Fractions aren’t enough of an answer to divisions
Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. This past week, I wrote about the launch of Fractional, a startup that wants to make it easier for friends (and strangers) to co-own...
This Week in Apps: Twitter launches livestream shopping, Netflix snags new games, Tile gets acquired
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 industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend...
Paris asks scooter sharing services to restrict speed to 10km/h
Riding a scooter in Paris will soon feel incredibly… slow. The City of Paris has announced that scooter sharing services should restrict the maximum top speed to 10km/h (that’s 6.2mph). That decision comes following a number of pedestrian injuries that involved...
Apple’s mixed reality headset may be a standalone device
Mariella MoonContributor Mariella Moon is an associate editor at Engadget. More posts by this contributorGMC will begin Hummer EV deliveries in DecemberStarbucks is using Amazon’s Just Walk Out tech in a New York concept store Apple’s long-rumored mixed...
IoT data collector Samsara’s IPO will be fun to watch
Happy Friday! The TechCrunch crew is still in a modest period of repose thanks to the Thanksgiving holiday, but we wanted you to have numbers to chew on all the same. So, this morning, we’re taking a brief look at Samsara’s IPO filing. The Exchange...
Jefa raises $2 million for its challenger bank for women in LATAM
Fintech startup Jefa has raised a $2 million seed round to build a challenger bank with a product specifically designed for women living in Latin America and the Caribbean. The company has managed to attract 115,000 women on its waitlist and participated in...
UK privacy watchdog warns adtech the end of tracking is nigh
It’s been well over two years since the UK’s data protection watchdog warned the behavioural advertising industry it’s wildly out of control. The ICO hasn’t done anything to stop the systematic unlawfulness of the tracking and targeting...
The 2022 Polestar 2 is more appealing, affordable and repairable
The Google Android OS, replaceable batteries and parts make a case for the EV When Polestar launched its first all-electric vehicle last year, it came in a single flavor: a dual-motor, all-wheel-drive configuration that cost around $50,000 before incentives. Next...
Europe offers tepid set of political ads transparency rules
It’s been almost a year since the EU’s executive announced it would propose rules for political ads transparency in response to concern about online microtargeting and big data techniques making mincemeat of democratic integrity and accountability. Today...
Why SoundHound is valued at 5 Shazams
The wonders of helping companies leverage voice AI Voice AI company SoundHound is set to go public on the Nasdaq via a SPAC transaction at a nearly $2.1 billion valuation in early 2022, blank check company Archimedes and its target announced. The last time you heard...