December 30, 2025

The ascent of the AI therapist

We’re in the midst of a global mental-­health crisis. More than a billion people worldwide suffer from a mental-health condition, according to the World Health Organization. The prevalence of anxiety and depression is growing in many demographics, particularly young people, and suicide is claiming hundreds of thousands of lives globally each year. Given the clear…

Walmart to drop plastic mailers, let customers bring their own bags to order pickup

June 1, 2023

Walmart announced this morning it will be reducing plastic across its e-commerce operations in a number of ways, including shifting from plastic mailers to recyclable paper bag mailers and allowing customers to decline the use of plastic shopping bags for their online pickup orders, among other things. It will also introduce an option for customers […]

Walmart to drop plastic mailers, let customers bring their own bags to order pickup by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

AMC and Vudu score big with new on-demand streaming partnership

June 1, 2023

Four years after AMC Theatres launched its on-demand streaming service, AMC Theatres On Demand, the company is now transferring its entire library of films over to Vudu, the Fandango-owned digital video on-demand service. Vudu announced Thursday that it’s the official new streaming destination for AMC Theatres On Demand, giving users access to over 200,000 movies […]

AMC and Vudu score big with new on-demand streaming partnership by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Xonai looks to reduce cloud bills by optimizing data infrastructure

June 1, 2023

There are many companies out there looking at how to reduce your cloud bills by eliminating waste, or finding more cost effective ways of doing the same job. Xonai, an early stage startup is taking a different approach to cloud cost reduction. It’s looking at ways to make your data software run more efficiently, and […]

Xonai looks to reduce cloud bills by optimizing data infrastructure by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

Free On-Demand Webinar: How to Grow With Purpose

June 1, 2023
Want to scale your business without compromising the values that inspired you to start in the first place? Then watch our free webinar as Whole Food Market’s CEO, Jason Buechel, shares his key strategies.

Wattpad is revamping its creator program and making it more accessible

June 1, 2023

Storytelling platform Wattpad is revamping its creator program and making it more accessible for writers, the company announced on Thursday. Launched last year, the Wattpad Creators Program was limited in scale and “overly complicated,” the company says. Since its launch, Wattpad has paid out nearly $3.8 million in stipends through the program. Wattpad plans to […]

Wattpad is revamping its creator program and making it more accessible by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Google Wallet adds support for QR-based cards and insurance cards

June 1, 2023

Google announced an update to Google Wallet today with new features, such as the ability to convert images into passes, a boarding pass integration with Google Messages, and an additional layer of security when saving health cards. The company said that users will soon be able to quickly scan barcodes or QR codes from things like […]

Google Wallet adds support for QR-based cards and insurance cards by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch