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Venture capital is opening the gates for defense tech
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Saturday, September 30, 2023
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How much can artists make from generative AI? Vendors won’t say
As tech companies begin to monetize generative AI, the creators on whose work it is trained are asking for their fair share. But so far no one can agree on whether or how much artists should be paid. A recent open letter from the Authors Guild signed by more than 8,500 writers, including Margaret Atwood, […]
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Venture capital is opening the gates for defense tech
Anduril is symbolic of a trend in which defense tech and venture capital dollars are no longer antithetic.
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Humane’s ‘AI Pin’ debuts on the Paris runway
You’d better believe that Humane is going to milk the media hype cycle for all it’s worth. After all, the company’s been buzzy since it first engaged with the media – well before it offered the slightest bit of insight into what it’s been working on. That’s courtesy of its being founded by high-profile Apple […]
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Humane’s ‘AI Pin’ debuts on the Paris runway
You’d better believe that Humane is going to milk the media hype cycle for all it’s worth. After all, the company’s been buzzy since it first engaged with the media – well before it offered the slightest bit of insight into what it’s been working on. That’s courtesy of its being founded by high-profile Apple […]
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How to pitch me: 7 investors discuss what they’re looking for in September 2023
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Friday, September 29, 2023
Kick streamers consider leaving over CEO’s comments in a sex worker ‘prank’ stream
Streamers are leaving Kick en masse in protest of the platform’s lack of safety guidelines, after a prominent creator streamed an encounter with a sex worker without informing her that there were other people present. She was briefly prevented from leaving after she expressed discomfort, while Kick’s CEO posted laughing emotes in the stream chat. […]
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Apple revamps iCloud.com with more features for drive, mail and notes
After issuing updates to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS in the past few weeks, Apple has rolled out a redesigned iCloud.com website with more functionality such as support for browser notifications for Mail and Calendar on a PC, a customizable home page with the ability to take quick actions, and a slideshow view for photos. Apple […]
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ispace unveils new lunar lander that will fly to the moon in 2026
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Honda forms largest EV partner network in the US despite not yet selling an EV in the country
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Your website can now opt out of training Google’s Bard and future AIs
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Should VCs back the FTC suit against Amazon?
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Review: Tablo DVR gives users a major upgrade with its free ad-supported TV offering
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Thursday, September 28, 2023
SpaceX’s defense-focused Starshield satellite internet business lands first contract
SpaceX won its first contract for Starshield, the defense-focused version of its Starlink satellite internet service, from the U.S. Space Force. The one-year contract has a maximum value of $70 million, a U.S. Air Force representative told Bloomberg. The contract “provides for Starshield end-to-end service via the Starlink constellation, user terminals, ancillary equipment, network management […]
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On TikTok, videos promoting steroids are exploding — and at times targeting teens
In a new report, a social media watchdog group details how steroid content is exploding in some TikTok communities, promoting potentially dangerous and often illegal substances while propagating unattainable body image ideals to boys and young men. Researchers with the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) found that videos tagged with hashtags promoting the use […]
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Judge upholds $18 minimum pay for NYC delivery workers
In a blow to Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub, a New York judge on Thursday ruled to allow the implementation of the minimum pay rate of $18 per hour for New York City’s food delivery workers. The delivery apps sued the city in July, when the city’s 65,000 delivery workers would have begun seeing hourly payments, […]
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Vivaldi launches an iOS version of its browser
Almost eight years after former Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner launched a new browser for desktop users, his company named Vivaldi has introduced its iOS version today. As it’s mandatory for browsers on iOS today to use WebKit as the core engine, Vivaldi uses the same engine. Von Tetzchner told TechCrunch that this was the […]
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African VC firm Enza Capital launches founder partner program as it closes $58M across funds
Enza Capital, a venture capital firm that backs startups “organizing the offline online” and “digitizing key African industries,” has closed $58 million across two funds. In 2019, the company launched an early-stage fund to “find, back, and help build category-defining startups” in the pre-seed and seed stages. The fund is still active and has invested […]
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Meta filmed Mr Beast, Paris Hilton and 26 more to build celebrity AIs based on Llama 2
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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
The Raspberry Pi 5 is here and looks yummier than ever
Four years after the release of the Raspberry Pi 4, the Raspberry Pi team is back with a new small-but-mighty computer — the Raspberry Pi 5. It’s a worthy successor that features updated components with better specifications — and even some custom silicon. But first, you may not be familiar with the original concept behind […]
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X will be profitable in 2024, CEO claims in tense interview
According to X CEO Linda Yaccarino, the company formerly known as Twitter will be profitable by early 2024. “Now that I have immersed myself in the business, and we have a good set of eyes on what is predictable, what’s coming is that it looks like in early ’24, we will be turning a profit,” Yaccarino […]
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Epic asks the Supreme Court to weigh in on its beef with Apple
We haven’t heard the last of Epic’s crusade against Apple over the iPhone maker’s App Store fees. Epic Games filed a cert petition with the Supreme Court on Wednesday, setting things in motion for the highest court in the land to reexamine if Apple’s software business violates federal antitrust laws. We’ll know in the coming […]
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Teamsters urge NHTSA to deny Cruise Origin exemption
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters union is urging U.S. auto safety regulators to deny a petition by General Motors to grant an exemption to Cruise, the automaker’s autonomous vehicle subsidiary, that would allow it to build its Origin AV without traditional vehicle safety standards. Cruise’s Origin is purpose-built for autonomy, meaning it doesn’t have a […]
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From AI Assistant to image restyler: Meta’s new AI features
Meta announced a host of new AI-powered bots, features and products to be released across its messaging apps, the Meta Quest 3 and the future Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. The new features — ranging from an AI assistant to image editing — harness the power of generative AI to make Meta’s technology just that much […]
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Google launches earthquake alerts on Android in India
Google has announced the launch of its earthquake alert system for Android devices in India. The system uses smartphone sensors such as accelerators, which can act as small seismometers and detect tremors. The company on Wednesday said the system, developed with consultation from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the National Seismology Center (NSC), […]
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Open Robotics’ ROS is safe despite Alphabet buying OSRC, says Intrinsic
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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
The writers strike is over: here’s how AI negotiations shook out
After almost five months, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has reached an agreement with Hollywood studios to end the writers strike. Starting Wednesday, writers will be able to resume work under the conditions established by their new contract. During the historic strike, AI emerged as a key point of contention between the writers and […]
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Atlassian CTO: We were late moving to the cloud, on the ball with AI
The goal of Atlassian's CTO, Rajeev Rajan, and that of the two CEOs is to create one of the top tech companies at the world.
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What is Amazon’s [redacted] ‘Project Nessie’ algorithm?
The FTC’s lawsuit against Amazon alleging anti-competitive practices is largely full of things we already knew in a general sense: price hikes, pressure to use Amazon fulfillment, and so on. But then we get to a sea of redactions and the mysterious “Project Nessie.” What is it, and could it possibly be as alarming as […]
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Sources: Palo Alto in advanced talks to buy Talon and Dig in a $1B security sweep
Palo Alto Networks’ stock price has been on the rise on the back of strong earnings and growing demand for cybersecurity services, and now the company is using that momentum to do a little shopping. TechCrunch has confirmed with multiple sources that Palo Alto is in advanced negotiations to buy not one, but two, security […]
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Storybutton wants to redesign the radio for Gen Alpha podcast listeners
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Monday, September 25, 2023
Google is killing Gmail’s basic HTML view in 2024
Another day, another Google product goes to the graveyard. The company is sunsetting Gmail’s basic HTML view, which allows users to look at their emails in a barebones state, starting January 2024. The company updated its support page to reflect that Gmail will automatically switch to the Standard view after the deadline date. Users on Hacker […]
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Telegram starts to look like a super app, echoing WeChat
Telegram, the popular messenger with 800 million monthly active users worldwide, is inching closer to adopting an ecosystem strategy that is reminiscent of WeChat’s super app approach. Certain aspects of the ecosystem will be decentralized with help from two heavyweights: Telegram’s crypto partner TON Foundation and WeChat’s owner Tencent. Telegram has been working on a […]
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Amazon’s outgoing Echo head is Blue Origin’s new CEO
Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith is retiring at the end of the year and his replacement is coming from Jeff Bezos’ other company. Dave Limp, an Amazon veteran who had planned to step down from his role as head of the company;s consumer devices division, is taking over the CEO spot. Limp, who was the […]
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Ford halts work on $3.5B EV battery factory with China’s CATL
Ford confirmed Monday it has immediately stopped work at a $3.5 billion factory in Michigan that was supposed to make cheaper lithium iron phosphate batteries using tech from China’s CATL. “We’re pausing work and limiting spending on construction on the Marshall project until we’re confident about our ability to competitively operate the plant,” Ford spokesperson […]
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Signal’s Meredith Whittaker: AI is fundamentally ‘a surveillance technology’
Why is it that so many companies that rely on monetizing the data of their users seem to be extremely hot on AI? If you ask Signal president Meredith Whittaker (and I did), she’ll tell you it’s simply because “AI is a surveillance technology.” On stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, Whittaker explained her perspective that […]
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New SEC cybersecurity disclosure rules: What you need to know to stay in compliance
The SEC requires companies to report both material cybersecurity incidents and cybersecurity risk management processes in a standardized way.
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Max Q: Things got disrupted
Hello and welcome back to Max Q! I'm home after attending TechCrunch Disrupt, our flagship event in SF. We had some incredible programming and startups onstage for our Battlefield competition.
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Google expands its subsea cable infrastructure with Nuvem, connecting the U.S., Bermuda, and Portuga
Google has announced another subsea cable system, as the internet giant strives to bolster its internet infrastructure and get more people using its array of cloud-based services. Dubbed “Nuvem,” the new cable represents one of more than a dozen cables that Google has invested in through the years, starting with Unity which went into operation […]
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Amazon to invest up to $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic
Amazon said Monday it has agreed to invest up to $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic as the e-commerce group steps up rivalry against Microsoft, Meta, Google and Nvidia in the fast-growing red hot sector that many technologists believe could be the next great frontier. The e-commerce group said it will initially invest $1.25 billion […]
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Despite the ups and downs of the fintech space, people still really care about it
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Sunday, September 24, 2023
Correcto grabs $7M to build out its ‘Grammarly for Spanish’
The generative AI boom has put a spring in the step of Correcto, a Madrid-based language writing tool startup focused on Spanish speakers that’s today announcing $7 million in seed funding. The round is led by London-based Octopus Ventures, with Carya Venture Partners and River Park Ventures also contributing. The founding team began work on […]
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California governor vetoes bill to ban driverless AV trucks
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Friday that would have required a human safety operator to be present any time a self-driving truck operated on public roads in the state. The win for the autonomous trucking industry comes after the California Senate had passed the bill in mid-September. The bill would have effectively banned […]
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A conversation with Cruise’s Kyle Vogt, Bird scoops up Spin, and self-driving trucks live to see another day in Cali
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free. Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. […]
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Building an equitable cap table puts more tools in a startup’s toolbox
Building an equitable cap table allows startups to bring on experts they wouldn't be able to hire while making VC more diverse.
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Despite the ups and downs of the fintech space, people still really care about it
Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. If you want to receive The Interchange directly in your inbox every Sunday, head here to sign up! Disrupt! Last week, our team was at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, which featured a dedicated fintech stage for the first time […]
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Disability tech startups kill the cynic in me
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Saturday, September 23, 2023
Elon Musk threatens to charge for X, OpenAI launches DALL-E 3 and Cisco acquires Splunk
Welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter covering the past few days in tech. The TC crew — including this reporter — is coming off the high of Disrupt, which hopefully some of you, dear readers, were able to attend in person. Fret not if you didn’t — there’s always next year, and […]
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Disability tech startups kill the cynic in me
"Accessibility is a human right," reads a sticker from the Howe Innovation Center. And for sure, it is great to see startups help companies make this a reality.
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Yes, you have to update your Apple devices again, because spyware is bad
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Friday, September 22, 2023
How CFOs can reduce SaaS spend by 30% in these tough times
Software spending is now the third-biggest expense for organizations, right after employee and office costs.
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Akowe wants to fix Africa’s broken certificate system with blockchain
The crypto industry has long been criticized for its disconnection with the real world, but there are players who try to show that the underlying blockchain technology can solve some of our most pressing challenges in today’s society — especially in regions where basic infrastructure is lacking. Akowe, a Nairobi-based startup that is part of […]
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Pixel Pals delivers a cute and clever update that takes advantage of new iOS features
An updated version Pixel Pals takes advantage of new iOS features like Live Activities, the Dynamic Island, and interactive widgets on iOS 17.
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Google’s Parisa Tabriz on how the company stays ahead of hackers
Google is constantly under attack. But while hackers have compromised gaming giants, casinos, and other technology giants in recent months, Google has so far remained largely unscathed. Parisa Tabriz, who is responsible for Chrome web browser security and Project Zero, credits much of this to the company’s approach to access control. “We’re evolving Google’s infrastructure […]
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Power amplifier startup Falcomm to close $4M, taking on Qualcomm and Broadcom
Smartphones are equipped with a range of chips that perform various functions. Among them, there’s a semiconductor chip called the power amplifier that is responsible for conditioning and amplifying the signal through the antenna. Energy efficiency in power amplifiers is a feature that is becoming more crucial as app makers make increasingly energy-intensive services. Falcomm, […]
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Microsoft’s mobile keyboard app SwiftKey gains new AI-powered features
Along with AI advances in Windows 11 and Bing, Microsoft also this week announced it’s bringing new AI-powered features to its SwiftKey mobile keyboard app for iOS and Android. This third-party app lets users replace the default keyboard on their phone with an intelligent keyboard that learns your writing style so you can type faster. […]
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Microsoft Bing to gain more personalized answers, support for DALLE-E 3, and watermarked AI images
Microsoft’s Bing is gaining a number of AI improvements, including support for OpenAI’s new DALLE-E 3 model, more personalized answers in search and chat, and tools that will watermark images as being AI-generated. The company announced these and other Windows and Bing news at an event this week in New York, where it also introduced […]
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Inside Kinhub’s plan to democratize employee wellness
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Thursday, September 21, 2023
X is shutting down its Circle feature in October
Elon Musk-owned X, formerly Twitter, is shutting down its Circle feature — bringing an end to its glitchy history — The feature allowed users to share a post only with a set of people. It was the social network’s take on Instagram’s “Close Friends” feature. The company said the feature will go away on October […]
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Plantiga Technologies’ AI-powered footwear sensor pod aims to reduce injury risks
Plantiga Technologies, a Vancouver-based movement analytics company, wants to help people improve rehabilitation and reduce injury risks through an artificial intelligence-powered monitoring sensor pod that can be embedded into shoes, orthotics or insoles to analyze users’ movement patterns. Plantiga is participating in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, and while it’s been around for a […]
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HME Square aims to measure glucose painlessly with photoacoustics
People with diabetes have to monitor their blood sugar levels regularly by pricking their skin. Many glucose-monitoring device makers worldwide are pursuing needle-free approaches to make this painful process more manageable. Among them is a South Korean company called HME Square, which uses photoacoustics to test glucose levels noninvasively. HME Square was founded in 2020 […]
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Microsoft refreshes Surface Laptop Go and Laptop Studio
What is a Surface event without a Panos Panay? Microsoft answered the existential question today during a New York City Windows event. The company broke out the big guns in the absence of the longtime division head Panay (whose hasty exit from the company was announced earlier this week), as CEO Satya Nadella took the […]
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Communia hopes to build a digital safe space for women
Olivia Deramus' company Communia competes in TechCrunch's Battlefield 200, with the mission to create a safe digital space for women.
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Katie Haun believes now is a good time to invest in crypto
Nearly two years ago, Katie Haun left Andreessen Horowitz and raised two crypto funds totaling $1.5 billion. And then… a crypto market crisis happened. At TechCrunch Disrupt, she looked back at what happened over the past couple of years and confirmed that she’s still very optimistic about the future of crypto. When Katie Haun was […]
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TikTok may start serving you Google Search results
TikTok is testing a new feature that integrates Google Search into its own in-app search results. The test, spotted by app researcher Radu Oncescu, shows a small box midway down TikTok’s search page that invites users to search for the same terms on Google. TechCrunch has reached out to both companies for details on the […]
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What we learned from Microsoft’s big Xbox leak
As Microsoft marches toward a new deadline for its planned acquisition of Activision, the company stumbled into an unexpected setback of its own making. This week, a trove of documents surfaced through Microsoft’s battle with the FTC surfaced corporate insights and trade secrets about its Xbox business that the company obviously intended to keep under […]
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And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2023 is… BioticsAI
During the last three days 20 startups participated in the incredibly competitive Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt. These 20 companies were selected as the best of the Startup Battlefield 200 and competed for a chance to take home the Startup Battlefield Cup and $100,000. After three days of fierce pitching, we have a winner. The […]
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Inside Kinhub’s plan to democratize employee wellness
Kinhub, a B2B SaaS platform powered by AI, seeks to democratize access to coaching and wellness support for employees.
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eStreamly blends physical, digital shopping with the video as the star
eStreamly offers business-to-business video commerce software to enable livestreams and videos to be shoppable across platforms.
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Facebook rolls out multiple personal profiles feature
Facebook will now allow users to create multiple personal profiles in an effort to help users feel “freer” to engage on the platform, the company announced today. The move makes sense, so much so that one wonders what took the company so long to roll it out. Some Facebook users hesitate to share work-related updates […]
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Snapchat now has over 5 million paying users for Snapchat+
Snapchat announced today its subscription service for power users, Snapchat+ has now topped 5 million subscribers — a figure that’s up from 4 million in late June and 3 million in mid-April. Now over a year old, the $3.99 per month subscription offering provides access to a sizable handful of exclusive features, including custom app […]
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Encrypted email provider Proton has built its own CAPTCHA service
Proton, the Swiss company that develops privacy-focused online services such as email, has developed its very own CAPTCHA service to help discern between genuine login attempts and bots — and it touts the new system as the world’s first CAPTCHA that is “censorship resistant.” The company said it has already been testing its CAPTCHA system […]
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YouTube Studio to give creators a generative AI tool to suggest video topics
During today’s YouTube event, CEO Neal Mohan revealed that the platform is testing a new generative AI-powered tool in YouTube Studio that suggests video topics, making the brainstorming process easier for content creators. Called “AI insights for Creators,” the inspiration tool will generate ideas based on data about what audiences are already watching, Mohan explained. […]
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YouTube to add AI creator tools to find music for videos, add dubs
YouTube is expanding its Creator Music Studio, announced last year, with new AI features in addition to the launch of an AI-dubbing tool. Currently, creators can use the Creator Music Studio to search for songs, a specific artist, or a music genre they want to use in a video. Now, they’ll be able to leverage […]
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Agtech leaders dish on untapped and overlooked opportunities for founders
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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Here are the 6 finalists of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2023
During the last two days, 20 startups pitched their companies as part of TechCrunch Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2023. These 20 companies were selected as the best of the Startup Battlefield 200 and competed for a chance to take home the Startup Battlefield Cup and $100,000. Expert judges asked the hard questions after the onstage […]
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Libra’s co-creator had geopolitical motivations to build the digital currency
Concerns while building Libra weren't limited to China, though.
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Auctoria uses generative AI to create video game models
Several years ago, Aleksander Caban, the co-founder of Carbon Studio, a Polish VR game developer, observed a major problem in modern game design. He had to create rocks, hills, paths and other basic elements of video game environments manually, which often turned out to be a time-consuming — and laborious — process. So Caban decided […]
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Cruise CEO says winter version of Origin AV is two years away
Cruise is planning to build a winterized version of the Origin, the company’s autonomous vehicle model that is purpose-built without a steering wheel or pedals. “A couple of years from now, we’ll have a new version of our vehicles coming out that is adapted for cold weather,” said Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt onstage at TechCrunch […]
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GitHub CEO: Despite AI gains, demand for software developers will still outweigh supply
GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke considers AI and software development to now be inextricably linked, powered by assistive tools such as Copilot and its associated Copilot Chat, which the Microsoft-owned company expanded to individual GitHub subscribers today. But speaking on stage at TC Disrupt today, Dohmke maintained that the snowballing AI revolution won’t be the death knell […]
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PureSpace prevents spoiled produce by removing ripening gas
The UN estimates that about one third of all food produced goes to waste before it even gets the chance to decompose in your fridge. That abysmal stat explains is one key reason why leading VCs and celebrities have poured cash into companies that aim to prevent supply-chain food loss. There’s Apeel, which makes a […]
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Amazon introduces ‘Eye Gaze on Alexa’ so you can use the Fire Max 11 tablet with your eyes
During Amazon’s Devices event, the company introduced a new Alexa feature that aims to support users with mobility or speech disabilities. “Eye Gaze on Alexa” will be available later this year on the new Fire Max 11 Tablet, which launched in May. This marks Amazon’s first time using eye-driven navigation technology for its devices. The […]
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Amazon’s Alexa is getting a more natural-sounding voice
In addition to getting a generative AI-powered upgrade, and the ability to continue conversations without again using the wakeword “Alexa,” Amazon’s voice assistant is going to gain a more natural-sounding voice. The company introduced today an updated text-to-speech engine that’s now more context-aware of the user’s emotions and the tone of your voice, which then […]
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Amazon’s new Echo Show 8 arrives next month for $149
Amazon kicked off today’s Fall Devices Event with an update to its Echo Show 8. The small smart screen features smart home hub functionality and improved audio quality. The latter arrives by way of “custom-built spatial audio processing technology.” “We’ve also added room adaption technology that senses the acoustics of the space and then fine-tunes […]
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Roblox acquires voice moderation startup Speechly
Two years after announcing voice chat was coming to Roblox, the gaming company has acquired a voice tech startup, Speechly, offering voice chat moderation, real-time transcription, and and Voice API that lets companies add AI voice technology and voice interfaces to their products and experiences. The Helsinki, Finland-based startup Speechly was founded in 2016 with […]
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Somani’s Offline secures $2M to build community for top Indian startup founders
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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Why Shaquille O’Neal led edtech startup Edsoma’s $2.5M seed round
Edsoma, a startup that developed an AI-powered reading, education and communication platform for children, raised $2.5 million in a seed round led by Shaquille O’Neal. The trick? Founder and CEO Kyle Wallgren didn’t ask the NBA superstar and philanthropist for money. “He didn’t ask me for money; what he asked was actually ‘I would like […]
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Kenyan fintech FlexPay is helping shoppers save for future purchases
FlexPay Technologies is a Kenyan fintech out to enable consumers to afford products that would have otherwise been out of reach for them.
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Somani’s Offline secures $2M to build community for top Indian startup founders
Utsav Somani, who helped AngelList launch in India and oversaw its local operations for five years, is gearing up to find more ways to help founders. On Wednesday, the entrepreneur said he had raised $2 million for his new venture, called Offline, that will aim to bring the top Indian startup founders together and form […]
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Reed Jobs on how his venture firm tackles cancer
Reed Jobs’ new venture firm can change the lives of the estimated 18.1 million diagnosed cancer patients worldwide. Yosemite, Jobs’ fund for cancer-fighting biotech, launched in August with $200 million in funding from investors like MIT, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and John Doerr. Jobs first became interested in oncology as a teen after his […]
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Plaid’s Zack Perret on Visa, valuations and privacy
When Plaid won TechCrunch Disrupt 2013’s Hackathon, it wasn’t even Plaid yet. The team was building a web app that let users view their credit card and debit card transactions on a map. But in the process they figured out how to solve the challenge of integrating banks with the app, planting the seeds of […]
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Upside Foods’ Uma Valeti on why it’s so difficult to scale cultivated meat
This whole cultivated meat industry is “transformative.” But it has to go in steps, Uma Valeti explained.
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Vivek Ramaswamy is in his TikTok era, with Jake Paul’s endorsement
Vivek Ramaswamy is on TikTok now, thanks to Jake Paul. In the week since he joined the platform, Ramaswamy has amassed about 33,000 followers, secured an endorsement from one of the most polarizing creators in YouTube history and attempted to establish himself as the millennial politician who’s cool enough to use TikTok but anti-woke enough […]
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Shaquille O’Neal talks investing in edtech and projects that are going to ‘change people’s lives’
Shaquille O’Neal, 15-time NBA All-Star, four-time NBA champion and three-time NBA Finals MVP, took the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt to talk about his passion for investing in edtech and backing projects that aim to change people’s lives. O’Neal is the lead investor in Edsoma, an AI-powered reading, education and communication platform for children. The NBA […]
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Robinhood CEO on the company’s evolution: ‘We’ve made a lot of progress’
Ten years ago, Robinhood was founded to “democratize” stock trading, or more simply, to make it more accessible for anyone to trade stocks. Over time, the now publicly traded company has broadened its offerings – allowing users to do far more than just buy shares of stocks. Today, its goal is simple: To democratize finance […]
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US finds no evidence Huawei can mass produce advanced phone chips
The ability of Huawei — and China at large — to manufacture advanced chips amid U.S. sanctions has again come into question as conflicting claims arise. The U.S. finds no evidence that the Chinese smartphone and telecom giant Huawei can produce smartphones with advanced semiconductors at scale, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Tuesday. […]
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a16z’s Arianna Simpson believes crypto will be just fine, thank you for asking
If the crypto investment craze of 2021 could be defined with one investor name, that would be Andreessen Horowitz — or a16z for short. The well-known VC firm has raised over $7.6 billion for its crypto funds. And yet, crypto isn’t doing so well this year. As TechCrunch’s Jacquelyn Melinek wrote earlier this summer, crypto funding […]
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International Criminal Court says hackers accessed its systems
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has said it experienced a cyberattack last week after hackers accessed its internal systems. The ICC, headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, is the only permanent war crimes tribunal. Established in 2002, the court is currently investigating crimes against humanity in Ukraine. The organization on Tuesday confirmed that it had detected […]
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6 surveys that will get you prepped for Disrupt
Just in case you're wondering what's happening in the sectors our team's going to talk about at Disrupt, we've put together a handy primer of surveys.
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Google wants to map more of the world’s roads with expansion of ‘Road Mapper’ volunteer community
Google announced today that it is opening access to more contributors to participate in Road Mapper, a tool where you can add missing roads to Google Maps in areas of the world that need it most. The company also noted in today’s blog post that its contributors have mapped over 1.5 million kilometers of roads, […]
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Introducing the 2023 Startup Battlefield Top 20 onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt
I’m thrilled to announce the Startup Battlefield 20 companies, pitching TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. After last year’s big hit, TechCrunch editorial hand-selected 200 startups, out of thousands of applicants, to comprise the Startup Battlefield 200. This year, TechCrunch saw the highest number of applications across the largest spread of countries and industries. Of the 200, these […]
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New SambaNova chip designed to handle 5 trillion parameter model
Ever since OpenAI released ChatGPT at the end of last year, terms like generative AI and large language models have been on everyone’s lips. But when you dig beneath the hype, large language models generally require a lot of expensive GPU chips to run. SambaNova is introducing a chip today that it purports will reduce […]
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Not all companies need to be venture-scale
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Unity reportedly backtracking on new fees after developers revolt
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Monday, September 18, 2023
European cyber insurance startup Stoïk raises $10.7 million and expands to Germany
French startup Stoïk offers a cyber insurance product to small and medium companies — a bit like Coalition in the U.S. And things have been working well in France. So the company just announced that it plans to expand to Germany as its second country with Franziska Geier heading the team there. The company also raised […]
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What the continued UAW strike means for EVs
The United Auto Workers’ strike against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis is well into its fourth day, with no deal in sight. The strike comes as all three automakers have made aggressive moves to retool existing factories to build electric vehicles. Delays could set back production and delivery of current and future EV models, while […]
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Max Q: Firefly conquered the night
In this issue: Firefly Aerospace conquered the night, news from Varda Space and more
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Carrot Weather for iOS 17 introduces a voice impersonation feature and more
Apple’s iOS 17 update arrives today, and many apps are rolling out updates to support the new features. One app in particular is Carrot Weather, the weather app that delivers hilarious daily forecasts. The app launched a variety of new features, such as a voice impersonation feature, weather widgets and more. Thanks to Apple’s new […]
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UK’s competition watchdog drafts principles for ‘responsible’ generative AI
An initial review of generative AI by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) which was announced back in May has concluded with a report containing seven proposed principles to “ensure consumer protection and healthy competition are at the heart of responsible development and use of foundation models” (FMs), as it puts it. The principles […]
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Blockchain Capital launches two new funds for a total of $580M
The crypto bear market may be ongoing, but Blockchain Capital is still going big. It closed two new funds for a total of $580 million, the firm’s general partner Spencer Bogart told TechCrunch. The two venture funds, its sixth early-stage fund and its first “opportunity fund,” are allocated roughly two-thirds and one-third of the $580 […]
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Bird Buddy, the AI-powered bird feeder startup, now lets anyone use its app to birdwatch
Bird Buddy, the startup behind multiple AI-powered smart bird feeders, including the recently announced smart Hummingbird Feeder and Bird Bath, is today launching its latest product — and it’s not another bird feeder. Instead, the company is debuting a new digital product called Bird Buddy Explore, which allows anyone to browse feeds from Bird Buddy […]
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Don’t miss the Visa Everywhere Initiative Fintech Pitch-Off at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 is right around the corner and, fans of fintech, there’s a pitch-off event you won’t want to miss! We’re talking about the Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI) 2023 Global Finals, and it’s taking place September 19 on the Fintech Stage. Visa Everywhere Initiative 2023 Global Finals pitch-off at TC Disrupt 2023 Be in […]
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Roam unveils new EV bus model to tap Kenya’s mass transit sector
Kenya-based EV startup Roam has unveiled a new shuttle bus model dubbed Move, coming as the East African country continues to push for the adoption of electric vehicles. Roam (formerly Opibus) now plans to ramp up its production of the Move bus, and expand its charging infrastructure as it anticipates a growth in EV bus […]
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Real estate tech companies continue to get hammered by high mortgage rates
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Sunday, September 17, 2023
Prosus, Naspers CEO Bob van Dijk abruptly steps down
Bob van Dijk, the chief executive of Dutch e-commerce investor Prosus and its controlling shareholder Naspers, has stepped down from his position effective immediately in a surprising move at the firms that own and are major backers of several large commerce firms globally. Ervin Tu, presently Prosus’ Group Chief Investment Officer, has been promoted as […]
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An autoworkers strike trifecta and another speed bump for Cruise and Waymo
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Erik Buell on the future of electric motorcycles
The future of mopeds and motorcycles is electric, Erik Buell says. He sees mopeds and motorcycles playing a greater role in transportation.
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TechCrunch+ picks: 9 books set around San Francisco
San Francisco is in a constant state of reinvention, and the many books set in or based on the Bay Area help prove it.
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Real estate tech companies continue to get hammered by high mortgage rates
Once valued at over $2 billion, rent-to-own startup Divvy Homes conducted its third round of layoffs in a year's time.
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Deal Dive: Elder tech is expanding beyond reactive solutions
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Saturday, September 16, 2023
The iPhone 15 gets USB-C, a redesigned Cybertruck surfaces and California considers banning AV trucks
Hey, friendly people, and welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter that aggregates the top tech news over the past few days. It’s our humble opinion that there’s no better place to get caught up on the industry’s happenings, whether you’re a news junkie or simply among the tech-curious. In this edition of […]
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The future of batteries needs more than venture capital
French battery maker Verkor secured more than €2 billion (around $2.1 billion) to build its Dunkirk gigafactory, which is set to be operational by 2025.
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Deal Dive: Elder tech is expanding beyond reactive solutions
Bold creates personalized exercise programs for seniors to reduce injury. It's one of the latest companies expanding the eldertech sector.
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Former WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar joins Roblox’s board
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Friday, September 15, 2023
Koo, India’s Twitter alternative, seeks strategic partner amid funding crunch
Koo, India’s alternative to Twitter, is looking to find a partner with a “distribution strength” as it enters its “next phase,” its co-founder said, amid a funding crunch at the startup, which is backed by Accel and Tiger Global. Koo co-founder Mayank Bidawatka wrote in a LinkedIn post that the startup — which has raised […]
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X launches account verification based on government ID
X, formerly Twitter, has launched government ID-based account verification for paid users to prevent impersonation and give them benefits such as “prioritized support.” The social network has partnered with Israel-based Au10tix for identity verification solutions. The pop-up for ID verification indicates that the Au10tix could store this data for up to 30 days. X’s support […]
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Oracle brings its database infrastructure to Microsoft Azure
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Thursday, September 14, 2023
Meta says not planning ads on WhatsApp
Meta on Friday disputed a media report that said the social giant was exploring bringing ads on the popular messaging app WhatsApp. This @FT story is false. We aren't doing this. Also it looks like you misspelled Brian's name… https://t.co/Z47z9FC5yu — Will Cathcart (@wcathcart) September 15, 2023
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Revel, the car subscription startup from Spain, raises $123M to take its business up a gear
The market for car sales has been on rocky ground in the last several years as consumers, facing tougher economic conditions, get presented with an ever-larger range of alternatives, from ride-hailing apps and multimodal alternatives through to new propositions for private car use. Today, a startup out of Spain called Revel is announcing €115 million […]
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Autoworkers strike begins at Ford, GM, Stellantis plants
The United Autoworkers Union (UAW) will go through with threats to strike against the Big Three automakers — Ford, General Motors and Stellantis — after both sides failed to reach a deal. This is the first time in history that all three automakers have been hit by strikes at once. The automakers and the UAW […]
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California’s right to repair bill heads to Governor’s desk
California state Assembly has voted in favor of a right to repair legislation that increases consumer ability to fix devices at home. After winding its way through state legislature, the bill is headed to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk. Senate Bill 244 isn’t the first right to repair bill passed by a U.S. state – nor […]
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Bose upgrades its QuietComfort line
Seeing as how 700 is the largest number known to humankind, Bose has shifted into Ultra mode for its top of the line QuietComfort wireless headphones. The QuietComfort 700s were received (as high-end Bose headphones tend to be), but it’s been four years since they hit the market, making them roughly 250 in consumer electronics […]
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GM boosts wage offer as autoworker strike deadline approaches
General Motors said Thursday it boosted its contract offer to a 20% wage hike for U.S. autoworkers, including 10% in the first year, in a move to avoid a strike that is scheduled to begin at 11:59 p.m. if no deal is agreed on. The strike by the United Auto Workers union, which represents about […]
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Rivian CEO’s plan to make EVs cheaper starts with their computers
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe provided more details Thursday on the company’s plans to update the hardware in its EVs next year — under a program internally called Peregrine — that he says will result in major cost savings. One of the biggest payoffs? Changing the electronic control unit (ECU) architecture inside its EVs, Scaringe emphasized […]
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OpenAI to open its first EU office as it readies for regulatory hurdles
OpenAI is set to open its first office in the European Union (EU) and make several strategic hires, as the company prepares for regulatory headwinds. The ChatGPT-maker says that it plans to open its third office, after San Francisco and London which it announced in June, in Ireland, which has emerged as almost a second […]
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Mecho Autotech raises $2.4M, ventures into wholesale spare parts distribution
Mecho Autotech, a startup offering automotive spare parts, vehicle repairs and maintenance services, has raised a $2.4 million pre-Series A round. The firm targets the Nigerian market, where 90% of the country’s more than 12 million registered cars (mainly used) require regular maintenance to avoid recurring breakdowns. Its primary business connects vehicle owners (individuals and […]
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China’s Honor returns to the Indian smartphone market
Honor is a top five smartphone maker in its native China. Now the company is returning to India with the Honor 90, its first new device for the world’s second largest smartphone market in more than three years. The new handset is already available in global markets, including Malaysia, Europe, the Middle East and U.K. […]
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UK DeepTech gets another boost with new $100M SCVC fund out of Bristol
Europe has far too few VCs created by former founders, or “Operators” as the industry often likes to call them. Yes, Atomico has Niklas Zennström. Firstminute Capital has Brent Hoberman. More recently Plural was created by Taavet Hinrikus (ex-Wise), Sten Tamkivi (ex-Teleport) and Ian Hogarth (ex-Songkick). But that “operator-turned-VC” list quickly runs out across the […]
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TikTok’s revamped creator fund expands beyond the US to Brazil, Germany, Korea and more
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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Access code: Evidence brings open source BI to technical data teams
From Tableau and Looker, to PowerBI and beyond, there are no shortage of business intelligence (BI) tools designed to help companies unlock insights from their vast swathes of data. But a newcomer has arrived on the scene with some fresh BI smarts in tow, aimed at more “technically-inclined” data teams. Founded out of Toronto, Canada, […]
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San Francisco requests redo on Cruise, Waymo robotaxi expansion hearing
San Francisco has formally requested state regulators redo an August hearing that expanded robotaxi permits for Cruise and Waymo, giving both companies permission to widen commercial operations throughout the city 24/7. The contentious decision was met with much opposition as city agencies and residents questioned the far-reaching impact of the expansions. The permits provide no […]
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EU considers imposing tariffs against Chinese EV companies
The European Commission is considering imposing punitive tariffs to protect European Union automakers against cheaper Chinese electric vehicle imports, which the agency says benefits from state subsidies. “Global markets are now flooded with cheaper electric cars,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during her annual address to the EU’s parliament. “And their price […]
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Al Gore and Lila Preston ask the tough questions in their firm’s new climate report
Every year for the past seven years, Generation Investment Management, the sustainability-focused public and private equity firm co-founded by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, has published a sustainability trends report that aims to become as much a bible to the climate tech industry as Mary Meeker’s famous “internet trends” reports were to so-called dot.com […]
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The iPhone 15 Pro is the next AAA game console
Apple spent some time focusing on games during Tuesday’s iPhone 15 launch event, and while we got the usual mobile devs talking about the improved hardware and software capabilities, we also found out that some very recent top-tier console games are coming to the iPhone, including the Resident Evil 4 remake, Resident Evil Village, and […]
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Stability AI, gunning for a hit, launches an AI-powered music generator
A year ago, Stability AI, the London-based startup behind the open source image-generating AI model Stable Diffusion, quietly released Dance Diffusion, a model that can generate songs and sound effects given a text description of the songs and sound effects in question. Dance Diffusion was Stability AI’s first foray into generative audio, and it signaled […]
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French watchdog temporarily halts iPhone 12 sales over radiation levels
Just a few hours after Apple unveiled the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro, France’s radiation watchdog (ANFR) released a public statement announcing that the iPhone 12 breaches radiation levels. The watchdog notified Apple of the findings and told the company that it should temporarily halt iPhone 12 sales and release a fix as quickly […]
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Kolors acquires Urbvan to transform corporate bus travel in Mexico
Kolors, a Mexico City-based startup that connects intercity bus riders with bus drivers, is acquiring B2B van pooling provider Urbvan for $12 million cash, the company shared Wednesday. Kolors CEO and co-founder Rodrigo Martínez has said his service is like “if Uber and Southwest Airlines had a baby.” The startup partners with small and medium-sized […]
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Telegram adds a self-custodial crypto wallet worldwide, excluding the US
Telegram, the popular chat app with 800 million monthly active users, is rolling out a self-custodial crypto wallet. The move is set to solidify its presence in the lively crypto community that has emerged from its chat platform and can potentially help drive the masses into the crypto space. The wallet is built by the […]
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Apple’s iPhone 15 feels like a refined flagship with smart camera improvements
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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Apple adds support for India’s GPS alternative NavIC to iPhone 15 Pro
Apple has extended support for NavIC to some of the new iPhone 15 models, seemingly complying with New Delhi’s push to adopt India’s home-grown alternative to the GPS navigation system. On the tech specs page of the iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 15 Pro Max, Apple says that the new models support NavIC. This […]
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Bluesky officially hits 1 million users
One of the buzziest post-Twitter apps hit a big milestone on Tuesday. Rose Wang, who works on strategy and operations for Bluesky, shared a screenshot of the moment on X, formerly Twitter. The X competitor famously only extended access to the app through a waitlist and invitations from existing users, intentionally keeping the platform’s population […]
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Tesla robotaxi concept looks like a two-seater Cybertruck
An image of a Cybertruck-inspired Tesla robotaxi concept was revealed in the new Elon Musk biography by Walter Isaacson that launched Tuesday. The two-door, two-seater, “Cybertruck-like” compact vehicle is complete with angular edges and what looks like a fingerprint-inducing stainless steel finish. And while its unclear if this will ever actually be built — the […]
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Olivia Rodrigo releases ‘get him back!’ video, filmed on iPhone 15 Pro
We don’t know who Olivia Rodrigo is trying to get revenge on, but she’s surely going to “get him back!” by being one of the first people to get her hands on the recently announced iPhone 15 Pro. Shortly after the end of Apple’s fall event, the gen Z superstar songwriter dropped a music video […]
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Google’s big antitrust trial kicks off, with even bigger implications
The Justice Department’s landmark antitrust case against Google kicked off in court today, marking the beginning of a trial that will stretch on for months, potentially upending the tech world in the process. At issue is Google’s search business. The Justice Department says that Google has run afoul of antitrust laws in the course of […]
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TikTok Shop officially launches in the U.S.
After months of testing, TikTok has finally launched its e-commerce product, TikTok Shop, in the U.S — where it has more than 150 million users. As part of the rollout, the company is bringing features such as a dedicated shop tab on the home screen, live video shopping, shoppable ads, and affiliate programs for creators. […]
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E-bike subscription service Dance reaches 10,000 active subscribers
Here are two interesting tidbits of news about Dance, the German startup that offers electric bikes and mopeds via subscription packages. First, the company just added a handful of investors to top up its recent €12 million funding round. Second, Dance now has 10,000 active and paying members. For the funding part, Dance isn’t saying […]
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5 more fantastic reasons to go to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
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Monday, September 11, 2023
Ascento’s robots aid overstretched security guards
Like in many industries, there’s an acute shortage of security guards. This means guards still on the job have to pull extra hours and are more likely to make mistakes because of fatigue. Ascento is stepping into the gap with autonomous security patrolling robots called Ascento Guards. Distinguished by their wheel-leg design that can cover […]
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Why Lime says the time is almost right to go public
Lime, the startup with shared e-scooters and e-bikes in 280 cities around the world, has been talking about going public for years. Now, Lime CEO Wayne Ting says the economic stars are finally aligning to actually make it happen. The public markets have been in the doldrums for nearly two years amid higher inflation, rising […]
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California bill to ban driverless autonomous trucks goes to Newsom’s desk
In a blow to the autonomous trucking industry, the California Senate passed a bill Monday that requires a trained human safety operator to be present any time a self-driving, heavy-duty vehicle operates on public roads in the state. In effect, the bill bans driverless AV trucks. AB 316, which passed the senate floor with 36 […]
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Indian consumers’ rising appetite for premium
Indian consumers, traditionally seen as price-conscious, are showing a growing appetite for premium items across a range of sectors, from real estate to smartphones and luxury hotels. The trend, documented by AllianceBernstein analysts in a note to clients this week, signals a shift in the spending habits in the world’s most populated nation that has […]
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Taiwan-based lifestyle app FunNow merges with Eatigo to broaden its Southeast Asia reach
FunNow, the Taiwan-based app that lets users book activities on-demand in five Asian countries, is growing its reach in Southeast Asia through a merger with restaurant booking app Eatigo. Terms of the deal were undisclosed, but FunNow CEO TK Chen says it is the largest post-COVID O2O M&A deal in Southeast Asia. As part of […]
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Max Q: Elon says Starship is ready, FAA says not quite
In this issue: Musk says Starship is "ready to launch," FAA says not yet; news from SpaceX; and more
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Open Cosmos, a UK satellite startup focused on sustainability, raises $50M
Satellites have come into focus as a critical way — and sometimes the only way — to deliver communications and receive data about certain locations around the world, a power position that can be heroic but also ripe for abuse, and that’s before considering how their presence contributes to the growing problem of space debris. […]
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India to explore London Stock Exchange for listing local firms
India will explore the possibility of allowing local firms to list on the London Stock Exchange, ministers from both the nations said Monday, in a move that could allow firms in the South Asian nation to gain access to foreign capital for growth. Outside of New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, the London Stock Exchange […]
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Finding business opportunity in startup failure
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Sunday, September 10, 2023
Perfios raises $229 million for its real-time credit underwriting solutions
Perfios, an Indian fintech that provides real-time credit underwriting solutions to banks and non-banking financial institutions, has raised $229 million in a new funding round as it looks deepen its expansion in North America and Europe. The 15-year-old startup’s Series D funding was led by private equity firm Kedaara Capital. The new funding included some […]
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Coinbase to discontinue services in India later this month
Coinbase plans to cease all exchange services for users in India, it has warned some customers in email, over a year after the company’s debut in the South Asian market faced regulatory challenges. The global crypto exchange is warning customers that it will be discontinuing services for them after September 25 and advising them to […]
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iRobot launches a $1,399 premium Roomba combo vacuum/mop and dock
Like many of us, iRobot has a long-standing love-hate relationship with the mop. The first Scooba system became widely available in 2010. Ultimately, however, mopping up and filling a tank with dirty water proved inefficient, and the line was eventually phased out. The new line was ultimately Braava, which arrived as part of its 2012 […]
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SoftBank bets on ex-Argo AI founders, Flexport’s founder cleans house and Cruise digs in
Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. This week was packed with news, including in the world of startups — our favorite arena. Before we jump in, let me direct your attention to Friday’s Equity Podcast […]
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A program so nice, these founders did YC twice
Parker Conrad may be best known as the founder of both Zenefits and Rippling, but he is also arguably the best-known founder to have gone through Y Combinator’s accelerator program twice. Of course, he’s not the only one to go through the program twice; some founders have even gone through three times. Y Combinator has […]
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LexisNexis is embracing generative AI to ease legal writing and research
LexisNexis has always been a go-to source for lawyers, but the company is adding AI to make it easier to draft briefs and do research
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Finding business opportunity in startup failure
Welcome back to the Interchange! While we would love for all startups to succeed, the reality is that the vast majority fail. It’s not something that people often talk about, because quite frankly, it can be a downer topic. But failure is a part of life, and many founders who don’t succeed once do try, […]
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Fintech faces its reckoning: It’s only a matter of time until the house of cards collapses
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Saturday, September 9, 2023
Y Combinator Demo Day, smart chastity cage hacked, and the feds investigate Tesla
Hey, lovely people — it’s that time of week again: Week in Review (WiR) time. For those unfamiliar, WiR is TechCrunch’s regular newsletter that recaps the major events in tech over the past few days. If you’ve been too busy to keep tabs on recent happenings, don’t panic. WiR is here to get you up […]
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Flexport founder rescinds dozens of job offers to get ‘house in order’ days after CEO pushed out
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Friday, September 8, 2023
Roblox is launching avatar-based voice calls with facial motion tracking
At its annual developer’s conference, Roblox detailed its near-future plans to expand beyond its identity as a game platform for kids. The company is already pushing into new demographics — Roblox announced that it would foster mature content for 17+ users earlier this year — and a new animated video calling product launching later this […]
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Exclusive: Cendana Capital closes on $470M more to back seed-stage fund managers
Michael Kim of Cendana Capital is often a first call for emerging seed-stage fund managers. Cendana has invested in many VC teams that have gone to enjoy great success – like Forerunner Ventures, K9 Ventures, and IA Ventures. Thanks to its own backers, Cendana keeps replenishing its supply of investing capital, too. Indeed, Kim tells […]
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Discover space tech, trends, policies and possibilities at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
Set your coordinates for the Space Stage on September 19, Day 1 promptly at 0800 hours of TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. You’ll find sessions featuring some of the industry’s leading founders, investors, NASA researchers, Department of Defense officials, military commanders and national security experts. Launch into the future of space at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 These leaders […]
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Cybertruck spied with updated interior
The summer of 2023 is almost over and still we don’t have a Cybertruck. But thanks to an apparent serendipitous visit to a regular ol’ parking lot in San Francisco, there are some fresh images of the polygon-shaped electric truck. New photos of Elon Musk’s Cybertruck, shared by Tesla watchers The Kilowatts, offer an updated look […]
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Elon Musk says Starship is “ready to launch,” FAA says not yet
The Federal Aviation Administration has closed the mishap investigation into SpaceX’s first orbital test flight in April, but regulators won’t green light a second launch until the company completes over 60 “corrective actions.” While the FAA did not disclose the details of the 63 actions SpaceX must take before launching Starship again, the agency did […]
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Our favorite startups from YC’s Summer 2023 Demo Day, Day 2
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Thursday, September 7, 2023
The Lotus Emeya is a super speedy EV sedan designed to take on Porsche
Lotus revealed Thursday evening in New York City the Emeya, an all-electric four-door grand tourer that aims to compete with the likes of Porsche on speed, tech and luxury and help transform the Chinese-owned British automaker into a global performance brand by 2028. The flagship vehicle launch comes at an auspicious time for the “born […]
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Zopa, the UK neobank, hits 1M customers and raises another $93M
In 2021, UK neobank Zopa, which has been around since 2004, leapt to a $1 billion valuation on the back of a big investment from SoftBank and a plan to go public by 2022. Now it’s 2023, and Zopa is today announcing another fundraise of a different kind as it continues to wait for the […]
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BMW feels the heat, stops charging for warming cheeks
When BMW started charging an $18 per month subscription for heated seats in 2022, the backlash was swift and brutal. Customers banded together, urging others not to encourage this type of behavior from automakers, lest it open the door to more perceived avariciousness. “You’ve already paid for it!” cried one Reddit user. “The fucking hardware […]
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Relativity Space leases historic test stand from NASA to boost Terran R development
Relativity Space is amping up its investment at NASA’s Stennis Space Center, with the company announcing today that it would lease a historic first stage test stand to advance the development of the Terran R launch vehicle. Per the new agreement, Relativity will lease the A-2 Test Stand from NASA for a seven-year period, at […]
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Cruise nears approval to mass-produce robotaxis with no steering wheel, pedals
Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt said Thursday at an investor conference that the company is “just days away” from getting the green light to begin mass production of its purpose-built autonomous vehicle without a steering wheel or pedals. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) told TechCrunch that no decision to grant or deny GM’s petition […]
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Artists sign open letter saying generative AI is good, actually
Artists are among the many groups who will feel the effects of AI over the next few years, but it’s not doom and gloom for everyone. A group of artists have organized an open letter to Congress, arguing that generative AI isn’t so bad and, more importantly, the creative community should be included in talks […]
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Apple fixes zero-day bugs used to plant Pegasus spyware
Apple released security updates on Thursday that patch two zero-day exploits — meaning hacking techniques that were unknown at the time Apple found out about them — used against a member of a civil society organization in Washington D.C., according to the researchers who found the vulnerabilities. Citizen Lab, an internet watchdog group that investigates […]
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FCC finally gets its 5th Commissioner in Anna Gomez
The FCC is whole again with the Senate’s confirmation of Anna Gomez as the agency’s 5th Commissioner, empowering it to take more and faster action regarding all matters regulatory in communication and, increasingly, space. Gomez was nominated to the seat in June after a year and half of Republican resistance to the previous candidate, Gigi […]
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Base Ecosystem Fund, Hashed Emergent invest $1.9M in Nestcoin to scale its Onboard product
Nestcoin, a development company housing modern finance project Onboard, has secured $1.9 million in a strategic funding round. Hashed Emergent, a Web2.5 fund for builders from emerging markets, led the round. Alter Global, Magic Fund, CMT Digital, and 4DX Ventures are among the existing investors that took part. Adaverse and Base Ecosystem Fund, two new […]
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