Oct 28th
TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
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There are still opportunities for growth out there, but founders and operators will need a new strategy if they want to continue growing through the downturn.
Featured Article
Sugar Lab buys back its tech to take 3D-printed foods mainstream
The 3D printing world can print in concrete, plastic, metal and pretty much everything else that starts off gooey and turns solid after a while. That includes a bunch of different types of foods, as Sugar Lab demonstrates. The company was originally acquired by 3D Systems in 2013, but co-founders Kyle von Hasseln and Meagan…
8:25 am PDT • October 14, 2022
Apps
Twitter is developing a way for users to control who can mention them
8:11 am PDT • October 14, 2022
Twitter is developing a feature that has the potential to curb harassment and bullying on the social network. App engineer Jane Manchun Wong discovered that the company is developing a…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 kicks off in just four days, startup fans. We can’t wait to greet you. Here’s a handy how-to guide for everything you can expect at TechCrunch Disrupt…
Meta’s Connect conference held earlier this week had announcements ranging from the new $1,500 Quest Pro headset to the company’s partnership with Microsoft to bring productivity tools to VR. However,…
Fintech
Got $5? These startups allow for investments in slices of real estate
7:30 am PDT • October 14, 2022
As U.S. homeownership declines, startups like Landa and Fintor are helping people invest in real estate without much upfront capital.
Media & Entertainment
Uganda’s changes on Computer Misuse law spark fears it will be used to silence dissidents
7:07 am PDT • October 14, 2022
Uganda’s controversial Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill 2022, which rights groups say will likely be used to silence dissenting voices online, has come into force after the country’s President Yoweri Kaguta…
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Before we get…
When people see use cases in action enabled by your components, it encourages others to start using your solution.
Venture
Andreessen Horowitz backs Synonym’s bio-manufacturing facilities
6:01 am PDT • October 14, 2022
Synonym is developing designs and underwriting for its fermentation farms so that companies can more easily utilize them for bioproduct production.
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Apps
Google is updating its ‘Ad’ tag to ‘Sponsored’ for mobile search
6:00 am PDT • October 14, 2022
Over the years, Google has made it harder to separate ads from organic search results at a glance. In its current iteration, when users perform a search, the only distinction…
Welcome to another episode of the TechCrunch Podcast where we break down the week’s top tech stories with the people who wrote them. This week…
Apps
Instagram expands AI-powered age verification program to India and Brazil
11:11 pm PDT • October 13, 2022
Instagram, facing scrutiny from safety advocates, started testing a program in the U.S. earlier this year to verify users’ age of those claiming to be 18 or older. It uses…
Commerce
Shein owner fined $1.9M for failing to notify 39M users of data breach
10:58 pm PDT • October 13, 2022
A data breach from 2018 is putting Shein under the spotlight as the ultra-fast fashion e-commerce platform continues to conquer Gen Z markets across the world. Zoetop, the firm that…
Even the largest landfills in Indonesia are at (or nearing) capacity, and the government has set an ambitious target of 30% waste reduction by 2025. Waste4Change is one of the…
Climate
Some new venture firms are going really, really (really) niche
6:06 pm PDT • October 13, 2022
There are big, overarching top-down trends, and there are little-bitty baby trends that have a way of growing into bigger ones. A big trend right now, for example, centers on…
Hardware
Repairable laptop firm Framework introduces refurbished program
3:31 pm PDT • October 13, 2022
Framework is at the vanguard of a growing movement to make electronics more repair-friendly. Some have done so by choice and others have been…nudged in that direction by looming right…
Startups
Daily Crunch: Google holographic video chat booth, Project Starline, finds its way into the real world
3:05 pm PDT • October 13, 2022
Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package.
Social
Meta files to dismiss FTC complaint over acquisition of VR fitness company Within
2:46 pm PDT • October 13, 2022
Meta submitted a request to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s complaint about its acquisition of Within. The Los Angeles virtual reality firm makes Supernatural, a rhythm game-turned-workout app that, in…
Startups
Getaway launches a way for you to enjoy, and own, vacation homes
1:46 pm PDT • October 13, 2022
Being in the business of convincing people that they deserve a vacation is hard. Being in the business of convincing people that they can co-own a vacation house and enjoy…
