November 21, 2024

China’s complicated role in climate change

This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. “Well, what about China?” This is a comment I get all the time on the topic of climate change, both in conversations and on whatever social media site is currently en vogue.…

November 2022

Elon Musk says Twitter’s new multicoloured verification will launch next week

November 25, 2022

After messing up the first launch of Twitter’s “power to the people” verification system, Elon Musk said that the social network will tentatively roll out a new multicolored verification system next week. The owner of Twitter said that, under this scheme, companies will get a gold checkmark, government officials will get a grey checkmark — […]

Elon Musk says Twitter’s new multicoloured verification will launch next week by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

A new wave of Solo GP VCs is coming to Europe and Hypernova hopes to power it

November 25, 2022

The US has had solo VC fund managers for many years but the trend is only just starting to catch on in Europe. One of the newest is Underline Ventures, started this year by Bogdan Iordache in Romania. His career trajectory towards being a Solo GP fits the profile: a former entrepreneur, a key player […]

A new wave of Solo GP VCs is coming to Europe and Hypernova hopes to power it by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

South Africa’s Revio allows businesses to connect to multiple payment methods and reduce failures

November 25, 2022

Three out of every 10 payments in Africa fail, according to reports. Factors behind this range from a fragmented payments landscape and invalid cards to dormant accounts and higher dispute rates; they surface yearly leading to a $14 billion loss in recurring revenue for digital businesses across the continent.  These problems are bound to increase […]

South Africa’s Revio allows businesses to connect to multiple payment methods and reduce failures by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

WeWork China’s former tech head introduces on-demand work pods for mental health

November 25, 2022

At a time when China’s zero-COVID policy continues to interrupt offline work and face-to-face interactions, Dominic Penaloza, the former head of innovation and technology at WeWork China, is introducing a bold idea — on-demand work booths placed in public locations — and has managed to quickly raise capital for the business. Penaloza named his new […]

WeWork China’s former tech head introduces on-demand work pods for mental health by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

Musk says Twitter will offer “amnesty” to suspended accounts

November 25, 2022

Elon Musk said Thursday Twitter will grant “a general amnesty” to accounts that had been suspended from the platform beginning next week. The CEO posted a poll the day earlier over whether the platform should restore affected accounts. The news comes within a week of Musk also ending former president Donald Trump’s ban from the […]

Musk says Twitter will offer “amnesty” to suspended accounts by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter layoffs trigger oversight risk warning from Brussels

November 24, 2022

In another move that’s being frowned upon by European Union regulators, Elon Musk-owned Twitter has closed its Brussels office per a report in the Financial Times — citing sources with knowledge of the departures. Staffers in the office were focused on European Union digital policy, working in close proximity to the seat of power of […]

Twitter layoffs trigger oversight risk warning from Brussels by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Stellantis to restructure European dealer network in July 2023

November 24, 2022

Stellantis, the parent company to brands like Jeep, Dodge, Fiat, Maserati and Peugeot, said Thursday it would reorganize its European dealer networks in July 2023 in an effort to cut costs and support its investment into electrification. Starting next summer, Stellantis said it would end all current sales and services contracts with dealers in Austria, […]

Stellantis to restructure European dealer network in July 2023 by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Bessemer, Playground, Root and Seraphim VCs will judge the TC Sessions: Space Pitch-off

November 24, 2022

Watching outstanding early-stage founders square off in a pitch competition is not only an essential part of TechCrunch conferences, but it’s also an attendee favorite. Seriously, who doesn’t love a pitch-off? And the Space Pitch-off is just one more compelling reason to go to TC Sessions: Space on December 6 in Los Angeles. Let’s take […]

Bessemer, Playground, Root and Seraphim VCs will judge the TC Sessions: Space Pitch-off by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch