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Nearly a decade after its launch, ETA’s simple drive times app is finally making its way to Apple’s CarPlay. The newly updated app, which offers an alternative first step to planning a trip, isn’t meant to directly compete with mobile maps or other navigation apps. Instead, it serves as more of a “location dashboard” that […] Drive times app ETA brings its handy location dashboard to CarPlay by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

You’ll have to forgive me, I spent most of the morning thinking and writing about VR. In the lead-up to Apple’s expected headset announcement at WWDC next week, I did a one-person crash course into the world of extended reality, from its birth in the laboratories in the ’50s and ’60s to the current crop […] Meet me at the dog run by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

The Department of Defense said Thursday it is buying more Starlink terminals from SpaceX for use in Ukraine, as the conflict between that country and Russia wages well into its second year. The Pentagon provided little other details about the order, however, including the number of terminals it would purchase or pricing. SpaceX did not […] More SpaceX Starlink terminals will go to Ukraine following new order from Pentagon by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch... →

Some high-profile venture capital and private equity firms are slashing the valuation of their holdings, causing billions in apparent profits to evaporate as the economic downturn undermines the sustained growth of the last 13 years. The California Pension System, the largest pension system in the U.S. whose investments are sprinkled across the globe, injected $368.8 […] Tech investment portfolios suffer write-downs amid global economic slowdown by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

Stripe wants to make it easier for businesses to access credit. The private financial infrastructure giant announced a new charge card program today from Stripe Issuing, its commercial card issuing product, Denise Ho, head of product for BaaS at Stripe, told TechCrunch exclusively. The company originally launched its Issuing product in 2018 and since then, […] Fintech giant Stripe is getting into the credit game by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch... →

Germany’s antitrust watchdog made some interesting comments vis-a-vis the programmatic advertising market yesterday — which question the appropriateness and sustainability of the (still dominant) tracking-and-profiling ad targeting business model. In a statement accompanying publication of a sectoral report (the full report is here in German), the Federal Cartel Office’s (FCO) president, Andreas Mundt, wrote: We […] Germany’s antitrust watchdog questions the future of behavioral advertising by Natasha Lomas... →

In addition to news of a $499 Quest 3 headset arriving this fall, Meta today announced over 15 new titles for Quest VR headsets at the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase today. The games include “Stranger Things VR,” a new version of “NFL Pro Era,” “Assassin’s Creed: Nexus VR” and “Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord.” […] Meta announces over 20 new games for Quest headsets by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch... →

This Chilean startup used the side door to break into the mining industry, which is slow to adopt new technologies. Ceibo unearths $30M Series B to extract more copper out of existing mines by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch... →

The Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky said that hackers working for a government targeted its employees’ iPhones with unknown malware. On Monday, Kaspersky announced the alleged cyberattack, and published a technical report analyzing it, where the company admitted its analysis is not yet complete. The company said that the hackers, whom at this point are unknown, […] Kaspersky says attackers hacked staff iPhones with unknown malware by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on TechCrunch... →

Verizon announced Thursday a new streaming bundle through its +Play subscription-aggregation hub that will combine Netflix’s premium plan and Paramount’s upcoming merged streaming service, Paramount+ with Showtime. This marks the first time that rivals Netflix and Paramount+ have been offered in a bundle together. The limited-time deal will cost $25.99 per month– a 19% discount […] Verizon’s +Play is the first to bundle Netflix and Paramount+ with Showtime by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCru... →

WordPress.com is taking on Substack and others with today’s news that its Newsletter product will now support paid subscriptions and premium content. First launched in December, WordPress.com Newsletter allows writers to automatically send out posts via email to connect directly with their audience, while still being able to leverage WordPress.com’s other capabilities. Writers can opt […] WordPress.com challenges Substack with launch of paid newsletters by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Google Play Book is getting a new feature that is designed to help new readers independently improve their vocabulary and comprehension skills. Google announced today that the new feature, called “Reading Practice,” is available in the United States on the on the Google Play Books Android app and in Google Kids Space. The tools are intended for children […] Google Play Books adds new practice feature to help kids learn how to read by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

Look. We’re all interested in one. I know it, you know it, Apple certainly knows it. Much as AI was Google’s primary focus at I/O and…I don’t know — Windows 11, I guess — was Microsoft’s centerpiece at Build, we’re all going into and leaving WWDC 2023 with one thing in mind: XR. The company’s […] Apple WWDC 2023: Headset rumors, iOS 17 and everything else to expect by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

While their work is the backbone of many startups, many scientists don't become founders. Perhaps its time they should. Many startups are built off research, so why don’t more scientists become founders? by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch... →

Working in customer support often means navigating disjointed tools to find data and solve issues. However, many of these actions are routine and repeatable, making them ideal candidates for automation. 8Flow.ai, which is launching out of stealth today and announcing a $6.6 million seed funding round, wants to do exactly this. The company is rolling […] 8Flow.ai raises $6.6M to automate customer support workflows by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

Telly, the new hardware startup that is providing U.S. consumers with free smart TVs that are completely supported by advertising, claimed that 250,000 people registered within the first two weeks of launch. In the first 36 hours of launching, Telly said that over 100,000 people registered. We sat down with Telly founder and CEO Ilya […] A quarter million people want Telly’s free smart TV, says founder by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

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Nearly every tech company seems to be working on AI tooling, and everyone is at least talking about using it. But how the heck are companies going to charge for it? Startups may have room to innovate as enterprise providers puzzle out how to price AI tools by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

Christian Selig, the developer of the popular iOS Reddit client Apollo, posted on the social network on Wednesday saying that the social network’s new API pricing might put him out of business. Selig is not alone in thinking like this. Since then, several third-party Reddit app developers have expressed their concern about their apps’ sustainability. […] Developers of third-party Reddit apps fear shutdown because of API pricing changes by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch... →