So, you want to democratize venture capital
A venture capitalist once told me candidly that whenever you see the phrase “democratization” in tec ...View More
Crypto sure requires a lot of fiat
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The exit effect: 4 ways IPOs and acquisitions drive positive change across the global ecosystem
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Twitter Spaces will be available for the web, including accessibility features
On Wednesday evening, Twitter announced that Spaces — its Clubhouse competitor — will start rolling ...View More
Google’s data terms are now in Germany’s competition crosshairs
Germany’s national competition regulator, the Bundeskartellamt, has continued its investigative char ...View More
Interactio, a remote interpretation platform, grabs $30M after seeing 12x growth during COVID-19
Interactio, a remote interpretation platform whose customers include massive institutions like the U ...View More
Snowman, the studio behind Alto’s Adventure and others, launches a kids app company, Pok Pok
Snowman, the small studio behind award-winning iOS games Alto’s Adventure, Alto’s Odyssey, Skate Cit ...View More
Apple expands its ad business with a new App Store ad slot
At the same time as it’s cracking down on the advertising businesses run by rivals, Apple is introdu ...View More
Europe charges Apple with antitrust breach, citing Spotify App Store complaint
The European Commission has issued a formal ‘statement of objections’ against Apple, saying today th ...View More
Indonesian edtech CoLearn gets $10M Series A led by Alpha Wave Incubation and GSV Ventures
A Zoom screenshot with CoLearn’s founding team: Marc Irawan, Abhay Saboo and Sandeep Devaram Indones ...View More
Payhawk raises $20M to unify corporate cards, payments and expenses
Fintech startup Payhawk has raised a $20 million funding round. QED Investors is leading the round w ...View More
Daily Crunch: Facebook announces new audio products
Facebook reveals its Clubhouse competitor, Parler will return to Apple’s App Store and a helicopter ...View More
Xbox Cloud Gaming beta starts rolling out on iOS and PC this week
The era of cloud gaming hasn’t arrived with the intensity that may have seemed imminent a couple yea ...View More
General Motors leads $139 million investment into lithium-metal battery developer, SES
General Motors is joining the list of big automakers picking their horses in the race to develop bet ...View More
Google misled consumers over location data settings, Australia court finds
Google’s historical collection of location data has got it into hot water in Australia where a case ...View More
Pearpop raises from The Chainsmokers, Alexis Ohanian, Amy Schumer, Kevin Hart, Mark Cuban, Marshmello, and Snoop Dogg
Pearpop, the marketplace for social collaborations between the teeming hordes of musicians, craftspe ...View More
Watch a monkey equipped with Elon Musk’s Neuralink device play Pong with its brain
[embedded content] Elon Musk’s Neuralink, one of his many companies and the only one currently focus ...View More
Spotify stays quiet about launch of its voice command ‘Hey Spotify’ on mobile
In 2019, Spotify began testing a hardware device for automobile owners it lovingly dubbed “Car Thing ...View More
Extra Crunch roundup: Clubhouse UX teardown, YC Demo Day favorites, proptech VC survey, more
Since the pandemic began, I have been pushing the limits of my imagination to try to picture what ci ...View More
Daily Crunch: Amazon makes PR push ahead of union vote
Amazon pushes back against unionization, WeWork eyes the SPAC route and there’s new spyware on Andro ...View More
