The Download: the rise of luxury car theft, and fighting antimicrobial resistance
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. The curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis Across the world, unsuspecting people are unwittingly becoming caught up in a new and growing type of organized criminal enterprise: vehicle transport fraud and theft. Crooks…
TikTok scores sizable Disney deal including a content hub and publisher partnership
TikTok has landed Disney as its latest big-name publishing partner for its premium ad product, Pulse Premiere, announced earlier this year. The company will join other large publishers, including NBCU, Condé Nast, DotDash Meredith, BuzzFeed, and more, who offer brand-safe videos for marketers to place their ads around. The new deal will also see TikTok […]
Shadow silent on data breach as hacked data appears genuine
A data breach at French cloud gaming provider Shadow may be worse than the company initially suggested, according to a sample of the stolen data seen by TechCrunch. In an email sent to affected customers this week, Paris-based Shadow said that a hacker carried out an “advanced social engineering attack” against one of its employees […]
Armed with $40M in fresh capital, fintech Stash says it’s moving toward an IPO
Stash, an investing app, is taking advantage of a tool that’s been around for some time – a convertible note. The company told TechCrunch exclusively that it just raised $40 million through one of these mechanisms, led by early and existing backer T. Rowe Price. It’s an interesting wrinkle for Stash. Convertible notes, also known […]
I Tried the Semi-Private Air Carrier That Lets You Arrive 20 Minutes Before Your Flight. Here’s What It Was Like — And How to Do It Affordably.
“There’s a reason people pay 10 to 100 times more to fly privately than to fly commercially. You just want to save time, right? It’s not about Champagne and caviar.”
3 Airline Stocks That Outshine Southwest Airlines (LUV)
Despite the macroeconomic uncertainties, the airline industry is expected to grow due to increasing travel demand. While Southwest Airlines (LUV) gets a lot of investor attention in this space, I…
How do you pronounce IaaS?
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Friday show, and we’re talking about the week’s biggest startup and tech news. Mary Ann and Alex were joined by Kirsten once again to parse the week’s news and call […]
Instagram’s ‘Sharing to Reels’ feature opens up to all app developers
Days after TikTok announced a new developer-facing feature, Direct Post, that makes it easier for third-party apps to publish videos to its platform, Meta has announced that its own Sharing to Reels widget for mobile apps is now available to all developers. Similar to TikTok’s Direct Post, the idea with Sharing to Reels is to […]
Food tech roundup: Mammoth meatballs, tiger steaks and zebra chops, oh my!
Is it time to normalize the idea of cultivated meat? Depends on who you ask.
You Can Unleash Your Leadership Potential Through Executive Coaching. Here’s How.
My business was dramatically changed for the better thanks to an executive coach, and yours can be, too.