Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Tesla shareholders elect former CTO, co-founder JB Straubel to board

JB Straubel is officially back at Tesla — this time as a board member. The former Tesla CTO and co-founder was elected by shareholders Tuesday as an independent board of director. A crowd of Tesla shareholders, who were at the company’s Gigafactory Texas in Austin for the event, cheered when the initial results were read […]

Tesla shareholders elect former CTO, co-founder JB Straubel to board by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

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Apple says its App Store prevented over $2 billion in fraudulent transactions last year

Apple’s App Store prevented over $2 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions last year, the tech giant touted in a press release on Tuesday. The company says it rejected nearly 1.7 million app submissions in 2022 for failing to meet the App Store’s standards for privacy and security. The press release comes as Apple faces a […]

Apple says its App Store prevented over $2 billion in fraudulent transactions last year by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

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Kevin Systrom explains why Artifact wants to treat writers like the creators they are

Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have already shipped a ton of substantial updates for their news-focused app Artifact, which launched earlier this year but already looks very different from what debuted in January. On top of allowing users to follow writers on the platform, the latest update also provides a way for writers […] Kevin Systrom explains why Artifact wants to treat writers like the creators they are by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch
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Monday, May 15, 2023

Jenfi raises more funding for its “growth capital as a service” platform

Jenfi, a “growth-capital-as-a-service” platform, can provide online businesses with revenue-based financing in a little as a day. The Singapore-based startup announced today it has raised $6.6 million in pre-Series B funding, led by Headline Asia. Participation came from returning investor Monk’s Hill Ventures, which led Jenfi’s Series A two years ago, ICU Ventures, Granite Oak, Korea […]

Jenfi raises more funding for its “growth capital as a service” platform by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

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Japanese construction tech Aldagram nails down backing from Panasonic

Aldagram, a startup out of Japan developing project management software for construction companies, has picked up a new strategic backer to help it build out its footprint across Asia and the Middle East. Panasonic, the consumer electronics giant that also develops solar panels, air conditioning units and many other products for its sizable buildings and […]

Japanese construction tech Aldagram nails down backing from Panasonic by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch

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TuSimple gets temporary reprieve from Nasdaq delisting

Autonomous trucking company TuSimple’s stock shot up 28% Monday after the company narrowly dodged a delisting from the Nasdaq stock exchange. TuSimple’s stock closed at $1.06 per share. TuSimple reported last week that it received a delisting notice from the Nasdaq for failing to file its quarterly report on time. The stock exchange was meant […]

TuSimple gets temporary reprieve from Nasdaq delisting by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

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Alphabet’s Intrinsic launches Flowstate, a robotic app development platform

The hottest corner of the robotic space right now isn’t the robots themselves. Those companies have done an excellent job getting their systems out into places like warehouses and factories, but the broader question of actually managing and programming them is a bit fuzzier. Proprietary software for these robotics systems is generally difficult to develop […]

Alphabet’s Intrinsic launches Flowstate, a robotic app development platform by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

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Phone Link for iOS is now available to all Windows 11 users, bringing iMessage and more to PCs

Microsoft announced today that Phone Link for iOS is now available to all Windows 11 customers, allowing iPhone users to make and receive phone calls, send and receive messages via iMessage, access their contacts and see their phone’s notifications directly on their Windows PC. Phone Link previously only worked with Android phones. The company started […]

Phone Link for iOS is now available to all Windows 11 users, bringing iMessage and more to PCs by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

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Kevin Systrom explains why Artifact wants to treat writers like the creators they are

Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have already shipped a ton of substantial updates for their news-focused app Artifact, which launched earlier this year but already looks very different from what debuted in January. On top of allowing users to follow writers on the platform, the latest update also provides a way for writers […]

Kevin Systrom explains why Artifact wants to treat writers like the creators they are by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch

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Europe could be on the cusp of a golden era in robotics. Here’s why

For Europe, it seems like the old wisdom of not putting all of your eggs in one basket could be their biggest competitive advantage.

Europe could be on the cusp of a golden era in robotics. Here’s why by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch

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M-KOPA snaps up $250M+ debt, equity for its asset financing platform

M-KOPA, the asset financing platform that offers underbanked African customers access to “productive assets” and the ability to pay for them via digital micropayments, has secured over $250 million in new funding.  The capital injection includes $55 million in equity and over $200 million in debt, huge sums in both categories that testify to strong […]

M-KOPA snaps up $250M+ debt, equity for its asset financing platform by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

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