Superstrata e-bike review: Rebel without a cause
Superstrata’s e-bike is a strange specimen — there’s no two ways about it. In some ways that makes sense; the...
Month: January 2023
Energy X secures $20M at $120M valuation to slash building sector emissions
Countries worldwide have pledged to reduce their energy usage and reach net-zero energy targets by 2050. To get there, they...
Tesla records $204M loss from bitcoin in 2022
Tesla recorded a $204 million impairment loss in 2022 on its bitcoin holdings, according to regulatory filings. The loss was...
Daily Crunch: Cell network provider Google Fi confirms customer data breach
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m....
OpenAI releases tool to detect AI-generated text, including from ChatGPT
After telegraphing the move in media appearances, OpenAI has launched a tool that attempts to distinguish between human-written and AI-generated...
DOJ requests Autopilot, FSD documents from Tesla
The U.S. Department of Justice has asked Tesla for documents related to its branded Full Self-Driving and Autopilot advanced driver...
Peacock kills its free tier option for new customers
Peacock is no longer offering its free tier to new customers, a spokesperson for NBCUniversal confirmed to TechCrunch on Tuesday....
Spotify’s test of a Friends tab on mobile hints at expanded social ambitions
Spotify’s success with its year-end review known as Wrapped, designed for social sharing, may be pushing the company toward building...
Meta starts testing ‘members-only worlds’ in Horizon Worlds
Meta is starting to test closed spaces called “members-only worlds” in Horizon Worlds, its social VR experience. The company has...
GM invests $650M in lithium mining to lock down EV raw materials
General Motors said Tuesday it will invest $650 million into Lithium Americas as part of an agreement to develop a...
TechCrunch+ roundup: SaaS spending squeeze, tax time tips, freemium frameworks
If you thought egg prices were out of control, the SaaS inflation rate is outpacing the rest of the economy....
Precision Neuroscience is making brain implants safer, smarter and reversible
Brain researchers have relied on devices called microelectrode arrays for decades, but the technology behind these tools is increasingly outdated....
Teal unwraps $8.8M to build out a telehealth platform for women — starting with cervical cancer screening
Female-focused telehealth startup, Teal Health, is popping up today to announce an $8.8 million seed round with a roster of...
Avoiding the pitfalls of OnlyFans with Rosie Nguyen from Fanhouse
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week, Darrell and Becca catch up with...
Thrive Capital believed to be leading new multi-billion dollar investment in Stripe
Thrive Capital has reportedly committed $1 billion in fresh capital to payments giant Stripe as part of a new investment...
Practice your startup pitch on TechCrunch Live with Benchmark and Cambly
TechCrunch Live is back! The weekly show resumes this week, and we’re excited to bring back a popular segment. Called...
Lost your crypto amid Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings? You’re probably not getting it back
If you lost access to your money when the crypto firm holding your assets filed for bankruptcy, then you’re probably...
Privacy assistant Jumbo tears down its paywall
Jumbo, an app that lets you control your privacy on the web, is hitting the reset button — sort of....
Instagram’s co-founders introduce a new social app…for news reading
Can lightning strike twice? That’s apparently the question being raised today with the public introduction of the next social app...
Big changes coming for GDPR enforcement on Big Tech in Europe?
Big Tech take note: In what looks like a meaningful — and long overdue — reforming step, the European Commission...
