StockX, the marketplace for limited-edition goods, has just announced they are expanding beyond sneakers. Starting today you’ll be able to buy and sell watches and handbags from luxury brands like Rolex, Audemars Piguet, Hermes, etc. Read More
Pinguin is a new app that lets you chat with people based on your interests. Really into startups? They got a room for you. Like you some programming? Right this way, sir. Like food? They got a room for you. The team, Josh Purvis, Devon Woodruff, Vijay Kumar, and Bryan O’Reilly built the app from he ground up with the needs of the online set in mind. There are a few of these apps… Read More
A lot of what Microsoft is showing at its Build conference this week is squarely aimed at developers. But in the barrage of news about Azure, Visual Studio and .NET, the company also showed off a preview of a new add-in for PowerPoint that is aimed at everyday users. The Presentation Translator can automatically provide real-time translated subtitles or translate the text of their actual… Read More
TechCrunch Disrupt NY is right around the corner. In anticipation of the occasion, here’s a helpful rundown of everything you’ll need to get the most out of your Disrupt experience. Read More
At its Build developer conference, Microsoft today announced the launch of Azure Batch AI Training. While that’s a mouthful, the name pretty much tells you what it is: a new service for batch training deep neural networks on the company’s Azure cloud computing platform. This service is now in private preview. It’s unclear when it’ll become available in public preview.… Read More
As part of its Build developer conference, Microsoft is launching a new program for independent software vendors (ISVs) today that aims to make its Azure platform more attractive to them: If they deploy their applications on Azure and make them available on its AppSource marketplace, Microsoft will allow its users to access them from tools like PowerApps and its IFTTT competitor Flow… Read More
Earlier this week, Harman Kardon announced the Invoke, its Cortana-enabled Amazon Echo competitor. While Harman Kardon was the first company to integrate Cortana into this kind of device, it’s not going to be the only one for long. As Microsoft announced today, HP has also signed on to build similar devices. Intel, too, is getting into this game. Read More
After a few months in preview form, Visual Studio for Mac is now officially officially available. This version of Microsoft’s flagship development tool is based on the cross-platform IDE from Xamarin, which it acquired last March. Read More
While Microsoft’s big Azure database news today is the launch of Cosmos DB, its new “planet-scale” distributed database service, there is a good chance that many developers will be more interested in a slightly smaller update to Azure’s database portfolio. At its Build developer conference, Microsoft today announced the launch of Azure Database for MySQL and PostgreSQL. Read More
At its Build developer conference, Microsoft announced it is adding four new services to the 25 already available for Cognitive Services, its platform for making various kinds of machine learning models easily available to developers. What makes three of these new services stand out is that they are customizable. Read More
There’s nothing wrong with tooting your own horn a bit when you hit a number like 500 million, and that’s what Microsoft did this morning to kick off its Build developer conference. That’s the company’s latest count of monthly active devices using Windows 10. Read More
“We want this to be the database of the future and to last for many decades to come,” Microsoft’s Dharma Shukla told me when we talked about Cosmos DB, the new globally distributed database the company is launching at its Build developer conference today. Read More
Facebook will bury links to low-quality websites and refuse to carry ads pointing to them in a News Feed algorithm change announced today. Facebook defines a ‘low-quality site’ as one “containing little substantive content, and that is covered in disruptive, shocking or malicious ads.” This includes hosting pop-up and interstitial ads, adult ads, or eye-catching but… Read More
Microsoft is holding its annual Build developer conference this week and the company is kicking off the event with its inaugural keynote this morning. You can watch the live stream right here. The keynote is scheduled to start at 8 am on the West Coast, 11 am on the East Coast, 4 pm in London and 5 pm in Paris. This is a developer conference, so you shouldn’t expect new hardware devices.… Read More
The European Commission has published a mid-term review of its Digital Single Market (DSM) strategy that’s aimed at breaking down barriers to ecommerce and fostering digital activity across the region. Read More
PBS KIDS is ready to take over your kids’ TV. The company this morning announced the launch of its own streaming stick, called the PBS KIDS Plug & Play, which delivers a combination of on-demand video, sing-alongs, and games, as well as access to the PBS KIDS’ live stream when connected to Wi-Fi. The content selection is updated regularly, at no additional cost. There’s… Read More
Salted has ditched the traditional direct-to-consumer model for meal kits and is instead teaming up with Whole Foods and other grocers to sell meal kits inside physical grocery stores. Starting today, shoppers in the Los Angeles area can pop into Whole Foods stores in Venice, West Hollywood, Downtown LA and Playa Vista to pick up a Salted meal kit. The Whole Foods partnership comes a couple… Read More
You might be curious why Judah Friedlander — standup comedian, actor, writer, artist, activist — is appearing on the Disrupt NY stage next week. But Judah has a very special surprise for Disrupt attendees with the world premiere of a brand new series, created in collaboration with TechCrunch and The Onion. I don’t want to reveal too much, but if you enjoy robots, laughs,… Read More
TVs with streaming video capabilities have made a big leap in the past two years — 56 percent of U.S. adults own a streaming-enabled television, up from one-third of adults in 2015.
That’s according to the latest study on “The Changing TV Experience” from the Interactive Advertising Bureau and MARU Matchbox, with results based on an online survey.
The study also says… Read More
“A database that replicates itself and is meant to survive” — that was the connection that Cockroach Labs CEO Spencer Kimball made between the startup’s memorable name and its value proposition. Despite entering a crowded market, Cockroach has been able to gain the favor of some of the most well known VCs in tech. Today’s $27 million Series B is being led by… Read More
