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Helbiz stock tumbles on reverse split, rebrand to Micromobility.com

Shared micromobility company Helbiz said it will do a reverse stock split in an attempt to get back into compliance with the Nasdaq, which issued a delisting notice last July because Helbiz’s st

Reliance-backed Dunzo nears fresh funding of $50 million

The Indian hyperlocal delivery startup Dunzo is in late-stage discussions to secure about $50 million in a new financing round, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, as the Bengaluru-h

EV company Canoo agrees to $1.5M settlement with SEC

Electric vehicle startup Canoo has agreed to a $1.5 million settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to a regulatory filing. The SEC began investigating Canoo in May 2021

Daily Crunch: Ledger locks down another $108M to double down on hardware crypto wallets

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Virgin Orbit burns up in uncontrolled descent

Virgin Orbit is laying off around 85% of its workforce in order to further reduce expenses, after the troubled space company said it was unable to secure additional funding to keep it afloat. The news

Checkout.com’s new president is bullish on US expansion, says she ‘welcomes’ comparisons to Stripe

Stripe competitor Checkout.com announced last month that Céline Dufétel was appointed as its new president. She had previously served as the London-based fintech startup’s CFO and COO for abou

Pokémon GO will raise the price of remote raid passes

Pokémon GO is raising the price of remote raid passes, the mobile game announced today. Players used to be able to buy one pass for 100 coins (about $1) or three passes for 250 coins (about $2.50), b

Discover the Disrupt 2023 Fintech Stage

TechCrunch Disrupt, the premier event for startup investors and founders, is coming back September 19-21, 2023, with an enhanced new format.  This year, we’re rethinking TC Sessions, the standalone

Audible is testing ad-supported access to select titles for non-members

Audible is testing ad-supported access to select titles for non-members, the Amazon-owned audiobook company revealed on a help page on its website. The company confirmed to TechCrunch that the test is

Crypto market cap unaffected on the week amid more US lawsuits

If you thought last week was crazy with the SEC clamping down on major crypto companies like Coinbase and Tron, you should buckle up for this week’s news.

I played the anime dating sim that does your taxes for you

Yes, there is an anime dating sim that does your taxes, and it actually works. Tax Heaven 3000 is a game produced by MSCHF, the venture-funded creative studio behind projects like Push Party, the Lil

Netflix’s ad-supported plan comes to Apple TV after months of delay

When Netflix launched its ad-supported plan four months ago, there were a few devices the plan didn’t support — Apple TV being one of them. Starting this week, the cheaper tier is available in

Yeah, of course, YC’s winter class is oozing with AI companies

While some startups are reinventing the wheel, most are looking to build nuanced use cases of AI. It would be weirder if they weren't.

Asking the right dumb questions

You’ll have to forgive the truncated newsletter this week. Turns out I brought more back from Chicago than a couple of robot stress balls (the one piece of swag I will gladly accept). I was telling

Smoakland is testing a loophole to sell cannabis by credit card

What do you do when you have a very successful and popular product (marijuana) that is legal in some places, but federally has been a Schedule 1 drug since 1970? Well, you can’t rely on any nati

Pitch Deck Teardown: Northspyre’s $25 million Series B deck

Northspyre shared the deck it used to raise a $25 million Series B to bring costs under control for big building projects.

YouTube’s new metric shows an artist’s reach across all formats, including Shorts

YouTube announced today that it is expanding its Analytics for Artists tool by adding YouTube Shorts-related data to the “Total Reach” metric, which gives artists and their teams an overvi

Twitter alternative T2 launches new verification program, hires Discord engineering head as CTO

As Twitter begins its shift to a “pay to play” business model, a new Twitter alternative is preparing to take flight. T2, the seed-funded Twitter rival developed by Google and Twitter vete

Waymo retires its self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivan

More than five years ago, a newly minted Waymo took the wraps off of what would become its first commercialized autonomous vehicle: a Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan loaded with sensors and software.

There’s a new supply chain attack targeting customers of a phone system with 12 million users

Multiple security firms have sounded the alarm about an active supply chain attack that’s using a trojanized version of 3CX’s widely used voice and video-calling client to target downstream cu
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