India government agency seeks to block Binance and Kraken

December 28, 2023

Financial Intelligence Unit, an Indian government agency which scrutinizes financial transactions, said Thursday nine global crypto exchanges — including Binance, Kraken, Kucoin and Mexc — are operating “illegally” in the country without complying with the local anti-money laundering act and requested the IT Ministry to block their websites. FIU said it has issued show cause […]

© 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

What the demise of Superpedestrian means for the e-scooter industry

December 28, 2023

At an all-hands meeting just before Thanksgiving, Superpedestrian’s CEO Assaf Biderman told staff the electric scooter company was gearing up for fresh funding and a merger. Management would announce the news on January 1, but until then, Superpedestrian needed to go lean. A handful of people lost their jobs, including some executives in Europe. The […]

© 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Xiaomi’s first EV is the freshest take on a ‘smartphone on wheels’

December 28, 2023

Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi has revealed its first electric car, a sharp-looking sedan called the SU7. Slated to roll out in China next year, it’s another entry into an increasingly-crowded market for EVs. It’s also another attempt in this software-obsessed world to match up the technology people find in their phones to what goes on […]

© 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.