Friday, January 5, 2024

United Launch Alliance, Astrobotic ready for early Monday liftoff to the moon

The countdown to launch is on. United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket has been rolled to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of its early Monday morning launch, a mission that could end with the first fully private spacecraft landing on the moon. Vulcan’s primary payload is Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander. […]

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Rest in peace, 2023 startups — Here’s to 2024

Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. Hello, and welcome to the very last Startups Weekly ever. Don’t worry! We’re not going far — the newsletter continues, but next week we’re getting a shiny new name and a brand-new lick of paint. As Brian, Mary Ann and […]

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CES 2024: Follow along with TechCrunch’s coverage from Las Vegas

CES 2024 is almost upon us, and a team of TechCrunch reporters and experts will be on the ground in Las Vegas to give you the biggest news out of the consumer electronics show.  Though CES’s influence has ebbed and flowed over the years, we’re still expecting a bunch of announcements, especially when it comes […]

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Uber testing flexible pricing service in over a dozen Indian cities

Uber has quietly been testing a flexible pricing service in more than a dozen cities in India, a move that could help it expand its consumer base in the South Asian nation and put pressure on rival ride-hailing platforms, including Ola and InDrive. The flexible pricing service, called Uber Flex, was started in India in […]

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Thursday, January 4, 2024

Logan Paul promises CryptoZoo refunds, as long as you don’t sue him

Logan Paul is offering refunds for CryptoZoo, the failed and allegedly fraudulent Pokémon-inspired NFT game that he launched in 2021. The catch? You can’t sue him if you get a refund. In an X (formerly Twitter) post on Thursday, Paul announced that he is “personally committing” more than $2.3 million to buy back NFTs purchased […]

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Lawsuit against Snap over fentanyl deaths can proceed, judge rules

A lawsuit blaming Snapchat for a series of drug overdoses among young people can proceed, a Los Angeles judge ruled this week. A group of family members related to children and teens who overdosed on fentanyl sued Snapchat maker Snap last year, accusing the social media company of facilitating illicit drug deals involving fentanyl, a […]

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CES 2024: How to watch as Nvidia, Samsung and more reveal hardware, AI updates

CES 2024 will be here before we know it, taking over Las Vegas with throngs of crowds, booths full of products and a lot of companies making claims about how AI is improving their offerings. As noted in our CES preview, though the conference has had its ups and downs of late, it’s increasingly become […]

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Apple Fitness+ introduces sound meditation, a workout program for golfers and more

Apple is kicking off 2024 with new content for its workout service Fitness+, including a new meditation theme, a yoga program for golfers, artist spotlights with Super Bowl Halftime Show performers and new celebrity guests for its audio walking experience “Time to Walk.” Starting January 8, Apple Fitness+ is adding a new meditation theme called […]

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TikTok aims to grow its TikTok Shop US business tenfold to $17.5B in 2024, report claims

TikTok is looking to grow the size of its TikTok Shop U.S. business tenfold to as much as $17.5 billion this year, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The report indicates that the 2024 merchandise volume goal was recently discussed internally within the company, and could be amended as the year progresses. With this […]

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Exponent Founders Capital, led by Plaid and Robinhood alums, raises $75M to invest in early-stage startups

Exponent Founders Capital, an early-stage venture firm founded by alumni of startups such as Plaid, Robinhood and Ramp, has closed on $75 million in capital commitments, TechCrunch is the first to report.  The firm, which is emerging from stealth today, raised $50 million for its first fund in November of 2021. Managing Partners Charley Ma […]

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