Editor's Pick: Tesla's Failings Overshadow Its Impressive Successes

Tesla's Failings Overshadow Its Impressive Successes

Rob Enderle Jul 29, 2019 10:26 AM PT
	Launching a new car company and getting it to global scale doesn't happen often, and it has been a long time since there has been a successful launch of one in the United States. Tesla really stands alone as the only new U.S. car company of scale since American Motors and Studebaker failed decades ago, when three auto companies then dominated the U.S. industry. [More...]

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GitHub blocks developers in sanctioned countries

THE DAILY CRUNCH MONDAY, JULY 29 2019 By Anthony Ha GitHub blocks developers in sanctioned countries, European food delivery services merge and Europe's top court has some thoughts about the Like button. Here's your Daily Crunch for July 29, 2019. 1. GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria and Crimea U.S. trade restrictions are trickling down to the developer community: GitHub is preventing users in Iran, Syria, Crimea and potentially other sanctioned nations from accessing portions of the code-hosting service, as confirmed by tweets from its CEO. The Microsoft-owned code-sharing service says users in sanctioned countries will not be able to access private repositories and GitHub Marketplace, and also will be blocked from maintaining private paid organization accounts. However, public repositories will remain available to everyone. 2. Takeaway and Just Eat to merge in $10B deal to take on Deliveroo and Uber Eats in Europe Both companies are currently publicly listed, Just Eat in London and Takeaway.com in Amsterdam, each with a market cap of around $5 billion. SPONSORED CONTENT: Acquia Keeping NOAA's Site Running Swimmingly A complex content-creation process, clunky navigation, and highly-technical terms made for a low-quality user experience. Read how they stopped coasting and reeled in Acquia to transform their site. Learn More… 3. Europe's top court sharpens guidance for sites using leaky social plug-ins The ruling by the Court of Justice of the EU states that sites embedding the Facebook Like button are jointly responsible for the initial data processing — and must either obtain informed consent from site visitors before transferring the data to Facebook, or be able to demonstrate a legal basis for processing this data. 4. SoftBank pumps $2B into Indonesia through Grab investment, putting it head to head with Gojek This announcement specifies how Grab will be using some of the $7 billion that it has raised to date, earmarking $2 billion for Indonesian operations over the next five years. 5. Is space truly within reach for startups and VC? We talk to founders and investors about the current state of the space startup ecosystem. (Extra Crunch membership required.) 6. Emergence's Jason Green joins TC Sessions: Enterprise this September Jason Green founded Emergence in 2003 with the aim of "looking around the corner, identifying themes and aiming to win big in the long run." 7. This week's TechCrunch podcasts The latest episode of Equity looks at Robinhood's latest funding round (which came at a $7.6 billion valuation). Meanwhile, over at Original Content, we reviewed the latest season of Netflix's "Queer Eye." Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Server & Storage Architecture Supervisor at Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (Middletown, PA, United States) Technology Venture Professional for Northpond Ventures at Northpond Ventures (Bethesda, MD, United States) Software Developer at Quorum (Washington, DC, USA) Senior Paid Social Media Buyer & Customer Acquisition Expert (Remote, Virtual) at Metabolic Living (Virtual, U.S. based) Match Export - Director of Digital Marketing at Match Education (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) SEE MORE JOBS ON CRUNCHBOARD Post your tech jobs and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $200 per month View this email online in your browser Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Unsubscribe © 2019 Oath Tech Network. All rights reserved. 410 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107

                                                           

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Understanding the IP Policy Changes Coming to Amazon Sellers
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Bug in Facebook Messaging App Exposes Kids to Strangers
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Microsoft, OpenAI Shoot for the Stars
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Yep, Apple is buying modem business from Intel

THE DAILY CRUNCH FRIDAY, JULY 26 2019 By Anthony Ha Apple buys a big piece of Intel's modem business, SoftBank announces a new fund and Twitter beats Wall Street estimates. Here's your Daily Crunch for July 26, 2019. 1. Apple acquiring most of Intel's smartphone modem business in $1B deal Apple has entered into a deal to acquire a majority of Intel's modem business, including Intel IP, equipment, leases and employees — it's bringing over 2,200 new roles and 17,000 wireless technology patents. The deal confirms earlier rumors that Apple would acquire the business in order to permanently uncouple itself from Qualcomm, the source of much contention for both parties over the last several years. 2. SoftBank announces AI-focused second $108 billion Vision Fund with LPs including Microsoft, Apple and Foxconn Worth noting: The second Vision Fund's list of expected limited partners does not currently include any participants from the Saudi Arabia government. SPONSORED CONTENT: TechCrunch SAP, Capital One, Box & More At TC Sessions: Enterprise | Sept. 5, San Francisco TechCrunch's editors will interview the titans of enterprise software along with groundbreaking tech leaders. Join us for a day of discovery, networking, and learning at this year's premier Enterprise event. Book your tickets today and save 15%! Learn More… 3. Twitter Q2 beats on sales of $841M and EPS of $0.20, new metric of mDAUs up to 139M The U.S. continues to be Twitter's revenue engine, the company said. It accounted for $455 million of its sales, up 24%, while international revenue was $386 million, up just 12%. 4. Trump threatens Apple with tariffs, Google with investigation on Twitter The president of the United States called out two of the nation's largest tech firms in a pair of tweets this morning. 5. Google says it doubled Pixel sales year-over-year It looks like the mid-range Pixel 3a is the hit Google surely hoped it would be. The news came as part of the solid earnings that parent company Alphabet reported yesterday. 6. SpaceX succeeds with first untethered StarHopper low altitude 'hop' test StarHopper is a scaled-down test vehicle designed to help SpaceX run crucial preparation trials for the new Raptor engine ahead of building its full-scale Starship reusable spacecraft. 7. Africa's ride-hail markets are hot spots for startups and VC The big players such as Uber and Bolt are competing in Kampala and Nairobi — where, in addition to car service, they offer rickshaw taxis. Meanwhile, many ride-hail companies in Africa are adapting unique product solutions to local transit needs. (Extra Crunch membership required.) Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Software Developer at Quorum (Washington, DC, USA) Senior Paid Social Media Buyer & Customer Acquisition Expert (Remote, Virtual) at Metabolic Living (Virtual, U.S. based) Match Export - Director of Digital Marketing at Match Education (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) Copywriter, Email Marketing at ActBlue (Somerville, Massachusetts, USA) Account Manager at Citia (New York, NY, USA) SEE MORE JOBS ON CRUNCHBOARD Post your tech jobs and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $200 per month View this email online in your browser Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Unsubscribe © 2019 Oath Tech Network. All rights reserved. 410 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107