June 9, 2025

The Download: an inspiring toy robot arm, and why AM radio matters

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 a 1980s toy robot arm inspired modern robotics —Jon Keegan As a child of an electronic engineer, I spent a lot of time in our local Radio Shack as a kid. While…

Nigerian startup Taeillo raises funding to scale its online furniture e-commerce platform

December 12, 2022

Individuals or businesses buying furniture in Africa can purchase from local furniture stores or global furniture retailers like IKEA. But both options have pros and cons; for the latter, local furniture stores may lack the quality that clients need, while global retailers, in addition to taking several months to ship their products to Africa, can […]

Nigerian startup Taeillo raises funding to scale its online furniture e-commerce platform by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

Robco links up with $14M led by Sequoia to bring modular robotics to industrial SMBs

December 12, 2022

After years of outsourcing and offshoring manufacturing to countries with cheaper labour and bigger production ecosystems, the U.S. and Europe are on a mission to bring some of that industrial work back to its own shores. Today, a startup that believes it can help with that shift is announcing some funding. Robco, a Munich-based startup […]

Robco links up with $14M led by Sequoia to bring modular robotics to industrial SMBs by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Data Protector: Ranjan R Reddy

December 12, 2022
Almost 100 fintech, regulated financial institutions, and new-age technology businesses use Reddy’s Bureau today to ensure their customer interactions are friction and fraud-free.

Uber sues NYC Taxi & Limo Commission to block rate increase for drivers

December 12, 2022

Uber is suing the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC), which last month approved a fare hike for ride-hail apps and taxi drivers amid a post-pandemic driver shortage, rising operational costs and higher inflation. The ride-hail company is attempting to prevent an increase in rates it must pay drivers in NYC by December […]

Uber sues NYC Taxi & Limo Commission to block rate increase for drivers by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter Blue to relaunch with actual verification process, higher price for Apple users

December 11, 2022

Twitter is officially bringing back the Twitter Blue subscription Monday, starting in five countries before rapidly expanding to others, according to Esther Crawford, director of product management at Twitter. Web sign-ups will cost $8 per month and iOS sign ups will cost $11 per month for “access to subscriber-only features, including the blue checkmark,” per […]

Twitter Blue to relaunch with actual verification process, higher price for Apple users by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Avarni is building a comprehensive dataset to analyze supply chain emissions 

December 11, 2022

For companies aiming toward net zero, tracking scope 3 carbon emissions is a key challenge. Scope 3 are emissions along a supply and value chain, which means they have to account for a large number of partners. Avarni automates much of the process and says it can cut down the amount of time spent on […]

Avarni is building a comprehensive dataset to analyze supply chain emissions  by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch