December 18, 2025

China figured out how to sell EVs. Now it has to bury their batteries.

In August 2025, Wang Lei decided it was finally time to say goodbye to his electric vehicle. Wang, who is 39, had bought the car in 2016, when EVs still felt experimental in Beijing. It was a compact Chinese brand. The subsidies were good, and the salesman talked about “supporting domestic innovation.” At the time,…

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Meta says about 10% of its global ad revenue at risk from EU data flows order

April 27, 2023

Meta’s earning call yesterday was upbeat on better than expected revenue for the quarter. However buried in its disclosures to investors is a stark warning on looming regulatory risk it’s facing in Europe — where a decision is expected in a matter of weeks (by May 12) that could see the tech giant ordered to […]

Meta says about 10% of its global ad revenue at risk from EU data flows order by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Warner Bros. partners with James Murdoch-backed Viacom18 to bring Succession, other HBO content to India

April 27, 2023

Warner Bros. Discovery has found a new partner to continue the flow of HBO content to India: Mukesh Ambani-backed Viacom18. The two said on Thursday that as part of the partnership, HBO Original, Max Original and other Warner Bros. television series will arrive on JioCinema “on the same day as the U.S.” The content deal […]

Warner Bros. partners with James Murdoch-backed Viacom18 to bring Succession, other HBO content to India by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

M3ter locks in $14M to expand its usage-based pricing tools for SaaS businesses

April 27, 2023

The concept of SaaS as a business model changed the game in tech by moving users away from buying software outright and towards paying for service availability based on time-based subscriptions, typically with per-month or annual pricing. Today, a startup out of London called M3ter that is building tools to take the next step in […]

M3ter locks in $14M to expand its usage-based pricing tools for SaaS businesses by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Bastion is an all-in-one cybersecurity solution for small businesses

April 27, 2023

Meet Bastion, a French startup that was created in October 2022 to help small companies tackle cybersecurity risks without too many complexities. Created by former Palantir employees, the company has already raised $2.8 million. What makes Bastion different from other cybersecurity startups is that it wants to be your first and last cybersecurity subscription. It […]

Bastion is an all-in-one cybersecurity solution for small businesses by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Elon Musk will likely testify about his Autopilot statements

April 27, 2023

Tesla CEO Elon Musk might be ordered to testify under oath in a lawsuit that blames Autopilot, Tesla’s advanced driver assistance system, for a fatal crash in 2018. The tentative ruling, issued by a California judge Wednesday and first reported on by Reuters, came in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Walter […]

Elon Musk will likely testify about his Autopilot statements by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Meta says time spent on Instagram grew 24% thanks to TikTok-style AI Reel recommendations

April 26, 2023

Meta shared some updated engagement info around its platforms on its Q1 2023 quarterly earnings call on Wednesday, with Meta CFO Susan Li joining CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg to field questions from analysts about its results. Zuckerberg shared that time spent on Instagram has grown more than 24% since the company launched Reels on […]

Meta says time spent on Instagram grew 24% thanks to TikTok-style AI Reel recommendations by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch