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Facebook debuts a Reels API for sharing from third-party apps | Ivan Mehta | 2,022 | 9 | 19 | Meta is going all in to expand the reach of its short video products. In the latest step to those offerings widely reachable, the company is launching a Facebook Reels API for developers to integrate into their apps. This will allow users to directly share Reels on Facebook pages from third-party apps using the “Share ... |
Finally, a Roomba that vacuums and mops | Brian Heater | 2,022 | 9 | 26 | IRobot makes robots that vacuum. IRobot makes robots that mop. Other companies make robots that vacuum mop. So, why doesn’t iRobot? If you had asked the company that question as recently as a few weeks back, you likely would have gotten a stock answer about not doing something until you can do it right. Obviously the... |
Bainbridge Growth wants e-commerce brands to stop sales guessing game | Christine Hall | 2,022 | 9 | 19 | , a Boston-based software startup providing data, analytics and financial modeling for e-commerce companies, inked $4 million in seed funding. Ben Tregoe and Austin Gardner-Smith started the company in January 2021 after meeting at Nanigans, an advertising automation software company. Tregoe, CEO, told TechCrunch that ... |
Investors bank on China’s alternatives to Nvidia’s auto chips | Rita Liao | 2,022 | 9 | 26 | In China, a crop of homegrown chip companies has popped up as Beijing strives to decouple from America’s advanced technology and manage sanctions risks, which . In the red-hot space of autonomous driving, Chinese semiconductor firms, buoyed with venture capital, are aiming to provide the best alternatives to Nvidia an... |
Regate modernizes accounting and financial tools | Romain Dillet | 2,022 | 9 | 26 | French startup has raised a $20 million Series A funding round (€20 million) led by Valar Ventures. The company has built a modern software-as-a-service product that integrates directly with your existing accounting stack and connects with your corporate bank account. This way, you can automate and simplify some of y... |
Meta wants you to create more Instagram and Facebook accounts and hop between them easily | Taylor Hatmaker | 2,022 | 9 | 26 | is working on making it easier for users to switch between Facebook and Instagram accounts through a new profile switching tool. Anyone using either app will be able to hop between them if they’ve linked those profiles , the . When logged into one app, users can easily toggle between the apps now through the profile... |
Daily Crunch: Cloudflare rolls out new mobile services to secure employees’ smartphones | Christine Hall | 2,022 | 9 | 26 | Good morning, you crunchistas. We hope you’ve had a chill weekend. Or if it wasn’t chill, that it was wild for all the right reasons. YOLO and all that. Okay, on with the news! — and While Not So Dark started with a network of dark kitchens, the company abandoned this business model shortly after raising its Series ... |
Max Q: Icy | Aria Alamalhodaei | 2,022 | 9 | 26 | Hello and welcome back to Max Q. This past week, thousands of people traveled to Paris for the International Astronautical Congress 2022, one of the world’s largest space conferences. Alas, I was not one of them. But it means there’s tons of news, so let’s get to it! In this issue: Over at TechCrunch+, Alex Wilhelm wro... |
Hugging Face and ServiceNow launch BigCode, a project to open source code-generating AI systems | Kyle Wiggers | 2,022 | 9 | 26 | Code-generating systems like DeepMind’s AlphaCode, Amazon’s CodeWhisperer and OpenAI’s Codex, which powers GitHub’s Copilot service, provide a tantalizing look at what’s possible with AI today within the realm of computer programming. But so far, only a of such AI systems have been made freely available to the public... |
Connect with Mayfield, JETRO, Toptal and more at TechCrunch Disrupt | Lauren Simonds | 2,022 | 9 | 26 | Mark your calendars, startup fans, because TechCrunch is returning — live and in person — to the beautiful City by the Bay to host our flagship event, , on October 18–20 at the Moscone West Convention Center followed by an online recap event on October 21. is the grande dame of tech conferences for many reasons, and ... |
Twitter’s first comms exec is building a comms network for execs | Natasha Mascarenhas | 2,022 | 9 | 26 | The communications world is an enigma, and at times, feels counter to the job of a journalist. So to hear that there’s an effort to help more comms people trade notes, share stories and prepare curated responses, I have the selfish worry that we’ll have less vulnerability coming from founders and executives around the ... |
Crypto platform Nexo sued by New York, California and six other US regulators | Jacquelyn Melinek | 2,022 | 9 | 26 | Crypto platform Nexo is being sued by eight U.S. state securities regulators representing New York, California, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Washington and Vermont. According to from New York Attorney General Letitia James, Nexo and Nexo Capital failed to register with the state’s securities and comm... |
HBO Max releases ‘The Last of Us’ trailer to bring more gamers to the streaming service | Lauren Forristal | 2,022 | 9 | 26 | HBO’s “The Last of Us” is the latest TV series adapted from a video game that aims to bring more gamers to the streaming service. Today, the first full of “The Last of Us” was released, giving fans of the best-selling franchise a look at the new show, set to premiere on HBO and HBO Max in 2023. The show is based on t... |
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Yeah, funding for creator-focused startups is drying up | Alex Wilhelm | 2,022 | 9 | 26 | folks make, share and profit from creative works — to to to to — have proliferated and grown in recent years. The rise of creator-focused startups was not an accident; instead, a secular trend of more accessible software for more diverse areas of creative work was met with a COVID-induced economic reshufflin... |
AI is taking over the iconic voice of Darth Vader, with the blessing of James Earl Jones | Devin Coldewey | 2,022 | 9 | 26 | From the cringe-inducing Jar Jar Binks to unconvincing virtual Leia and Luke, Disney’s history with CG characters is, shall we say, mixed. But that’s not stopping them from replacing one of the most recognizable voices in cinema history, Darth Vader, with an AI-powered voice replica based on James Earl Jones. The retir... |
Here are the industries ripe for innovation under the Inflation Reduction Act | Tim De Chant | 2,022 | 9 | 26 | of hindsight, we’re getting a better picture of what the Inflation Reduction Act will mean for the American economy and the climate tech sector itself. The new law caught many by surprise, both in the climate tech space and elsewhere. Few had thought was possible. The final bill is not quite as comprehensive as some... |
Apple Music becomes the official sponsor of the Super Bowl halftime show | Lauren Forristal | 2,022 | 9 | 26 | Move aside, Pepsi. The National Football League (NFL) and Apple that is the official sponsor of the Super Bowl Halftime Show as part of a multiyear deal. Pepsi had been the sponsor . Super Bowl LVII, on Sunday, February 12, 2023, will mark the music streaming platform’s first year as part of the Super Bowl Halftim... |
Advocacy groups slam Amazon and MGM’s controversial ‘Ring Nation’ show ahead of its premiere | Amanda Silberling | 2,022 | 9 | 26 | Making its television premiere tonight, “ ” is debuting amid calls from advocacy groups to . MGM (now owned by Amazon) is leveraging footage from Ring security cameras (also ) to create a show along the lines of “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” with Wanda Sykes as host. The show is a thinly veiled advertisement with... |
Kobo Clara 2E review: A worthy update to a solid e-reader, with an eco-conscious touch | Devin Coldewey | 2,022 | 9 | 26 | For years when someone asked me what e-reader to buy, I’d say unless they care about Amazon stuff, the Kobo Clara HD. That recommendation has wavered as I’ve tested the and , but the new version of the Clara puts it back in the running for easiest to endorse. If you’re looking for big changes, look elsewhere: The Cl... |
Take a peek at who’s attending Disrupt | Lauren Simonds | 2,022 | 9 | 26 | has played host to the biggest names in tech and has launched the Silicon Valley stars who have driven society into the future. They’re the titans, the ones who continue to reshape our relationships with technology and with one another: Zuckerberg. Benioff. Musk. Kalanick. Mayer. Dorsey. The list of startup stars who ... |
Watch the asteroid-smashing DART spacecraft make its 6-million-mile shot today | Devin Coldewey | 2,022 | 9 | 26 | One of NASA’s biggest crowd-pleasers in years is about to reach its denouement: If all goes well, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft (or rather guided anti-space-rock missile) will impact its target at around 14,700 miles per hour. at about 3 p.m. PDT. DART was launched last November and has spent the in... |
Codacy nabs $15M to improve code reviews with automation | Kyle Wiggers | 2,022 | 9 | 21 | Code review is a key step during the software development process — it’s when people check a program by viewing and reading parts of the source code. But despite its importance, not all developers are pleased with the way traditional code reviews work. For example, a Microsoft found that the outcomes of code reviews ... |
Crypto tax reporting app Binocs helps users navigate regulations | Catherine Shu | 2,022 | 9 | 21 | Keeping up with tax compliance for cryptocurrency can be tricky, especially since many laws are new (or haven’t been written yet). That’s why was founded. Users integrate their exchanges and wallets, and Binocs provides a tax report and other accounting details. The startup announced today that it has raised $4 milli... |
EV charging operator Bump unlocks $180 million | Romain Dillet | 2,022 | 9 | 21 | French startup has signed a multiyear financing partnership with DIF Capital Partners in order to roll out more charging stations for electric vehicles and double down on growth in general. It is an equity and quasi-equity $180 million deal that will be progressively unlocked from 2022 to 2030. Yesterday, ZePlug a ... |
DataGuard locks down $61M for data protection as a service | Ingrid Lunden | 2,022 | 9 | 21 | Companies are facing in these days for with data protection and data privacy rules, and that’s driving wave of organizations, and their users, to get more serious about data protection. One of the byproducts of that has been the emergence of new technology to meet that increase in activity. is a Munich-based sta... |
Florida escalates the fight over a controversial social media law to the Supreme Court | Taylor Hatmaker | 2,022 | 9 | 21 | After an appeals court struck down key portions of a state law designed to prevent social media companies from , Florida wants the Supreme Court to weigh in. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody asking the highest court in the land to wade into the issue after two federal appeals courts issued contradictory rulings... |
Daily Crunch: Moonlighters eclipsed — Wipro lets go of 300 employees who were working for its rivals | Christine Hall | 2,022 | 9 | 21 | Due to excessively poor judgment, today’s Christine and Haje show is brought to you by Haje and Christine. Meanwhile, mark your calendar for September 23 at 10:00 a.m. PDT/1:00 p.m. EDT when we bring you a special Twitter Spaces, “ ,” featuring Silicon Valley–based attorney and TechCrunch+ columnist Sophie Alcorn. Soph... |
Rocket Lab expands US presence with engine testing, launch facilities | Aria Alamalhodaei | 2,022 | 9 | 21 | Rocket Lab is a U.S.-based company, but until now the bulk of its activities have been conducted in New Zealand. While the company has been public about its plans to expand to both hemispheres for a while, executives released a slew of updates on Wednesday detailing their goal to make the U.S. home to even a greater sh... |
Bird board backs new scooter boss | Harri Weber | 2,022 | 9 | 21 | Micromobility company Bird is boosting its president, Shane Torchiana, to CEO status in a “long-planned” shakeup that sees founding chief executive Travis VanderZanden further stripped of power. Bird’s board also announced two other appointments: Former chief financial officer Ben Lu has joined as Bird’s new CFO, tak... |
Kitty Hawk, the electric aircraft moonshot backed by Larry Page, is shutting down | Kirsten Korosec | 2,022 | 9 | 21 | Kitty Hawk, the electric aviation startup founded and led by the “godfather of self-driving cars” Sebastian Thrun and backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, is shutting down. The company said in a tweet and on a post in LinkedIn that it was winding down operations. “We have made the decision to wind down Kittyhawk. We... |
NyQuil chicken isn’t actually a TikTok trend | Amanda Silberling | 2,022 | 9 | 21 | It’s about time that we learn the difference between what’s a viral trend and what’s just one person posting a meme that goes viral. For the sake of humanity, let’s count our lucky stars: NyQuil chicken is not a real threat to public health. But this week, the FDA issued a about what the agency perceived as a TikTok ... |
Kia, Hyundai sued after viral TikTok causes rise in thefts | Rebecca Bellan | 2,022 | 9 | 21 | Things I learned on : The hole in a pasta spoon is one serving of spaghetti. What to do when a debt collector comes knocking. How to hot wire a Kia using a USB cord and a screwdriver. Oh yes, you read that right. A trending TikTok challenge publicizing a technique for stealing certain makes and models of Kia and Hyund... |
Materials startup Novoloop brings its upcycled outsole to On’s new running shoe | Tim De Chant | 2,022 | 9 | 21 | business; one that’s heavily reliant on fossil fuels. Shoe companies have experimented with various ways to reduce their footprints, from uppers made of recycled plastic to midsoles made of foam derived from sugarcane. Now, there’s a new approach — upcycling. Materials startup and running-shoe manufacturer will an... |
BeReal experiences a multihour outage, refuses to explain | Sarah Perez | 2,022 | 9 | 21 | Gen Z’s experienced a lengthy outage today, which the company only acknowledged with a brief — and fairly vague — , stating: “yup, we’re on it.” In recent months, the Paris-based app maker has seen its photo-sharing service climb to the top of the App Store, ousting competitors like Facebook, Instagram and even TikT... |
Apple TV+ character ‘Ted Lasso’ comes to EA Sports FIFA 23 | Lauren Forristal | 2,022 | 9 | 21 | Jason Sudeikis’ character from the hit Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso” will make an appearance in EA Sports’ upcoming video game, FIFA 23. Ted Lasso will be playable as a manager along with the show’s fictional football club AFC Richmond. EA (Electronic Arts) the news today alongside a trailer showing everyone’s “favori... |
Netflix is releasing a new mobile game based on its popular bake-off show ‘Nailed It!’ | Aisha Malik | 2,022 | 9 | 21 | Netflix announced today that it’s adding a new title to its gaming roster that is based on its popular show “Nailed It!” The game, which is called will launch on October 4, a day before Season 7 of the bake-off competition show debuts on October 5. The game was developed by Netherlands-based Paladin Studios and sees ... |
When it comes to startup board participation, VCs and CEOs must do their jobs | Matt Blumberg | 2,022 | 9 | 21 | as appalled as I am by the contents of Connie Loizos’ recent article, ? The stories and quotes in the article about investors reducing their interest and participation in board meetings, not showing up, sending the junior associate to cover, etc. are eye-opening and alarming. The reasons cited are logical, such as ov... |
Binance CEO sees positive progress for crypto regulation, but it will be a ‘long process’ | Jacquelyn Melinek | 2,022 | 9 | 21 | Zhao, known as “CZ” in the crypto world, said governments across the globe are making slow but “positive” progress toward regulating cryptocurrency. “On the regulatory side, I think we’re seeing a lot of progress in the positive direction for regulatory framework,” Zhao said in a video call aired live on stage at the ... |
These autonomous, wireless robots could dance on a human hair | Devin Coldewey | 2,022 | 9 | 21 | The competition to create ever smaller, ever better robots is a fierce one, and Cornell University is out front now with a set of bots small enough to sit on a human hair but that can move on their own using nothing but light as a power source. Now, you may remember a from a few months ago, sitting proudly on the rim... |
Singapore’s Arbor Ventures notches $193M toward next early-stage fintech fund | Harri Weber | 2,022 | 9 | 21 | , funder of fintech and shopping startups like installment loan company and Amazon brand factory , has locked down $193 million toward its largest fund to date, TechCrunch has learned. The Singapore-based VC focuses on early-stage financial tech startups, but it operates with a pretty expansive view of what constitu... |
Peacock invests in its first adult animation series, stars Mike Judge and ‘Silicon Valley’s’ Zach Woods | Lauren Forristal | 2,022 | 9 | 21 | Peacock, Comcast’s NBCUniversal-owned streamer, announced its first original adult animation series. It’s about time the streaming service invested in the genre, as adult animation shows continue to do well for competitors Netflix and Hulu. Peacock’s upcoming animated comedy series, “In the Know,” will star “Beavis and... |
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Shipmates makes order fulfillment less tedious for the Philippines’ online sellers | Catherine Shu | 2,022 | 9 | 7 | The Philippines’ e-commerce market , a 132% increase from 2020, and is expected to reach $26 billion in GMV by 2025. This obviously is good news for online sellers, but it also means more shipping headaches, especially for smaller sellers that need to drop off packages at couriers’ warehouses. wants to save them time... |
As a scuba diver, I would gladly trust my life to the Apple Watch. Here’s why. | Haje Jan Kamps | 2,022 | 9 | 7 | Earlier today I wrote a piece about Apple Watch Ultra’s new scuba-diving feature, and a lot of folks came out of the woodwork to tell me they wouldn’t trust a “dive toy” to keep them safe under water. I respect their opinion, but I figured I’d share why I feel fully comfortable trusting Apple on my scuba-diving adventu... |
Byju’s has no answer for its growing list of missing deadlines | Manish Singh | 2,022 | 9 | 7 | It took Byju’s 10 years to become India’s most valuable startup, expanding its empire of online learning apps to many markets, including the U.S. The firm, founded by a teacher, largely avoided controversies even as its sales operations are anything but ideal (though not extreme by Indian standards). Now merely a few q... |
Lucidity keeps cloud block storage neat, tidy and cost-efficient | Catherine Shu | 2,022 | 9 | 7 | Cloud storage is expensive ( ), but many companies often over-provision, cutting their full return on investment. was created to help them manage block storage more efficiently with a set of automated tools. The startup announced today that it has raised $5.3 million in seed funding. The round was led by AlphaWave In... |
Google okays fantasy sports and rummy apps in India in a pilot | Manish Singh | 2,022 | 9 | 7 | Google plans to run a pilot to permit daily fantasy sports apps and rummy games on Play Store in India, addressing a request from the local community that has long expressed frustration at the Android-maker for not welcoming services on its store in the world’s second-largest market that it allows in many parts of the ... |
Virtual research institute battles Long COVID with backing from Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin | Paul Sawers | 2,022 | 9 | 7 | A new nonprofit “startup” is emerging from stealth today with $15 million in funding from Ethereum co-creator , with a focus squarely on studying and treating . While the for many, millions of people around the world are still suffering long-term effects from COVID-19. Studies suggest that and experience at lea... |
Sequoia India and SEA taps international operators to help startups launch and expand overseas | Manish Singh | 2,022 | 9 | 7 | Sequoia India and Southeast Asia has launched a new program to help its portfolio’s early-stage founders connect with international operators who can help the startups expand to new markets, the venture firm said, as it aggressively scales its offerings in the key regions. In addition to providing founders with advice,... |
Bose reduces size and amps up noise canceling for the $299 QuietComfort Earbuds II | Brian Heater | 2,022 | 9 | 7 | Yes, I missed Bose’s big news this morning. I was busy with… . You, too, would be forgiven for missing the QuietComfort Earbuds II launch, under the deluge of Apple news (including ), but Bose makes very good headphones, and any new version of its flagship products deserves a mention. The new buds are a third smaller ... |
Edupia raises Series A to close the education gap in Vietnam | Catherine Shu | 2,022 | 9 | 7 | There’s a in Vietnam between urban centers, which have access to more resources, and the smaller cities and rural areas where 80% of students live. , an online learning platform, is bridging that divide with its live classes and private tutoring. The startup announced today it has raised a $14 million Series A led b... |
Adtech’s compliance theatre is headed to Europe’s top court | Natasha Lomas | 2,022 | 9 | 7 | the in the European Union here’s a fresh development on the long and winding road to a long-overdue legal reckoning: Multiple grounds for appeal lodged by industry body, the IAB Europe, against a earlier this year against its self-proclaimed “best practice” framework for obtaining consents from web users for their... |
What, no Mini? Apple’s big event leaves small-phone fans empty-handed | Harri Weber | 2,022 | 9 | 7 | I bear bad news if you’d rather not walk around feeling like you have a brick in your pocket: Apple seems to be bailing on its smallest smartphone … again. That’s right: The $2.5 trillion company’s big fall event came and went today with no mention of a new iPhone Mini. Instead, Apple is “ with the iPhone 14 and even ... |
Lightspeed Venture Partners has hired podcasting guru Michael Mignano as a partner | Connie Loizos | 2,022 | 9 | 7 | Michael Mignano has joined the consumer practice of the sprawling venture firm Lightspeed Venture Partners, after previously co-founding the podcasting platform Anchor and then leading Spotify’s talk audio business after the streaming giant acquired Anchor in 2019 for more than $150 million. Interestingly, Mignano join... |
NXgenPort wins the TechCrunch Live Minneapolis Pitch-Off | Matt Burns | 2,022 | 9 | 7 | Today TechCrunch hosted a special TechCrunch Live event focused on the great city of Minneapolis. Three local companies competed in a pitch-off, and I’m pleased to report the winner. won the pitch competition and will be fast-tracked into the Battlefield 200 where the company will get free exhibition space at TechCrun... |
Daily Crunch: Apple launches new iPhone 14, a rugged Apple Watch, and more | Christine Hall | 2,022 | 9 | 7 | It’s Wednesday, which today is known as Apple iPhone 14 (here’s ) and Y Combinator Demo Day…day. As you can see, our team was at one or the other, and some decided to split themselves in half and do both, to bring you the latest and greatest. Enjoy every.last.morsel. — and In startup land, it’s been a lot of Y Com... |
Twenty-six years later, Quake gets ported to … Apple Watch? | Greg Kumparak | 2,022 | 9 | 7 | Ever looked at your Apple Watch and thought “Dang, I just wish I could play the classic 1996 first-person shooter Quake on this thing!” … No? OK. But now you can! Developer Tomas “MyOwnClone” Vymazal was able to get Quake up and running on the watch; while Vymazal notes that existing open source Mac/iOS ports helped a ... |
7 conversations with YC founders about their entrepreneurial journeys | Maggie Stamets | 2,022 | 9 | 7 | It’s YC Demo Day week, which has us nostalgic for the conversations hosts have had with founders who have been through the famed accelerator program. In every episode of Found, hosts Darrell Etherington and Jordan Crook dig into a founder’s background, the peaks and pits of starting and running a company, and relatio... |
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Apple leans into the void with the iPhone 14 Pro | Brian Heater | 2,022 | 9 | 7 | Do you have a second to talk about negative space? It will be quick, I promise. It’s effectively that blank area between objects in a work of art. As the name implies, it’s defined by an absence, but implemented effectively, the negative space may, itself, become an object. You probably know where I’m going with this, ... |
Let’s check out the new AirPods Pro | Brian Heater | 2,022 | 9 | 7 | The first were a revelation. It felt like Apple was finally all in on doing a pair of earbuds right — a big change from the days of those questionable headphones that came in the iPhone box. The sound quality, the active noise canceling and — perhaps most importantly, the comfort level — were all a major step up from... |
Here are the best tweets about Apple’s ‘Far Out’ event | Amanda Silberling | 2,022 | 9 | 7 | Pre-recorded Apple presentations are always a bit strange. These heavily produced performances feature Apple executives telling us about their newest products as they dash across scenic deserts or board strange, subways. Today’s presentation felt even stranger, though, perhaps because it was kicked off with a long Ap... |
Apple sneaks in a ‘Severance’ Season 2 teaser during its iPhone 14 event | Sarah Perez | 2,022 | 9 | 7 | So you’re sitting there watching all of the new gadget news from Apple this afternoon — a new , , , new …and then, wait — If you’re a fan of the Apple TV+ series “ ,” you might have caught a little Easter egg or two during . The Cupertino company teased viewers about the much-anticipated season two of the popular... |
VCs who cast a wider net have double backed to CA, says this ex-Sequoia Capital partner | Connie Loizos | 2,022 | 9 | 9 | Investor Chris Olsen knows the West Coast VC scene. He spent six years with Sequoia Capital in California before co-founding in Columbus, Ohio, in 2013 based on the that the “most compelling emerging market is America, just outside of Silicon Valley,” as he told us early last year. Institutional investors have boug... |
Alphabet’s Verily raises $1 billion as tech giants enter red hot healthcare sector | Kirsten Korosec | 2,022 | 9 | 9 | , the life sciences business under Alphabet, said Friday that it has raised $1 billion, capital that will be used to expand its data-driven healthcare products tailored to individuals. The round was led by Alphabet, the . Verily also announced changes to its executive team that will go into effect January 2023. The co... |
Zipline lands departing Verily CFO, Tesla veteran Deepak Ahuja | Kirsten Korosec | 2,022 | 9 | 9 | Zipline has hired departing Verily CFO and Tesla veteran Deepak Ahuja as its first chief business and financial officer, an appointment that comes as the drone delivery and logistics startup accelerates its global expansion in Africa, the United States and other regions. Ahuja, who is leaving his post at Alphabet’s uni... |
What Minneapolis investors are looking for (hint: It’s not just Minnesota startups) | Haje Jan Kamps | 2,022 | 9 | 9 | For this week’s , I had the honor of interviewing , managing partner of , and , managing director of , about their investment strategies. Both are based in Minneapolis, and they are using the city as a lookout tower for what’s happening across the U.S. Those not familiar with the Minneapolis ecosystem might scratc... |
This coffee machine wants to make capsules a thing of the past | Haje Jan Kamps | 2,022 | 9 | 9 | We’re all pretty bored of plastic or aluminum capsules for coffee-making, and I guess buying pre-ground coffee, a beans-to-cup machine or just grinding your own beans is too much work for some folks. Swiss coffee brand Migros has launched the CoffeeB machine, which uses Coffee Balls instead of traditional capsules. It ... |
Daily Crunch: Former employee says Patreon has laid off its entire security team | Christine Hall | 2,022 | 9 | 9 | Fridaaaaaay. It was a short week, but it still dragged on a little. We’ve got some exciting Twitter Live action coming up on September 13, so mark your calendars! At 8:00 a.m. PDT / 11:00 a.m. EDT with about why Gen Z VCs are trash, and at 12:00 p.m. PDT / 3:00 p.m. EDT, we’re talking with M13 partner about what ... |
OfftheGrid, a new Tinder-like travel app, helps travelers meet up and discover destinations | Lauren Forristal | 2,022 | 9 | 9 | Launching today, a new app called aims to bring a Tinder-like experience to the travel market, by having its users swipe and chat with like-minded travelers while also discovering unique places to visit. The app gives users a way to share photos and videos of their travels, post about an upcoming trip, arrange meetup... |
One week left to save $1,100 before Disrupt pass prices increase | Lauren Simonds | 2,022 | 9 | 9 | At a time when every dollar counts, this is a reminder that you have only one week left to take advantage of regular-rate pricing on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20. Disrupt amounts to three days of masterclasses in the art and science of building, funding, launching and scaling successful early-stage sta... |
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Founders of well-funded Egyptian B2B startup Capiter fired following “inability to fulfil duties” | Tage Kene-Okafor | 2,022 | 9 | 9 | the founders had not been reporting to the board, its representatives and shareholders during on-site in-person due diligence for a potential merger. The Board and shareholders have initiated an internal investigation and therefore are not at liberty to comment on the news or allegations circulating the social media f... |
Headspace Health acquires inclusive mental health and wellness app Shine | Aisha Malik | 2,022 | 9 | 9 | Headspace Health is acquiring Shine, a mental health and wellness app dedicated to providing an inclusive mental health experience for the BIPOC community, the company on Thursday. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Headspace Health says the acquisition of the New York-based company will expand its a... |
Which Ethereum-focused startups will survive the Merge? | Jacquelyn Melinek | 2,022 | 9 | 9 | As the Ethereum network transitions its system through a new upgrade called , many are wondering which startups within its ecosystem will be best positioned to thrive in a post-Merge world. Overall, it seems like the post-Merge startups that will succeed are ones that provide accessibility to both Web 2.0 and web3 use... |
Please don’t tip the robot | Brian Heater | 2,022 | 9 | 9 | , California, where the temperature has cooled down to a far more reasonable 101 degrees. It’s a nice change from the 109 degrees we hit here on Tuesday. I’m out here this week for the . There was no robotics news to speak of, but that’s why we’re coming to you a day late with Actuator. I’ll try not to make a habit of... |
TechCrunch+ roundup: Slashing churn rates, visa side hustles, YC S22 Demo Day faves | Walter Thompson | 2,022 | 9 | 9 | I love it when a plan comes together. A few weeks ago, I found a Twitter thread by Sam DeBrule, co-founder and head of marketing of Heyday, who explained how he and his co-founder reduced customer churn by improving their onboarding process. I sent him a DM asking if he’d adapt the thread for a guest post on TC+; he sa... |
As startups whip up a restaurant tech frenzy, is anyone close to Toast? | Christine Hall | 2,022 | 9 | 9 | comes in waves, but the restaurant industry saw its surf get bigger and stronger due in part to the pandemic. Startups stepped up across the industry to help restaurants quickly change their operations to keep up with, for many, new areas of their business, like accepting online orders, making deliveries and having to... |
Roblox inches toward a deeper, more mature vision for the metaverse | Taylor Hatmaker | 2,022 | 9 | 9 | Roblox outlined a vision for the future of its busy social gaming platform on Friday, incrementally ushering its community that might not always resemble what’s come before. At RDC, its annual developer event, the company highlighted new features designed to improve the platform, with a focus on expanding the platfor... |
Roblox will give a handful of game developers $500,000 each to build its future | Taylor Hatmaker | 2,022 | 9 | 9 | Roblox is announcing a wave of new funding for developers building the cutting edge of games on the platform. The company introduced the , a version of a , last summer and it initially launched with $25 million earmarked for up-and-coming games. Now, Roblox will toss $10 million more toward a handful of select proj... |
Open source startups have a natural growth model: PLG | Alex Wilhelm | 2,022 | 9 | 9 | and frequency of open source startups has been a long-running project at TechCrunch. This column , noting what seemed to be a rising wave of startups building open source projects that they later monetized. BuildBuddy , an open source version of the Google developer tool Blaze, to pick an example from our coverage. ... |
Building products for future needs with Bling Capital and Shift on TechCrunch Live | Matt Burns | 2,022 | 9 | 9 | This event opens on with networking. The interview begins at 12:00 p.m. PDT followed by the TCL Pitch Practice at 12:30 p.m. PDT. by completing and gain access to all TechCrunch Live events, including TechCrunch Live, City Spotlight, Startup Pitch Practice, Networking and other TechCrunch community events, wit... |
Use DORA metrics to support the next generation of remote-work models | Alex Circei | 2,022 | 9 | 9 | working is creating between CEOs and CHROs that could culminate in decisions that are not always in the best interest of the business. For tech teams, that disconnect could lead to making quick fixes that ultimately cost the organization more money and individuals more time and stress. The remote revolution is here ... |
Everything we know so far about the ransomware attack on Los Angeles schools | Carly Page | 2,022 | 9 | 9 | School District, or LAUSD — the second largest district in the U.S. with more than 1,000 schools and 600,000 students — confirmed this week that it was over the weekend, disrupting access to its IT systems. Details about the incident, described as “criminal in nature” and later confirmed to be , remain vague. It’s ... |
Tesla’s robot strategy is inextricably tied to its Autopilot strategy, for better or for worse | Darrell Etherington | 2,022 | 9 | 30 | Tesla unveiled its first — an actual robot this time, by the strictest definition, instead of a . The robot performed some basic functions, including walking a little bit and then raising its hands — all for the first time without supports or a crane, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The company may be taking its f... |
Is investor bullishness on embedded insurtech warranted? | Anna Heim | 2,022 | 9 | 30 | selling coverage at the same time as another product or service — is on the rise. According to , it accounts for a growing share of all policies sold, and startups in this space raised nearly $800 million in 2021 alone. Having recently on all things insurtech, we were curious to know if the market remained as bulli... |
ByteDance’s Pico debuts its Meta Oculus rival, but challenges remain | Rita Liao | 2,022 | 9 | 30 | When ByteDance the Chinese VR headset maker Pico a year ago, the message it sent was clear: It was betting that the immersive device would be where future generations spend most of their time consuming digital content. It’s a marriage reminiscent of back in 2014, except the world is now in a different place with te... |
Tesla’s robot is a real robot now, not just a guy in a suit | Kirsten Korosec | 2,022 | 9 | 30 | Tesla CEO Elon Musk kicked off Tesla AI Day 2022 with a quick level set on expectations — “we’ve come a long way” — and then stepped aside to allow the first iteration of its robot walk out onto the stage. The robot wasn’t a human dressed in a robot costume like last year. Instead, Tesla introduced a functioning robot,... |
Enjoy these exclusive benefits in the TC+ Lounge at Disrupt | Lauren Simonds | 2,022 | 9 | 30 | Everyone knows membership has its privileges. And that adage holds true at , which takes place on October 18–20 in San Francisco. How so? Disrupt attendees who hold one- or two-year receive exclusive access to the TC+ Lounge at the show. Let’s back up a moment. If you’re not familiar with TC+, it’s our members-only ... |
Daily Crunch: It’s AI day for Tesla, but we’re here for the cringey texts | Christine Hall | 2,022 | 9 | 30 | Happy Friday! We don’t know about you, but we are both ready for some R&R after ploughing through from the Musk/Twitter trial. We hope you get some, too, this weekend. This afternoon, Tesla is running its second AI day. , and we have . — and When insurtech company Metromile went public via a special purpose acqu... |
Google appears to have disabled Google Translate in parts of China | Kyle Wiggers | 2,022 | 9 | 30 | Google appears to have disabled access to , redirecting visitors to the Hong Kong domain — which isn’t accessible from the mainland. According to on Reddit and viewed by TechCrunch, Google swapped the Google Translate interface at translate.google.cn with a generic Google Search page at some point within the last ... |
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How Volvo is leaning on software to drive its next great safety revolution | Tim Stevens | 2,022 | 9 | 30 | of those brands with a core identity so firmly cemented that no amount of marketing can counter it. Volvo is safety first. Even if you don’t know the details of their involvement with the three-point seatbelt (they invented it) or the airbag (one of the first to bring them to market in the ’80s), even if you haven’t c... |
How to watch Tesla AI Day 2022 | Kirsten Korosec | 2,022 | 9 | 30 | Tesla AI Day is here — the company’s second-annual event designed to show off its progress in AI and robotics. demos and updates on the Optimus robot, the Dojo supercomputer as well as its “Autopilot” advanced driver assistance system, CEO Elon Musk has billed Tesla AI Day as a recruitment event. And what better way ... |
Free the female-presenting nipple and other TC news | Darrell Etherington | 2,022 | 9 | 30 | Is Tumblr porn making a comeback? No, it’s not — and Amanda Silberling joins me on this week’s TechCrunch podcast to explain why, and why people thought it might be. Devin Coldewey also joins us to talk about NASA’s DART mission, which saw the U.S. space agency throw a little spacecraft at a big asteroid moon. Yes it’s... |
Indian market regulator tightens IPO disclosure norms | Manish Singh | 2,022 | 9 | 30 | India’s market regulator has tightened disclosure norms for firms looking to file for an initial public offering after lackluster performance of more than half a dozen tech startups in the past year and a half. Firms looking to raise funds from public offers will now be required by law to disclose their key performance... |
500 Global’s take on the rising competition among startup accelerators | Natasha Mascarenhas | 2,022 | 9 | 30 | over a year since accelerator 500 Startups rebranded to 500 Global in an attempt to reposition itself as a venture firm. It also launched a $140 million fund to invest in later-stage companies for a total of $2.8 billion in assets under management, according to its . The new 500 fund has a strategy similar to Y Combi... |
Twitter is rolling out a refreshed user interface for DMs on Android | Aisha Malik | 2,022 | 9 | 30 | Twitter is launching a redesigned user interface for DMs on Android, the company announced on Friday. Starting today, Twitter users on Android will see a more modern interface for direct messages that is consistent with the rest of the app. With this rollout, Twitter is bringing the Android experience on par with its i... |
Twitch is testing ‘elevated chats’ that let you pay to highlight a message | Taylor Hatmaker | 2,022 | 9 | 30 | Between and its controversial decision to , it’s been a dramatic couple of weeks for Twitch. Now, the company says it’s testing one new way for streamers to bring in cash from their most committed followers in the form of which let viewers pay to highlight a chat message and keep it visible for a set amount of time... |
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