https://techcrunch.com/feed/
-
TC+ roundup: Pitch coaching from 5 VCs, Black founder funding options, 3 fintech flubs
Based on my conversations last week at TechCrunch Early Stage, VCs are very open to first-time founders who can demonstrate more than just...
-
It’s beyond time we started worrying about unicorn exits
For a single year, it appeared that the venture gambit was going to work out: Hundreds of startups hoped to be worth billions on paper and exit in...
-
Hugging Face releases its own version of ChatGPT
Hugging Face, the AI startup backed by tens of millions in venture capital, has released an open source alternative to OpenAI’s viral...
-
Firewalla launches a web-based security portal to help its users manage multiple firewalls
Firewalla made a name for itself by offering powerful yet affordable hardware firewalls that were, at first, mostly geared toward consumers....
-
RapidAPI, valued at $1 billion last year, cuts staff by 50%
Rapid (previously known as RapidAPI), a startup that built out an API marketplace valued at $1 billion last year, is cutting 50% of its...
-
Cruise robotaxis are now operating everywhere, all at once in San Francisco (for employees)
Cruise co-founder and CEO Kyle Vogt said Tuesday that the company’s fleet of robotaxis are now operating 24 hours a day throughout all of...
-
Shifting from founder to VC with Russ Wilcox from E Ink and Pillar VC
We’re coming at you live from TechCrunch’s Early Stage in Boston. Darrell and Becca are joined onstage by Russ Wilcox who founded E Ink and is...
-
Announcing the Builders Stage agenda at Disrupt 2023
TechCrunch Disrupt , our yearly flagship startup event, returns to San Francisco on September 19–21 — and you can bet TechCrunch+ will be in...
-
Spotify passes 500M users, but its premium-to-free ratio is falling
Spotify now has 515 million monthly active users (MAUs), representing a 5% increase on the previous quarter and 22% increase on the corresponding...
-
Twitter will now show labels on tweets with reduced visiblity
Twitter said today that it will add labels to tweets that have been flagged by the company to reduce their visibility. Elon Musk & Co....
-
India warns e-commerce giants, urges adoption of open network
India will use the “full force of the government” to promote the adoption of its open e-commerce network, cautioning e-commerce giants failing to...
-
Klarna’s latest update introduces a personal shopping assistant and new creator tools
Klarna, the payments and shopping platform, announced today new features and updates that aim to give users a more personalized shopping...
-
UK to press ahead with long anticipated reform to tackle Big Tech’s market power
The UK has signalled it will press ahead with an ex ante competition reform aimed at addressing the market muscle of Big Tech. The legislation...
-
Opera launches Opera One browser with a new tab grouping concept
Opera has launched a new browser called Opera One, which will eventually replace its flagship browser. The Norway-based company said that this new...
-
European stock trading app Lightyear arrives on the web
U.K.-based stock-trading startup Lightyear is finally expanding to the web, nearly two years after the company first emerged out of stealth ....
-
Crypto exchange Coinbase sues SEC over rulemaking petition
Coinbase has filed a petition to compel the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to respond to a months-old petition that asks whether the...
-
“GPT” may be trademarked soon if OpenAI has its way
If the startup OpenAI is feeling protective about its brand lately, it’s understandable. ThreatGPT, MedicalGPT, DateGPT and DirtyGPT are a...
-
ZEBOX, an incubator for supply chain startups, launches its Asia hub in Singapore
ZEBOX , an international accelerator network founded by shipping conglomerate CMA CGM to introduce more tech innovation into the supply chain...
-
Ursa Major to provide engines for the upper stage of Astra’s new rocket
Astra’s new Rocket 4 launch vehicle will use Ursa Major’s Hadley liquid engine to power its upper stage, the two companies announced Monday....
-
Greywing’s new SeaGPT solves email overwhelm for maritime crew managers
Every time a member of their crew changes, maritime crew managers need to handle immigration regulations, COVID requirements and travel plans for...
-
Daily Crunch: App Store reviews and social media depict user backlash against Snapchat’s new AI chatbot
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here . As...
-
Max Q: A successful failure
Hello and welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: Starship’s successful failure Rocket Lab’s Electron goes suborbital News...
-
Haltian nabs funds to equip office buildings with smart sensors
Adopting Internet of Things (IoT) tech for the office isn’t easy — especially at enterprise scale. Companies have IoT device...
-
How Aurora is navigating the bumpy road to commercial self-driving trucks
Amid economic uncertainty, tight capital markets, wary investors and consolidation in the nascent autonomous vehicle industry, Aurora Innovation...
-
SEGA workers are forming a union
A group of 144 workers are forming a union at SEGA’s American headquarters in Irvine, California. SEGA follows in the footsteps of workers...