YouTube starts presales of NFL Sunday Ticket subscription

April 11, 2023

YouTube is starting presales of NFL Sunday Ticket subscription starting today. The company is selling the add-on to subscribers of the YouTube TV Base plan at $249 for the season. The company is also offering NFL Sunday Ticket and NFL RedZone bundles at $289 for the season during the presales. The streaming company will increase […]

YouTube starts presales of NFL Sunday Ticket subscription by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Trading-focused blockchain Sei raises $30M, bringing valuation up to $800M

April 11, 2023

Sei, a layer-1 blockchain focused on trading, has raised $30 million at a valuation of $800 million, Jayendra Jog, co-founder of Sei Labs, exclusively told TechCrunch. While many Layer-1 blockchains provide general-purpose networks that developers can build on top of, Sei focuses on the crypto trading network through its chain. Its team is made up […]

Trading-focused blockchain Sei raises $30M, bringing valuation up to $800M by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

Carbon’s laser weeding robots score another $30M

April 11, 2023

If I’m an investor hoping to determine where robotics goes next after logistics, I’m looking at three key categories: construction, healthcare and agriculture. All are still in their relative infancy and poised for (in my humble opinion) some explosive growth. Agtech robotics is going to be an especially interesting category over the next couple of […]

Carbon’s laser weeding robots score another $30M by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Infogrid raises $90M for its AI-driven building monitoring tech

April 11, 2023

Infogrid, a startup that uses AI to collect and analyze data on things like air quality, occupancy and energy consumption, today announced that it raised $90 million in a Series B round led by Northzone and AO Proptech. William Cowell de Gruchy, Infogrid’s CEO, says that the cash will be put toward product development, strategic […]

Infogrid raises $90M for its AI-driven building monitoring tech by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Visa partners with PayPal, Venmo, and others to power interoperable digital payments

April 11, 2023

Visa is partnering with a host of financial service and payment companies for a new interoperable peer-to-peer (P2P) payment offering, one that allows people to transfer money to friends even if they usea different payment service. While digital payments have inarguably transformed the world of commerce, the sheer number of payment apps out there has […]

Visa partners with PayPal, Venmo, and others to power interoperable digital payments by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Listen to the TechCrunch Live Podcast for top founders and investors giving actionable advice

April 11, 2023

Did you know TechCrunch’s weekly event series has a podcast? Aptly called The TechCrunch Live Podcast, these shows are condensed versions of the weekly event minus the video. Of course, if you prefer to watch the show, it’s available on YouTube right here. Over the last month, we’ve had some amazing conversations with top founders […]

Listen to the TechCrunch Live Podcast for top founders and investors giving actionable advice by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: heat-storing bricks, and using AI to understand history

April 11, 2023
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 hottest new climate technology is bricks Heavy industries generate about a quarter of worldwide emissions, and alternative power sources can’t consistently generate the amount of heat that factories need to create their…