The Latest
Startups
This proptech startup says generative building design can change the way cities are built
3:30 am PDT • October 31, 2023
Cedar has coverage across Austin now, however, the new capital will enable the company to expand to more cities over the next 12 to18 months.
Fintech
Brazilian fintech QI Tech lands $200M led by General Atlantic
3:00 am PDT • October 31, 2023
Brazilian banking-as-a-service startup QI Tech has raised $200 million in a Series B round of funding led by New York-based General Atlantic. The raise is believed to be the largest…
Transportation
SkyCell raises $57M at a $600M valuation to build smart containers for pharmaceutical transport
2:14 am PDT • October 31, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic put a spotlight on how critical the development and distribution medicine can really be. Vaccines for the coronavirus typically needed to be kept at very specific temperature…
Biotech & Health
Egyptian health tech Almouneer raises $3.6M to scale its platform for treating diabetes and obesity
1:22 am PDT • October 31, 2023
Obesity and prediabetes are major health concerns in Africa and the Middle East, affecting more than 40% of the population. In Egypt, 20% of adults have diabetes; the figure in…
Security
Apple warns Indian opposition leaders of state-sponsored iPhone attacks
10:22 pm PDT • October 30, 2023
Apple has warned over a half dozen Indian lawmakers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s main opposition of their iPhones being targets of state-sponsored attacks, these people said Tuesday, in a…
Startups
Hexa, the startup studio behind Front, Spendesk and Aircall, unveils its next batch of startups
10:00 pm PDT • October 30, 2023
Hexa, the Paris-based startup studio that started its life as eFounders, just shared a list of the six next companies that will emerge from the studio. It’s an interesting mix…
Government & Policy
5 things we learned so far about the Google antitrust case
7:30 pm PDT • October 30, 2023
Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified Monday in the U.S. government’s antitrust trial against the company. The executive defended Google’s business tactics, including its deal with Apple and other partners to…
In tech, “dogfooding” means using your own stuff in the way you intend for your users to, which is helpful to make sure your stuff lives up to your marketing…
Gadgets
Apple brought back the best Mac colorway with the new M3 MacBook Pro
5:31 pm PDT • October 30, 2023
Apple has a new range of updated MacBook Pro notebooks, and while they get a pretty nice internal upgrade courtesy mostly of the new M3 processor lineup, the big news…
Folks banking on the arrival of the iMac Pro will have to wait a bit longer. If you’ve been looking to upgrade your 24-inch all-in-one, on the other hand, Apple’s…
Where we’ll be next
Oct 28th
TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
San Francisco, CA
Jun 11th
StrictlyVC – Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
May 21st
StrictlyVC – London
London
Hardware
Apple’s M3, M3 Pro and M3 Max 3-nanometer chips arrive with a big graphics boost
5:30 pm PDT • October 30, 2023
We felt fairly confident that we would see at least one piece of next-gen Apple silicon as part of tonight’s Scary Fast event. But how’s this for an early Halloween…
Hardware
Apple’s 14- and 16-inch M3 MacBook Pros arrive in ‘Space Black’ color, starting at $1,599
5:30 pm PDT • October 30, 2023
Apple just announced a (nearly) complete overhaul of its first-party silicon line, in the form of the M3, M3 Pro and M3 Max. While the new 24-inch iMac is arriving…
Featured Article
Apple’s Journal app has arrived – here’s what’s good and bad
Having used Journal for a few days now, I feel confident saying that Day One is not staring down an existential threat — at least not yet. Keep in mind we’re talking about Apple has a well-known history of Sherlocking new apps with feature updates (it was, after all, the company that gave rise to…
4:27 pm PDT • October 30, 2023
AI
Existential risk? Regulatory capture? AI for one and all? A look at what’s going on with AI in the UK
4:20 pm PDT • October 30, 2023
The promise and pitfall of artificial intelligence is a hot topic these days. Some say AI will save us: It’s already on the case to fix pernicious health problems, patch…
Transportation
Layoffs at VW’s Cariad further delay software launch in Porsche, Audi models
4:12 pm PDT • October 30, 2023
Volkswagen’s software unit Cariad will delay the launch of its new software architecture yet again as it deals with a large round of layoffs. Just three years after VW created…
In this issue: ABL Space nears next launch, news from SpaceX and more.
HBCUvc said it hopes the partnership leads to more opportunities for HBCU students and alumni to tap into tech.
The company formerly known as Twitter, X is valuing itself at $19 billion, per internal documents obtained by Fortune. When Elon Musk bought the company one year ago this week,…
Transportation
The Chevy Equinox EV is coming in 2024 with a $34,995 starting price and surprising range
2:34 pm PDT • October 30, 2023
The Chevy Equinox EV, an all-electric compact SUV that General Motors has aimed squarely at the mass market, will arrive in dealerships in 2024 with a battery range and sticker…
After a weekend of almost complete internet blackout, connectivity in Gaza has been partially restored. On Friday, internet monitoring firms and experts reported that access to the internet had significantly…
