TikTok’s hearing in Congress is a reminder of Chinese startups’ identity crisis

March 23, 2023

TikTok, which now boasts more than 150 million monthly active users in the U.S., is set to testify before Congress on Thursday morning. Over in China, home to TikTok’s parent ByteDance, many startup founders and investors are preparing to stay up and watch the app’s CEO Shou Zi Chew take thorny questions over China’s potential […]

TikTok’s hearing in Congress is a reminder of Chinese startups’ identity crisis by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

DoorDash is adding three new retail partners and updating its shopping features

March 23, 2023

DoorDash is adding three new retail partners and updating its shopping features, the company announced on Thursday. Starting today, users can start placing orders for items at Lush Cosmetics, Victoria’s Secret and Party City. The announcement is part of DoorDash’s ongoing efforts to expand into new retail categories. The new partners join DoorDash’s current retail […]

DoorDash is adding three new retail partners and updating its shopping features by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: the battle for satellite internet, and detecting biased AI

March 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. Amazon is about to go head to head with SpaceX in a battle for satellite internet dominance  What’s coming: Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are about to lock horns once again. Last month,…

First drive: The 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV is the perfect vehicle for chaos

March 23, 2023

The Hummer is and always will be, a study in extravagance. GM reviving a brand that was the target of the eco-conscious in an earlier life displays the type of hubris that usually comes from Tesla. Bravado aside, the GMC Hummer EV SUV can handle the world of dirt, mud, and asphalt. Plus, its shorter […]

First drive: The 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV is the perfect vehicle for chaos by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Britive, which helps secure public clouds, lands $20.5M investment

March 23, 2023

Proving that there’s still plenty of venture money in cybersecurity, cloud identity security platform Britive today announced that it raised $20.5 million in a Series B funding round. Led by Pelion Venture Partners with participation from Liberty Global Ventures, Crosslink Capital and One Way Ventures, the new brings Britive’s total raised to $36 million. CEO […]

Britive, which helps secure public clouds, lands $20.5M investment by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch