Source: Techcrunch

851 Stories

This ultra-secretive startup just raised $880 million in new funding

Due to the nature of Palantir's work with government agencies and law enforcement, the data analytics startup is one of the most-secretive companies in Silicon Valley, but we do know that it's...

Techcrunch

Microsoft just bought another startup from Ray Ozzie

It turns out the secret to getting Microsoft to acquire your startup is to throw Ray Ozzie's name on it, as the company just acquired its second Ozzie-founded startup, which...

Techcrunch

Trim will cancel your unwanted monthly subscriptions for you

A few bucks a month isn't all that much, which is why many of us don't think twice when before signing up for a monthly subscription to something like Netflix...

Techcrunch

Google plans to dedicate a million bucks to security research next year

Google doesn't just want people to use Google Drive because its cheaper and more convenient than buying your own hard drive, it wants you to use it because its safer...

Techcrunch

iFlix wants to expand to all the countries that Netflix hasn’t yet

Netflix is finally starting its expansion into Asia, but several local competitors have already popped up while the company was taking its time. One of the most promising of these...

Techcrunch

Apple might be working on its own display technology for the iPhone

Apple is unique in the smartphone industry in that it designs many of the components that power its devices, although Huawei and Samsung have started doing the same thing, but there are...

Techcrunch

Tumblr’s instant messaging feature is now available to everyone

Considering how instant messaging is practically essential for social networks nowadays, it's a surprise that it's taken Tumblr this long to release its own such feature. Due to popular demand,...

Techcrunch

Yahoo has decided to split itself into two companies

It looks like only half of the rumors about Yahoo's plans for the future were true. While the company has confirmed that it's abandoning its plan to spin off its...

Techcrunch

Vevo has taken the first step towards being less reliant on YouTube

Vevo may be the most-popular music video platform in the world, but it's almost entirely reliant on YouTube for views, and by extension, advertising revenue. Obviously, no company wants to...

Techcrunch

Nokia has officially sold its HERE mapping business for $2.8 billion

Nokia's location services and mapping division has apparently been sold off much quicker than was expected. Receiving approval from regulators in Asia, Europe, and the United States was originally expected to push...

Techcrunch

Google is shutting down its other (other) music streaming service

Google has a confusingly long list of music streaming services, but fortunately, that list is going to be decreased by one starting on January 31, 2016. That's when the company will be...

Techcrunch

Maybe a change in leadership will reverse Samsung’s shrinking sales

Samsung's days as the king of the smartphone market are numbered if it can't reverse its shrinking sales. It's obvious that the strategies that helped earn that position are no...

Techcrunch