Zoox reveals close-up of its autonomous robotaxi
Zoox shared a close-up of its commercial electric robotaxi at the TechCrunch Mobility 2022 conference in San Mateo, California.
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New Bluetooth attack can remotely unlock Tesla vehicles and smart locks
The new relay attack also works against smart locks.
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Investors discuss how labor shortage is shaking up the construction tech stack
The pandemic wasn’t the only challenge to hit the construction industry. The rising cost of raw materials coupled with labor shortage has left the...
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IROKO co-founder Bastian Gotter raises $3.2M seed for new venture, Bamba
In 2010, Bastian Gotter invested up to $200,000 into IROKOtv, an African video-on-demand company Jason Njoku, his friend and co-founder, launched in...
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TechCrunch+ roundup: DTC data strategy, starting up solo, insuretech growth versus risk
Fundraising is only one part of the journey. If you can't connect with an investor who'll help you find and fill in your gaps with regard...
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Robinhood lets users manage their own crypto wallets in push to spur trading
Amid falling trading volumes, Robinhood adds another crypto product to its platform -- noncustodial wallets
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Fortis Digital Ventures closing $100 million raise for new crypto fund
The fund aims to make blockchain investing easier through asset allocation, risk management and position sizing in crypto.
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Earlybird VC closes new €350M fund for Western European startups, with a deeptech angle
Earlybird VC was one of the, if not the “OG” of the emergence of Berlin as a key global tech startup ecosystem 15 years ago. Founded in 1997,...
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Blockchain’s youngest billionaire roasts world’s biggest cryptocurrency
Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO and co-founder of crypto exchange FTX, thinks Bitcoin's proof-of-work system is inefficient, bad for climate
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Tech giants pledge $30M to boost open source software security
The goal is to find and fix open source vulnerabilities faster in an effort to better protect the U.S. from malicious cyberattacks.
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To win insurtech 2.0, focus on underwriting before growth
Focusing on customer experience on the front end leads to rapid growth indeed, but failing to focus on underwriting on the back end can lead to a...
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Register now for TechCrunch Live’s event in Columbus, Ohio!
TechCrunch Live is thrilled to shine the spotlight on Columbus, Ohio. On June 1, our crew is virtually heading to Columbus to explore the...
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Gusto raises an extension round, following Faire as unicorns react to a changing market
The HR-tech unicorn raised an extension to its Series E, and other companies are likely to follow suit
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Top Twitter execs, including heads of revenue and consumer products, are out following Musk deal
Twitter GM of Consumer, Keyvon Beykpour, announced today he will be leaving the company after seven years. Beykpour first joined the social media...
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Animoca Brands plans to add education to its multibillion-dollar NFT and gaming business
Animoca Brands has grown into one of the biggest firms in the metaverse, play-to-earn gaming, and NFT worlds, but it wants to enter a new sector:...
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Mark Zuckerberg shows off Meta’s next headset (kind of)
Mark Zuckerberg took to his personal Facebook page today to show off a demo of the company’s unreleased “high-end” VR headset. The...
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Roku rolls out a premium bundle combining the Roku Ultra and its Voice Remote Pro
Roku is making its top-of-the-line device a better deal as competition with Fire TV heats up. The company today announced that its high-end Roku...
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Snap snaps up database developer KeyDB to make its infrastructure more snappy
As Snapchat’s app continues to grow, the company is turning to the open source community to help further improve its technology infrastructure....
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Interswitch receives $110M investment from LeapFrog and Tana Africa Capital
African payments company Interswitch has secured a $110 million joint investment from LeapFrog Investments and Tana Africa Capital to scale its...
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Google Play adopts App Store-like features including in-app events and custom product pages
At Google’s I/O developer conference, the company rolled out a series of updates for Android app developers who publish to Google Play. Among...
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Google’s Flutter 3 adds support for macOS and Linux desktop apps
At its I/O developer conference, Google today announced the launch of Flutter 3, the latest version of its open-source, multiplatform UI development...
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Google will allow users control how ads are personalized on Search, YouTube and elsewhere with new tool
At Google’s I/O developer conference, the company introduced a new tool that, later this year, will allow users more control and visibility...
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Google brings phishing detection to Docs, Sheets and Slides, along with other privacy and security updates
Among the privacy and security-related updates announced today at Google’s I/O conference, the company says it’s bringing phishing...
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Crypto market bloodbath hits Solana particularly hard
The past several days have been trying times for crypto investors as a broader market pullback has wreaked havoc on token prices. While Bitcoin and...
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Google launches a 9 exaflop cluster of Cloud TPU v4 pods into public preview
At its I/O developer conference, Google today announced the public preview of a full cluster of Google Cloud’s new Cloud TPU v4 Pods....
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Google Maps challenges Apple’s 3D mode with a new ‘immersive view’ for cities
In the face of increased competition from Apple Maps and its 3D city views, Google today introduced its own vision for its next-generation Google...
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Tech layoffs don’t happen to companies, they happen to people
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our...
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Sunday Security launches a cybersecurity service for senior execs
Traditionally, cybersecurity has always focused on what can be hacked and not so much on who might be most at risk. Sunday Security, which is...
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