Source: TechCrunch

Quick-commerce startup Flink raises another $150M at a valuation of nearly $1B

Flink, a quick-commerce startup out of Berlin that was an acquisition target of Gorillas, Getir, Amazon, and Gopuff, is spelling out how it plans to go forth on its own.…
Ingrid Lunden
Sept. 17, 2024, 7:51 a.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Flink, the quick commerce startup, raises another $150M at a valuation of just under $1B

Flink, the quick commerce startup out of Berlin that was an acquisition target first of Gorillas, then Getir, and then Amazon, and then Gopuff, today made a move that spells…
Ingrid Lunden
Sept. 17, 2024, 6:51 a.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Bluesky now has more than 10M users

Social network Bluesky said Monday that it now has more than 10 million users. This is largely thanks to the rapid growth of the network in the past few weeks…
Ivan Mehta
Sept. 17, 2024, 6:21 a.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Amazon will host its Prime Big Deals Day sales event on October 8 and 9

Amazon said today that it will host its Prime Day-like sales event, “Prime Big Deals Day,” on October 8-9. For the last two years, the ecommerce company has scheduled its…
Ivan Mehta
Sept. 17, 2024, 5:51 a.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Bluesky now has 10 million users

Social network Bluesky said Monday that it now has more than 10 million users on the platform. This is largely thanks to the rapid growth of the network in the…
Ivan Mehta
Sept. 17, 2024, 5:21 a.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

New sensors co-developed by Google aim to detect wildfires everywhere much faster

The company is working with Muon Space, the Earth Fire Alliance, and others to launch FireSat.
Tim De Chant
Sept. 17, 2024, 2:21 a.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Intel moves to spin out foundry business, inks AI chip deal with AWS

Intel has announced a key customer win and changes to its foundry business as the beleaguered chipmaker looks to execute a turnaround. Intel is taking steps to transition its chip…
Kyle Wiggers
Sept. 17, 2024, 12:21 a.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Slack is turning into an AI agent hub. Should it?

The head of Slack, Denise Dresser, tells TechCrunch she is shifting the business chat platform into a “work operating system,” specifically by making Slack a hub for AI applications from…
Maxwell Zeff
Sept. 17, 2024, 12:21 a.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

UK’s privacy watchdog takes credit for rise of ‘consent or pay’

The U.K.’s data protection watchdog claims a crackdown on websites that don’t ask for consent from visitors to track and profile their activity for ad targeting is bearing fruit. However…
Natasha Lomas
Sept. 16, 2024, 11:51 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Tech’s emissions may be way higher than disclosed due to ‘creative accounting’ of carbon

Accounting for the emissions of a global tech empire is not a simple task, and what industry standards we do have for disclosure may allow tech companies to systematically understate…
Devin Coldewey
Sept. 16, 2024, 11:51 p.m.
5 min read
Weekly newsletter
No spam. Just the latest releases and tips, interesting articles, and exclusive interviews in your inbox every week.
Read about our privacy policy .
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.