Instacart’s first major valuation haircut was a sign of bad things to come for other tech companies on the delivery, IPO or valuation fronts. It now seems that we might not have hit rock bottom yet.
Is Instacart a forerunner of bad news? by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch
Big thanks to Joyce Sidopoulos, Peter Barrett and Ken Goldberg for filling in the last few weeks. I’m excited by the boost this newsletter has been getting in recent months and wanted to keep the light on while I was out. Three weeks is the longest break I’ve taken for work in…ever, really. Went to […]
Reflecting on a roller coaster year for robotics by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Twitter, PayPal and Walmart could find themselves competing to monetize the financial lives of millions of people. Which one has the best odds of winning, or is there actually room for several leaders?
Will Twitter, PayPal and Walmart compete to launch America’s super app? by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
It was a funny year in enterprise tech M&A, one in which the majority of activity came from private equity firms: As tech stock values plunged throughout the year, these companies went bargain hunting. They saw companies with lots of upside being vastly undervalued in the brutal market conditions of 2022. But curiously, the year […]
Private equity dominated the top 10 enterprise M&A deals in 2022 by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
This was a tumultuous year for micromobility, both within the shared and private spheres. As we predicted last year, 2022 brought with it a rise in the sale of electric bikes, the adoption of smarter e-scooters that can detect poor riding behavior and the drying up of VC funding for scooter and bike companies. We […]
E-bike subsidies, consolidation and IPOs: Our 2023 micromobility predictions by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
We’re taking a look at how significant crypto and global events from this year affected the two biggest cryptocurrencies: Bitcion and Ether.
Will Bitcoin and Ethereum prices stagnate, sink or rebound in 2023? by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
Spotify has launched a New Year’s Hub to help its users ring in 2023, the streaming service announced on Thursday. The company says the one-stop destination gives users access to classic party playlists and special takeovers from artists like Charli XCX, Rita Ora, N-Dubz and Céline Dion. “We’ve got plenty of music to kickstart your celebration, and it’s […]
Spotify wants to help you ring in 2023 with its New Year’s Hub by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
India said on Thursday that under its G20 presidency, it will prioritize the development of a framework for global regulation of unbacked crypto assets, stablecoins and decentralized finance and will possibly explore their “prohibition” in a potentially large setback for the nascent industry. The Reserve Bank of India, the Indian central bank, said that crypto […]
India to explore prohibition of unbacked crypto in its G20 presidency by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch