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Flipboard’s 75% jump in the last 6 months has it clocking in at over 70 million monthly active users. And it looks like that is not the only recent bump for the startup: It appears to have quietly raised another $50 million in funding. We were first tipped off earlier this month that Flipboard had raised a new round. Now documents that the company filed in Delaware — dug up… Read More... →

GUEST: Apps capable of manifesting certain human traits will perform better and gain our loyalty.... →

Biotech startup Ixchel Scientific hopes to bring higher success rates to trialed cancer drugs using an environment that better represents the human body. The YC-backed startup does this by taking cancer cells that would normally be tested in a cold, hard plastic dish and puts them in the proteins of human organs instead. “Our composition of our cultures mimics what is in those… Read More... →

Google today announced the introduction of a feature in Google Maps called Your Timeline. The feature documents the places you’ve been and the roads you took to get there. Your Timeline is gradually rolling out on the Google Maps desktop website and Android app, product manager Gerard Sanz wrote in a blog post on the […]... →

Social apps like Foursquare and Swarm are more about places you’re at or where you’re going. Today, the Google Maps team launched a feature called “Your Timeline” that is about where you’ve already been. It’s not a social feature, as you’re the only one who sees the information… But… …It’s a reminder of how much freaking data… Read More... →

ANALYSIS: Apple sought to reassure analysts and shareholders that the company was still one to bet on following the release of its Q3 FY2015 earnings. Following the market’s close, Apple’s stock dropped nearly 7 percent in after-hours trading. Some have raised concerns about the company’s performance in China and this was only reinforced looking at the company’s […]... →

PRESS RELEASE: Esri Collector for ArcGIS, a configurable mobile app for collecting and editing data in the field, has combined with the Zeno 20, Leica Geosystems' ultra-rugged Android-based professional-grade handheld, in a new solution called ZenoCollector....... →

Facebook rolled out updates today that make video management easier, and give Page owners more control over their video content. The post Facebook Makes Video Management Easier for Page Owners by @mattsouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .... →

Investors noticed. Apple stock is off 6.7 percent in after hours trading.... →

Digital health startup CareLedger launched out of Y Combinator today to provide the workers of the world with free, quality medical care. That’s no small feat. The U.S. has one of the most expensive and least functional medical systems in the world, toppling every other country by thousands of dollars. The U.S. also ranks lower on health outcomes and quality, according to a survey… Read More... →

With global investment in fintech having tripled in the last five years, the financial sector is without a doubt in the midst of a revolution. The leading cities in the global fintech race are relatively unsurprising: Silicon Valley, New York, London and Hong Kong are the epicentres of the investment blast. But it’s the newcomers that are diversifying the market. Read More... →

Posted by David-MihmTo all Moz Local fans in the UK, I'm excited to announce that your wait is over. As the sun rises "across the pond" this morning, Moz Local is officially live in the United Kingdom! A bit of backgroundAs many of you know, we released the US version of Moz Local in March 2014. After 12 months of terrific growth in the US, and a boatload of technical improvements and feature releases--especially for Enterprise customers--we released the Check Listing feature for a limited set of partner se... →

The Berkeley, California startup is offering to make the trip to the box office for you.... →

Dan Greenberg defends native advertising, saying it is more respectful of readers' time than other forms of digital advertising.... →

Google Chrome 44 is out.... →

Nintendo defeats suit brought by patent assertion company.... →

TechCrunch is launching a new show tomorrow called Bullish, hosted by your humble servant. The show will air on this website every Wednesday at 10 am Eastern, 7 am Pacific. Bullish isn’t quite like our usual video fare at TechCrunch, so expect a different tone than the one you enjoy on Cribs and CrunchWeek. Read More... →

College has failed, or so many Silicon Valley entrepreneurs believe. Not only are tuition costs spiraling out of control, but students are leaving college without the ability to produce … anything. We are living in the era of code, and yet, college students are graduating barely able to read or write an essay – let alone make an app. Make School hopes to change this sordid state of… Read More... →

Today Apple released strong earnings, with the iPhone leading the charge. Many analysts have been speculating on Apple Watch sales numbers. The company already announced that it wouldn’t break out specific numbers for the Apple Watch, but Tim Cook meticulously explained how Apple feels about Apple Watch sales during the earnings call. Read More... →

Syfy is gearing up for the debut of the next show to highlight Silicon Valley. The cable television network announced that The Bazillion Dollar Club, a docu-series featuring 500 Startups‘ Dave McClure and Highway1‘s Brady Forrest will air on September 22 at 10pm. It has also released a trailer for the show which you can see […]... →