February 6, 2025

What a return to supersonic flight could mean for climate change

This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. As I’ve admitted in this newsletter before, I love few things more than getting on an airplane. I know, it’s a bold statement from a climate reporter because of all the associated…

Daylight, the LGBTQ+ neobank, raises cash to launch subscription plan for family planning

November 18, 2022

A day after a bill that would codify same-sex marriage in the U.S. cleared a key hurdle in the Senate, Daylight, a digital bank that pitches itself as LGBTQIA+-friendly, closed a $15 million Series A round led by Anthemis Group with participation from CMFG Ventures, Kapor Capital, Citi Ventures and Gaingels. Daylight Co-founder and CEO […]

Daylight, the LGBTQ+ neobank, raises cash to launch subscription plan for family planning by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

New Twitter accounts will have to wait 90 days before buying a subscription

November 18, 2022

Twitter has published a policy change saying that newly-created Twitter accounts will have to wait 90 days before being allowed to subscribe to the new Twitter Blue plan and get verified. This is likely to avoid impersonation and spam from verified accounts. “Newly created Twitter accounts will not be able to subscribe to Twitter Blue […]

New Twitter accounts will have to wait 90 days before buying a subscription by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

India proposes permitting cross-border data transfers with certain countries in new privacy bill

November 18, 2022

India has proposed a new comprehensive data privacy law that will mandate how companies handle data of its citizens, including permitting cross-border transfer of information with certain nations, three months after it abruptly withdrew the previous proposal following scrutiny and concerns from privacy advocates and tech giants. The nation’s IT ministry published a draft of […]

India proposes permitting cross-border data transfers with certain countries in new privacy bill by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch

India’s first private rocket, built by startup Skyroot, makes successful launch

November 18, 2022

India’s space agency has successfully launched the Vikram-S after much anticipation and years-long work in a boost to the private sector of the nation’s space industry. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) kicked off the suborbital rocket at 11.30 a.m. local time Friday from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India’s east coast. The […]

India’s first private rocket, built by startup Skyroot, makes successful launch by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch

GoTo cuts 1,300 jobs as it anticipates ‘uncertainties’ to linger for long

November 18, 2022

GoTo Group is cutting 1,300 jobs, or 12% of its workforce, it informed staff early Friday, as Indonesia’s largest internet company attempts to trim costs and improve finances. “Achieving financial independence more quickly has a profound cost for us, because when we take a hard look at how we fundamentally need to change (business focus […]

GoTo cuts 1,300 jobs as it anticipates ‘uncertainties’ to linger for long by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Ticketmaster faces antitrust scrutiny after Taylor Swift ticket chaos

November 18, 2022

Ticketmaster is facing more scrutiny from politicians after its chaotic presales for tickets to Taylor Swift’s tour. Tennessee attorney general Jonathan Skrmetti said he is looking into whether Ticketmaster violated consumer’s rights and antitrust regulations. Skrmetti is the latest politician who has called attention to Ticketmaster and Live Nation’s hold on the ticketing market. This […]

Ticketmaster faces antitrust scrutiny after Taylor Swift ticket chaos by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

Soft Robotics raises $26 million as staffing shortages continue across industries

November 17, 2022

I spent last week in Boston, meeting with several of the area’s top automation startups. Soft Robotics — based in nearby Bedford, Massachusetts — is one of those names that comes up a lot. As the concept of soft robotics grippers have increasingly come into vogue, the company of the same name has been reaping […]

Soft Robotics raises $26 million as staffing shortages continue across industries by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

FCC orders ISPs to show broadband ‘nutrition labels’ with all fees and limits

November 17, 2022

Hidden fees and unexpected rate hikes have become an expected part of Americans’ internet, cable, and phone bills, but the FCC just passed a rule that may make this a lot less common. Broadband providers will now have to “prominently” display a “nutrition label” with all fees, catches, and caps clearly stated for any plan […]

FCC orders ISPs to show broadband ‘nutrition labels’ with all fees and limits by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

Jack Selby of Thiel Capital is using a new VC fund to invest in Arizona startups

November 17, 2022

Jack Selby, a former PayPal exec and the longtime managing director of Thiel Capital who attracted some attention years back for his low-key largesse, has a new, $110 million venture fund that he intends to invest mostly in his adopted state of Arizona, where Selby has lived since 2002. The debut vehicle of the firm, […]

Jack Selby of Thiel Capital is using a new VC fund to invest in Arizona startups by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch