Today’s Stories Google now has all the data it needs, will stop scanning Gmail inboxes for ad personalization Samsung’s Galaxy Note8 will reportedly be the company’s most expensive smartphone yet YouTube TV expands to 10 more U.S. markets, adds more YouTube Red series Tesla said to be in talks to create its own streaming music service Credits Written and Hosted by:… Read More Crunch Report | Google To Stop Scanning InboxesThis entry was posted in Advertising Tech gmail Media Mobile TC Tesla YouTube and tagged google samsung on June 23, 2017 by Anthony Ha
Native Americans living in California made their own plastic water bottles. However, they didn't know how toxic that might be. Plastic Water Bottles Might Have Poisoned Ancient Californians This entry was posted on June 23, 2017 by Nick Stockton
It's called Ghost Mode. How To Turn Off Snapchat’s Stalkerish Snap Map FeatureThis entry was posted in Gear on June 23, 2017 by Liz Stinson
If you’re anything like me, you spend a significant portion of the day wondering about the paths viruses take when they’re cruising around your internals. Luckily for us, a newly developed microscope from Duke researchers can show the exact path taken by the little critters (?), down to the micrometer. Read More Watch a tiny virus take a constitutional under a laser-powered ...This entry was posted in Bio Gadgets TC on June 23, 2017 by Devin Coldewey
Arbitration agreements prevent lawsuits---but exacerbate the cultural problems endemic to startups. Why Aren’t More Employees Suing Uber?This entry was posted in business on June 23, 2017 by Nitasha Tiku
I’ve been following the multiple “easy” brewing systems available online for a while now and have never found one that truly spoke to me. Devices like the Minibrew seem great but price and shipping problems have always kept them out of my boozy little hands. So, rather than wait for the perfect automatic system, I decided to look at the Catalyst Fermentation System, a $199… Read More A month with the Catalyst Fermentation SystemThis entry was posted in beer brewing Food and Drink Gadgets TC on June 23, 2017 by John Biggs
Space tech company Satellogic has raised $27 million in a Series B round led by Chinese internet giant Tencent, and with participation by CrunchFund (disclosure: co-founded by TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington). The company also launches its s... Satellogic raises $27M for affordable, high-resolution imaging satellitesThis entry was posted in Fundings & Exits Gadgets TC Transportation on June 23, 2017 by Darrell Etherington
One click on the remote toggles between a television and a display for digital art. Samsung’s Classy New TV Moonlights as a Work of ArtThis entry was posted in Gear on June 23, 2017 by Liz Stinson
On the heels of a major redesign of its desktop site which delivered an overall cleaner look-and-feel and a “dark mode” for nighttime watching, YouTube this week announced it will soon roll out an update to its mobile app, as well. The new app will better support video shot in other formats and orientations, by dynamically adapting its player to whatever video you’re… Read More YouTube’s mobile app will soon better display all video formats, ...This entry was posted in Apps chat Media messaging Mobile Social TC YouTube on June 23, 2017 by Sarah Perez
Researchers built a proof-of-concept system to show that Uber and Lyft don't actually need to know where you are. ORide Is a Prototype for an Encrypted Uber That Can’t ...This entry was posted in Security on June 23, 2017 by Andy Greenberg