March 14, 2025

Republican Congressman Jim Jordan asks Big Tech if Biden tried to censor AI

On Thursday, House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent letters to 16 American technology firms, including Google and OpenAI, asking for past communications with the Biden Administration that might suggest the former President “coerced or colluded” with companies to “censor lawful speech” in AI products. The Trump Administration’s top technology advisers previously signaled it would pick […]

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EU lawmakers launch tips hotline to catch Big Tech’s ‘shady’ lobbying

February 2, 2023

‘Astroturfing’ and other non-transparent lobbying tactics used to target digital policymakers in the European Union in recent years — including during a blitz of spending aimed at influencing major new pan-EU rules like the Digital Services Act (DSA) — have inspired a group of MEPs and NGOs to fight back by launching a hotline for […]

EU lawmakers launch tips hotline to catch Big Tech’s ‘shady’ lobbying by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

India’s retail giant Reliance to accept CBDC at stores

February 2, 2023

Reliance Retail, India’s largest retail chain, will start accepting retail payments in digital rupee in a move that could supercharge the adoption of the country’s recently launched CBDC. The Mukesh Ambani-led firm said it has partnered with ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Innoviti Technologies to launch the in-store support for digital rupee. Customers who […]

India’s retail giant Reliance to accept CBDC at stores by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter to end free access to its API

February 2, 2023

Twitter will discontinue offering free access to the Twitter API starting February 9 and will launch a paid version, the Elon Musk-owned microblogging website said as it looks for more avenues to monetize the platform.  In a series of tweets, Twitter Developer account said the firm will be ending support for both v1.1 and v2 […]

Twitter to end free access to its API by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Seyna adds claim management product for insurance brokers

February 2, 2023

French startup Seyna is slowly building an all-in-one platform for insurance brokers so that they can create, sell and manage insurance products from scratch. And the company is launching a new product called Seyna Claims. As the name suggests, Seyna Claims empowers insurance brokers so that they can handle claims themselves. Seyna is an insurtech […]

Seyna adds claim management product for insurance brokers by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Pinterest lays off 150 people as a part of its ‘long-term strategy’

February 2, 2023

Pinterest has made a second job-cutting move within weeks of the first round of layoffs in December. The company has let go of almost 150 employees (representing less than 5% of its workforce), according to a report from Bloomberg. In a statement to TechCrunch, Pinterest confirmed the job axing but didn’t share how many people […]

Pinterest lays off 150 people as a part of its ‘long-term strategy’ by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Sequoia Capital India backs Freightify’s vertical SaaS platform for freight forwarders

February 2, 2023

For freight forwarders, procuring pricing data for their customers usually involves going to multiple sources, and then consolidating information into spreadsheets. That’s time-consuming and complicated, especially since pricing data constantly changes. Freightify wants to make the process as simple as comparing airfare with its vertical SaaS platform. The Singapore-based startup announced today it has raised […]

Sequoia Capital India backs Freightify’s vertical SaaS platform for freight forwarders by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

China’s EV upstart Xpeng ready to take off with flying permit

February 2, 2023

Xpeng, a Chinese electric vehicle upstart, is gearing up to launch its eVTOL into the air as it secures a key regulatory greenlight. Aeroht, owned by Xpeng and Xpeng founder He Xiaopeng, just obtained a special flight permit from the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the country’s counterpart to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The […]

China’s EV upstart Xpeng ready to take off with flying permit by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

Nissan finally shows off the Max-Out EV convertible concept in IRL

February 2, 2023

Way back in November 2021, Nissan shared renderings of four electric vehicle concepts with intriguing names like Chill-Out, Surf-Out, Hang-Out and Max-Out as part of its announcement to invest $17.6 billion to develop new EVs and battery technology. Nissan has finally showed a physical version of one of those concepts — the Nissan Max-Out EV […]

Nissan finally shows off the Max-Out EV convertible concept in IRL by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Zopa, the UK neobank, raises $93M more at a $1B+ valuation

February 2, 2023

After raising $300 million in a round led by SoftBank back in 2021, UK neobank Zopa has closed a deal to put more funding in its coffers. The company — which provides consumers with lending services, credit cards and savings accounts and has some 850,000 customers — has raised £75 million (around $93 million), an […]

Zopa, the UK neobank, raises $93M more at a $1B+ valuation by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch