What’s next for STIRR, the free streaming service Thinking Media just acquired
Broadcasting company Sinclair recently sold off its free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service STIRR to Thinking Media, a startup that provides cloud-based streaming solutions for FAST and over-the-top (OTT) services. The new owners have ambitious plans for the streamer, including an international expansion, tripling its on-demand content library and becoming
Read moreApple eyes business as a prime market for the Apple Vision Pro
Over the years, AR & VR has failed to take hold in business at scale. Apple hopes to change that with the Apple Vision Pro. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreFisker Ocean owners flagged sudden power loss and brake problems for months, internal documents show
On a typically sunny day in Los Angeles last June, Henrik Fisker choked up as he handed over his company’s first all-electric SUVs in the United States. “I’m really kind of emotional about it, because we’ve been waiting two-and-a-half years for this, and everyone here has done a tremendous job,”
Read moreInstagram and Threads will no longer ‘proactively’ recommend political content
Meta doesn’t want its new app Threads to become another Twitter, full of heated political debates and the resulting toxicity that entails. In an announcement today, the company detailed how it will approach the recommendation of political content across both Instagram and its sister app, Threads, a competitor to Elon
Read moreSocial networks are getting stingy with their data, leaving third-party developers in the lurch
2023 was the year social networks realized that they were sitting on massive troves of data. And some companies, such as Twitter (now X) and Reddit, decided to change their terms to shut out third-party experiences on these platforms. In the process, they also put a price on their data
Read morePitch Deck Teardown: Xyte’s $30M Series A deck
Xyte's pitch deck has a lot of slides, but how much of it was actually useful? Let's take a look. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreSamsung gets FDA nod for smartwatch sleep apnea detection
Samsung this morning announced that the Galaxy Watch line has received FDA approval for sleep apnea detection. The move is a big one for the smartwatch category, where health and fitness now comprise a majority of new features. For the last several years, the industry has focused on heart monitoring
Read more20PRODUCT grabs $5M to put the best product experts in your cap table
20PRODUCT includes a group of eight people who come from companies like Shopify, Nubank, Spotify, Snap, LinkedIn, Ramp, Match and Xiaomi. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreCanada falling behind G7 peers in cybersecurity oversight, warns BlackBerry
Opposing viewpoints on the Liberal government’s proposed cybersecurity law for critical infrastructure providers highlighted a Parliamentary committee hearing on Thursday. A BlackBerry official urged MPs on the House of Commons national security committee to pass Bill-26, because other countries have laws putting legal cybersecurity responsibilities on the private sector. “Canada
Read moreAs Iran-backed groups attack Red Sea ships, investors are backing startups assisting global cargo
Multiple shocks to global supply chains brought about first by the pandemic and more recently by Iran-backed Houthis targeting cargo ships in Red Sea have shown there’s a need for greater resilience in global shipping. At the same time, the pressure to reduce both costs and carbon footprints continues apace.
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