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14:03 09.01.2016

Japan’s fashion rental service AirCloset snags $8M

AirCloset is an outstanding startup in the Japanese fashion rental industry. Launched back in February of 2015, the company has been providing a subscription-based fashion item rental service for females under the same name. Its users combined surpasses 70,000 for now, which rapidly grew from 65,000 users in October of 2015. AirCloset announced today that […]... →

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13:30 09.01.2016

Hands-on demo of the Samsung Famliy Hub refrigerator

In years past, I made fun of Internet-connected refrigerators. But at this year’s 2016 International CES, the connected refrigerators were in plentiful supply, and they were a valid part of the Internet of Things, or smart connected everyday objects. Remotely accessing the fridge is no longer just a joke. Samsung showed off its Family Hub […]... →

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12:37 09.01.2016

Huawei Mate 8 review

REVIEW: If you think Huawei is still relatively unknown in the U.S., you’d probably be right. At least, it’s still not a household name among the general non-techie population. But you may be surprised to learn that it’s not exactly well known in Asia outside its home turf of China, either. Not yet. All signs, though, point […]... →

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11:01 09.01.2016

U.S. meets tech leaders, forms task force to fight online militants

The Obama administration on Friday sent its top national security officials to meet tech industry leaders in Silicon Valley and announced a new task force to counter online propaganda as the United States tries to crack down on the unprecedented use of the Internet by jihadists.... →

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06:01 09.01.2016

Sony tries to trademark Let’s Play and pisses off the Internet

In the video game industry it doesn’t take a lot to piss off your entire fan base. And Sony is about to re-learn this lesson with one trademark request. San Mateo based Sony Computer Entertainment of America is trying to trademark the term, Let’s Play, to represent “Electronic transmission and streaming of video games via […]... →

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05:16 09.01.2016

Uber Lowers Fares In Over 100 Cities

Uber is lowering prices in over 100 U.S. and Canadian cities, effective tomorrow. January is a slower month for the car service and the company says it is reducing fares in order to increase demand. “Seasonality affects every business, and Uber is no exception,” said the company blog post. Uber claims that the increased demand will offset the lower prices and that drivers will… Read More... →

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05:10 09.01.2016

Hands-on with Peach, a new iOS-only social network that feels a lot like Slack

There’s a new app that everyone’s talking about today and it’s from the founder of Vine, Dom Hofmann. It’s a social network called Peach and it feels like a weird blend of Tumblr, Slack, and even Telegram. The service, currently trending on Twitter, is only available on iOS devices and bills itself as a “fun, simple way to keep up with […]... →

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04:51 09.01.2016

If you have $50K to blow, this very real virtual racing game will blow your mind

It’s getting hard to distinguish between virtual reality, augmented reality, and plain old simple reality. And the distinctions are not getting any easier with California-based Sigma Intégrale’s new racing game product that includes an actual Corvette … or any other car you might want to sacrifice to the cause. As long, of course, as you […]... →

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04:47 09.01.2016

Parrot’s Henri Seydoux Shares His Vision Of The Future Of Drones

Parrot has had an interesting week. Many were expecting a new drone from the famous drone maker (among other things). But when you think about drones, chances are you are picturing a quadcopter in your mind. Instead, the company unveiled and airplane-like drone with two wings. Read More... →

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04:05 09.01.2016

I Am Cardboard Showing Newly Funded DSCVR Headset AT CES

I Am Cardboard, makers of a variety of Google Cardboard viewers, recently delivered their new DSCVR Headset (pronounced “Discover”) after a recent, successful Kickstarter campaign. They are showing this new headset from the floor of the South Hall at CES 2016. Read More... →

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04:00 09.01.2016

Why Seattle’s Ridesharing And Taxi Unionization Measure Misses The Mark

The Seattle City Council recently passed a first-in-nation local ordinance that seeks to allow ridesharing and taxi drivers to unionize and collectively bargain. The city is trying to solve a problem created under federal law that doesn’t permit companies to provide benefits and protections to independent contractor workers like private for-hire drivers. Read More... →

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03:08 09.01.2016

And The Winner Of Hardware Battlefield 2016 Is… Nima By 6SensorLabs

The competition was very fierce for the third edition of our Hardware Battlefield. 14 shockingly good hardware startups competed to win the coveted Metal Man trophy. These companies had a very special CES experience as they all pitched in front of multiple groups of judges on stage at the Sands Expo. The startups were competing for $50,000 and being named the winner of the Hardware Battlefield. Read More... →

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02:52 09.01.2016

Unicorns And Little Ponies Hit The Slaughterhouse As Maker Media Lays Off 17

Stables full of startups are being turned into glue, whether they’re mythical beasts, donkeys in party hats, or just baby horses. The latest forced to do layoffs is Maker Media, the champion of the do-it-yourself movement. 10 years and $10 million later, multiple sources tell me that Maker Media laid off 20% of its staff today. When asked, Maker Media confirmed to me that 17 people… Read More... →

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01:55 09.01.2016

Why SpaceX Is Changing Its Rocket Landing Location

SpaceX has confirmed that they will attempt another, more difficult, rocket landing on their next launch January 17th. Their Falcon 9 is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California with NASA’s Jason-3 satellite on board. This time the rocket will be returning to a “drone ship” (an autonomous floating platform) in the ocean rather than a launchpad on… Read More... →

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01:18 09.01.2016

Analytics Startup Mixpanel Lays Off 18 Employees

Mixpanel laid off 18 people yesterday, representing less than 10 percent of its 230+ person team. “This is obviously a deeply tough decision,” said CEO Suhail Doshi. “By no means do we intend to hire people only to let them go … We’re very sorry that it happened.” The news was first reported in VentureBeat, which quoted Doshi as saying, “We just… Read More... →

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01:14 09.01.2016

Clearside Biomedical, Inc. Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering

PRESS RELEASE: Clearside Biomedical, Inc., a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company developing innovative first-in-class drug therapies to treat blinding diseases of the eye, today announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form...... →

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01:00 09.01.2016

Edtech 101

In 2015, the investing community sat up and took notice of edtech. LinkedIn acquired Lynda, and ever since, more analysts have been meticulously studying the growth of edtech funding and innovation. With $1.85 billion raised in 2015, and a nod from Mary Meeker’s 2015 report, more people are starting to realize that the Internet has just begun to impact education. Read More... →

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00:59 09.01.2016

Peach Is A Slick New Messaging App From The Founder Of Vine

Chat chat chat, talk talk talk. We love it, you love it. Messaging apps are the hot for 2016 (again) and there’s seemingly a niche platform for all of us. There’s also big platforms for the rest of the world like Messenger, WhatsApp, Line, Snapchat and Hangouts (and tons more). One new app, Peach, is pretty interesting. Peach was created by the founder of Vine, Dom Hofmann. Read More... →

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00:37 09.01.2016

Hands On With Google’s Project Tango Developer Kit

Yesterday we checked out an event hosted by Lenovo and Google, where the duo announced that Lenovo would be making the first Project Tango Phone. While we found out that the device would ship this summer and cost under $500, we didn’t get many other details on the device. However, the company gave us a chance to play with Project Tango’s developer kit, which, is a tablet… Read More... →

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00:35 09.01.2016

Today On The TC Gadgets Podcast: Project Tango, iPhone Headphone Jack, Faraday Future And More CES

This week, we’re bringing you not one, not two but three episodes of the TechCrunch Gadgets podcast, live from CES. Every morning, we look back at the news coming out of the show. In case you missed it this morning, have a look at this morning’s show to get our take on the iPhone headphone jack rumors, Google’s Project Tango coming to your phone, the Faraday Future awkward… Read More... →

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