Should venture capitalists be held accountable when startups screw up?
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! Last week was a holiday in the United States, so news was a bit lighter than normal. But […]
Investors chase wealthtech startups in India as affluent class grows
Investors are betting on Indian wealthtech startups as a growing middle class turns to diversify investments and startups challenge traditional financial advisors […]
Apple approves Epic Games’ marketplace app after initial rejections
After multiple rejections, Apple has approved Fortnite maker Epic Games’ third-party app marketplace for launch in the EU. As now permitted by […]
HealthEquity says data breach is an ‘isolated incident’
On Tuesday, health tech services provider HealthEquity disclosed in a filing with federal regulators that it had suffered a data breach, in […]
Apple adds support for new languages across lock screen, keyboard and search on iOS 18
Apple unveiled iOS 18 last month at its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC). Since then, the company has released two developer betas in […]
MIT’s soft robotic system is designed to pack groceries
The first self-checkout system was installed in 1986 in a Kroger grocery store just outside of Atlanta. It took several decades, but […]
Gemini’s data-analyzing abilities aren’t as good as Google claims
One of the selling points of Google’s flagship generative AI models, Gemini 1.5 Pro and 1.5 Flash, is the amount of data […]
Who won the presidential debate: X or Threads?
Who had the better performance at Thursday night’s presidential debate, X or Threads? Though not the top concern among social media users, […]
Character.AI now allows users to talk with AI avatars over calls
a16z-backed Character.AI said today that it is now allowing users to talk to AI characters over calls. The feature currently supports multiple […]
Retool expands its low-code platform for creating internal apps to support external apps, too
Since launching in 2017, Retool has made a name for itself as one of the premier low-code tools for building browser-based internal […]
How Jobright uses AI to help foreign workers navigate the US job market
Job searching can be daunting, especially if you are a non-immigrant in the U.S. Not only do you have to compete on […]
Prosus writes off $22 billion Indian edtech giant Byju’s to zero
Prosus, one of Byju’s largest investors, on Monday said its once-$2.1 billion worth stake in the Indian edtech startup is now worth […]