BlogHide Resteemst3chcrunch (45)in techcrunch • 5 years agoTim Cook hits ‘send’Tim Cook doesn’t seem to be particularly happy with The Wall Street Journal. A day after an in-depth report describing Jony Ive’s cooling departure from Apple and the degrading nature of the…t3chcrunch (45)in netflix • 5 years agoNetflix is officially making a show based on Neil Gaiman’s ‘Sandman’ comicsNetflix has placed an 11-episode series order for “The Sandman,” a show based on the critically-acclaimed comics by writer Neil Gaiman. While there have been Sandman comic-book characters since…t3chcrunch (45)in epidemic • 5 years agoEpidemic Sound raises $20M at a $370M valuation for its soundtrack music discovery and licensing platformThe rise of streamed video has seen the market for licensing streamed music boom in the last few years, with not only consumers using video as a medium to listen to tracks but video creators also…t3chcrunch (45)in cozycozy • 5 years agoCozycozy is an accommodation search service that works with hotels and AirbnbFrench startup Cozycozy.com wants to make it easier to search for accommodation across a wide range of services. This isn’t the first aggregator in the space and probably not the last one. But this…t3chcrunch (45)in apple • 5 years agoApple is reportedly moving Mac Pro assembly to ChinaBack in 2013, Apple announced that it would it would be assembling its high-end desktop in the U.S. After manufacturing had mostly moved out the country, the company made a point of touting its use…t3chcrunch (45)in theranos • 5 years agoTheranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to stand trial in 2020Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the now-defunct biotech unicorn Theranos, will face trial in federal court next summer with penalties of up to 20 years in prison and millions of dollars in…t3chcrunch (45)in spacex • 5 years agoSpaceX aims to provide commercial Starship launches by 2021SpaceX is only getting started launching Falcon Heavy commercial missions, but it already has its eyes on the next prize – launching Starship. Now, we know that it’s hoping to start commercial…t3chcrunch (45)in apple • 5 years agoApple’s Sidecar just really *gets* me, you know?With the rollout of Apple’s public beta software previews of macOS and the new iPadOS, I’ve finally been able to experience first-hand Sidecar, the feature that lets you use an iPad as an external…t3chcrunch (45)in smartphone • 5 years agoSmartphone users are upgrading less frequently — will 5G help?A new study out of NPD confirms what we already know about the state of the smartphone in 2019. People just aren’t upgrading as frequently. You can see the ramifications of this as companies like…t3chcrunch (45)in facebook • 5 years agoFacebook’s content oversight board plan is raising more questions than it answersFacebook has produced a report summarizing feedback it’s taken in on its idea of establishing a content oversight board to help arbitrate on moderation decisions. Aka the ‘supreme court of…t3chcrunch (45)in tesla • 5 years agoTesla reportedly working on its own battery cell manufacturing capabilityAutomaker Tesla is looking into how it might own another key part of its supply chain, through research being done at a secret lab near its Fremont, Calif., factory, CNBC reports. The company…t3chcrunch (45)in verizon • 5 years agoDenver and Providence are next up for Verizon’s 5G rollouthere’s going to be a point in the not so distant future when the addition of new 5G cities won’t be news. After several years of hype, however, we’re still not quite there. The 5G picture is set to…t3chcrunch (45)in startup • 5 years agoThe next frontier for sneakerheads is trying on shoes virtuallyStartups in the AR space see a bright future for bringing retail experiences into the home, but there haven’t been a ton of convincing examples of companies carrying out this vision effectively.…t3chcrunch (45)in google • 5 years agoSF Pride says it won’t exclude Google from the Pride paradeDespite Google employees petitioning San Francisco Pride to exclude the company from participating in the Pride parade this weekend, SF Pride says Google will be allowed to march in the parade.…t3chcrunch (45)in yelp • 5 years agoYelp adds portfolios and highlights to its business profilesYelp is announcing two new ad products for business owners — portfolios and “business highlights.” Those highlights are basically a way for businesses to point out their most distinctive and…t3chcrunch (45)in spacex • 5 years agoSpaceX records another first for reusable rocketry by catching Falcon Heavy fairing with a boatSpaceX has managed to do another thing that seemed audacious and highly unlikely after a few early botched attempts. It used a ship at sea to catch the falling nosecone that shielded the cargo…t3chcrunch (45)in kopi • 5 years agoIndonesia’s Kopi Kenangan raises a sweet $20M to expand its coffee businessKopi Kenangan, a startup that wants to make quality, fresh coffee affordable to Indonesian consumers, has raised $20 million as it begins to consider overseas expansion in Southeast Asia. The…t3chcrunch (45)in nasa • 5 years agoNASA’s Curiosity rover finds levels of gas on Mars that could suggest possibility of lifeNASA’s Curiosity Rover has detected high levels of methane output during its mission on the Martian surface, the New York Times reports. The discovery, found during a measurement taking on Wednesday…t3chcrunch (45)in facebook • 5 years agoWho’s going to use the big bad Libra?There is so much to write about Libra, and so much which has already been written misses the mark, mostly, I think, because most pundits haven’t spent much time in the developing world, which is…t3chcrunch (45)in youtube • 5 years agoYouTube confirms a test where the comments are hidden by defaultYouTube’s comments section has a bad reputation. It’s even been called “the worst on the internet,” and a reflection of YouTube’s overall toxic culture where creators are rewarded for outrageous…