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Alibaba shakes up its leadership, OpenAI lobbies EU regulators, and the late-stage market is a mess by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch

China’s electric vehicle companies are pouring into the Middle East where both investors and consumers have a growing appetite for the country’s Tesla challengers. Shanghai-based Nio announced Tuesday that CYVN Holdings, a smart mobility-focused investment vehicle majority owned by the Abu Dhabi government, will invest a total of $738.5 million in the Chinese EV maker. […]

Abu Dhabi pours $738.5M into China’s Tesla challenger Nio by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

Whatever the specific motivations might be, giving consumers more access to repair their own electronics is general a net positive. After years of reffering consumers to Genius Bars, Apple announced Self Service Repair in late-November 2021. The program effectively lets users buy parts and rent tools to fix their devices at home. Last April, the […]

iPhone 14 and M2 Macs get added to Apple’s Self Service Repair program by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Cloud platform startup Render closed a $50M series B round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Additional participation in the round includes General Catalyst, South Park Common Fund, and Addition – all existing investors. In contrast to its competitors, Render’s DevOps cloud platform aims to offer flexible, cheaper and simpler infrastructure. Render allows developers to focus […]

Startup Battlefield winner Render raises $50M series B led by Bessemer Venture Partners by Neesha A. Tambe originally published on TechCrunch

Spotify is updating its desktop experience with redesigned “Your Library” and “Now Playing” interfaces, the company announced on Tuesday. The new changes are designed to align Spotify’s desktop experience with its mobile app. You can now explore, browse and organize your libraries like you do on the company’s mobile app. On the left-hand side of […]

Spotify’s revamped desktop app lets you browse and organize your libraries like you do on mobile by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch