December 18, 2025

China figured out how to sell EVs. Now it has to bury their batteries.

In August 2025, Wang Lei decided it was finally time to say goodbye to his electric vehicle. Wang, who is 39, had bought the car in 2016, when EVs still felt experimental in Beijing. It was a compact Chinese brand. The subsidies were good, and the salesman talked about “supporting domestic innovation.” At the time,…

Dropbox hearts AI, the creator-platform wars and why we’re bullish on fake booze

June 23, 2023

Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Mary Ann and Alex are back, and once again they tapped the TechCrunch roster for expert input. This week, we’re lucky enough to have Kirsten Korosec back on the podcast. She’s TechCrunch’s mobility lead, hosts […]

Dropbox hearts AI, the creator-platform wars and why we’re bullish on fake booze by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Forcite seeks the smart helmet success that Skully squandered

June 23, 2023

Whither, Skully? The Indiegogo darling of a smart helmet company made all sorts of promises in 2014 and even shipped a few lids to early backers before getting lost on the way to market and disappearing into a cloud of misplaced hype and undelivered promises. Nearly a decade later, another company called Forcite is back […]

Forcite seeks the smart helmet success that Skully squandered by Tim Stevens originally published on TechCrunch

Singapore’s ride-hailing firm Grab lays off over 1,100 employees 

June 23, 2023

On-demand startups in Asia raised hundreds of millions of dollars from investors over the last several years to scale and compete heavily in ride-sharing, alternative transport, delivery, and a supersized range of related and unrelated services. Now comes the reckoning.  This week, Southeast Asian supper app ride-hailing and food delivery app operator Grab laid off […]

Singapore’s ride-hailing firm Grab lays off over 1,100 employees  by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch

Google introduces new accessibility and collaboration features for classrooms

June 23, 2023

Google introduced new accessibility and learning features on Tuesday at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) expo. These features included expansion of the reading mode, pairing with a sign language interpreter in Google Meet, and AI-powered question suggestions in a class. The company has been experimenting with AI-powered tools in its consumer products […]

Google introduces new accessibility and collaboration features for classrooms by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: AI training AI, and the future of robotaxis

June 23, 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 people paid to train AI are outsourcing their work… to AI The news: Many people who are paid to train AI models may be themselves outsourcing that work to AI, a new…

What Are the 3 Best Tech Stocks Now?

June 23, 2023
Despite macroeconomic concerns, demand for technology products and services is expected to remain robust. Also, given the solid long-term prospects of the industry, fundamentally sound tech stocks Concentrix (CNXC), Indra…

3 Bank Stocks Investors Are After

June 23, 2023
Although there are some signs of stabilization, the stress in the U.S. banking sector remains high, posing a significant threat to economic growth. With investors still concerned about the viability…