And The Winners Of TechCrunch’s First Meetup In Seoul Are…

 Last Thursday we held our first TechCrunch meetup in Seoul, Korea, in association with Campus Seoul from Google. Read More

Under Fire In India, Facebook’s Internet.org Launches In Indonesia

 Facebook’s Internet.org program has expanded into Indonesia, a country with a 250 million population, marking its second largest launch in Asia to date. Read More

Aliyun, An Alibaba Unit, Is Building China’s First “Cloud Hospital”

 Alibaba’s power doesn’t just stem from being the largest player in the world’s fastest-growing e-commerce market. The company also sits on hoards of data, gathered from its shopping sites, as well as its financial and cloud computing businesses. Now Aliyun, Alibaba’s cloud computing subsidiary, has entered a deal to build what it calls the first “cloud… Read More

FanBase Co-Founders Discuss Their Pivot To Nextdoor

In a video from Greylock Partners (from their new greymatter series), Fanbase co-founders Nirav Tolia and Sarah Leary discuss their decision to close their site and launch Nextdoor. Read More

Fly Or Die: HTC One M9

The HTC One M9 isn’t all that different from its predecessor the M8 — it still has a premium though relatively thick design, but it upgrades in the camera department as well as in general processing speed. But does it stand out? Biggs feels that the One M9 isn’t suited for the current competitive landscape, given the recent release of the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge —… Read More

15 TechCrunch Stories You Don’t Want To Miss This Week

This week’s tech news saw Apple Watch pre-orders go live, LinkedIn’s $1.5 billion acquisition of Lynda.com and an in-depth review of the new 2015 MacBook. These were our best stories from this week (4/4-4/10). Read More

Three Days In The Absolutely Insane Tesla Model S P85D

I didn’t want to love this car. Everyone I’d spoken to about the P85D leading up to this review was simply enamored. Surely they were just entranced by the new and shiny, I thought, allowing the hype and buzz around the Tesla brand to blind them to the car’s flaws. I didn’t want to love this car. I failed. The short version: the P85D is a monster in disguise.… Read More

Adapting To The Changing Global Enterprise Security Landscape

The finishing touches of the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are underway, and with it, many international companies that have data passing through the EU, house customer data of EU residents or are based in the EU are concerned about how they will fare once the new law is enacted. And they should be, as non-compliance could result in costly penalties under the… Read More

Splash And Loverly Partner To Give Brides Wedding Websites

Brides in this day and age are asking for a lot. Social media tools and event tech have come a long way, giving wedding planners and brides more control over the entire experience of their wedding, from planning to booking vendors to informing guests of the wedding’s Instagram hashtag. But today, Splash and Loverly are partnering to take that experience to a new level, introducing… Read More