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A prolific investor in climate-tech companies in Canada is back with a second fund for “low-carbon technologies” — only this time the firm plans to pump less money into the scene, over a longer period of time. The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) came out with a new, $400 million climate-tech fund on Wednesday, […] One of Canada’s biggest climate-tech backers pulls back by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch... →

Аудитория мессенджера в России превысила 50 млн человек... →

Компания может занять долю ушедших из России сервисов... →

Верификация будет стоить $8... →

The Australian and New Zealand startup community will see a boost in funding this year. Blackbird, a VC fund based in the two south Pacific countries, on Wednesday closed a fund at over AUD $1 billion, which is about USD $640 million, which the firm says is Australia’s largest fund to date. This is Blackbird’s […] Blackbird’s latest $1B AUD fund signals maturation of Australian, New Zealand venture scene by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

It’s hard to imagine committing to invest $500 million in someone’s vision for a company, only to watch that individual almost immediately try to distance himself from it. But Changpeng “CZ” Zhao told an audience tonight at Web Summit in Lisbon that he wasn’t bothered when, after committing to invest $500 million in Elon Musk’s […] ‘CZ’ Zhao on why Binance bet big on Twitter despite Musk’s machinations by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch... →

Twitter CMO Leslie Berland is the latest executive leaving the social network, just days into its Elon Musk era, Bloomberg and the New York Times report. Citing unnamed sources, Bloomberg also writes that Jean-Philippe Maheu, the vice president of global client solutions, is leaving the company. Berland hasn’t said anything publicly about the job change […] Twitter CMO is the latest to leave in a string of exec departures by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

We’ve been hearing for years how TikTok hoovers up data globally and presents it to its parent company in China, and potentially thence to the powers that be. But despite renewed calls today from FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, the popular app is very unlikely to be outright banned. That doesn’t mean it will be allowed […] They’re not going to ban TikTok (but…) by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. Daily Crunch: Amazon expands music catalog from 2M to 100M songs for Prime subscribers by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin is deepening its investment in satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital with a $100 million investment and a cooperation agreement for the development and sale of smallsats through 2035. Terran also announced that it will now build its massive, $300 million space vehicle manufacturing facility in Irvine, California, not Florida as originally planned. […] Lockheed Martin increases its bet on satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital with $100 million investment by Aria Alamalhodaei o... →

Причиной столь стремительного роста стал сбой в работе другого мессенджера... →

With its biggest product launch in years, Twitch is betting on a near-future of the platform that features more dynamic conversations, expanding its current focus beyond mostly solo streamers. Through a new tool called Guest Star, which launched in a limited beta earlier this year, streamers can now easily pull other creators and fans into […] Twitch opens Guest Star up so anyone can run their own talk show now by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch... →

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. There may have been another Google algorithm update or adjustment on Friday...... →

Many unicorns are likely now trapped between changing investor preferences and a general compression of the value of software companies. Unicorns face 5-1 odds as they wait for public markets to warm by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch... →

Yeah, yeah. I know. Buying a record player isn’t going to fix everything that’s broken. But it was a nice thought, however fleeting. Long before the iPod, this strange mutant existed. Too weird to live, too strange to die, as someone once famously put it. The Audio-Technica Sound Burger — as it has affectionately come […] Everything is stupid and bad right now; maybe this $200 portable turntable will fix it by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

Он рассчитывает, что это увеличит доходы сервиса и позволит платить вознаграждения авторам контента.... →

Это увеличит доходы сервиса и позволит платить вознаграждения авторам, считает новый владелец соцсети.... →

Meta has announced the global expansion of its professional mode profile setting on Facebook to all creators. Professional mode is designed to be used by creators looking to monetize their followings on the social network. Facebook began testing professional mode with select creators in December 2021 and is now offering it to anyone on its […] Facebook expands its professional mode profile setting to all creators globally by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

Ford and Volkswagen are trying to squeeze any remaining value out of Argo AI, the autonomous vehicle startup the two automakers invested billons in before abruptly shutting it down last week. One of the primary items on the block: Argo Lidar, an 80-person team and the lidar tech they developed, according to sources familiar with […] Ford, VW seeking buyer for Argo AI’s lidar unit by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

Bitcoin prices have continued to hold near $20,000 this past week, but some miners are crumbling as spiking energy prices and historically low hash prices cut into profits. Bitcoin miners struggle as energy prices rise and hash prices fall by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →