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When it comes to the decentralized world of crypto, few single entities loom larger or carry more weight in the industry than exchange behemoth Binance. The blockchain giant processed $34 trillion in trading volume in 2021, it says, and the exchange shows few signs of resting on its laurels as it pursues bold new bets […] Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao shares his vision of web3 opportunities at TC Sessions: Crypto by Lucas Matney originally published on TechCrunch... →

Financial institutions have struggled to develop their own technologies, hence the rise of neo-banks which used Open Banking regulations to build their own Fintech stacks. That has led to a wave of innovation, and startups have hungrily devoured the opportunities to ‘platformise’ the financial work. The latest is fintech SaaS provider Toqio which has now […] Why build any fintech any more when you can just raise €20M and white-label it to banks? by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch... →

О звёздном часе для ивент-индустрии и трейд-маркетинге... →

We caught up with Treepz co-founder and CEO Onyeka Akumah, whom we first interviewed a year ago, to check in on the African startup's progress. Treepz founder Onyeka Akumah on how to succeed in transportation tech by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

Hustle Fund, an early-stage focused venture firm built by former 500 Startups partners Elizabeth Yin and Eric Bahn, is growing into its name. The firm has steadily grown its assets under management since first launching five years ago. Its first fund closed at $11.5 million, its second fund closed with $33.6 million, and today, it […] Hustle Fund’s side hustle just helped it close a third fund by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

We’re beyond amazed at the collective creativity, ingenuity and technical prowess of the Startup Battlefield 200. Out of thousands of applications, only 200 early-stage startups made the final cut, and you’ll find all of them — and only them — exhibiting on the TechCrunch Disrupt show floor on October 18-20 in San Francisco. That’s a […] The Startup Battlefield 200: SaaS, Enterprise, Retail and FinTech edition by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch... →

Такое решение принял Банк России.... →

Amazon’s steady march to bring Amazon Go-powered instant checkout stores across the U.S. and U.K. has been well-documented. Far less known is that it has also been making some moves to expand the technology in another very key market for the business: India. TechCrunch has learned that Amazon quietly picked up the founders of a […] Amazon quietly picked up a cashierless store startup to stock its Amazon Go play in India by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

General Motors and OneD Battery Sciences are teaming up on a joint research venture into building more efficient batteries for electric vehicles. The partnership will focus on using OneD’s silicon nanotechnology in GM’s Ultium battery cells to extend range, improve performance and cut costs. The automaker said Thursday that OneD’s Sinanode platform, which uses silicon […] GM partners, invests in OneD Battery Sciences in quest for cheap, energy-dense EV batteries by Jaclyn Trop originally published on TechCr... →

Ride-hailing giant Lyft and autonomous vehicle technology company Argo AI are now officially offering public robotaxi service in Austin, Texas. This is the second city in which Lyft and Argo are operating a commercial robotaxi service after Miami, which launched in December. Riders in Austin will have the option of choosing a driverless commute directly […] Argo AI’s robotaxis officially available via Lyft in Austin by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

Last year, Amazon spent over $4.3 million on anti-union consultants alone, to which labor advocates asked, why not just pay that money to workers? Now, Amazon will do just that. Over the next year, Amazon will dedicate nearly $1 billion to increasing the average wages of its warehouse and transportation workers from about $18 to […] Amazon raises hourly wages by about $1 amid increasing union pressure by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch... →

RuStore стал первым по аудитории среди российских сторов... →

Twitter is rolling out its redesigned Spaces tab, which includes podcasts, to Twitter Blue subscribers on Android. The Android launch comes a few weeks after Blue subscribers on iOS got access to podcasts and the redesigned Spaces tab. When Twitter first announced that it was introducing podcasts to its platform, the social network said they would be […] Twitter is rolling out podcasts to Blue subscribers on Android by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

A new letter penned by Senate and House Democrats accuses Amazon of “anticompetitive” practices in its bid to purchase Roomba-maker, iRobot, for $1.7 billion. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is leading the charge to convince the Federal Trade Commission to reject the deal, according to a report from Axios. “Rather than compete in a fair marketplace […] Amazon’s iRobot deal faces renewed scrutiny from Dems by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

Today, Nielsen announced that Roku plans to enable four-screen measurement across desktop, mobile, connected TV, and traditional TV. This is the first time Roku will use the digital methodology, Nielsen One, the data measurement firm’s cross-media measurement tool, which launches in December. In the age of streaming, it’s becoming more challenging for companies to measure […] Roku will now work with Nielsen to track cross-media viewership by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

Anyone who has followed global news events of late will have noticed the devastating floods that have engulfed pretty much every corner of the world, from the U.S. and Europe, to Africa, Australia, and Asia, where India and Pakistan have been hit by some of their worst floods in recent memory. By pretty much all […] As extreme weather events worsen, 7Analytics meshes AI and big data to predict flooding by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →

The future of Kenya-based Sky.Garden — an Amazon-style marketplace for third-party merchants to sell electronics, home goods and more — is in the balance after the startup failed to close a round of financing, according to a memo the startup sent out to employees. An insider told TechCrunch that the startup’s Co-founder and CEO, Martin Majlund, sent […] Sky.Garden, Kenya’s Amazon-style marketplace, faces closure after funding fell through by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch... →

As younger consumers are shifting to social apps that focus on video and more personal forms of social networking, a new social app called Studio, launching today, is introducing a group camcorder experience that allows groups of friends to share videos with one another in private albums. These albums, or “studios” as they’re called, are […] Studio’s private group camcorder app lets friends create ‘episodes’ by combining 10-second videos by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

As younger consumers are shifting to social apps that focus on video and more personal forms of social networking, a new social app called Studio, launching today, is introducing a group camcorder experience that allows groups of friends to share videos with one another in private albums. These albums, or “studios” as they’re called, are […] Studio’s private group camcorder app lets friends create ‘episodes’ by combing 10-second videos by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Software product marketers typically are charged with creating demos for potential customers. These let people who are interested in the product see how a function inside an application works as a way to whet the appetite of the potential buyer. Arcade, a startup launched by two former Atlassian employees, decided to attack this problem with […] Arcade scores $7.5M seed to make it simple to build a product demo by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch... →