Adobe brings more of its AI smarts to its video tools

Right in time for NAB, Adobe today announced the latest updates to its Premiere CC and After Effects CC video editing and motion graphics tools. The general theme of this release is the introduction of two new AI-powered tools that will make the life of editors easier, as well as a variety of small updates […]

Stackery lands $5.5 million for serverless platform

When Stackery’s founders were still at New Relic in 2014, they recognized there was an opportunity to provide instrumentation for the emerging serverless tech market. They left the company after New Relic’s IPO and founded Stackery with the goal of providing a governance and management layer for serverless architecture. The company had a couple of big […]

Facebook users can now delete third-party apps in bulk

In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook has been making some changes, giving users a little bit more control over their data and how it's used. Today, TechCrunch reports that the company is making it easier to remove third-party apps...

Xiaomi's take on a voice assistant is built for China

Chinese phone makers are in a tough spot if they want to use voice assistants. Google is largely a no-show in the country, Siri is limited to Apple devices and services like Alexa or Cortana don't have nearly as much influence as they do elsewhere....

Mightier is helping calm kids down through mobile games

Learning how to regulate your emotions is a fundamental skill, but it can be tough for kids, especially those with challenging behaviors, oppositional disorder, ADHD and autism. Mightier, by Neuromotion Labs, is a gaming platform that teaches kids a...

Square Enix pledges to fix the PC version of 'Chrono Trigger'

Square Enix is going to make it right for Chrono Trigger fans. In late February, the publisher dropped the classic JRPG onto Steam, but it was the oft-derided mobile port from six years ago -- not the original SNES game from 1995. To right that wrong...

Spotify is now a public company

It's been a long road for Spotify in terms of going public, but now that day is here. The company is now public; it took the unusual step of pursuing a direct listing, rather than the more traditional IPO. Shares were set at a price of $132 by the Ne...

Google puts movie info, reviews and showtimes all in one spot

Google announced a new feature today that will help you out when you're deciding what movie to go see. Now, when you look for movies or showtimes in Google Search on your phone, you'll be able to easily compare different films and see where and when...

Facebook now lets you bulk-remove apps from your account

Lots of people use their Facebook account to log into websites, as a convenient alternative to usernames and passwords. But as the Cambridge Analytica scandal showed us, these apps can be privacy-harming nightmares with repercussions far beyond the digital borders of the world’s biggest social networking site. Until recently, it was nearly impossible to to bulk-delete apps you’ve given access to your data. You had to do it in a piecemeal fashion, which was time-consuming and error prone. Fortunately, Facebook has introduced a new bulk app-deletion tool that lets you change your relationship status with these apps in one swift…

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NASA explores ‘quiet’ supersonic flight over land

Today, NASA announced its latest experimental aircraft called the Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator (LBFD). The agency signed a contract to design the plane back in 2016; now it's ready to proceed with development and construction. If the LBFD is successf...

Bancor takes on Crypto exchanges with wallet that converts across tokens

With the number for cryptocurrencies passing 1,000, and the craze continuing, things are getting pretty wild out there to say the least. And these cryopto asssets can vary from the tokens issued by some no-name startup all the way up to Ether and the venerable Bitcoin. The trouble is, converting those coins into other currencies […]

'Dragon Quest VR' brings giant virtual slimes to Japan's arcades

What do you mean you haven't ever played Dragon Quest? One of few JPRGs to have gone toe-to-toe with Final Fantasy and lived to tell the angsty tale, the series is still huge in Japan, even if the games have struggled to amass similar fanbases elsewh...

Google rolls out a better way to search for movies

Google is rolling out a new feature today that will help you better plan your night at the movies. While the company has supported displaying movie showtimes within Google Search results following the closure of its standalone movie site in 2016, this update will help you narrow down your options more efficiently, thanks to the additions […]

SEC charges two individuals with fraud in continuing ICO investigation

The SEC has charged two individuals for what it alleges was a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) that raised over $32 million last year. Sohrab Sharma and Robert Farkas co-founded Centra Tech Inc. and the SEC says the company sold unregistered in...

Paul Nakasone Will Have to Balance NSA Needs With US Cyber Command Background

The appointment of Paul Nakasone raises the question again: Should the NSA and Cyber Command be controlled by one man?

Announcing the agenda for TC Sessions: Robotics at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall on May 11

TechCrunch is partnering with UC Berkeley on May 11 to produce TC Sessions: Robotics, a one-day show focused on emerging robotic technologies and the startup scene. The editorial team had a blast planning this agenda as, between the Bay Area’s universities and startup ecosystem, there are far more robotics-driven technology projects and startups on the […]

Backblaze partners with Packet and Server Central to better challenge the big clouds

Backblaze made its name as a cloud-based storage backup provider (and using lots of hard drives in the process) for individuals and businesses. With B2, however, the company also launched a file-centric cloud storage service for developers in 2015 that aims to challenge similar offerings from AWS and Azure on price. Since Backblaze doesn’t offer […]

Why These Bumblebees Are Wearing Itty-Bitty QR Codes

Researchers have been super-gluing little barcodes to bumblebees in order to track their movements in unprecedented detail.

Engadget giveaway: Win an outdoors package with goTenna and more!

As we shake off the shackles of winter and ease into the more clement weather of spring and summer, it's time for travel plans to take shape. Enjoying the outdoors doesn't mean you have to ditch all the mod cons, though. This week, we have a trio of...

Sony Xperia XZ2 review: Memorable looks, forgettable features

Sony isn't the big hitter in mobile it once was. It hasn't been one of the popular kids for a while now, but that hasn't stopped the company from producing new smartphones at a steady clip. At Mobile World Congress in February, Sony announced its fir...

Messenger adds support for sharing HD video, 360-degree photos

Perhaps aiming to snag some attention away from Snapchat’s big group video call update out this morning, Facebook also announced an update to its chat app Messenger, which will now allow users to share 360-degree videos and HD quality video (720p). In both cases, you’ll have to capture the photo or video outside the Messenger […]

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin calls ‘Bitcoin creator’ Craig Wright a fraud

The long-standing dispute between Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin and self-proclaimed “Bitcoin creator” Craig Wright is far from over. Earlier today, Buterin took to Twitter to share some of his thoughts on the “Bitcoin, Controversy over Principle” presentation at Deconomy conference. The segment in question featured talks from Bitcoin.com CEO Roger Ver and Wright himself. I'm going to live tweet comments on the "Bitcoin, Controversy over Principle" section of Deconomy for fun. — Vitalik "Not giving away ETH" Buterin (@VitalikButerin) April 3, 2018 Among other things, Buterin touched upon some common misconceptions about the overlaps between the history of cryptocurrencies and…

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TNW’s Big Spam: Ed Sheeran wants to use your Xbox

Our April Fools joke failed. Top trending tech news: 📱 Grindr exposed user HIV statuses to third-parties (TNW) 😮 Apple intends to ditch Intel processors by 2020 (TNW) 😸 Zuckerberg clapped back at Tim Cook’s comments (BBC) What we’re talking about: South Africa has an untouched $10M for internet accessibility. This money could be crucial in closing the digital gender divide. Tesla’s biggest problem is human error. (So was your mother’s ️❤) Nearly 40% of gamers play at work. A white paper released by the US Army reveals how it plans to deploy AI in future wars, and it reads like a list of kill-streak perks in a Call of Duty game. Rant of the day: In-app browsers…

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Samsung's latest gaming laptop has a 6-core i7 processor too

The Samsung Odyssey Z -- not to be confused with the Magnavox Odyssey or Samsung's VR headset -- is the electronics juggernaut's latest gaming laptop. Once you open the lid, you'll see just how far that design ethos goes. The keyboard has been pushed...