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In India’s bustling streets, where two-wheelers are seen as the primary mode of transportation, a powerful shift toward electrification has been underway. Fossil fuels still dominate the South Asian nation’s automotive industry, but a shift towards EVs — particularly in the two-wheeler category — is underway. More than 1.3 million electric two-wheelers have been sold […] India’s electric two-wheeler sales hit a speed bump by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

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It’s day one for Threads, Meta’s new Twitter clone, and people are signing up in droves. After only two hours live in the App Store, Threads already passed 2 million signups with no signs of slowing down. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg noted the milestone on his Threads account. Threads was available for “pre-order” through iOS, […] Threads passes 2 million downloads in 2 hours by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch... →

Brinc, the Hong Kong-based accelerator backed by investors like Animoca Brands, is launching a new program for fledgling climate tech startups. The three-month program is tailored for founders who are focused on carbon dioxide removal (CDR). They will receive fundraising support, guidance on how to scale up and introductions to Brinc’s network of follow-on investors, […] Brinc launches new program for climate tech startups by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch... →

As Meta sets its sight on introducing its virtual reality headsets to the Chinese market, Mark Zuckerberg’s contentious remarks about Beijing in the past may pose a major obstacle to his China dream. According to a recent report by the Wall Street Journal, Meta is preparing to re-enter China by selling the Oculus Quest VR […] Mark Zuckerberg’s remarks on China cast shadow over Meta’s VR quest by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch... →

As Meta sets its sight on introducing its virtual reality headsets to the Chinese market, Mark Zuckerberg’s contentious remarks about Beijing in the past may pose a major obstacle to his China dream. According to a recent report by the Wall Street Journal, Meta is preparing to re-enter China by selling the Oculus Quest VR […] Zuckerberg’s remarks on China cast shadow over Meta’s VR quest by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch... →

Hours before Meta launches its anticipated Instagram competitor, Threads, another Twitter rival — Bluesky — is announcing additional funding and its first paid service. In a blog post on Wednesday, the company shared that it raised seed funds totaling $8 million this summer, when it converted from being a public benefit LLC to a public […] Bluesky announces its $8M seed round & first paid service, custom domains by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Fiat is slowly trickling out new details on its upcoming Topolino EV, and it turns out the teeny-tiny city quadricycle will do some trickling of its own. Designed for short trips in and around dense European cities, Fiat’s owner Stellantis said this week that the upcoming electric vehicle will start at $10,735 (€ 9,890) in Italy. […] Fiat says its cutest EV will tote accessories like, I kid you not, a ‘little shower’ by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch... →

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Capital flowing into the industry dropped for the fifth consecutive quarter since Q1 2022 to $2.34 billion globally. Crypto funding drops for fifth straight quarter as investors continue to pull back by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

OpenAI is forming a new team led by Ilya Sutskever, its chief scientist and one of the company’s co-founders, to develop ways to steer and control “superintelligent” AI systems. In a blog post published today, Sutskever and Jan Leike, a lead on the alignment team at OpenAI, predict that AI with intelligence exceeding that of […] OpenAI is forming a new team to bring ‘superintelligent’ AI under control by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Astra is carving out its spacecraft engine business as a wholly-owned subsidiary, a corporate restructuring that will provide greater flexibility in hiring and financing, according to documents viewed by TechCrunch and a person familiar with the matter. The new subsidiary, Astra Spacecraft Engines, Inc., was incorporated in Delaware on June 5 and filed with the […] Astra establishes subsidiary for spacecraft engine business by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch... →

Over the July 4 holiday, it emerged that a judge in Louisiana had issued an injunction preventing the White House from speaking to social media companies in certain ways. The lawsuit this decision is part of, it must be said, is quite mad. Robert F. Kennedy Jr swallowed the Twitter Files whole and is now […] Judge silences White House social media talks in lawsuit that departs from reality by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

Gfycat, the Snap-owned GIF-hosting platform, announced that it’s shutting down on September 1, pulling its full archive of GIFs offline. Users have two months to save content before it leaves the platform forever. “The Gfycat service is being discontinued,” a message on the website writes. “Please save or delete your Gfycat content by visiting https://www.gfycat.com […] Gfycat, the Snap-owned GIF hub, shuts down on September 1 by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) has become something akin to the default model for software distribution. But it’s more than a business model. It’s also a way of developing and managing software throughout its life cycle — and that means its underpinnings are forever changing. We decided to host a special SaaS Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 to […] Announcing the SaaS Stage agenda at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

European sustainable smartphone brand Fairphone is dipping a toe in the US market by making its flagship repairable handset available to buy there for the first time via another collaboration with e/OS, a French privacy-focused not-for-profit open source OS maker that offers a “deGoogled” mobile operating system. The Dutch ethical electronics social enterprise remains focused […] Fairphone’s repairable smartphone goes on sale in US for the first time — in a ‘deGoogled’ Murena e/OS variant by Natasha Lomas o... →

Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin is looking to expand into international markets, with the company in the early stages of eyeing up a launch site outside of the United States, CEO Bob Smith said earlier this week. Blue Origin is also actively looking for partnerships and acquisitions “in Europe and beyond” to further grow […] Blue Origin eyes international expansion by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch... →

The technology industry at large might not be in the best of health at the moment, but health and fitness startups appear to be alive and well. EGYM, the Munich-based “smart workout solution” business, has agreed a monster equity investment of €207 million ($225 million), on the back of a very strong year of growth, […] EGYM, the Munich-based smart fitness startup, raises $225M from Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →