Oct 28th
TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
San Francisco, CA
The Latest
Pot, Pottery and Beyond
10:30 AM PDT • September 21, 2021
Recorded on September 20, 2021. Somehow we live in world where alcohol is sold in grocery stores and weed is considered a gateway drug. But…
Transportation
GM details the motors that will power its electric Hummer and other EVs
10:20 am PDT • September 21, 2021
General Motors has spent a lot of time recently talking up the capabilities of its upcoming Ultium battery technology but has said significantly less so about the motors those cells…
Featured Article
Seth Rogen explains how Houseplant promotes cannabis without breaking the rules
“That’s us, developing a relationship and trust with customers in places where weed is not legal yet.”
10:20 am PDT • September 21, 2021
Bioplatforms for Saving the Planet
10:05 AM PDT • September 21, 2021
Recorded on September 21, 2021. Twist’s synthetic DNA is re-inventing the fields of medicine, agriculture, industrial chemicals, and data storage. Ginkgo has developed custom strains…
Hardware
Facebook adds a battery-powered smart screen to the Portal line
10:00 am PDT • September 21, 2021
The Portal line has always been a kind of odd duck in the world of smart screens. Facebook’s most significant contribution to the category is almost certainly Smart Camera, which…
Media & Entertainment
Roblox to add opt-in age verification for players and developers
10:00 am PDT • September 21, 2021
Roblox is introducing an optional age verification for its users that will combine an ID check with a selfie scan. While the system will not be needed to play most…
Media & Entertainment
Marketplace platform Mirakl raises $555 million at $3.5 billion valuation
10:00 am PDT • September 21, 2021
French startup Mirakl has closed a new Series E funding round of $555 million. Following this round, the company is now valued at $3.5 billion. Mirakl helps you launch a…
Saving the World
9:30 AM PDT • September 21, 2021
Recorded on September 20, 2021. COVID-19 changed everything. It not only threatened our individual health and well being, but shook industries and economies across the…
Featured Article
For BioNTech, the COVID-19 vaccine was simply the opening act
Ultimately, BioNTech’s mission is to make treatments that are optimized not only to specific patient needs, but also to time and place.
9:22 am PDT • September 21, 2021
Transportation
Mercedes-Benz prices its flagship EQS electric vehicle below the S Class
9:20 am PDT • September 21, 2021
The Mercedes-Benz has priced the flagship EQS electric vehicle more than $8,700 below its gas-powered S-Class counterpart, a strategic move by the German automaker aiming to ensure a successful rollout…
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Enterprise
Rippling launches computer inventory management as more workers remain remote
9:00 am PDT • September 21, 2021
The dashboard enables businesses to automatically store, ship and retrieve employee computers in a way that is remote and hands-free.
Featured Article
The iPhone 13 Pro goes to Disneyland
This year’s iPhone review goes back to Disneyland for the first time in a couple of years for, uh, obvious reasons. I’m happy to report that the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 performed extremely well, and the limited testing I was able to do on the iPhone mini and iPhone 13 Pro Max showed…
8:46 am PDT • September 21, 2021
Audi has launched the Q4 e-tron, the fifth electric vehicle in its growing portfolio, as part of the German automaker’s plan to bring more than 30 EVs and plug-in hybrids…
Marvel shows are now available through Apple Podcast subscriptions
8:28 am PDT • September 21, 2021
Marvel and SiriusXM have opened a new Apple Podcasts channel, which includes a paid tier. The service costs $4/month (which may vary by country) after a seven-day trial.
Hardware
Raspberry Pi gets $45M to meet demand for low-cost PCs and IoT
8:16 am PDT • September 21, 2021
Turns out COVID-19 lockdowns have been good for the indoor hobby of hardware hacking: The U.K.-based foundation behind the low-price microprocessor Raspberry Pi announced close of a $45 million funding…
Startups
Just raises $8M in its effort to beat Root at the car insurance game
8:15 am PDT • September 21, 2021
Just Insure, a pay-per-mile insurance technology company, has raised $8 million in a funding round. CrossCut Ventures, ManchesterStory and Western Technology Investments co-led the investment, which brings its total raised…
Climate
America’s innovators will solve climate change, not regulators
8:14 am PDT • September 21, 2021
Our best hope for reducing carbon emissions isn’t new government spending. It’s a technological sea change — one that can only come from the private sector.
Transportation
Uber adjusts third-quarter forecast in light of increased gross bookings
7:56 am PDT • September 21, 2021
Uber said Tuesday that it could hit one measure of profitability in the third quarter, earlier than expected, as the ride-hailing company saw gains in its delivery and mobility businesses.…
TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 Pre-Show: Welcome to Disrupt!
7:52 AM PDT • September 21, 2021
Recorded on September 20, 2021. TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 Pre-Show: Welcome to Disrupt!
Featured Article
Really, this market isn’t good enough?
Klarna’s CEO says he’s ‘nervous’ to take the company public. But the public market for BNPL companies actually feels pretty strong at the moment.
7:46 am PDT • September 21, 2021
