Instagram’s Threads app reaches 100 million users within just five days
Instagram’s text-based app Threads has achieved the mark of 100 million sign-ups in just five days. The Twitter rival was launched on June 6 (or June 5 in the Americas), according to a tracker. Mark Zuckerberg noted on the first day that the app attracted 2 million sign-ups in two
Read moreThe best e-bikes for every type of rider and where Chinese EV makers are headed
Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. Reporter Rebecca Bellan is back in the driver’s seat the next couple of weeks as I stash my laptop and head out for some
Read moreEliminating food waste is the next frontier in saving the planet
In the race to reach carbon neutrality, many businesses are looking for various ways to cut emissions, whether through limiting high-carbon transit, becoming more energy efficient at home, or reducing our consumption of meat. But there are some things that individual consumers can do that don’t require massive lifestyle changes,
Read moreSeven things every EV fast-charging network needs
People love their electric vehicles. In survey after survey, the vast majority of EV owners say that their next car will also be electric. EVs score top marks nearly across the board except one: fast charging. While most people do almost all of their charging at home, fast charging is
Read moreClair raises, Deel defends allegations and Mercury shares post-SVB growth figures
It was a short week and that was reflected in the amount of news we covered in fintech land last week. But there was still plenty to talk about, including Clair’s raise, some allegations against Deel and exclusive post-SVB growth numbers shared by banking services startup Mercury. On-demand pay gets
Read moreMeta’s Threads goes live, OpenAI launches GPT-4 and Pornhub blocks access
Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular roundup of the week in tech. Been too slammed to follow the news cycle as closely as you’d like? Not to worry. That’s why WiR exists. We’ll get you up to speed in no time. Thanks to the July 4th
Read moreVertical AI and who might build it
W elcome to the TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by the daily TechCrunch+ column where it gets its name. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. It was a short workweek in the U.S., but there was plenty to read and reflect on. For
Read moreVirtual meeting etiquette and navigating the new normal. A surprising study and interview with Joseph Toma, CEO of Jugo
Virtual meetings caught many of us off guard, thrust upon us by necessity rather than design. While we had dabbled in occasional virtual meetings before, the sudden shift to practically living in this new environment presented unique challenges. For better or worse, our personal and office lives merged together. Dress
Read moreDeal Dive: Startups can still raise capital — even if it’s for a good cause
When venture funding started to slow in 2022, many feared that investors would retreat to where they were comfortable: SaaS companies founded by folks in their network. And any company that wasn’t posting top growth metrics would struggle to secure funding. While this has largely been true, there have been
Read moreThe week in AI: Generative AI spams up the web
Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we didn’t cover on their own. This week, SpeedyBrand, a
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