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Africa Roundup: eBay expands, Google CEO visits Lagos, Ghana enters space
eBay opened up its U.S. platform to Africa through its partnership with MallforAfrica.com. Americans can now buy products on eBay from select vendors in six African countries, starting with merchandise categories of fashion, art, jewelry, and clothing. For the new program, MallforAfrica selects the sellers and handles payments on its proprietary platform. DHL is the shipping partner. Read More
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China’s UrWork invests in Indonesia’s ReWork via $3M deal as WeWork rivalry heats up
UrWork, the unicorn that is competing with WeWork in China, is following its American rival’s lead by extending its reach in Southeast Asia after it took part in a $3 million funding round for Indonesia-based ReWork. The round, which is described as pre-Series A, was led by China-U.S. firm ATM Capital and Indonesia’s Convergence Ventures. UrWork was a participant alongside U.S. Read More
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Facebook is testing features to help you make new friends
Facebook wants to show you more of what you have in common with potential new friends and make sure you don’t forget about your old ones either. The company is rolling out a feature that allows you to get a closer look at your friend’s buddies. It’s not only showcasing connections you’ve yet to make but a lot of current friends as well, which seems a bit odd, but I… Read More
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What happened to Equifax today
Today was a terrible day for the 143 million consumers impacted by the Equifax data breach. Many of these folks had Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and driver’s license numbers compromised. And the credit card information for hundreds of thousands more was put at risk. Though it was uncovered by the company a little over a month ago, Equifax held off from announcing… Read More
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Dan Gilbert confirms he’s trying to get Amazon to build its second HQ in Detroit
Dan Gilbert wants Amazon in Detroit. The real estate mogul confirmed to TechCrunch that he has formed internal and external teams to fully explore the possibility of Amazon locating its second HQ in Detroit. Amazon would join General Motors, Quicken Loans, Ally Financial, Comerica and others in having a headquarters in the city’s bustling downtown region. Read More
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Teralytics wants to tap telcos’ big data to help cities get smarter about Uber and Lyft
Teralytics’s big data analytics platform is targeting government agencies and transport companies wanting to understand complex problems relating to human mobility — from how to relieve transport pressure points to monitoring urban air quality without the need for CO2 sensors. Just plug in telecos’ data to play… Read More
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Final days to apply for Startup Battlefield Australia
What could you do in the next three days to change your startup’s trajectory? Apply to Startup Battlefield Australia! Taking an hour today to apply could result in $25K AUD, an all-expense paid trip to TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2018, pitch training that will leave investors asking for more, global media exposure and a warm welcome into the Startup Battlefield Alumni Community. Read More
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Crunch Report | Marvel and Star Wars going exclusively to Disney streaming
Today’s Stories Disney’s streaming service will exclusively get Marvel and Star Wars movies
Amazon is looking for a 2nd headquarter city, a ‘full equal to Seattle’ Spotify and Hulu partner on a discounted entertainment bundle, first aimed at students HotelTonight to expand booking window to 100 days Credits Written and Hosted by: Anthony Ha
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I called Equifax to find out if I’d been affected but it just hung up on me, three times
People haven’t had much success online trying to find out it their Social Security number was included in a massive Equifax breach (affecting possibly half the U.S.) reported earlier today, so I called Equifax’s emergency response line to see what I could find out. Read More
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Former GrubHub employee testified drivers often complained about ‘ghost orders’
GrubHub was back in court today in San Francisco over its use of 1099 independent contractors for food delivery. Tj O’Shae, a former GrubHub W-2 employee, echoed much of what plaintiff Raef Lawson testified. She spoke about preferred drivers getting access to priority scheduling, acceptance rates, bonuses, a system that allowed GrubHub to see where their drivers were and “ghost… Read More
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Equifax execs dumped stock before the hack news went public
In today’s edition of unfettered corporate greed, we bring you the Equifax managers who apparently sold almost $1.8 million in stock after the company became aware that it had a big problem on its hands. Read More
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Cloudera acquires AI research firm Fast Forward Labs
Cloudera said today as part of its second-quarter earnings report that it is acquiring Fast Forward Labs, a startup that gives companies the latest information on how to apply machine learning and AI to their businesses, as well as consulting. Read More
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Equifax data breach help site leaves consumers with more questions than answers
Equifax just announced a massive data breach that could affect 143 million consumers. It’s shaping up to be one of the largest hacks of all time. The information came mostly from U.S. residents, but a percentage also involved U.K. and Canadian citizens and the company is working with authorities from these countries. Read More
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AI that can determine a person’s sexuality from photos shows the dark side of the data age
Researchers have created an AI that is more accurate than humans in determining whether a person is gay or straight just from a handful of photographs. It relies on cues apparently more subtle than most can perceive — cues many would suggest do not exist. The research demonstrates, as it is intended to, a class of threat to privacy that is entirely unique to the era of ubiquitous… Read More
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High-end iPhone to ship after standard models
Apple is preparing to announce a new series of iPhone at an event next week. Two models are on tap and TechCrunch has learned from trusted sources the more expensive, fancier version will ship at a later time. By staggering the release and selling one phone at a much higher price, Apple could relieve some of the pressure on its supply chain to process and fulfill orders. Read More
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Okta has a great earnings day on the back of strong international growth
Okta kept its beat-streak alive today with a healthy earnings report. On the back of international growth and a healthy services business, Okta beat revenue expectations by nine percent and managed to handily top EPS expectations. Read More
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Lincoln reportedly plans to electrify entire lineup by 2022
Ford’s Lincoln luxury brand is looking to field electrified powertrain options for all of its vehicles by 2022. Ford’s electric plans for Lincoln could be fully revealed as soon as next month, and could help the company with its plans in China, which is gradually introducing rules for auto sales in the country designed to encourage the update of EVs. Read More
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Equifax data leak could involve 143 million consumers
Data leaks have become so commonplace that it’s incredibly easy to become numb to them, but credit reporting service Equifax announced a doozy today that when all is said and done could involve 143 million consumers. This is bad. It was a treasure trove of information for the bad guys out there and included Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and, in some instances… Read More
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Blizzard will open its first U.S. esports stadium in Los Angeles next month
The world’s best pedigreed esports developer is opening a state-of-the-art temple to its craft right in its own backyard. Blizzard Entertainment, creator of the fine-tuned esports hit Overwatch and MMO legacy World of Warcraft, will open its very own esports facility and stadium on October 7, just in time for the playoffs for the aspiring pros in its Overwatch Contenders league. Read More
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A candid conversation about workplace sexism at Disrupt SF
Women have been in the workforce for decades, yet many are still encountering frustrating obstacles when trying to move up the career ladder. These situations can happen in any industry, but the tech and startup community has been under added scrutiny because female founders are less likely to get funding and a paltry 7% of venture capital partners are women. Now some people have been… Read More
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Updater
- $40M
- HQ: New York, New York
- Categories: internet, saas, real estate, software
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OYO
- $250M
- HQ: Gurgaon, Haryana
- Categories: hotel, travel, leisure, hospitality
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Favor
- $22M
- HQ: Austin, Texas
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Airobotics
- $32M
- HQ: Petah Tiqva, HaMerkaz
- Categories: drone management, robotics, drones, aerospace, internet of things
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Antidote.me
- $11M
- HQ: London, England
- Categories: health diagnostics, medical, health care
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Montage
- $8.0M
- HQ: Delafield, Wisconsin
- Categories: saas, enterprise software, video
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Loci.io
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NS1
- $20M
- HQ: New York, New York
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Streamroot
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- HQ: New York, New York
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XMOS
- $15M
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Newzmate
- $50K
- HQ: Sunnyvale, California
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NewLeaf Symbiotics
- $6.0M
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WTFast
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Agrible
- $9.7M
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SocialCoaster Digital Agency (SDA)
- $1.0M
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SocialCoaster Digital Agency (SDA)
- $2.2M
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Innoviz Technologies
- $65M
- HQ: Kfar Saba, HaMerkaz
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Spinbackup
- $500K
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Fetch Rewards
- $9.6M
- HQ: Madison, Wisconsin
- Categories: grocery, mobile apps, shopping
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Aye Finance
- 440M INR
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Weave
- $17M
- HQ: Lehi, Utah
- Categories: telecommunications, medical, dental, health care, veterinary
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Pluristem Therapeutics
- $8.7M
- HQ: Haifa, Hefa
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Resilio Technologies
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Eyerim
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Guru
- $9.3M
- HQ: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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ROOBO
- $53M
- HQ: Chaoyang, Liaoning
- Categories: robotics, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, internet of things
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Gridtential Energy
- $11M
- HQ: San Jose, California
- Categories: energy, battery, cleantech
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Maestro IO
- $3.0M
- HQ: Los Angeles, California
- Categories: video streaming, video, video on demand
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doc.ai
- $2.3M
- HQ: Palo Alto, California
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Syft
- 6.1M GBP
- HQ: London, England
- Categories: photo sharing, delivery, photo editing
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