Effy is at a crossroads. The energy renovation company based in France is doing well, but it is addressing a market that is much bigger than anticipated. That’s why it is making a bet. The company just closed a €20 million funding round (roughly $22 million at today’s exchange rate) from Felix Capital. This is […]
After bootstrapping for 15 years, energy renovation company Effy raises $22 million by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch... →
У бренда МТС появилась новая архитектура, позиционирование, новый логотип и визуальный язык в целом, а также уникальная айдентика для отдельных продуктов... →
After weeks of stalling, Twitter finally announced its new API price structures on Wednesday. These three tiers include a barebone free level mostly meant for content posting bots, a $100 per month basic level, and a costly enterprise level. The company said that subscribing to any level gets access to Ads API at no cost. […]
Twitter announces new API with only free, basic, and enterprise levels by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch... →
Unacademy has laid off 12% of its workforce, or over 350 roles, in its latest round of layoffs — just over four months after cutting about 350 roles in November. Unacademy co-founder and CEO Gaurav Munjal announced the new layoff decision in a Slack post to employees. “We have taken every step in the right decision […]
Indian edtech Unacademy slashes another 12% jobs by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →
When Stellantis brand Jeep descended on Moab, Utah this week for its annual off-roading and concept roadshow, electrification ruled the road. The automaker showed off this week seven concepts — four of which are electrified — from the Jeep brand and Jeep Performance Parts (JPP) by Mopar ahead of the Easter Jeep Safari, an annual […]
Jeep puts electrification front and center at Easter Jeep Safari by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →
Lyft might once again drop its shared rides offering, just one of several changes the company’s newly appointed CEO could make in a bid to focus on its core ride-hailing business and become profitable. David Risher, who is taking over as Lyft’s CEO in mid-April, told TechCrunch in a wide ranging interview that other features […]
Lyft might drop shared rides, stay focused on basics under new CEO by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →
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Daily Crunch: After raising $3M seed, global fintech platform Payday plans to secure licensing in Canada, UK by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →
The first crewed flight test of Boeing’s Starliner capsule is facing yet another delay, with NASA officials saying Wednesday that it was now targeting no earlier than July 21 for launch. The space agency and Boeing blamed the delay on certification issues related to the capsule’s parachute system and other verifications on Starliner’s components and […]
NASA pushes back Boeing Starliner’s crewed flight test to July by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch... →
The U.S. Treasury Department’s guidance on battery sourcing requirements for the electric vehicle tax credits will result in fewer vehicles being eligible for full or partial credits, reports Reuters, citing an unnamed U.S. official. The proposed EV credit guidance as included in the Inflation Reduction Act says that in order for vehicles to qualify for […]
Battery sourcing guidance might slash EV tax credits by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →
Microsoft is “exploring” putting ads in the responses given by Bing Chat, its new search agent powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4. While these sponsored responses are clearly labeled as such, it does make one question how far we’ve really come from the old model of ads on search engines. Microsoft confirmed this is happening, albeit in […]
That was fast! Microsoft slips ads into AI-powered Bing Chat by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →
Sam Parr, founder of HubSpot-acquired newsletter and media brand The Hustle, doesn’t watch “Succession” because “it’s too real” (and because he prefers watching comedy compared to behemoth business billionaires fighting). But when he announced his new project, Hampton, an invite-only club for chief executive officers, the references started rolling. It’s specifically one Succession quote that […]
Hampton is tech’s new membership community for chief executive officers by Natasha Mascarenhas originally publis... →
Investors just pumped millions into Irrigreen, a startup vying to quench America’s thirsty lawns with “approximately 50% less water.” Seed investor Ulu led the $15 million funding round. Two tech investors that are focused on water conservation — Burnt Island and Echo River — also chipped in, among a handful of others. The San Francisco–based […]
Irrigreen’s precision sprinklers prevent water waste and wet legs by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch... →