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Homejoy is shutting down at the end of the month http://tcrn.ch/1KbTv3z

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Yes, as Microsoft should

Microsoft Will Push Windows 10 Updates To Consumers
Freak out, everyone, Microsoft intends to update its software. That it said it would update. That it said it would update on a continuous basis. Because it's..
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Cortana for Android is coming soon

Microsoft Will Release Cortana For Android In “Next Few Weeks”
Following an apparent leak of Cortana for the Android platform, Microsoft released comment indicating that it is in fact testing its digital assistant for the..
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It's called Yahoo Livetext – Video Messenger

Yahoo Quietly Launches A New “Video Texting” Mobile Messaging App On iTunes
Yahoo has been rumored to be working on a new messenger app for a while now, and it looks like that new app may be taking its first step into the wild. Yahoo..
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Looks like that Yahoo/Alibaba spinoff is happening

Yahoo Files To Spin Off Its Alibaba Stake As “Aabaco Holdings”
Yahoo is moving forward with plans to spin off its Alibaba assets, as outlined in a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The spinoff..
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Remember this "smart bed" cover?

Smart Bed Startup Luna Joins Y Combinator, Has Raised $1.3M In Private Funding
Luna had a successful crowdfunding campaign earlier this year, raising more than $1 million for a mattress cover that adjusts temperature, tracks your sleep..
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Google says YouTube is bigger than cable TV

People Watch More YouTube Than Ever Before – Especially On Their Phones
YouTube is bigger than cable TV. Well, to be more precise, it's bigger than any single U.S. cable network among the key demographic that includes those..
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Andrew Braccia of Accel Partners rarely talks with the media

Andrew Braccia’s Big Bet on Slack
Andrew Braccia of Accel Partners doesn’t tweet or write blog posts. He rarely talks with the media. But that doesn’t mean the 39-year-old isn’t working..
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Because there isn't one, easy way to buy watches online

Watch site Chrono24 raises €21M to build an horological juggernaut
Because there exist only two kinds of watches - Apple Watches and all others - Chrono24 is addressing a pretty big market: high-end collectors of mechanical..
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For those who want Tesla P85D speeds in a more exciting body...

Surprise! Tesla Is Working On A New Roadster
The first car Tesla ever built, the Roadster, hasn't gotten a whole lot of love lately. They stopped building them back in 2012, after all. It looks like..
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Fresh bouquets of flowers starting at $35, delivered within two hours of ordering

UrbanStems Delivers Happiness (Well, Flowers) On Demand
UrbanStems, an on-demand flower delivery startup, is expanding to Brooklyn with the promise to deliver fresh bouquets of flowers, starting at $35, within two..
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There are so many complications involved in sharing the nitty gritty of who owns what, and who will be paid first in the event of a sale or a public offering

Employees Wise Up
This week, a Bay Area founder was taken aback when an engineer being recruited by his startup asked for both its cap table and information regarding the..
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The already insane Model S gets even crazier with "Ludicrous" mode.

Tesla’s Model S Gets “Ludicrous” Mode, Will Do 0-60 In 2.8 Seconds
Tesla's Model S P85D is well known for its wonderfully named "Insane" mode, which tunes the car to go from 0 to 60 in 3.1 seconds. Not insane enough for..
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Bowery Capital led the round

With $1.5M in seed funding, CredSimple verifies that doctors are legit
CredSimple, a startup building a medical credentialing database, has raised $1.5 million in seed funding to help healthcare and insurance companies manage..
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Goodbye, Homejoy.

Homejoy Is Shutting Down At The End Of The Month
On-demand house cleaning service Homejoy is shutting down, after talks of an acquisition by its biggest competitor and a failure to raise enough money to keep..
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Uber, Amazon Prime Day, and more in this week's roundup

13 TechCrunch Stories You Don’t Want To Miss This Week
This week, Uber added a bold feature, major changes took place at Reddit, and Amazon Prime Day made a lot of people really mad. These are the stories to catch..
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Business needs to take the lead on data privacy.

Data Privacy Just Makes Good Business Sense
A few years ago in an interview with Forbes, Tim O'Reilly famously said, "The Guy With The Most Data Wins." It seems his statement was prescient, or perhaps..
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Want to pitch at the event?

Join Us At PragueCrunch IV: The Enpraguening
Here it comes, Central Europe: PragueCrunch IV! This annual celebration of all things startup is coming to your town on Friday, July 31, 2015 from 7:00 PM to..
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Would you store your driver's license on the Blockchain?

ShoCard Raises $1.5 Million For Its Digital Identity Card On The Blockchain
What if you could get rid of your driver's license? We're not there yet, but ShoCard just raised $1.5 million from Morado Ventures Partners, AME Cloud..
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Empowering women

The Rise Of Female Hackers For Good
On May 23, 2015, hackers from 19 countries gathered online and in person for Femhack, a grassroots international feminist hackathon inspired by the life and..
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Half of tweets in the U.S. about Prime Day expressed disappointment

Amazon Had Mixed Success With Prime Day – Strong Sales, But Consumer Backlash Could Linger
Amazon scored big sales with Prime Day, its first-ever attempt to create its own sales holiday to rival the post-Thanksgiving sales bump that includes Black..
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Unlawful

U.K. ‘Emergency’ Surveillance Law Ruled Unlawful By High Court
In a high profile win for civil liberties in the U.K., surveillance legislation rushed through the national parliament in a matter of days last year has today..
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"Even when you look at Popcorn Time or BitTorrent websites, Afro-American content is missing."

Afrostream Is Netflix For African And African-American Movies
Streaming services like Netflix are great, but you often end up watching the same blockbuster movies showing how a white man will save the world. Meet..
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Would you pay more for no ads on Hulu?

Report: Hulu Considers Offering A Pricier, Ad-Free Tier
Hulu is considering an ad-free version of its streaming service, according to a new report from The Wall St. Journal on Thursday. The service could launch as..
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Technology is killing the traditional retailer

The Future Of Retail Won’t Be So Good For Consumers
Shopping -- both online and offline -- is a great luxury of the modern era. People can enjoy a great selection at lower prices and shop from the convenience..
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How do VCs view your company among their portfolio, and what does this mean for your startup?

Buy/Hold/Sell In Venture Capital
A common rule of thumb among early stage VCs is to reserve 2–3X dollars for every $1 initially invested in a startup. This is in order to maintain ownership..
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Volatility returned to the crypto-markets

This Week On The TechCrunch Bitcoin Podcast: The Greek Slump, And Litecoin’s Re-Implosion
And lo, volatility returned to the crypto-markets. It's been a fun week in the bitcoin markets, having seen the price of the stuff break the emotionally..
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Created for amateurs

Online video editing platform Showbox picks up $8M Series A
Showbox’s goal is to be the online editing platform of choice for non-professional video makers. The Tel Aviv-based startup just closed a $8 million Series..
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The forces that drive credit to startups extend far beyond the startup community

What Instability in Greece and China Means for Startups in the U.S.
If you’re launching a startup, it’s best not to overthink macroeconomics. It’s outside of your control and impossible to predict. Better to focus your..
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Changing the world “one quarter at a time”

Good St. Makes It Easy For Startups (And Other Businesses) To Support Charities
Good St. bills itself as a way to change the world "one quarter at a time," and now it's offering a way to do that as a company. When you sign-up for Good..
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Now it comes with free mobile apps

Slingbox debuts its M2 set-top box for “cord-strechers”
Slingbox was one of the first companies to re-envision how consumers thought about watching television by introducing hardware that allowed users to view..
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Uber trolls Mayor de Blasio http://tcrn.ch/1M8P6Re

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Users “with depressive symptoms tend to move less through geographic space.”

Your Phone Can Tell Whether You’re Depressed
You may think you know a lot about the inner-workings of your phone, but your phone may have an even better picture of your mental state. A new study..
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Reddit outlines new policies and introduces NSFW tag http://tcrn.ch/1M8P6Re

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Oculus acquires Pebbles Interface http://tcrn.ch/1M8P6Re

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Improving diversity is about making investments at an earlier stage of life

Why Tech Has A Diversity Problem
While there’s a lot of talk today about the 1% and their concentration of wealth, I want to take some time to discuss another number -- it's the 3% and how..
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Plated wants to reduce waste by delivering perfectly portioned meals

Plated Raises $35 Million In Series B
Plated, the NY-based company that delivers pre-portioned ingredients and recipes at your door each week, has today announced the close of a $35 million Series..
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Flipagram has seen enormous growth

Flipagram raises $70M, scores record label deals thanks to 30M+ music hungry users
It's a mix of Instagram and YouTube...maybe a bit of an old-school RockYou component. No matter how you look at it, Flipagram has seen enormous growth and is..
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Brad Hargreaves switches from the world of work into housing

With $7.35M Raise For Common, General Assembly Co-Founder Gets Into The “Co-Living” Movement
Brad Hargreaves, who co-founded General Assembly to re-think vocational education for a fast-changing and tech-laden job market, is switching from the world..
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Handy will now deliver and assemble your furniture

Handy Expands Into Furniture Delivery, Assembly (And Shopping) For A Flat Fee Starting At $49
There's been some significant consolidation among the rush of on-demand cleaning and home services startups. Now one of the companies vying to end up on the..
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Workspot is planning to improve its tech and expand its enterprise sales team

Virtual desktop startup Workspot scores $5M to target the world’s biggest companies
Workspot, an aptly-named virtual desktop startup, is planning to improve its tech and expand its enterprise sales team after raising $5 million in new funding..
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The "Tinder for places" gets acquired

Local discovery app Yeti acquired by private investors, undergoes leadership changes
Yeti’s CEO and cofounder, Alex Capecelatro, will be shifting his focus to a new venture, but will continue to work with the company as a strategic advisor. Andy Mazzarella, a serial entrepreneur with 30 years of experience in tech and finance, will be taking over at Yeti’s helm as CEO.
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Didi Kuaidi expands into a new form of transportation

China’s Largest Taxi On-Demand Company Introduces Shuttle Bus Services
Fresh from raising $2 billion in new funding, Didi Kuaidi -- China's most popular taxi hailing service -- has expanded into a new form of transportation:..
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Amazon Prime Day sales break records http://tcrn.ch/1TFT8m9

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This is not the first time they've called for the patent reform

Tech CEOs Call On The House To Move Its Ass On Patent Reform
Today the CEOs of Yelp, Yahoo, Twitter, TripAdvisor, Rackspace, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Google, Gilt, and Etsy wrote a letter to leaders of the House of..
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Listen up, New Yorkers

This Post Is A Secret So Shhh…
Don't tell my bosses, who much prefer me to write scoops and shit, but my favorite part of my job is hosting the TechCrunch Meetups in various cities across..
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It only costs $10 per month per employee

Good St. Makes It Easy For Startups (And Other Businesses) To Support Charities
Good St. bills itself as a way to change the world "one quarter at a time," and now it's offering a way to do that as a company. When you sign-up for Good..
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Groupon appears to be readying itself to expand into food delivery

Groupon Acquires OrderUp Food Delivery Service
Groupon appears to be readying itself to expand into food delivery and take on services like GrubHub. Today, the company announced its acquisition of..
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What could it be?

Tesla Is Making A Mystery Announcement Tomorrow
We just got the official word: Tesla is announcing something tomorrow. What is that "something"? We... actually have no idea, at the moment. I'd love to..
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A $20 activity tracker that controls apps and smart home devices

Misfit debuts the Flash Link
For a company like Misfit, which got its start as the maker of an attractive health and fitness monitoring device that women would actually like to wear, it..
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Get your meds with the tap of a button

Get Your Prescription Meds Delivered On-Demand With Zipdrug
While on-demand startups have made it easy to get your food delivered or clothes washed, there has yet to be a company that lets you skip the monthly..
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Netflix stock soars

Netflix Hits Record High — Again
Holy shit, Netflix. After reporting strong subscription growth and better-than-expected second quarter profit, Netflix went on a tear today, spiking around..
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Moov Now is available for pre-order today for $59

Moov Now Is An Artificially Intelligent Personal Trainer
For those of us who can’t stay motivated to work out on our own, Moov is launching Moov Now, the next generation of its wearable fitness tracker and..
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Google ended the quarter with $69.7 billion in cash and equivalents

Google Spikes 8% After Reporting Better Than Expected Q2 EPS Of $6.99
Today following the bell, Google reported its second quarter financial performance, including revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs (ex-TAC) of $14.35B..
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Reddit is in a real pickle

Reddit Will Hide Hateful Content From Search And Non-Registered Users, Reiterates Harassment Ban
Reddit is taking a firm stance against bullying, harassment, and content that encourages violence. Today new CEO Steve Huffman announced a new slate of..
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Don't bother trying to repair the new GoPro yourself

GoPro’s New Camera Gets Torn Apart, Is Basically Impossible To Open And Repair
If you ran out to buy GoPro's new cube-shaped, waterproof camera, a heads up: if it breaks, you best hope it's under warranty. Opening it up and fixing it..
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reddit’s new CEO will hold an AMA to get feedback from the community at 1pm PST

What Should Reddit Do? We Asked Kevin Rose And Other Community Founders
Depending on your perspective, Reddit’s either in a pickle — or it's a billowing garbage fire. Leave the most horrible content up and it will continue to..
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Samsung's answer to Apple Pay

Samsung Begins Trialling Its Payments Service In Korea
The service is called Samsung Pay and it is powered by LoopPay, the Boston-based company that Samsung snapped up earlier this year. It’s due to launch in Korea and the U.S. first before expanding worldwide, but Samsung has nudged it into action with a pre-launch pilot program among Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge owners in its home country.
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Play, pause, and rewind shows by tapping your wrist

The Apple Watch Is Now A Hulu Remote Control
A number of mobile app publishers are still trying to figure out their strategies related to Apple's first wearable device, the Apple Watch. While many opt..
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