Postmates’ founder’s new app TipTop offers instant cash for your stuff
When TechCrunch’s former editor-in-chief Matthew Panzarino joined a startup, we knew it was one that would pique our interest. Panzarino, well-known among TC staff as an avid collector of everything from shoes to novel cooking appliances to iPhones, recently became the latest addition at TipTop, a new startup from Postmates
Read moreA Q&A with Rubrik CEO and venture capitalist Bipul Sinha
Bipul Sinha did not become a successful entrepreneur, engineer and venture capitalist by following staid career moves and adhering to traditional business strategies or pursuing cool ideas. Instead, taking the opposite approach has allowed him to profitably carve out a career that combines all three vocations. His assortment of skill
Read moreBitcoin spot ETF volume rose, Coinbase went to court, Solana Mobile announces new device and Google cuts crypto apps in India
Welcome to TechCrunch Crypto, formerly known as Chain Reaction. Alongside our regularly scheduled news bits, I’ll be testing out some recurring segments and features — so if you do (or don’t) like what you see, let me know at jacquelyn@techcrunch.com. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important
Read moreCounting down to the Reddit IPO (again)
Let's make one thing clear: Reddit going public in the first quarter is not going to throw the IPO window wide open for other private tech companies. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreSix rules to get the most out of fitness & wellness tracking
Self quantification is the trend that just keeps on going. There’s an ever-expanding world of wellness wearables and fitness trackers targeting consumers with shiny promises of the personal value to be had if they monitor stuff like their heart rate, activity and sleep — from smart watches, bands and rings,
Read moreConsumer tech is bound for a comeback among unicorns, but maybe not just yet
Cowboy Ventures predicts that "given the hard shift to enterprise," we can "hope and expect more exciting consumer unicorns will be born in coming years." © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreShould the CIO be solely responsible for keeping AI in check? Info-Tech weighs in
In a recent webinar, research director at Info-Tech Research Group Brian Jackson explained how he thought it was surprising that IT workers think that the CIO should be solely responsible for AI. The next most popular answer after that, he added, was “well, nobody.” The research company surveyed 894 respondents
Read moreApple excludes video and news partners from new App Store rules around external payments
Apple this week updated its App Store rules to comply with a court order after the Supreme Court declined to hear the Epic Games-initiated antitrust case against Apple over commissions. As a result, developers can now promote alternative means to pay for their in-app purchases and subscriptions via links or
Read moreBuying frenzy for Solana Mobile’s second smartphone drives preorders sky high
Solana Mobile is swinging for the stars after it announced a second, cheaper web3 smartphone phone dubbed “Chapter 2” earlier this week. While its first handset, Saga, sold out like a budding avalanche — slow at first then all at once in the U.S. and European Union — its second
Read moreRussian threat group spreading backdoor through phishing, says Google
A Russian-based espionage group known for stealing login credentials of government and military officials is also trying to trick victims into downloading malware. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) says the attackers, known to researchers as ColdRiver, UNC4057, Star Blizzard or Callisto, has added to its arsenal by adding poisoned PDF
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