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Uber is taking its car-sharing service to North America

June 8, 2023

Uber plans to bring peer-to-peer car sharing to North America, starting with Toronto and Boston, the company said Thursday at its Go-Get product event in London. The ride-hailing and delivery app company launched a car-sharing service in Australia last year after acquiring local startup Car Next Door. The service, which lets apps users rent out […]

Uber is taking its car-sharing service to North America by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Uber toots its eco horn and gears up for big sustainability drive

June 8, 2023

Uber unveiled a handful of new eco-focused features, services, and expansions today, as the ride-hailing giant doubles down on previous efforts to align itself with sustainable transport. The announcements came during the second instalment of Uber’s annual Go-Get product event — the first incarnation was held in New York last month with a focus on family, […]

Uber toots its eco horn and gears up for big sustainability drive by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

WhatsApp launches Channels feature for broadcast messages

June 8, 2023

Meta is rolling out a broadcast-based messaging feature, called Channels, on WhatsApp, similar to a recent update it sent out to Instagram, as the social juggernaut experiments with giving more conversational avenues to its 2 billion users. The company is also aiming to earn money from this feature down the road. On WhatsApp, Channels messages […]

WhatsApp launches Channels feature for broadcast messages by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Insify raises another $10.7 million for its business insurance startup

June 8, 2023

Amsterdam-based insurtech startup Insify has completed its Series A funding round with another €10 million ($10.7 million at today’s exchange rate). Overall, the startup has raised €25 million as part of its Series A round ($26.7 million). Munich Re Ventures, the venture capital division of the large reinsurance company, is leading the extension round. Insify […]

Insify raises another $10.7 million for its business insurance startup by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Julie Wainwright is back with a new, venture-backed startup

June 8, 2023

Julie Wainwright, founder and former CEO of the publicly traded, luxury online consignment company The RealReal, is back with a new startup. Called Ahara, the Los Angeles-based outfit describes itself as a personalized nutrition company that provides recommendations to its customers after they first fill out a health questionnaire that asks them about their diet […]

Julie Wainwright is back with a new, venture-backed startup by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch

Twitch backtracks on changes to branded content rules after streamer backlash

June 7, 2023

One day after Twitch announced sweeping changes to how streamers are allowed to advertise, the company is backing off. On Tuesday, Twitch announced updates to its branded content guidelines — the set of rules that dictates how streamers can display sponsorships, endorsements and other paid promotions.Twitch noted the growing criticism at the time but it […]

Twitch backtracks on changes to branded content rules after streamer backlash by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch