Walmart’s PhonePe launches app store with zero fee in challenge to Google
PhonePe launched the Indus AppStore Developer Platform on Saturday, promising no platform fee or commission on in-app purchases as the Walmart-backed fintech races to win Android developers in Google’s largest market. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup, which has amassed over 450 million registered users on its payments app, said developers can start
Read moreDouble-struck capital letters
I’ve needed to use double-struck capital letters lately, also called blackboard bold. There are a few quirks in how they are represented in Unicode and in HTML entities, so I’m leaving some notes for myself here and for anyone else who might need to look this up. Unicode The double-struck
Read moreHow CFOs can reduce SaaS spend by 30% in these tough times
Software spending is now the third-biggest expense for organizations, right after employee and office costs.
Read moreLimeLoop’s sleek reusable mailers seek to replace cardboard boxes
The startup’s smart mailers are reusable dozens of times, reducing the carbon footprint by 90% compared with cardboard boxes.
Read moreCyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending Friday, Sept. 22, 2023
Welcome to Cyber Security Today. This is the Week in Review for the week ending Friday, September 22nd, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. In a few minutes Terry Cutler of Montreal’s Cyology Labs will be here to discuss some
Read moreAquaLith might have an answer to the US battery material shortage problem
AquaLith looks to make new types of battery cell components that don't rely on the scarce metals normally used in lithium-ion battery packs.
Read moreBay Area baby belly beholding Battlefield bounty
This week, the TechCrunch team descended on San Francisco’s Moscone Center to celebrate one of the biggest to-dos in the startup world: TechCrunch Disrupt.
Read moreUnity U-turns on controversial runtime fee and begs forgiveness
Unity has done a 180 on a controversial new pricing scheme that users of its cross-platform game engine almost unanimously disparaged. A new pricing policy is still incoming, but it’s far less fraught for independent developers, many of whom threatened to leave the engine and platform behind rather than pay.
Read morePitch Deck Teardown: Transcend’s $20M Series B deck
$20 million doesn't lie, so let's see where Transcend, er, transcends and where it remains painfully mortal.
Read moreTechCrunch+ Roundup: Prompt engineering, web3 gaming survey, how to spend $10K on paid ads
TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 ended yesterday, and out of all the events I've attended since working here, this one was my favorite.
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