Facebook’s 2018 was a parade of privacy scandals, congressional pressure, and executive squabbles. The social and ad network capped off its annus horribilis with a curveball: asking consumers to spend $200 or more to install an internet-connected camera called Portal in their homes to make video calling easier.Reviews of the Portal devices were middling to…

A few days ago I got a tweet directed to me:If I find another copy of the Blue Cover version of Hackers could I get you to autograph it again? The one I currently have was signed by you and Richard Stallman at LinuxWorld in 1999, and I'm afraid I'm going to have to burn…

On August 18, Joerg Arnu, a resident of Rachel, Nevada, stepped before his local Lincoln County commissioners. He had come to voice opposition to an event called Alienstock that was set to descend on his town. Starting September 19, an unknown but possibly huge number of visitors were to swarm his hamlet. Said festival had…

How is it possible that, for the past five years, the smartwatch recognized as the world’s best was also a watch that didn’t always show the time?This is the truth, though. From the time the Apple Watch first launched in 2015, it evolved from is-it-an-iPhone-killer? to a killer fitness tracker to an FDA-cleared ECG monitor.…

How brands and marketers can harness the power of new messaging and productivity apps Colin Bendell Contributor Colin is Senior Director of Analytics and Strategy for Cloudinary, the co co-author…

There are apps out there that help you find friends, find dates and find your distant family histories, but when it comes to “growing your professional network,” the options are…

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law gig worker protections bill AB5. This comes shortly after AB5 passed in the California State Assembly and Senate. “Today, we are disrupting…

Here are three strategies to consider when implementing influencers into your growth marketing plans. Kamiu Lee is CEO at Activate, an influencer marketing technology platform and agency that partners with…

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Full Disrupt SF agenda posted We have an amazing slate of speakers stopping by TechCrunch Disrupt SF this year, including two full days scheduled for the debut of our Extra…