Lunchclub raises $4M from a16z for its AI warm intro service
There are apps out there that help you find friends, find dates and find your distant family histories, but when it comes to “growing your professional...
Backpacking Researchers Accidentally Discover Grasshopper-Eating Wolf
Some of the most serendipitous discoveries about nature can be prompted by just about anything, like finding the first known venomous frog by accidentally grabbing the...
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs gig worker bill AB-5 into law
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law gig worker protections bill AB-5. This comes shortly after AB-5 passed in the California State Assembly and Senate....
Duck Gifs Are the Only Gifs With Integrity
Gifs lit up Web 1.0 like Las Vegas—the torches, crystal balls, humping muppets, dancing babies, mailboxes opening and closing to indicate that you’ve got mail—all signaling...
Out of the box influencer strategies to accelerate awareness for your startup
Kamiu Lee Contributor Share on Twitter Kamiu Lee is CEO at Activate, an influencer marketing technology platform and agency that partners with brands and influencers to...
Climate Change is Already Killing Americans and Costing Billions in Medical Bills, Report Finds
Climate change will make our lives worse in the years to come, but a new report out this week highlights the stark costs people are already...
Daily Crunch: Facebook announces Portal TV
The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at...
Mathematicians No Longer Stumped by the Number 3
Just on the heels of finding three cubed numbers that sum to 42, scientists have passed another important milestone by finding three enormous cubes that sum...
Startup growth hacks, high-frequency trading, startup security, privacy and Adobe
Full Disrupt SF agenda posted We have an amazing slate of speakers stopping by TechCrunch Disrupt SF this year, including two full days scheduled for the...
GitHub acquires code analysis tool Semmle
Microsoft’s GitHub today announced that it has acquired Semmle, a code analysis tool that helps developers and security researchers discover potential vulnerabilities in their code. Semmle...
