Apple rolled out software updates — iOS 16.1, iPad OS 16.1, and macOS Ventura — to all users on Monday. It also introduced new App Store rules that limit features unlocked through NFTs and mandates apps to use Apple’s payment method to purchase “boosts” for posts on social media. NFTs The company said apps are […]
Apple cracks down on NFT functionality, social post boosts with App Store rules by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
WhatsApp has been facing a global outage for over an hour, according to hundreds of thousands of users, in one of the most widespread and long-lasting snafus for the Meta-owned instant messaging and voice calling app that is used by over 2 billion people and millions of businesses worldwide. The outage began about 12.20 AM […]
WhatsApp is facing an outage, Meta working on a fix by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Station F, the iconic startup campus in Paris, is revamping its Founders Program completely to turn it into an acceleration program. Founders who decide to join the accelerator will get many different benefits. They’ll also have to hand out a 1% equity stake to Station F. “We are changing the flagship program of Station F. […]
Station F turns its main startup program into an acceleration program by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch
Sequoia India is in advanced stages of deliberations to invest over $50 million in K12 Techno Services, a startup that offers a range of services to education institutions and also runs its own chain of schools, doubling down on a firm that it first backed over a decade ago, two sources familiar with the matter […]
Sequoia India eyes $50 million investment in K12 Techno Services despite market slump by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
54gene co-founder and chief executive officer Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong has stepped down from his executive role, the African genomics company confirmed to TechCrunch today. The three-year-old company has appointed General Counsel Teresia L. Bost as interim CEO. She will be supported by Chief Operating Officer Delali Attipoe, the company said. Ene-Obong, on the other hand, […]
54gene CEO steps down as the company looks to cut more jobs by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch
Last week at TechCrunch’s annual Disrupt event, this editor sat down with VCs from two firms that have come to look similar in ways over the last five or so years. One of those VCs was Niko Bonatsos, a managing partner at General Catalyst (GC), a 22-year-old firm that began as an early-stage venture outfit […]
Top VCs have expanded into broader asset managers; is the model sustainable? by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch
What’s going on with demand for plant-based meat? If you take a look at Barcelona-based Heura the picture seems rosy — with the alt-protein startup claiming “non-stop” momentum and a near doubling of revenue from sales of its faux chicken, beef and pork products in the first half of 2022. Mid-year, the 2017-founded startup reports […]
Heura tucks into $20M funding chunk for its plant-based proteins ahead of beefier B round next year by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Chinese luxury EV startup XPeng is moving forward on its plans to launch a robotaxi business. The company’s latest G9 SUV became China’s first mass-produced commercial vehicle to pass a government-led autonomous driving closed-field test, the company said Monday at its fourth annual 1024 Tech Day. When XPeng unveiled the G9 in September, the company […]
China’s XPeng moves closer to launching a robotaxi network by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch