June 16, 2025

How AI can help make cities work better for residents

In recent decades, cities have become increasingly adept at amassing all sorts of data. But that data can have limited impact when government officials are unable to communicate, let alone analyze or put to use, all the information they have access to. This dynamic has always bothered Sarah Williams, a professor of urban planning and…

Former Prime Video exec launches Trendio, a video shopping app aiming to reimagine beauty e-commerce

December 15, 2022

Trendio, a new video shopping app co-founded by a former Amazon Prime Video executive, is aiming to enhance the beauty shopping experience. The shopping app enables customers to engage with personalized content and seamlessly purchase beauty products through live and recorded videos. The app is the brainchild of Alex Perez-Tenessa, the former vice president of […]

Former Prime Video exec launches Trendio, a video shopping app aiming to reimagine beauty e-commerce by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Pan-African early-stage firm Ventures Platform closes fund, hits $46M

December 15, 2022

Ventures Platform, a Pan-African early-stage venture capital firm, has closed its fund at $46 million as it looks to double down on “category-leading” companies across the continent. The six-year-old firm, which employs 11 people, initially went to the market to raise $40 million for this fund and reached an undisclosed first close last December. Most […]

Pan-African early-stage firm Ventures Platform closes fund, hits $46M by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

Lucid wants a slice of China’s crowded EV market

December 15, 2022

Lucid Motors, the publicly traded electric carmaker, is poised to enter China as it starts hiring in the world’s largest EV market. The California-based auto company is recruiting a dozen positions in Shanghai, its LinkedIn posts show. The roles range from product management, marketing and sales, public policy, design, supply chain management, to software development. […]

Lucid wants a slice of China’s crowded EV market by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

Sweep, a no-code config tool for Salesforce software, raises $28M

December 15, 2022

Businesses often encounter challenges in configuring their customer relationship management (CRM) platforms, whether because of requirements specific to their organization or industry or a lack of institutional technical knowledge. In the worst case, the consequences can be severe. A 2021 survey from CRM software vendor SugarCRM found that 50% of companies don’t know how to […]

Sweep, a no-code config tool for Salesforce software, raises $28M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Airbnb is rolling out a toggle to show you price inclusive of all fees

December 15, 2022

Airbnb is rolling out a new toggle to show you the price inclusive of all fees (before taxes) for your stay instead of showing you a per-night price. This means you won’t have to go to the booking page to see other fees like service fees and cleaning fees. The company first announced this update […]

Airbnb is rolling out a toggle to show you price inclusive of all fees by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

We’re witnessing the brain death of Twitter

December 15, 2022
People don’t die in an instant. Death is, instead, a process of shutting down. Your heart stops beating; you stop breathing; your organs stop working, bit by bit. Your brain ceases to function. Brain death is permanent, but your heart can still keep beating on its own for a time. The state of Twitter since…

Taiwanese startup WritePath’s AI tech speeds up financial disclosure translation

December 15, 2022

In countries where English is not a main language, listed companies not only have to deal with financial disclosure regulations, but make sure their investor materials are available in English for global backers. WritePath make the process faster and scalable by combining its AI tech with human translators. The Taipei-based startup’s clients include Foxconn, ASUS, […]

Taiwanese startup WritePath’s AI tech speeds up financial disclosure translation by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

India doesn’t plan to limit play time for online game usage

December 15, 2022

India currently doesn’t plan to put restrictions on how much time individuals, including youngsters, spend playing games online, taking a different approach from the neighboring nation China that rocked the local gaming market after enforcing strict new measures last year. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, India’s minister of state for electronics and information technology, told the lower house […]

India doesn’t plan to limit play time for online game usage by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

MyHealth Africa, a startup connecting patients with health specialists across the globe, lands $1M funding

December 15, 2022

Kenya-based MyHealth Africa, an integrated healthcare platform changing how people access medical services, by connecting patients with local and international health specialists and hospitals, is growing its reach in Africa, and plans to further expand in Middle East and South Asia next year. The growth plan comes against the backdrop of $1 million seed funding […]

MyHealth Africa, a startup connecting patients with health specialists across the globe, lands $1M funding by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch

Evolving Intercity Travel

December 15, 2022
The government has plans to initiate intercity travel using electric vehicles. However, one of the major barriers with the operation has been the lack of infrastructure on the Indian highways