes a move into home shopping TV with possible Evine acquisition
Amazon has now passed 100 million subscribers for its Prime loyalty shopping program, underscoring its growth as an e-commerce, cloud…