Twitter will discontinue offering free access to the Twitter API starting February 9 and will launch a paid version, the Elon Musk-owned microblogging website said as it looks for more avenues to monetize the platform. In a series of tweets, Twitter Developer account said the firm will be ending support for both v1.1 and v2 […]
Twitter to end free access to its API by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
French startup Seyna is slowly building an all-in-one platform for insurance brokers so that they can create, sell and manage insurance products from scratch. And the company is launching a new product called Seyna Claims. As the name suggests, Seyna Claims empowers insurance brokers so that they can handle claims themselves. Seyna is an insurtech […]
Seyna adds claim management product for insurance brokers by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch
Pinterest has made a second job-cutting move within weeks of the first round of layoffs in December. The company has let go of almost 150 employees (representing less than 5% of its workforce), according to a report from Bloomberg. In a statement to TechCrunch, Pinterest confirmed the job axing but didn’t share how many people […]
Pinterest lays off 150 people as a part of its ‘long-term strategy’ by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
For freight forwarders, procuring pricing data for their customers usually involves going to multiple sources, and then consolidating information into spreadsheets. That’s time-consuming and complicated, especially since pricing data constantly changes. Freightify wants to make the process as simple as comparing airfare with its vertical SaaS platform. The Singapore-based startup announced today it has raised […]
Sequoia Capital India backs Freightify’s vertical SaaS platform for freight forwarders by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
Xpeng, a Chinese electric vehicle upstart, is gearing up to launch its eVTOL into the air as it secures a key regulatory greenlight. Aeroht, owned by Xpeng and Xpeng founder He Xiaopeng, just obtained a special flight permit from the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the country’s counterpart to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The […]
China’s EV upstart Xpeng ready to take off with flying permit by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch
Way back in November 2021, Nissan shared renderings of four electric vehicle concepts with intriguing names like Chill-Out, Surf-Out, Hang-Out and Max-Out as part of its announcement to invest $17.6 billion to develop new EVs and battery technology. Nissan has finally showed a physical version of one of those concepts — the Nissan Max-Out EV […]
Nissan finally shows off the Max-Out EV convertible concept in IRL by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
After raising $300 million in a round led by SoftBank back in 2021, UK neobank Zopa has closed a deal to put more funding in its coffers. The company — which provides consumers with lending services, credit cards and savings accounts and has some 850,000 customers — has raised £75 million (around $93 million), an […]
Zopa, the UK neobank, raises $93M more at a $1B+ valuation by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
Lex, the hookup and social app that launched in 2019 with a nod to lesbian personal ads from the 80s, is changing. Only, precisely how much will change is still an open question. Sure, the venture-backed startup behind the queer app gave it a new lick of paint last week, but in refocusing on “friends […]
‘Keep Lex filthy’: Users react to queer dating app’s new direction by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch
Disclo CEO and co-founder Hannah Olson was diagnosed with Lyme disease when she was in college. At the time, she didn’t really see herself as someone with a disability, even though it meant spending hours each day hooked up to an IV. When she entered the workforce, she soon was confronted with the difficulties of […]
Disclo aims to inspire inclusive workplaces – starting with disability accommodations by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
The growing ease with which anyone can create convincing audio in someone else’s voice has a lot of people on edge, and rightly so. Resemble AI’s proposal for watermarking generated speech may not fix it in one, but it’s a step in the right direction. AI-generated speech is being used for all kinds of legitimate […]
‘Inaudible’ watermark could identify AI-generated voices by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch