It’s been more than 20 years since the da Vinci Surgical System received FDA clearance. Pretty incredible when you think about it. Robotic surgery and automation in general have come a long way since then, and a number of companies have entered the lucrative category, focused on all manner of different procedures. Surprisingly, robotic dental […]
Cyberdontics raises $15M for robotic root canals by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
TikTok is raising the age requirement for hosting livestreams on its platform and launching adult-only livestreams, the company announced on Monday. Currently, you need to be 16 or older to host a livestream. Starting on November 23, users will have to be 18 years old in order to go live on the platform. TikTok says […]
TikTok is raising the age requirement for TikTok Live, adding adult-only livestreams by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
We cannot provide enough handicapping to eliminate the fact that so very many 2021 tech IPOs were, from a returns perspective, hot garbage once they floated.
Maybe we didn’t deserve any IPOs this year by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch
Discord is refreshing its popular chat app with a handful of new features, including one that developers who build tools for the platform have wanted for a long time. The changes seek to make the community-building app a more versatile place to hang out, with new ways to customize the servers where hundreds of thousands […]
Discord doubles down on apps to make servers more dynamic by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
Happy TechCrunch Disrupt eve! That’s right, tech’s OG conference dedicated to early-stage startup founders — and the ecosystem that supports them — kicks off tomorrow at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. No FOMO zone: It’s not too late to buy a pass and get in on all the action and opportunity. We’d love to […]
Disrupt kicks off tomorrow — check out the highlights by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch
Lyft is increasing the service fees its riders in the U.S. pay for each ride. The rise in cost, which will go directly to Lyft, aims to cover the higher costs of insurance, reports Reuters. Lyft’s service fees pay for overhead costs like driver insurance and security background checks. The company expected a rise in insurance […]
Lyft increases service fees for riders amid rising insurance costs by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
Sila finds itself in a perfect storm of product-market fit and is steadily advancing on its path to produce battery cells for automakers on U.S. soil.
Sila’s Gene Berdichevsky on the ‘5-year roller coaster’ facing battery companies by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
This morning Kanye West announced he’s buying Parler, the annoyingly-named so-called “free speech” platform that ignores the proper French pronunciation of its moniker in service of a poor pun. The deal terms aren’t out there yet, but the startup has so far raised $56 million and I bet it has a tidy little exit on […]
Kanye West and Elon Musk provide a new exit path: the billionaire tantrum by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch
The companies with the best talent, products and positioning will command capital at normalized market prices, and everyone else will experience a depressed market.
2023 VC predictions: Finding an exit from the ‘messy middle’ by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch