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Nikola failed for the second time since June to get enough shareholders to vote on a proposal that would allow the EV truck maker to issue more shares in a bid to raise more capital. The company said Thursday it adjourned its annual meeting of shareholders until August 3 when it will try once more […] EV truck maker Nikola fails again to secure enough shareholder support to issue more shares by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

Here’s a dirty little secret: Consumer electronics can be boring sometimes. Hardware scaling is hard and people love the familiar, both things that have a tendency to disincentive adventurous product design. So it’s worth acknowledging when big companies try something a bit different. From a purely design perspective, there’s a lot to love about the […] Sony’s modular speaker system is a clever and portable take on the home theater by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

Benchmark Space Systems, a Vermont-based developer of in-space propulsion products, has raised $33.2 million in new funding, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Committee. The Series B capital will be used to help the company manufacture at-scale and deliver on the more than 220 propulsion systems in its backlog, Benchmark CEO […] In-space propulsion developer Benchmark Space Systems closes $33M in new funding by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch... →

A California Senator is urging the state’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency to conduct an investigation into the business practices of fintech turned HR startup Deel. Last week, Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) sent a letter to Stewart Knox, California Secretary of Labor, alleging that Deel has hired hundreds of employees but classified them as […] Deel under fire for alleged questionable hiring practices, advice to other companies by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch... →

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...... →

Threads, Meta’s new social networking platform, is quickly gaining ground in China where Western social apps from Instagram to Facebook are banned. As of Thursday morning Pacific Time, the Twitter clone introduced by Instagram ranked fifth in the social networking category of Apple’s China App Store, just a day after launching. That’s despite the fact […] Threads app hits Top 5 on Apple’s China App Store despite ban by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch... →

OpenAI today announced the general availability of GPT-4, its latest text-generating model, through its paid API. Starting this afternoon, all existing OpenAI API developers “with a history of successful payments” can access GPT-4. The company plans to open up access to new developers by the end of this month, and then start raising availability limits […] OpenAI makes GPT-4 generally available by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Amazon revealed Thursday a preview of new deals that will be offered next week during its annual Prime Day event, including an exclusive healthcare deal through One Medical, the primary care tech provider that the e-commerce giant acquired earlier this year. This is the first time that Amazon has added discounted healthcare to its selection […] Amazon adds discounted healthcare to Prime Day deals by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over its new Threads app less than 24 hours after it launched, as first reported by Semafor. The Elon Musk-owned company is accusing Meta of poaching former Twitter employees to create the new platform. Threads, which is a text-based platform that is similar to Twitter, has already passed 30 […] Twitter threatens to sue Meta over its new Threads app by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

The European startup scene is growing, but even after a couple of decades of trying to make ecosystems thrive, Europe appears to be spinning its wheels. Europe is more of a fuzzy tech cloud than a functioning ecosystem by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

Welcome back to Chain Reaction. Looking at the first half of 2023, funding for crypto startups continued to grow more scarce. Maybe the second half of 2023 will have greater capital flowing into crypto, but maybe not by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Here's what these 15 investors would have done differently in 2023 if they had a crystal ball to divine the future. 15 investors lift the lid on the biggest surprises of H1 2023 by Karan Bhasin originally published on TechCrunch... →

TikTok has already dominated the short-video and social media market, and is now looking to take on Spotify and Apple Music with its latest offering. The company announced today that it’s launching a new subscription-only music streaming service called “TikTok Music” in Brazil and Indonesia. TikTok Music lets users sync the service to their existing […] TikTok launches a music streaming service in Brazil and Indonesia called ‘TikTok Music’ by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

As tempting as it may be, you can’t keep a foothold in Silicon Valley while dipping your toe in the Gulf Coast — and still save on taxes. Should you move to a new state for tax savings before selling your startup? by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch... →

Let's look at how VC investment into Israel fared this year so far — unfavorably — and what might explain its decline. Is political unrest taking a toll on Israeli startups? by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch... →

There are many Twitters now, but we may never have another Twitter again. As the eminent Twitter of its time, Twitter served up a lively, often incoherent mix of paradigm-shifting cultural phenomena (Arab Spring, the Me Too movement, Black Twitter), breaking news, corporate existentialist brand building, tweet-addled U.S. presidents and hardcore porn. Now, we’ve got […] Threads won’t be fun — but it will give brands a home away from Twitter by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch... →

In the last few months, Twitter alternatives — new and old — have found an audience willing to try out a new text-based social network. Mastodon, Bluesky, Spill, and T2 are some of the social media platforms people are trying out. Now, Meta has stepped into the game with a big launch tied to Instagram. […] What is Instagram’s Threads app? All your questions answered by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch... →

India will launch its latest Moon lander mission Chandrayaan-3, a follow-on almost four years after the crash of its previous iteration in 2019, on July 14, the country’s space agency has announced. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch the next Chandrayaan (Sanskrit for “moon vehicle”) mission using its Launch Vehicle Mark-III from Satish […] India to launch Chandrayaan-3 Moon lander mission on July 14 by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

YouTube is currently testing a new feature that allows users to lock their screens to avoid accidentally tapping a button and disrupting the video. “Lock Screen” disables touch input, so when users watch a video in full-screen mode, they don’t have to worry about unintentionally pausing, skipping or selecting a suggested video. Users that have […] YouTube is experimenting with a new lock screen feature for Premium users by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

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