February 6, 2025

Superlogic raises $13.7M at a $200M valuation to help consumers use reward points toward cool ‘experiences’

Superlogic, a startup that helps give consumers a way to apply rewards points toward experiences, has raised $13.7 million at a $200 million valuation, the company tells TechCrunch exclusively. Lin Dai, CEO and co-founder of Miami-based Superlogic, said his company’s technology is designed to “enhance the value of rewards points” by giving consumers a broader […]

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RapidSOS, a big data platform for emergency first responders, raises $75M

October 25, 2022

Emergency response services have had a big boost of data thanks to advances in connected technology, with watches that can detect when their wearers are falling down and are experiencing trauma, cars that can pinpoint where their drivers are located, and home systems that can transmit important data about fires when you cannot just a […]

RapidSOS, a big data platform for emergency first responders, raises $75M by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Shutterstock to integrate OpenAI’s DALL-E 2 and launch fund for contributor artists

October 25, 2022

Stock image giant Shutterstock has announced a major push into AI generated imagery today in partnership with OpenAI, expanding on a strategic tie-up the pair announced last year. The partnership between Shutterstock and OpenAI will see the latter’s DALL-E 2 image-generating AI system integrating with Shutterstock content and made available to Shutterstock users worldwide — […]

Shutterstock to integrate OpenAI’s DALL-E 2 and launch fund for contributor artists by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

AI chip startup Axelera lands $27M in capital to commercialize its hardware

October 25, 2022

Several years ago, Fabrizio Del Maffeo and a core team from Imec, a Belgium-based nanotechnology lab, teamed up with Evangelos Eleftheriou and a group of researchers at IBM Zurich Lab to develop a computer chip. Unlike conventional chips, theirs was destined for devices at the edge, particularly those running AI workloads, because Del Maffeo and […]

AI chip startup Axelera lands $27M in capital to commercialize its hardware by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

India fines Google $113 million, orders to permit third-party payments in Play Store

October 25, 2022

India’s antitrust watchdog has hit Google with $113 million fine for abusing the dominant position of its Google Play Store and ordered the firm to allow app developers to use third-party payments processing service for in-app purchases or for purchasing apps, the second such penalty on the Android-maker in just as many weeks in its […]

India fines Google $113 million, orders to permit third-party payments in Play Store by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Verdict on continuation of Meta’s prosecution in Kenya to be made early next year

October 25, 2022

A ruling on whether or not Meta has a case to answer in Kenya will be made early next year, following legal submissions tabled today by attorneys representing the social media giant and plaintiff Daniel Motaung. Motaung, a South African national is suing Meta and its main content moderation sub-contractor in Africa, Sama, for forced […]

Verdict on continuation of Meta’s prosecution in Kenya to be made early next year by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch

How scientists want to make you young again

October 25, 2022
A little over 15 years ago, scientists at Kyoto University in Japan made a remarkable discovery. When they added just four proteins to a skin cell and waited about two weeks, some of the cells underwent an unexpected and astounding transformation: they became young again. They turned into stem cells almost identical to the kind…

Machine learning could vastly speed up the search for new metals

October 25, 2022
Machine learning could help develop new types of metals with useful properties, such as resistance to extreme temperatures and rust, according to new research. This could be useful in a range of sectors—for example, metals that perform well at lower temperatures could improve spacecraft, while metals that resist corrosion could be used for boats and…

Apple cracks down on NFT functionality, social post boosts with App Store rules

October 25, 2022

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 is facing an outage, Meta working on a fix

October 25, 2022

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 turns its main startup program into an acceleration program

October 25, 2022

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