Monthly Archives: September 2023

AquaLith might have an answer to the US battery material shortage problem

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Techme101

AquaLith looks to make new types of battery cell components that don’t rely on the scarce metals normally used in lithium-ion battery packs.

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Bay Area baby belly beholding Battlefield bounty

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Techme101

This week, the TechCrunch team descended on San Francisco’s Moscone Center to celebrate one of the biggest to-dos in the startup world: TechCrunch Disrupt.

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Unity U-turns on controversial runtime fee and begs forgiveness

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Techme101

Unity has done a 180 on a controversial new pricing scheme that users of its cross-platform game engine almost unanimously disparaged. A new pricing policy is still incoming, but it’s far less fraught for independent developers, many of whom threatened … Continue reading →

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Pitch Deck Teardown: Transcend’s $20M Series B deck

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Techme101

$20 million doesn’t lie, so let’s see where Transcend, er, transcends and where it remains painfully mortal.

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Microsoft 365 Copilot Release Date Set for November

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Techme101

The AI assistant will launch across Microsoft products, from 365 to Windows, and includes a prompt writing tool.

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TechCrunch+ Roundup: Prompt engineering, web3 gaming survey, how to spend $10K on paid ads

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Techme101

TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 ended yesterday, and out of all the events I’ve attended since working here, this one was my favorite.

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Bluesky saw record usage after Elon Musk announced plans to charge all X users

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Techme101

Social network Bluesky once again benefitted from Elon Musk’s missteps with X, the network formerly known as Twitter. According to a new analysis of Bluesky’s web traffic and mobile app usage, the would-be X competitor hit a daily active user … Continue reading →

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Pixel Pals delivers a cute and clever update that takes advantage of new iOS features

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Techme101

An updated version Pixel Pals takes advantage of new iOS features like Live Activities, the Dynamic Island, and interactive widgets on iOS 17.

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Google’s Parisa Tabriz on how the company stays ahead of hackers

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Techme101

Google is constantly under attack. But while hackers have compromised gaming giants, casinos and other technology giants in recent months, Google has so far remained largely unscathed. Parisa Tabriz, who is responsible for Chrome web browser security and Project Zero, … Continue reading →

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Vitalik Buterin, the man behind ethereum, talks crypto and the U.S. crackdown

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Techme101

The Russia-born coder, who built ethereum in his late teens, doesn’t stay long in one place anymore. Meanwhile, the list of places he won’t go keeps growing.

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