June 18, 2025

The Download: tackling tech-facilitated abuse, and opening up AI hardware

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Why it’s so hard to stop tech-facilitated abuse After Gioia had her first child with her then husband, he installed baby monitors throughout their home—to “watch what we were doing,” she says, while…

March 2023

Amazon to close eight Amazon Go stores in Seattle, San Francisco and New York

March 7, 2023

Amazon is permanently closing eight of its cashierless Amazon Go convenience stores in Seattle, San Francisco and New York. The eight stores will remain open until April 1, a spokesperson for the company told TechCrunch. The closures mark Amazon’s latest move to rein in some of its brick-and-mortar retail operations. The news was first reported […]

Amazon to close eight Amazon Go stores in Seattle, San Francisco and New York by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Fynn raises $36M for a platform to finance students in vocational education

March 7, 2023

When people think of the funding crisis in further education, thoughts normally turn to the rising price of a typical four-year college degree. But that’s not the only financial gap that exists: those who want to pursue hands-on careers in trades like medical technicians, automotive mechanics, welding, carpentry or air conditioning specialists also regularly find […]

Fynn raises $36M for a platform to finance students in vocational education by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter Blue’s quiet rollout in EU frets watchdog over lack of notice

March 7, 2023

Twitter has ruffled more regulatory feathers in the European Union by going ahead with a rollout of a much criticized paid verification feature without informing its lead data protection watchdog ahead of time — despite previously saying it would. The product, known as Twitter Blue, lets users pay to get a blue check market on […]

Twitter Blue’s quiet rollout in EU frets watchdog over lack of notice by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Jason Sudeikis teases possible ‘Ted Lasso’ extended cinematic universe for Apple TV+

March 7, 2023

While “Ted Lasso” writers and co-stars Jason Sudeikis and Brett Goldstein have confirmed multiple times in interviews that the Apple TV+ original series will likely end after three seasons, the story of AFC Richmond may not be over. Sudeikis recently mentioned that he’s open to the idea of a spin-off, which would be a first […]

Jason Sudeikis teases possible ‘Ted Lasso’ extended cinematic universe for Apple TV+ by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch