June 24, 2025

The Anthropocene illusion

Over six years and across four continents, the London-based documentary photographer Zed Nelson has examined how humans have immersed themselves in increasingly simulated environments to mask their destructive divorce from the natural world. Featuring everything from theme parks and zoos to national parks and African safaris, his images reveal not only a desperate craving for…

India fines Google $113 million, orders to permit third-party payments in Play Store

October 25, 2022

India’s antitrust watchdog has hit Google with $113 million fine for abusing the dominant position of its Google Play Store and ordered the firm to allow app developers to use third-party payments processing service for in-app purchases or for purchasing apps, the second such penalty on the Android-maker in just as many weeks in its […]

India fines Google $113 million, orders to permit third-party payments in Play Store by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Verdict on continuation of Meta’s prosecution in Kenya to be made early next year

October 25, 2022

A ruling on whether or not Meta has a case to answer in Kenya will be made early next year, following legal submissions tabled today by attorneys representing the social media giant and plaintiff Daniel Motaung. Motaung, a South African national is suing Meta and its main content moderation sub-contractor in Africa, Sama, for forced […]

Verdict on continuation of Meta’s prosecution in Kenya to be made early next year by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch

How scientists want to make you young again

October 25, 2022
A little over 15 years ago, scientists at Kyoto University in Japan made a remarkable discovery. When they added just four proteins to a skin cell and waited about two weeks, some of the cells underwent an unexpected and astounding transformation: they became young again. They turned into stem cells almost identical to the kind…

Machine learning could vastly speed up the search for new metals

October 25, 2022
Machine learning could help develop new types of metals with useful properties, such as resistance to extreme temperatures and rust, according to new research. This could be useful in a range of sectors—for example, metals that perform well at lower temperatures could improve spacecraft, while metals that resist corrosion could be used for boats and…

Apple cracks down on NFT functionality, social post boosts with App Store rules

October 25, 2022

Apple rolled out software updates — iOS 16.1, iPad OS 16.1, and macOS Ventura — to all users on Monday. It also introduced new App Store rules that limit features unlocked through NFTs and mandates apps to use Apple’s payment method to purchase “boosts” for posts on social media. NFTs The company said apps are […]

Apple cracks down on NFT functionality, social post boosts with App Store rules by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

WhatsApp is facing an outage, Meta working on a fix

October 25, 2022

WhatsApp has been facing a global outage for over an hour, according to hundreds of thousands of users, in one of the most widespread and long-lasting snafus for the Meta-owned instant messaging and voice calling app that is used by over 2 billion people and millions of businesses worldwide. The outage began about 12.20 AM […]

WhatsApp is facing an outage, Meta working on a fix by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Station F turns its main startup program into an acceleration program

October 25, 2022

Station F, the iconic startup campus in Paris, is revamping its Founders Program completely to turn it into an acceleration program. Founders who decide to join the accelerator will get many different benefits. They’ll also have to hand out a 1% equity stake to Station F. “We are changing the flagship program of Station F. […]

Station F turns its main startup program into an acceleration program by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Sequoia India eyes $50 million investment in K12 Techno Services despite market slump

October 25, 2022

Sequoia India is in advanced stages of deliberations to invest over $50 million in K12 Techno Services, a startup that offers a range of services to education institutions and also runs its own chain of schools, doubling down on a firm that it first backed over a decade ago, two sources familiar with the matter […]

Sequoia India eyes $50 million investment in K12 Techno Services despite market slump by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

54gene CEO steps down as the company looks to cut more jobs

October 25, 2022

54gene co-founder and chief executive officer Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong has stepped down from his executive role, the African genomics company confirmed to TechCrunch today. The three-year-old company has appointed General Counsel Teresia L. Bost as interim CEO. She will be supported by Chief Operating Officer Delali Attipoe, the company said. Ene-Obong, on the other hand, […]

54gene CEO steps down as the company looks to cut more jobs by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

Top VCs have expanded into broader asset managers; is the model sustainable?

October 25, 2022

Last week at TechCrunch’s annual Disrupt event, this editor sat down with VCs from two firms that have come to look similar in ways over the last five or so years. One of those VCs was Niko Bonatsos, a managing partner at General Catalyst (GC), a 22-year-old firm that began as an early-stage venture outfit […]

Top VCs have expanded into broader asset managers; is the model sustainable? by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch