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Korean micromobility startup Gbike may buy up the competition before its 2025 IPO

January 5, 2024

While micromobility companies around the globe have been in limbo and hitting snags like bankruptcy, shutdown and layoffs, a Seoul-based shared e-scooters and e-bikes operator called Gbike is gearing up to go public on the Korean stock market and is reviewing acquisition targets.  In an exclusive interview with TechCrunch, Walter Yoon, CEO and founder of Gbike, said the startup is […]

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This app lets cafes and coffee shops charge to use the bathroom

January 5, 2024

Thanks to bans on pay toilets dating back to the 1970s, folks in the U.S. have become accustomed to enjoying free public restroom access pretty much anywhere their travels take them. Depending on the town or city, however, free-use bathrooms aren’t necessarily plentiful — or well-maintained, for that matter. In lieu of stateside political momentum […]

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Netflix considers adding in-app purchases and ads to games, report says

January 5, 2024

For two years, Netflix subscribers have been able to download tons of mobile games, all included for free with their subscription. Netflix has developed more than 75 mobile games, boasting popular IPs like Grand Theft Auto, Love is Blind, Monument Valley, and Oxenfree, among many others. Now, Netflix could potentially be exploring ways to generate […]

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Rest in peace, 2023 startups — Here’s to 2024

January 5, 2024

Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. Hello, and welcome to the very last Startups Weekly ever. Don’t worry! We’re not going far — the newsletter continues, but next week we’re getting a shiny new name and a brand-new lick of paint. As Brian, Mary Ann and […]

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CES 2024: Follow along with TechCrunch’s coverage from Las Vegas

January 5, 2024

CES 2024 is almost upon us, and a team of TechCrunch reporters and experts will be on the ground in Las Vegas to give you the biggest news out of the consumer electronics show.  Though CES’s influence has ebbed and flowed over the years, we’re still expecting a bunch of announcements, especially when it comes […]

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