Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. We hope that you are in good form this Friday, alive, well, and ready to rock. We certainly were. And in a change of pace, as our dear Mary Ann was off this […]
I regret to inform you that Elon has something to do with this by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
Medical devices and robots have been making their way into operating rooms in an increasing number of procedures. Now a new robot is trying to forge its path in the OR and assist surgeons who don’t yet have that advantage. “There are surgeons out there that have really no robotic assistance at all,” said Bruce […]
Galen Robotics looks to assist ENT surgeons with new bot and $15M round by Andrew Mendez originally published on TechCrunch
U.S. messaging giant Twilio confirmed it was hit by a second breach in June that saw cybercriminals access customer contact information. Confirmation of the second breach — carried out by the same “0ktapus” hackers that compromised Twilio again in August — was buried in an update to a lengthy incident report that Twilio concluded on […]
Twilio hack investigation reveals second breach, as the number of affected customers rises by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
Twitter’s stock will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange and become a private company on November 8, according to a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This comes a day after Elon Musk completed the company’s takeover after a lengthy ordeal late Thursday. Incidentally, the delisting is taking place on […]
Twitter will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange on November 8 by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Xiaomi has quietly discontinued its financial services in India, less than three years after launching payment and lending apps in the key global market, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, retreating from what analysts say is a $1 trillion opportunity. The Chinese giant recently pulled the Mi Pay and Mi Credit apps in […]
Xiaomi winds down financial services business in India by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Fair warning, it’s going to be a quick one from me today. I caught the thing again, roughly three months after the last time I caught the thing. They say, “third time’s the charm,” and I now recognize that they were referring to chest pain and a general light-headedness. Turns out it doesn’t get easier. […]
Dawn of the tentacle by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Snapchat has changed the way it pays creators through its Spotlight reward fund. Creators that use Snapchat’s TikTok clone, Spotlight, will now be paid millions per year, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. This marks the second time Snapchat has reduced the payout. In 2021, the company rewarded creators millions per week, down […]
Snapchat reduces payouts for Spotlight creators by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
Uber is releasing a suite of new safety features geared towards the driver, including freezing fake rider account names and piloting a front-facing video recording tool to replace a driver’s dashcam. The safety features follow a feedback period from drivers that Uber began this summer. It looks like drivers have been having a hard time […]
Uber to freeze fake rider account names, pilot front-facing video recording by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch