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Inside the Crypto World's Biggest Scandal

One couple thought they held the secret to building a new decentralized utopia. On the way, they plunged into a new kind of hell. A crypto-tragedy in three acts.

Microsoft takes a stand against ICE separating parents from children- CNET

The company said it was "proud" to supply technology to Immigration and Customs Enforcement -- which sparked anger online.

AMC latest to cut ties with Chris Hardwick after abuse allegations- CNET

The show Talking With Chris Hardwick won't air for now, and he won't moderate panels at San Diego Comic-Con following charges of emotional and sexual abuse by an ex.

California lawmakers combine net neutrality bills- CNET

Democrats in California officially link two separate net neutrality bills days ahead of an important vote in the state assembly.

Bet money on yourself with Proveit, the 1-vs-1 trivia app

Pick a category, wager a few dollars and double your money in 60 seconds if you’re smarter and faster than your opponent. Proveit offers a fresh take on trivia and game show apps by letting you win or lose cash on quick 10-question, multiple choice quizzes. Sick of waiting to battle a million people on HQ […]

Surface Studio 2: what we want to see

From its release date and price to what we want to see, taking a closer look at a would-be Surface Studio 2.

Roku reportedly plans Amazon Channels-like feature- CNET

Cutting out the middleman.

The best Windows tablets 2018: all of the top Windows tablets reviewed

Brace yourself for the best Windows tablets to take on the go for 2018.

Mac mini 2018: what we want to see

Everything we know so far about the Mac mini 2018 release date, price and specifications, and what we want to see from the new device.

The best Chromebooks 2018

We've searched far and wide for only the best Chromebook you can buy, always up to date and thoroughly tested.

Mac Pro 2019 release date, news and rumors

Digging into Apple’s new Mac Pro 2019, its first modular computer for pros and prosumers.

macOS 10.14 Mojave: release date, news and features

With WWDC 2018 out of the way, we now know so much more about macOS Mojave 10.14.

Google to patch Home and Chromecast bug that leaked your location- CNET

The company knows where your router is, and it was telling anyone who asked, a researcher found.

Apple will share your location with 911 responders(The 3:59, Ep. 415)- CNET

Apple's making it easier for emergency personnel to find you, JPEG has a potential successor and why net neutrality supports are cringing at AT&T-Time Warner.

Apple's Latest iOS 12 Feature Will Save Lives by Pushing Your Location to 911

Forget memoji. Apple's push to transmit instant, accurate locations during emergency calls will have a profound effect for first responders.

FTC reaches $11M settlement with get-rich-quick scammers targeting Amazon- CNET

Authorities said Adam and Christopher Bowser duped some prospective Amazon sellers for thousands of dollars each.

Google rolls out Messages on the web for Android users

Messages, Google’s more recent focus for its scattered messaging efforts following its decision to “pause” work on Allo, is now available for web users. The company announced that it would begin rolling out Messages for web starting today, with the full rollout completing over the next week. The feature, along with others including GIF search, […]

Here's what Apple's doing to get you excited about AR- CNET

Apple's AR updates in iOS 12 are paving the way for where headsets could go next.

Beat the clock and apply for TC Top Picks at Disrupt SF 2018

Time is running out on one of the best ways for an early-stage startup to experience Disrupt San Francisco 2018, September 5-7 at Moscone Center West. We’re designating 60 pre-Series A companies to be a TC Top Pick. If we select your company, you get to experience Disrupt SF in all its techno-glory for free. That’s right, […]

Westworld mobile game making iOS, Android debut June 21- CNET

Maybe you can do a better job than the people running Westworld in the show.

Arm chips, like those in your phone, will power massive Astra supercomputer- CNET

Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Astra machine will study nuclear weapons' safety and reliability. It'll be fast, but not the fastest.

Bentley Bentayga finishes Pikes Peak prep, poised to pounce- Roadshow

It needs to average 60 mph to beat the current record, which is a decent clip.

Sitting down? Turns out Oculus Rift owners like to play seated, too

VR headsets may offer great room-scale tracking, but Oculus has found gamers prefer to stay seated in virtual reality.

Samsung's foldable Galaxy phone hopefully won't look anything like its ugly prototype- CNET

Pictures of an alleged "Project Valley" folding smartphone prototype hit the internet.

Prisma co-founders raise $1M to build a social app called Capture

Two of the co-founders of the art filter app Prisma have left to build a new social app. Prisma, as you may recall, had a viral moment back in 2016 when selfie takers went crazy for the fine art spin the app’s AI put on photos — in just a few seconds of processing. Downloads leapt, art […]

Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint unlimited plans compared- CNET

We compare the unlimited data plans offered by the four major US carriers.

'Gaming Disorder' enters WHO's latest classification-of-diseases draft- CNET

Gaming addiction joins the organization's list of potentially harmful technology-related behaviors that includes too much use of "the Internet, computers, smartphones" and more.

Photomyne raises $5 million for its A.I.-powered photo scanning app

Tel Aviv-based Photomyne, an A.I.-powered app that helps you bring your old photo prints online, has been benefitting from the subscription app boom to the tune of $5 million in Series A funding. Today, the app is used by a million people every month, and 250,000 people pay the $20 annual subscription for the expanded service. […]

Oval Money app launches its investment products for millennials

Back in April Oval Money launched with the idea of combining expense tracking, saving, and investing into one app, while also adding a social element by enabling its community of users to share tips and suggestions to one another. The idea is to help users grow their savings in less time by teaching them to […]

HP launches 3D printing center in China

The facility is HP's largest 3D printing deployment in Asia Pacific.

IFS releases AI tool to simplify customer service

AI is being widely adopted across businesses to support customers -- and a new tool brings holistic self service for customers.

The best VPN for gaming in 2018

There are several good reasons why you might want to use a VPN for your online gaming.

The long Cocky-gate nightmare is over

I’ve been wanting to write about Cocky-gate for some time now but the story – a row between self-published authors that degenerated into ridiculousness – seems finally over and perhaps we can all get some perspective. The whole thing started in May when a self-published romance author, Faleena Hopkins, began attempting to enforce her copyright […]

Google’s Datally app adds more ways to limit mobile data usage

In November, Google introduced Datally, a data-saving app largely aimed at emerging markets where users often rely on prepaid SIM cards, and don’t have access to all-you-can-eat unlimited data plans. The app lets users granularly control which apps can use data, which resulted in a 30% savings on data usage during pilot testing and now […]

This Tug of War With a Lion Isn't About Strength—It's About Friction

If you want a fair fight between a lion and a human playing tug of war, you should give the lion a pair of tennis shoes.

iOS 12 will automatically share your iPhone’s location with 911 centers

Apple this morning announced a new feature in iOS 12 which will automatically share your location with first responders when U.S. users dial 911 using their iPhone. The move is meant to address the problems with dialing emergency services from a cell phone, where outdated infrastructure has made it difficult to obtain a mobile caller’s […]

Microsoft buys Flipgrid, a video discussion platform for education

Microsoft is continuing to step up its education-market focus with its acquisition of Flipgrid, a maker of video discussion software and services.

This simple robot offers more cowbell

Fellas, you’re gonna want that cowbell. And what better way to get that cowbell than with an automatic cowbell-playing robot that uses simple components to create a musical experience like no other. The system, built over at Adafruit, includes a simple Arduino controller, a potentiometer to control the speed of the cowbell hammer, and a […]

Star Wars News: No, Kathleen Kennedy Isn't Leaving Lucasfilm

'Solo: A Star Wars Story' underperformed, but it's not a career-ender.

Pokémon GO is finally going to let players trade Pokémon

Just shy of two years after launch, Pokémon GO is finally about to roll out one of its most notably absent features: Pokémon trading. A staple of the series, trading lets players swap their Pokémon with another player in the never-ending quest to, well, catch ’em all. The trading mechanics will be tied into a […]

Hortonworks Data Platform turns 3.0; new cloud partnerships announced

HDP hits magic v3 milestone, gets containers and new OLAP-y version of Hive.Hortonworks announces revamped Microsoft Azure partnership and team-ups with Google and IBM.

Bag Week 2018: WP Standard built the leather messenger bag you want

Welcome to Bag Week 2018. Every year your faithful friends at TechCrunch spend an entire week looking at bags. Why? Because bags — often ignored but full of our important electronics — are the outward representations of our techie styles, and we put far too little thought into where we keep our most prized possessions. […]

​How to stream the World Cup 2018 online

There are many ways to watch the World Cup. Here are some of the best.

12 Best Tablets for Every Budget in 2018: iPad, Android, Fire HD, Surface

No matter if you prefer Android, iOS, Chrome, or Windows—these are the best tablets we've tried.

Brexit Britain be warned, there are countries better geared to take the world's tech talent

A bug in macOS' "Quick Look" feature leaks encrypted data, researchers find

"This makes using encrypted containers pointless," said security researcher Patrick Wardle.

iPhone loyalists are driving us crazy, admits LG

What do we have to do to convince people?, laments the Korean phone maker. Oh, more than you're doing, I suspect.

Fake Video Will Complicate Viral Justice

Opinion: Videos provide transformative new avenues for justice, often summoning well-deserved Twitter mobs. Deep fakes could change all that.

How Technology Helped Me Cheat Dyslexia

Innovations in brain research and AI-fueled assistive technologies could level the playing field for those with language-based learning disabilities.

​Graphene tech: What if five minutes were enough to charge your battery?

Catalan startup Earthdas says its graphene battery charges 12 times faster than lithium-based tech.

Almost one-quarter of budgets are wasted due on inauthentic influencer content

In the era of fake news, a research team has taken a dive into the world of influencer marketing - this is what it found.

DevOps done right: How to break down the IT department silos without alienating developers

'Westworld' Recap, Season 2 Episode 9: The Many Lives of the Man in Black

As the series's second season wraps up, the wall between his real-life self and Westworld persona comes crashing down.

Trump's Meeting With Kim Jong-Un Tops This Week's Internet News Roundup

Last week, social media was awash in commentary about the historic meeting between the US president and the North Korean leader.

This Crazy Slide Is Either Evil or Funny

It's like the designer *wanted* people to crash in excellent viral videos.

When 'Fornite''s Biggest Stars Congregated Under the LA Sun

The 'Fortnite' Pro-Am event, held during the E3 videogame show this week, brought together titans and fans of the world's biggest game.

A Rare Bird's-Eye View of Hong Kong's Vanishing Rooftop Culture

Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze captures daily life unfolding atop buildings in the crowded district of Kowloon.

Datacentre industry must stop doing itself down on sustainability, says EUDCA board member

Nordic healthcare services provider outsources IT infrastructure

Encryption is under attack, says Venafi CEO Jeff Hudson

AI is key to keeping IBM compliant with GDPR

Nominations open: Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2018

Schneider Electric CTO tips liquid cooling for take-off as machine learning takes over datacentre