Netflix to open a production hub in New York and invest up to $100 million in the city
Start spreading the news. Netflix is coming to New York City in a big way. The streaming media service has committed to invest up to $100...
Russian hacked ‘at least one’ Florida county prior to 2016 election
Russian operatives successfully targeted and hacked “at least one” Florida county government in the run up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election, according to new findings...
Google’s Ivan Poupyrev shows off Jacquard, which connects his Levi’s jacket to the cloud
Ivan Poupyrev, the technical projects lead at Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects division, just gave a TED talk that was simultaneously a presentation and a demo...
Breeze Automation is building soft robots for the Navy and NASA
San Francisco soft robotics startup Breeze Automation made its debut today onstage at TechCrunch’s TC Sessions: Robotics + AI event at UC Berkeley. Co-founder and CEO...
‘Child’s Play’ trailer gets a smart home makeover, giving Chucky control over connected devices
Oh golly does the new trailer for “Child’s Play” look good. Not only does it have appearances by Aubrey Plaza, Mark Hamill (as the voice of...
Guess Who’s Moving Into the Chewable Bar Space in a More Disruptive Way
Today, the CEO of a Silicon Valley-spawned startup told TechCrunch that his company was “moving into the chewable bar space in a more disruptive way.” That...
Hubble Telescope Turns 29, Shares Incredible Photo of Southern Crab Nebula to Celebrate
Hubble scientists like to honor the telescope’s birthday with an annual release of 4/20-worthy space porn, and this year’s pic is as stunning as ever. The...
Index Ventures, Stripe back bookkeeping service Pilot with $40M
Five years after Dropbox acquired their startup Zulip, Waseem Daher, Jeff Arnold and Jessica McKellar have gained traction for their third business together: Pilot. Pilot helps...
Science Professor Reportedly Admits to Making MDMA With His Students Because What the Hell
A pharmaceutical science professor in Japan allegedly taught his students how to make the illegal drug MDMA, and claimed it was important for their education. Read...
Industrial robotics giant Fanuc is using AI to make automation even more automated
Industrial automation is already streamlining the manufacturing process, but first those machines must be painstakingly trained by skilled engineers. Industrial robotics giant Fanuc wants to make...
