Duolingo launches paid subscriptions as it struggles to monetize its service

 Earlier this week, the popular language learning service Duolingo quietly introduced paid monthly subscriptions in its…

MIXhalo to reveal new audio technology at Disrupt NY with help from Pharrell and Incubus

 This is going to be a lot of fun. MIXhalo was founded by Incubus guitarist Mike…

Equity podcast: Uber’s losses, Cloudera’s IPO and the biggest e-commerce acquisition ever

 Welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast. This episode Katie Roof, Matthew Lynley and myself…

Juicero CEO promises refunds for any dissatisfied customers while defending the company’s tech

 Jeff Dunn, the former Coca-Cola executive who became CEO of Juicero last year, has responded to…

Pinterest’s Tim Kendall will talk the future of advertising at Disrupt NY 2017

 Snap has finally gone public and it’s worth more than $20 billion. Facebook continues to be…

Don’t get played by this spammy app like I did

 At my birthday party last week, my friend Ebby walked over and asked a group of…

The TC Meetup + Pitch-off goes down in Seattle on June 22

 There is nothing quite like Seattle in June. Everything is green, the sun shines, and the…

Canada is North America’s up-and-coming startup center

 They say that nice guys finish last — and Canada, with its reputation for polite citizenry…