Monthly Archives: May 2023

Europe’s Moral Crusader Lays Down the Law on Encryption

Ylva Johansson is on a personal mission to make the internet safer for children. Her opponents say her plans would wreck online privacy.

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SoftBank posts record $32 billion loss at its Vision Fund tech investment arm

SoftBank’s Vision Fund segment posted a 4.3 trillion Japanese yen ($32 billion) loss for its fiscal year ending Mar. 31.

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Wingcopter, Germany’s drone delivery startup, raises another $44M from the EIB

Wingcopter, a startup out of Germany that has made a name for itself in the world of delivery drones used primarily for delivery of medicine and other goods to remote areas, has picked up some more financing to expand its … Continue reading

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Amazon ‘not concerned’ about wave of unionizing because of competitive pay, benefits, exec says

Amazon workers in warehouses in the U.S. and U.K. have pushed to form unions due to complaints over wage rises and working conditions.

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Disney’s Hotstar loses 8.4 million subscribers as Ambani’s JioCinema ascends

Disney, the global entertainment conglomerate operating a variety of streaming platforms, suffered a 2% contraction in its total subscriber base for the quarter ending March this year. The decline is largely attributed to one specific streaming service: Hotstar. The Disney+ … Continue reading

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Twitter’s Encrypted DMs Are Deeply Inferior to Signal and WhatsApp

The social network’s new privacy feature is technically flawed, opt-in, and limited in its functionality. All this for just $8 a month.

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APAC startups: Apply to Startup Battlefield 200

TechCrunch Disrupt is a global event, and the Startup Battlefield 200 cohort reflects the rich geographic genius the world has to offer. Although we’ve never had a startup from Antarctica, that’s probably just a matter of time. Right now, however, … Continue reading

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Hyundai explains how it plans to become one of the world’s top three EV makers by 2030

The automaker is investing heavily in research and development, building new plants and platforms as well as expanding EV lines and production capacity.

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The streaming wars are over, and it’s time for media to figure out what’s next

Disney’s loss of 4 million subscribers during the first three months of the year cements the end of the streaming wars.

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Iger hammers Florida ‘retaliation’ on Disney’s earnings call

Disney isn’t the only business in Florida that operates within a special district, CEO Bob Iger said.

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