June 21, 2025

European leaders worry they’re too reliant on U.S. tech

European governments may be reconsidering their use of American technology and services, according to a new report in The New York Times.

‘Nothing, Forever,’ an AI ‘Seinfeld’ spoof, is the next ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon’

February 3, 2023

“So, I was at the store the other day, and as I’m checking out, the cashier asks me if I have any coupons, and I say, ‘No coupon problem!’” recalls a pixelated, barely three-dimensional figure that vaguely resembles Jerry Seinfeld. “So I’m walking down the street, and this guy comes up to me and says, […]

‘Nothing, Forever,’ an AI ‘Seinfeld’ spoof, is the next ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon’ by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

India orders Vodafone Idea to convert government dues into $2 billion equity

February 3, 2023

The Indian government has ordered the telecom operator Vodafone Idea to convert all the interest the firm owes to the government into equity in the firm. Vodafone said it has been ordered to convert capital worth $1.96 billion into equity. The company “will take all necessary actions forthwith to undertake the aforesaid issuance,” Vodafone Idea […]

India orders Vodafone Idea to convert government dues into $2 billion equity by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Is your startup heading to MWC? TechCrunch wants to hear from you

February 3, 2023

Nature is healing, the tech show is returning to in-person events. I’m not sure I’m entirely over CES less than a month after returning from Vegas, but we’re already in full planning mode for TechCrunch’s return to Barcelona. We’ll be sending an extremely scaled down team to this year’s event, but while we’re in Catalonia, […]

Is your startup heading to MWC? TechCrunch wants to hear from you by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: fighting pregnancy misinformation, and the ethics of organ donations

February 3, 2023
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How Indian health-care workers use WhatsApp to save pregnant women Across India, an all-women cadre of 1 million community health-care workers are responsible for making public health care accessible to people from remote…

Watch Cambly CEO and Benchmark partner explain startup fundraising tactics

February 3, 2023

TechCrunch Live is back, and we’re thrilled to have hosted this conversation with Sameer Shariff, CEO and co-founder of Cambly, and Sarah Tavel, partner at Benchmark. During this hour-long event, you’ll hear how Cambly used a failed Series A fundraise to force the company into a cash-positive position. And once the company didn’t need outside […]

Watch Cambly CEO and Benchmark partner explain startup fundraising tactics by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch

Binance to terminate tech offerings to estranged India partner WazirX

February 3, 2023

Binance will stop offerings its wallet and other tech services that it provided to WazirX, escalating tension with the Indian crypto exchange that it once sought to acquire. The world’s largest crypto exchange cautioned on Friday that Zanmai, the firm that operates the WazirX exchange, has not fully withdrawn assets stored in the Binance wallets […]

Binance to terminate tech offerings to estranged India partner WazirX by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Apple says it now has 935 million paid subscriptions

February 3, 2023

Apple had a rare quarter where it missed its revenue target due to problems in the supply chain and manufacturing. But its services revenue was a bright spot in the earnings. The company said it now has 935 million paid subscriptions across its services. These offerings, including iCloud, Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple […]

Apple says it now has 935 million paid subscriptions by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Nothing’s second phone will take on the US this year

February 3, 2023

It there’s one thing Nothing’s first phone excelled at, it was bringing a bit of excitement to the staid world of smartphones. Shipments have been stagnating, slowing and contracting for the past several years, and are now at some of their lowest numbers in roughly a decade. The Phone (1) wasn’t a revolution, but it […]

Nothing’s second phone will take on the US this year by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch