Equity transcribed: Is the tech press too positive in its coverage of startups?
Welcome back the latest transcribed edition of Equity, the TechCrunch podcast that takes a closer look at the startup headlines from the week. Kate Clark and...
Google AR search now pulls animals off the screen and into your room
Is that a panda in your living room? Yes, yes it is. Google mobile search for different animals on smartphones now brings up the option to...
Foxconn halts some production lines for Huawei phones, according to reports
Huawei, the Chinese technology giant whose devices are at the center of a far-reaching trade dispute between the U.S. and Chinese governments, is reducing orders for...
IKEA lets you decorate your living room like ‘Friends,’ ‘Simpsons’ sets
Get an Ektorp armchair, Lack side table, Aina throw pillow, and Solvinden string lights and you’re set for your Stranger Things living room design. Throw in...
E-Cig Giant Juul Is Considering Opening Its Own Vape Shops
Vape giant Juul is looking into opening its own vape shops, according to reports, and may already be exploring ways to squash arguments that doing so...
Taylor Swift just took a powerful stand in the fight for LGBTQ equality
The Equality Act has a potent patron. On Saturday, Taylor Swift posted an image of a letter to her 118 million follower Instagram account asking a...
YouTube-Rippers Infringe Copyright on “Industrial Scale” Says Judge
As part of the music industry’s war on so-called ‘stream-ripping’, earlier this year Sony, Universal, and Warner, with assistance from Music Rights Australia and the Australasian...
Twitter takes down ‘a large number’ of Chinese-language accounts ahead of Tiananmen Square anniversary
Twitter has suspended a large number of Chinese-language user accounts, including those belonging to critics of China’s government. It seems like a particularly ill-timed move, occurring...
Lyft drivers in electric cars can charge up for free
To encourage ride-sharing drivers to offer “green” rides, Lyft is offering its drivers in Portland, Oregon free electric vehicle charging. Starting in July, drivers who use...
U.S. State Department begins social media screening for nearly all visa applicants
Yesterday the U.S. State Department began implementing its requirement that nearly all U.S. visa applicants submit their social media usernames, previous email addresses and phone numbers...
