The 6 most important things to know about SaaS+ product architecture
Being aligned on these concepts will drive product roadmap, core technical architecture, pricing strategy and product marketing.
Superlogic raises $13.7M at a $200M valuation to help consumers use reward points toward cool ‘experiences’
Superlogic, a startup that helps give consumers a way to apply rewards points toward experiences, has raised $13.7 million at a $200 million valuation, the company tells TechCrunch exclusively. Lin Dai, CEO and co-founder of Miami-based Superlogic, said his company’s technology is designed to “enhance the value of rewards points” by giving consumers a broader […]
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Joby Aviation narrows down to Ohio or North Carolina for new air taxi factory
Joby Aviation is on the verge of choosing the location for its electric aircraft factory with the choice now between Ohio and North Carolina, according to multiple sources who spoke to TechCrunch on condition of anonymity. The California-based startup, which went public in 2021 via a merger with special purpose acquisition company, is developing electric […]
MOVEit, the biggest hack of the year, by the numbers
A mass-hack involving the MOVEit Transfer software has rapidly cemented itself as the largest hack of the year so far. While the full impact of the attack will likely remain untold for months to come, there are now more than 1,000 known victims of the MOVEit breach, according to cybersecurity company Emsisoft. This milestone makes […]
Polestar 4 to feature Mobileye’s hands-off, eyes-off driving tech
Swedish electric vehicle maker Polestar wants to bring Mobileye’s Chauffeur, a hands-off, eyes-off autonomous driving technology to its Polestar 4 electric SUV coupe. The Polestar 4, which launched Friday in China and will hit global markets in 2024, comes standard with Mobileye’s SuperVision advanced driver assistance system (ADAS). Polestar plans to add in Chauffeur at […]
Qase raises $7.2M to help companies manage their software tests
Qase, a Austin-based platform for managing software quality assurance testing and reporting, today announced that it raised $7.2 million in a Series A round led by Chrome Capital with participation from Finsight Ventures and S16VC. Nikita Fedorov, the CEO and founder, says that the proceeds will be put mostly toward product development, including a plug-ins […]
Alloy, Synctera and Unit discuss the future of embedded finance at TC Disrupt
Banking-as-a-service (BaaS), embedded finance and open banking are among the hottest topics in fintech today. The promise? Make opening a bank account, storing money, receiving a payment card and lending money as easy as opening a social network account. The reinvention of banking is well underway, and we’re excited to welcome three key players — […]
Byju’s exposed sensitive student data, including loan details
Byju’s, the edtech giant and India’s most valuable startup, has fixed a server-side misconfiguration that was exposing the sensitive data of its students. The Indian startup exposed some students’ names, phone numbers, addresses and email IDs. The exposed data also included loan details such as payouts, links to scanned documents and transactional information related to […]
Luxury Presence, which builds marketing tools for realtors, raises $19.2M
Real estate marketing is no walk in the park. Not only do realtors have to weather market volatility, but they need to meet buyers where they shop — creating compelling marketing experiences while keeping costs under control. Malte Kramer experienced the roadblocks firsthand while working as a marketing consultant for real estate company Jade Mills. […]
The Download: internet scams, and the ethics of brain implants
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How culture drives foul play on the internet, and how new “upcode” can protect us From Bored Apes and Fancy Bears, to Shiba Inu coins, self-replicating viruses, and whales, the internet is crawling…
The tricky ethics of brain implants and informed consent
This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here. This week I covered some exciting new research. Two teams reported that they used brain-computer interfaces to help people who had lost their ability to speak…