The UK’s antitrust watchdog has moved to deepen its scrutiny of the Apple and Google mobile duopoly — kicking off an in-depth investigation into elements of the pair’s mobile ecosystem dominance by probing their approach toward rival mobile browsers and cloud gaming services which it’s concerned could be restricting competition and harming consumers. The move […]
UK confirms antitrust probe of Android-iOS ‘mobile duopoly’ focused on browsers and cloud gaming by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
The logic behind many fintech companies’ automated decisions — decisions that determine whether a customer is approved for a credit line, for example — is hard-coded into their app’s backend. This means that if a head of credit, for example, wants to make a change to the lending criteria, they have to raise a ticket […]
Taktile raises $20M to help fintech companies test and deploy decision-making models by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Leta, a Kenyan B2B supply chain and logistics SaaS provider launched last year to optimize fleet management, is looking for growth opportunities in West Africa, even as it scales operations in its existing five markets. Leta’s proprietary route and load optimization technology is designed to boost efficiency in the delivery of goods to customers, and […]
Leta, a Kenyan supply chain and logistics SaaS provider, raises $3M to scale in Africa by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch
If you didn’t jump at the chance to give Elon Musk $7.99 for a blue check while you could, you might have to wait a bit longer. Originally slated to relaunch on November 29, Musk tweeted Monday evening that the product will be put on hold until “there is high confidence of stopping impersonation.” The […]
Elon Musk puts Twitter’s Blue Verified relaunch on hold by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
In this issue: Artemis I takes flight; Gravitics is building “Space Utility Vehicles” for space stations; News from ispace, Metaspectral and more
Max Q: We are going by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
Tumblr will add support for ActivityPub, the open, decentralized social networking protocol that’s today powering social networking software like Twitter alternative Mastodon, the Instagram-like Pixelfed, video streaming service PeerTube, and others. The news was revealed in a response to a Twitter user’s complaint about Mastodon’s complexities. Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg — whose company acquired Tumblr […]
Tumblr to add support for ActivityPub, the social protocol powering Mastodon and other apps by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
The startup ecosystem is built on trust, and the Holmes verdict on Friday sent a clear message that there are consequences for breaking it.
Holmes’ sentencing sends a clear message that the startup ecosystem must be built on good faith by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch