June 27, 2025

The Download: how to clean up AI data centers, and weight-loss drugs’ side effects

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. This battery recycling company is now cleaning up AI data centers In a sandy industrial lot outside Reno, Nevada, rows of battery packs that once propelled electric vehicles are now powering a small…

Apple introduces 20 new games to Apple Arcade

May 5, 2023

Apple launched 20 new games Thursday on Apple Arcade including a new exclusive Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles title along with classic games like Temple Run and Snake.io. Paramount Global’s TMNT Splintered Fate is a “roguelike adventure” game where you must play different characters including Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael to find the missing Master Splinter. […]

Apple introduces 20 new games to Apple Arcade by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Kenya’s Fingo partners with Ecobank, launches neobank on the back of $4M investment

May 5, 2023

Yesterday, Fingo, a YC-backed Kenyan fintech, launched its neobank, which it developed in collaboration with Pan-African financial institution Ecobank Kenya. The Ecobank subsidiary unveiled the neobank, the first of its kind in the East African country, according to the pair, in an event with the country’s president, William Ruto, in attendance.  It’s taken a while […]

Kenya’s Fingo partners with Ecobank, launches neobank on the back of $4M investment by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

India’s Meesho cuts 251 jobs

May 5, 2023

Meesho has cut 15% of its workforce, or 251 roles, as the Indian social commerce startup pares its expenses to improve its financial health. This is the second round of job cuts at Meesho, which eliminated about 150 roles a year ago. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup, backed by Fidelity, Prosus, SoftBank, Sequoia India and Meta, said […]

India’s Meesho cuts 251 jobs by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Praktis lands $20M to help Indonesian D2C brands handle their supply chains

May 5, 2023

Small to medium-sized enterprises contribute 60% of Indonesia’s gross domestic product. But companies in the D2C space still struggle to compete against bigger brands. Praktis wants to put them on a more level playing field. The startup, which handles everything from raw material purchases to order fulfillment for D2C brands and suppliers, announced today it […]

Praktis lands $20M to help Indonesian D2C brands handle their supply chains by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

9 Ruthless and Radical Time Management Tips

May 4, 2023
The key to effectively managing your time and schedule? Sometimes, you need radical and even a little ruthless. Despite creating a time management plan, you’re probably unable to achieve your…

In Europe, Accel banks on a turnaround over the next six to nine months

May 4, 2023

It’s been almost five years since this editor sat down with longtime VC Harry Nelis and three other investors from Accel’s London office to talk about the trends rippling through the venture industry at the time. At the time, our talk largely centered on Brexit and SoftBank’s feverish pace of investment, which at the time […]

In Europe, Accel banks on a turnaround over the next six to nine months by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch