Top Stories of the Day // February 28, 2015

With A $60M Revenue Run Rate, ClassPass May Be The Next Uber |

How Cards Are Quietly Transforming The Web |

Uber Database Breach Exposed Information Of 50,000 Drivers, Company Confirms |

Airbnb Is Raising A Monster Round At A $20B Valuation |

Google Unveils Plans For Flexible, Biodome-Like Headquarters In Mountain View |

Beware The Pretty People |

Tim Cook Says Apple Watch Could Replace Your Car Keys, And That’s Just The Start |

	Only 1 Day Left to Apply and Pitch In Startup Battlefield at Disrupt NYC Today's Top Stories // Feb 28, 2015 Jordan Crook With A $60M Revenue Run Rate, ClassPass May Be The Next Uber TechCrunch has secured financial information about ClassPass, the TechStars-backed startup that offers unlimited access to various fitness classes for a flat... read more Robert Fan How Cards Are Quietly Transforming The Web Nearly three hours a day. That's the average amount of time you and I spent on our phones every day in 2014. Our dependency on mobile devices for information... read more Colleen Taylor Uber Database Breach Exposed Information Of 50,000 Drivers, Company Confirms read more Ingrid Lunden Airbnb Is Raising A Monster Round At A $20B Valuation Airbnb -- the platform that lets travellers book private spare rooms and entire homes as an alternative to traditional hotels -- is doing some booking of its... read more Sponsored Content First Round of Speakers Announced for Disrupt NYC 2015 Meet Aaron Levie of Box, Tristan Walker of Walker & Co., and Payal Kadakiya of ClassPass Kim-Mai Cutler Google Unveils Plans For Flexible, Biodome-Like Headquarters In Mountain View read more Jon Evans Beware The Pretty People The tech industry used to be home to a disproportionate number of misfits and weirdos. Geeks. Nerds. People who needed to know how machines worked; needed to... read more Darrell Etherington Tim Cook Says Apple Watch Could Replace Your Car Keys, And That’s Just The Start Apple CEO Tim Cook is doing a tour in part to help prepare the world for the launch of the Apple Watch, which is likely going to be the start of the show at a... read more TOP VIDEOS Gillmor Gang: Notification Trust  The Gillmor Gang — John Borthwick, Kevin Marks, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor. Topics include notifications... read more CrunchWeek: YikYak Vs. Spam, VCs Funding Coffee, Big Steps For Science Tech  Another week in tech has come and gone, bringing a fresh crop of stories for us to talk about on CrunchWeek,... read more Celebrate This Terrible Winter With The Highlights Of Amazon's Summer Preview  Amazon.com hosted a summer preview event in New York City today, and I’ll be real honest: I thought... read more Get more at techcrunch.com To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here.
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Editor's Pick: Gadget Ogling: Scooting Around, Scratching Wood, Knocking on Doors

Gadget Ogling: Scooting Around, Scratching Wood, Knocking on Doors

Kris Holt 02/28/15 5:00 AM PT

Even for someone endlessly in awe of our ability to traverse continents in just a few hours, traveling is increasingly a chore. Anything I can add to trips to make them even a touch more enjoyable is nothing to sniff at. A suitcase with a built-in, motorized scooter may be just what I need to freshen up journeys. Warning: It's carry-on size, but it's far beyond typical carry-on luggage weight. [More...]

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Report: Most Insurance Customers Are Fed Up If you dislike your insurance company, you are not alone: Worldwide, less than 30 percent of consumers have positive experiences in dealing with their insurers, according to Capgemini's World Insurance Report 2015. North America saw the largest decline in satisfaction -- 8.3 percentage points. Positive customer experience ratings for Generation Y fell the most in North America -- 10.9 percent. [More...]

The Apple Watch Mystery Won't Be Solved March 9 The fog shrouding the Apple Watch won't be lifted on March 9. Apple's invite to its media event displays the tease "Spring Forward," which likely refers to the shift in daylight savings time -- and time itself. Sure, we'll learn more about the Apple Watch's functionality, but the mystery is whether most of us new buyers suddenly will turn into watch wearers for longer than a few months. [More...]

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Top Stories of the Day // February 27, 2015

PhotoMath Brings Its Awesome Math Equation Solving App To Android |

Twitter Will Crack Down On Serial Trolls By Tracking Their Phone Number |

FCC Passes Strict Net Neutrality Regulations On 3-2 Vote |

Ericsson Sues Apple Over Patent Licensing, Seeks To Block iPhone And iPad Sales |

As Kleiner Trial Plays On, VC’s Upper Echelon Is Laid Bare To The Real World |

Smart Motorcycle Helmet Maker Skully Lands $11 Million In Series A To Start Manufacturing The AR-1 |

How To Watch The Apple Watch Event Live On March 9 |

	Final Hours to Get 40% Off Disrupt NYC Tickets Today's Top Stories // Feb 27, 2015 Romain Dillet PhotoMath Brings Its Awesome Math Equation Solving App To Android read more Jon Russell Twitter Will Crack Down On Serial Trolls By Tracking Their Phone Number Twitter has a troll problem. Even its CEO knows it. And now the company is doing more to prevent its users suffering abuse and threats on its service. read more Alex Wilhelm, Sarah Buhr FCC Passes Strict Net Neutrality Regulations On 3-2 Vote As expected, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) passed new net neutrality regulations today on a vote of 3-2, with the Commission's two Democratic... read more Darrell Etherington Ericsson Sues Apple Over Patent Licensing, Seeks To Block iPhone And iPad Sales read more Sponsored Content Extra Early Bird Ends TODAY -- Save $1200! Join top investors, inspiring entrepreneurs and startups from all around the world at the most anticipated tech conference of the year. Colleen Taylor As Kleiner Trial Plays On, VC’s Upper Echelon Is Laid Bare To The Real World read more Sarah Buhr Smart Motorcycle Helmet Maker Skully Lands $11 Million In Series A To Start Manufacturing The AR-1 read more Darrell Etherington How To Watch The Apple Watch Event Live On March 9 read more TOP VIDEOS Gillmor Gang: Notification Trust  The Gillmor Gang — John Borthwick, Kevin Marks, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor. Topics include notifications... read more CrunchWeek: YikYak Vs. Spam, VCs Funding Coffee, Big Steps For Science Tech  Another week in tech has come and gone, bringing a fresh crop of stories for us to talk about on CrunchWeek,... read more Celebrate This Terrible Winter With The Highlights Of Amazon's Summer Preview  Amazon.com hosted a summer preview event in New York City today, and I’ll be real honest: I thought... read more Get more at techcrunch.com To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here.
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