June 23, 2025

The Download: the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s first pictures, and reframing privacy

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. See the stunning first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory The first spectacular images taken by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have been released for the world to peruse: a panoply of…

Meta lays off thousands, FTX collapses, and Twitter has a very weird week

November 12, 2022

Hey, friends! Welcome back to Week in Review, the newsletter where we recap the top TechCrunch headlines from the past seven days. Get it in your inbox every Saturday AM by signing up here. Ready? Let’s go. most read Twitter had a week so strange that it could easily make up this entire newsletter, so […]

Meta lays off thousands, FTX collapses, and Twitter has a very weird week by Greg Kumparak originally published on TechCrunch

How Rad Power Bikes stacks up for a Boomer and a Millennial

November 12, 2022

Rad Power Bikes, the U.S.-based e-bike manufacturer, has made its mark as a direct-to-consumer business selling fat tire bikes that helped shape the COVID e-bike boom. In 2021, the company raised two massive rounds – $150 million in February 2021 and another $154 million just eight months later – that brought its total funding above […]

How Rad Power Bikes stacks up for a Boomer and a Millennial by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Crypto VC David Pakman on FTX: an “entirely avoidable tragedy”

November 12, 2022

If you want to better understand exactly how big a deal it is that the cryptocurrency exchange FTX just imploded, you could do worse than talk with David Pakman, an entrepreneur turned venture capitalist. After logging 14 years with the investment firm Venrock, Pakman — who led Venrock’s investment in the digital collectibles company Dapper […]

Crypto VC David Pakman on FTX: an “entirely avoidable tragedy” by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch