Fintech faces its reckoning: It’s only a matter of time until the house of cards collapses
The fintech business models that wooed consumers look increasingly tenuous. It’s only a matter of time until the house of cards collapses.
Read moreRoblox is launching avatar-based voice calls with facial motion tracking
At its annual developer’s conference, Roblox detailed its near-future plans to expand beyond its identity as a game platform for kids. The company is already pushing into new demographics — Roblox announced that it would foster mature content for 17+ users earlier this year — and a new animated video
Read moreYour Wyze webcam might have let other owners peek into your house
Image: Wyze Some Wyze security camera owners reported Friday that they were unexpectedly able to see webcam feeds that weren’t theirs, meaning that they were unintentionally able to see inside of other people’s houses. A Wyze spokesperson tells The Verge that this was due to a web caching issue. Earlier
Read moreExclusive: Cendana Capital closes on $470M more to back seed-stage fund managers
Michael Kim of Cendana Capital is often a first call for emerging seed-stage fund managers. Cendana has invested in many VC teams that have gone to enjoy great success – like Forerunner Ventures, K9 Ventures, and IA Ventures. Thanks to its own backers, Cendana keeps replenishing its supply of investing
Read moreDiscover space tech, trends, policies and possibilities at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
Set your coordinates for the Space Stage on September 19, Day 1 promptly at 0800 hours of TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. You’ll find sessions featuring some of the industry’s leading founders, investors, NASA researchers, Department of Defense officials, military commanders and national security experts. Launch into the future of space at
Read moreCybertruck spied with updated interior
The summer of 2023 is almost over and still we don’t have a Cybertruck. But thanks to an apparent serendipitous visit to a regular ol’ parking lot in San Francisco, there are some fresh images of the unreleased, polygonal electric truck. New photos of Elon Musk’s Cybertruck, shared by Tesla watchers
Read moreX, formerly Twitter, challenges California’s new transparency law as unconstitutional
X, formerly known as Twitter, has filed a lawsuit alleging that a new California law requiring social networks to declare certain moderation practices is a violation of the company’s Constitutional right to free speech. AB 587 was signed into law a year ago. At the time, California Governor Gavin Newsom
Read moreMicrosoft reveals how hackers stole its email signing key… kind of
A series of unfortunate and cascading mistakes allowed a China-backed hacking group to steal one of the keys to Microsoft’s email kingdom that granted near unfettered access to U.S. government inboxes. Microsoft explained in a long-awaited blog post this week how the hackers pulled off the heist. But while one
Read moreElon Musk says Starship is ‘ready to launch,’ FAA says not yet
The Federal Aviation Administration has closed the mishap investigation into SpaceX’s first orbital test flight in April, but regulators won’t green light a second launch until the company completes more than 60 “corrective actions.” While the FAA did not disclose the details of the 63 actions SpaceX must take before
Read moreMarket intelligence firm Sensor Tower conducts layoffs, several execs out
Sensor Tower, a prominent market intelligence firm for the app economy, this week laid off a notable portion of its workforce, estimated at around 40 people out of the 270+ at the company, according to LinkedIn’s headcount. The layoffs included C-suite executives, TechCrunch has learned from multiple sources, including the
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