Spotify’s next frontier: fitness content
Spotify is adding fitness as its next major category, launching workout videos, playlists, and Peloton classes inside the app for free and Premium users.
Japanese space tech startup Letara expands beyond satellite thrusters with $16M
Japanese space startup Letara is betting its hybrid rocket technology can move beyond small satellite thrusters into a broader market for space, defense and security, after raising ¥2.6 billion ($16 million).
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Meta inks deal for solar power at night, beamed from space
Overview Energy’s first contract with Meta is a small step toward a future of space-based solar power.
Truecaller faces mounting pressures as its growth matures
As growth slows, Truecaller is leaning on subscriptions, business services, and new features to sustain momentum beyond India.
The Stanford freshmen who want to rule the world . . . will probably read this book and try even harder
Can a book like this actually change anything? Or does the spotlight, as it always seems to, send more students racing to the place?
Amazon’s new podcast strategy: Monetize everything
Amazon’s podcasting business seems to have transformed over the past six months.
What Tim Cook built
On the latest episode of Equity, we discuss how Apple has changed since Cook became CEO in 2011, and what challenges incoming CEO John Ternus will be facing.
I Was Rejected By Over 100 Investors Before I Finally Got a ‘Yes’ — These Are the 5 Fundraising Truths Every Entrepreneur Needs to Hear
The rejections are not the obstacle — they are the curriculum. And if you pay attention, they can teach you more about your business than any accelerator program or startup playbook ever will.
TechCrunch Mobility: Elon’s admission
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation.
To buy this Bay Area home, you’ll need Anthropic equity
Someone’s offering an unusual deal for a 13-acre property in Mill Valley, just north of South Francisco.
SpeakOn’s dictation device is a good idea marred by platform limitations
This $129 device uses MagSafe to stick on the back of an iPhone to power transcription across apps