.App: bringing more people online securely
A year ago, we launched .app, the first open top-level domain (TLD) with built-in security through HSTS preloading. Since then, hundreds of thousands of people have...
Plantronics Voyager 8200 UC Headphones Review: Great Sound On-The-Go or in the Office
Plantronics When you think of Plantronics—a company best known for call center and aviation headsets—music may not be the first thing that comes to mind. These...
The True Crime Story That (Might Have) Inspired Nabokov to Write ‘Lolita’
The headline says it all: “Girl Who Was Kidnaped [sic] at 11 Killed at 15 in Auto Crash.” The newspaper article, dateline Woodbine, N.J., goes on...
Fan theory culture peaked with ‘Game of Thrones’. What now?
One Game of Thrones fan theory says Bran Stark is the Night King. Another says Drogon flew off to Valyria and laid enough eggs to burn...
Majestic modular monoliths
Microservices are everywhere. Everyone seems to be either going into that direction or is talking about doing so. But are they really the best choice for...
Patton Oswalt’s new Marvel series sounds both ridiculous and awesome
As you can tell from the interview above, Patton Oswalt is a pretty big Marvel fan. And nowadays he’s part of the Marvel family, too. On...
Google’s new plan to push Google Pay in India: cashback incentives in Android apps
Google is gunning for India’s payment companies. The U.S. search giant entered India’s payment space in 2017, and now it is hatching an initiative that could...
Street View cars measure Amsterdam’s air quality
The quality of the air we breathe has a major impact on our health. Even in Amsterdam, a city where bikes make up 36 percent of...
Aussie Music Industry Wins First Ever Stream-Ripping Site Blocks
The worldwide music industry is making no secret of its disdain for so-called stream-ripping sites. Utilizing content culled mainly from YouTube but also other streaming platforms,...
Find out how to save €200 on Disrupt Berlin 2019
Calling all startup fans across Europe and around the world. The TechCrunch crew’s planning return-trip number seven to host Disrupt Berlin 2019 on 11-12 December. The official...
