5 reasons why autonomous cars still aren’t on our roads
Elon Musk thinks his company Tesla will have fully autonomous cars ready by the end of 2020. “There are no fundamental challenges remaining,” he said recently. “There are many small…
Tristan Thomas, Monzo’s long-standing VP of Marketing, is departing the challenger bank
Tristan Thomas, Monzo’s long-standing VP of Marketing — who joined the challenger bank almost five years ago when it had less than 15 employees! — has announced internally that he…
NY scooter operator ups safety with helmet selfies and quizzes after rider deaths
A ride-on electric scooter operator in New York is taking steps to up its safety game after a series of fatal crashes. Shared electric moped company Revel suspended operations in…
Android 11 will make you use the default camera system in third-party apps
Android 11 will no longer let you take photos from your choice of the app through camera picker. Don’t worry, it doesn’t mean that you won’t be able to use…
Google Pixel 4a vs OnePlus Nord, graphed
The other week we did the dirty and compared the specs of Google’s Pixel 3a and its latest budget model, the 4a. And now? Well, we’re gonna do something similar,…
‘Big dog billionaire investor says Fed should add Bitcoin to its reserve’
Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin BTC every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with…
iKala, an AI-based customer engagement platform, raises $17 million to expand in Southeast Asia
iKala, a Taiwanese startup that offers an artificial intelligence-based customer acquisition and engagement platform, will expand into new Southeast Asian markets after raising a $17 million Series B. The round…
Dwarf planet Ceres is covered in deep salty oceans, spacecraft finds
A salty rock story Micrometeorites continually falling on the surface of Ceres should darken salt deposits, suggesting these white regions are geologically young. This finding drove engineers to utilize Dawn to…
Gen Z is more likely than millennials to get into the startup game
Did you know we have an online event about corporate innovation coming up? Join the Transform track at TNW2020 to explore how big companies stay relevant with new tech trends…
The leadership style for COVID-19’s aftermath
COVID-19 caught us all off guard. While many businesses worldwide struggle to make ends meet, the pandemic hit the travel and hospitality industry particularly hard. Airlines are laying off thousands…
India’s first Earth-imaging satellite startup raises $5 million, first launch planned for later this year
Bengaluru-based Pixxel is getting ready to launch its first Earth imaging satellite later this year, with a scheduled mission aboard a Soyuz rocket. The roughly one-and-a-half-year old company is moving…
Google launches Kormo app in India to help people find entry-level jobs
Google said on Wednesday it has expanded its jobs app, called Kormo Jobs, to India as the Search giant looks to offer a helping hand to millions looking for entry-level…
Omio takes $100M to shuttle through the coronavirus crisis
Multimodal travel platform Omio (formerly GoEuro) has raised $100M in late stage funding to help see its business through the coronavirus crisis. It also says it’s eyeing potential M&A opportunities…
5 simple ways to keep your company culture alive while working remotely
One of the big questions facing professionals right now is how do you, as a CEO or a business leader, maintain the company culture and keep your team’s morale high,…
InfraDigital helps Indonesian schools digitize tuition and enrollment
In Indonesia, about half of adults are “underbanked,” meaning they don’t have access to bank accounts, credit cards and other traditional financial services. A growing list of tech companies are…
Netflix is testing a shuffle button so you don’t have to choose what to watch next
“What should I watch next?” is an age-old question, and there’s no simple answer to it. You can ask your friends for some suggestions, or browse sites like JustWatch or Lazyday to look for…
JD.com’s 1-year-old health unicorn to get $830M from Hillhouse
In recent years, China’s online shopping titans have been muscling into the prescription drug market. When JD.com, Alibaba’s archrival, realized the health market spans well beyond retail, it spun out…
Cannabis dispensaries’ online sales are way up, and Dutchie, which connects them to their customers, is a major beneficiary
Dutchie, a nearly three-year-old, Bend, Ore.-based software company focused on connecting consumers with cannabis dispensaries that pay it a monthly subscription fee to create and maintain their websites, process their…
Instagram rolls out proper QR codes to let you follow accounts quickly
It was just last month that WhatsApp officially introduced the ability to add contacts via a QR code, and now Instagram is taking a leaf out of its sister app’s…
Hong Kong’s food e-commerce startup DayDayCook raises $20 million
The food blogging community in China is booming, and many creators have been cashing in big time by touting food products to loyal followers, a business model that has lured…
At the first-ever virtual DNC, Democrats play it safe
The first all-virtual Democratic National Convention is in full swing, but don’t expect fireworks. The event runs through Thursday in a truncated-for-TV two hours a night that’s apparently not setting…
Persefoni launches with $3.5 million and a carbon accounting system for big business
Kentaro Kawamori and Jason Offerman, the co-founders of new startup Persefoni, which aims to make carbon reporting easier for large corporations, know a few things about carbon emissions. The two…
Daily Crunch: SpaceX raises $1.9 billion
SpaceX raises a huge funding round, Apple launches new radio stations and we review the Samsung Galaxy Note 20. This is your Daily Crunch for August 18, 2020. The big…
The journey of a kids book startup that tackles topics like racism, cancer and divorce
Jelani Memory, an entrepreneur and father, had been wanting to write a kids book for years. While in the midst of raising a Series B round for his startup Circle…
Private space industrialization is here
Mikhail Kokorich Contributor Share on Twitter Mikhail Kokorich is CEO of Momentus, the first company providing in-space transportation services for satellites. The universal glee that surrounded the launch of the…
How to make your first video
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Instagram has rolled out its…
Google Maps just became much more accurate (and colorful)
If you’ve used Google Maps for any length of time, you’ve probably noticed an occasional quirk: unless you’re using the satellite view, the colors of the maps don’t necessarily reflect…
If Oracle buys TikTok I’ll go to Danny’s house and eat his annoying Stanford sweatshirt
Hey everyone, how are you? Are you doing well? Great. Or, condolences, depending. Anyway, last week the Equity crew was discussing bankers, and how they love to talk up stuff.…
Xos Trucks raises $20M to put more of its electric commercial trucks on the road
Commercial electric vehicle startup Xos Trucks has raised $20 million, funding it will use to ramp up production ahead of potential new demand fueled by a landmark emissions rule adopted…
TikTok’s big UnitedMasters deal is the way forward for creators looking to secure their bag
TikTok is right in the jaws of a thorny situation with the U.S. Government regarding its ownership, but it’s sending a clear message today that it is not sitting on…
Radio Flyer teams up with Tesla to launch a tyke-sized Tesla Model Y
If, like me, you can’t afford a full-sized Tesla because your life has been a series of bad investments (one day my early Fyre Festival backing will pay off) then…
India’s Reliance Retail acquires a majority stake in online pharmacy Nedmeds for $83.2M
Reliance Retail has bought a 60% stake in pharma marketplace Netmeds for about $83.2 million, it said today as India’s largest retail chain looks to expand into new categories and…
Google Maps adds street-level details in select cities, more colorful imagery worldwide
Google Maps is getting a significant update that will bring more detail and granularity to its map, with changes that encompass both natural features and city-level details alike. For the…
Piggyback on popular Tweets to get brand awareness
Julian Shapiro Contributor Share on Twitter Julian Shapiro is the founder of BellCurve.com, a growth marketing team that trains startups in advanced growth, helps hire senior growth marketers and finds…
Oculus users will soon be required to have a Facebook account
Oculus today announced a change to its login policy. Starting this fall, everyone on Oculus will have to have a Facebook account in order to use their device. It sounds…
Attending a remote startup accelerator is absolutely worth it
SkyDeck Spring 2020 Cohort Contributor UC Berkeley SkyDeck is the startup accelerator of the University of California at Berkeley. We are members of the UC Berkeley SkyDeck startup accelerator spring…
How to diagnose and treat machine learning models afflicted by COVID-19
Anupam Datta Contributor Share on Twitter Anupam Datta is co-founder, president and chief scientist of Truera, and also a professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Justin Lawyer Contributor Share on Twitter…
The ‘right’ way to downsize
Isaac Roth Contributor Share on Twitter Issac Roth is a seasoned entrepreneur who advises founders on open source technology and keeping communities engaged. Over this career, he’s created and sold…
Invision refreshes its Design System Manager, brings on Eleanor Morgan as CPO
InVision, the design firm that’s raised more than $350 million from investors FirstMark, Spark, Battery, and Tiger Global Management, has today announced the appointment of Eleanor Morgan as Chief Product…
SpaceX raises $1.9 billion in largest funding found to date
SpaceX has raised $1.9 billion in new funding, per a filing with the SEC from Tuesday which was first spotted by Reuters. The company had been reported to be in…