Current payment rails, particularly in the U.S., are decades old. In recent years, fintech companies have built new ones, but it takes years and millions of dollars to do.
Decentralized finance may be the answer to banking’s payment rails problem by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
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It turns out than when you compare later-stage startup spending cuts with their earlier peers, the bigger startup are doing a better job.
Late-stage startups are getting the hang of spending less by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch
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Apple Card customers in the U.S. can open a savings account and earn interests starting today. When the company originally announced the new financial product back in October, Apple said that it couldn’t share what interest rate would be paid out on these accounts because rates are fluctuating so much these days. As of today, […]
Apple launches Apple Card’s savings accounts with 4.15% interest rate by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch
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Healthcare firms are scrambling to reassess how their websites collect user data following HHS' web-tracking crackdown — and your startup could be next.
The crackdown on pixel tracking in telehealth is a warning for every startup by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
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The Apple Watch’s software is due to get its biggest update since its release, according to a new report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Though details on the watchOS 10’s updated design were sparse to non-existent, the report teases Apple’s plans to introduce a revamped interface for its popular wearable at this year’s Worldwide Developer Conference […]
Apple Watch to see its biggest software update since its 2015 debut, report says by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
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There have been several startup attempts to measure staff morale, some more halting that others. We reported on Plasticity Labs back in 2014, though their web site seems no longer functioning. Officevibe appeared around the same kind’ve era. More recently out of the UK, WorkBuzz has raised £2.3M. And Spill ($3.5M) is a startup that […]
LLMs come to workplace morale monitoring, as Loopin raises $1.9M for its platform by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch
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Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng unveiled Sunday its new platform architecture for making vehicles that will set the foundation for future production models and reduce the cost of development and manufacturing. The Smart Electric Platform Architecture (SEPA) 2.0 is expected to shorten the R&D cycle for future models by 20%, as well as cut costs […]
XPeng unveils new EV platform designed to cut production costs by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
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Apple now supports more than 1 million developer jobs in India, and App Store payouts to them in India have more than tripled since 2018, the company said as it gears up major expansion in the South Asian market. The iPhone-maker this week will open its first two retail stores in India. Apple chief executive […]
Apple tops 1 million developer jobs in India, ‘excited to build on our long-standing history’, says Tim Cook by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
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Netflix is having issues with the livestream of its “Love is Blind” reunion episode. We always knew the livestream would be messy, as reality show reunions always are — but after an hour delay (and counting), Netflix’s livestream is looking even messier than Zack and Irina’s short-lived relationship. Per Down Detector, more than 10,000 users […]
Netflix experiencing issues with ‘Love is Blind’ livestream by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
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Anyone in the U.K. who has tried to book an NHS medical appointment of late will know just how much of an ordeal it can be, with median waiting times for consultant-led elective care (i.e. pre-planned clinical treatment) currently sitting at around 14.6 weeks in England. This has led to a spike in people turning […]
Scan.com, which gives patients direct access to private medical imaging services, raises $12M by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
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Sam Chaudhary takes his time. The founder of ClassDojo, an edtech consumer app that focuses on student classrooms, spent eight years building the company before introducing a formal revenue model. All while raising over tens of millions in venture capital from elite Silicon Valley investors and eyeing a big mission: become the brand families can […]
Hear ClassDojo and SignalFire unpack edtech’s opportunity ahead on TechCrunch Live by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
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Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app economy in 2023 hit a few snags, as consumer spending last year dropped for the first time by 2% to $167 billion, according to data.ai’s “State of […]
This Week in Apps: Newsrooms leave Twitter, Reels expands, Android 14 arrives by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
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Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior reporter Natasha Mascarenhas. After a Tahoe-based tech conference, Sheel Mohnot, the fintech investor behind Better Tomorrow Ventures, is beatboxing in his head — all day, every day. And while it may feel like an uncommon takeaway from an event […]
Yep, ‘Learning Man’ is becoming a thing by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
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