TechCrunch Industry News
TechCrunch
Listen to articles handpicked by our editors, and stay updated on top technology news from TechCrunch.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Apr 27, 2023 • 7min
Smile Identity expands African footprint with acquisition of Appruve to strengthen ID verification services
Smile Identity, a KYC compliance and ID verification partner for many African fintechs and businesses, has acquired Inclusive Innovations, the parent company of Appruve, a Ghanaian developer of identity verification software. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 26, 2023 • 7min
UK blocks Microsoft’s planned $68.7B Activision bid, saying it would ‘substantially weaken competition’
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority has confirmed that it intends to block Microsoft’s megabucks Activision acquisition, concluding that such a merger would create “…the most powerful operator” in the cloud gaming market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 26, 2023 • 4min
With $20M in new funding, Hydrosat preps climate-monitoring satellites for launch
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 25, 2023 • 3min
Spotify passes 500M users, but its premium-to-free ratio is falling
Spotify now has 515 million monthly active users (MAUs), representing a 5% increase on the previous quarter and 22% increase on the corresponding period last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 25, 2023 • 4min
Apigee rolls out new AI-powered API protection features
Timed to coincide with the annual RSA cybersecurity conference, Google Cloud announced updates to Apigee, its API management and predictive analytics service, designed to help prevent business logic attacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 24, 2023 • 4min
Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in driver monitoring startup CorrActions
CorrActions, an Israeli startup that, among other things, built a driver monitoring system that can understand a driver’s cognitive state, today announced that it has raised a strategic investment from Volvo Cars Tech Fund. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 24, 2023 • 6min
The IRS is sending four investigators across the world to fight cybercrime
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) plans to send four agents who specialize in investigating cybercrime to Australia, Singapore, Colombia, and Germany starting this summer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 21, 2023 • 4min
Twitter seemingly now requires all advertisers to have a verified checkmark
As Twitter’s legacy blue check mark system finally comes to an end, the social network’s new paid-for verification system is causing more than a little chaos, with CEO Elon Musk himself stepping in to pay for some celebrities’ verification when they refuse to do so. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 21, 2023 • 4min
Uber and Cartken are bringing sidewalk delivery robots to Virginia
Uber is expanding its partnership with sidewalk delivery robot startup Cartken to Fairfax, Virginia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 20, 2023 • 4min
Outsourcing giant Capita fears customer data stolen during ransomware attack
Capita, the British outsourcing company that provides critical services for the U.K. government, says hackers may have accessed customer data during a cyberattack last month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
