Peer-to-Peer car sharing service, Getaround, is making waves in the crowded sharing economy market, signing up over 10,000 cars in the last year. Before Getaround raised $13.9 million from VCs, such as Shervin Pishevar and Marissa Mayer, the startup was shot to Silicon Valley fame after winning TechCrunch Disrupt’s battlefield competition in 2011. Within 24 hours of winning the competition, Getaround saw an impressive 1,600 new users offering up their cars to rent the service, and we chatted with co-founder, Jessica Scorpio, to see how life on the fast-track has been since Disrupt (the transcript has been edited for brevity and clarity) TechCrunch: Take us through some of the highlights between Disrupt and now? JS: Disrupt was pretty amazing for us. We started Getaround initially as an idea out of singularity university, with basically the goal to positively impact a billion people within ten years. And, so, when we launched at Disrupt, we really tried to get a few things in … [Read more...] about From A Disrupt Win To $13M In Funding, Getaround Tells All
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Bourne Identity director Doug Liman on the making of his new VR series, Invisible
Virtual reality filmmaking is in its infancy, but for Bourne Identity and Edge of Tomorrow director Doug Liman, there are already too many rules. The press release for Invisible, a five-episode action series that officially premieres today, lists a whole string of guidelines it’s disregarded: don’t cut too much, don’t move the camera, place shots at a natural height for the viewer. For a VR series, Invisible is downright frenetic, complete with chase sequences, shots-within-shots, and frequent shifts in location, from a Haitian village to a Brooklyn restaurant. Invisible follows a rich family called the Ashlands, some of whom have the titular power of invisibility. When the Ashland patriarch dies mysteriously, his granddaughter Tatiana (The Night Of’s Sofia Black-D’elia) must uncover the plot behind his murder, while taking over his company herself. The roughly half-hour first season, penned by Dallas Buyers Club screenwriter Melisa Wallack, leaves a lot … [Read more...] about Bourne Identity director Doug Liman on the making of his new VR series, Invisible
Nerdy Craigslist founder wants to change the world — starting with your news
This story is part of Road Trip 2019, profiles of the troublemakers and trailblazers who are designing our future. Craig Newmark is a man of quiet contradiction. Wrapped in a sweater the color of hot chocolate, the 66-year-old founder of Craigslist is painfully self-effacing, yet he started a wildly successful online marketplace emblazoned with his name. He deemphasizes his personal wealth, yet knows exactly how much he donated to his philanthropies last year (over $100 million). He speaks in vague terms about political "bad actors," yet specifically insists that a trustworthy press is "a matter of national security.""I'm a dull and uninteresting kind of guy," Newmark says from the wood-toned living room of his San Francisco home. He is anything but.You might expect Newmark to thump his chest about building the world's largest site for online classified ads from thin air. Or let slip his net worth, once estimated to be at least $1.3 billion. The privately owned Craigslist, is, … [Read more...] about Nerdy Craigslist founder wants to change the world — starting with your news
Our Editors Pick the Best Audible Books
Features/ These tech-centric audiobooks will keep you entertained anywhere you can listen. PCMag reviews products independently, but we may earn affiliate commissions from buying links on this page. Terms of use. Between testing technology, writing stories, and busy social lives PCMag editors don't always have a lot of time to sit down to read books. Luckily, since we're based in New York City, the MTA gives us plenty of extra time to listen to them. Most of the audiobooks we've chosen are on-brand in that they involve tech or science fiction. As a PCMag reader, your tastes are likely similar. So we've surveyed our staff to get some recommendations for titles you might enjoy with a good pair of headphones on your commute. View As: One PageSlides Share Tweet Pin Email Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood Oryx and Crake is set in an extremely well-imagined, post-apocalyptic world. Bioengineering technology is a main plot element—along with a devastating man-made … [Read more...] about Our Editors Pick the Best Audible Books
New Life is Strange game, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, is coming June 26th
Dontnod Entertainment is releasing a new game set in the universe of Life is Strange on June 26th. The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit was revealed today at Microsoft’s E3 press conference. Although the game is set within Life is Strange’s world, Captain Spirit will be a self-contained story. It follows Chris, a 10-year-old boy who dreams of adventure. “Over the past few years, ever since the release of the first game, DONTNOD have been quietly working on the next mainline entry in the Life is Strange universe,” reads a post from Dontnod. “During this time we not only observed what these games truly meant to our fans, but we also put that in the context of what the series means to us and our ambitions for it. “For us, Life is Strange is so much more than a single set of characters, places, themes or scenarios — Life is Strange is an entire universe of storytelling founded upon relatable characters facing real world issues, but always with … [Read more...] about New Life is Strange game, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, is coming June 26th