With $70M from Alphabet, UnitedMasters replaces record labels
Record labels are obsolete. They haven’t kept up as music evolved from selling CDs to streaming songs to promoting concert tickets and merchandise. Labels were meant to help artists generate albums, fame, and...
The case against women-only ride sharing services
Women-only ride hailing services are not a long term solution to harassment.Image: Mashable/Christopher MinesesStanding under the light on an empty train platform. The text sent to a friend to let them you're in a...
How To Flawlessly Turn Your Side Hustle Into A Full-Blown Startup
Airbnb, which is now valued at over $25 billion, started as a side project so the founders could pay their rent. Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia, the founders of Airbnb, posted photos of...
SoftBank looks to finalize Uber investment today
After months of talks, SoftBank Group is close to finalizing its investment in Uber. Multiple sources tell TechCrunch that the deal is expected to be signed later in the day on Sunday. SoftBank...
“Track Trump” will compare Trumps promises to policy changes in the first 100 days
A new website called Track Trump has launched to monitor the progress President Trump makes on fulfilling his promises for his first 100 days in office. At the end of October, Trump released...
How one Australian startup made it by doing everything backwards
Xero's a company that does things a little different.Image: xero/SuppliedIt's rare for a startup to go public almost within one year of being founded. But then again, how many startups do you know from...
