X is rolling out audio and video calls to Android
Elon Musk’s own social network X is rolling out the ability to make audio and video calls directly from the app to its Android client.
One of...
General Catalyst eyes VC deal in India push
General Catalyst, one of the largest U.S. venture capital firms, is in talks to acquire an India-focused VC as part of efforts to expand its presence...
Consumer tech is bound for a comeback among unicorns, but maybe not just yet
Ten years after Cowboy Ventures’ founder Aileen Lee gave unicorns their nickname, she and her team are back with fresh analysis on private companies worth more...
Insurtech Getsafe acquires a student loan platform to meet its future clients upstream
European insurtech company Getsafe has acquired deineStudienfinanzierung, an aptly named German digital platform for student loans that was showcased on the local version of “Shark Tank”...
Astroscale takes the wraps off its $25M orbital refueling craft for Space Force
Orbital operations company Astroscale has revealed new details about its approach to refueling satellites in space, as part of a $25.5 million project exploring the concept...
Google will allow more real-money games on the Play Store
Google announced today that the company plans to support more real-money games (RMG) on the Play Store this year by allowing more types of games in...
Hyundai Motor India fixes bug that exposed customers’ personal data
Hyundai’s India subsidiary has fixed a bug that exposed its customers’ personal information in the South Asian market.
TechCrunch reviewed a portion of the exposed data that...
Returnmates, now Sway, bags $19.5M Series A to manage e-commerce returns
Processing returns is a big job for retailers. Total returns for the industry amounted to $743 billion in merchandise in 2023, according to the National Retail...
Meta faces another EU privacy challenge over ‘pay for privacy’ consent choice
Adtech giant Meta’s bid to keep tracking and profiling users of Facebook and Instagram in Europe in spite of the bloc’s comprehensive data protection laws is...
Grayscale CEO sees spot bitcoin ETF as first step towards ‘normalizing’ crypto
It’s been a long road for spot bitcoin ETF filers – and today the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission finally approved all 11 standing applications from issuers.
“I’ve...