Collaborate Disseminate
Though facial recognition technology isn’t exactly flavor of the month at the moment, it could prove popular among revelers queuing at a busy bar. British data science company DataSparQ has introduced the A.I. Bar service, which helps bar sta… Continue reading Facial recognition system helps stop queue-jumping at bars
All industries are targets for cyber-attacks, but some are more targeted due to the value of the accounts. Five industries in particular are more at-risk for credential stuffing and account takeover (ATO) attacks. Here is why. With articles coming out … Continue reading 5 Industries at Risk for Credential Stuffing and ATO
Ticketmaster’s dominance has led to ridiculous service fees, scalpers galore, and exclusive contracts that exploit venues and artists. The moronic approval of venue operator and artist management giant Live Nation’s merger with Ticketmaster in 2010 produced an anti-competitive juggernaut. It pressures venues to sign ticketing contracts under veiled threat that artists would otherwise be routed […] Continue reading The Ticket Fairy is tech’s best hope against Ticketmaster
DarkRookie2 shares a report from Ars Technica: If you thought Epic was done adding to the growing pile of PC games exclusively available on its own Games Store, well… I’d like to know where you got that impression. In any case, you should think again… Continue reading Epic Plans More Exclusives For Its Games Store
Extra Crunch offers members the opportunity to tune into conference calls led and moderated by the TechCrunch writers you read every day. This week, TechCrunch’s Josh Constine and Frederic Lardinois discuss major announcements that came out of Facebook’s F8 conference and dig into how Facebook is trying to redefine itself for the future. Though touted […] Continue reading Takeaways from F8 and Facebook’s next phase
Remember when Netflix used to be a DVD-by-mail company? Well, for 2.7 million subscribers in the US, it still is. From a report: The familiar red envelopes have been arriving in customers’ mailboxes since 1998 and helped earn the company a healthy $212… Continue reading 2.7 Million Americans Still Get Netflix DVDs in the Mail
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 around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here: 1. IBM unveils its first commercial quantum computer The 20-qubit system combines the quantum and classical computing parts it takes to use a […] Continue reading Daily Crunch: The age of quantum computing is here
Growing smartphone and internet penetration across many African countries saw global streaming companies make a deeper play for audiences here this year. From a report: Netflix signaled its interest in Africa by hiring a content producer for the region… Continue reading As Smartphones and Internet Connections Rise in Africa, So Does Entertainment Streaming
During an earnings call on November 29th, CEO of AT&T Communications John Donovan effectively signed the death warrant for satellite television in the United States. Just three years after spending $67 billion purchasing the nations’s largest satellite TV provider, DirecTV, he made a comment which left little doubt about the telecom giant’s plan for the service’s roughly 20 million subscribers: “We’ve launched our last satellite.”
The news might come as a surprise if you’re a DirecTV customer, but the writing has been on the wall for years. When the deal that brought DirectTV into the AT&T family was inked, they …read more
Continue reading Welcome to the Slow Death of Satellite TV in America
Imax is making its exit from virtual reality (VR) official: The company notified shareholders with a SEC filing this week that it will close down its remaining three VR centers, and write off “certain VR content investments.” From a report: A company s… Continue reading Imax is Shutting Down Its VR Business, Closing Remaining Three VR Centers in Q1