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Under Tillerson, the State Department may put cyber diplomacy on the chopping block

July 19th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

According to new reports by Politico and Bloomberg, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to merge or eliminate its cybersecurity office, long tasked with representing U.S. cyber interests abroad. The Office of the Coordination for Cyber Issues, created [...]

Facebook tries to prove Instant Articles beat mobile web

July 19th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

One-third of all link clicks on Facebook already go to its self-hosted Instant Articles. Facebook claims they drive more referral traffic click for click because people don’t abaondon them mid-click as they do with slow-loading mobile websites. Now [...]

The virtual used car dealership Shift raises $38 million

July 19th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Shift, the online used car reseller that takes the crappy dealership out of the sales experience, has raised $38 million in its latest round of funding. The company, which is wildly popular among millennials that still buy cars, [...]

Facebook ‘Groups for Pages’ unlocks fan clubs

July 19th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

With Facebook’s newest feature, a musician could run an on-site fan club, a brand could organize its ambassadors, and a newspaper could discuss articles with just its top readers. Today Facebook globally launched Groups For Pages, allowing the [...]

Billionaires make it rain on Plenty, the indoor farming startup

July 19th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

SoftBank Vision Fund, the huge tech-investment vehicle helmed by Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son, has led a $200 million investment into indoor farming startup Plenty. Joining Son are notable tech billionaires Eric Schmidt and Jeff Bezos. Plenty farms can [...]

Run your startup the Toyota way

July 19th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Toyota is known for its manufacturing efficiency. We’ve probably all heard that if a worker on the Camry line sees a problem, they have the authority to stop the line and address it. At the end of the [...]

The final 75 tickets are now available for the TechCrunch Summer Party at August Capital

July 19th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

The TechCrunch Summer Party is a thing of tradition and we hope you can make it out this year. As in years past we’ll gather on the spacious grounds of August Capital in Menlo Park and enjoy an [...]

Elon Musk offers updates on Falcon Heavy, Dragon 2 and Mars mission

July 19th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

During a talk at the ISS R&D conference on Wednesday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk provided a number of updates about progress on the Falcon Heavy rocket, crewed Dragon capsule development and his vision for an eventual crewed mission [...]

Facebook launches Groups for Pages, unlocking fan clubs and street teams

July 19th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

With Facebook’s newest feature, a musician could run an on-site fan club, a brand could organize its ambassadors, and a newspaper could discuss articles with just its top readers. Today Facebook globally launched Groups For Pages, allowing the [...]