Saturday, May 9, 2026

Lemon8, the Instagram rival from TikTok parent ByteDance, fails to gain traction in US

TikTok owner ByteDance’s efforts to make its Pinterest-slash-Instagram competitor Lemon8 take off in the U.S. haven’t yet panned out. Since launching in the U.S. earlier this...

Swedish fintech Klarna dodges a strike after reaching agreement with workers

Fintech giant Klarna has reached an agreement with workers that were set to strike next week, the company told TechCrunch today. Klarna employees were planning to strike...

TC+ Roundup: Breaking up is hard to do

When the time comes for you to step down, it’s essential that everyone is on the same page about what your successor should be like. © 2023...

Everything you need to know about the AI chatbot

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm. It’s able to write essays, code and more given short text prompts, hyper-charging productivity.  There is...

Not many unicorns were spotted in the UK and France this year

As La French Tech and unicorns both turn 10, maybe it's time to rethink where to shine a light London was the place to be this week...

Boox’s latest e-readers combine quiet, compact styles with big customization

Boox has a confusingly wide array of devices to choose from, but the latest make a good case for themselves as powerful, compact alternatives to Kindle...

Revel ends moped sharing, focuses on EV charging and ride-hail

Electric mobility startup Revel is officially shutting down its shared moped business in New York City and San Francisco, according to a company-wide email that CEO...

Black founders still care for Silicon Valley Bank

Silicon Valley Bank was in Austin this week, sponsoring and hosting parties at AfroTech, the largest Black tech conference in the nation. It’s been eight months...

How to bootstrap an AI startup

When you take venture capital money, investors will shape everything from your strategy and product to your thought process. That may not be best for what...

Apple CEO Tim Cook says AI is a fundamental technology, confirms investments in generative...

Apple CEO Tim Cook pushed back a bit at the notion that the company was behind in AI on yesterday’s Q4 earnings call with investors, as...