China’s ride-hailing giant is delisting from New York – TechCrunch
China’s ride-hailing behemoth Didi has begun the procedure of delisting from the New York Stock Exchange and applying to list …
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Beat the price hike and fire up CrunchMatch for TC Sessions: Space 2021 – TechCrunch
Heads up folks, as we shift metaphors (ever-so-briefly) from space to sports. We’ve got a news double-header for TC Sessions: …
Apple announces the 2021 App Store Award winners and most downloaded apps of the year – TechCrunch
Apple today released its anticipated annual list of the best apps and games of the year across iPhone, iPad, Mac, …
Square is changing its name to Block – TechCrunch
The FinTech giant Square is changing its name to Block, effective December 10. The name change, which has been in …
Smart mug maker Ember raises $23.5M, as it looks toward medical storage – TechCrunch
Back in February, Ember’s new consumer CEO (ex-Dyson) Jim Rowan outlined for TechCrunch the company’s plans to expand beyond the …
India’s Simpl raises $40 million for its buy now, pay later service – TechCrunch
Bangalore-based fintech startup Simpl has raised $40 million as it looks to expand its online buy now, pay later service’s …
Brazilian workspace-on-demand marketplace BeerOrCoffee snags $10M – TechCrunch
BeerOrCoffee, a São Paulo-based flexible office marketplace, has raised $10 million in a Series A round led by Kaszek. Valor …
GajiGesa, a fintech for unbanked Indonesian workers, lands $6.6M pre-Series A – TechCrunch
GajiGesa’s earned wage access feature user flow GajiGesa, a fintech company focused on services for Indonesian workers, announced today that …
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen will talk Section 230 reform with Congress this week – TechCrunch
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen will go before Congress again this week, this time offering her unique perspective on the company’s …
Co-working and EdTech company Talent Garden acquires Hyper Island to scale online courses globally – TechCrunch
Talent Garden is a sort of ‘European-WeWork-meets-General-Assembly’ in that its business model is a combination of co-working spaces (in places …