Amazon has been focusing attention on areas like media streaming, its faster delivery and pickup services, hardware and enterprise via AWS. But it’s also making an effort to reboot one of the more legacy parts of its business: fashion. TechCrunch has learned from multiple sources that the e-commerce giant has considered buying several startups in the fashion sphere as potential acquisitions […]
At Day 1 of Facebook’s F8 developer conference, Mark Zuckerberg laid out the company’s 10 year roadmap and made tons of new announcements such as the new chatbots and a crazy new VR camera. On Day 2, the keynote speakers dove into updates from the React Native platform, demoed a VR selfie stick, introduced two connectivity projects […]
It’s 1997. The Backstreet Boys debut in the U.S. with one of the most successful albums of all time. Microsoft is the world’s most valuable company, with a $261 billion market cap. And an IBM computer named Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov, reigning world chess champion and, at the time, the highest-ranked chess player to […]
Microsoft sued the Justice Department today, challenging the constitutionality of the gag orders issued by the government that prevent tech companies from informing their customers when their data is accessed as part of an investigation. The suit challenges a provision in the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) that allows courts to force Microsoft and other companies that offer […]
Gary Vaynerchuk On His New Book #AskGaryVee Seasoned entrepreneur and digital strategist Gary Vaynerchuk sat down with TechCrunch to talk about his new book, #AskGaryVee. An investor in Facebook, Twitter, Uber and Tumblr, Vaynerchuk also advises Fortune 500 companies on their social media ad spend with his company, Vaynermedia. Vaynerchuk tells us that just because an […]
Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that it was expanding its investment in Minecraft, the popular game it acquired for $2.5 billion in 2014, by building out a new version that would allow teachers to use Minecraft in the classroom. Today, Microsoft announced that “Minecraft Education Edition,” as this version is called, will become available in […]
Google is launching a new service today that allows you to create $35 custom cases for its Nexus 5X, 6 and 6P phones. You can choose between two variations of the Live Cases. One allows you to pick any photo and print it onto your case. The other lets you design and print a stylized map with the help of Google Maps. […]
The Apple Watch can do a lot of useful things right out of the box. Most are common knowledge, but there are a few tricks it can do that most owners aren’t aware of. Use “Hey Siri” on the watch CNET Introducing Roadshow Welcome to Roadshow, CNET’s essential destination for car owners, buyers and enthusiasts. […]
Researchers have shown why any iPad owners running an iOS older than 9.3.1 should update immediately. Image: Cliff Joseph/ZDNet Now would be a good time to update to the latest version of iOS, with researchers now revealing how to brick any iPad, and possibly any iPhone, on the same Wi-Fi network. It turns out that […]
Russian photographer and art student Egor Tsvetkov used his own photos and a facial recognition app to destroy any illusion of privacy we might have with his latest project “Your Face is Big Data.” Wildlife and their habitat are facing a new threat—from unethical practices deployed by a new breed of nature photographers. An exponential […]