India’s Wire retracts reports on Meta citing discrepancies

October 23, 2022

Wire has retracted its stories on Meta after discovering “certain discrepancies” in its reporting, the Indian outlet said Sunday, marking what should be an end to the high-profile drama with the social juggernaut that captured the interest of newsrooms and tech companies globally for two weeks. (More to follow)

India’s Wire retracts reports on Meta citing discrepancies by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Kanye agrees to buy Parler, Elon Musk reportedly plans mass layoffs at Twitter, and Netflix gets into cloud gaming

October 23, 2022

Hey, friends! Welcome back to Week in Review, where every Saturday we recap a handful of the top TechCrunch stories from the past seven days. Want it in your inbox? Get it here! This week marked the in-person return of TechCrunch Disrupt, with our team taking the show back into the real world after two […]

Kanye agrees to buy Parler, Elon Musk reportedly plans mass layoffs at Twitter, and Netflix gets into cloud gaming by Greg Kumparak originally published on TechCrunch

This Week in Apps: Kanye to buy Parler, TikTok’s adult-only streams, BeReal’s B round

October 23, 2022

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. Global app spending reached $65 billion in the first half of 2022, up only slightly from the $64.4 billion during the same period in 2021, as hypergrowth fueled by […]

This Week in Apps: Kanye to buy Parler, TikTok’s adult-only streams, BeReal’s B round by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Pantheon Design alleviates supply chain uncertainty with factory-grade 3D printing

October 23, 2022

In the midst of the pandemic, Pantheon Design, a maker of industrial 3D printers from Vancouver, BC, suddenly found itself getting orders from factories in the Midwest, the center of heavy industries. The reason? These manufacturers were having a hard time getting parts out of China as COVID-19 restrictions in the country squeezed global supply […]

Pantheon Design alleviates supply chain uncertainty with factory-grade 3D printing by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

Jasper’s robots assemble fresh meals for nearby apartment dwellers

October 22, 2022

After attempting to sell its tech to large food service companies, cooking automation startup Jasper has shifted to direct-to-consumer. In a recent conversation, CEO Gunnar Froh told TechCrunch about the pivot and gave a general update on the company, a member of this year’s Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2022. When Gunnar founded Jasper several years […]

Jasper’s robots assemble fresh meals for nearby apartment dwellers by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Aidar Health aims to provide physicians with consistent patient vitals

October 22, 2022

Sathya Elumalai was finding it hard to manage his mother’s health after she was diagnosed with four chronic conditions. Rather than guess her health status for the day, he decided to co-found Aidar Health to get that information directly and reliably. In founding Aidar, Elumalai also created and launched MouthLab, a device it claims tracks […]

Aidar Health aims to provide physicians with consistent patient vitals by Andrew Mendez originally published on TechCrunch

Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’ is the priciest digital album Tencent has sold

October 22, 2022

Taylor Swift’s latest album “Midnights” has dropped, and it might be setting a new standard for China’s digital music industry. Within a day of its release, the 13-track album, priced at 35 yuan, or $4.83, has racked up nearly 200,000 copies on Tencent’s QQ Music, one of the largest music streaming platforms in China. While […]

Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’ is the priciest digital album Tencent has sold by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch