North Korea Changes Up Its Game to Bypass U.S. Missile Defenses
North Korea has conducted a round of long range rocket tests designed to kick down the door and destroy ballistic missile defenses protecting South Korea. The...
17 Products to Help You Start the School Year With a Tidy, Stylish Desk
Whether you’re heading back to school, or are just sick of your messy desk, these products can keep your clutter under control, and they can do...
How young VCs bootstrap new venture firms
We spend a lot of time talking about new funds, and new startup venture raises, but we spend little time talking about the cash flow challenges...
London edtech startup pi-top sees layoffs after major contract loss
London-based edtech startup pi-top has cut a number of staff, TechCrunch has learned. According to our sources, the company has reduced its headcount in recent weeks,...
Venmo launches instant transfers to bank accounts
PayPal -owned payments app Venmo today announced support for instant transfers to U.S. bank accounts. The feature is an optional alternative to Venmo’s standard bank transfer...
Postmates to drop IPO filing next month
Postmates plans to make its IPO paperwork public in September, TechCrunch has learned. Despite previous reports indicating the on-demand delivery company is seeking an M&A exit,...
Polarity raises $8.1M for its AI software that constantly analyzes employee screens and highlights key info
Reference docs and spreadsheets seemingly make the world go ’round, but what if employees could just close those tabs for good without losing that knowledge? One...
Darth Vader and Son Artist Jeffrey Brown on Bringing His Childhood Glee to Star Wars’ Sequel Movies
Across Vader & Son and its three follow ups—Vader’s Little Princess, Goodnight Darth Vader, and Darth Vader and Friends—cartoonist Jeffrey Brown has given us a treasure...
Huawei’s new OS isn’t an Android replacement… yet
If making an Android alternative was easy, we’d have a lot more of them. Huawei’s HarmonyOS won’t be replacing the mobile operating system for the company...
SpaceX, Blue Origin, ULA and Northrop Grumman bid for US national security launch contract
The U.S. Air Force is looking to lock in its launch providers for national security satellite missions to take place between 2022 and 2026, and the...
