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Startups
Announcing the final agenda for the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt
8:00 am PDT • June 6, 2023
TechCrunch Disrupt, our flagship startup event, returns to San Francisco on September 19–21, and you can bet TechCrunch+ will be in the house. It’s going to be the biggest and…
Apple is giving its widgets platform an upgrade with its latest software releases. In addition to now becoming available on Apple Watch and Mac, widgets on iPhone and iPad will…
Last fall, after playing around with OpenAI’s GPT-3 text-generating AI model — the predecessor to GPT-4 — former Uber research scientist Jerry Liu discovered what he describes as “limitations” around…
Incoming Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino started her new gig on Monday, according to a tweet. “It happened — first day in the books!” she wrote. “Stay tuned…” Twitter owner Elon…
Apps
Apple Podcasts to get refreshed ‘Now Playing’ interface, new search filters and more with iOS 17
7:21 am PDT • June 6, 2023
Apple has announced that Apple Podcasts is getting a few new notable features with the launch of iOS 17 this fall. The feature drop includes an updated Now Playing interface…
Transportation
Acura’s first EV will feature Google apps for navigation and voice control
7:07 am PDT • June 6, 2023
The all-new Acura ZDX EV will be the company’s first auto to feature built-in Google apps. This includes Google Assistant, Google Maps and more through the Google Play store. Let’s…
Security
North Korean hackers impersonated journalists to gather intel from academics and think tanks
7:00 am PDT • June 6, 2023
Security researchers have warned that North Korean government-backed hackers are impersonating journalists to gather strategic intelligence to help guide the country’s decision making. SentinelLabs researchers said on Tuesday that they…
Climate
Wisconsin has quietly become a hotbed of fusion power startups. Will it last?
7:00 am PDT • June 6, 2023
In the last few years, the state has become a hotbed of fusion startups. But it faces myriad challenges that could knock it from its pedestal.
Featured Article
After Binance, US SEC sues Coinbase for securities laws violations
The suit comes just one day after the SEC sued Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world by volume, also over securities matters.
6:45 am PDT • June 6, 2023
Gadgets
Apple WWDC 2023: Everything announced from the Apple Vision Pro to iOS 17, MacBook Air and more
6:45 am PDT • June 6, 2023
Sit back and relax while the team runs down all of the biggest news in an easy-to-skim digest.
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Biotech & Health
Binder maker For Them is launching community for queer and trans folks
6:15 am PDT • June 6, 2023
Meeting the needs, practical and emotional, of the queer, trans and nonbinary community is both sensitive and pressing. This is something that For Them, a genderqueer wellness company founded by…
Apple’s Vision Pro headset dominated the headlines at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) event on Monday. But Apple is also going to launch a major update to iOS later this…
Fintech
Eric Schmidt backs Keeta, a startup working to make cross-border payments ‘as easy as Venmo’
6:03 am PDT • June 6, 2023
The core technology is a proprietary ledger capable of processing more than 50 million transactions per second and a network of interconnected real-time payment rails.
Startups
Curri nabs $42M for its construction-focused last-mile logistics platform
6:00 am PDT • June 6, 2023
In 2018, Matt Lafferty and Brian Gonzalez co-founded Curri, a tech platform focused on last-mile logistics for the construction industry. Their goal, they say, was to help customers, specifically distributors,…
Startups
Hello’s founder is back with Config to make hardware development simpler
6:00 am PDT • June 6, 2023
Config is the software that founder James Proud wishes he had at his last startup Hello, maker of sleep tracker Sense. “Config would have been a lifesaver for us at…
Venture
Collaborative Fund backs Korea’s Sopoong Ventures to grow its footprint in Asia
5:54 am PDT • June 6, 2023
Venture capital firms often open a physical office or hire local investors to make inroads into new markets, especially when expanding internationally. But funds are increasingly exploring a variety of…
Startups
Meet the 3 startups to pitch at TechCrunch Live’s (virtual) Atlanta event!
5:48 am PDT • June 6, 2023
This Wednesday TechCrunch Live is taking a virtual trip to the great city of Atlanta. You can tag along by registering HERE. The show starts on Wednesday, June 7, 2023…
Transportation
Indian EV two-wheeler startup River raises $15M led by Dubai’s Al Futtaim Group
5:34 am PDT • June 6, 2023
River, an Indian EV startup that introduced its first two-wheeler in February, has raised $15 million in a funding round led by Dubai’s Al Futtaim Group. With today’s funding round,…
Commerce
BOND brings inspirational-driven approach to livestream shopping, raises $2M
5:01 am PDT • June 6, 2023
BOND’s founders say their approach to livestream shopping is creator and content first so that the “creator in the driver’s seat and at the forefront of the experience.”
Zoom has announced a slew of privacy-focused features and services, as the video communication company looks to appease customers concerned about where their data resides. With Europe pushing a digital…
