Anthony Ha
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Welcome’s new app will do your travel planning for you
Welcome is a new app that CEO Matthew Rosenberg said is designed for a more spontaneous approach to traveling. “What we’re going after is these millennials [and] Gen Z travelers who feel comfo
WarnerMedia is making a ‘Dune’ series for its streaming service
WarnerMedia has placed a straight-to-series order for “Dune: The Sisterhood,” a show based on Frank Herbert’s classic science fiction novels and tied to the big-screen “Dune
Original Content podcast: Netflix’s ‘Always Be My Maybe’ is a surprisingly sweet romantic comedy
“Always Be My Maybe” — a new film starring and co-written by Ali Wong and Randall Park — continues Netflix’s streak of solid romantic comedies. That said, anyone expecting it to
Daily Crunch: Facebook’s cryptocurrency is coming
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Original Content podcast: Director Grant Sputore explains how ‘I Am Mother’ draws from real-world robots
When I first watched the new Netflix Original film “I Am Mother,” I assumed that the robotic Mother (voiced by Rose Byrne) was a CG creation. How else could you create a robot that looked
Apple releases the first trailer for Ron Moore’s space race drama ‘For All Mankind’
We still don’t know exactly when Apple will launch its subscription streaming service TV+ (it’ll be sometime this fall), or how much it will cost, but CEO Tim Cook showed off a trailer fo
Twitter takes down ‘a large number’ of Chinese-language accounts ahead of Tiananmen Square anniversary
Twitter has suspended a large number of Chinese-language user accounts, including those belonging to critics of China’s government. It seems like a particularly ill-timed move, occurring just da
Original Content podcast: ‘Tuca & Bertie’ explores friendship and sex with anthropomorphic birds
There’s some obvious overlap between “Tuca & Bertie” and “BoJack Horseman” — they’re both talking animal cartoons on Netflix; they have a similar look, courte
Daily Crunch: Google launches Live Transcribe
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Original Content podcast: ‘You’ gives us obnoxious millennials and their creepy stalkers
The confusingly-titled “You” first premiered on Lifetime last fall, but it’s moving to Netflix for its second season, making the show a Netflix Original — and fair game for the Ori
Watch the tech-centric Super Bowl ads from Amazon, Microsoft and others
Another year, another batch of Super Bowl commercials from tech giants like Amazon, Google and Microsoft. In fact, Amazon will have different ads focusing on different areas of the business: one highl
Daily Crunch: Facebook fallout continues
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Vice Media will lay off 10 percent of its staff
Vice Media plans to cut 250 jobs — about 10 percent of its total workforce. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news. When contacted by TechCrunch, a Vice spokesperson confirmed the story but declined
Here are the 12 startups in Techstars NYC’s Winter 2018 class
The latest startups to participate in Techstars NYC have spent the past week pitching investors, journalists and the broader New York community. I swung by the accelerator’s new office a few d
Watch the new trailer for the 15-year Rooster Teeth documentary
Being an online video star might seem cool or even glamorous these days, but Burnie Burns, co-founder and chief creative officer at Rooster Teeth, can remember when that wasn’t the case. Rooster
ESPN launches its streaming service ESPN+
ESPN’s subscription streaming service ESPN+ arrives today. In addition to being the sports media giant’s first big push into digital subscriptions, ESPN+ is also parent company Disney̵
Zaius raises $30M to help marketers unify their customer data
Zaius, a customer data company working with consumer brands like Tea Forte and Burt’s Bees Baby, has raised $30 million in Series B funding. CEO Mark Gally said that while business-to-business m
Bloglovin’ becomes Activate and names Kamiu Lee as its new CEO
Bloglovin’ has a new name, new funding and a new CEO: Kamiu Lee, who previously served as the company’s vice president of strategy and business development. It sounds the rebrand and Lee&#
Apple is making a show based on Isaac Asimov’s ‘Foundation’ books
Okay, Apple, now you’ve got my attention. Not content with landing an Amazing Stories reboot from Steven Spielberg, multiple series from Reese Witherspoon, a space opera from Ron Moore and much