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Uber and Lyft will have to increase the minimum pay rates for drivers in New York City by the end of the year, Engadget reports. The fare increase comes amid a driver shortage post-pandemic, in large part due to rising operational costs. The city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) voted to increase the per-minute rates […]

Uber, Lyft to pay NYC drivers more by end of year by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

The past few weeks have been extremely volatile for the crypto market, but that isn’t stopping some of the biggest players from moving forward. Coinbase is the second largest crypto exchange by volume, and FTX, the third largest crypto exchange, was just dethroned. We’ll deep dive into Coinbase CEO and co-founder, Brian Armstrong’s thoughts on […]

Coinbase CEO dives into market madness at TC Sessions: Crypto by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

NASA tapped SpaceX to provide a second crewed demonstration landing on the moon as part of its Artemis lunar exploration program, a huge win for SpaceX and a possible gesture at improving the relative lack of existing competition for such services. The award is a modification to an existing Human Landing System (HLS) contract between […]

NASA taps SpaceX for second crewed Starship demonstration mission to the moon by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

NASA is set to launch the Artemis I mission on November 16, with agency officials saying they were prepared to accept the risks from minor damage the launch system incurred from Hurricane Nicole last week. Tomorrow’s attempt, which has a two-hour launch window opening at 1:04 a.m. EST, could kick-start NASA’s ambitious Artemis lunar exploration program. […]

Third time’s a charm? NASA will attempt to launch its mega moon rocket early tomorrow morning by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

Ring today announced that local government agencies will be able to have an official presence on the company’s Neighbors app. Beginning with the City of North Port and Pinellas County Government in Florida and the City of Fulton in New York, the new program will allow government organizations to provide safety information through Neighbors, the […]

Ring launches pilot program to let local agencies share updates and ‘safety information’ by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

September made it seem like venture capital deal activity was starting to ramp up again, but October’s numbers showed there is still a long way to go.

Global venture funding plateaued in October, with valuations likely to blame by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch

If the banking-as-a-service fintech Unit does its job right, it will be ubiquitous among businesses and simultaneously have a name unknown to the end user. The company gives companies a way to embed financial services into their product — and after already launching debit cards, Unit is officially breaking into the charge card game. Unit […]

Unit’s banking-as-a-service platform is getting into the charge card game by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

YouTube is adding shopping features to Shorts, its TikTok-like short-form video product, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Tuesday. The new shopping features allow users to purchase products as they scroll through Shorts. The news was first reported by the Financial Times. The company is starting to introduce shopping features on YouTube Shorts with eligible […]

YouTube Shorts begins testing shopping features and affiliate marketing by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Are you planning to play League of Legends during your next investor pitch? (If so, reading this probably isn’t a good use of your time.)

TechCrunch+ roundup: Bootstrapping basics, fintech’s future, tech employers gain advantage by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch