GDC 2020 has been canceled: Lucas Matney
Well, after what I’m sure was a hectic few days for the folks planning the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, the team announced today that they have officially decided to cancel the event happening this March, saying in a blog post that they hoped …
Lyft ramps up self-driving program: Kirsten Korosec
A year ago, Lyft submitted a report to the California Department of Motor Vehicles that summed up its 2018 autonomous vehicle testing activity in a single, short paragraph. “Lyft Inc. did not operate any vehicles in autonomous mode on California public roads …
Notivize makes it easier for non-technical teams to optimize app notifications: Anthony Ha
A new startup called Notivize aims to give product teams direct access to one of their most important tools for increasing user engagement — notifications. The company has been testing the product with select customers since last year and says it has already …
Pioneer founder Daniel Gross on bringing remote teams together: Lucas Matney
There are plenty of accelerators aiming to sway young startups to join their ranks rather than apply to Y Combinator, but Pioneer‘s sell is a bit different. First off, they are fully remote; founders selected to participate in the program chat with advisors v…
SpaceX wins the $117 million launch contract to explore Psyche's heavy metal asteroid: Jonathan Shieber
SpaceX has won the launch contract for NASA’s 2022 mission to explore the mineral-rich asteroid known as Psyche, the space agency announced today, including launch services and other mission-related costs valued at $117 million — remarkably low for a mission …
Superhuman CEO Rahul Vohra on waitlists, freemium pricing and future products: Lucas Matney
"No matter what Gmail — or any other company for that matter — does, it doesn't really change our focus on our customers."
FCC proposes $200M in fines for wireless carriers that sold your location for years: Devin Coldewey
The FCC has officially and finally determined that the major wireless carriers in the U.S. broke the law by secretly selling subscribers’ location data for years with almost no constraints or disclosure. But its Commissioners decry the $200 million penalty pr…
Apple has blocked Clearview AI's iPhone app for violating its rules: Zack Whittaker
An iPhone app built by controversial facial recognition startup Clearview AI has been blocked by Apple, effectively banning the app from use. Apple confirmed to TechCrunch that the startup “violated” the terms of its enterprise program. The app allows its use…
Facebook Messenger ditches Discover, demotes chat bots: Josh Constine
Chat bots were central to Facebook Messenger’s strategy three years ago. Now they’re being hidden from view in the app along with games and businesses. Facebook Messenger is removing the Discover tab this week as it focuses on speed and simplicity instead of …
Facebook brings its 3D photos feature to users with single-camera phones: Devin Coldewey
Facebook first showed off its 3D photos back in 2018, and shared the technical details behind it a month later. But unless you had one of a handful of phones with dual cameras back then (when they weren't so common), you couldn't make your own. Today an updat…
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