Facebook faces questions over data breach – TechCrunch
European regulators have questions about a Facebook data breach, Clubhouse adds payments and a robotics company has SPAC plans. This …
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Putting Belfast on the TechCrunch map — TechCrunch’s European Cities Survey 2021 – TechCrunch
TechCrunch is embarking on a major new project to survey European founders and investors in cities outside the larger European …
TikTok adds auto captions to make videos accessible to hard of hearing and deaf – TechCrunch
TikTok this morning announced the launch of a new feature designed to make its app accessible to people who are …
Bob W, the ‘tech-driven’ hospitality provider, raises €10M in seed funding – TechCrunch
Bob W, the self-described “tech-driven” hospitality provider that offers an alternative to traditional hotels and short-stay rentals, is disclosing €10 …
Hipmunk’s founders launch Flight Penguin to bring back Hipmunk-style flight search – TechCrunch
Hipmunk’s founders are building a successor to their now-defunct flight search service. The startup was acquired by SAP-owned travel and …
The Supreme Court sides with Google in Oracle suit – TechCrunch
The Supreme Court announces several tech-related rulings, LG will shut down its smartphone business and we take a deep dive …
Fueled by pandemic, contactless mobile payments to surpass half of all smartphone users in U.S. by 2025 – TechCrunch
Among other technology trends accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, the use of contactless mobile payments boomed in 2020. According to …
India’s Swiggy nears $5 billion valuation in new $800 million fundraise – TechCrunch
Swiggy has raised about $800 million in a new financing round, the Indian food delivery startup told employees on Monday, …
Indian social commerce Meesho valued at $2.1 billion in new $300 million fundraise – TechCrunch
Meesho said on Monday it has raised $300 million in a new financing round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 …
RPA market surges as investors, vendors capitalize on pandemic-driven tech shift – TechCrunch
When UIPath filed its S-1 last week, it was a watershed moment for the robotic process automation (RPA) market. The …