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T-minus two days and counting. Thatâs how much time you have left to score early-bird passes to TC Sessions: Space 2020. If youâre part of this global startup community, donât miss a two-day deep dive focused on the intrepid visionaries pushing the boundaries of technology and forging the future of space. And donât miss the […]
As strange as they are, you would be forgiven for getting about the existence of Echo Frames. Amazon announced the smart glasses among a deluge of Alexa-focused products at an event last year that also included an even stranger smart ring. The experimental product was  Day 1 Edition device â meaning it was available to […]
Data engineering is one of these new disciplines that has gone from buzzword to mission critical in just a few years. Data engineers design and build all the connections between sources of raw data (your payments information or ad-tracking data or what have you) and the ultimate analytics dashboards used by business executives and data […]
Since launching four years ago, hitting level 40 in Pokémon GO meant hitting the top. You could still keep catching Pokémon and gathering XP, of course â but that shiny level badge wasn’t going up any higher. That’ll change later this month with an update that bumps the cap to 50, introduces new Pokémon, and […]
Google has taken the wraps off Chimera Painter, a web-based tool that lets anyone generate terrifying cryptozoological entities in an interface that looks like MS Paint by way of Diablo. Why, you ask? Well, isn’t it obvious? No… no, I suppose it isn’t. Surely the strangest thing to hit Google’s AI blog for at least […]
The musicianâs life is rarely an easy one. That goes double for these last, oh, eight or so months. Most artists who havenât risen the ranks to rock-star levels make the lion’s share of their money from live shows, and thatâs just not in the cards for now â and likely wonât be for some […]
TC Sessions: Space is coming up soon, and weâve decided to sweeten the deal for whatâs included with your event pass. Buy your ticket now and youâll get a free annual membership to Extra Crunch, our membership program focused on startups, founders and investors with more than 100 exclusive articles published per month. Extra Crunch […]
Reviewing hardware is an act of minutia. Occasionally something new or potentially earth-shattering comes along, but on the whole, itâs about chipping away. Documenting small, gradual changes designed to keep product lines fresh and â if you play your cards right â differentiating yourself from the competition. Appleâs as guilty of this as anyone, of […]
There’s nothing small about the latest Mac mini. Never mind the Mac mini’s tiny size or low price. This diminutive desktop is a revolution for most users, thanks to Apple’s new chipset. Called the M1, this chip platform replaces the Intel CPU long found at the heart of Apple’s desktop and portable computers, and the […]
Letâs get something morbid out of the way right up front: estate planning is a growth business in 2020. Whether you need to create or update a will, build a family trust, or sign over power of attorney for end-of-life decision-making, itâs been a heck of a year for many families, and even more people […]
Survival and strategy games are often played in stages. You have the early game where youâre learning the ropes, understanding systems. Then you have mid-game where youâre executing and gathering resources. The most fun part, for me, has always been the late mid-game where youâre in full control of your powers and skills and youâve […]
Communication tools are evolving quickly. We have all kinds of social media for our personal lives, Slack for chatting with our coworkers, Discord for gaming and other communities, and Zoom and FaceTime for when we want to look someone (almost) in the eyes. But the business phone has been mostly stuck in the past. OpenPhone […]
Hereâs a closer look at the three growth marketing tactics I credit with helping us scale Lifesum over the last 36 months. Itâs a strategy any startup can use, regardless of size or budget.
This is The TechCrunch Exchange, a newsletter that goes out on Saturdays, based on the column of the same name. You can sign up for the email here. DoorDash filed to go public on Friday, meaning weâll have at least one more unicorn IPO before 2020 comes to a close. For a high-level look at its numbers, […]
Welcome back to Human Capital. In this weekâs edition of HC, youâll read about the latest labor struggles at Amazon and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, President-Elect Joe Bidenâs promises to gig workers, a primary care network for Black people and people of color and more. Lastly, I pulled out some nuggets from DoorDashâs S-1 that […]
When youâre laser-focused on reaching beyond the stars, itâs hard to remember more earthly, mundane tasks. Thatâs why weâre giving you an extra week to score early-bird savings to TC Sessions: Space 2020 (December 16-17). So, to all you harried, procrastinating visionaries: take a breath, relax a bit and buy your pass before November 20 […]
The next generation of gaming is here with the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X â except it isn’t, because there are almost no next-generation games to play on them. Demon’s Souls is the first title that can truly be called next-gen, and it shows â even though it’s a remake of a PS3 game… […]
One of my favorite series of Monty Python sketches is built around the concept of surprise: Chapman: I didn’t expect a kind of Spanish Inquisition. [JARRING CHORD] [Three cardinals burst in] Cardinal Ximénez: NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition! I was reminded of this today when I needed to reschedule a few stories so we could cover DoorDash’s S-1 […]
Nintendo will never stop mining its past for new nostalgia-based products, but at least it tends to do so with aplomb and occasionally even generosity. The former at least is on display with the Super Mario Bros. Game & Watch, a standalone handheld that plays the first Mario game, its unbelievably hard “Lost Levels” sequel, […]
Another banner month month for Nintendo hardware sales, per the latest figures from NPD. The firm puts Switch sales (including the standard and Lite models) at 735,000 units in the U.S., making the best October for a Nintendo console since the Wii sold 807,000 units in October 2008. Itâs been a good couple of years […]