Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Chinese EVs have yet to succeed in Europe. The Middle East could be different

For Chinese electric car manufacturers, Europe has long been a priority destination for international expansion. With its affluence, environmental consciousness, and relatively friendly attitude towards China, the continent has attracted established players like BYD as well as emerging brands like Nio and Xpeng. Despite their ambitious plans, Chinese EV makers yet to achieve the level […]

Chinese EVs have yet to succeed in Europe. The Middle East could be different by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

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Deep tech in Latin America and the Caribbean is set to skyrocket

While the prospect of new factories and more jobs is good news for Mexico, the country and its Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) peers can harbor higher hopes when it comes to deep tech, a new report posits.

Deep tech in Latin America and the Caribbean is set to skyrocket by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch

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Konux gears up to scale its AI + IoT play for optimizing the railways

Unless you’ve been on an extended digital detox this year, you can’t have missed how a certain flavor of AI hype has been accelerating down the tracks like a runaway train. But far from the viral buzz swirling around developments in generative AI tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E, Konux, a Munch-based deep tech AI scale-up, […]

Konux gears up to scale its AI + IoT play for optimizing the railways by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

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Pornhub blocks access in Mississippi, Virginia and Utah amid changing laws

Pornhub is blocking access from users in Mississippi, Virginia and Utah, which have recently passed laws that require age verification to access adult websites. Similar legislation went into effect in Louisiana at the start of the year. To comply, Pornhub required visitors to verify their age with the LA Wallet app, a digital wallet for […] Pornhub blocks access in Mississippi, Virginia and Utah amid changing laws by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
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Monday, July 3, 2023

Twitter said only verified users will be able to access TweetDeck after 30 days

After swathes of users were unable to access parts of TweetDeck over the last few days, Twitter started rolling out a new version of the web app to users Monday. The company also added that in 30 days, users will have to be verified to access TweetDeck. This means only Twitter Blue subscribers, verified organizations, […]

Twitter said only verified users will be able to access TweetDeck after 30 days by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

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Rivian delivers first electric vans to Amazon in Europe

Amazon has begun rolling out its custom electric delivery vans from Rivian in Europe, the e-commerce giant said Monday. This will be Rivian’s first commercial shipment of vans outside the United States. The first tranche of 300 vans will be seen on streets in Munich, Berlin and Dusseldorf in the coming weeks. Amazon already has […]

Rivian delivers first electric vans to Amazon in Europe by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

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Threads, Instagram’s Twitter competitor, is expected July 6

Instagram’s rumored Twitter competitor just dropped on the iOS App Store in the U.S. The app will be called Threads, and according to App Store data, it’s expected to launch on July 6. It’s a good time for Instagram to enter the fray — this past weekend, as Twitter fumbled the bag with rate-limit errors, […]

Threads, Instagram’s Twitter competitor, is expected July 6 by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

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Twitter competitors soar after yet another bad Musk move

Twitter was even messier than usual this weekend. On Saturday, owner Elon Musk tweeted that Twitter would combat “extreme levels of data scraping,” by limiting accounts that don’t subscribe to Twitter Blue so that they could see only 600 posts per day. Once you hit the quota, almost any act on the site would trigger […]

Twitter competitors soar after yet another bad Musk move by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

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Netflix adds ‘Insecure’ as more HBO shows, including ‘Six Feet Under,’ are on the way

Comedy-drama TV series “Insecure” is the first HBO title heading to Netflix, with more on the way. Netflix announced today that all five seasons of Insecure, which aired on HBO between 2016 and 2021, are now available on its streaming platform. The launch comes a few weeks after reports indicated that Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) […]

Netflix adds ‘Insecure’ as more HBO shows, including ‘Six Feet Under,’ are on the way by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

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Audio Pen is a great web app for converting your voice into text notes

There are many note-taking apps ranging from Apple Notes and Google Keep to Obsidian and Notion. Most of them use text as the primary input method and provide features around it. Developer Louis Pereira’s Audio Pen app focuses on converting your voice to neat text-based notes. Audio Pen is a web app, so don’t expect […]

Audio Pen is a great web app for converting your voice into text notes by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

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Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox usher in the new era of Smosh

In their first YouTube video together in seven years, Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla summoned a demon to score Taylor Swift tickets.  The sketch was gently absurd, infused with pop culture references, and above all, goofy as hell — all the markers of classic Smosh comedy.  “We were just approaching it from this place of […]

Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox usher in the new era of Smosh by Morgan Sung originally published on TechCrunch

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Kenya’s MyDawa aims to be an all-in-one health platform backed by $20 million funding

Kenyan e-health startup MyDawa has raised $20 million funding from private equity investor Alta Semper Capital, to expand its regional reach and product offerings with the aim of becoming an all-in-one health platform for users. MyDawa, which launched in 2016, has diversified from an e-pharmacy to include online and in-person consultations, and laboratory services at […]

Kenya’s MyDawa aims to be an all-in-one health platform backed by $20 million funding by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch

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Lina Zakarauskaite is elevated from Principal to Partner at London’s Stride VC

London-based VC Stride has appointed Lina Zakarauskaite, formerly a Principal at the firm, as its newest Partner. The move follows the departure of Partner Cleo Sham a month ago to pursue new ventures. Zakarauskaite joined Stride in October 2021. Prior to that she was Head of Growth at travel firm Secret Escapes. She has led […]

Lina Zakarauskaite is elevated from Principal to Partner at London’s Stride VC by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

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