A look inside Google’s first store, opening in NYC’s Chelsea neighborhood tomorrow

There have been plenty of pop-ups over the years, but tomorrow Google’s first store opens in NYC&#8217;s Chelsea neighborhood. The brick-and-mortar model finds the company joining peers like Apple, Microsoft, Samsung and even Amazon, all of whom have a retail presence in Manhattan, including severa… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Remove that ‘exit strategy’ slide from your pitch deck

A lot of pitch decks I review have a slide that really shouldn&#039;t be there: the exit strategy slide. As an early-stage startup, it&#039;s downright nonsensical, and it shouldn&#039;t be part of your deck at all. Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

WeWork India exposed visitors’ personal information and selfies

Visitor names, email addresses, phone numbers, and selfies were exposed to the internet. Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

How much to pay yourself as a SaaS founder

The conversation on founder pay is changing for the better. We&#039;ve gathered insights from founders and VCs and narrowed down the most important factors and benchmarks to guide your decision. Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Kenyan foodtech startup Kune raises $1M pre-seed for its ready-to-eat meals service

While there has been a wave of innovation in food tech worldwide, it&#8217;s still in early days for Africa. There are only a handful of African food-tech startups, and a year and a half&#8217;s worth of global pandemic has added a couple to that list. Kune is one of the most recent food-tech start… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

GM increases EV and AV investments to $35B through 2025

General Motors Co. has yet again upped the amount it says it will spend on electric and autonomous vehicle investments, saying Wednesday that it would spend $35 billion through 2025 &#8212; an $8 billion increase from its previous plan announced in November 2020. The company has set a target to bri… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Facebook will begin beaming advertisements into virtual reality

Well, it was only a matter of time. Advertising giant Facebook announced Wednesday that they&#8217;re going to begin testing advertising inside virtual reality titles on its Oculus platform soon. The first roll-out is limited enough, with Facebook testing ads inside a single gaming shooter title: B… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Daily Crunch: iOS 15 is latest milestone on Apple Health’s evolutionary path

Hello friends and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Facebook rolls out new tools for Group admins, including automated moderation aids

Facebook today introduced a new set of tools aimed at helping Facebook Group administrators get a better handle on their online communities and, potentially, help keep conversations from going off the rails. Among the more interesting new tools is a machine-learning-powered feature that alerts admi… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

A Senate proposal for a new US agency to protect Americans’ data is back

Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has revived a bill that would establish a new U.S. federal agency to shield Americans from the invasive practices of tech companies operating in their own backyard. Last year, Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Data Protection Act, a legislative proposal that wou… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News

Amazon deflects responsibility on fake reviews but admits 200M were blocked last year

Amazon admits it has a fake review problem, but does its best to spread the blame around in a new post detailing the issue. After numerous reports for years that the online retail giant is overrun with knock-off products and faked or farmed reviews, the company aims to look as if it is finally putt… Read Full Article Posted By : Tech Big News