Amazon has quietly rolled out Prime Gaming, its subscription service that offers access to a number of titles, to its members in India weeks after it started testing the service in the South Asian market. The gaming service, complimentary to Amazon Prime and Video subscribers, offers users access to a range of mobile, PC and […]
Amazon quietly launches Prime Gaming in India by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Viva Republica, an operator of South Korean finance super app Toss, has finalized a $405 million Series G funding and it says it is now valued at 9.1 trillion won ( $7 billion), up from 8.5 trillion won in June 2021, when it raised $410 million in pre-Series F funding at a $7.4 billion (8.5 trillion […]
South Korean financial super app Toss closes $405M Series G as valuation rises 7% by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch
Bradley Tusk — who spent his early career in Democratic politics and later became a consultant and lobbyist for private companies battling regulators — spends much of his time these days as a venture capitalist. But while Tusk is a generalist, he insists he isn’t interested in just any startup; his expertise, he says, is […]
Three counterintuitive 2023 predictions about Musk, SFB, and even Kraft by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch
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Daily Crunch: After Musk puts it to a vote, 57% of Twitter poll respondents tell him to resign by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Autonomous trucking technology company TuSimple plans to cut a chunk of its workforce, potentially as early as this week, according to The Wall Street Journal, which cited “people familiar with the matter.” While the Journal reported layoffs could affect at least half of TuSimple’s workforce, TechCrunch’s own source familiar with the matter said that number […]
Layoffs are coming for self-driving truck company TuSimple by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
According to a survey sent to creators in the Spotify for Podcasters program, the streaming giant might be doing away with the Anchor brand. Anchor, which Spotify acquired for $340 million in a deal that included the studio Gimlet, is a free podcast hosting service. In 2020, Anchor said that its service was used to […]
Spotify considers rebranding Anchor to Spotify Creator Studio by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
There are now allegations against tech boot camp MyTechBestfriend of possible fraud, FBI involvement and, well, voodoo.
The #MyTechBestfriend fallout continues by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch
Tesla is being accused of firing two California-based employees for being part of a group that was discussing and drafting letters that were critical of CEO Elon Musk’s strict return-to-office policy and Musk’s tweets, according to complaints filed by their attorneys and a Bloomberg report. One draft letter asked Tesla executives to reconsider making all […]
Tesla accused of illegally firing employees critical of Musk by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
Good sound is as important to enjoying a game as any other part of the experience, and these days you have your choice of dozens of headsets for every platform. Here are a few of the latest and greatest headsets for your gaming pleasure whether you’re a PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch or even mobile gamer. […]
Gift Guide: A look at some of the best gaming headphones of 2022 by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch