Maybe nothing ever truly dies in Apple land. The Mac Pro went on an indefinite hiatus as the hardware design team regrouped and reengineered. MagSafe appeared to be gone forever, only to be reborn in altered form on MacBooks of recent vintage. Various models and sizes across different lines have been phased out, only to […]
Apple’s hardware VP on the HomePod’s return by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
“Do more with less” has emerged as something of a business mantra over the past year, as businesses across the industrial spectrum have faced growing economic headwinds. Companies have been looking for ways to cut spending without jeopardising their output, which is also having a significant knock-on effect. Indeed, most of the big tech companies […]
ToolJet, an open source low-code app builder, wants to help companies do more with less by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
Growing up in Mexico City, Pamela Valdes says she was a bullied child who was inspired by stories her parents told of other bullied individuals, such as Bill Gates, who went on to be very successful. “Those stories my parents told me in a way created my reality,” she said. Valdes recognized that her upbringing […]
Meet Beek, a startup bringing audiobooks to LatAm with big-name backing by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch
Fintech startup Future offers a debit card that incentivizes climate-friendly purchasing behavior, and today it’s introducing a way to let people sell their own carbon credits.
Want to buy an EV or heat pump? New coin will help you defray the costs by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch
Password management company Dashlane has made its mobile app code available on GitHub for public perusal, a first step it says in a broader push to make its platform more transparent. The Dashlane Android app code is available now alongside the iOS incarnation, though it also appears to include the codebase for its Apple Watch […]
Dashlane publishes its source code to GitHub in transparency push by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
A European Union legislative proposal targeting the gig economy’s tendency to ride rough-shod over workers’ rights has inched a step closer today as the parliament agreed its negotiating position. In the coming weeks (or, well, months) the onus will be on the EU Council to agree on its own position on a file that’s proved […]
European Parliament agrees a way forward on platform workers’ rights by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Ion Group, a Dublin-based software company that helps financial institutions automate their critical business processes, has been hit by a ransomware attack that forced several European and U.S. banks to revert to manual processes. The cyberattack, which TechCrunch learned about on Tuesday, affected Ion’s Cleared Derivatives division, which provides software for automating the trading lifecycle […]
Financial software firm Ion Group battles LockBit ransomware attack by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
Open source projects continue to stand out as compelling alternatives to proprietary software for those who are looking for more flexibility or price leverage in the tools that they use to work. Today one of the juggernauts in the space of design is announcing some funding. Penpot, an open-source platform for designers and the developers […]
Penpot, the open-source platform for designers and their coders, draws up $12M as users jump to 250K by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
Years ago, Will Allred and William Ballance were developing a tech platform, Sorter, to apply personality and communication psychology to marketing campaigns. Just as Sorter was heading to market, the pandemic hit — and marketing budgets froze. With a week of funding left, Allred and Ballance pivoted, repackaging their tech to work in Gmail in […]
Lavender lands $13.2M for its AI-powered email marketing engine by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Enabling freemium can bring organizational and operational challenges, even if it adds value to the business.
Optimizing freemium products: Challenges and opportunities by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch