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Telangana Gig Workers Union Seeks Roll Out Of Govt-Run Ride Hailing App
The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) has reportedly urged roll out of a government-run ride hailing app. As
NowPurchase Completes First ESOP Buyback
SaaS marketplace NowPurchase has completed its first-ever employee stock option plan (ESOP) buyback. Naman Shah, founder and chief executive of
Flipkart Backed super.money Rides The FD Wave To Fuel Its Financial Offerings
In an effort to diversify its product offerings, Flipkart-backed fintech startup super.money has announced the launch of a new fixed
Finarkein Analytics introduces Smart Collect to address high failure rates in loan collections
Early results indicate significant improvements in collection rates and reductions in operational costs for participating lenders.
DOJ: Google must sell Chrome to end monopoly
The United States Department of Justice argued Wednesday that Google should divest its Chrome browser as part of a remedy to break up the companys illegal monopoly in online search, according to a filing with the U.S District Court of the District of Columbia. Google would not be allowed to re-enter the search market for [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
WhatsApp will finally let you unsubscribe from business marketing spam
WhatsApp Business has grown toover 200 million monthly users over the past few years. That means there are tons of businesses sending messages to users and some of these messages could be considered as spam. For customers, the only option was to either let them send messages and offers, or block the business account [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Port of Los Angeles sees sustained import surge ahead of tariffs
Businesses are importing more goods before potential tariff increases. They are also avoiding potential disruptions at other ports.
China's soaring emissions are upending climate politics
Wealthy nations are urging China to contribute more climate finance, arguing that its developing nation status is outdated.
Indias Arzooo, once valued at $310M, sells in distressed deal
Arzooo, an Indian startup founded by former Flipkart executives that sought to bring best of e-commerce to physical stores, has sold its assets in distressed sale to Moksha Group. The deal follows Arzooo engaging with several startups, including Bengaluru-headquartered Udaan, for potential merger opportunities, according to people familiar with the matter. Arzooo had raised approximately [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
OpenAI accidentally deleted potential evidence in NY Times copyright lawsuit
Lawyers for The New York Times and Daily News, which are suing OpenAI for allegedly scraping their works to train its AI models without permission, say OpenAI engineers accidentally deleted data potentially relevant to the case. Earlier this fall, OpenAI agreed to provide two virtual machines so that counsel for The Times and Daily News [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Nvidias CEO defends his moat as AI labs change how they improve their AI models
Nvidia raked in more than $19 billion in net income during the last quarter, the company reported on Wednesday, but that did little to assure investors that its rapid growth would continue. On its earnings call, analysts prodded CEO Jensen Huang about how Nvidia would fare if tech companies start using new methods to improve [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Reddit appears to be back after a 4-hour-long outage
Social media platform Reddit experienced an outage this afternoon at around 12:20 p.m. PT (or possibly even earlier), resulting in thousands of users being unable to access its website and app. After four hours, it appears to be working again. Reddit confirmed it fixed the issue and is monitoring the results, according to its status [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Snowflake snaps up data management company Datavolo
Cloud giant Snowflake has agreed to acquire Datavolo, a data pipeline management company, for an undisclosed sum. Snowflake unveiled the deal at the close of the market bell on Wednesday, when it also announced its Q3 2025 earnings. The purchase hasnt yet closed, and its subject to customary closing conditions, Snowflake noted in a release. [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Solar power magnate Gautam Adani and others indicted over alleged $250M bribery scheme
Billionaire Gautam Adani and several executives at his company, the Indian conglomerate Adani Group, have been indicted over an alleged scheme to pay more than $250 million in bribes to Indian officials in exchange for contracts to a 12 gigawatt solar power project. The indictment, unsealed Wednesday in federal court in Brooklyn, charges Adani, his [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Fusion startup Tokamak Energy attracts $125M for its egg-like reactor design
Startups pursuing fusion power have benefitted from AI's insatiable thirst for electricity. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Another VC-backed fintech, Earnin, faces crackdown over allegedly predatory loans
The attorney general for the District of Columbia is suing instant payday loan fintech Earnin for deceptively marketing and providing illegal high-interest loans, the AG alleges. Earnin allows its users to get loans against paychecks. It advertises that users can get $150 a day, up to $750 per pay period, with no interest, credit check [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Its not just you, Reddit is down
Social media platform Reddit is experiencing an outage this afternoon, resulting in thousands of users being unable to access its website and app. Reddit confirmed that its currently investigating the issue, according to its status page. We discovered the outage ourselves when attempting to visit the homepage, which displayed a black screen with the message: [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
FTX CTO Gary Wang avoids prison time
Not every former top FTX executive is heading to prison. Gary Wang, former FTX chief technical officer, was spared prison time by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan today. Judge Kaplan praised Wangs cooperation with federal authorities. Wang testified against former FTX founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried at his trial last fall. Wang pleaded guilty to [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
US charges five accused of multi-year hacking spree targeting tech and crypto giants
The five alleged hackers are accused of stealing millions of dollars in crypto, and corporate data from several victims all over the world. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
May Mobility to test driverless shuttles in Ann Arbor
May Mobility is slowly advancing its driverless capabilities. The startup this week launched a small-scale deployment of autonomous shuttles, which will drive themselves along a fixed route without a human safety driver present. May will initially deploy one to two autonomous Toyota Sienna minivans to ferry employees and invited guests across a 2-square-mile area of [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Benchmark invests $19M in New Lantern, a smarter way for radiologists to use AI
Shiva Suri gained a unique perspective into how radiologists work when he quarantined and shared a home office with his mom, a well-regarded radiologist. I watched her work day in and day out, and she was wasting about seven to eight hours on boring workflow tasks, Suri said. Only 5% of her time, she had [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Led by Anduril, defense tech funding sets a new record this year
Defense tech startups have raised almost $3 billion so far in 2024, surpassing the previous record from 2022 of $2.6 billion. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
DuckDuckGo calls for EU to widen its Digital Markets Act probe of Google
Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo has urged the European Union to widen its Digital Markets Act (DMA) investigation into Google, claiming the search giant is in breach of several areas where the bloc has yet to formally probe the companys compliance. The EUs flagship market contestability rulebook has been in force on a handful of tech [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
This Week in AI: Congressional commission warns of Chinese AGI
Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunchs regular AI newsletter. If you want this in your inbox every Wednesday, sign uphere. Americas AI war with China is intensifying or at least, the rhetoric around it is. On Tuesday, a U.S. congressional commission proposed a Manhattan Project-style effort to fund the development of AI systems with human-level [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
H, the AI startup that raised $220M, launches its first product: Runner H for agentic applications
H, the Paris startup founded by Google alums, made a big splash last summer when, out of the blue, it announced a seed round of $220 million before releasing a single product. Three months later, still without a product, that splash started to look like a catastrophic flood when three of the companys five co-founders [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
As Bluesky soars, Threads rolls out custom feeds globally
As X competitor Bluesky takes off, topping 20 million users, Metas own Twitter-like app, Instagram Threads, has begun rolling out a new feature called custom feeds to its global audience. Hoping to capitalize on user demand for more personalization, custom feeds are meant to allow Threads users to easily build feeds around specific topics or [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
BlackBuck IPO: Peak XV, VEF To Book Losses On Partial Exits
As BlackBuck moves toward its public listing, the returns for its shareholders present a mixed bag. While early investors like
Federal prosecutors have charged another Forbes 30 Under 30 alum with fraud
The FBI unsealed an indictment yesterday that alleges Joanna Smith-Griffin, founder of the AI startup AllHere Education, engaged in securities fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft in connection with defrauding investors out of nearly $10 million. The FBI claims she misrepresented her companys revenue, customer base, and cash to investors from at least November [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
A Chinese lab has released a reasoning AI model to rival OpenAIs o1
A Chinese lab has unveiled what appears to be one of the first reasoning AI models to rival OpenAIs o1. On Wednesday, DeepSeek, an AI research company funded by quantitative traders, released a preview of DeepSeek-R1, which the firm claims is a reasoning model competitive with o1. Unlike most models, reasoning models effectively fact-check themselves [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
New Delhi, Delhi, India | 20thNovember 2024: Urban Pulse Innovations Pvt. Ltd., a visionary thinking company founded by Tanuj Varshney and his father, Pradeep Varshney, is thrilled to announce the official launch of the PicknTreat Mobile Application. This innovative platform is designed to address two of Indias most critical issues: food waste and hungerby transforming [] The post Urban Pulse Innovations Pvt. Ltd. Launches PicknTreat Mobile App to Tackle Indias Food Waste and Hunger Crisis appeared first on Startup Success Stories India - News & Updates for Indian Entrepreneurs .
Srinagar | Lucknow, India | 20thNovember 2024: FIL Industries Private Limited, a diversified business enterprise recently participated in the 16th Edition ofConfederation of Indian Industry CII AgroTech India Krishi Bharat.This was held from 15-18thNovember 2024 at Vrindavan Grounds, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Honble Chief Minister of Uttar PradeshShri Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the event. CIIs flagship [] The post FIL Industries Supports PPP for the Future of Farming and Sustainable Agriculture in India at the 16th Edition of CII AgroTech India Krishi Bharat appeared first on Startup Success Stories India - News & Updates for Indian Entrepreneurs .
Comcast spins off its cable channels into separate company as it looks for growth
Cable television has long been viewed as a stagnant business, showing little promise for growth over the years. However, Comcast believes it has found a new growth opportunity. On Wednesday, the company announced that its spinning off NBCUniversals cable television networks such as CNBC, E!, Golf Channel, MSNBC, Oxygen, SYFY, and USA Network [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Chinese AV startup Pony AI boosts its IPO goal to $260M
Pony AI, the Chinese autonomous vehicle startup thats looking to go public on the Nasdaq stock exchange, now wants to raise around $260 million, according to a new regulatory filing. Thats up from its previous target of around $224 million. To meet the goal, Pony will sell as many as 20 million American depository shares. [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Amazon debuts its largest Echo Show yet
Amazon on Wednesday introduced the Echo Show 21, its largest Echo Show yet. The smart display comes with double the viewing area of the existing Echo Show 15, which is also getting an upgrade. The two new devices have better audio quality than the original Echo Show 15, as they come with double the bass [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Riding high on open source ERP, Odoo raises $527M via secondaries lifting its valuation to $5.26B
Belgium-based Odoo decided to use open-source tools as a way to attack the enterprise resource planning (ERP) software market, going up against giants like SAP. Fast forward a couple of decades and its now picking up 500 million in secondary investment or around $527M at current exchange rates led by CapitalG (Alphabets venture [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
YC-backed Four Growers builds robots to help solve greenhouse labor shortages
When Brandon Contino and co-founder Dan Chi were developing Four Growers produce-harvesting robots, they practically lived in a greenhouse for an entire year. They coded at a small desk tucked in the back corner and discovered that fertilizer bags can be comfortable beds. We actually started just running everything off a laptop, and I would [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Raven Space Systems opens up a whole new category of industrial 3D printing
Manufacturing has been one of the hottest categories in venture this year, but there are still many innovative materials and processes yet to scale. One example is thermoset composites, materials widely used in aerospace and defense due to their high heat resistance and light weight, but which typically have long lead times and high prices [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Federato fixes insurance risk analysis with AI, raises $40M
Insurance has been fertile ground for artificial intelligence innovation, working as it does at the nexus of giant datasets, risk assessment, predictive analytics, fintech and customer service. Federato, a startup riding that momentum, has now raised $40 million to expand its business: an AI-powered underwriting platform to help insurers better understand and respond to risk. [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Data center monitoring firm LogicMonitor raises $800M at a $2.4B valuation
As companies server infrastructure grows, they often run into challenges keeping tabs on the health of their various assets, like cloud instances and local data centers. Monitoring tools, also known as observability tools, can help but lots of tools quickly becomes overwhelming. According to one survey, seven in 10 organizations believe that monitoring is [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Current AI scaling laws are showing diminishing returns, forcing AI labs to change course
AI labs traveling the road to super-intelligent systems are realizing they might have to take a detour. AI scaling laws, the methods and expectations that labs have used to increase the capabilities of their models for the last five years, are now showing signs of diminishing returns, according to several AI investors, founders, and CEOs [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Fintech giant Finastra confirms its investigating a data breach
An incident disclosure shared with Finastra's banking and financial customers confirms a hacker stole files from a company system. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Swiggy launches kitchen equipment procurement service for restaurants
While Swiggy expects its quick commerce segment to outgrow its core food delivery business, it is still focusing on adding a host of auxiliary services to woo and retain restaurant partners.
Portugals Tekever raises $74M for dual-use drone platform deployed to Ukraine
Dual-use drone startup Tekever has raised 70 million ($74 million) to develop its product and expand into new markets, specifically the U.S.. The news is part of a trend of smaller tech-driven startups moving into markets normally dominated by large defense primes. It also shows that unmanned aerial drones are becoming far more sophisticated, in [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
UK crashes out of global top 50 supercomputer ranking
The U.K. no longer has a supercomputer in the top 50, according to new data from the Top500 project, which ranks the 500 most powerful non-distributed computer systems globally. The countrys current national supercomputer system, Archer2, is approaching end-of-life in 2026. According to the latest figures, its also now sitting in 62nd place globally, down [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Impact of AI on Employment: Future-Proofing Careers with Essential Skills
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FAST42 2025 Is Now Live: Apply To Be Among The Fastest-Growing D2C Brands In India
Indias direct-to-consumer (D2C) market, which is projected to reach $300 Bn by 2030, has grown exponentially in the last few
OfBusiness Sets The IPO Ball Rolling, Onboards Five Banks
SoftBank-backed B2B marketplace OfBusiness has reportedly roped in five banks for its up to $1 Bn initial public offering (IPO)
OpenAI releases a teachers guide to ChatGPT, but some educators are skeptical
OpenAI envisions teachers using its AI-powered tools to create lesson plans and interactive tutorials for students. But some educators are wary of the technology and its potential to go awry. Today, OpenAI released a free online course designed to help K-12 teachers learn how to bring ChatGPT, the companys AI chatbot platform, into their [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Why MSMEs should prioritise cybersecurity, financial stability, employee management
There is an urgent need for the MSMEs to invest and train their employees in these areas to survive a major disruption.
Food Delivery War: Zomato Extends Lead Over Swiggy With 58% Market Share
Foodtech major Zomato continued to reign supreme in the food delivery segment with a 58% market share in the June
Innoviti Ropes In Nish Kotecha to Advisory Board Ahead of IPO
Digital payments solution startup Innoviti Technologies has roped in fintech veteran Nish Kotecha to its advisory board. The appointment comes
Sustainability and technology is the future of supply chain: ProcMarts Anish Popli
Noida-based ProcMart is extending towards biofuels and sustainable packaging as global clients calls for a climate-friendly supply chain.
Robots struggle to match warehouse workers on 'Really Hard' jobs
Despite the rise in automation, warehouses remain big employers of humans. Federal data show that nearly 1.8 million people work in this corner of the supply chain.
Worsening air pollution cripples Delhi markets, footfall drops sharply
Delhi's air quality reached the 'severe plus' category on Sunday, leading to rigorous pollution control measures under GRAP Stage IV on Monday morning.
Bengal Plans Policies To Tap Investment In Semicon, Drones
At a time when several governments have been introducing new initiatives and pumping up investments to back startups, the West
Need To Lower GST On EV Batteries, Charging Infra: PMO Advisor
Advisor to the Prime Minister, Tarun Kapoor, has reportedly underscored the need to lower goods and services tax (GST) on
Recommendations For Satcom Spectrum Assignment To Be Finalised By Dec: TRAI Chairman
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti has reportedly said that the regulator will likely release its
You have a few hours left to bid on this burned-out husk in San Francisco
Houses in San Francisco are notoriously expensive, with the average home price hovering around $1.26 million. Its no wonder that a fire-ravaged shack priced at $299,000 in one of San Franciscos southernmost neighborhoods saw at least 20 people tour the property this past weekend, according to The San Francisco Standard. Potential buyers were asked to [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Ben Lings Bling Capital has already nabbed another $270M for fourth fund
Bling Capital, one of the more prolific and well-connected seed VC firms, has nabbed another $270 million for a new flagship, fourth fund. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
SpaceX launches Starship for the sixth time with Trump on site to watch
SpaceX conducted the sixth flight test of its massive Starship rocket on Tuesday afternoon, and although the company did not replicate the history-making booster catch, the company did welcome a very special guest: President-elect Donald Trump. Trump, who will soon be sworn into office for his second term, said on X that he was headed [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Apple says Mac users targeted in zero-day cyberattacks
Apple said the security update for Macs, iPhones, and iPads is ecommended for all users. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
PayPal revives its money-pooling feature
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, were diving into PayPals new holiday shopping-friendly feature, Klarnas 2025 IPO ambitions, and sales tax automation startup Kintsugi doubling its valuation in less than a year. If youd like to receive the Fintech newsletter in your inbox every Tuesday, sign up here! The big story PayPal makes group purchases [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Kim Kardashian has befriended Optimus, the Tesla bot
Pete Davidson? Kanye West? Step aside. Kim Kardashians new beaux is a Tesla bot named Optimus. The fashion mogul got some hands-on experience with Teslas bipedal, human-shaped robot, which is not yet available to the general public. In Kardashians videos with the robot posted to X and her Instagram story she prompts Optimus [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
VW taps former Rivian exec to run US business
Volkswagen of America has a new CEO: Rivians recently departed chief commercial officer Kjell Gruner. The appointment comes just one week after VW parent company Volkswagen Group formalized a $5.8 billion joint venture with Rivian, which will be focused on EV architecture and software. While Gruners new post isnt really related to that new JV, [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Chroma, backed by Pinterest and Twitter cofounders, sells to AI audio company Bronze
Chroma, a startup building a new type of audiovisual entertainment for mobile devices, has been sold. The company, which had financial backing from Twitter and Medium co-founder Biz Stone as well as Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp, is headed to London-based audio technology company Bronze, an AI music startup. Founded by record producer Lex Dromgoole, whos [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Meta hires Salesforces CEO of AI, Clara Shih, to lead new business AI group
Meta hired Salesforces CEO of AI, Clara Shih, to lead a new organization building AI tools for businesses that use Metas apps to reach consumers, according to a LinkedIn post from Shih on Tuesday. Meta confirmed the appointment and the new Business AI group in a statement to TechCrunch. Im thrilled to share today that [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Nuclear startups face new competition as energy giant Enel enters the ring
The new endeavor could put additional pressure on small modular reactor (SMR) startups that have struggled to build power plants. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
OpenAI brings ChatGPTs Advanced Voice Mode to the web
OpenAI is expanding ChatGPTs Advanced Voice Mode feature to the web, letting users talk to the AI chatbot right from their browser. The companys chief product officer, Kevin Weil, announced the launch on X. The feature, which makes ChatGPT more natural to speak with, is rolling out to ChatGPTs paying customers this week, which means [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Las Vegas Sheriff tells a16z partners whats next on his wish list: AI for bodycams
Vegas police received funding for tech like drones and license plate readers from Ben Horowitz. Now it wants AI to go through police footage. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Thanks, Netflix, but we dont need another daily word game
Netflix is adding a new title to its gaming library: a daily word puzzle that is eerily similar to a lot of other mobile games that exist already. Announced in October, the streaming giant teamed up with TED, the well-known non-profit media organization, to launch TED Tumblewords, a new daily word puzzle game. In this [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Googles Gemini chatbot now has memory
Googles Gemini chatbot can now remember things like info about your life, work, and personal preferences. As flagged by posters on X, a memory feature has begun rolling out to certain Gemini users, including this reporter. Like ChatGPTs memory, Geminis adds context to the current conversation. For example, tell Gemini to remember foods you like [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
SEBI Floats Consultation Paper To Revamp SME IPO Framework
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has floated a consultation paper seeking comments on revamping the listing framework
Mitsubishi backs Amples radical approach to charging EV batteries
Startup Ample is on a mission to convert commercial fleets into believers in the power of electric vehicle battery swapping technology. The company has spent the last three years piloting its electric vehicle battery swapping technology in San Francisco, Madrid, and Japan. Now, Ample is preparing to turn some of those pilot customers into commercial [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
YC-backed Formal brings a clever security reverse-proxy out of stealth
Formal is a security startup coming out of stealth on Tuesday with a nice list of investors and an interesting product positioning. The company has designed a reverse-proxy for data stores and APIs so that security teams can more easily secure access to sensitive data. In more practical terms, Formal is a proxy that you [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
IRL social app Pie is coming to SF to make you less lonely
After a robust career building Bonobos and advocating for founder mental health, Andy Dunn moved to Chicago with his family. A few years later, he came to a depressing realization: He hadnt made any new friends. I dont think its easy to admit to yourself that you dont have friends, Dunn told TechCrunch, laughing. Its [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Codecrafters wants to challenge seasoned developers with hard-to-build projects
There are plenty of online platforms for developers that help you learn new skills or get started with a new language, such as CodeCademy, Leetcode, and CodeSignal. Some guide developers step by step through the process while teaching the basics, while others provide detailed video tutorials. Codecrafters is a platform that doesnt want to show [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
What is Bluesky? Everything to know about the X competitor
Is the grass greener on the other side? Were not sure, but the sky is most certainly bluer. Its been two years since Elon Musk purchased Twitter, now X, leading people to set up shop on alternative platforms. Mastodon, Post, Pebble (two of which have already shuttered operations) and Spill have been presented as potential [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Bluesky tops 20M users, narrowing gap with Instagram Threads
Bluesky, the social network and X competitor has been benefiting from a surge of departures from the Elon Musk-owned app formerly known as Twitter. Today, Bluesky has hit a major milestone: its topped 20 million users. Whats more, new data indicates the apps rapid growth is seeing it close the gap with another prominent X [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Minecraft is entering the real world
Minecraft is entering the real world sort of. The Guardian reports that Microsoft, the owner of the Minecraft video game franchise, has struck a deal with European theme park operator Merlin Entertainments to open Minecraft-themed attractions, including rides, retail outlets, and hotel rooms. Merlin plans to invest more than $110 million in the first [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Buoyed By Flipkarts Big Billion Day Sale, Walmarts International Sales Zoom
US-based retail major Walmart reported a 8% year-on-year (YoY) growth in its international sales to $30.3 Bn in Q3 FY25
US extradites Russian accused of extorting millions in Phobos ransomware payments
Phobos ransomware has been used to extort at least $16 million from over a thousand victims globally, according to the DOJ 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Nuro expands driverless autonomous vehicle testing in push to attract customers
Nuro is rolling out test fleet of its itsdriverless, passenger-less R3vehicles across the Bay Area and Houston, two months after the the autonomous vehicle technology startup changed its business strategy to license its AV tech to automakers and mobility providers. The large-scale demo, which will expand the domain where Nuro currently tests, is designed to [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Google Lens can now check prices and inventory when shopping in the real world
After building out Google Lens to help users shop online more easily, Google is now updating the product to help people shop when theyre in a physical store by offering product insights, price comparisons, and local inventory availability. Alongside this news, the company is bringing new shopping features to Maps, and adding more Google Pay [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Amazons top music plan will now include one audiobook per month
Amazon said on Tuesday that it will let Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers access one audiobook per month from Audibles catalog for free. This move aims to counter Spotifys growth in the audiobook space and also nudge some Amazon Music subscribers to purchase Audible books or plans. The company noted that subscribers of the top plan [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Database startup Neo4j embraces AI to supercharge growth
To make AI possible, you need to create connections between vast quantities of data. Thats where tech like graph databases come into play. Graph databases handle fast-changing, interconnected data more adeptly than traditional databases, which were designed to store rigidly structured information. Of course, graph databases need to be managed in order to be useful. [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Microsoft built a PC that cant run local apps
Prefer to offload all your Windows tasks to the cloud? Microsoft may just have the compact, desk-bound computer for you. On Tuesday at Microsoft Ignite 2024, the tech giant unveiled Windows 365 Link, a fanless, lightweight PC that connects to Windows 365. Windows 365 is a cloud-hosted, virtual Windows machine like a typical Windows [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Microsoft will soon let you clone your voice for Teams meetings
Microsoft plans to let Teams users clone their voices so they can have their sound-alikes speak to others in meetings in different languages. At Microsoft Ignite 2024 on Tuesday, the company revealed Interpreter in Teams, a tool for Microsoft Teams that delivers real-time, speech-to-speech interpretation capabilities. Starting in early 2025, people using Teams for meetings [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Windows comes to the Meta Quest
If Windows in mixed reality sounds like your idea of a good time, rejoice. Microsoft said on Tuesday at Microsoft Ignite 2024 its bringing the full capabilities of Windows 11 to the Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S in December as part of a public preview. Full capabilities, in this context, means that youll be [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Microsoft to launch new custom chips for data processing, security
Microsoft on Tuesday revealed new custom chips aimed at powering workloads on its Azure cloud and bolstering security, particularly a new hardware accelerator that can manage data processing, networking and storage-related tasks. The Azure Boost DPU is Microsofts first data processing unit, designed for data-centric workloads with high efficiency and low power, the company said. [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Microsoft beefs up Windows security with new recovery and patching features
In the aftermath of the devastating CrowdStrike outage this July, Microsoft vowed to do better even though it insisted that the event was an aberration. Evidently unwilling to take chances (or risk further hits to its credibility), the company on Tuesday, during Microsoft Ignite 2024, shared how its making changes to Windows to prevent similar [] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
