At Super Bowl LVII, the Kansas City Chiefs referees emerged victorious over the Philadelphia Eagles. But maybe the real winner was us, the viewers, who did not have to sit through a bunch of crypto ads this year. (Also, Rihanna. She won.) These ads offer an insight into the way that the companies we write […]
Here are the tech industry’s 2023 Super Bowl commercials, with noticeably less crypto by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
On-demand shuttle service and transit tech company Via has raised another $110 million, bringing the company’s total funding to around $1 billion. The fresh capital pushes Via’s valuation up to $3.5 billion at the same price per share as the company’s previous financing in November of 2021. Via intends to use the funds to further […]
Transit tech company Via raises $110M at $3.5B valuation by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
I’m not sure how high up size is on the VR scene’s current list of complaints. Truth is, there are still a lot of things standing between the technology and mainstream acceptance. Still, massive, bulky headsets are a thing worth discussing. Back at CES, I tried HTC’s VIVE XR Elite, which made portability a centerpiece. […]
Bigscreen’s new VR headset goes small by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Matchmaking service provider Tawkify announced today it acquired S’More, an “anti-superficial” dating app that had experimented with blurred profile photos and even blurred video chats, in an attempt to get people to get to know one another without the focus on physical appearance. With the acquisition, S’More is sunsetting its app, and founder Adam Cohen […]
Matchmaking service Tawkify picks up ‘anti-superficial’ dating app S’More in mobile expansion by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
VAE Labs is slated to launch direct-to-consumer in March and into New York bodegas in late summer.
Startup pledges to ‘deliver a cup of coffee’s worth of energy in just three sprays’ by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Lost in all of the celebrations of success and the billions in venture capital funding are the ideas that did not succeed.
A decade of fintech failures: 4 innovations that didn’t live up to the hype by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
A joint venture (JV) between four big European carriers to build cross-network ad-targeting infrastructure — which they claim will rely on “affirmative” consent to target mobile and/or fixed network subscribers with “personalized” ads across participating brands/publishers’ sites — has been given the green light to proceed by the European Commission’s antitrust division in a decision […]
Adtech joint venture by European telcos DK, Orange, Telefonica, Vodafone not a competition concern, finds EU by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
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Uber and Lyft earnings diverge, a self-driving truck roadblock emerges and Redwood Materials lands a big one by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch