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YouTube Premium’s family plan gets a price hike in several countries

October 21, 2022

YouTube is raising prices for its Premium subscription plans across many countries including the US, the UK, Canada, and Argentina. News of the price hike emerged after several users in these regions received emails about a rise that will be effective from November 21. The video streaming service’s Premium plan for families lets up to […]

YouTube Premium’s family plan gets a price hike in several countries by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Uber pilots electric cab offering in India

October 21, 2022

Uber has started offering electric vehicles to customers in certain parts of the Delhi-NCR region and says it will be expanding its efforts over the coming months. The electric cabs are currently only available for pre-scheduled trips. “As the leading mobility app in India, we are committed to supporting the Indian government’s emission goals. Expect […]

Uber pilots electric cab offering in India by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch

CCI Imposes Penalty Of INR 1337.76 Crore On Google

October 21, 2022
The regulator also issued cease and desist order against Google, asking it to refrain from unfair business practices, and directed the tech giant to modify its conduct within a defined timeline

Pillar of the community: How Talkbase plans to power user-led growth for any company

October 21, 2022

A new startup is setting out to help companies build and harness communities around their products, enabling them to side-step multiple disparate tools and manage everything in a single platform. Founded out of the Czech Republic in 2021, Talkbase launched out of stealth just a couple of weeks back, backed by $2 million in pre-seed funding […]

Pillar of the community: How Talkbase plans to power user-led growth for any company by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Uils wants to lend LatAm’s rideshare drivers cash based on their driving record

October 21, 2022

When Uils launched in 2021, it was a car rental service for rideshare drivers. But after the founders realized that many rideshare drivers don’t have access to credit, particularly in Latin America, the Buenos Aires-based company pivoted to fintech, offering financial services to drivers through a behavioral scoring engine based entirely on a person’s driving […]

Uils wants to lend LatAm’s rideshare drivers cash based on their driving record by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Meta’s $10B metaverse investment is ‘not enough’ according to Animoca Brands’ Yat Siu

October 21, 2022

Yat Siu, the co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, has a lot of thoughts about the metaverse. That’s because his company owns The Sandbox and has investments in many different web3 companies, such as OpenSea, Dapper Labs and Axie Infinity. At TechCrunch Disrupt, he shared his thoughts about Meta’s take on the metaverse. They […]

Meta’s $10B metaverse investment is ‘not enough’ according to Animoca Brands’ Yat Siu by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF 2022 is…Minerva Lithium

October 21, 2022

TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 — the first in-person Disrupt in three years — is in the books. And as always, we end it by crowning the winner of Startup Battlefield. It began with 20: As seasoned TechCrunch readers will know, startups participating in the Startup Battlefield were handpicked to compete in the event. During the first […]

And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF 2022 is…Minerva Lithium by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Sources: BeReal raised $60M in its Series B earlier this year, now has 20M DAUs

October 21, 2022

BeReal, the photo-sharing app, has been a huge hit with Gen Z and beyond. Now with other big social apps rushing to clone some of its no-frills ethos, it’s put together a war chest to work on its next chapter. TechCrunch has learned that the startup closed a round of $60 million earlier this year. […]

Sources: BeReal raised $60M in its Series B earlier this year, now has 20M DAUs by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch