Spotify is testing playlists that could be unlocked by NFT holders

March 14, 2025

Tern AI’s low-cost GPS alternative actually works

We’ve all experienced that moment of frustration when the GPS glitches and you miss an exit on the highway. The team at Tern AI, which is building a low-cost GPS alternative, says that’s because the current technology is limited by its reliance on satellite positioning. Tern AI says it has figured out how to locate […]

February 23, 2023

Unlocking exclusive access has been a long-held promise of a lot of NFT-based communities. And now, Spotify is helping some of them realize that claim with token-gated playlists. According to a series of tweets by Kingship, a metaverse band signed to Universal Music Group (UMG), the streaming company is piloting playlists that could be unlocked […]

Spotify is testing playlists that could be unlocked by NFT holders by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Trust & Will secures $15M after doubling revenue

February 23, 2023

Drafting a will and planning for what happens to your estate once you pass away is well, not exactly fun. Both tasks can also be very pricey endeavors, not to mention just painful to do for many reasons. And so it’s no surprise that many people put off the tasks, perhaps living in denial they […]

Trust & Will secures $15M after doubling revenue by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

Free Webinar | March 22: What Entrepreneurs Should Consider Writing Off

February 23, 2023

Join us for this free webinar as self-described “tax geeks”, Mark J. Kohler & Mat Sorensen, tell you everything you need to know to wind up with the best tax bill or refund possible on Tax Day. Register now →

European Commission orders staff to remove TikTok from work devices

February 23, 2023

The European Commission (EC) has issued a directive requesting all EC employees to remove TikTok from their corporate devices. The suspension also extends to workers’ personal devices where they are used for work purposes. In an announcement issued today, the commission said that the move was made on security grounds, while suggesting that rival social […]

European Commission orders staff to remove TikTok from work devices by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Google, complying with regulatory order, supports third-party billing in India

February 23, 2023

Google has started to support a third-party billing system for Google Play Store purchases in India as the Android-maker begins complying with the local regulatory directions in the key overseas market. Google said in a support page Thursday that it is offering “all developers” serving users in India the option to use an alternative billing […]

Google, complying with regulatory order, supports third-party billing in India by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

1 Pharma Stock Poised for a Promising 2023

February 23, 2023

Following a year of solid growth in 2022, leading pharma company AstraZeneca’s (AZN) robust pipeline and recent launches look promising. Moreover, its strong fundamentals should enable the stock to deliver…

Chain Reaction raises $70M, emerges from stealth to launch chips designed to compute encrypted data

February 23, 2023

As the networking industry explores homomorphic encryption, blockchains and other cryptographic techniques to take data protection and complex computing to the next level, one big roadblock to many of these working effectively and at scale has been the compute power required to run them. Today, one of the startups that believes it can address that […]

Chain Reaction raises $70M, emerges from stealth to launch chips designed to compute encrypted data by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

When hydrogen will help climate change—and when it won’t.

February 23, 2023

Have you ever heard of the hydrogen rainbow? While hydrogen gas is colorless, the industry sometimes uses colors as shorthand to describe which of the many possible processes was used to make a particular batch. There’s gray, green, and blue hydrogen, along with more vibrant tones like pink—a whole rainbow (kind of). Hydrogen is often…

Linux Foundation Europe launches the OpenWallet Foundation to power interoperable digital wallets

February 23, 2023

The Linux Foundation‘s European off-shoot has formally launched the OpenWallet Foundation (OWF), a new collaborative effort designed to support interoperability between digital wallets through open source software. The launch comes some five months after the Linux Foundation first revealed plans to set up the OWF, shortly before it spun out a region-specific entity called the […]

Linux Foundation Europe launches the OpenWallet Foundation to power interoperable digital wallets by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Samsung unveils its own solution for satellite-based smartphone communication

February 23, 2023

Earlier today, Samsung announced its own solution for satellite communication on smartphones. The company unveiled the 5G non-terrestrial networks (NTN) modem so phones can communicate with satellites in locations where there is no cellular network connectivity. The company said that it aims to integrate this tech into its own Exynos chip, which is used in […]

Samsung unveils its own solution for satellite-based smartphone communication by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Tern AI’s low-cost GPS alternative actually works