How many VC funds can you name where the three partners all had babies whilst raising the fund, have deep connections in Asia as well as Europe and the US, and include actress Anne Hathaway as an LP? Not many I’d hazard. But that’s the profile of Pact, a new Seed VC fund launched with […]
Anne Hathaway backs Pact, an all-women led VC for mission-driven startups, from West to East by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch
Amazon will be shutting down Amazon Academy, an online learning platform it launched in India for high-school students last year, the company said Thursday. The retailer says it will wind down the edtech service in the country in a phased manner starting August 2023. Those who signed up for the current academic batch will receive […]
Amazon to shut down its online learning platform in India by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Google Cloud has partnered with SuperGaming to offer the Indian gaming startup’s proprietary gaming engine, SuperPlatform, to developers worldwide, the latest in a series of recent steps from the Android-maker to expand focus into the gaming industry. The cloud arm of the search giant said Thursday that as part of its partnership, it will offer […]
Google Cloud partners with Indian startup SuperGaming to offer gaming engine to developers by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch
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Daily Crunch: Vulnerable component in IoT devices poses ‘supply chain risk,’ Microsoft says by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Looking for a Thanksgiving dinner table conversation that isn’t politics or professional sports? Okay, let’s talk about killer robots. It’s a concept that long ago leapt from the pages of science fiction to reality, depending on how loose a definition you use for “robot.” Military drones abandoned Asimov’s First Law of Robotics — “A robot […]
Let’s talk about killer robots by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Apple is poised to launch its Apple Pay service in South Korea, one of the fastest-growing countries in the world for cashless services, yet as of right now untapped by both Apple and the other major smartphone platform player, Google. South Korea’s financial regulator is currently reviewing the Apple Pay service launch clause submitted by […]
South Korean financial regulator confirms it is reviewing Apple Pay service for launch by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch
UK-based electric two-wheeler manufacturer Zapp Electric Vehicles is merging with a blank-check company to become publicly traded on the Nasdaq at a post-money valuation of $573 million. Zapp says it will use the proceeds from the merger to bring its long-awaited i300 high performance, seated city scooter to market. The i300 was initially revealed back […]
Electric motorbike maker Zapp Electric Vehicles to go public via SPAC by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
Are there any visas or green cards that I can apply for on my own without relying on my employer?
Dear Sophie: Are there any visas or green cards I can get on my own? by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch