Box introduces Box Shield with increased security controls and threat protection: Ron Miller
Box has always had to balance the idea of sharing content broadly while protecting it as it moved through the world, but the more you share, the more likely something can go wrong, such as misconfigured shared links that surfaced earlier this year. In an effo…
Watch live as NASA astronauts spacewalk to install a new automated docking ring on the ISS: Darrell Etherington
NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Andrew Morgan are setting out today to perform the installation of a new International Docking Adapter (IDA) on the International Space Station that will provide another way for futuer crew craft flown by commercial providers to…
PayPal-backed money lender Tala raises $110M to enter India: Manish Singh
Tala, a Santa Monica, California-headquartered startup that creates a credit profile to provide uncollateralized loans to millions of people in emerging markets, has raised $110 million in a new financing round to enter India’s burgeoning fintech space. The S…
Google, Mozilla team up to block Kazakhstan's browser spying tactics: Zack Whittaker
Google and Mozilla have taken the rare step of blocking an untrusted certificate issued by the Kazakhstan government, which critics say it forced its citizens to install as part of an effort to monitor their internet traffic. The two browser makers said in a …
Kobiton raises a $5.2M Series A round for its mobile testing platform: Frederic Lardinois
Kobiton, an Atlanta-based mobile testing platform that helps developers test their apps on real devices using the open-source Appium automation framework, today announced that it has raised a $5.2 million Series A round. The round was led by BIP Capital, with…
African incubator MEST has a new MD and 11 fresh startup investments: Jake Bright
Pan-African incubator MEST announced investments in 11 startups from its 2019 cohort that will each receive $100,000 in financing. The $1.1 million backing for a graduating class is the largest to date for the Accra-based organization — which operates as a tr…
Xiaomi launches Mi A3 Android One smartphone with 48MP rear camera in India for $181: Manish Singh
Google has found a committed partner for Android One in Xiaomi. The Chinese electronics giant today announced the launch of Mi A3, an Android One smartphone, in India as the company looks to expand its handset offering in its most important market. The Mi A3,…
Here are the 82 startups from day 2 of Y Combinator's S19 Demo Days: Lucas Matney, Kate Clark, Megan Rose Dickey, Greg Kumparak, Anna Escher
Team TechCrunch was back for Day 2 of Y Combinator’s Summer 2019 Demo Days where we heard from another massive chunk of startups that are taking disruption very seriously, even if they’re aiming to upend companies that only launched in Y Combinator a few clas…
Why are revenue-based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders?: David Teten
David Teten Contributor Share on Twitter David Teten is a Venture Partner with HOF Capital. He was previously a Partner for 8 years with HOF Capital and ff Venture Capital. David writes regularly at teten.com and
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Fresh out of Y Combinator, Tandem lands millions from Andreessen Horowitz: Kate Clark
Tandem is amongst the most sought after companies of Y Combinator's summer batch.
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