Byju’s says restructuring businesses

August 29, 2023
Three senior executives are leaving Byju’s as part of a restructuring at the edtech group, the most valuable Indian startup said Tuesday. Mukut Deepak, who led the classes 4-10 business; Himanshu Bajaj, head of the tuition centers, and Prathyusha Agarwal, Byju’s chief business officer are leaving the firm, the Bengaluru-headquartered startup said. Byju’s, valued at […]

WordPress is now selling 100-year domains

August 29, 2023
WordPress, a company that has been around for 20 years, is now selling domains with a 100-year registration length. That means your blog or website will probably live longer than you. The company announced in a blog post that this 100-year plan is ideal for families to preserve their history on the internet and for […]

Lightspeed backs Markato, a marketplace that helps independent brands break into Asia

August 29, 2023
During the pandemic, almost all retailers in Asia established an e-commerce presence and adopted digital payments. But one thing that didn’t change was sourcing, say the founders of cross-border marketplace Markato. Retailers still need to travel to overseas trade shows, cold e-mail new brands and fulfill orders by filling out forms and purchase orders. Markato […]

SEC settles first NFT enforcement case, fines LA media company $6M

August 29, 2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is suing a non-fungible token project, marking the first time the authority has taken enforcement action against a company for selling unregistered NFTs. Impact Theory, a Los Angeles-based media company, “encouraged potential investors to view the purchase of Founder’s Key [the company’s NFT project] as an investment into the […]

MFast get backing from Wavemaker Partners to increase financial services access in Vietnam

August 29, 2023
The majority of Vietnam’s population live in rural areas and often lack access to financial services because banks and other institutions open most of their physical locations in cities. MFast wants to change that with what it says is the leading financial services distribution network in Vietnam. The company announced today it has raised $6 […]

Last call: Volunteer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 and earn a free pass

August 29, 2023
In just about three weeks, more than 10,000 startup leaders from across the globe will gather at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, which takes place September 19–21 in San Francisco. It’s the mecca of the startup world, and we could use a few more volunteers to help us make it an event to remember. What’s in it […]

Mercedes to open first charging hubs in Atlanta, China, Germany

August 28, 2023
Mercedes-Benz has shared plans to open its first electric vehicle DC fast-charging hubs in Atlanta, Georgia; Chengdu, China; and Mannheim, Germany, starting in the fourth quarter of 2023. The automaker plans to install 2,000 charging hubs worldwide by the end of 2024, with 10,000 chargers in North America, Europe, China and “other core markets” by […]

Cruise is bringing its robotaxis to Seattle and Washington, DC

August 28, 2023
Cruise, the self-driving subsidiary of General Motors, said Monday it has begun manual data collection in Seattle and Washington, DC, the first step toward launching commercial services in the cities. Data collection involves manually driving a robotaxi around to grab information on the local driving environment and climate. The next step will be mapping the […]

A new creator’s guild aims to protect online content creators

August 28, 2023
Content creation is work, but in such a rapidly shifting social media landscape, creators face an uphill battle fighting for fair pay and ownership of their content — typically without any institutional support. The Creators Guild of America (CGA) wants to change that.  The CGA, which launched last week, describes itself as a “professional service […]