Joymode is a startup for people who want to do fun things like host a backyard movie night or go on a camping trip — but don’t necessarily want to buy all the necessary equipment, especially if they’re only going to use it once. The company was founded by Joe Fernandez, Waynn Lue and Keith Walker. Fernandez previously founded social influence startup Klout and sold it to… Read More
http://ift.tt/2dUNkX5 Klout’s Joe Fernandez is back with Joymode, an equipment rental startup with a focus on experiences http://ift.tt/2et2Tqj
YPlan, the events discover and booking platform, has been acquired by publicly-listed media company Time Out Group for an initial price of £1.6 million — significantly less than the approximately £31 million that the London startup had raised. 
Nintendo showed off its new console, the Nintendo Switch, for the first time in a video earlier today. It’s basically a tablet that you connect two controllers to it when you’re carrying it around, and then you use a regular controller when you have the tablet is plugged into the TV. In other words, it’s a kind of hybrid console where you can play both while you’re on… 
Facebook’s Instant Articles – the format that displays publishers’ content in a faster-loading, distraction-free view when accessed by Facebook users on mobile devices – are about to get more interactive. The social network announced today that these articles will now support 360 videos and photos – meaning, publishers can include 360 content in-line, which… 
A telehealth startup called Opternative filed a suit against South Carolina today over a state’s law that bars consumers there from getting a prescription for new glasses or contacts there with an online eye exam. Technically, the lawsuit is a constitutional challenge to the state’s statute. As TechCrunch has previously reported, Opternative’s app generally allows users to… 
The President just made a joke about Samsung’s ongoing exploding-phone problem during a speech. If this isn’t peak Note 7, I don’t know what is. 
Slack is still growing fast, about 33% in daily users and paid seats in the last 5 months. But not as fast as before, when it saw 50% DAU growth and 63% paid seat growth in the 5.5 months from December 15th to May 25th. This aligns with rumors TechCrunch has heard about a slight dip in customer retention at Slack, as the casual, GIF-filled workplace chat app can get noisy and distracting… 
Peter Thiel, a very high-profile tech investor, has started to face some backlash about reportedly planning to donate $1.25 million in support of the Trump campaign. This has put a lot in the tech community in a very precarious situation. Thiel currently sits of Facebook’s board, and the tech community is largely outspoken against Donald Trump. However, many executives —… 
Network effects in venture capital are no joke. Sure, people want to close rounds with brand name funds like Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz because they validate startups. But perhaps more importantly, companies become more likely to succeed after closing high profile rounds because of their newfound access to the friends and connections of prominent investors. Alex Mittal, CEO of… 
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